Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-16

Preliminary instructions regarding
the entrance OF boys who are registered
into colleges. and as members OF the
students army training corps. have
reached the local exemption board.
These instructions correct many mis-
taken views regarding this plan for the
mobilization of some of the younger
registrants Of the Sept IL registration.
Since the capacity OF the colleges Is
limited. by no means all Of the boys
is 10 90 and Il years OF age can De
admitted to this corps. 1owa'S quota Is
placed at 1000. which Is only small
percentage OF those from the ages OF
IS to 81 who are registered.
Another important detail Of this mo-
bilization is that only those who can
quality for naturalization can get INTO
this corps, which practically eliminates
all those who are not high school grad
yates or who have not had secondary
school education.
Supplements Training Camps.
Briefly expressed the turning OF the
colleges into camps tor the training OF
students while at the same time they
are pursuing their regular coiiege
courses, is merely to supplement the
work Of the national army training
camps and have that many more IN
training in addition to giving them the
advantages of higher education ana
thus further equipping many OF them
for more important army offices.
There Is a mistaken notion that GER
tain advantages in the draft are TO fall
to those who are in these students
army training camps. This is entirely
wrong as the boys in colleges are to
be put into service in the order in
which their order numbers under the
registration are reached.
Are Advantages, However.
There are advantages. however, that
will come to those in the colleges who
belong to the students army training
CORDS. These advantages are. that IN
addition to being LED 10 continue
their academic ST., ) as usual, aney
will receive at the same time general
military training, and those who are
qualified will be given training in spe-
cial branches to fit them for commits
sions in the army in special units.
This briefly will be the process for
the disposition of those IN the students
army training corps Periodically
certain number who show the neces-
sary qualifications VIII be transferred
to officers training camps. Others
will be transferred to non-commis-
stoned officers training camps. Others
may be assigned to schools where they
will be enrolled for further extensive
work in specific lines for limited
time. Stiu others may be assigned to
vocational training sections of the
corps for technical training Of military
value Still others will be transferred
to cantonments for duty with the
troops as prtvates.
8 Stay at College Indefinite.
The instructions specifically point
| out that it can not be promised how
| long any particular student will be al
| lowed to remain in college. That will
depend entirely upon the requirements
| OF the mobilization of the army. The
sorting Of the students as described
above is to be made at periodical inter-
walls and to keep the students army
| training corps up to full strength boys
will be admitted to it from the second
airy schools. or transferred from depot
brigades. as needed. Presumably as the
10, 20 and 21-year-old students are
sifted out of the training corps. many
OF their places will be filed by 1s-year-
| old boys in the draft who are in sec.
ondary schools.
All Subject to Draft.
! Whether in tho e4Yn1aDfo' ySpv train
ing corps or not, tho boys stand ir
| their place in the draft, according tt
their order numbers. In fact those IL
the students army training corps art
to all intents and purposes already II
the army. The instructions say tina
ordinarily students will not be allowed
to remain in school after the majorit,
! of their fellow citizens of like age
have been called to the service.
In the college courses there are Il
be both collegiate and vocational sec
tons Of the students army training
corps. Those within the draft age:
who have grammar school education
will be given an opportunity to ente
the vocational section of the corps.
1t is pointed out by the instruction.
that in view of the comparatively shor
time during which most of the stu
dent soldiers will remain in college
study and military training will b.
speeded up. "
The primary purpose" says the in
structions, "of the students arm,
training corps, is to utilize the execu
tive and teaching personnel and tn
physical equipment Of the colleges t
assist in the training Of our new