Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
YOUTHSBESIEGE
SCHOOL OFFICE.
Seek knowledge as TO Status Tn
der Draft Ruling Before Con-
gress in Washington.
FISHER URGES SCHOOLING
In Compliance With War Depart
ment He Tells All to Enter
Colleges During Year.

f. c. Fisher. city superintendent
OF schools. is being besieRed daily
by young men who are planning
on entering college this fall, but
are undetermined owing 20 the new
draft bill. which includes the aver
age youth OF college age and spec
ifies that all between the ages OF
Is TO As are TO be indicted INFO
military service.
The war department has on num-
erous occasions urged the youths
of the country 10 take college
training, claiming that the educat-
ed man can be more useful 10 the
country.
Superintendent Fisher. I'm an
swering each question put 10 him
by those planning on a college
education. urges that their plans
! be carried out and at the same
time explaining the sentiment or
the war department.
A recommendation as issued by
the war department and OF which
/ Superintendent Fisher Is in re-
ceipt is appended. Il urges that
| the youths of the country enroll
| in the student army training corps
which are TO be established in
each college in the country begin
ming this fall
Statement GiTen.
The recommendation follows:
Enter college if you are fitted TO
do so or return to college II you
have already enrolled, and enlist
in the student army training
corps"
by enlisting in the student
army training corps you will be
| come a member OF the United
States army. You will receive q
uniform and be given military drill
under officers detailed by the war
/ department During the early part
! of your course you will receive ter
! hours of military instruction a
week, six of which will be drill
rifle practice and other outdoor
training, and four Of which will be
academic work, for which military
credit is given, such as mathemat'
! les, English, foreign languages,
/ history, science, etc. You will pc
carefully rated both by the college
/ authorities and by the military Of
ficers. who will help you 10 dis
cover 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 become an officer or field
artillery, medical or engineer Off
Ger, an expert in some technical or
scientific service, and so on.
"On reaching the age Of p you
must register with your local
board. You may remain in col
lege until your call is reached un-
! der the selective service law AT
that time il will be decided wheth-
er you Will be called Immediately
to active service or whether you
should remain in college to COM
plete the course you are pursuing.
The decision will depend upon the
needs of the service and upon your
achievements in your military work
and in your studies as determined
by the military officers at the col
lege and by the college authori-
ties.
Expenses Paid.
DuIluB the summer you Will
have an opportunity TO attend d
summer camp for intensive mill
tary training Your travelling eX-
penses to and from camp will be
paid and you will be on active duty
under pay and subsistence by the
war department
LAS a member of the student
army training corps You will be
subject to call TO active duty az any
time in case OF emergency. II you
desire to enter active services be-
; fore completing your college train
| ing, transfer 20 artiVe duty may
I be arranged through military chan
nels with the consent Of the milf
3 tary officers at the college and OF
the college officials. IL will be the
= policy of the government. however.
} TO allow you 10 remain I'm college
until you reach the age of 2l or
until you complete your course.
previously there have been two
methods by which a young man
might entvr M national service
He might either enlist voluntarily
: as n private in the army or "a sea-
man in the navy. or he might re-
. main in civilian life until called "a
f active service at the age OF 81 un-
der the selectiye service law. The
: student army training corps repre-
: sents a third method ef entering
= the service which has special ad
; vantages for young men fitted "a
81 go 10 college.
Fur further information con.
. corning the student army traune
. corps apply 10 any college vhicr
p you desire 10 attend or 10 the com.
% mittee on education and sptca
training, war department, Wash.
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