The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-29
DEM0b|L| |zAT|0N Of s. A. 7. 6.
ORDERED TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK

orders TO Qen1OD1llZe the University
of Idaho S. A. T. c. have been re-
ceived by Captain Luther B. Fe1ker,
university commandant. The demobil-
ization will take place at once. The first
men will be shipped about December 9
from the vocational training section and
the men from the collegiate section will
leave Moscow about December 49,
Demobilization orders were a COM
plete surprise to both the military and
civil authorities of the university. Plans
had been made to carry on the work of
training members of the S. A. T. c. to
do reconstructive work.
"The reconstruction program OF the
university will not be changed by the
DR.. E. H. Lindley, president of the
university. "Most of the members of
the S. A. T. c. will return to their
college work Many of our students in
training camps and cantonments are
coming back. The University of Idaho
has embarked on a great reconstruction
program to help its students understand
and help solve the problems that are
facing the world
could not be demobilized before De-
cember 9 because the forms for induc-
ton into the service did not arrive from
Washington until last week. By De-
cember g. however, preparations will
have been made to discharge the 800
members of Section B. After another
ten days. the military authorities will be
able to discharge members of Section A.
Men from Wyoming will probably
leave on the first day. those from south
ern Idaho on the second and those from
northern Idaho on the last, according
to Captain Fe1ker. It is impossible to
discharge all the men at once because
of the congestion this would cause on
the railroads.
Reserve officers training corps will
be established here Immediately on the
of the S. A. T. c.. This
training corps will provide officers and
any great emergency.
eff the United States had been pre-
pared, we could have won a military de-
cision in 1917 rather than in 1o18,"
said Captain Felker. During our year
and half of preparation, England and
France stood between us and Germany.
Officers cannot be made in two months
Our experience has shown that. 1t
axes training and time to make an
officer as well as an army"
Captain Fe1ker believes that the uni
,ersity may have all the equipment for
| R. 0. T. c. that she desires. Tanks,
1ldC0lIlt guns. dlIlII1lll1llO1l ana every
hing in reason will be furnished by the
ederal government if the request is
made
The R. o. T. C. is an organization pro-
-ided for by federal statute. The uni
-crsity has promised to require conpul-
sorry military training for all able bodied
irst and second year students, The
government will train and equip these
nen. On the completion of their sec
md year, they may apply for admission
o the r. o. T. c. Those men that are
accepted will become cadets, receive uni-
orm, communication of rations and ad-
ranced military training in addition to
heir regular college work.
After graduation from college, the
men become second 1ieutenants on the
reserve list IF they request it they
viii be given an additional six months
raining in any branch of the army they
lesire After this training they will be
given additional rank.
"That this training is not required
after the first two years of college
work should be emphasized" said Cap
ain Fell1er. "The government is will
ng to help these men to prepare them
selves to be of service only if they de-
sire it. There is nothing compulsory
II the R. O. T. c."