Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
No Exceptions Are Made.

No Exceptions Are Made.
nations as some Of the senators
thought must be. The same rule ap-
plies to all boys of eighteen who are
well enough educated to pass the en-
trance requirements of the colleges
and universities. There are enough
institutions to accommodate them all.
Boys who could not pass the entrance
requirements to colleges and who have
only grammar school education will
have opportunity to apply for admis-
mission to vocational schools. There
may not be enough of such technical
schools, but it has been suggested
that the overflow might be taken care
the supervision of instructors select
ed and paid for by the government.
But as far as the colleges are con-
cerned all boys of eighteen who are
ready for college will be embraced
under the new plan. They will be sol.
to military service at camp when the
other eighteen-year-o boys are sum-
moned. which Is expected to be after
those between nineteen and thirty-six
Certain exceptions will be made in
the case Of technical and scientific
students who will be assigned for
longer periods for intensive study In
SOeClauZeQ
those students shall be the opinion of
the college instructors as expressed
in their examination marks will be
taken into consideration by the mill
tary commander at the different col
leges But the final decision rests with
dents, like the others, will be soldiers
in every sense of the word, wearing
the uniform of privates and obeying
military discipline. The Students
A TT a hA
part of the Army. just the same as the
Medical Corps or the Quartermaster
Corps or any other corps.
Called *Paternalistic Act"
This plan has been in evolution for
many months. Yet when a published
article about It was read in the
Senate on Friday some Of the sena-
tors acted as II they had never
heard Of it before. They promptly
ascribed 1t to the democratic admins
tration as q "paternalistfo act" and
Senator Wadsworth thought he saw
politics in it.
Had he but been in touch with
what has been going on in the col
leges and the War Department for
the last six weeks, at least, he would
have known that the plan was mapped
out by the leading educators Of the
country-republicans as well as dem
ocrats-in cooperation with high
omcers Of the United States Army,
who, presumably. are not thinking
about politics. but the best way to
get good officers 30 that the war
can be won.
But senators are busy nowadays
and cannot keep up with everything
going on in Washington, and the
New York senator just didn't know
about 1t, that's all. Another sena-
tor made the error OF misquotinE
during the debate the published arti-
Gle in question, which specifically
said the War Department has Just
agreed to enter into contracts with
upward Of 400 universities and col
leges" to pay the tuition and board
of those who will have become mem
bers Of the Students Army Training
Corps after October l.
Gets Meaning Transposed.
The senator in question. although he
must have heard that sentence read
from the clerks desk, transposed It to
read that 1.-The War Department has al
ready contracted with 400 educational
Institutions for this service" Several
senators wanted to know by what au-
thority it had been done. It hadn't been
The War Department had. however. to
save time. sent out blank contract forms,
and scores Of college presidents. with
whom the plan had besn tasen up in
formally, were assured of the govern