The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
f IVE COURSES ARE' OFFERED R. l. I. t..
 WORK IN SCHOOLS.
Record Enrolment In Units Is Anticipated By Command
 ant, Col. R. M. Nolan

N Five courses in military training Hin the Reserve Officers Training Rcorps are being offered at the three Thigh schools and one junior high Hschool during the coming year., ac- Ilcording to announcement Saturday af- II Iternoon by Col. R. M. Nolan, com lmanding officer of the units in the H city schools, with the approval of pr: HC. B. Glenn, superintendent Of H schools.
 Y One half credit is given to stu H dents satisfactorily completing any Il of the new courses for each semes- II ter. It is anticipated that the en- i rollment for the 1923-1924 sesfon of Il the high schools will be the largest N since the unit was organized four ISears ago An air of militarism pre- II NVailed at all schools during the past i wear. as uniforms and equipment ff were ofs regular army material and II each semester is closed with re- I view of the three> batallions. , Il All students enrolling for any of \ the courses in military training vol-- II untariIy place themselves under cer- Il tain discipline. This discipline is not Ii only administered by the War De- I partment and school officials during \ the term, but during the instruction N periods by student officers and non \ commissioned officers, who are se- | lected for their ability to exercise Il good Judgement, and to instruct in II tho duties required of them. It is not \ rigid and nothing is required which \ is incompatible with democratic II ideals. Enrolment of any student in Il any course will be taken as indication I that both he and his parents willing Il ly accept this submission to discipline
 as necessary, beneficial and desirable, \ Work is Progressive
 II Two principles which have been H used as guides n military training II are that the work be made progres- II siye; that is the drills and other in " Structiop in any semester, are not II thereafter repeated in succe eding III a part of more advanced instruction. III To carry out this principle, students H in each semester of military train III ing course, will be separately assigned Il and instructed to give full credit to H the students who take the elementary H course, that course and the first year \ l.. o. T. C. courses have been made n equivalent, and there is no repsti- Il ton in the R. O. T. C. of work cov- | cred in the elementary course. The ! The second guide is that no stu ' dent is given authority or reSponsi- II bility over others until after he had \ had four semesters of military train Il ing, wither elementary or E. o. T. Ii C. and then only when specially se- Il lected as being qualified to exer-
 
 X isfactorily passing in his academic \ work. Up to and including the t fourth semester all students will be If of the same rank and will be on the N same footing as all other students of the same semester.
 Periods And Courses
 The following periods of training Il for the four schools are as follows: |. Ensley High school, S:45 to 9:3o Il o'clock; Phillips High school, 1924 II to 1:06tp. m; Woodlawn High school, II 1920 to ;04 D. m., and Paul Hayne l school, 2:10 to o'clock,
 U The five new courses are;
 M Course "A one-year elective IN course of elementary physical and l military training, for students not M eligible to enroll in the R. Q. T. C. N (t'irst year students and those not M over 1D, Uniforms are not issued M in this course.
 M Course "B"-A two-year elective N K. Q. T. c. course for eligible stu M dents of no previous training. Once M elected is compulsory for graduation " nj feEnis are issued tos~stpde in | this- course. @eaee ae '.% 7A Al Course CA two-year elective R. ll Q. Y. C. course, for eligible graduates V of course t't;N'' or students of other \ previous equivalent training. This 4 course is in fact the last year of I course "B," plus course "D." Once N elected is compulsory for graduation, N Uniforms are issued to students in \ this course.
 \ Course "D"--A one-year elective
 course of advanced R. o. T. c. work \ open to graduates of the "B" course 4 els included in course e" as the N a nd yearD In order to take this \ SC, the student must be qualified \ to exercise limited authority and W responsibility over the. students in \ the less advanced courses, and must \ also be passing satisfactorily in his H academic work. The course includes
 theoretical work in certain military \ subjects.
 [ Course "E"-A one-year elective course of advanced R. O. T. c. work, in which the student becomes an in- structor for the students of the lower
 courses. It is therefore open only
 to selected graduates of course "C
 or course "D." who must also be
 passing satisfactorily in their aca-
 demic work. The course includes theoretical instruction in certain military subjects, more advanced V than in course "D.n E N In all of. the above courses, a credit toward graduation of per cent is given for each semester
 satisfactorily completed.