Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-23
Male Students in
University Drill


Oregon faculty at SPECIAL meetin
held in Guild hall yesterday after
noon. and at the close of the meetin
a majority of the members of tn
faculty lined up with between 30
and 400 students on Kincaid field an
were organized into an infantry regi
metn of two battalions by Captain
Willis Shippam of the United State
regular army Captain Shippam will
be acting commandant, under order
from the war department, to d.
everything possible to advance mill
tary training at the university. Harr!
X. Kingsbury of the university bust
ness office, formerly of the 3r(
United States regular cavalry. will
act as his assistant. Drill will be
held daily from 4:15 to 5:15 in the
afternoon.
Five Companies Formed.
Five companies of so men each
were formed yesterday afternoon as
soon as the men were graded accord
ing to height. Temporary officers
and non commissioned officers were
appointed for each company, but all
the appointments are subject to
change. The captains of the five
companies are: First company, Lew
is Beebe; second company, Floyd
Hart; third company, Don Belding;
6ourth company, ]. D. Foster; fifth
company, Miles Mickey All of these
men are members of the second COM
pany, o. N. G., Hart holding a COM
mission as second lieutenant.
AS not every man in the university
was out last night at organization Of
the companies, II Is expected that
when all are enrolled another COM
pany will be formed.
The earnestness and whole-heart-
edness with which the university is
taking up the work is indicated by
the fact that 33 faculty members
were on the Kincaid field last night
for drill under Ben Williams Squads
were in charge of R. S. Hamilton and
Dean D. w. Morton. President P. L.
Campbell drilled in the ranks as
private. DR.. John Straub, dean of
the college OF liberal arts, and other
professors Of many years marched
with pride.
The first drill of Oregon student
soldiers was not held without martial
music. The university band, under
Director Albert Perfect, played be-
fore the announcement of drill was
made and after companies we're
formed the students stepped to music.
Marching Through Georgia" and
other patriotic airs were played. 1t
is expected that the band will be
made part Of the military organiza-
tion to furnish music on all occasions
when needed
Special Training Given.
That the non-commissioned officers
may have special training in handling
the men, all such officers will meet
for additional drilling.
In the case of underclassmen, the
newly required drill will be substi-
tuted for their present required
course In gymnasium work. In addi-
tion to the hour of credit they would
receive for the old course, they will
receive an extra credit Upperclass
men are to have the option of substi-
tuting the drill course for any two
hour course at present carried or of
taking II in addition to their present
work, which they will be allowed to
do in spite of the general rule against
carrying more than II hours Of work.
The faculty also authorized and
will announce Wednesday at assem-
bly, time courses in the following sub
,sjects'
= A general course In military In
formation. four hours week, to take
which a student is authorized to drop
four hours of other university work
not embraced in his major subject,
This course will consist OF lectures,
assignments and examinations by
army officers, physicians and scent
lists on subjects necessary to the good
health, discipline and success OF a
military force. Military tactics and
military law will he included in the
course, as we'll as sanitation, first aid.
army administration and organiza-
tion. regulations, field service, etc.
A two-hour course in topography
plane surveying, map reading and
map making OF value to officers and
men in the infantry and other branch
es. This course is to be given by
Professor Smith.
The following courses Of more
specialized sort for students prepar-
ing for special branches OF the service
will be given:
Hospital, sanitary and medical, to