The following letter has been received from the War Department at Washington in regard to the discharge from the National Guard of those students who wish to join a Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

"To the Professor of Military Science and Tactics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Moss?

"1. In view of paragraph 22 of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps Regulations, published in General Orders No. 49, War Department, September 20, 1916, which is as follows:

"'No member of the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States or of the National Guard or Naval Militia shall be eligible for membership in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps';

the Secretary of War directs the discharge of students from the National Guard not in actual border service when satisfactory, evidence is presented to show that such students will join units of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps organized in the institutions that they attend.

"2. In order to prevent abuse of this privilege, the discharges will be sent by the Adjutant-General of the State to the professor of military science and tactics at the institution, to be delivered to the students concerned when they enroll in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Should such students fail to enroll as indicated, the discharges will be returned to the Adjutant-General of the State for cancellation.