The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-15

AT the University OF ludnO, Ill GULL
mon with the other federal land-grant
colleges, military tactics and drill
have from the opening of the institu-
ton played an important part. All
male students not physically incapac-
itated have been required during the
first two years to take four hours
week of drill and one hour a week OF
theoretical instruction under officers
of the United States army. Juniors
and seniors are encouraged by re-
ceiving regular college credits to con-
tinue their military work as commits
stoned officers. For many years a bat
alIon of three organized companies
asf1 a cadet military band have been
maintained
A Proud Record
At the outbreak of the Spanish-Amer-
lean war in 1898 the military spirit
was so high that the University OF Ida
no took first rank among all the uni
versities and colleges of the country
in the proportion of its male students
that volunteered for military service.
Under the leadership of Lieutenant
(noW COLONEL Edward R. Chrisman,
(who, by the way, has now son and
daughter enrolled as students, coming
to Idaho from the Panama canal zone)
80 students enlisted and served in the
PHILIPPINES in 1898 and 1899. OF these
boys about a dozen returned in later
years to complete their university
courses, one is a major in the regular
army, two laid down their lives for
their country, and the others were alb
sorbed by various civilian pursuits
and did not return to the university.
Army and Navy Officers
In the years that have interviewed
a steady stream of the university's sons
have entered either the military or nav
al branch of the service. At the risk
of being incomplete and not up-to-date
in giving the present rank, the follow
ing list of graduates who are officers
is recalled: Major Joseph Lee Gil
breth, '97; Captain Otto Louis Brun-
zell, 'O2; Lieutenant Commander Lee
Ghormly, 'O3; Lieutenant Cleveland {.
Gee. 'O7; Senior Lieutenant Howard
Kirk Lewis, '0S; Captain Herbert A.
Wadsworth, 10; Lieutenant Laurence
Fielding Stone, Is; Lieutenant Oscar
Fred Carlson, Is. Most of the above
are graduates also of the U. S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis or the L. S. Mil
itarv Academy at West Point, but the
last three received their commission
after intensive training at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas. Among the number
of non-graduates who have gone from
the university to West Point or Anna
polls may be mentioned Captain Don
Henley and Junior Lieutenant Paul
Foster.
u. of /. Men at the Preside
At the first camp of the Reserve
Officers Corps, held at the Preside,
San Francisco, from May to August
of this year, remarkably large pro-
portion of our university men were
honored Out of the Al U. of |. men
enrolled 81 received commissions as
captain, first lieutenant, or second
lieutenant So far as is known, this
is the greatest proportion of commits
sions granted to men in attendance
from any western institution.
Special Military Opportunities
Under the provisions of the national
defense act of June 3, 1916, unit of |
the senior division of the Reserve Of |
ficers' Training Corps has been estab-
lished at the university. Uniforms are
furnished free by the United States
At the end of the two
years of required work the advanced
course is taken up. This course is
but, if taken up, the student
must agree in writing to devote at least
five hours a week to military work
and attend at least two summer stu
dent-campS.
The training given throughout the
course has for it's object the educa-
ton of the student to become an Off
GER of the United States army in time
Of need With this in view the course,
has been so arranged that the student
upon completing it successfully should
be able to command a company of in
fantry efficiently. Upon graduation, if
he student elects, he may become a
member of the Officers Reserve Corps
If the army. If recommended by the
president of the university and his
professor of military science and tao
les, he may upon graduating be made
temporary second lieutenant and at
ached for duty with the regular army