The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-09-06
STUDENTS ARMY TRAINING
CORPS TO Be A LARGE ONE

Oung men OF QraIC age, VINO enCeT
the University of Idaho Students
Army Training Corps will be paid
$50 per month and subsistence, in
Guiding board and lodging and will
be given every opportunity to become
officers in the army.
This announcement was received
today by President E. H. Lindley, of
the university, direct from Washing
ton, together with request that the
university prepare to care for just as
many students as possible and ar
range to enroll young men of draft
age and prepare them for the work
the war department will want them
to do.
"This means a building program
and lot of work to get everything
in readiness by the opening of the
school year." said President Lindley,
'but we have the state council of de-
fense and the state board of education
back of us with all their resources
and we will be able to handle the sit
uation. The thing is to present to the
young men of Idaho the necessity of
entering the university and prepar-
ing for the work that will be required
of them"
Asked if the students who enter the
Students Army Training Corps are
liable to be called to service before
those who do not, President Lindley
said: eve hope it will be quite the
retary Baker favor permitting these
young men to remain in school as long
as possible while the war department
wants them next June. 1t is certain
that the young men who enter the
Students Army Training Corps will
have advantages over the men who
do not enter this but go into the can
tonments. The S. A. T. c. men will
have all of the training the men in
the cantonments get, with the advan-
tage of having the educational work
which is not given in the cantonments.
The advantages are altogether with
the S. A. T. C. and we ought to have
a record enrolment this year"
The students who enter the S. A.
T. G. will have the same military
sent here from all of the counties in
the state, but will also have regular
academic or college work. They will
get $50 per month, the pay of the reg
uar soldiers, and subsistence while Sc
curing an education and military
training. The education will fit them
for officers and they will be sent to
officers training schools as soon as
they develop the proper efficiency.
This will naturally delay them being
sent to the battle front.
The work of erecting the new wing
to the administration building is we'll
under way and is being rushed. 1t
will probably be necessary to erect
some other buildings to accommodate
the young men who will enter the S.
A 10 hn
housed, clothed and fed. Just as soon
as it is definitely known what will
be required of the university a meet
ing of the board of education will
probably be held and arrangements
made for erecting these buildings.
AS the university and state have
no funds it has been suggested that
it may become necessary for the cit
zens of Moscow to finance the build
ing program and carry the load until
he legislature can provide funds.
This question will be taken up just
rs soon as it is known what will be
required.
1t is hoped that the universitE~wY11T
be able to enroll sever all hundred
young men between the ages of 18
and p who will be registered next
and that the enrolment
IulS ldll Will DISeth all pISNiouS ICS-
ords. With $50 enlisted men to ar
rive October Is and probably twice
that many young men enrolled in
the S. A. T. C. the university prom
ises to have a record breaking year.
To handle these men will require lot
Of new buildings and equipment and
the time for securing them is short.
Moscow citizens may be asked to
throw open their homes to take care
of these young men when they come
to the university and care for them
until the new buildings can be pro-
vided.