From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, June 11, 1919: Seventy-four junior reserve training corps cadets of the Indianapolis high schools were named in orders issued by Maj. Arthur Perry, professor of military science and tactics in the Indianapolis high schools, to attend five weeks of summer training at Camp Custer, MI. The boys were selected upon recommendations of the officers in charge of the units at the three high schools - Shortridge, Manual, and Arsenal Technical.

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 12, 1919: At the regular meeting of the Indianapolis board of school commissioners last night, it was disclosed that an application had been made by Superintendent Ellis U. Graff, in compliance with instructions previously issued by the board, to the U. S. War Department for the establishment of a junior reserve officers’ training corps in the Indianapolis high schools. While no word has been received in reply to the application,