The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-05
PRINCETON BECOMES
MILITARY COLLEGE
Three-Year Course in Military Science
Will Be Established Under Approval
of General staff of the United
States Army.

Princeton, N, j., June AFTER having
sent 1922 undergraduates, alumni, fac
ulty members, trustees and other officials
to the war, Princeton university on June
"a next, will become military college.
A three year course of training and in
struction approved by the general staff
of the United States army will on that
day be inaugurated and every student
will be under strict military discipline
and eat and sleep like soldiers in bar
racks instead of their more comfortable
dormitories.
For months Princeton university has
taken on the aspect of training camp,
for here more than 700 men from all
parts of the country, students in the gov
eminent school of aeronautics, have been
coached in the theory Of flying prepare
tory to being sent to Mineola, Pensacola,
San Diego and other aviation centers,
The war department some time ago
made it possible for any college having
reserve officers training corps to adopt
the system which is soon to 90 into eff
feet here. Yale, Amherst and other in
stitutions are understood to be consider
ing its adoption, but Princeton will be
the first university to put into actual
operation.
Briefly the plan eontemplates an open
ing summer session for graduates, under
graduates, qualified freshmen and other
candidates at which the following sub
jects will be taken up:
Modern language, surveying, topogTa
ply, descriptive geometry, ordnance, hy
giene and practical military instruction
prescribed from the following: Infantry |
drill, minor tactics, target practice (sig- |
mailing (semaphore, telegraph and wire |
lessl, machine guns, bombs and bombing, |
gas engines, administration, gas defense |
and practical military engineering A
fee of $50 will cover board, room and |
instruction.
The course is so arranged that fresh
man entering college at the normal age
will bave completed it and become eli
gible for his degree by the time he reaches
draft age. The new military course,
therefore, while paraleling the regular
four year curriculum which will be main
tanned as usual, will cover three years
and the two intervening summers.
One feature that is expected more than
any other to aHay the unrest among pa
triotic youngsters at colleges who long
to don the khaki and take their places
on the firing line has been provided by
the war department. According to a re-
cent order of Secretary Baker, students
is years old, or older, taking the new
course may enlist in the United
States army and will be detailed to
Princeton, or any other college adopting
the system, for study and training. Such
enlisted students will be in the United
States army, and will be subject to call
by the president of the United States,
but only in case of great national need
The same provision is made for men en-
tering the Princeton naval training unit e
course, which will be greatly extended |
this year. Ia
Professor S. B. Eisenhart, one of the r
leaders in the new military training c
movements, in discussing it, said: Zone
feature of the new course is b
he system of strictly military training v
The student will be a soldier and will G
i've military life He will not, as now,
merely drill several times a week and "
hen go about his college life in the same n
I'D way.
The expectation is that all students Il
will have fitted themselves for commits a
ions as second lieutenants upon the 81
of their study. After the "
irst year of military training, which will u
'e obligatory upon all freshmen, it will Il
e optional with the latter whether they fl
esire to continue or to 90 into the four la
ear academic course f,
The commandant here is Major J. A. d
carson of the United States cavalry, ca
etailed as professor of military science lie
nd tactics. Assisting him are Captain W
ornelius of the Canadian overseas forces Sc
nd Lieutenant Paul de Fourmestraux of Il
he French army, both of whom were b,
'ounded in battle and have been detailed
y their respective governments to the ri
-ork of instruction here. be
Among the college men who are taking w
p the new military work with great en- 81
lusiasm is Richard F. Cleveland, a son be
former President Cleveland, who UNI ut
] recently was a first lieutenant in the
serve officers training corps of Prince FL
IN. few days ago Lieutenant Cleve- he
md was promoted TO be major in com ha
and of the regiment ba