OUTLINES MILITARY PLAN

"One of the gratifying results of the war" said Col. Goetz last night to a CRIMSON reporter, "is the enthusiasm throughout the entire country among colleges and universities toward military training in the future. Among the great lessons learned from our gigantic preparation for the world war were the experiences that men obtained in the officers' training camps. It was learned very early in the war that not much training could be given in three months, the time allotted to each camp. These camps might have been more appropriately called selection, or selection-and-training camps, as in every camp it was a matter of selecting the man best suited to fill the place, his teaching, training, and suitability having been acquired before he reached the camp.

Colleges Offer Best Solution For Future.

"Very little accomplished in the camps of the past, goes toward solving the problems of the future. They still remain to be solved--and the schools and colleges of the country offer the best solution.

"This matter is now being given much serious consideration by the War Department. Outlines of courses in Military Science will soon be offered to the leading colleges of the country. Should these plans meet with the approval of the various college faculties, the first big step toward reaching the most desirable young men of the country will have been successful. These courses are planned normally to cover a period of four years and include a large part of the theoretical and technical part of the education necessary to a successful officer, the practical part of the student's education being reserved for the summer camps. Where colleges desire it, instruction will be given in equitation and horsemanship; and courses on gas engines and tractors along with the theory of traction for mobile artillery.

"It is planned to arrange the summer camps so as to include different college units within the same camp, in order to instill the element of competition and esprit de corps."

Colonel Goetz emphasized especially the fact that the coming R. O. T. C. will be different from that of the past in that it will not interfere with other studies and activities but will be a group of academic courses, and that it will take for granted as far as possible that the principles of infantry drill, interior guard duty and small arms firing will have been previously learned.

Col. Goetz will be glad to answer personally any questions from students in the University. His office is in University 1