South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-26
HIGH PERCENTAGE
N. D. MEN PASS
But One of Every 80 Students
Fail to Pass Army
Examination.

Only one out Of Sc men failed TO
pass the physical examination Of APP
pIicants for the ! 4. r. O., which
was begun wednesday morning at
Notre Dame only three. i'm the
judgment OF Cspt. MURRAY failed 70
show good development. Drs. Bor-
les. Powers. Oluey lucas and Van
Rees gave the men their eXamina-
ton in the gymnasium and every
man telegraphed a. once 20 his
local board for transfer 20 the con-
troll of the ST. Joseph county board.
At "a meeting in Washington han
az p. m. Weduesdav Capt. Murray
announced that the examining
board promised to examine the men
ON Thursday at the rate OF 100 per
hour capt. Murray ordered an reg
i-tered men not vet examined 20 as
semble in Washington han al 1880
a m. and 20 remain there ill called
for and examined I'm this way all
registrants Of sept - can be eN-
amlned Thursday and can wire their
home boards for release. after which
they merely wait for their transfer
and induction.
Army service apparently is pre-
ferred 10 the naval service by the
contingent at <otrc Dame The
quota OF 100 called for 10y the naval
officers in South Bend had not been
filled by noon. Wednesday. and the
boys were served notice that those
n a .rsra
this opportunity al once as this IS
10 be their last chance
Indiana Men Today.
Indiana men. according TO report.
will be examined early Thursday.
The examiners began with the men
from Illinois. and Indiana is spoken
OF as having second place on the
list.
Answering questions from appli-
cants for the & A r. c.. Capt
Murray made clear certain points Of
interest 10 many young men con
cerned Among them were the fol-
lowing:
Men will be accepted for general
or limited service according to the
examination they pass, but those
who do not pass. are "out." Once
indicted. men cannot change at will
from one branch 10 another. The
war department will suit them as
far as possible. but no one knows
how far that will be Men register
ed June 3. 1917. June 8. 1918. and
Aug. "a. 1915. cannot be indicted
now into the S. A. T. c.: they must
T,.a
indicted. they must obey the draft.
BOYS not vet IS may enroll and
wait till OF age and registered: then
they may be examined and induct-
ed-not at present. High school
credits must be certified by the in
stitutlon CNOtre Dance before an
applicant can be examined and in
Quoted. Boys in the Indiana state
militia are advised 10 procure their
discharge from that organization
before appearing for examination
and induction.
Is Not Recruiting.
Capt Murray made il plain that
ne is not recruiting lie told the
boys to go where they pleased-to
the navy or the army But he ad-
vised them not 10 hesitate. 10 make
up their minds promptly If they
cannot do that they viii go 20
camp anyway The captain gave il
as his opinion that the registered
men between 70 and IS will all be
taken within six months or at most
nine months and that the boys now
nearing Is viii then have their
Chance-this in answer TO questions
from boys nearing g and wishing 10
get into the s. A. T. Q.
The wa department plans TO
make oct. I the day on which the
:. A. T. G. becomes an established
military fact. a day OF national i'm
port The day viii he observed in
all the X A T. O. schools with a
patriotic and military celebration.
80 timed that all over the country
tho ceremony viii take place stimuli
taneously.
I'm Naval Unit.
The following men were accepted
for enrolment in the naval reserve
at the university yesterday:
Carl Edward Schubert. Kenneth
Joseph McCracklin. Joseph Paul
Kenny, Walter Joseph Stuhldreher.
Philip Russ. Paul James Casey.
Aloysius Bernard Mcdonald. Hurley
James McCord Harry Joseph Har-
riEan. Alfred Henry stock. Ernest
Dewey Sanders. James Quinn Dor
gan
Zenor Amile Dupaquier Thomas
Raymond Kinney. Francis Michael
Curry Thomas William Finster-
back. Vincent Joseph Hanrahan.
Gilbert Ryan. James Nathaniel Nc
Grl. Walter Peter NcKenna. Rich
ard Wendell SCallau Raymond John
Mara. George Lewis Gluechert. Ed
ward Francis Hiitz, Dalhert Frauk
Joseph NinCh
John Tilson Higgins Carl Ber-
nard Fites, Louis John Jonas. Nor
ris Solomon Eossiu. Frederick Rich