Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-09
GETTING READY
TO TRAIN ARMY
SUBDIVISION
AugustanA Promises to Be Scene
OF Much Activity During
IsIS-I9 Season.
CNDER MILITARY ORDERS
Those Enrolled for Training
Course Must Secure Fur
Ioughs 70 Leave

Augustana college promises 70
be a place of activity during the
1888 season with its course Of
military tactics for the students
and its regular courses in which
hundreds have enrolled and are
enrolling daily
Students who enroll for the mill
tarv. course will wear the regula-
ton United States uniforms, only
in place OF the army insignia, let
tiers telling Of the students divls-
ion VIII be worn on the sleeves OF
each costume
Rock Island lads who are autici-
patinc taking the training are 70
be governed the same as those
serving in the regular and national
armies II viii be necessary TO-
the students to obtain Burroughs
before they will be permitted TO
leave the college grounds The ba--
racks and buildings viii be under
strict military discipline a. al
times. Those who wish to leave
the grounds viii be forced to go
through the army regulation pro
cedure TO gain access 70 the out
side world
Twenty former AugUstana stud
ents are now at Fort Sheridan TAX
ing courses IN army training which
enable them to act as officers in
charge when they return to the 10
cal institution Sept 10. On that
day they will be graduated from
Fort Sheridan and will be able 10
act as officers under the direction
Of Lieutenant William ). Smith,
who has been ordered 10 Angus
Sana college TO act as the com
mandant. He is expected TO arrive
in Rock Island some time before
Oct. /. at which time the military
training will be launched
Gives Statement.
In mentioning the present plans
for military training at Augustana,
Dr. Gustav A Andreen, president
of the institution. says:
BY government arrangement
Augustana offers simultaneously
college education and military
training
The college dormitOry will be
turned over TO government use as
barracks for the student-sOldiers
The drills Will take place on the
campus or IL the spacious gymnAs-
ium The present dining hall viii
be the mess hall for the cadets.
The students in the military
training corps will receive UNI
forms, free housing, free subsist
ence. free tuition, and regular sol
der pay. In other words every
thing viii be furnished .hese stud
eut-sOldiers free of charge, and
they viii have $50 month besides.
The government pays hem for
going 10 college.
All students in the s. a. T. c.
viii live in the dOrmitOry and cal
at the common mess. The student
members from Augustana who are
now training az Fort Sheridan viii
assist in the military work under
the orders Of the commandanL
Lieutenant William J Smith. ap-
pointed by the war department,
The student soldiers viii be KEEP
busy from the sound of the reveiIIe
at 6-45 in the morning till the taps
at 10 at night. There will pc
military training. attendance az
reCitatiOns. time for recreation.
play. athletics. and visits. study
hours under supervision. Zion hill
viii represent a lively appearance
in the routine OF camp iige
The government instruction
states IN order to keep the uni,
in adequate strength. Nor will be
admitted from secondary schools
''AugUstana college offers this
opportunity OF college study with
military training under govern
menJ supervision. II IS expecte-
that a great number OF young mea
viii make use OF this excellent op-
pOrtunity."