Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-23

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many pro-American articles that have
appeared.
TO THE YOUNG OF AMERICA
"How can | render the most valu-
able service to my country during the
period of the war;" Every young
man over eighteen is asking himself
this question.
The war department has just Of
fered q new answer to the question.
They say: "Enter college If you are
fitted to do so or return to college If
you already enrolled, and enlist in the
student army training corps"
By enlisting in the student army
training corps you will become a
member of the United States army.
You will receive q uniform and be
given military drill under officers de-
tailed by the war department. Dur
ing the early part of your course you
will receive ten hours Of military in
struction a week, six of which will be
academic work, for which military
credit is given, such as mathematics,
English, foreign languages, history,
science, etc. You will be carefully
rated both by the college authorities
and by the military officers who will
help you to discover a special line Of
military service for which you have
the greatest capacity and preference.
Later in your course you will have an
opportunity to specialize in a branch
of training designed to fit you to be-
come an officer or field artillery, med
ical or engineer officer, an expert in
some technical or scientific service,
and so on.
On reaching the age of twenty-one
you must register with your local
board. You may remain in college
until your call is reached under the
selective service law. At that time it
will be decided whether you will be
called Immediately to active service or
whether you should remain in college
to complete the course you are pur-
suing. The decision will depend upon
the needs of the service and upon
your achievements in your military
work and in your studies as determin-
ed by the military officers at the col
lege and by the college authorities.
During the summer you will have
an opportunity to attend a summer
camp for intensive military training
Your travelling expenses to and from
camp will be paid and you will be in
active duty under pay and subsistence
by the war department.
| As a member of the student army
training corps you will be subject to
call to active duty at any time in case
} of emergency. If you desire to enter
active service before completing your
college training, transfer to active
duty may be arranged through mill
tary channels with the consent Of the
military officers at the college and OF
the college officials. 1t will be the
policy of the Government, however, to
allow you to remain in college until
you reach the age of twenty-One' or
until you complete your course.
Previously there have been three
methods by which young man might
enter the national service. He might
either enlist voluntarily as a private
in the Army or a seaman in the
Navy, or he might remain in civilian
life until called into active service at
the age of twenty-One under the Sc
Elective service law. The student army
training corps represents a third
method of entering the service which
has special advantages for young men
fitted to 90 to college.
For further information concerning
the student army training corps ap-
ply to any college which you desire to
attend or to the committee on Educa-