Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-22
A. AND N. BOYS
HAVE CHANCE To
CO To PRESIDE

Especial Correspondence TO The Journal
State College, N. NJ, Feb. l.
The military department of the
New Mexico College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts Is in receipt of
instructions pertaining to the sum
mer camps, for the members of the
reserve officers training corps
established at the college
for the current year. All
members of the basic course who
are recommended by the professor
of military science and tactics and
approved by the college authorities
will be allowed to attend the camp.
together with 10 per cent of the to-
tai enrolment of the junior unit if
recommended for the trip. The
senior units of the h. O. T. C. are
composed of students taking college
courses while the junior units are
composed of preparatory and high
school students.
The members of the r. o. T. C.
units in Arizona and New Mexico
are to be allowed to attend camp
at the Preside of san Francisco,
Calf, the camp opening on June
II and closing on June 20 of this
year. Transportation to and from
camp is furnished by the govern
ment, an issue of uniform clothing
is made for the use of the students
while attending the camp, which
clothing is returned to the camp
supply officer upon completion of
the camp program, full set of
equipment is also issued for the
purpose of instruction and an ex-
cellent table is set for the satisfac-
ton of the inner man. To such an
extent was this inner man satisfied
at the camp held last year that, of
| the twenty-five students who at
tended the camp from the New
Mexico college of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, all increased their
ayoirdupois from ten to fifteen
pounds, while their pep pressure
went up to 100 per cent. All OF
these students declared that they
not only obtained most excellent in
struction but enjoyed and execp-
tionally pleasant outing.
The object of the camps is tc
give the young man a clear insight
into methods of military training
| build up his physical condition
teach him a sense of responsibility
and present to him an object lessor
in clean living. The students at
tending the camps are taken ir
charge by the authorities of the
camp and furnished well directed
| and enjoyable recreation during pc
RODS which are not taken III
with military instruction, which OPP
crates to keep the young men pleas.
| antly occupied without in sight
seeing tours, informal social tunc-
tons, motion pictures. etc. In this
manner the students are enter
tanned and are not turned loose or
the streets of San Francisco to fine
amusement for themselves, it be-
ing the object to return the young
man to his home in a better. mental
j moral and physical condition thar
| when he arrived at camp II 1t Is
possible to do so.
The instruction given at the
camp, while thorough, is not of a
/ severe nature and all allowances
are made for the younger students
in order to see to it that no undue
nhysicaI strain is put upon them
medical officer of the army is
in attendance at the camp and any
AILMENTS are promptly cared for
I a thorough physical examination
being made of each student prior
TO his being allowed to enter upon
/ the instruction course.
Typhoid and smallpox PREVENT
tives are administered at the camp
or prior to leaving for the camp,
thereby insuring attending students
of immunization from these dis
eases. ,,,. ,.
| The head of the military depart
ment is receiving applications from
| the students who desire to attend
the camp, and up to date a consid-
cradle number of students have
made application.
/ From reports received from the
students who attended camp last
year, 1t is believed that there Is nc
more enjoyable and beneficial form
of recreation offered than attend.
ance at one of these r. o. T. c.
| camps, entailing, as 1t does, practi-
/ cally no expense to the student, and
| offering hi man opportunity to see
| one of the most prosperous and de-
lightful sections of this remarkable
country.