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Show MiiniiG AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY R. 0. T. C. In Charge of Major M. G Randol is Success.. Bingham Students Interested and Participate Military training is now recognized as a necessity, not only from the standpoint of preparedness but by the physical training it gives our young men, The Reserve Officers' Training Corps was established by congress late in 1916 and was at that time only entered in schools which already had military training on their programs. The military schools of the country joined immediately, because they knew of the advantages obtained for their young men. State universities, colleges col-leges and high schools were next enrolled en-rolled and until now practically every large school in the country has a unit. - They are first, the University of Utah, which has a field artillery unit under the supervision of Major Marshall G. Randol, field artillery, United States army. Here they have uuder his care and direction eleven guns of seven different dif-ferent models. The- French 75, the British 75, the American 75, American 3-inch, the G. P. F. (a French 6-inch gun,) the 4-7, (four point seven, American Amer-ican gun) and the 155 millimeter howitzer. how-itzer. The officers and men under Major Randol are Captain Wm. A. Campbell and Captain Knight, both of the field artillery, 1st Sergt. Auborn, Sergts. Orencole, Cowan and Carool, and about twenty-five privates. Thei university is starting the construction of stables capable of holding 50 horses which will be supplied by the government, govern-ment, and a supply house to hold the $300,000 worth of government equipment equip-ment already on hand. The equipment includes all the material necessary to equip a complete regiment of field artillery, ar-tillery, four tractors, two White trucks two F. W. D. trucks, one machine gun reconnaisance car, two , motorcycles and a Dodge touring car.' The students of the University of Utah have this enormous amount of equipment from which to draw their knowledge and practice in the arts . of war under three of the most capable, instructors in -the United States Field ' .'. v Artillery. ; Two Bingham boys were members ' of the unit last fall, and one Bingham boy was one of the privates detailed there by the War Department to instruct in-struct the students. Henry Oddie and Michael Boccalero were students there last fall, Oddie taking the trip and training at Camp Knox, Kentucky, for six weeks during the summer. There are three branches of the unit at the Utah Agricultural College at Logan under the command of Captain Hartlo of the infantry, U. S. army. They are air service, infantry and coast artillery corps. This station is as fully equipped as the university and has more men and material on hand, owing to the three courses offered. of-fered. The Ogden and Salt Lake City high schools also have infantry units. The Ogden unit in commanded by 1st Lieut R. C. Ererley of the Infantry U. S. army, and he is assisted by Sergt. Ilolloway. The Salt Lake City high schools are under the direction . of Captain Parker of the infantry, assisted as-sisted by "l-.t Sergt. Jenkins and two other sergeants. There is another unit at Provo under un-der the command of Major Prince of the field artillery. Their unit is field artillery and is very successful, the school having built the stables and everything is in fine shape. The University of Utah is the last in the state to fulfill its agreement with the government but now is starting start-ing to do so and it is hoped that the buildings will be finished by Christmas. Christ-mas. There will be tiirce Bingham students in the U. of U. unit this fall. They are Henry Oddie, Clyde Countryman Country-man and Micheal Boccalero. In addition addi-tion to this they are endeavoring to take Into it all the fellows from Bingham Bing-ham who will be there this fall. The R. 0 T. C. gives to every student stu-dent enrolled in it the following equipment: equip-ment: Shoes, legsins. shirts, orna- ments, cap, coat end breeches free of charge. They are allowed to wear this during the school year and they receive commutation of rations which amounts to fifteen dollars a month. This lielna n Int. tn the student Alio is working his way through in addition to the university credit he receives for his work. The Reserve Officers Training Corps gives training, health, money and clothes and a commission in the reserve upon graduation. This cannot be beat and every young fellow fel-low in the state should join if he can, for the knowledge gained is worth more than the time put in. |