The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14
UNIVERSITY WILL
\. TRAIN SOLDIERS
Army Approves Work Done in
VI a Norman Corps,

~ The war department upon inyestiga'
1tion OF tho military work conducted
last year at the University OF Okla
--fIoma under the direction ~ Capt Clark
B. Dudley U. S, a. (retitedJ, proies.
sor Of military science and tactics and
Maj. K. {. Terrell commandant. has
issued an order establishing unit OF
the students army training corps at
the university TO begin with the open
ing ,of the iall Term on Septembr II.
The following telegram has Just been
received by Siratlon y. Brooks, prcSi'
I. dent OF the university: Your inStltu-
tion having satisfied the prescribed
cpnditions, a unit Of the students army
Sxfairng corps will be established
AFefein BY direction Of the secretary oil
wat An officer OF the United tSates
ARMY will be detailed 10 your insttu'
ton at an early date and will upon ar
rival proceed with organization OF your
unit. Rifles, uniforms, overcoats and
other equipment will be shipped to YOU
soon. upon the basis Of figures already
furnished by YOU" (Signed) II. ?, Nc
Cain, adIutapt general
Train for Officers.
.lThis students, army training corps
ppcs the student an opportunity to
complete his college course even though
he has reached the draft age. Any
student who is enlisted in the stu
dents army training corps must regis
ter after he reaches the draft age. Upon
stating on his QUESTIONABLE that he is
already in the military service OF the
United States, he will be placed auto
matically by his local draft board in
class KID, as provided by the selective
,ervice regulations. The draft board
will not call him for induction so long
]. he remains a member OF the stu
lents' army training corps "1he war
department. makes the statement that
)at least four or five times as many
officers will be required as tho total
number OF students who will graduate
from all American colleges and uni.
verSitics. Enlistment in the students
army training corps, therefore, while
IL docs not hold ont any promise OF an
officers commission, IS at the present
time the plainest road leading in that
direction"
"A further statement is to the effect
that Should congress lower the age OF
liability to immediate military service,
men Of the new ages not already en-
listed may find difficulty in entering
The service otherwise than through the
draft boards. In view OF this possibil..
iy, all men expecting to enlist at all
in the students army training corps
would do well N enter promptly.
The boy who enlsts in the students
army training corps will he a member
OF the army Of the United States. lie
will be provided by the war department
with uniform and equipment. hut Will
be on iurlouch status and will not re-
ceiyc pay, lie will undergo regular
military training as a part ct his
course during the college year. viii al.
tend a six weeks camp for rigid and
intensive military instruction with pII-
Yates pay, and will he subject TO the
call Of the president for active service
at anv time, should the eNigencles OF
the military situation demand It. The
p uolicv Of the government, however, Will
be TO keen members Of this corps ;r
college until ttcjg draft age is reached
and the var department will have pow
e. 3, order such men to continue IN
rol'ca, even after their draft age is
reached whenever their work is such
that the needs Of the service for doc
tors. engineers, chemists and the like
are such as to make that course adyis-
able
Competent officers and non-commis-
stoned officers will be assigned to the
various institutions TO carry on the
work Of military instruction. -Four
members Of the university faculty and
thirty-uine students arc now receiving
special training at Fort Sheridan, Ill,
and these men will supplement the Of
sf,crs assigned by the war department
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