The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-11
YOUNG ALABAM|ANS ARE ACCEPTED FOR THE TRAINING CAMP
Quota for Camp Fremont Officers School Has Been Increased and More Ap-
 plications Are Needed

Lieut.. Earl E. Hodges, United State:
 army, in command of the students army
 training corps. Birmingham Southern
 college, has received a communication from Maj. John H. Gregory, assistant adjutant of the headquarters southeast
 ern department. Charleston, S. G. inclosing list of the names of Sl young Alabamians whose applications for
 entrance into Camp Fremont training
 school have been accepted. Included
 in the list are 24 men from Birmingham. Lieutenant Hodges states that all men, who have field applications for said camp, if called by local board and sent
 to some cantonment before called for the
 officers camp, should notify headquar-
 ters southeastern department as to their
 location and address so that they may
 De transferred to Camp Fremont at the proper time. Notice has also been re-
 ceived that the quota for this camp for this department has been increased and no limit has been placed on the num-
 Der of applicants. He states that all men in deferred classification because of NSPSt'NSiieo WilC tOdlu HOl dllOiu " 5lfN up their present occupation for that of private, may receive a discharge from the army if they do not receive a com mission at the end of the two months training. The war department is very anxious for more applications for this camp.
 NEED FOR OFFICERS
 The war department has issued in- structions defining it's policy in regard to the change in educational require ments for admission to the collegiate An effort is being made to keep these units up to authorized strength. Due to the pressing need for officers in all branches of the service, men are con- tinually being transferred to officers training camps A new system of re- cruiting these sections is being worked out, and pending it's completion, the war department directs that institutions where present number of nducted men is less than its authorized quota, may certify for induction such students who do not have the prescribed number of units, but whom the head of the institu- tion and the commanding officer of the unit, Jointly, believe to be competent to pursue one of the programmes pre- scribed Due consideration will be given to such high school training as appli- cants have had, also to vocational and business experience, to previous military training, and to such personal qualifi- cations as are relevant to the making of an officer. The purpose of the foregoing arrangement is not to abolish educa- tional standards, but to permit such re- taxation as is necessary to bring the strength of the corps to it's total au- thoriza ton.
 An applicant for admission to the stu dents army training corps should apply by mail immediately to the educational institution of his choice for detailed in formation.
 The meteorological service is also ur- gently in need of men who have had at least one year of college mathematical and physics, including plane trigonome try Those who have weather bureau ex. perience are especially desirable. There is demand in the signal corps for men qualified to receive training as multi plex telegraphers
 LIST OF NAMES
 Following are the names of those Alabama men whose applications for to the Fremont officers training camp have already been fav- orab1y acted upon:
 Robert C. Todds Montgomery; Elliott B. Galloway Montgomery; John M Bum. Montgomery; Alton E. Booth, Boiling Hall Coosada: Fred w. Beck. Montgomery; Samuel L. Shaver. Montgomery Peter F. Diff fly, Montgomery; William C. Ross, Opelika; William F. Thetford Jr. George N. Wilson, Tal- lassee; Charles F Winkler, GrGeen- vile; Louis B. Reynolds, Selma: Cliff ford L. Rabb. Andalusia; Josiah L. La mar Selma Leon A. Sparks. Eufaula: Walter P. Burke, Mobile; William F Hall. Montgomery: Owen E. Mcdonnell, Mobile; John E. Barnes, Montgomery; Robert L. Schussler Ashland; Walter c. Jackson. Notasulga; James M. Bell, Oney IT. Albertson, Birming- ham: Claud A. Hinton. Tuscaloosa. \ Donald P. Mimberly, Scottsboro; Her. bert D. Ellis, Mobile; Herman P. Blake, Atmore; Henry Izard Mobile; Charles B. Woodruff, Birmingham; Joe w. Ste- phenson, Hartselle; James w. Parker, Hartselle: Rodney c. Thompson, Hart selle; Frank M. Mansleburg, Birming- ham; Charles c. Taylor, Gadsden; Cor lon w. Moughon, Birmingham; Ray mond Klotz, Birmingham: John Rics. Edward T. O'Connell, Bir- Raymond A. Hanse. Bir- mingham; Charles s. Ellis. Birming- ham; Travis L. Cartwright, Decatur: Thomas l.. Cannon, Montgomery: Charles W. Howard, Autaugaville. Moses F. Kahn. Montgomery; Ernest M. Brown. Rirmingham; Hilary H. Tip pin, Brewton; Mckee G. Rouchelle. Bo- ligee: Charles D. Bailey. Montgomery: Fletcher L. Weaver, Birmingham; Da- vid c. Pate, Atmore; Eugene R. Rush. ton Montgomery; Jack Duke Haynic, Auburn; Milton l.. Kistler, Mobile: An- drew J. Finlay, Mobile; Frank c. Tig- ner, Russellville; Cecil q. Duffee, Bir- William R. Akans. Birming- ham; Edwin M. Berk. Birmingham James c. Wood, Birmingham; James NJ. Crow, East Lake: Milton M. Schwarz, Birmingham; Frank A. Meri- wether Hartselle; George H. Rudolrh, Muscle Shoals; Joseph G. Edwards. Bir- mingham George B. Strauss. Citron- alle; Jack R. Hornady. Birmingham; Charles E. DeVauX, Birmingham; Bush Nc Cox, Geneva; Wade Fl. Vaughn Troy: William B. McGehee. Montgom- cry; Thomas D. Lloyd. Bayou La Batre: Henry Staruss Montgomery; Michael R. Mullans, Birmingham Leon D. smith, Birmingham: Charley D. Nance, Samson; Tlghman R. Taylor. Mont-' Theodore E. Williams IT,. Charles w. Mckay. Ashland; Albert C. Pitts, Birmingham; William G. Bates, Jasper Oliver 4. Taylor. Birmingham: Charles B. Hof- fert. Birmingham.
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