The sun., 1919-06-29
Thirty-three Commissions
and Five Sergeants' War
rants Won by Students.
TWO WERE MADE MAJORS
One Graduate, Lieut.. J. II.
Donaldson, an Ace, Was Con-
graduated by King George.

the military students at Camp Column
bia In tho summer Of 1917. When
America entered the war, the camp. To-
Gated at Morris. Conn. a. the perma-
nent engineering camp of Columbia
University, was transformed into a mil
itary theatre and was thrown open to
any Columbia student wishing TO get
preliminary training.
Capt Ralph Hodder-w Williams, NJ c.,
Of the original Princess Patricia Regi-
ment OF Canadian Light Infantry, was
put in command The course lasted
eight weeks. and the nfty-eisht college
men who took IL made q striking record
in the war.
| or the thirty-three commissions
awarded to these men, many are of
high rank Two Majors. one in the in
fantry and one In the field artillery.
head the list. They are followed by
two Captains and Ave First Lieutenants.
The we'll known 'shavetail" Or Second
Lieutenant was represented by nineteen
of these young soldiers. Tho list of five
sergeants is at the head Of some eight
or ten enrolments among the enlisted
personnel OF the army.
Infantrymen Communicated.
Practically every branch OF the SER
vice was represented. Among the dough-
boys seventeen received commissions
This Is followed by the field artillery
and the air service with I'VE commits
sions each. The machine gun corps,
coast artillery. quartermasters corps and
ordinance department are all repre-
| scented among tho commissioned person
mel The signing OF the armistice put
and end to the training of two men
| In the engineer officers training schools
One man in the Marine Corps and five
in the navy. one of whom was commits
stoned an Ensign, practically completes
, the record.
The most distinguished perhaps OF
the men who started their military Life
at Camp Columbia In 1917. 10 Lieut..
Joseph II. Donaldson. an American ace.
with eight Germans to his credit He
was personally congratulated by King
George v. In a private Interview and
was awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross. Tho ranking officer Is Major
Theodore Drury OF the Field Artillery
whose commission as Lieutenant-Col-
onel was held UP by the signing VI
the armistice.
These interesting facts were recently
} brought out at a reunion dinner OF the
camp held in the Columbia University
Club. 4 West Forty third street, in
honor of Capt Williams. of whom CO.
lumia Goa lerred the degree of master
! OF arts at the last commencement Capt
| o. NJ
History Department OF the University OF
Toronto. a position which he held be-
fore the war, after receiving his degrees
from oxford.
Tho Columbia Military Camp was
therefore trained by q college man 70:
college students. and the success which
It's proteges acquired in military service
Is typical OF the American college in the
-. war.
Camp Columbia trained the men ir
. nearly everything that could come with
! in their needs. The routing included
s practical work in the field. such as dig
= ging Of trenches. drilling, frequent
r marches. night manehvres and scout
! ing, map sketching and interpreting
and target practice on the rife butts
Y which were laid out and constructed b,
q the company. This work was supple
8 mented by lectures on infantry tactic
Q and trench life, handling Of troops ant
= general sanitation by Capt Williams
and demoiitions. use OF tho rife ant
e engineering work IN general by Capt
o e. r. Robinson and Lieut.. II. L Mellel
{ of tho old Twenty second Regiment Er
n gineera
al Land Mines Were Set on.
Tho theory of dsmolitions was pu
into practice by the construction of
8 fougasss and several land mines
q which were subsequently set of unde
the supervision of Lieut. Mellen. Prof
o ]. X. Finch OF the Civil Engineering
Department of Columbia and resident
director OF tho camp gave instructioi
3 in map making, map reading. and in
II terpretations involving the use Of con
o tour and relief maps, besides a Who'll
;. day given TO a road sketching tour
u Capt. Williams instructed a special elias
q In bayonet fighting. which In turn In
IS structed the company.
y More than 10000 Columbia me
II served the Government during the wal
10 which has had marked influence on tn
a policies OF the university. Psychologist
d tests for entrance have been set up an
a broad scheme OF physical training 20
all undergraduates will go into effec
u next fall.
l. Columbia now recognizes military m
u struction AZ q part Of liberal educa
II ton. Elaborate plans for q larger an
It more efficient unit OF the Reserve on
N GERS Training Corps are being made an
, officer training Is going forward thi
" summer at Camp Columbia, which II
a, command OF Lieut.-Col. Allan r. Ec
n. wards. professor Of military science an
u West Pointer.
In order that national guardsrnen an
others may have an opportunity I
broaden their outlook. Col Edwards wi
give two courses In the Columbia sun
mer school beginning July z. On
styled 'MIlitary History Of the Unite
v States" will consist OF lectures. ma
q work and discussion with military con
= mont The object OF this course. II
d aaNouneed, will Do TO study the histor
" Of the United States from a nilltar
IN point OF view. 20 study the causes leat
" ing up to our wars. the way they wei
Ar conducted, the manner in which OF
I. armies were raised and the present nee
n. OF a permanent military policy.
m The other course. called elements
v. Tactics and Strategy" will consider Il
CT general principles OF strategy and Ia
o. tics. which are essential TO proper vi
10 dsrstanding of military history. and
d illustrate any principle by a brief stud
TX Of various campaigns. Also this couri
20 may be counted toward the A B. degr,
ir I'M partial fulfilment OF the Requirement
In military science in ths r. o. T. c.