The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-11
PRESIDENT kEOz|E
Of N. A. c. GIVES
ADVICE TO ORAFTEES
TELLS OF ADVANTAGES AND
MILITARY TRAINING AT THE
PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

The editor is in receipt of the fol-
lowing splendid letter from President
Frank S. Kedzie' Of the M. A. c.,
which in view of the fact that the reg
istration of Thursday, September IL,
will concern so many men whom this
letter will be instructive to, we glad
ly publish. 1t is as follows:
Sept. 7, 1913.
Dear Sir:
In bringing to the e-attention of the
prospective college students the ad-
yantages offered by the M. A. c., it is
well to bear in mind that this is the
oldest military institution in the state
for its course in military science was
established by action of the war de-
partment in 1885. It's graduates
have made good in every field of effort
and none recommended by the mill
tary department have failed to secure
recognition by the war department In
the present conflict.
Under the new draft laws, all men
from 1S to As, physically fit, not ex-
empted for some cogent industrial
reasons. will be sent to one of two
places, the cantonment or the college.
No preferred or sacred class of stu
dents will be created by this college
work for everyone has an equal op-
portunity. For those Of less than
high school education, there is the
vocational school where motor me-
chanics, radio, carpentry, and horse
shoeing are taught. Fer those with
high school or better, the student will
enter upon. the academic courses. The
vocational school is filled by voluntary
induction through your local draft
board while the latter school is enter
ed i'm the same manner as you ordinar-
ily enter college. What are, then the
necessary steps to be taken to enter
When you register on Sept. IL, you
| inform the local draft board that you
are a high school graduate and intend
entering M. A. G. en- Oct. l.. You
report at East Lansing on that day
before noon if possible and see the
registrar. and present the evidences
of your high school graduation. Or
October / you will be formally induct-
ed into the military service CT the
United States and by that act you be-
come a soldier in active service entitl.
ed to all the rights and privileges anc
accepting all the responsibilities per
tanning thereto. The privileges In.
clude the pay of $50 per month, board
i lodging, DeuQlnR, clOInlnB anu Iui'
| tion as we'll as medical care. Youl
only necessary and unavoidable ex
perses are for text books and laundry
What will your responsibilities be
You will be under the laws of mill
tary discipline, under military author
ity, the same as soldier at Camp
Custer or in France.
Whatw i'll you study? There vii
be IL hours per week of strictly mil
itary instruction, IA hours of pre-
scribed class work and % of super
vised required study of subjects close
ly allied to military matters. Fol
those entering the engineering cours'
or veterinary work, there will be lit
tie or no change in the regular pro
gram. Those in the other course
will take such work as the govern
ment decides is of military value. Tn,
prescribed course will be closely fol
lowed.
Whittier does this lead you? "A
the end of three months there will b.
day of settlement. If you hav
done poor work, you will be returne'
to duty at a cantonment but il, a
our English friends say, you hav
"done one top hole" you will be rec
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