Show R 0 T C expands enrolls men alen minneapolis the army of students taking ROTC military training at american colleges high schools and academies has expanded another men with the fall enrollments of 1940 to a total enrollment of trainees applications are aie pouring into the war department for establishment of new ROTC units from schools and colleges now without them applications are already on file from schools treble the number of in institutions represented on the application files of the war department a year ago there is little immediate likelihood of any of these requests being granted as the army cannot spare any more experienced officers for instruction purposes according to a new report on military training in U S schools by northwestern national life insurance company total ROTC student military enrollment totaled men in the academic year 1939 1940 which was an increase of 20 per cent over the previous two years the 1940 41 enrollment roll ment consists of men taking the basic two year training taking the advanced course and youths enrolled in junior units of prep and high school grade according to the report meanwhile the comparatively limited group of students in naval ROTC units is also showing a sharp expansion to a number approximating at 19 universities |