Smyrna times., 1925-06-03
MANY YOUTHS ARE EAGER TO
ENROLL IN TRAINING CAMPS
DELAWARE BOYS AMONG THOSE
WHO WILL TAKE TRAINING
Second Corps Area Ahead of Its Fig
ures of Year Ago, Showing Keen
er Interest in Government Offer

camps, enrolment IN the Second Army
Corps Area has more than doubled the
figure reached at this time last year,
Major General Charles P. Summerall
announced today at Governors Island,
following report of Reserve officers
of the 18th New Jersey Division who
have volunteered to help fill the C.M.
I. C. quota for their home localities.
This is the largest number of boys
yet enrolled from New Jersey and
Delaware and completes more than
sixty per cent. of the vacancies allot-
ed to the 18th Division sector. From
the total of six thousand candidates
authorized the Second Corps Area,
1900 have been set aside by General
Summerall as the quota for the 18th
Division area, which includes all |
counties in the states of New Jersey
and Delaware.
More than two thousand other ap-
plications have been received at Gov
ernors Island, the announcement said.
The 77th Division sector, comprising
the Metropolitan sector, has sent 1045
and the 98th Division area, embracing
northern New York State, 1107.
So enthusiastic has been the re-
sponse to the call of PlattSburg that
authorization from War Department
for increases in all quotas throughout
the corps area is practically assured.
For the past four years, the General
said, New York has taken over addi-
tional vacancies from other corps
| area where the demand has not been
so great.
| Young men between II and "a who
measure up to the mental and physi-
cal standards set by the War Depart
ment, are urged by General Summer
all to apply for enrolment before
May 25, the new date now set for the
closing of the campaign.
Owing to the popularity Of the
! Plattsburg Camp site, there are to be
two encampments this year, one open
ing July /, and the other August 3.
Both will continue in operation thirty
: days. These will be for first year
students and for advanced candidates
in the Infantry course.
The regular G.. VI. T. c. season will
begin August and will also be for
: thirty days, with training in the basic
l. and infantry courses at Plattsburg
}. the Coast Artillery at Fort Hancock
y. j., the Field Artillery at Madison
II Barracks, n. Y, Engineer course al
Fort DUPONT, Del, the Cavalry at Fort
Ethan Allen,Vt., and the Signal Corps
$ at Camp Vail, y. J.
Athletics this year will ocme in fol
st Athletics this year will come in fo-
d cording TO arrangements now under
j, way. Coaches and experienced in
4 -tructors i'm all sports are to be calleC
t. TO duty from among Reserve officer
who have been prominent in athletics
Because Of their Importance in teach
ing coordination, poise, and self-con
troll games are to be supervised a
l. carefully a- any other training &C
- ,vity Of the camps.
Better citizenship, hygiene, spiri
of community, how to work, play an
eat were among things General Sum
neral said yesterday the training a
a c. NJ T. c. Camp would teach tn
young American who enrolls for thi
summers encampment
Living in the great outdoor, unde
the most favorable conditions Of out
door life" he said, these youngsteI
thrill to the joy of living and bubbl
over with enthusiasm. Every featuI
that makes summer camps popula
with sturdy young manhood is preser
here.
"You mothers Of young men b
tween the ages of II and "a have Il
opportunity to enroll your sons ;
members of the governments tranir
camps with full confidence that the
will be under the watchful guidan,
of experts competent to develop
your sons those qualities so essenti
to leadership and mastery among me
"In addition Army officers skilled
the art of training youth will sta
the boys on the road to a cOmmissit
in Officers Reserve Corps, so that
, the event of a call to the colors tht
n may hold rank as officers. But the
is no obligations for the students
serve an enlistment or commit ther
selves in any way for future service
Physical culture teachers will s
pervise their bodily welfare and gui
their recreatiOnal activities. Their S
. cial life, too, comes under the gui
ance of a resident hostess-a wOm
practiced in the social arts, who
province it is to arrange and chapt
one all social activities.
"But over and above every 9th
consideration, the boy attending
c. NJ. T. c. will render to his count
a splendid patriotic service worthy
w. good devoted American citizens, whi
= after all, is the highest aspiration
n. each and every one Of US"