The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-09-18
!. A. c. NEWS

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corps of the Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps has just been established
at the Utah Agricultural College.
This significant information was con-
tanned in a special dispatch from the
war department received by Presi-
dent T.. @. Peterson in which It was
Indicated that officers for the new
unit would be assigned to the col
lege in the near future. 1t marks the
U. A. c. as one Of the specially fore
most schools in the west for the
training of men in automobile. trac-
for the gas engine work.
This unit was awarded the Col
lege because of the excellent record
made by the institution in the train
ing of mechanics. and auto and gas
engine experts during the war and
because of the exceptionally fine
equipment possessed for the work
which the examining officer charac-
terized as by far the best in the west.
Since then. there has been added to
the equipment of the school of agri-
cultural engineering and mechanic
arts under whose direction the tech
nical work in the new unit will large
ly come, new three story brick
structure, thoroughly modern.
Director Ray B. West of the school
of agricultural engineering expressed
himself as highly elated when he
was informed that the institution
had been awarded the motor trans
port unit. with our already COM
plete shop facilities and with the ella
borate equipment that will be sup
piled by the war department, we VIII
be splendidly prepared to give our
extensive work in gas engines and re-
lated subjects. Our regular courses
will fit admirably into the scheme
of work outlined by the war derar,-
ment and will enable us to turn ont
men thoroughly train as technLIans
and at the same time fitted 10. cori-
missions in the reserve army. While
have not been advised specifically
what equipment we shall receive from
former communications we may ex-
pect the following: Tractors OF sew
eral sizes and makes including the
military and agricultural types and
running in size up to fifteen ton sew
enty-five horse power Holt Cater
pillar; various makes and sizes OF
trucks, including the four wheel
drive: several automobiles. including
in all probability, Cadillac and Dodge
touring models. motor cycles, fitted
with side cars; trailers, and extra
parts and tools for putting up ah1
taking down all machinery. The APP
proxlmate value of this equipment
We can place at 100000.
There are now three r. o. T. G.
units at the Utah Agricultural Col
lege comprising, besides the newly
established motor transport unit. a
unit of the infantry, under command
of Lieutenant Colonel Hartle, and
one of the coast artillery under com,
mand OF Major Campbell. The IN
fantry unit is provided with COM
plete equipment for its work while
the coast artillery unit will be sup.
piled with the following extensive
paraphernalia: one 155 millimeter
long range, coats defense gun, motor
lied; one S-inch howltzer and plat
form; various types of trench mo-
tors; one mounted antl-aircraft gun;
one 37-millimeter rifle; one Ford
truck; four heavy Browning machine
guns; four Browning automatic RIG
les; four Lewis machine guns, all en-
gines, ordnance and signal eqipment
prescribed for battalion of heavy
ARTILLERY; one set sectlonalized fuses;
one set sectionalized grenades; one
set sectionalized projectiles; four
dummy powder bags for each type
of cannon issued; one gun plotting
board; one motor plotting board, one
gun DETECTION board; one atmos-
lphere slide rule; one portable search