Show STUDENT LIFE that a number of our cadets will velop into While some sharp-shoote- de- rs of those who were most earnest in the military work have recently been obliged to leave us the enrollment remains good considering the conflicts in hours of recitation and other influences which tend to decrease attendance — (among the latter may be mentioned the choir the track and spring-fever) The number present at the last regular inspection was as follows : Staff 4— Co A 52— Co B 47-- Band 1 6 — Signal Corps 7 —Artil- 11 — total lery Detachment 137 The names of the officers and noncommissioned officers of the department are given below : Captain H D Styer U S A Commandant Captains commanding companies F D Thatcher and T Johnston First Lieut and Adjutant F R Jenson First Lieut and Quartermaster W T Burton First Lieuts J H Holmes and E A Jacobs Second Lieuts J R Pugmire and G IT Lowe Sergeant Major W Booker Preston Color Chief Chief Drum Sergeant R II Reader Musician S Lee Trumpeter W H Lee Major Roy Campbell First Sergeants E E Cox and C Madsen W W Ream W Sergeants Smith A Ilansen G W Scott M 203 J Connelly R C Hillman E Woodhouse J E Olsen W F McLeod A Armstrong Color Corporals W McKnight and A M Nebeker Corporals M White R Hoag-lan- d P P Thomas I Pheney W Jamison S Rich J Carr F Matthews M Downey H Pearson W H Woodbury J Stevens E Cluffj and C Hermanson With the certainty before us that the college schedule for the coming year will be so arranged that every male student will be able to take the required course unless physically disqualified the prospect is surely encouraging to those interested in the work of our department Occasionally a very young student or one whose experience has been limited very may at first not recog-niz- e the value of the elementary military training which the government requires Fortunately it is not left to his option and in nearlv every case interest increases as the work goes on About a hundred of our colleges and universities have military departments in of an officer of the army charge Half of these are land-gracolleges like our own which are under contract with the government to include military instruction among the courses offered The others have voluntarily established military departments because they appreciate the va ue of the training to the individual as well as to the As no officer is detailedgovernment to an insti- nt |