Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-10-05 | Page 12 | U. Rotc Opens Arms Museum

I Engagement Foreseen I U. U ROTC Opens Arms Museum Fulfilling a long desired wish of or ormen men in the University of Utah re reserve reserve reserve re- re serve officers officers' training corps a military museum has been started at the school A to put on public display display display dis dis- dis- dis play weapons weapon that have been lying around in attics and cellars for years the plan for instigating the establishment was formulated by Maj Hilton Densley assistant professor of military science and tactics at the university Although evolving from a It rather meager beginning about beginning about 25 pieces piece the the museum is slated to grow in no time to such a large thing we frankly expect it to require a special building Maj Densley said Given Ghen by U. U The firearms and grenades grenade the theR R ROTC ROT 0 T C now has were given it by bythe bythe bythe the university anthropology de department department department de- de which has had them for fora a number of years Maj Densley said An old firearm or antique helmet i is of no value In some closet the major asserted its real value is when it can be taken out and observed by others Hoping to enlarge the museum until it includes all weapons used from early revolutionary time to the present officials of the corps said they seek any contributions of guns both of the ancient ancient- type and modern In case they arent aren't used they will be catalogued and placed on file Famous Pieces Among the 25 pieces now on display display display dis dis- dis- dis play in the R ROTC ROT 0 T C headquarters is an old gun barrel buried for many years and which was used to fight off Indians during the settlement settlement settlement set set- of St Sl Augustine Fla the earliest Spanish settlement In the United States