Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-07
TRAINING
GIVEN BY U. OF 0.
Members OF Civilian Officers
Training Course Decide
Against Willamette

When 1t comes to the question as to
whether the University of Oregon or
Willamette University carries the most
Influence in its recommendations to the
war department, 20>or more men inter.
ested the Civilians Officer training
course voted unanimously Sunday af.
ternoon in favor Of the University of
Oregon.
At former meeing of those inter
ested in the Civilian Officers Train
ing course, a committee was appointed,
consisting of Col. A. T. Woolpert, elmo
is. White and E. H. Choate, to investi-
gate the course already established by
the University of Oregon and also that
which Willamette University could of
fir, and it was on the report favoring
the Eugene course that the members
voted.
The whole question soon resolved it.
self into the proposition as to whether
the war department, through Col. John
Leader, Of Eugene, would not give pre-
ference of graduates of the, Eugene
Civilian course, rather than to that of
Willamette. 1t was on the feeling that
the Eugene graduate might land com
mission that the men favored the Uni
versity of Oregon course. 1t also de-
veloped that the course offered here in
Salem was more expensive.
G. w. Niemeyer, who presided IS ,crl.
porary president, explained that the Civ
ilian Officers Training course had moth
ing whatever to do with the training of
the Students Army Training corps, and
that the two were distinctly separate
organizations Members of the s. A. T.
G. are really inducted into the army,
while the Civilian Officers Training
course was simply that of number of
civilians who wished to be trained as a
separate body in military matters in or
der that they might be of service to the
government in case Of need. 1t was also
explained that Capt. o. N. Tplor, as
signed by the war department to Will
lamette University, could in no way be.
come associated with the proposed Civil.
ian Officers Training course.
While the University of Oregon course
was adopted. many members thought
that part Of the course could best
be taught by members of Willamette
University and this will come up fol-
discussion when the executive commit
tee eonfers with the Eugene authorities
In the discussion, it developed that
many men who had taken the Univer-
sity of Oregon course had been recon-
mended for commissions and had been
appointed by the war department. With
this knodledge of thes ituotion, it was
felt that man s chances of securing q
commission were better through the Uni
versity Of Oregon recommendation thar
that Of willamette University. To this
opinion G. W. Niemeyer most emphati
cally dissented. He felt that just as eff
ficient training could be given by Will
lamette University.
In order to affect a permanent organi
xation, an executive committee was elec
ted and it will be the duty
of this committee to elect off
ctrs and to confer with Eugene and re
port at the meeting to be held next
Tuesday evening at the armory. Thi,
committee which will handle all bust
ness affairs includes Elmo S. White, E
II. Choate, Col. A. 7. Woolpert, Ray
Potter, David Wright, Chester c. Coz
and A. r. Wilson.