Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23
A. & NJ. COLLEGE
YIELDS OFFICERS
One Hundred Twenty-Six Ag-
gies Now Hold Commits
sions With L. S.
ENLISTED MEN TOTAL 500
Military Training Becomes Big
in State Institution at
Saltwater.

Special TO The World
SALTWATER, Okla. Dec. 22.-Ai
the present time there are 1875 Okla
homa A. & NJ college men holding
commissions IN the army. OF this
number % have been comrnissiore ed
in the regular army, one as captain.
five as first lieutenants and eighteen
as second neutenants The other Of
ficers are commissioned I'm the United
States reserve, and include three cap
tains 80 first leutenants and 90 sec
ond leutenants The entire quota is
at present IN active service. Most ot
them have been assigned to COM
panies. while others are In school com
pieting their training
other enlisted men from A. & VI.
exceed the number OF commissioned
officers but as no definite record Is
kept OF the cnlistments the number is
very indefinite. Total number goes
well over five hundred. However
from those who are In the training
camps we can draw )ne conclusion
Men from A. & NJ who have received
military training here are advanced
very rapidly There are hut very few
In the national camps who are not
non commissioned officers and there-
fore receive better pay than other en-
listed men. This Is just a single In
stance OF the value OF military train-
ing in colleges Another example II
the fact that out Of Oklahoma's quota
at 80 for the third officers training
camp. every man must be from a.
NJ. which shows the precedence given
to men who have received military
training over those who have received
only collegiate training
History Of Military Training.
Way back, when the college was
fnf .A ftall eYuf fFtfH -
first established, the work OF a cadet
consisted OF "A run around the campus
each day. This training has increased
in thoroness each year, and in 1908
Lieut. Ira T. Fravel L. s. A was sJa-
toned at the college. and better equip ,
ment bought at that time. The mill !
tary work has received greater sup
port with each succeeding year. The
following Lieutenant
Fravel were: Lieut. T. T. Duke. Lieut.. |
G. w Ewell. Capt. a. J, Davis ard
Capt q. D. Dudley
The year 1917 began n new era in
the military training Of the Oklahoma
A. e NJ college IL was In this year
that the government established an in
fantry unit Of the reserve officers
training corps The members Of this
corps are paid 50 month and are to
be furnished uniforms At this time
furnish unifori-.&- but the students
have furnished their own uniforms and
they viii be reimbursed 10 the amount
OF $3.50. just as soon as conditions
will permit, every cadet In the college
will be furnished a complete uniform
!ree This comes from tho govern
ment This Is not wish but a fact,
because the act is In force at this time.
but II is impossible for the government
TO furnish uniforms 10 cadets when
our soldiers must be clothed.
Two Divisions.
There are two divisions Nof the r.
q. Il. c.. a senior and a Junior divs-
ion. These students have two hours
a week of study OF the theory of war
fare under the direction Of the United
States army officers.
There is this year n regiment con-
sistlng of $50 cadets, divided into two
hattalious of four companies eHch.
The officers of these units are stu
dents. Capt c. u Dudley. L. S A.,
is colonel OF the cadet regiment. The