The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
C,A.C 6, AT STORRS HAS MADE
 PUBLIC OUTLINE OF PLANS FOR YEAR

The weekly bulletin from the Con- necticut Agricultural College Is In part as follows:
 Plan for Student Soldiers.
 Charles L. Beach, president Of the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs, says that the war department at Washington has announced na- tion-wide plan whereby students may enlist in the army and yet continue their college studies while being trained as a military asset to the~na- tion. The agricultural college IS now making plans to establish a mill tary unit of this character at the opening of the fall term early in Oc- tober.
 This system of college training units all over the country will be des- ignated at the Students Army Train ing Corps, and will be definite part of the United States army. Quoting a letter from the secretary of war 10 President Beach. This new policy aims to accomplish a two-fold object: First. to develop as a great military asset the large body of young men
  unnecessary and wasteful depletion of the colleges through indiscrimln- l ate volunteering, by offering to the students a definite and immediate military status"
 1 All able bodied students over 1S will be encouraged to become mem bers of this training corps and Will be regularly enlisted in the army. Younger students may enroll Tor the training without being enlisted. En- listed students will be considered by 1 the army as on furlough during thelr college course, without pay or allow ances except while attending sum- mer" training camps, in which case they will be entitled to rations and | transportation. Enlisted students will be subject of course, to the call of the l President as commander-in-ch of the army, but in this respect the gov ernment has announced a definite policy not to call to the colors mem bers of the Students Training Corps until they have reached the age of II 21 unless there is urgent military ne- cessity. Students who become o1 draft age during the college year will
 
 of the following June. The war de- partment will not consider the stu dent body a deferred or favored clas: but it is particularly anxious to trair as many men as possible between the ages of IS and 21. Provisions are made for discharge from enlistment in case of unfltness, misbehaviour dependent relatives or necessity tc leave college.
 During the college year six hour! a week will be devoted to purely mili tary instruction, including drill anC rifle practice, and four hours a weel will be devoted to academic studies
 of military value. The summer camp for a period of six weeks each yea will be provided for members of th' student training units. At thes' camps there will be an intensive ant rigid course of instruction under ex
 perienced officers. The governmen will furnish the necessary uniforms rifles and other equipment so far a
 supplies are available.
 All students who are enrolled il 3 the Reserve Officers Training Corp will be interested to know that thei status and privileges will not in an : way be disturbed. Students wh , have not graduated are urged by tn war department to continue their ed = ucation and take advantage of thi I opportunity to serve the nation. / Y telegram from Adjutant General Mo
 Kain supplements the announcement , of the secretary of war to the effec :, that the army officers designated { 1, give instruction in the student train |. ing corps will be assisted by coIleg :, faculty members and students wh U are now being specially trained fo U U this purpose at the Plattsburg Bar u racks, at Presidio, Cal, and at, Fo1 u Sheridan, III.
 It is expected that enlistment in h college unit will qualify a consider Ii able percentage of the students to CT n ter officers training camps when the e are called to the colors, and a Iarg percentage of the remainder will UT