https://suspeccoll.southwestern.edu/files/original/b17ddc8f6631e8215172c3a43aa3f96f.jpg 721bee3a11a12b0b7fe8542fe8bb8de2 https://suspeccoll.southwestern.edu/files/original/2615322f2b05b8118c851739d674d948.jpg d3b990a5b5f81a407b3b0fc936348a31 https://suspeccoll.southwestern.edu/files/original/1447a81458de300f9e6f84184eaf0afd.jpg e68a235a71977b0d15e898d13278419c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource World War I at Southwestern University Description An account of the resource In 1918, during World War I, the United States War Department created the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) program to help fill positions in the military with trained men. Implemented at hundreds of universities across the nation, the SATC combined both practical and lecture-based military instruction with the general college curriculum. The intended goal was to create a viable population of educated and trained young men who would then join the U.S. military and fight in the war. Southwestern University was one of the colleges with an SATC chapter, which was only active during the fall semester of 1918; Germany’s formal surrender in November rendered its purpose moot. However, as the World War I collection shows, the SATC was a highly valued part of campus life during its existence. The collection of World War I materials from Special Collections prominently features documentation related to the SATC, which is highlighted here on our site. This collection gives us a clear idea of the amount of effort it took to establish, organize, and run this federal military recruitment program. Among these items are correspondence between individuals and institutions, grade reports, photographs of SATC students, curriculum outlines, and pamphlets. Although military instruction was the impetus for the creation of the program, academics were meant to be the central component of the SATC, as shown by the many education-related pamphlets, notices, and letters. The amount of highly detailed correspondence between various agencies, including Southwestern University, the University of Texas at Austin, the U.S. Naval Reserve, and the War Department, is tangible evidence of the value placed on this program by its founding institutions. You can also find these items on the University of North Texas's <a title="Portal to Texas History" href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/">Portal to Texas History</a>. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived World War I Collection, Special Collections, Smith Library Center, Southwestern University. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter announcing plan for SATC, dated Aug. 20, 1918 Subject The topic of the resource Student Army Training Corps (SATC) - World War, 1914-1918 - Southwestern University - Washington, D. C. Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource R. L. Kelly Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://southwestern.edu/infoservices/departments/specialcollections/">Southwestern University Special Collections</a> Small Collections: Box 7, Folder 5 Copyright Notice: Available for research use; permission needed for publication. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918 1918 American Council on Education Baker Committee on Education and Special Training Kelly March Officers' Training Camps Secretary of War Southwestern University Student Army Training Corps (SATC) Students' War Service Campaign World War I