The sun., 1918-09-08
U. S. GETS FORDHAM
ASARMY SCHOOL
Men Selected in Coming Draft
Will Be Specially Trained
There.
BARRACKS TO BE BUILT
New York University Also
Adopts War Departments
Plan of Training.

Fordham University was taken over
by the Government yesterday Tor use as
school for men selected in the coming
draft for special training. New, York Uni
versity simultaneously announced that
after October 1t will conform to
similar order from the War Department
and Columbia University has made pub
lie a statement much along the same
lines. This leaves only the College OF the
City OF New York as n civilian institu-
ton. and IL is expected that the same
step will be taken regarding 1t.
The War Department plans for all OF
these institutions are much the same.
They will become training schools for
men from the draft who will be selected
as timber for officers - for special
technical training in chemistry surgery.
engineering and the like.
In the case OF Fordham University.
which Is the largest Catholic educational
institution in this country, II was indi-
Gated yesterday that probably a greater
amount of war construction work will
be done by the Government than is
necessary In the other colleges
Barracks to BE Built.
Barracks are to be built on the large
acreage surrounding the gray buildings
up near Bronx Park. and according to
information obtained at the college yes
terday rifle ranges will probably be
laid out.
All OF the universities will be under
military guard and discipline and In the
case OF Fordham all courses which 10
not directly apply to this intensive mill
tary course Will be abandoned. The
Fordham Graduate school will Close and
the F'ordham Law School may.
At late hour last night the Rev. JOS
eph a. Mulry, president OF the univers-
ity. who hurried to Washington after
receiving a long telegram from Secre-
tary of War Baker. sent word to his
Office in the college that he will continue
as head OF the institution and will pro-
vide maintenance and tuition for the
governmental students for an agreed
compensation.
In addition to the regular training
courses at Fordham an ambulance corps
OF 1000 men will be. established and
trained. AS in the case Of New York
are not of draft age may enter the uni
versity for training In the new courses
but will not receive Government mainte-
nance and tuition. Those who are in tho
draft. but are placed in deferred classes
will not receive Government mante-
nance and tuition either, but may attend
classes
When Father Mury received Score
tary Bakers telegram yesterday he said
"Ei0e Wall do
US to and then do our best to do more"
Fordham University was established
by the French Jesuts in 1871.
Chancellor Browns Statement.
Following n meeting of the admins
trative authorities OF New York Cuiver- q
sity We ,terday the following statement
was issued by Chancellor Brown:
New York University will undergo
an extensive transformation to meet the
new requirements of the War Depart
ment Broadly speaking, all the schools
OF the university will be placed on a war
footing, and the beautiful campus sur
rounding the Hall of Fame will take on
even more than in the past months the
character OF military encampmrut"
The university issued an additional
statement which read in part:
beginning October / the un'vcr>i',
will become a training camp for studsnt
soldiers. who may become officers tcch-
meal specialists, or may be assigned -
other service In the army of the United
states. Students OF draft age, physicallt
ft for active or limited service. VIII lie
voluntarily indicted into the army of tn.
United States In the Students Army
Training Corps. and when SO iuduptol
viii become soldiers of the United States,
uniformed and subject to military DIS
cipline. with the pay Of privates. The,
viii he given housing, subsistence ami
tuition at Government expense.
"All the schools and colleges ot the
university will accept the registration
otStudents not eligible for Induction into
the Students Army Training Corps and
VIII conduct their regular schedule ~
courses as far as the demands made
upon the institution by the War Depart
ment may permit.
Two divisions Of the Students Array
Training Corps will be established at
New YORK University; One located on
the campus at University Heights and
the other at the Medical College,
Twenty-sixth street and First avenue.
There will be no Students Army Trnin-
Ing Corps section at Washington Square.
Eligible students.
The Students Army Training Corps
located at University Heights will he
open to all eligible registered students
OF the university who have had a high
school education, except those Of tho
medical and veterinary colleges. The
latter students will be members of tho
section located at the Medical College
students who intend to enter or con-
tinue their work in the College Of Arts
and Pure Science or In the School Of Ap-
plid Science should register at the re-
spective offices of those schools on tho
campus al University Heights Students
who would in normal times enter or con-
tiuue their work in the Washington
Square College, the School OF Commerce.
Accounts and Finance or the school 81
Law should register at the respective
Offices Of those schools in the University
Building at Washington Square, %
Waver!y place.
AS soon as possible. following tie