The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-14
NOTICE TO YOUNG MEN.

1oung men OF draft age may both
go to college and enlist in the army
at the same time. A plan has been
worked out by the War Department
to encourage young men already in
college, or preparing to go to college,
to pursue their studies, and at the
same time to receive military train
ing that will fit them for larger SER
vice to the country than would be
possible without college training.
The draft age will, in all pfoba-
bility, be both lowered and raised
It is not the desire Of the Govern
ment to keep any young men who
are now in college or preparing to
60 to college from pursuing their
college studies. But in order to get
the benefit of the plan worked out
by the War Department it is neces-
sary that every young man matric-
ulate in some college at once. It is
probable that Congress will soon pass
the draft Act. It has already been
introduced in both Houses, and Con-
gress will reconvene within a few
days to pass upon the age limit. Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder and
Secretary Baker have recommended
that the ages be from Is to As, IN
elusive.
Now is the time for any young
man desiring both college and mill
tary training to take advantage of
the offer made by the War Depart
ment.
There was held at Greeneville on
last Saturday conference Of teach
ers and professors, and members of
boards of education, relative to the
matter, and at this conference J. E.
Biddle was elected chairman, and
Imogene Howard, secretary. They
were instructed to take the matter
up and give it as large publicity as
possible, through the public press,
by circulars and in any other way.
For those who are not conversant
with the plan or method provided by
the War Department for young men
to prosecute their studies in college,
we are here stating succinctly the
plan and the relation Of the student
to the draft:
Status Of a Student Enlisted in the
Students' Army Training Corps.
Any student so enlisted, though in
the military service of the United
States, is technically on inactive duty
and therefore must register after he
has reached draft age and upon mo-
tice by the President. Upon stating
on his QUESTIONABLE that he is al
ready in the military service of the
United States, he will be placed au-
tomatically by his local Draft Board
in Glass V-D, as provided by the
Selective Service regulations. The
Draft Board will not cal him for in
duction so long as he remains a mem
Der of the Students Army Training
Corps.
In order that the college student
may not even appear to enjoy special
privileges, it is agreed, however, that
when the day arrives on which ac-
cording to his order number he would
have been drafted, had he not al
ready volunteered, the fact is re-
ported to the president of the col
lege, and to the Commanding Officer
at the college, who in turl reports it
to the Adjutant General. This is
the day of reckoning for the college
man. The president of the college
and the Commanding Officer will
then report to the chairman of the
Committee on Education and Special
Training Of the War Department, for
what form of military service the in
dividual is, in their judgment, best
qualified. They will recommend
either that the student should con-
tinue his studies to prepare for work
in medicine, engineering, chemistry,
psychology, economics, etc, or that
he should 60 at once to an officers
training camp to prepare for an Of
ficer's commission in the infantry,
artillery, etc., or that he should be
assigned to work in the ordnance,
ouartermaster or other staff corps or
sent Immediately to division at one
Of the camps. Col. Rees, commander
of the entire Students Corps, has
authority to dispose his men in the
way best suited to meet the emer-
rencies Of the military and national