The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-11-10

J The total number of male students at
the university at that time was IL:
men, which shows that about 40 per
cent of the male students responded
to the call of the colors. No other
educational institution in the United
States furnished so high percentage
from its attendance for the service at
that time. Practically all of these
| men were eventually promoted, eth
er to officers or non-commissioned Of
ficers. This excellent representation
was largely due to the previous inter-
est manifested by the students and the
authorities OF the university in the de-
partment Of military science.
A beautiful monument was erected
on the University campus in memory
of Lieut.. Paul Draper and Sgt Al. G.
Hagberg, who lost their lives in the
Philippines. In the corridor on the
second floor Of the AID building there
IS handsome bronze tablet contain
ing the names of all the cadets who
volunteered for the Spanish-American
War.
We're Guards For Roosevelt
The annual encampments were very
interesting features of the years
training in MI hary science where the
cadets were put through all the duties
of camp life, such as target practice,
guard duty and various ceremonies.
In May, 1908, the battalion of cadets
encamped for one week at Wallace,
Idaho, and while there acted as hon
orary escort to President Roosevelt on
the occasion Of his visit to that place.
The following Is an extract from q
letter written by Mr. H. j. Rossi of
Wallace, grand marshall Of the day,
to Captain Chrisman, commandant of
cadets:
''The most pleasing sight my mind
recalls was the magnificent showing
Of your boys when acting as honorary
escort to the President. They march
ed with precision to the expressed s.e-
light and admiration of the Presid nj"
How Old Guard Originated
At the close of the Spanish-Ameri-
can War when the troops resurned
from the Philippines, the ex-soldiers
came back to the University at the
time of the annual inspection each
year, to have an honor seat in the re-
viewing stand as the cadets passed IN
review These men who had suffered
all the hardships and prlvations of
the firing line in the Philippines cal
led themselves the "Old Guard" This
practice each year became more or
less monotOnous for these veterans;
so they decided to modify their ac-
Invites at the time Of the annual in
spectiOn. The upperclassmen in the
who had graduated from
their two-year apprenticeship in the
cadet corps, Joined the "Old Guard
and all sorts of burlesque formations
were engaged in during the inspec-
tons. This organization grew in
succeeding years until the interest in
the annual inspection was partly lost
sight of by the many visitors to the
who attention was turned to
the curious FRANKS and maneuvers OF
the guard. This custom, which had
become quite firmly established on
the campus in later years, developed
to such an extent that it hampered the
development of the cadet corps SO that |
BY ruling of the faculty it was abol-
shed.
Commission POI Cadets
During the annual encampment of
he cadets at Fort George Wright, /
Spokane, in April, 1917, news was re-
,eived of the declaration of war on
Germany. A great manystudents or
he university Immediately enlisted
or the regular service so that by the
ime of the close of school, in June
# that year, the student body was
greatly diminished Most of the stud
nts who had received two years
raining in the cadet corps attended
training camps and were
commissioned. The statement has Of
en- been made that larger percen-
age Of students from the University
f Idaho received commissions in the
rmy during the World War than
rom any other college or university
| the United States. Out of $50 Uni
ersity of Idaho men in the regular :
ervice, 297 received commissions in !
ne army navy, aviation and marine !,
Orps. Not a few of the former stud
nts of the University have chosen the :
lem no less famous characters than c