Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-08-29
TENN. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE


Now Authorized to Enroll Students
for the STUDENT Army Training
When it became evident that the
man. power bill extending the draft
to include men flom JS to As years of
age would pass, the war department
was faced with the problem of the
general military status of men be-
tween Is and 81 years of age. It
was clear that men of this age should
not be deprived of educational ad-
yantages except in case Of extreme
need, if they should desire to proceed
with their education.
The plan decided upon for The dis
position of these men is this: Ger
tain schools of recognized standing
in scholarship were designated by
the Adjutant General to enroll thes
men as regular students and to fur
nish facilities for military drill. Stu.
dents thus enrolled will be members
of the military organization known
as the Students Army Training
Corps. These men will be in the mil
itary organization of the United
States, anu subject to the odrers of
the war department but it is the
purpose of the war department not
to call these students to active mill
tary duty so long as they are doing
satisfactory work in school.
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute is
one of the Tennessee schools author
lied by the war department to give
this character of military training.
This training of students is not to be
confused with the training camps
such as has been conducted here this
summer, nor with officer training
camps. If the student shows unus-
ual ability along military lines, he
may be recommended to the war de-
partment for a regular officer train
ing camp, or he may be suggested as
technical expert and be assigned
to that character of work in the ar
my. The training camp at T. P. l.
has now closed and there will not be
such a camp in Cookeville this win
ter. The students who ONE to us
will enroll as regular students as
heretofore, and the usual courses
will be conducted. The only differ
ence will be the additional feature of
military drill, and the option offered
students between IS and 21 years of
age to take special training in Auto
Mechanics. Radio Operation, Teleg-
raphy, or Telephone Line Construc-
ton. There will be nothing to inter-
fere in the least with the regular
work offered young ladies.
Young men IS years old and over
must register for military service in
the near future. They may enter
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute and.
by virtue of their enrolment as stu
dents, they become members of the
Student Army Training Corps, where
they may remain so long as do satis-
factory school work. If they do not
enter school, they must take their
turn in the draft for active military
duty. Boys under IS years of age
will be permitted to take military
drill, but they will not be classified
in the Student Army Training Corps
Originally this plan pertained only
to men between the ages of 18 and
81 who had completed four year
course in standard high school, but
IL has now been arranged so that
those of these ages who have com
pleted the the eight grades of the ell.
school, but who have not
finished high school course, may be
inducted into military service and,
upon request, be assigned to school
so long as they do good work.
This plan offers the best possible
opportunity for young men who have
to register soon, to have a definite |
status and, at the same |
lime, to continue their education. T.
P. I. offers special Inducements, too.
The expenses here need not exceed !
$3.50 for the year, and the courses of |
instruction are admirably suited to
he nreliminarv training nacassar.u To