Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-12
Kendall College and Tulsa
High Recognized; Condi-
tion Is 100 Students.
0DELL SENDS GOOD TIDINGS
Trip TO Washington Proves
Successful; Boys to Train
and Remain at Home.

TULSA schools have been rsrog
n,zed hy tho government ana Ken
dan college and the high school Will
be put on q war training uaHl. Al
once, providing there is q gutraufce
~ 90 or more students ~ drtff axe.
4 message last nlght from br
OdeU 10 IulsanB Indicated that the
trip of tho president and Secretary
Clarence Douglas of tho Chamber of
Commerce had been succeseruI
Under me provisions ol the ar.
rnngemCnt. every Tulm boy az dr4ff
age can go 10 school. get his uniform
and equipment. and $50 a month.
and not have 10 leave Tulsa 10 tho
boy outside. there's "a fine chance 10
get schooling ana learn some laul-
BILE vocation for himself and the mill.
tary sl1hllFhUent A drive on the
territory aroung Tulsa viii probably
result az once.
Tho message from Or Qdeu was
vague ana gave little indication of all
the results OF the trip. but tho fact
mat 10 has the authority puts Ken
dal college IN the fight Tor young
men this year, and a situation that
seemed 10 practically put 10 out Of
competition for older boys 10 now
relieved
U-c Pair Grounds.
Supcrintendent Obcrholizer figured
thai the combined schools would at
tract not less than 900 boys. and
that with tho authorization. the ca
pacity ot the schools would ue taxed
His idea is 10 use tho fair grounds
for barracks 20 accommodate the
men.
II Is M policy OF the war depart-
ment 70 put the boys OF is 10 10 gears
In school A military instructor IS
assigned 20 the school and military
training is required. In addition 20
the military course. there Will be
training TN some vocation essential
10 the prosecution Of the war other
subjects can be carried, which will
result In an overflow of every college
designated az an army school
The high school Is probably as
well equipped for this training as
any college In oklahoma. and the
splendid institution will pay for itself
the school people say. In It's teaching
young men for the art Of war.
Gibbons Inaugurates Move.
To J. Burr Gibobns belongs the
credit for the inauguration Of the
move Faced with the situation OF
seeing Kendall college giving % the
community only a portion 6f It's ef-
ficiency. because OF not being recog-
nized by the government. Mr. Glib
hons conceived the Idea. and through
the Chamber Of Commerce. inau-
Rurated tho committees going 10
Washington
Fur,hep news Of the plan Is anx-
iously awaited by Tul@ns
To the city, this important news
was received last night with great
Interest and enthusiasm
Gee. what a great foot ball sea
son that will make" was one angle
that appealed TO sport fan.
We'll that means that II we only
set 100 boys, they will get $4,000 q
month ~ our money back that we've
been spending ~ running this war
a bu1iness man figured. when he got
the cheering news
with the establishment Of the
student army training corps In the
schools Of Tulsa viii come the In
PRODUCTION Of specific military train
inE along with military tactics. |
Courses designated ass war courses
and required by the government for |
students training are as follows;
Radio service. automobile mechan- |
los. gas engine, war chemistry. mill |
iary mathematlcs architectural I
drawing. mechanical drawing /
mechanical deslKning blue print /
spoken French. contem-
norary history plain English nc /
counting, stenography and type
writing