Show ROTC to io Form Air Unit at U. U Establishment of the air unit of ot the University of Utah Reserve Officers Training corps as a separate separate separate sep sep- arate corps was announced Friday In a 8 directive from Fourth air force headquarters in San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco Cal The directive received at the university F Friday r rId i d a y states the theR R ROTC ROT 0 T C shall shan be divided with ith the theair theair theair air division becoming a separate and distinct unit and assuming responsibility for the administration tion supply and training of its men Inen The order will become effective July 1 1949 because a year four pro program am will now go into effect at the schools under I our jurisdiction all the western states in which 55 of the entering entering enter enter- ing ing- freshmen will wUl complete their R ROTC ROT 0 T C training Urged to Join Selective service divisions willbe will willbe be directed to request young men mento mento mento to join and remain in In the R ROTC ROT 0 T C Cin in their university the order added I Breaking down the command to specific universities the order said the University of Utah will be assigned a quota of 54 commissions commissions commissions commis commis- in 1949 55 in 1950 55 in 1951 and 80 in 1952 when it will receive the result of enlarged freshman enrollment this year because because be be- I be-I cause of adoption of the selective service act I Col Edward Nett air professor of ot military science and tactics I will wm be the commander of the new unit and his will 11 b be moved to the area of the classrooms classrooms class class- rooms of the thc new unit Loca Located led n at t Fort The new headquarters will probably be in the Fort Douglas area area area- Maj Hilton Densley assistant as- as assistant assistant as as- pro professor f e s S 0 r of military science and tactics said At present the R ROT O 0 T C is composed composed composed com com- posed of two units units the the artillery and air but air but both are under the command of ot Col Hubert B. B Cole Cole t P PM M S T of the un university I Under the new plan some I freshman students will be accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac I in the R ROTC ROT 0 T C at the un university uni 1 and of that number about SO 80 arc are expected to graduate and receive reserve commissions |