Evening journal., 1918-07-18
TRAINING School
methods CHANGED
Delaware Men Seeking Com.
missions Will Go to
Camp Lee
DEAN SMITH GETS
NEW INSTRUCTIONS
speoIal 70 THE EvENING JouRNAL

NEWARK, July is-Dean L. L. Smith
OF Delaware College has recently been
advised Of a reorganization in the meth
cd Of conducting offers training schools
by the War Department. These schools
will hereafter be known as central Of
ficers' training schools. They Will in
struct men who are qualified mentally
and physically aud recommended fot
commissions in infantry, field artillery
aad machine-gun units. All candidates
accepted for machine-gun training Will
be sent 10 Camp Hancock, near Angus
IA, Cal those accepted for field artil-
lery training will be stationed at Camp
Taylor, near Louisville, Ky; infantry
training schools Will be held at Camp
Lee, near Petersburg, Va, Camp Cor
don, near Atlanta, Ca, and Camp Pike,
near Little Rock, Ark; all applicants
from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania will be sent 10 Camp
Lee, Petersburg. Va.
Object of the Camp.
The course Of training at the infan-
try and mschlne-gun schools Will be
for four months, beginning July IS,
1918, or as soon thereafter az practical
bic, and so arranged as to graduate one
class or approximately six hundred
members each month from each school.
The course Of training at the artillery
schools will be for about three months,
date OF beginning the school and capac-
ity Of the school 10 be as prescribed
by the Chief Of Field Artillery.
Eligibility.
These schools are open to-la) En-
listed men Of the Regular army, Nation
al army and National Guard, except
Coast Artillery Corps, Signal Corps and
Labor Units; (bl Civilians within the
draft age. inducted into the service for
the purpose OF attending the schools
tc) A limited number OF civilians be
yond the draft age and not above forty
years OF age upon date Of entrance into
the training schools.
Qualification.
To be eligible for admission TO a cen
trail training school a candidate must
be between the ages Of twenty years,
eight months and forty years; must be
a citizen OF the United States and not
have been born In any Of the countries
with which the United States is at war
or allies Of such countries. Enlisted
men must have the moral, educational
and physical qualifications required Of
an officer. Civilians must be graduates
Of a high school or must have pur-
sued an equivalent course OF instruc-
tion; must be of good moral character
and must have the physical qualities
required for a commission in the ON
GERS Reserve Corps.
For the Field Artillery the candidate
must, IN addition to the above, possess
a thorough understanding and work
ing knowledge of arithmetic, algebra,
70 include quadratic equations, and
plane geometry. a knowledge OF trlg-
onometry and the use OF logarithms
IS desirable. Men having had a previ
Gus scientific and technical education
and training are most desirable, psrtic-
ulsrly. those educated and trained as
civil. mechanical, electrical, mining, or
architectural engineers.
Applications.
All persons interested IN the above
regulations should communicate with |
Dean z. /. Smith, Delaware College, |
Newark, who Will forward 10 the ap- /
pllcant the necessary application blank, /
together with any further instructions |
that may be required. Upon receipt |
OF this application blank properly filled /
in the professor OF Military. Science and I
Tactics at Delaware College will ac-
knowledge receipt Of thee application
and send a blank form to be filled out
and signed after examination OF the ap-
plicant by a properly qualified ply
sician. and at the same time will direct
the applicant to appear before him in
person with the record Of the medical
examination and three letters OF recon-
mendatlon as 70 moral character and
standing in the applicants community
Enlisted men must in all cases MAKE
application through their commanding
oflcer. The above method Of making
application applies TO civilians only.