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Show 0. JL- C. PS A unit of tho Motor Ttanapoit corps of the Reserve Officers Training Train-ing Corps has just been established at tho Utah Agricultural College. This significant Information was contained con-tained In a special dispatch from tho war department received by President Presi-dent E. O. Peterson In which It was Indicated that officers for the new unit -would bo assigned to the col-lego col-lego in the near future. It marks the U. A. C. as ono of the specially foremost fore-most schools In tho west for tho training of men In automobile, tractor trac-tor tho gas engine work. This unit was awarded tho Col-lego Col-lego because, of tho excellent record mnde by tho Institution In tho training train-ing of mechanics, nnd auto and gas cnglno experts during tho war and, because of tho exceptionally fino equipment possessed for tho work, which tho examining ofllcer charnc-. terlzcd as by far tho boat in tho west. SInco then, thero has been added to tho equipment of the school of agricultural agri-cultural engineering nnd mechanic arts under whoso direction tho tech-1 nlcal work In tho now unit will large- j ly come, a new threo story brick structure, thoroughly modern. Director Ray II. West of tho school of agricultural engineering expressed hlmsolt as highly elated when ho was informed that tho institution hnd been awarded tho motor transport trans-port unit. "With our already coji-ploto coji-ploto shop facilities and with tho ela-, borato equipment that will bo supplied sup-plied by the war department, wp wilt be splendidly prepared to glvo our extensive work In gas engines and related re-lated subjects. Our regular courses will fit admirably Into tho fhem'3 of work outlined by tho war department depart-ment and will enablo us to turn oit men thoroughly train as tochnte'aus and at the samo time fitted to commissions com-missions In tho reserve army. White I have not been advised sjiificall;' what equipment we shall receive from former communications wo may expect ex-pect tho following: Tractors of bcv. oral sizes and makes Including the military and agricultural types and running In size up to fifteen, ton sov-enty-flvo horse. power Holt Cater-pllla,r; Cater-pllla,r; various makes and sizes of trucks, Including tho four wheel drive; several automobiles, including In all probability, Cadillac and Dodgq touring models, inbtor cycles, fitted with side cars; trailers,, and extra parts and tools 'for putting up ad'l taking down all machinery. Tho approximate ap-proximate value of this' equipment wo can placo at $300,000. Thero are now threo R. O. T. C. units at the Utah Agricultural Cot-lego Cot-lego comprising, besides tho nowiy established motor transport unit, a unit of tho infautry, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Hartle, ind one of tho coast artillery under com-innnd com-innnd or Major Campboll. Tho Infantry In-fantry unit Is provided with complete com-plete equipment for Its work whil" tho coast artillery unit will bo supplied sup-plied with tho following oxtonslvj paraphernalia; one 155 mllllmctsr long range, coats defenso gun, motorized; motor-ized; ono 8-inch howitzer and platform; plat-form; various types of trench motors; mo-tors; yno mounted antl-nlrcrnft gun; one 37-mlllimotor rifle; ono Ford truck; four heavy Browning machlns guns; four Drowning automatic rifles; rif-les; four Lewis machine guns, all engines, en-gines, ordnanco and signal cqlpmcnt prescribed for a battalion of heavy artillery; one sot sectionallzed fuBes; ono. set sectionallzed grenades; one set soctlonallzed projectiles; four dummy powder bags for each typo of cannon Issued; ono gun plotting board; ono motor plotting board, one gun deflection board; ono ntmoa-phoro ntmoa-phoro slide rulo; one portablo search light, two radio sots for heavy nrtll-lory; nrtll-lory; four sets Identification panels; four 24-centlmeter projectors; two radio tolophonos; ono hundred respirators res-pirators of tho British typo and a similar number of American mako; two terrain boards, ono sumbrlno mlno-comploto; ono depression position posi-tion finder; ono 2 1-2 ton, one 5-ton nnd ono ten-ton Caterpillar tractors; two trucks; two motorcycles with side cars, and ono artillery repair truck. A most wholesome Interest Is be- .Ing manifested in military work by . the malo students registering nt tho , college this fall. It Is certain that all threo units will havo large on- t Irollments, not only in tho two year k, i basic course which is required, but kjL ' afso In the two year advanced course, 'VfiT fi registration In which is optional. Tho V"W k opportunities otfered In both the - basic nnd advanced courses aro exceptional. excep-tional. Without disrupting1 in any degreo their regular acadomlc courses, cours-es, the students are allowed to so-Buro so-Buro exceptional military training ami' prerequisites ot great value. To nil men in the bnslo courso, tho war j department Issues completo uniforms Including overcoats. To men in tho advanced courso, in oddltlon to free uniforms, commutation ot subsistence subsis-tence amounting to about $125 n year Is allowed:' This means that a . man In tho last two years of his R. O. T. 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