Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-07
MILITARY INSTRUCTORS
FOR ALL TRAINING CORPS
Committee on Education and Special
Training Rseommsnds Placing Of
School Military Organizations Under
Direction Of War Dspartment-Plan
intensive Military instruction.
by Z. G. Dougherty.]


tary study for high school cadets is
| now part of the curricula, may soon
come under the direction Of the, war
department If a recommendation by
the departments committee on educa-
| tion and special training is adopted by
tho general staff
The committee has outlined COM
| prehensive plan whereby the students
under draft age. who now are attend
| ing high schools and private schools,
| may eventually be recognized as parts
of the students army training corps
| for ultimate service as officers in the
| military establishment. The plan pro-
| vides for Intensive training in the
fundamentals of military knowledge
while the students remain in high
schools and below the draft age of IS
years, and upon attaining their
| eighteenth birthday they will either be
| permitted to remain in the secondary
schools or be transferred to colleges
and universities where regularly
recognized students army training
corps units are in training.
Urge Training For All.
"Every high school IN tine Country
| that has now a course of military
| training is urged to continue this in
struction, and schools that have no
military courses are urged to add
| them" an official of the committee on
education and special training declared
| today. THE general staff now has be-
| fore it a comprehensive plan by which
| this great fund of potential soldiers
may eventually be utilized to an excel
lent advantage, and if the committees
recommendation is approved, steps
will Immediately be taken to extend
| the scope of the students army train
| ing corps to these schools
Assign Military instructors.
The proposed plan provides for as
signment Of military instructors at
schools having sufficient students TAX
| ing military courses. Many of the SOL
diers who have been invaded home
| from France are to be utilized as in
| structors as the work in secondary
| schools is not expected to require as
arduous a task as instruftinS large
| bodies of troops such as the colleges
and university students would necessi-
| tate.
Military cadets in high SCHOOLS under
| a congressional authority. a re per-
mitted TO wear distinctive uniforms
| similar to the United States army uni
| form. but having decoration or
| mark that will make it easily dis
| tinauishable from the regular army
| uniform.
| Army Uniform Regulation.
| Referring to the uniform to be worn,
! the Act of June 8, 1916, contains the
| following priyisions: Sec. 125 pro-
| lection of the uniform--It shall be un-
| lawful for any person not an officer OF
| an enlisted man of the UnlteC
States army, navy or marine
corps, to wear the duly prescribed uni
form Of the United, tSates army. navy
or marine corps, or any distinctive
part of such uniform. or a uniform an!
part of which is similar to distinctive
| part of the duly prescribed Uniform OF
the United States army, navy or m&
| rine corps: Provided, that the forego'
ing provision shall not be construct
.. to prevent the instructors ane
| members of the duly organized cade'
| corps of a state university. state col
lege, or public high school offering
regular course in military instruction
from wearing the uniform duly pre-
scrbed by the authorities Of such uni
versity, college or public high scnoo
for wear by the instructors and mem
bers OF such cadet corps; nor u
| prevent the instructors and members
of the duly organized cadet corps O
any other institution of learning oner'
ing a regular" course in military IN
structon and at which an officer OF
| enlisted man of the United states
army. navy or marine corps b la"
fully detailed for duty as Instructor "
wearing the uniform duly prescribed
by the authorities Of such institution
of learning for wear by the instructor
and members of such cadet corps;-
Provided further that the uniform
worn by the = INSTRUCTORS and mem
beers of the cadet corps referred tom tn
preceding provise shall include SOM
distinctive mark or insignia TO be pre-
scribed by the secretary Of the war U
distinguish such uniforms from TN
uniforms of the United States army
navy and marine corps; and provided
further, that the - instructors AM
members of the cadet corps hereinDe
fore mentioned shall not wear the In
sigma of rank prescribed to be worn
nv officers Of the United States army
navy and marine corps. or any insignls
of rank similar thereto. q
"Any person who offends against TN
provisions of this section shall o.
conviction, be punished by fine no
exceeding $500, or by imprisonment no
exceeding elk months, or ~ both sucl
fine and imprisonment
To enforce the above quoted law IN
war department viii require Of al
educational institutions desiring =
wear the uniform OF the United &tate
army under the provisions Of this law
that the following rules be aompl'e'
(a) The Institution must be ~
state university, college or pubic nis'
school, or (2) an educational institu
ton offering regular course IN mih
tary instruction and having an offtce
or enlisted man Of the United state
army or marine corps lawfully de
tailed as instructor nj military sclenc
and tactics. a..
Gb) The letters or insignia OF IN
institution must be worn on me coma
Il of the blouse or coat, or silrt y siouS
II or coat be not worn.
(c) A distinctive and conspicu0u
4 mark, badge or stripe must be wor'
on the sleeve or breast pocket o. "
blouse, coat or shirt. All institution
should submit " the adtutant genera