The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-09-26
The Students Army Training

The Students Army Training
Corps consists of two groups, Section
A which consists of men who have
at least thirteen units of high school
credit who receive training primarily
intended to prepare them for officers
commissions, and Section B which
consists of grammar school graduates
who will receive vocational and
technical training as carpenters,
blacksmiths, automobile mechanics,
cement workers, etc.
Which branch does the Univer-
sity of Oregon have?
The University of Oregon unit OF
the S. A. T. G. consists of Glass A
men only, that is those who have
completed 13 units or more Of high
school work or the equivalent and
who are possible candidates for OFF,
GERS commissions.
Z What pay does member of the
s. A. +. C. receive?
A student in the S. A. T. c., by
voluntary induction, becomes sol
dier in the U. s. Army, uniformed,
subject to military discipline and
with the pay of a private. In other
words, beginning October 1st, 1918,
each member of the S. A.. T. c. at
the University of Oregon receives
his uniform and equipment, the pay
ment of his incidental fee and
student body tax, his boord and
lodging and $4,000 per month. The
University of Oregon charges NO
tuition.
5 What must be done to become
a member of the S. A. T. C. at the
University of Oregon?
A student who wishes to take
advantage of this new opportunity
for officers training should apply at
once for admission to the University
of Oregon, on blanks provided for
that purpose, which includes GER
tificate of scholarship to be signed
by the high school principal. These
blanks he can secure either from the
Registrar of the University or from
his high school principal. All high
schools in the state have been sup
piled with the necessary blanks. II
is important that these applications
for admission should be sent in al
once. Only men who have com
pleted at least thirteen units of high
school work or the equivalent are
admitted.
9 What is the Students relation
to the Army?
The members of the s. A. T. c. will
be soldiers on active duty, uniformed
subject to military discipline and
with the pay Of a private.
10 How long will members of the
s. A. T. c. remain in college?
No definite time has been set but
probably from three to six months.
1t seems likely, however that
eighteen year old boys may remain
in college during therentire year.
II What choice of studies does a
member of the S. A. T. c. have?
In the curriculum of the Students
Army Training Corps the average
number of hours each week will be
as follows:
Military subjects (including prac-
ical instruction, theoretical military
instruction, and physical training
IL hours; allied subjects (including
lectures, recitations, laboratory in
struction, and the necessary prepara
tion therefor) AZ hours. Each hour
or lecture or recitation will or
dinarily require two hours of super
vised study.
The allied subjects will ordinarily
be selected from the following list !:
English, French, German, Mathe-
matics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology,
Geology, Geography, Topography and
Map Making, Meteorology, Astron-
omy, Hygiene, Sanitation, Descrip-
tive Geometry, Mechanical and Free
han Drawing, Surveying, Economics,
Accounting, History, International
Law, Military Law and Government,