The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-24
TRAINING CORPS TO Be
MAINTAINED At VA.

Sop~<'A<sa 70 Inv Dk1Eu1uOuQ y
Charlottesville. Va. Fab. IA
new reserve ofIicer1 training corps,
entirely different from the 8 A. r. c.
and old r. o. T. c., win be estabnshed
by the government At universittes and
colleges next fall This plan was out
lined to the students Of the Univer-
sity OF Virginia by IAeuten ant Colonel
A + Pendieton, Of the. general st1n.
s.4a0 sxS4.. k-- - f-sae1::zs
the Twenty-sixth division of the A. 4.
F. in Franco
The course. which win be entirely
optional will consist only Of work OF
a theoretical nature, supplemented by
physical training during the college
session. To give the necessary tacti-
cal experience, two summer camps Of
six weeks each wfn be run each SUM-
mer, and each student taking the
work must attend ut least two camps
during his four yoar1 work. ON
GERS Of instruction viii be furnished
by the government. but the work win
be under tho direct supefviefon Of the
college authorities, and WIN interfere
In no way With Acadsm1ic gtvdieR
Beddes fnfauExy units. units fn Aeld
artillery. coast artillery, engmesRfne
and ngnAnng v1n b estabiiA1bed. ana
AL necessary equipment furn1a1sad ~
the guvornmauk Thus. n . Geld n.
tiIlery unit b formed. guns anA
equipment va1ned It $3.50, 90 IWfn b
placed at tho disposal Of tho fnstitu-
ton. an Of which vim b of tAe lnteae
type
Colonel Fund,sAsn rseDmnssndsa
Chat ths Unaveeu1ty - Virgins estzS-
fish coast artillery. enginee ring and
signal corps untta. Il n decides b form
r. O. +. c. IN plan VIII - brought
before the hoard Of vfsitoFu ~ Gheix
next meeting.
Problems pecuiiAx to cha st1te Of
Virginia and conditions resulting from
the war have been receiving special
attention by The schools OF political
science and economies 1T he univer-
phasized In such courses ~ STATE
and Municipal Government" public
Finance" 'Busines Organization"
Money and Banking and Growth
OF American Industry" Tho major
political problems Of tho war have re-
ceived detailed study In the course GA
constitutional government. while the
peace conference In now being dealt
with by the course on international
law and relations. The question Of
reconstruction Is being taken up IN
Growth Of American In0ustry.~
Public Finance BustneR Organi-
zatfon" ana Commercial GoograpfYy.~
Two separate terms viii feature thin
summer In the summer school, OF
which Professor Charles G.. M1ph1S n
director. In tho first term Of sfx
weeks. beginning June - snd closing
August z. ali OF the regular courses
advanced and elementary. Vim be Of
fered The second term. opening
August 4 and ending September 6. win
consist Of thoee courses required for
summer school profeadon1l certificates
IN Virginia and . few Of the ed-
vanced oourses for which demand II
greatest
Professor Harry Chrk. one Of tbs
committee controlling the summer
school of the south At Knoxville.
Tenn. VIII a<ssst Professor MAphis In
the education department DR..
George A. Wauchope, Of thu Univcr-
city OF South CAROLINA who v&s away
last summer on . leave Of ahsa0ca.
will resume his work hero IN luna
Miss Emma Ody Pohl. with hax
corps Of aasiseAnts nom tho MhRio-
sippf Industrial institute and college,.
win again have charge OF the depart
ment OF physicAI education. and II
already preparing a pageant to b
given In the summer.
Az a number Of summer institutes
including the summer school OF the
south. at Knoxville. Tenn. win not
open this summer. Indications are that
the registration at Virginia win ex-
coed the average OF 1.4oo.
The preliminary announcement OF
the summer school VIII come from the
press In about tan day1