The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-07-07
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is scheduled to arrive at Montana
state university early in July accord
ing to Maj George w. Misevic, com
mandant of the ASTRP unit on the
University campus. Capt. Robert
Isaac, formerly stationed at Ontario
California, will be commandant of
the cadets, and 1t. Richard S. Bren
nan, formerly stationed at Logan
Utah, will be the adjutant and the
personnel officer. DIR. A. S. Merrill
mathematics professor at the Univer-
sity, will act as military co-ordinator.
Upon their arrival the boys will
be issued army uniforms" declared
Major Misevic, land will be organized
under the cadet system, with mill
tary discipline.
Major Misevic pointed out that all
of the boys are high school graduates
who have scored at least lis out of
the ACT army General Test or its
equivalent), and are virtually fresh
man class at the university.
"These boys who are arriving" he
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ing when they were IL and are mem
bers of the Army Air Corps Enlisted
Reserve. Upon completion of their
ASTRP academic training, or when
they are IS, they will be transferred
to the Army Air Corps for pilot and
air crew training. Their military
training here will consist of the first
course of basic training in ROTC,
given by the ROTC staff. They will
receive no flight training, however"
Major Misevic said that these Re-
servists, though not entitled to army
pay and benefits until after call to
active duty, will receive uninter-
rupted education at government ex-
pense during the period between high
school graduation and induction into
the armed forces. At least six months
1.-TWO terms) of academic training is
assured candidates who are not over
II years months old on July l,
1914 and nine months (three terms)
of academic training is assured can
didates who are not over II years 6
months old on July 1, 1914.
AS to the program of study, Major
Misevic indicated that about two
thirds of the boys will take the B-60
course, for which they will get full
college credit at Montana state uni
vercity, the credit being transferra-
BILE. Those enrolled in the Mo or
MO course will receive partial col
lege credit, depending on the spe-
cific subjects taken.
1.-THE Mo and MO courses" he ex-
planned, "are curriculums that have
been set up for those particular young
men who have not had the necessary
requirements in mathematics, phys
les, chemistry, and other subjects.
The ASTRP training for these young
men will terminate when they are IS.
"The B-60 course is of high college
level. Upon completing this course
or upon becoming Is years old, the
cadet may become eligible for further
training in the Army Specialized |
Program"
The Mo, a two-term course, con- |
sists of mathematics, physics, Eng
lish, geography, and history. With |
the exception of history, the same
subjects, plus engineering drawing |
and chemistry, are included in the |
MO curriculum, three-term course. |
Mathematics, physics, chemistry, |
history, and geography make |
up the curriculum of the B-60 course. |
IF cadet completes term one and |
term two of the B-60 course" declared |
Major Misevic, che is then eligible |
for the BE or the 3-P course. An
engineering course, BE consists of
physics, engineering
drawing, and English. Chemistry,
physics, and English are in
cluded in the 3-P curriculum, a pro-
fessional course.
"Any ASTRP student who has al
ready enrolled in a term which has
begun and becomes IS, will not be
until the completion of that
erm"
Further placement tests will be
,iven to all the boys as suggested
~ the War department" he declared,
although they've already been classi-
led by their competitive examina-
ions of March 1914, or before"
Members of the classification board
It Montana state university are: Maj.
ieorge w. Misevic, president; DR.. r.
/. Jesse, dean of the faculty and cur
iculum representative; Dr. w. r.
Ames, testing; and Dr. A. S. Merrill,
military co-ordinator.
Though the cadets will be unable
o participate in an intercollegiate
.thletic program, complete intramural
is planned, according to
Iajor Misevic. Physical training will
10 under the direction of Charles F.
Iertler, assistant professor of phys
cal education at the university.
Arrangements for a recreational
rogram are virtually completed in
luding weekend trips, fishing, sight
eeing tours, dances, movies, and pub
cations.
The regular university faculty will
e in charge of academic training.
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