MORE ABOUT THE JUNE CAMP

Out of a clear sky the Government has suddenly called on the University to fill up the quota from New England for the June Camp and once more the response has been worthy of the cause.

The June Camp is another case of much ado about a fairly simple matter. There has been more fuss and complication about this one month of training than about any other camp in the history of the many training enterprises in which the University has been concerned. We may have had difficulties in enrolling for Plattsburg Training Camps last year and there were doubtless barriers in the path of those who wished to become officers at Devens and Upton, but these difficulties were mere jokes compared to the maze of complications which came in the wake of the present camp. First there were no application blanks, then the applications were closed and reopened in the space of four days, then it was decided that early examinations were necessary and that no one could go to Plattsburg without taking these early examinations, and for a time the affair was thought settled. Now the whole question has been reopened, owing to the lassitude of some colleges in sending their men, and at the last minute it will be necessary to give still another set of special finals.

Throughout the whole affair, the sufferers have been Faculty, and they have acted most generously. It is hard enough for them to arrange for one set of special examinations, without having suddenly thrust upon their shoulders the bothersome necessity of making out still more sets of papers and having a new collection of blue books piled before them. It is greatly to their credit that they have realized the value of the June Camp and have given every man who hopes to go a fair chance to complete his academic work.

For though the camp does not lead directly to a commission, it will be of the utmost value in the long run. This advantage of being regularly enrolled in the Government service is of great importance. A man who makes good at Plattsburg this summer will have done the best thing towards getting himself favorably considered when the time comes to enter an O. T. C. and will show directly to the real authorities that he is capable of the responsibilities and duties of an officer.