Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11
Y, N. |, GRADUATES WILL
Be !NDUCTEO INTO ARMY
List Recommended by Commandant
Dcrbysliire for Training
as Officers.
TO REPORT AT CAMP JACKSON
General Nichols Rcncws Offcr Of
V. NJ. I. Facilities for Reserve Oni-
GERS Training Camp During the
Summer Months.


Members OF the graduating class OF
the Virginia Military Institute this
year tand also of Yale universi,yJ VIII"
arc enrolled members OF the Reserve
Officers Training Corps units. Of IN"
hool. who are recommended as Of
nicer candidates H.. the Reserve Of
.itcers raining Corps authorities at the
institute and who agree /" cnlisI o
he indicted into the service Tor tn
duration uf the war. viii upon rru'iG.
alton lie enlisted or nducici i'to The
service. appointed Scrgctn;a' or ti"ll
ARTILLERY. and ordered to :cport {" III.
Commanding officer. Field Artillery
Replacement Rcjort. Camp Jackson. :
e. az officer candidates, according I"
information received from tin" War to
rarimcnt by the profcsSor or MiljtrA
Science and Tactics. "a, V. N
The ccmmandant Of tn" Virginia
Military Institute has Ccrtiiicd The fui-
lowing men. members OF the senior
class and graduates OF the institute,
TO attend the Fourth Officers 'rainin:
school. 10 lie started on May -. There
are total Of forty-tve men designated
by commandment g. y. pcrbyshire
nineteen \ class men seven class
mon. and nineteen = class men or
graduates
Class "A. Blair. +. Butler u. Cur
It's. a. Edwards, Gillet Harrison. I.
Hicks. r. Jeffries r. Marshall. H. Met
calf. w. Metcaf. Newhurc-r. hcebles.
Reilly. L. Robertson. Scmmes, Towers,
Truslow. West.
Class B--Black. Colburn. Dew, En-
glcby. {. Hawkins. MLrr and Hosen-
berger
Gradua,es-E. J. Bond, Bulkley,
croekct!. frary, Hamlin. Lesse,,,
Lewis. Met lev. Mcdowell NunCt.
NOEL. Nowln. owens Fender. Sewen. +
Shotwcli. L. l.. Smith aud Ica.
Men in class y enlist for the period
OF tho camp men in classes Il -nd - (
for the duration ui the war.
GENERAL NICHOLS RENI:WS
OFFER or '. VI. l. PLANT
In a letter he addressed TO the al.
jutant-Eeneral OF the army. through
the COMMANDING General. Eastern De
partmcnt. Goy,Iuurs Island. y. T.. |
superintendent, OF the Nirg Military
institute T.. ". Nichols advised thc
government that the facilities OF the
institute were at its disposal for con
ductinG Il Kss.rNe Officers Training
Corps camp Inder the provisions al
the National Defense act "f June. >;
1916 In The letter General Nichols
Stated:
Il take pleasure in renewing the
offer contained in my communication OF
February II. 1918, Offering the iaciii- !
ties Of this institution TO the War De- |
partment tor the conduct OF an K. o. /
1. I. Camp under the provisions OF the |
National Defense Act, Of June >. 1915. !
The facilities referred 10 consist OF /
the barracks. the mess hall the parade /
grounds, seventy wall tents belonging |
to the institute. and mess kits and .
ordnance stores belonging 20 the gov
crumcnt | have no authority 10 incur
expense in this connection and assume.
NJ f.,pi b.t IN "A
be expected by the government.
our closing exercises are now sche-
dulcd for the 18th OF June. This date
can ne advanced. viii be advanced. il
the department so desires, our session
opens September l. Necessary time 10
place the property in state OF repair
TO accommodate the sin hundred young
men. who are to assemble here Scpten-
her !. VIII be required. |. is hoped .
therefore. that the period OF the en-
carnpinent may occur some time be-
tween June - and August -.
TO the end that our ARRANGEMENTS
here may be made in accordance with f.
the wishes of the department. informa-
lion is requested as 10 tn" da:- OF the +
beginning and the date Of the ending
o: the proposed camp. IL Is desirable !
that this information should reach us
a. the earliest convenient moment to
the end tina, our academic and military
work may he brought 10 close.
HIGHLY COMMENDED ny
INSPECTING OFFICTR
Inspector Lieutenant Gooldins X.
Nights report of inspection made on
April 10 1915, shows that the Virginia
Military Institute Is efficiently devclon- .
ing and nurturing the military spirit .
The report records general conditions .
as excellent. and all military require +
ments as having been fully compiled (
with
There are ninety students pursuing
the advanced course. Only twenty-five
OF that number. due TO natura! imma- .
turity for being under ages. are record [
ed unsuitable for the Reserve on. +
GERS Corps Fifty of the number viii
complete ny the end of the present ses- |
sion tho entire course prescribed by the
General order. -. War Department,
1916.