Word: drafting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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While investigations and accusations prevail at Washington, a bill to enroll men for the draft as they come of age waits for passage. In spite of the Administration's backing, little action has apparently been taken to hurry through this measure. Although we might condemn the lack of foresight in not providing for such a matter when the draft became law, yet the present need is for instant remedy. Within a short while, if we are to follow our schedule, another increment of draftees must be called out. Although there may be no necessity for summoning men outside of Class...
...enrolling men as they come of age the War Department will always have within easy reach a large number of recruits well fitted for military service. Since we are no yet in that serious condition which forces our allies to conscript everyone capable of bearing arms, we hesitate to draft men under age. Although necessity may not demand this step, yet it does require that all who are of age be enrolled as soon as possible...
...emergency course in industrial electricity will be offered by the Engineering School to graduates of high schools or seniors in such schools as are approved by the college. This course is designed to prepare for technical positions students who are subject to the national draft or to fit students not within draft age, to fill positions in electrical industries, made vacant by the drafting of electrical engineers. Applications for admission to this course will be considered from students presenting certificates from their school principals testifying as to their fitness for scientific work. The work will be distributed over three terms...
...last Washington order, the R. O. T. C. has becomes a cause for exemption from service in the draft army and is now a preparatory school for commissions. That is to say, any member of Military Science 2 cannot be drafted as a private without first having an opportunity to become an officer. Many men now in the corps are abusing this privilege; they are cutting drill as often as they think they can without losing their good standing with the Military Office. The two who have been discharged are not the only ones who have deserved the penalty,--they...
Qualifications for candidacy to the new school are three in number: the applicant must be of age, though not subject to draft for military service; he must consent to pursue the three months' schooling to the end; he must be able and willing to serve without pay for two years as a scout master...