Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-05


kaa iess thau one hundred students
Sn Yeeeisc The presidents authority
9or THE establishments 81 q unil Of
astfser sEe junior Of senior division
asA college Iseada. too. naust agree IL
msnsaEn not less than thai number 81
agssients under tho prescribed course
81 training. when student has en-
tered upon the course III military
gFnfnlng Il then becomes i prareQnis
elite for suafion.
FOR purposes of organization the Re
keyvA Ossicses Training Corps II di
rscaiy under the supervision of ths
Eecretary 0f War But matters 0f al
nlfliatratIon. maintenance and inapec
ai0n arc 10 fssr as h Practicable, under
sae control q flle department com
SANDERS ID whose departments the ~
nkStutfon ii located Such IN arrange
nlent inssirea systematic and orderly
assignment u aac alIiecrs ii m
Graduated from the Reserve OfIlcers
Training Corps q the reserve nnits 81
10 me summer training camps
All of the supervision and contr0'
prenIoasly exercised by Inc coliegs
aaEhorIt fes remain uatifstuTbe,I
The II. q. r. &. covers not Only thf
snfantry but the Floid Artillery, Cav
airy, Engineers. signal Corps Cons
Artillery Corps. and Medical Corps II
addition. Establishment of these unit
Ib made only where special facilities
III their maintenance exist, and re
0nire particular authority of the Wa
parfInetlt AT ST Johns College tilt=
maaEa are infantry. both senior an
Major grades Appointments DC cadet
uasears and n0n.comnlissi0ned officer
&rs made from tbs two highest elasses
lianeyer they number enough mem
hass TO illl the posis lions This Il don't
M order that the student entering The
vanecd course may have the hene
al Of training III d responsible ralIef
faan III d subordinate position. and s
permit the professor of military
aeience anil tacsscs lo determine tho
Students pariIeiency at different per.
f0tia it the prescribed course.
Any student Of fourteen years of age
who Ii pllyaicaIIy flt 10 perform mill;
saEy duty may become d member of the
anls. PROVIDED that he II citizen u
she United States Il usually happen
ssat 81 Johns has some students who
are not citizens md are, therefore de
barred from Che 4. @. e e. This does
not prevent them from taking the drill
md military tactics as d part Of their
work if they wish 10 do 80.
After the completion Of two years 81
TIE prescribed work the student may
A agreeing ID continue his military
Trailing during the remainder Of hi
collegiate course, be paid at q ratt
,aal 10 the garrison ration allowed II
TIE arlny This usraiiy amounts Il
bout TO per month BESIDES ills psls
Aae governments sltsnisses All equip,
efst necessary for the military de,
rsEaent Of the college.
ii recent issue og new rifles and mi
forms was naatie possible by the sign
faaR 0E the arnistlee. The rifles which
mrs now used hy tho ST. Iohn's cadets
are the new Enfield model which wal
adopted ny the War department dur
ing the war; Great numbers Of tliess
xssias were nn hand when the nghtins
goppesl and the government Ia nov
gxuing faeln to the colleges wllici
support 4, o. II Il units. 4 the sam,
time Wien the now rifles were issucs
Ehe cadets received regulation 0liys
drah uniforms and the cadet graz
which was Sd familiar almost sifsap
paared from the streets Of 4 annapolis
lii dress affairs, however. the gra.