The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-26
ARMY TRAINING
CORPS NEWS

Men eligible to enter the colleg-
late section (section b. of the STU
dents Army Training Corps may be
indicted into the unit established ut
the Utah Agricultural College be-
ginning Monday. September 20. &C.
cording to special action Just taken
by the Board Of Trustees Of the in
stitution In conformity with author
ity granted BY the War department.
To secure induction into Section B,
men must appear At the College.
register for school work. and pass
physical examination given BY ply.
sicians provided by the institution.
Those eligible for such induction
must be graduated OF . standard
high school or possess at least thir-
lteen units Of high school work. reg
istered for military services under
the selective service regulations, and
physically fit. They should bring
their high school credits or evidence
Of their graduation from high school
| II graduates. with them. whs they
appear for induction. Men may not
be indicted into the 8. A. r. G. II
they have been designated for some
other form Of military service by
their draft boards before orders for
their induction into the 8. A. T. c.
have been placed In the hands of tho
boards. The induction of all men
eligible who registered for military
service on September ~ will be
handled by college authorities and
local draft boards. For all other
|registrants. papers concerning their
Induction must be sent to the Offices
of the Provost Marshal General, at
Washington, D. c.
1t is very important that all men
eligible to enter section who de-
,6ire to do 30 make their application
on September 2S or as soon there
after as possible. Otherwise they
may be assigned to fill the next reg
ular draft quota on October 2. and
rendered ineligible for the Students
Army Training corps.
Regular work In the s. A. +. c.
will begin on October /. Beginning |
then. all members will be fed and
housed by the College on the cam
pus. Equipment will be provided at
government expense as soon as pos
sible. To insure sufficient temper
airy equipment such as cots and
blankets, a committee of the College,
Is working In connection with CON-
mittee of the Logan Commercial
Boosters Club to arrange for the
necessary supplies. Section B will
be open for induction until October
Is. After that date no further in
auctions can be made under present /
arrangements.
Men over eighteen who do not
have At least thirteen units Of high |
school work to present are Dot elig-
ibls to Section B Of the 8. A. 7. g.
Such men may enter Section A. the
vocational section. AZ far - the
Utah Agricultural College now knows
Il has NO authority to induct such
men. They must be assigned to the
institution BY the local draft boards.
The college will receivs all such
men In the regular vocational work |
Of the institution. however. includ-
ing college work when the men are
qualified to pulsue II, - regular
students. These men will not be
members VI the 8. A. T. C. ana there |
fore will not receive uniforms. ra-
lions. quarters and monthly pay.
They may later be assigned to Sec
ton A by the local draft boards.
however. and equipment, rations,
housing and pay will date from such !
assignment. The fact that they are
in attendance at the College as reg
ular students will increase their
chances Of being so assigned. I'm