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Show LEGION PROTESTS DISCONTINUANCE 0F10J.C. Veterans of Post No. 2 Declare De-clare Unit Important in Raising Army Quickly rrotrat against any diacnntlnuanra of tha rearva nfftcrra' training corp. at tha Cnlvrr.lty of Utah waa mad. In rraolutlon form at a apaclal maatlna of tha rxrcutlro committee. Bait Laka poat, American legion, thla morning-. It will ba preaentad to tha board of ra-g.nta ra-g.nta thla afternoon. In tha latter of transmittal tha leglonalrea writ.: Tha Am.rlcan legion la eompoaad of Amar-lean Amar-lean cltlsena who saw enrtc In tha military forces of tha United States during tha World war, and by reaaon of auoh aervlca. realls tha neceaalty for the continuation of tha K. O. T. C. unit." The resolution follows: "Wliereas: It hss come to the knowledge knowl-edge of the publlo that the dlscontlnu-ance dlscontlnu-ance of the K. O. T. C. at the University Univer-sity of Utah la now being seriously considered, and "Whereas: This unit wss established ss a result of a petition to the war department de-partment by the university board of regents. In 1910, and proper provision for Its housing and maintenance haa been made since that time at an expense ex-pense of more than $30,000, and "Whereas: It has never been the policy of tha United States to maintain main-tain any great standing force of armed men, but to recruit Ita military forces In emergency from the mass of cltl-xenry cltl-xenry available for auch purpose, and "Whereas: Past experience will show thst st no time In the history of the nntlon wss this sccnmpllshed without there being manifested a crying need for men capable of training raw material ma-terial for military service, and "Whereas: A following out of the war department's plan of establishing and maintaining H. O. T. ". units In the several atate unlversltlea of the vnrlous states will automatically provide pro-vide from generation to generation men capable of functioning as officers of Junior grade In case of national perls, and "Whereas: A census of such educational educa-tional Institutions ss are now maln- taming sucn unna is unquaiuieaiy favorable fa-vorable to the benefits both moral and physical, acrulng to men undergoing such training. "Be It resolved, by Bait Tke poat Kn 2 of th. American legion that we ahall and do hereby petition the board of regenta of the University of Utah to acek by every means within theh' power to provide for the continuance of the R. O. T. C. unit In that Institution." |