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C HOLDS U ATTENTION INTENSIVE TRAINING FDA FOD UTAH SOlDIERS Institution Bears Greatly Changed Appearance From College Of Former Years V With the inception of oC the Student Student Army Training Corps at the University University University sity of Utah a great change has taken taken tak talt en place in th the policy of the institution institution tion at least along military lines While heretofore there have been ca cadet cadet cadet det corps at the University one in inthe inthe the Ule year ear 1916 17 and another In 1917 18 the intensity of the courses pursued pursued pursued pur pur- sued could not be compared with that that which will win be given this year The TIle The object of the government in giving the training is to secure men who will be leaders and the opportunities opportunities thereby offered are great Courses are offered in the infantry field artillery air service ordnance and quartermaster corps engineer corps sign corps chemical warfare service transport service and tank service so the range of choice for each man is unusual e Men Ien have come from all over the intermountain region to tal take e these courses and so far about men have ha registered for them Together with the draftees now here there will win be a military unit at the institution institution institution tion of approximately 1250 nien men The university is making malting extensive preparations preparations preparations prep prep- for the housing and feeding of the men and by the end of the I w week ek everything should be in readiness readiness readiness readi readi- ness ness for their keeping Cots are being being being be be- ing placed in every available space and though there is still a shortage calls calIs have been sent out all aU over the city to make mace up the deficit Colonel Edmund S S. Wright is in active active ac ac- ac- ac tive Uve charge harge of the work assisted b by bya Y Ya a large corps of lieutenants and also the men who were sent to the Ule Presidio Presidio Presidio Pre Pre- sidio from the University last summer summer summer sum sum- mer to take a special course of or training training training train train- ing there As soon as all aU the men have taken their physical examinations examinations examinations examina examina- and have made the proper arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar with their draft boards for induction into this service active military work and study will be commenced com com- IThe i f iThe The initial appearance ance of or the S. S A. A T. T C. C of the University was on Tuesday preceding the ceremonies In connection with the taking of the oath of allegiance by its members The time before the ceremonies was spent in instructing the men In the position of a a. a the soldier sal i salute te squads quads right squads left t etc The men showed ability as was e a evi evidenced i- i by the way they conducted themselves during the ceremony and when they passed in review At 7 I I o'clock Wednesday morning the me met mei I were again assembled on the campus for instruction The greater part of the day however was spent in the physical examination of the men and active military work is partially suspended suspended suspended sus sus- I until all the men have taken this examination V The programs which are offered for the different courses in military work are as follows Program A. A Group 1 1 Infantry field artillery heavy coast artillery Single term of 12 weeks Hours per week Inn In- In n Il hal t and supervised ed stud study Military f ili 12 1 hours war Issues or Its equivalent 9 hours military law and practice 9 hours sanitation and hygiene 9 hours surveying and map making 12 hours unassigned 3 hours Total 63 53 hours Program B B. B Group 2 2 Air All Service Single term of 12 weeks Hours per week including Including including ing laboratory work and supervised study Military 1 instruction 11 hours war Issues or equivalent 9 hours military law and practice 9 II hours map reading and navigation 12 hours bours elementary physics 12 hours Tot Total l 53 63 hours Program C C. C Group 3 Ordnance Corr Corri and Quartermaster Corps Singh term of 12 weeks Hours per week Including laboratory work and Weel supervised study Military in instruct 11 hours war vax issues or equivalent 9 hours military law and practice 9 hours For quartermaster quartermaster- cot cor corps s. s The major ma ma nia major jor portion of the r re time page i 4 Co Col 3 3 Continued from Page 1 Col 2 should be devoted to economics ac accounting accounting accounting ac- ac counting business management statistics statistics statistics sta sta- sta- sta transportation and commerce the balance to allied subjects 24 24 hours For Ordnance Corps Physics 12 hours modern ordnance 3 hours business management G 6 hours unassigned unas unassigned unassigned signed 3 hours Program C is appropriate for limited limited limited limit limit- ed service men as well as for full service service service ser ser- ser ser- vice men Full service men who require require require re re- re- re quire a greater amount of scientific preparation for the Ordnance Corps should secure it in an engineering school Program D D. D Group 4 Engineer Corps Signal Corps Chemical Warfare Service Single term of 12 weeks Engineer Corps An approved program program pro pro- gram ram In any branch of engineering studies Signal Corps An approved program program program pro pro- gram of studies In electrical engineering engineer engineer- ing Chemical Warfare Service An approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved program of chemical en engineering engineer engineer- neer- neer ing or chemical technology Program E. E Group 5 Transport Service and T Tank Service Single term of or 12 weeks Hours per week weel Including laboratory work and supervised study Military Instruction 11 hours war Issues or equivalent 9 hours military law and practice 9 hours subjects chosen from the list of allied subjects 24 hours Total 53 hours |