Smyrna times., 1925-02-25
CIV. v. SCHANTz KENT COUNTY
HEAD MILITARY TRAINING CAMP
is GOVERNMENT REPRESENTA-
TIVE HERE FOR APPLICANTS
Young Men Wishing to Avail Them
selves of Opportunity to Enroll in
Military Camps Should Apply Early

SELVES OI opportunity " LNTOll III
Military Camps Should Apply Early
Fifty-two hundred youths, from
schools, farms, and factories scatter
ed throughout New York, New Jersey |
and Delaware, will be enrolled this |
summer for the Citizens Military |
Training Camps in the Second Corps |
Area, Major-General Charles p, Sum-
neral announced at Governors Island |
Saturday. This figure represents the
largest number of vacancies for civ
ilian training yet assigned to the local
corps area, exceeding the allotment
of last year by almost two thousand.
Camps will open July l and continue
iE operation throughout the summer
Every student is to be a volunteer
and must pass the mental and physi
cal tests adopted by the War Depart
ment. Students will range from sew
enteen to twenty-fOur years.
As a result of experience gained in
conducting boys camps during the
past four years in all parts of the
country, the War Department plans
numerous improvements designed to
make the training and recreation pro-
grams more attractive to the young
ters at the 1925 camps.
Admittance, however, will be under
the same conditions as. during other
years, General Summerall said. Food,
uniforms, railroad fare to camp and
return, athletic equipment, and all
camp facilities are furnished by the
Government without expense to the
student.
Six Camps Are Open This Summer
Six camps for this corps area are
named in General SummeralPs an
nOuncement. Pattsburg will again be
the principal camp site, young men of
the frst-year class being centered
there, as well as advanced students in
infantry studies. Other advanced
classes-called Red, White, and Blue
courses-will be held at Madison Bar
racks, N. Y, for field artillery; at
Fort Hancock, N. j., for coast artil-
lery; at Fort Ethan Allen, VT, for
cavalry; at Fort dupont, Del, for en-
gineers, and at Camp Alfred Vail, NJ.
for Signal Corps. Specialists in var
ious professions who hold commissions
in the Organized Reserves will be
called to duty to aid in non-military
studies, under the War Department S
plan, the troops of the Regular Army
being occupied largely with drill and
shooting instruction. 1t is also plan
ned to give individual attention to the
physical training of each student to
correct unfavorable tendencies in the
growing youth. Data compiled from
records of camps of previous years is
now being studied by the War De-
partment with this end in view.
Enrolment of $4,000 Youths June
Enrolment of $4,000 youths by
! June l has been set as the goal to be
. reached. Under the arrangements an
q nounced, civilian aides to the Secre-
Y tary of War, appointed from each
f State and from each of the nine Army
corps areas, will direct the progress
J., Of the drive within their own terri.
n tories, working in conjunction with
g Army officials. Following the approx.
d al of President Coolidge of the House
f and Senate's increase of $487,471 owe
v the Budget Estimate for quota!
n have been allotted for $4,000 student!
S on the basis of one vacancy to ever
9. 1000 residents in all States. The or
d iginal Budget estimate permitted tn,
5. enrolling of 100000.
n q, The aim of the C. NJ. T. Camps,
l. the announcement says, ''is to brini
t. together young men of all types, for
% eign and native born; to develop clos
IF er national and social unity; to teac
10 the privileges, duties, and responsible
,e tiles of citizenship; to show the publ
,e by actual example that camp instruC
n. tions of the kind contemplated will
e. to the liking of their sons; that
will develop them physically and mer
ld tally and teach Americanism in il
w true sense.
ne "Any boy between II and "a VIII
be can pass the physical and mental e1
IS. animation of the War Departmer
s. may go to the camps. All expense
are paid by the Government, incluC
ad ing food, uniforms, and railroad fan
k to camp and return.
tx Specially selected Army Officer
ty and specialists from civil life condu,
IT, the camps. 1t will be the endeavor
ey the best instructors in the Army
teach respect for proper authorit,
lrt add stamina and virility to youn
us manhood; develop self-reliance; teaC
1T. observation and decision; remove mi
in conception and make for true demo
irt raey.
de c. w. Schantz in Charge of Kent c
'in Anyone desiring further inform
M tiOn or application blanks apply
Ter Prof. C. WV. Schantz, County Chai
man, Smyrna, Delaware. Those wis
an ing to enroll should do so at an ear
of date in order to have their apple
lrt, tions approved before the allotYne