U. S. SOLDIERS TO BE TRAINED AT DARTMOUTH

Over 250 newly drafted men are engaged in a two-months' course of special training at Dartmouth College. These men, all of whom have at least a grammar school education, have, at their own instance, been inducted into the army in advance of their draft call. They are under military charge of Captain Max Patterson and five other officers, and in addition to their army training will purSue an educational program under the direction of Professor Charles A. Hoden, assisted by other instructors from the Thayer School of Civil Engineering at Dartmouth College, in four branches: (1) carpentry and concrete work; (2) motor truck driving and road repair; (3) radio and buzzer operating; (4) telephone and electric wiring.

Class instruction is being given in the Thayer School, Wilder and Chandler Halls and the Workshop. The Gymnasium is turned over to the men, the largest room being converted into a dormitory ; the wings will be used in part for instruction purposes. Drill will be held on the Alumni Oval.

The men will leave at the end of two months, and 250 or 300 more men will come August 15th to stay for two months. The facilities of the College, however, are such that the presence of these men will not necessitate the postponement of the opening of the regular College on September 19, nor will they interfere with the regular athletic schedule of the College.