Show I I I I INARY INFANTRY UNIT FOR A. A C. C CADETS Utah's Agricultural College Placed on Equal Footing ri With l W West cst Point SUBSISTENCE ALLOWED Graduates to Be Eligible for Appointment as Officers Officers' Under Emergencies Under authorization by the war department de do announcement of oc which was received last night from Washington D. D C. C an Infantry unit of tho the reserve officers officers' training corps will bo be established established at tho Utah Ulah A Agricultural college collego at Logn Logan Capt Eugene Eugeno of oC tho regular army Is stationed at tho the college as ns instructor of ot the tho cadet corps and Dr E E. E O. O pre president of the tho college expects to be bo able ablo to com com- monco menco operations under tho the broader roa or of ot military training within the next two or three weeks I Tho The officers officers' training department at atthe atthe atthe the U. U A A. C. C will wil have havo tho the same samo standing standing stand stand- ing as ns the West Vest Point military academy acad acad- em cm emy and ant all al graduates will wH bo be 10 eligible for appointment as ns officers In tho the regular regular regular reg reg- ular arm army in event of war or other I emergency requiring tho the service of oC re ro- ro serves Tho The students taking tho the military military mili mili- tal tary course will vIiI wil bo be provided pro new uniforms uniforms uniforms uni uni- forms at the expense of or tho government government govern govern- ment mont and during the four tour years years' term tOrn the they will 11 receive pay at tho the rate of or 9 per month for subsistence The course courso will wll not Interfere with wih regular college work and ani It will wil involve on tho the part of oC the tho student little moro more than regular drill In addition to the college Dr Ir Dr Peterson is enthusiastic over the tho announcement that tho the agricultural college has boon been chosen as ono one of ot the tho Infantry units unite Commenting thereon last Int night ho said Wo Yo look most moat favorably on tho se selection so- so lection of ot the tho Utah Agricultural college college col col- lege loge for ono one of ot the Infantry units unis of or ortho tho the reserve officers officers' training corps as asIt asIt asit It will help holp worthy Utah boys to ac- ac quiro a college education who otherwise other wise would not bo be ablo able to attend any hl higher her institution of learning For two years tho the college has maintained main maln- tamed a 0 cadet corps under federal act I and wo we now have about ca cadets ets Under tho the new order orter our military de department de- de will 11 bo be enlarged and made mado more moro practical students will wil receive moro expert military mitry training and at tho same lamo time will receive sufficient support from tho the government to pay their way through college if they are careful of ot their expenses Trained military or officers corR will bo be graduated from Crom the states state's agricultural college and wo will be bo on tho the same lame military standing as a th tho West Vest Point military academy It I is 18 a a great thing for tor the state tate and it will materially Increase our capacity for tor usefulness in giving young oung men a a. finished education |