The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-09-26
UNIVERSITY GIVES
MILITARY TRAINING
SAUK CENTRE WILL SEND %
YOUNG MEN TO TAKE
INTENSIVE WORK.
WILL GO TO FRANCE LATER
MUST BE HIGH SCHOOL GRADU-
ATES TO BE ELIGIBLE
FOR ENTRY.

The Sank Centre schools will send
large number of graduates to the
state university this week who will
enter the military branch recently
provided by the United States govern
nent to give eligible young men an
opportunity to receive educational
advantages while taking their military
training.
OF course this work will be intensi-
fed and the promise is made that boys
going into this work will be overseas
not later than June 1, next year. This
is what the regular American young
"feller' is looking forward to these
days. He wants to do his "bit" and
be in at the inevitable finish of Kaiser
Bill.
At meeting of the school board
this week it was decided to send Supt.
N. D. Aygarn down with the boys to
see that all are properly located.
Twenty-Five of the Sank Centre
young men will either enter the Uni
versity or else take vocational train
ing, while another, Leo Schoenhoff, is
already enrolled at St. Thomas. The
following are the young men who
have registered to take the 5. A. l. Y.
at the University:
i Aloysius Diebel, Willis Benson, Al
dan Miegs, Dewey O'Gara, Charles Al
len, James McGibbon, Earl Johnson,
Alfonso Bentfield, Denton Reed, Wv
ian Stephenson, Leo Schoenhof (St.
Thomas), Byron Palmer, Aloysius
Breher, Niles Wedges, ROLAND Du-
Beau.
Hugh Galbraith, Paul Caughren,
Frank O'Gara, Melvin Bjone, Ed Gam
radt, John Brophy, Craig Wilcox, AL
bert DuBeau have registered to enter
the vocational section at the S. A. L.
G..
There has been some misunder-
standing as to the equipment furnish
ed the boys. Supt. Aygarn recently
wrote President Leroy Burton OF the
university on this point and received
the following letter which is of espec-
ial interest in tbs connection:
Sept. 20, 1918.
Mr.. M. D. Aygarn, Superintendent,
Sank Centre, MINI.
Ny Dear Mr.. Aygarn:
Your letter of September 18th is at
hand, and I am very glad to try TO
answer the questions which you raise.
am enclosing one of our official bull
letins in regard to the S. A. t. G.
which there will be no harm in your
having.
No one can give positive informa-
zion in regard to when seniors in the
high schools who are Of draft age will
be called into service. There is reason
to believe that the Committee on
Education and Special Training of the
War Department hopes to establish
Students Army Training Corps in the
high schools of the country. The
shortage of officers and of equipment
makes it impossible for them to take
that step at the present, as | under
stand it so there is probability that
seniors in high schools of draft age
NAV be called before the year Is over.
TIE so, there is nothing for them to 90
but to go. 1t will not be possible Tor
them to enroll in the Students Army
Training Corps, at the University, I'M
less they are graduates OF accerd1ted
high schools and can meet the re-
nnirements as published for entrance
to the University.
IF thew refer to the vocational sec
tion of the Students Army Training
Corns. admission to that can only be
Gained through the draft beard. we
make our contracts directly with the
AMar DEPARTMENT at Washington, and
without any initiative on our part,
they assign the men TO the vocatlonai
section. They are already 1ull at the
present moment, but they change every
two months.
What have already said answers
somewhat your second question IN re-
card TO the vocational section Inc
enlv way in which one can get lnto
The vocational section of the 5. A. !.
G. is through the local draft board; we
have absolutely nothing to 40 with IT,
according to present official ln1orma-
ton.
In regard to clothing and equip
roent. it will be best for the boy TO
bring what he needs in his suitcase,
with the understanding that all OF MS
civilian clothing will be shipped back
home when he gets mis- equipment
from the government. | am happy TO
ha able to inform you officially that
the following articles OF uniform VIII
ha issued to each member Of the Stud
ents' Army Training Corps:
1oyercoat, 1 service hat, hat cord,
. cotton coats, 2 wooden shirts, z cot
ton breeches, waist belt, ! PAIR can
vass leggings, / pair OF laces 10! el ne
1eggings,. 1 pair of shoes, l palr OF
shoe iaces, 2 wooden understands, 8
s,oolen drawers, 8 pairs of stockings.
3Please write again if there IS any
further information that ] can giTe
you.
Believe me, Sincerely yours,
M. l.. BURTON.