South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-24
NAVAL CORPS
| At NOTRE DAME
UNIVERSITY
Inc of 80 Colleges to Have
Such a Unit-WiII Begin
Induction Wednesday.

Ensign Miller OF the United States
avy addressed the student body Of
Otre Dame university in Washing
on hall at 1880 Monday afternoon
n behalf Of the engineering depart
#nent OF the navy. and recommends
d naval service because Of the
eeds OF that arm OF the service and
Because CT the advantages il offers.
IL appeal was made principally tO
engineering students. but was made
ID connection with the proposed stu
ents' naval training corps for Notre
PANE university.
Ensign Miller gave some informa-
on regarding this proposed corps
although the naval officer especially
j etalled to visit $otre Dame for that
Hurpose did not arrive before Tues
Lay morning. The special mass
neeting at which she navy Off
r. addressed prospects for this
#orp was held In Washington hall
4 1890 p. m. Tuesday
VIII Have Naval Unit.
Notre Dame is one Of so colleges
q hitch will be permitted 20 have "a
avail unit, and 100 men are allowed
,otre Dame for that branch. Phys
caI requirements for this unit are
Il lightly stricter than for the army
nit. principally in points of height
= nd OF ability 10 speak English.
= cademic requirements are the
ame in both branches. Apprentice
#eamen will receive $3.50 per
nonth and subsistence not to exceed
Il ? per day. Six thousand graduate
4 officers are needed by December.
H919.
The needs OF the navy in order 20
q accomplish it's immense task in
Transporting men and munitions 10
Europe were dwelt upon by Ensign
3Iiller. whose appeal TO the patriot
I'M OF the students was very effect
Ive. 1T is 1000 miles 20 Berlin,
laid the officer. "and the navy has to
Harry us 5000 Of the distance
Must Choose by Oct. 1.
Students must make their choice
. . TO which branch of the service
will enter. by Oct l. Ensign
HITLER stated plainly that ne wanted
4 90 men from NOtre Dame and that
wanted particularly the en-
ineering students. Electrical and
nechanical engineers and those ac-
! TAINTED with steam engineering are
Particularly desired. Induction into
] ne naval corps al Notre Dame and
imilar schools Will be just the same
5 induction into the military branch
r S A. T. G.
Fr. Cavanaugh took advantage Of
5he meeting 10 address a few helT ful
lords 20 the new <. A r O. men.
/ Installing Telegraph Station.
= Capt William r. Murray, whose
q temporary office is i'm Walsh hall, is
arranging 70 have the medical eX-
miners. the local draft board and
ne Western Union Telegraph Co.
establish offices at Noire Dame TO
Facilitate the induction of the men
with ;he least possible delay lie
! xpects to get the process of Undue
ion under way by next Wednesday
norning. The first step will be the
4 hysical examination. The tele-
raph office will facilitate the nee
ssary release from home boards.
ne local draft board viii have full
uthority over the induction of the
nen thereafter
4 Students are still pouring into the
egistrat:on Offices. The largest
lGmber every known have entered
rom South Bend and vicinity That
Ccal boys do not yet know the con
itions of the s. a. #. e.. was shown
Monday morning 10y several high
1 chool graduates from our city who
were seeking entrance into the vo-
4 ational section, apparently not
knowing that they were eligible for
ne college section. and that gradu-
,tes from the college section would
Dave as a rule hotter military stand
Ing.