The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-28
COLLEGES DROP
STUDENT ARMY
TRAINING CORPS
Washington Orders Special
Military Courses DiscOn-
tinued at Once.
INSTITUTIONS HERE ACT
Members May Wear Uniforms
for Next Four Months, but
Will Be Demobilized.
INSTITUTIONS HERE ACT

Ire War Department issued orders
Yesterday calling for immediate de-
mobilization Of the Student Army
Training Corps. Five hundred colleges
and universities In the United States
therefore will shake off the cloak Of
war inside OF two weeks and return to
the old fashioned routine of peace time
education. Nevertheless. the privilege
Of wearing their uniforms for four
months has been extended to the stu
dents, but to all intents and purposes
the corps will be out of existence by
December 81. l.
The four Zig educational institutions
IN New York city learned Of the de-
mobilization order yesterday. Already
the authorities at New York, Columbia
and Fordham universities and the
College Of the City of New York have
taken the first steps for the swing
from war TO peace education by the
shortening of drill periods and the re-
arrangement VI NpulSSS"
Columbia to Act Monday.
Tie actual work OF demobilization
will be ushered in at Columbia Uni
rersity Monday morning, when Major
Herbert C. Earnshaw, commandant OF
the corps there, will muster out the
vocational division OF his command.
Two days later the collegiate section
Of the Columbia corps will be dropped.
thus disposing of 1000 potential army
officers.
Copies Of the War Depar' r'ment's in
junction reached Harvard, Yale,
Princeton and the other big institu-
tons of learning all over the country
simultaneously and the same initial
steps as were taken here were begun
In those institutions.
The City College will give a special
rush course OF eight weeks during
December and January. Students will
take twice as many hours OF study as
usual t.r order 20 complete the work
done in the regular four moriths Sem
ester in peace times. This work will
count toward a diploma.
Contracts 10 BE Adjusted.
Announcement was made that the
Department would make some adjust.
ments OF the contracts which IL
entered into with the various colleges
AT Yale announcement was made
that the flrst batch Of men TO be mus
tered out will be dropped from Gov
ernment service Monday. 1t is under
stood no attempt will be made at Yale
to revive the reserve officers training
corps, though the university has an
artillery armory. stables and q large
amount OF field artillery equipment.
Present plans contemplate leaving
the Yale naval unit az it is. II is
understood that orders which would
have permitted men to be discharged
from IL and resume their college
courses have been revoked.
The War Departments order to be-
gin rehabilitation OF the Princeton s.
A 7. c. on December l was welcome
news to Princeton students. Now that
the patriotic incentive for training is
removed the students are eager to
shake or military discipline and re-
sumo the studies that prepare them
tor civil pursuits. The mastering out
ls to begin Monday, and will require
about ten days.
There are 430 students in the army
and navy units here who entered
Princeton on certificates and therefore
are not regular members OF the uni
versity. All OF these who have done
satisfactory work will be given an OPP
portunity to qualify for regular stand
Ing. Graduate courses also will be re-
sumed.
Would Retain Part of TraipinK.
Chancellor Elmer B. Brown Of New
York University said the War Depart
Ments order means that military edu-
cation will have been eliminated from
me univers!ty's activities by the first
of the year. 81 should not be sorry"
ne said ito see some part OF the mill
Ary training continued, somewhat as
II has been for years In the land grant
colleges" OF the 1900 students at the
university Chancellor Brown said at
least 800 will remain.
We already have arranged the
course OF the university work to be re-
tumed on a civilian basis after jan
Vary |. At that time all possible credit
Will be given the students for the
YORK done under the corps organiza-
tIon. The course will be arranged
from the middle Of the year on TO
meet the needs OF the men coming In