The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-20

viable position among the great univer-
sites of the country and not the least
among its excellent departments is the
Reserve Officers Training Corps. For
a number of years this department has
been selected by federal authorities as
one of the few classed as "a distinguish
ed institution" If you should walk in
to the University Club, Manila. P. l.,
and mention the University of Missouri,
someone present would Immediately ask
about the military department. In fact
we are prone to believe that old Mis-
souri's military department is better
known abroad than at home.
Our Infantry Unit is organ,1el as a reg
in ent of infantry. composed of three bat.
ialions of four companies each. The ca
det officers are appointed from the cadet
corps by the president of the University,
upon the recommendation of the profes-
sor of military science and tactics. Many
features of the instruction in this unit ap
peal to the students.
There is keen competition for place
on the rife team. This team fires match
es during the school year with the lead
ing universities and colleges in the coun-
Try and for the past two years has stood
near the top. The members of the team
are awarded sweater with shield, COM
bining the national coat of arms and the
Missouri letter, embroidered on it. In
addition, there is a medal awarded to the
best individual shot The Board of Cura-
tors has provided a cup which is COM
peted for annually and awarded TO the
best-drilled company. The winning COM
pany. with the name of the captain and
the year. is engraved on the cup, and the
cup is placed where future classes can
see the winners. A medal is also award.
ed to the best-drilled private of the In
fantry Unit.
Last year, the Missouri Infantry Unit
won the efficiency cup at the infantry
summer camp. In this competition were
included all the colleges in Kansas, Ar.
kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska.
North and South Dakota and Missouri.
THE FIELD ARTILLERY UNIT
The final match came. The team had
been training more strictly than any
of the other teams then contesting for
Missouri, They we're confident because
for two years they had defeated, one by
one, all the other college and university
teams in America. The day of the match
found Missouri firing lower score than
usual. The team was downhearted but
for only short time. The news flashed
in, United States Military Academy
Score $780," Missouri had won by 81
points and again were the champions Of
America in the intercollegiate world
Again the papers over the country grant
cd Missouri the pinnacle of success a:
possessing the best aggregation of pisto
shots of any college r. o. I. c. unit.
Every freshman of the Field Artiller,
unit. is given long course in firing tn,
automatic pistol. Cadet Lieut.. ]. X
Wollman of Jefferson City, who is to
day rated as the Champion Individua
intercollegiate shot Of America, hat
never had 4 pistol in his hand until hi
entrance into the Field Artillery unit
two years ago. 1t is red-blooded game
The men who make the squad are typica
Missourians and they are well know
, and looked up 10 by all the colleges o
l America.
Pistol firing is just one small phase o
: the field artillery work. The first fe,
weeks of a freshman's life, is taken Vi
: by the Squads Eas, and West" of tn
5 doughboy. But that is soon left behint
: Study of the different types of guns an
: howitzers. gun squad drill preparation o
! firing data, motor instruction, horsemar
: ship, map making, gunnery, mounte
e drill and many other interesting subject
: take the place of the close order drill Q
y the doughboy.
e df you have liking for horses, the al
a tillery stables may find you picking ou
e your mount for the days class. A mt
: chanically minded student will be in til
a seventh paradise with the different gun
howitzers and fire control instrument
= Any man would like to be able to sa,