Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-25

| years, and probably as evidence to show
! Congress the popular demand for this
! training So II you are interested, send in
| your application.
REVIEW OF
| QUALIFICATIONS.
This offer applies to all boys and
young men between the ages of 16 and
| IS years, at the Civilian Training Camps
/ which are to be opened In Army Corps
areas all over the country. There is no
string attached, requiring entrants to
serve any period OF time in the United
/ States Army. All those who take this
/ training and prove capable at It, will
| gain & degree Of eligibility for commits
I sions in the Army If they ever do desire
/ to enter the military service at a later
| date.
/ The plans now being formulated for
/ such camps, contemplate a monh Of train
ing for 10SO0 young American citizens
/ 1t is hoped that these camps may prove
satisfactory enough for arrangements to
! be made on a larger scale in the future
! Lieutenant Cod. Totten. who is in charge
of this work, says that approximately 15,-
/ COO Implications have already been fled
1t is planned to have from 1900 to / $50
boys in the camp Of each corps area. The
J
care possible to give boys from all walks
/ OF life a chance.
| In order to be eligible. the applicant
! must, In addition to being within the re
/ quired age limit, be an American citizen.
or at least have taken out first natural
zatfon papers; be physically fit, thong h
no rigid specifications Will be necessary
must take the regular snti-typhoid pro
phylaxis and be vaCcinated against small
pox before arrival at camp, such treat
ment being given free of charge by
Army surgeons TO all who have not doc
tors certificates dated within three years
/ and must submit certificate to the effect
that he is Of good moral character and
average general intelligence. signed by a
school master clergyman, priest or rab
! bi. Those under IS years of age must
/ have parental consent.
/ Each student viii bring to camp only
one piece of hand luggage. containing
night clothes, underwear. socks, towels
and toilet articles. He will be issued.
free of charge, q complete assortment Of
camp clothing, including a service hat,
a black tie. two olive drab suits, puttees,
shoes. a raincoat and sundry other
| equipment, even unto a mosquito bar, if
necessary. Ammunition will be provided
in accordance with the small arms firm g
regulations. NTQOu 1000 IN SulutLehl
quantities is emphasized and will be pro
vided "as prescribed by the Secretary
of War from time to time" No one who
has seen that genial parsonage would
doubt his sympathetic feeling in passing
upon this momentous phase of the equip
ment.
The one expense the student will have
| is the preliminary paying Of whatever
railroad fare is necessary to take him
to camp. He will be reimbursed after
arrival there at the rate of cents a mile.
If this arrangement is not convenient.
| the Government viii furnish raiirOa d
tickets and pay back the cost OF meals
consumed during the period Of travel.
These camps are called Red, White and
Blue camps to designate the three diff
ferent classes of training offered. Only
the Red beginners camp will be open
TO those who have had no military train
| Ing. In order to attend the White and
Blue camps 1t ia necessary to have had
previous military training. Particulars
regarding these camps will be given to
individuals desiring to look further into
this matter by the office Of the Command
ing General, Headquarters, LIST Corps
Area. 90 Chauncey street. Boston. Mass.
The training at all three grades OF
camps is based primarily on the old
! PIattsburR training camp. The program
for the Red Camps includes infantry
drill, rife Workmanship, camping and
marching. military courtesy, personal by
giene, physical training, athletics, cere
monies and parade reviews. The physi-
cal training, athletic coaching and mill
tary instruction are all to be under the
direct supervision of experts.
Special emphasis is laid on the train
Ing to make the men physically fit and
give them an idea of how to keep in that
condition. Studies of the draft statistics
made in the surgeon generals office show
that every year nearly 4OO0O boys reach
their maturity with physical defects
which, if permitted to go uncorrected,
will impair their efficiency and useful
ness for later life But to the casual OBJ
server, many of these cases would ap-
pear physically normal.
There will he in all the camps moving
pictures. libraries and recreation halls
for dancing and other entertainments
The camps will be fitted out with at
tractive hostess houses, as are the Regu-
lar Army camps, where friends and rela
tives can be entertained by attendant
students Arrangements will also be made
so that plenty of girls will be able to
attend the camp dances.
Students are encouraged to bring mu
steal instruments for an organization of
camp music. There probably will be
dramatics also. and when the camp af-
fords the facilities, there will be swim
ming parties for the boys. There will
also be all kinds of athletic tOurna
ments, including baseball games and
tennis matches