The sun., 1918-09-22
COLUMBIA OPENS
AGAIN WEDNESDAY,
Regular Term to Begin Then
With Military School
Starting Oct. 1.
WAR TINGE EVERYWHERE
Men From 81 to SO Sought
for Training as Future
Officers.
WAR TINGE EVERYWHERE

may prove the most momentous year In
all Of Its 1914 years of history. On that
day the academic routine of the uni
versity starts, and on October several
thousand students will be indicted into
the Federal service as members Of the
Students Army Training Corps under
command of Col John p. Finley, U.
8. A.
Side by side with this great military
school, and on what will be known after
October l as the military reservation OF
Columbia University, a large body Of
students will pursue the arts of peace.
for Columbia, despite its wholehearted
support OF the nations war plans and
the fact that 1t will furnish the largest
student corps in the country. will keep
its traditional university organization
intact.
Regular Departments Open.
The schools Of law. Journalism, the
department of extension teaching, TO
which thousands of New Workers. resort
annually morning. afternoon and eve
ming, and all other departments, will
carry on their work in the usual way,
though even these branches, by the ad.
dition Of wartime courses. will have a
martial flavor.
The type OF man applying at Columbia
Is high as to physical and psychological
standards. Two thousand men had br N
examined up to Friday night by a stan
of sixteen physicians under Dr. George
l.. Meylan. medical director Of the gym
nasium. and Dr. E. 8. Elliott. and Of
these. 1t was announced 80 per cent
were found physically At. One hundred
and forty men were rejected and 200
were accepted for limited service. Most
OF the reflections were caused by defec-
tive hearts and eyes. The next most
common defect was ear trouble. The
failures in the psychological were rela-
lively few. xThe Thorndike test for men,
tai alertness was used.
Rarely in its history has Columbia
witnessed such busy week. Men from
all parts Of the United States have been
arriving and next week the influx will
be at its height. A delegation from the
Pacinc Coast Is en- route to enlist In the
S. A T. c. at Columbia.
The medical examinations will con-
tinue during the coming week and until
the full strength Of the corps Is mus
tered. The passing of the medical tests
does not automatically admit one to the
s. A. T. C. Applicants with high
school credentials or from other universi-
ties must first be admitted to Columbia
University before they can be indicted
into the military corps Students Of the
university are required to sign cards
transferring them from their former
school or department into the s. A. II, c.
Men From 81 to 80 Desired.
Under ruling OF the War Department
every ablebodied American who has a
high school education and whose per-
sonal qualifications conform to uuiver-
sity standards is eligible for the g. A.
I. c. The War Department looks upon
men Of mature age. particularly men
from 81 to 36. as desirable material for
officers. The authorities at Columbia
are prepares to admit properly qualified
men of these ages.
Preparations for housing and feeding
are we'll under way, and the machinery
Is working smoothly. 1t was stated Of
ficially last night that the university
will be ready to take care OF all the
resistrants. Accommodations will be
provided in Livingston and Hartley
halls Barracks will be erected II this
should prove necessary. The Commons
will serve as a dining hall for the SOL
diers.
Consignments of uniforms and ether
equipment will begin to arrive this week
SapI "hpuT boNcp ". .. a., mas
been detailed as Adjutant, and Lieut..
Russell e. Mason as quartermaster. Both
have taken up headquarters In the School
Of Journalism.
Capt. Dove Veteran Omcer.
Capt Dove. who comes here from
Kingston. r. l.. where he has been pro-
lessor of military science In Rhode
Island State Agricultural College, is a
veteran officer who rose from the ranks
He served in Cuba In the Spanish war
In the Twelfth Infantry and was
at FL Caney. He took part
In the campaign which resulted In the
capture Of the famous Indian chief Sit
Ting bull and participated in dozen
Philippine engagements.
In addition to the S. A. T. c. the
United States Navy Gas Engine School
and the United States School of Cine
will continue to be operated.
Heights, from 114th to 120th
street, will soon be military reserva-
ion. Col. Finley announces that rigid