Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-13
sToRR3 PRESIDENT DEscRiBEs
 STUDENT SOLDIER PLAN

President C. L. Beach of Conneeti- cut Agricultural -coiiege at Stcfrs, which is to have unit of the stu dents army framing corps has issued the following ouElile of information for those who may consider taking the advantages offered under this plan:
 | All young men who are planning to go to school this fall should carry out their plans to do so. Each should go to the college Of his choice, naatrfc-s ulate, and enter as a regular student. He will of course also register with his local board on Sept. F. As soon as possieie after registration day. proba- bly, on or about Oct. list, opportunity; will be given for all the regularly enrolled students to be inducted into the students army training corps at the schools where they are in attend ance. The student by voluntary in ductinn becomes soldier in the United States army. uniformed, sub ject to military discipline, and with the pay of private, including subsist- enee.
 2 The student soldier will be given l military instruction under officers of 1 the army and will be kept under ob- l servation and test to determine their l qualification as officer candidates and technical experts such as engineers, chemists and doctors. After a certain 1 period. the men win be selected ac- l cording to ttseir performance and as-
 signed to military. duty in one of the l following ways.
 (a) He may be assigned to a cen. 1 tral officers training camp. Cb) He may be transferred to 2
 non commissioned officers training school.
 I Co He may be" assigned to tn,
 school where he is enrolled for fuTthel intensive work in a specified line for {
 limited specified time.
 (d) He may be assigned to tn,
 vocational training section of the corp l for technical training of military value 6e) He may be transferred to {
 cantennent for duty with troops as i;
 private.
 5. It cannot be now definitely state.
 how long particular student will re
 main at college. This will depend ol
 the requirements of the mobilization and the age group to which he be 1 longs. Students will ordinarily not b
 permitted to remain on duty in tn l college units after the majority of thei fellow citizens or like age have bee,
 called for military service at cam
 Exception to the rule will be made a the needs of the service require it i
 the case of students engaged in tech f nica1 studies Of military value, e. z
 medicine, engineering and chenistr,
 who may be assigned for longer peri f ads for intensive study in specialize , fields.
 {. There will be both a collegiat
 section and a vocational section of tn
 students army training corps Youn
 men of draft age of grammar schot , education will be given an opportunit to enter the vocational section of tf g corps. Application for voluntary il l duction into the vocatienal sectie | should be made to the local board an an effort will be made to accomme t date as nnany as possible Of those WI l, volunteer for this training l, Men in the vocational section will ! : rated and tested by the standard arm | methods and those who are found 5 . possess the reGuisite qualification q may be assigned for further 4rainir : in the collegiate section