The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-07
MANY SOLDIERS
RETURN TO MOSCOW
UNIVERSITY is GETTING BACK
MANY FORMER STUDENTS WHO
SERVED IN ARMY :

First Lieutenant e. E. Hunt, whose
home is in st. Maries, and who was
| a student in the agricultural col
lege up to the outbreak of the war,
was a visitor at the university the
early part of the week. Liutenant
Hunt made his commission with the
infantry and went over with the 91st
Division He was in the battle of the
Argonne and others but came through
without a scratch. A few days prev
ious to the signing of the armistice
he was sent to America as special in
structor in bayonet drill. 4
First Lieutenant R. r. Groninger is
also a visitor. He was discharged
from Camp Devon, Mass. Lieutenant
Groninger graduated in 1917 from the
college of agriculture and was a
member of the stock judging team that
won the Pacific coast championship
for the University of Idaho at the
shows of 1916. Lieutenant Groninger
made his commission in the engineers,
having been one of the rs who made
first lieutenant in a total of 1900 men.
Mr.. Groninger becomes district county
agent in the extension department of
the university and will be assigned
to the organizing of farm bureaus in
Idaho and Nez Perce counties. .
Another one returning to the uni
versity is First Sergeant Oliver H.
Campbell of Bonners Ferry. Sergeant
Campbell went in the service in 1917
and was sent on special assignment
which prevented his going overseas
with the 91st Division. He did import
ant work in the training of depot bri-
gades. Prior to the signing of the
armiStice he was assigned to an ar
tillery company whose equipment was
loaded for overseas.
Another well-known Moscow boy
returning is Second Lieutenant T. D.
Turk" Gerlough, who arrived from
Camp Lewis, Monday. Lieutenant
'Gerlough graduated from the universe
ty in 1917 and entered the service the
following September He received his
commission at Camp Lee, Virginia and
belonged to the first company of the
demonstration battalion of the 18th
Division at Camp Lewis. He was full
back on the Camp Lewis football team
of 1918 and was mentioned by Walter
Camp on his all-Service team of 1918.
Second Lieutenant Grover Evans of
American Falls is a new arrival. Lieu
tenant Evans is the son of a prom
inent banker and farmer of southeast
ern Idaho, and was senior in the ag-
college of the university. He
is spending a lew days OF MS furlOagn
on the campus. He made his COM
mission at Camp Lewis and has not
been able to obtain his discharge.
w. T. Mccall, state leader of the
boys and girls clubs, with the ex-
tension division, is visiting at the ag-
ricultural college. He is spending
his time in northern Idaho in refer
encce to plans for the coming year
for boys and girls clubs.
Dean E. J. Iddings left yesterday
for Spokane to attend a meeting OF
the agricultural bureau Of the Spo-
kane Chamber of Commerce. where he
is invited to discuss the question of
securing a wider circulation of liter
ature o. interest and value to farm
ers. He goes tomorrow to ST. Maries
to address the annual meeting OF tho
farm bureaus OF Benewah county.
Prof. C. C. Vincent, head of the de-
partment of horticulture, is spending
two days in Lewiston to superintend
the experiment station work in the
Lewiston orchards, work that has
been In progress several years.