Letter announcing plan for SATC, dated Aug. 20, 1918

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Title

Letter announcing plan for SATC, dated Aug. 20, 1918

Subject

<p>Student Army Training Corps (SATC) - World War, 1914-1918 - Southwestern University - Washington, D. C.</p>

Description

This is a two-page typed letter on paper with a Howard Bond watermark. On the first page, 'American Council on Education Students' War Service Campaign' is typed in the upper center. It is dated 'August 20, 1918' and is from 'Robt. L. Kelly Campaign Director'. The body of this letter announces the inclusion of the War Department's official statement approving the revised plan for the Students' Army Training Corps. On the second page, the letter is dated 'Washington, D. C. August 20, 1918' and is signed 'Ralph Barton Perry, Executive Secretary, Committee on Education and Special Training.' The body of this letter announces that 'General Peyton C. March, Chief of Staff, today approved, by order of the Secretary of War, a plan for the organization of a Student Army Training Corps in the educational institutions for the country to train men as officers and technical experts in the army. The plan for the Student Army Training Corps, as altered to conform to the plans of the War Department for lowering the draft age, will utilize the plant, equipment, and organization of the colleges to maintain a reservoir of officer material for training, from which it will be possible to meet the enlarged needs of the various branches of service'. It also discusses the differences between the tracks for the SATC. On the back of the second page, 'SATC' is written in pencil and underlined.
Washington, D. C.

Creator

R. L. Kelly

Source

<p><a href="http://southwestern.edu/infoservices/departments/specialcollections/">Southwestern University Special Collections</a></p>
<p>Small Collections: Box 7, Folder 5</p>
<p>Copyright Notice: Available for research use; permission needed for publication.</p>

Date

1918