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Show U. A. C. RECEIVES MILITATY EQUIPMENT EQUIP-MENT Uucle S4111 has made a quick tian-slllon tian-slllon fiom the fronnlng wnt lord, hack to tho kindly old .entlemau Cooking after his childien's nclfutc and lu uslug his wnr paiaprmalla to give his bo8 the Ixst of peace tialnlng. At least so It appcant to the students In the mllituiy depait-icnt depait-icnt at the Utah Agricultural College Col-lege who ale busy thesu days unpacking un-packing and settling up several ear loads of war material to be used In Ihelr Instruction lu the Reserve Omars Om-ars Training Corps, The material nhcady In Logan Is for tho -motor transpoit unit at the college. It Includes, among many Minor pieces of equipment, one lm- White tiuck. two U. M. C. chastii, two motorcycles, two five ton trucks, one mobile repair shop, and one five passenger louring car. The work of tho uien In this unit Includes the woiking out of practical pioblems in transportation of troops and provisions pro-visions In addition to a thorough study of gas engines, caro nnd operation, oper-ation, machine woik, Iron woik, the principles of construction, tlio building build-ing and maintenance of loads and i elated subjects. Considerable cqiipulent nrilcd jomo weeks ago foi the Infnnti) unit of tho II. O. T. C. at tho colle?n. This Included completo uniforms for nil members of tho 11. O. T. C, now rifles and much ammunition. Material for tho -coast artillery unit has not yet arrived. It will consist con-sist of transits, ((.eld telephone systems, sys-tems, plotting boards and radio equipment, eq-uipment, In addition to several plecw or heavy aitlllcry. The artillery will Incudc nn eight Inch howltzei worth $60,000, a 15G mm. ong ranga rifle, and ono ten ton rtnetor to bo used In transporting tho heavy guns. Woil: in tho coast nrtllleiy unit Includes big 'gun drill, orientation, fire con-tiol, con-tiol, gunnery In nddltlon to work In mathematics, surveying and varloui olher branches of engineering. When all tho equipment assigned to the R. O. T. C. units by tho war department has arrived It will tepre-sent tepre-sent a value of over $300,000. This will include as nbovo Indicated, not only many very valuablo piece of strictly mllltur equipment, but much material that will bo used In training rndlo-electrlclans, gas onglno experts mechanics, toad engineers, topographical topo-graphical draughtsmen, etc. "Ten years ago, uillltniy viork In ono of the land grant colleges meant what was popularly, or unpopulnriy called 'drill' " said Captain Haitle, commandant at tho Utah Agrlcultui al College In discussing tho now at-tltudo at-tltudo of tho wai department towaio military Instruction. "Tho cadet was taught tho principles of close and extended order Infantry drill and was dismissed as having had enough military sclonco. Today wo lay the emphasis elsowhoro . While we glvj suniclent of tho old tlmo drill to tiach our boys tho vnluo of ord ir and to glvo military organization to our units, wo stiess other brauchej of work. Tho oung man who passes pass-es through tho four yonis of the U. O. T. C. acquires,1' along Vlth 'l'fl strictly military training, u wide (in! valuable training of utmost value In civil as woll ns in uillltniy Ufa.. Courses In chemistry, physics, mathematics, mathe-matics, sun eying, mechanical drawing, draw-ing, gas engines, road bijlWuig, sketching, architecture, machine work, foiglng, woodwork, hlsloij, economics, law, civil government and in many other lint all ttLQU llC4 feicnt units of thq regulaPlt?'to T. C. course as established at the U -i i Agricultural College. Tho studeat ' aH Is afforded the opportunity to go to IH school, take his regular course sKfabt- j ly shaped to Include some or lh H strictly military subjects and 'get paid . , foi his efforts. The wnr department ll furnishes clothing to all members of frl tho basic unit In the R. O. T. C, an H Item of no small Importance thejo il'l days. To theso men in the adnncel unit, aside from uniforms, a small l cash wago Is paid amounting to foi- -- rH ty cents a day. Men In the bask El unit nro allowed, and thoso In tlio tH iiiiiiiiV advanced unit who draw this sum aio 'H lequlrcd to attend n summer' tiUfu "', " 'H Ing camp. Their fare to and frou Sl tho camp Is paid; they aie furnished vl clothing and foood while lu training and Congress will probably decide t l pay them a fimall salary while In at- jH tendance. flf iiiiiifl "An Item or purtlcuar Impoi-tarco Hl In connection with this R. O. T. C. VH training, and one that should appeal UH particularly to college men who, ay hH a class, form the leaders of this na-' tiil Hon, Is that men who successfully Kifl completo the R. A. T. C. woik, In- M'-iiiiifl eluding tho summer camps ,are ellg- lltl lblo for appointment as commission- n.1 cd olUcers In tho Reserve army of Irl tho United States. If H Tlueo units of the R. O. T. C, aie iPI In operation at ttfe U. A. C. Theu '' friH arc tho Infantiy unit, under Captain iTI Haitle, commandant; the Coast Ar- M tillery unit, under Captain Hoae; jH and tho Motor Transport unit. Thu fi&'H olllcer In chargo of the Motor Trans- Hl port unit has not yet been assigned. il In addition to tho above named coat- H missioned oll'cers, there are tivo nun- H commissioned olflcers stationed t.t ilH tho college. Tho cadet battalion hai -il been organized as an infantry bnttal- " ll ton wlh Cadet -Mnjor'F. L. Anderu l In command and First Lieut. O. F.. 1 Countryman as cadet adjutant A JH battalion of artillery will bhortly be ll oiganlzed by Captain Hoag nud a" SH soon as the olllcer lu charge of tho jH Motor Tianspoit Corps arrives a Mo- to Transpot organization will b3 puU H into effect. H Inspection for the cadet battalion H has been sou for March '20, -accord- - '" jH ing to Ca'ptalu Hartley CI fJJ'' H Falls has been designated as the in- H |