The Washington herald., 1918-09-27
G. u. TO TRAIN
new OFFICERS
College Cantonment Starts
Year as School for Young
Leaders.

1 Georgetown University got under
way yesterday as one of Americas $
cantonments for the training of men
to be officers and soldiers in the
/ iever-growing army of the United
: States. Approximately 500 students
/ in the academic department lined
I up yesterday afternoon for the first
general assembly since the uni
versity went on a war footing.
| with Mai. z. v. Bookmiller. U. s.
/ A., in charge of student military
activities, classes were heard for
the first time in the department OF
! arts and science and plans formulat-
| ed for training and drilling the
! students assigned to this university
] in the war departments system Of
Student Army Training Corps.
The medical and dental schools
of the university also held their re-
spective openings yesterday under
the same military discipline and in
struction which will govern the
main department OF the university.
the school of arts and applies
sciences.
700 For Law School
The law school will open October l
with an enrolment of approximately
| 100 students, il was-announced by the
university authorities.
+ II was announced that one, of the
| two new school buildings OF Trinity
Parish, constructed last year, has
been taken. over by direction Of the
War Department to house 500 medical
and dental. students who will live in
these new dormitories under the same
| discipline.
Kitchen police" new term to
which thousands OF university and
preparatory school students will be
accustomed this year, will go into ef-
feet at the Hilltop this morning.
Seventy students were chosen from
various classes to serve breakfast
this morning and assist in the kitchen.
Another quota will be selected for
this service tomorrow.
The task of feeding 800 students in
Ryan mess hall. where quarters were
formerly considered filled with a stu
dent body of go. must be taken up
week. Approximately 600 men ate
supper in the hall last night
Three Real Messes.
It IL now Observation-Disclosures
supper" at the mess hall OF the uni
versity. the noon lunch having dis
appeared as the student body went
on army ratiOns and under general
military rule.
Instructors have been sent to. the
college from Plattsburg and other
training camps. The students will
receive their new uniforms by the
first OF October and will be divided
into companies as soon as drill
classes can be started.
Lieut.. ]. Frew Hall. commanding
officer of the local navy mobilization
office, will have charge OF the naval
unit at Georgetown which will num-
ber 100 students. Students are be-
ing selected today for this branch
of the service.
Awards Are Presented.
After the assembly exercises yester-
day awards were presented to honor
students OF last year, the presenta-
ton being made by the Rev. John B.
Creedon, S. J., president OF the uni
versity. Addresses were made to the
students by Father Creedon, Mai
Bookmiller and Lieut.. Hall. The stu
dents were welcomed in a speech by
the Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, dean Of
the arts and sciences department.
officials Of the university said last
night the enrolment in the arts and
science school this term will probably
be twice as great as any previous en-
rollment in the history Of the uni
versity.