Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-13
IGNoTH or TIME TRAINING STU.
DENTS WILL BE INSTRUCTED
NO ONE KNOWS. -
DETAILS OF PLANS
ARE MADE PUBLIC
Several Branches Of Service Open to
College Boys, According to Special
Fitness and Trainins--Not TO Re.
main in College Units Until After
Majority Of Other Resistrants Are
Called.
Special to Times-Repubican.

Special to Times Re publican.
Des Moines Sept. .1s.-There will
be more young men enrolled in the
colleges of Iowa this fall than everEoe-
fore in the history Of the stat. in
spite of the war
Estimates OF the various colleges
and universities OF the state indicate
that the increase in enrolment under
the students army training corps plan
VIII vary from 20 to ICE per cenS over
last year.
II is also apparent that Iowa will go
well over her quota of 1905. the num-
Der set by the war department. Plans
for the college army service. which
have undergone considerable change
since first announced about a month
ago. viii stand in general, as now an
nounced.
The students army training corps
viii De divided into two sections, the
collegiate section and the vocational
section. The collegiate section will
be open only to young men over IS
who can pass the regular army ply
steal examination and who have been
MS II SsAIVDl
The student will enroll in his COL
lege in the usual manner.
On Oct. !, arrangements will be
made at his college, thru the college or
military authorities OF his school, for
his Induction into the training corps.
From the time Of his induction the
student will have the status OF a pri-
waite soldier in active service, will be
housed. fed. uniformed, equipped, have
his tuition paid. will receive medical
care, and Will be under military
regulation twenty four hours a day.
He win receive a priavte's pay Of $50
a month.
A stutlent-soidier must spend forty
two hours a week in college subjects,
which will allow him to carry fourteen
credits per term. A student may select
his subjects from the following list:
English, French, German, mathematics.
physics, chemistry, biology, geology,
geography, topography, map making,
meteorology, astronomy. hygiene. san
ifatton, descriptive geometry. mechani-
cal and free hand drawing, surveying,
economies, accounting. history, inter
NATIONAL law, rm2itary law and govern
ment
In addition student may select one
elective Of not more than three hours
credit. All soldiers must take the war
aimS course, on three hours credit.
For Younger Boys.
Boys not yet eighteen who have
graduated from high school may enter
college in the usual way and take the
military training along with the stu
dent-soldiers but they will have 10
provide their own uniforms and OF
course, will not be accepted for the
s. A. z. c. until they reach military
age. They will have to bear all their
own expenses. The government will
furnish a rifle for drill. They viii not
live in barracks nor De under the strict
military training and discipline.
There are two courses open to the
boy of Is who comes under the draft
and who has not completed his high
school. He may either continue in high
school until called into service, or he
may apply for voluntary induction into
the other branch of the S. A. 7. c., the
vocational section.
This section viii give mechanical
training and if a young man in this
SECTION shows that he has the right
qualifications. he may be transferred