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Show "NAVY SCHOOL 10 ! CLOSE AT USAG Will Conclude Operations About August 5 The Logan naval radio training station at Utah State Agricultural Agricultur-al college has recieved its last contingent of trainees and will conclude operations about August 5, it was announced by Dr. E. G. Peterson, president of the college, after recieving word from the navy department. The station, which is one of 12 such units operating in the nation, will be closed along with all oth-ei oth-ei similar stations, the navy announcement an-nouncement said. The training program pro-gram has advanced to such an extent that future instruction will be ccarried on at existing navy radio schools. First military program to be incorporated in-corporated into any of Utah's institutions in-stitutions of higher' learning, the school was set up in March, 1942 and has graduated on an average ; of 100 men monthly since thatj time. At first only naval train-1 ees were included in the per- j sonnel, but later marine corps i trainees were included. Approx-: imately 300 men, who have been j housed on the campus, have been j enroller at all times. j The training, which included, some general education, has been devoted mainly to radio and ele- mentary electricity. After corri-j pletion of courses at U S A C, I the trainees recieved advance instruction ins-truction at either Treasure Island, Cal., or Corpus Christi, Texas, j The school at U S A C was i one of the first units activated in the nation, and a recent rating placed in third in standards of efficiency. USAC was considered con-sidered for the course, largely because be-cause of the splendid radio school that existed at the time such training . 'facilities were needed. need-ed. These facilities and especially j technical library and research j materials, has been expanded un-I un-I til the institution no whas one of the finest radio schools in the nation. na-tion. "This undoubtedly will be of inestimable value in the postwar post-war education program of the school," President Peterson pointed poin-ted out, "as hundreds of returning war veterans will want to take advantage and expand their radio rad-io training. "We feel that the institution has recieved national recognition from this program, and the radio school has served the nation in time of need in an outstanding manner," his statement concluded. Recently high praise came to the college from the navy department depart-ment and for President Peterson, for having the forsight to suggest incorporation of such training into in-to the land grant colleges. It was pointed out that at the time such programs were under consideration, considera-tion, President Peterson as chairman chair-man of a land-grant committee on such projects, was instrumental in inaugurating the program. The navy training school was one of three military programs to operate at U S A C. The college col-lege also has trained several hundred hund-red men in the army air corps college training detachment, and last winter participated in the Army bpecialized Training Program Pro-gram for engineering students. Several hundred mechanic learners, learn-ers, also recieved training in aircraft air-craft work and welding insrruction at a time when the nation's all-out all-out defense program was getting underway. The trainees first were housed in the Smart gymnasium and received re-ceived meals at the regular cafe-terian cafe-terian in the commons building. Later they were transfered to. dormitories dor-mitories in other buildings, while the marine detachment took over the recently completed Rural arts building. They lparticipated in severa types of student activities and maintained their own athletic program. pro-gram. J |
