The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11
pv NELLIE BuNYAN jennings.

ino,,,b ,Iet past It's second summer
l"O'e military pioneer In every
tho word. There Is not an
" sctooIq Ike IL In the Unit
o,"g..to, and since the world war
~ ,yizers have become keenly
Iu. b. trr real value of the school
aall.,,isbe4 fv the 1919 Legislature It
piarcd In the property ana
formerly occupied by the
..,s-1 Preparatory school. which
L"3,5eB merely an administration
.,ijre and the presidents resi-
-, An appropriation was a.
A fer new barracks building
,', grrynd had only been broken
g,sis .u enrolment day. What is
.vr ir army parlancer as fou
ia tents were set up to accommo-
T. ,n, forty or ffty cadets that
a.,s cyprcted to enroll. An agrcc-
Ht, sururlsp awaited Colonel Bar
,, however when 100 boys en-
..uoJ or the first day. september 10,
,s,a That memorable first year the
.hois sudant body and the faculty
,.v,J and studied In the tents untiI
40 last az February, 1920, when the
s,r,arks which are heated and fire
loot and equipped with numerous
Eouers we're near enough completed
~ no occupied. At this time the ca
1,,s Of the building trades depart
,rsrt are doing work OF strictly
tactical nature in erecting a large
.,,ble 10 shelter the horses OF the
toys who ride into school eac day
rom nearby farms.
uultary Training Is Feature.
while military training az this IN.
.,tutIon is feature, che schoo'
.rrthsr prepares its cadets for col
ice and for life by giving hoth aca-
i ,smic and vocational education
\ Tsar hy year as the school grows
o,9sr and its strength Increases II ls
rainlng distinct reputation Tor us
'oratlona Instruction. PartiouIS rlF
3, ,his true as Il applies 70 the de
nartment OF auto mechanlcs'
n .-ogledge Of which Is big ITEM IN
,,,- -trarsportation. In fact, Colon"I
Barrett has not only been a pioneer
!. developing student military ana
,orational training. but thr'uSh nus
..,dsrsbip he has had no small part
I, oyganizing and crystalizing public
opinion into an appceH atloh "l l"'
value Of the school
A, ,be time II his election aS
4 ,rssidept. Colonel Barrc;t occupied
,ss chair ~ education at the state
A university at Norman. He was an
h colorado on leave of absence and
a r,rned near Lake Geneva in the
maintains miles from civilization.
: Telerrams notifying the colonel OF
Sls election were almost three weeks
/ IN reaching him Then he was COM
YELLED TO walk IS miles to the near
.ta tn Train
bark Of Oklahoma to begin this new
work for which 40 years experience
In educational activities have pecu-
i larly fitted him.
student military training alone ~
now justified I'm the minds OF most
patriotic citizens, because of its cd
uratlonal value to each student.
When this training which develops
particularly the gift OF leadership
i nav be had and at the same time
a boy who desires it may have also
a practical education in tho funda-
mental building trades and autcmo-
bile mechanics the combination rs
most happy and profitable one. the
whole trend of the training cadet
receives at O. NJ A.--vocational aca-
demic and military may be said 10
d converge to a chief aim-the culu-
vation Of the principles of truth
right, honor and the proper de'eI-
opment OF mind and body.
Students From All Over state.
The student roster for the first Sc
mester shows cadets enrolled from
% counties. Tulsa, Muskogee, Okla
homa, Okmulgce, Greek, Adair, say
Usage. Beckham. Pittsburg, LeFlore'
Okiuskee, Kiowa, Garvin, hcCur-
tain, Murray, Nowata, Grady, CAR
field and Rogers. Three states, Ark
ansas. Missouri and Kansas ere rep
resented, parents sending their sons
70 Oklahoma because OF the superior
educational advantages this unique
tEhoo offers.
Reserve Officers Training Corps.
The war department upon the es-
tblishment of a unit of the II. o.
?. c, at the academy detailed from
the regular army Lieut.. George .
Pierce, as professor OF military
science and tactics. lie supervlses all
i military instruction and keeps a
careful record Of the qualifications
and standing OF the cadet IN military
subjects It is the aim TO give cach
cadet good health, proper physical
bearing, and TO inculcate in him hab-
is Of clean living which Will make OF
MN good citizen. The arms ana
equipment furnished the II. .. I. {,
are OF the latest model used In the
regular army and are of sufficient
Euaauty 10 give each cadet a rifle
WIN complete equipment, There Is
VI hand hayonets, haYersacks, can
Nens' cartridge belts and mess kits
sneller tents, intrenching tools, gal
Z |N 'ltles, targets and ammunition
4 lAA ms equipment is generously sup
phed by the war department. The
1hlorm prescribed for the cadets al
A A. is Of cadet grey modelled
aNsf that at West Point. No army
Iunotms are issued members of thi'
.nl' "l' out the money value, $lS.32, IL
.owed each member to contribute
ihe purchase OF uniforms pre-
syr'oed by the school Hikes anC
Ss1mmer camps make wholesome
trson IN the round OF drills anc
ofu recreation as well from stud
~, sense Of public service is early
s.tloped in the cadets. At the tint
~. We Pegs cyclone, Colonel Bar
~ Wlth TO cadets, took two trucks
Gaued with tents, cots and provi
0ns and established relief camI
r lhe center ot tho devastated town
NV story of this trip and the aid an'
LmIort given the storm victims Il
Hs handed down as one OF h'
.N..E uad!alons OF the school. Tn,
Il NHhl year tho t,,{t moo, ,st.I IIIe d az