The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-24
First Days S. A. T. C. Exams at
Washburn a Success.
Fine Type of Manhood Report
ing to Captain Shaw.
GOOD MATERIAL FOR FOOTBALL
Promising. Outlook From Men
for Military Training.
Second Barracks Undoubtedly
VIII Have To Be Built.

One hundred and fifty young men,
candidates for admission into the
Washburn college unit of the stu
dents army training corps. were lined
up at the back door Of the Thomas
gymnasium on the campus at o'clock
this morning. The men in line today
were the first grist to pass before the
mill OF doctors and surgeons-and
only one man of the bunch examined
today was rejected, one man was taken
for limited service, and one man was
told to come back tomorrow for sec
ond chance.
Apparently the men have been in
structed to report in sections of ap-
proximately $50 men each day. Ac-
cording to the present registration of
applicants for the school this sched-
ule means that $50 men will go thru
the examination mill today and the
same number tomorrow. This will
leave a nucleus of rs to start with
Thursday morning, and it's expected
that before this rs go thru the line at
the door will be increased to at least
100. 1t is thought that about IS or
100 men who have not yet signified
desire to enter the corps will present
themselves for both registration and
examination not later than o'clock
Thursday morning. This hour is not
final as applicants for the corps will
receive consideration up to October 1
and maybe longer.
Barracks Ready Saturday.
Under the able direction of Prof. r.
E. ScameH the Washburn college bar
racks will be finished and ready for
occupancy by Saturday night, accord
| ing to a statement made by the con-
tractors today. This will bring the
building into use some three days be-
fore. the time stipulated in the build
ing contract for completion of the
| building. 1t seems certain now that 1t
will be necessary to begin the erection
of d second barracks on the campus
at once. The present barracks, the
! one to be finished Saturday, is built
for the accommodation Of $50 men,
and already there are 10 more men
fesistered than the number planned
for.
4 Coed Football AEateTia4 .---.-=r
One Of kethe peculiar features OF the
| first days examination quota was the
] fact that for some reason unaccounta-
BILE Coach Elmer Bearg, of the Wash
burn football team, has routed his
| the team-Out of bed and had them in
| line early enough that most of them
| were assured of first places in the
| line. A view of the stripped candi-
dates waiting in line before the doctors
| today confirmed advance reports that
Washburn college will enter a regu-
| lar beef trust in the KancaS confer
ence race this year.
The men who came up to the line
i outside the back door of the Thomas
gym were handed sheets of paper on
which we've set of typewriter in
| structions. The men from the time
they enter the door of the building
on the first step of the examination
are told exactly what to do, how to
do, and when to do it. Also Captain
Shaw was watching the men closely
| on their ability to heed and under
stand the instructions.
First thing the men do after being
admitted thru the back door of the
gym is to strip. Then they fall in line
before corps OF stenographers. where
they give the history of their lives.
iThey get the first part of the physical
examination at this point, chest ex-
i pansion. height, weight and such.
Then upstairs into the big gym room
proper. Here they are given the ex-
animation for the heart and lungs. for
the feet and the parts of the torso, the
teeth and throat, and for kidney or
bladder trouble. Passed successfully
so far, each man presents himself to
DIR. A B. Jeffrey. surgeon in chief.
who passes on the examination given
and either rejects or accepts the ap-
plicant. This completes the physical
exa mination.
The men are then told to dress, ex-
cept that one shoe must be left un-
! laced. They make out what is known
as a personnel card-the first step to-
wards the acquisition of an army rec
ord-and are instructed in the admin
istration and formulas of anotments
4 and insurance. Next they are in
formed as to just what steps must be
taken to be inducted and how to get
induction papers from the local
boards. Finally every man passed as
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