Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-06
RADICAL CHANGE
MADE IN RULING
ABOUT TRAINING

AugUstana college is in receipt
Of a statement from the war de
partment changing the regula-
tons concerning military training
in colleges. For the information
of all young men expecting to at
tend college during the coming
academic year, the essential parts
Of this statement are appended:
THE following statements outline
the general plan under which the
students army training corps will
operate under the changed condi-
tons produced by the revision Of
the seleCtive service law:
y. All young men, who were
planning to go TO school this fall
should carry out their plans and do
so. Each should go to the college of
his choice, matriculaJe, and enter
as a regular student He Will, Of
course, also register with his 10
cal board on the registration day
set by the president AS soon as
possible after registration day,
probably on or about Oct I, OPP
pOrtUnity viii be given for all the
re gularly-enroIled students to be
indicted into the students army
training corps at the schools where
they are il attendance. Thus the
corps viii be organized by voluu-
tary induction under the salectiye
service act, instead OF by enlistment
as previously contemplated.
The student, by voluntary Undue
ton, becomes a soldier in the Unit
ed States army. uniformed, subject
10 military discipline and with the
pay of a private. They viii sim
LltaneCUsly be placed on full active
duty, and contracts Will be made as
soon as possible with the colleges
for the housing, subsistence and in
structiOn Of the student soldiers.
%, officers, uniforms, rifles and
such other equipment as may be
available viii be furnished by the
war department. as previously an
nounced.
%. The student-soldiers will be
given military instruction under Of
fcers of the army and will be kept
under observation and test TO de-
termine their qualification as Off
er-candidates and teachnical ex-
perts, such as engineers, chemists
,.
the men will be selected according
to their performance, and assigned
TO military duty IN one Of the fol-
lowing ways:
ga He may be transferred 10
central officers training camp.
"(b) He may be transferred 70 a
non commissioned officers training
school
"(c) He may be assigned to the
school whore he is enrolled for fur
Their intensive work IN n specified
line for limited specified tins,
I'D lie may be assigned to the
vocational training section OF the
corps for technician training Of mill
itary value.
"(e) He may he transferred 90 a
rantonment for duty with troops as
a private,
- Similar sorting and FeassigH- |
nent Of the men will be made at |
periodical intervals, as the require 1
ments Of the service demand. 1t 4
cannot be now definitely stated how /
.ong q particular student viii re- /
main at college. This will depend /
IN the requirements of the mobil- !
Zati0H and tbs age group to which /
Ie belongs. IN order ~ keep the 1
init at adequate strength, men viii /.
1e admitted from secondary schools /
~ transferred from depot Brigades !
is the need may require
Students VIII ordinarily not be |.
permitted 10 remain on duty in the
-Ollege unite after the majority CT
heir fellow citizens OF like age have
cen called TO military servfcs at /