The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-15
NEW R. Q. T.C.U UNIT TO BEGIN DRILLS
 AT |. OF A. TODAY
Advance Student Division Shows Big Gain Over
 Last Year

UNIVERSITY, Ala. Sept. 14.--- Especial. With bIthe distribution of uniforms Monday, the R. 0. T. 0. unit at the university begins military in- struction for 1024-25 under Lieut.. Col. Hartman l.. Butler, c. A. O., D. O. L.. The 'Bama unit consists of 730 cadets of the freshman and sophomore classes and no advance students, the latter di- vision showing a large increase over last year. 2s@@
 Participation in Defense Day exer- cises was the first activity of the ca dets when the unit marched to Tusca- loosa to hear the city's program for the day.
 Regular army officers in charge of the Alabama unfit are: Lieut.. Col. Hartman l.. Butler, 0. A. C., D. o. l.. 1; Capt. V. s. Burton, Infantry, D. Q. l.. 1; Capt. Morris Hundweck, 0. A. O., D. O. L.; Capt. l.. P. Hardnette, Infantry, D. o. L.; Capt. Lee s. Dillon, Engi- neering Corps, D. O. L.; Lieut.. W. T. vande Graft, Infantry, D. o. L.,
 Appointments and promotions of stu dents made last week are as follows
 Regimental Staff--Cadet Col. Benja- min A. Hudson, Infantry Cadet Lieut.. Col. William M. Massey, Infantry Ca det Capt. E. Troy Allen, Infantry, Reg mental Adjutant; Cadet Capt: L. l.. Evans, Engineers, Regimental Unit Supply Officer; Cadet. Capt. T. c. By rum, Artillery, Regimental Personnel Adjutant
 Companies A, B, c, D, First Bat tallion-Cadet Maj. 70. W. Lauve, In- fantry; Cadet Capt. A. z. Rogers, ln- fantry, Adjutant.
 Companies B, F, l., Second Battal- ion-Cadet Maj. R. K. Perkins. GAG Cadet Capt. E. V. Stabler, GAG, Adju- tant.
 Companies I, K, M3 Third Battalion Cadet Maj. S. L. Mitchell, Eng; Cadet Capt. c. E. Rehin, Eng. Adjutant.
 Headquarters Company-Cadet Capt. P. c. Gilliland, Infantry; Cadet First Lieut.. W. A. Harris, Artillery; Cadet First Lieut.. G. s. Finley, Artillery ; Cadet First Lieut.. W. J. Brooks, Ar tillery.
 Company "A"-J. F. Suttle, Captain, Infantry; J. R. Howard, First Lieu tenant, Infantry; J. A. Bivona, First Lieutenant, Infantry.
 Company ''B''-B. "A. Green, Captain, Infantry; W. H. Garner, First Lieu tenant, Infantry; 0. Davis, First Lieu tenant, Infantry.
 Company "C"-R%R. Galloway, Cap tain, Infantry; J. M Marriott, First Lieutenant, Infantry; A. H. Lee, First Lieutenant, Infantrys
 Company "D'-Js R. Turberville Captain, Infantry W. R. Smith, First Lieutenant, Infantry J. M. MOntgom' cry, First Lieutenant, Infantry. Company ''E" W. D. Britt. IT,. GAG, Captain; R. E. Johnson, First Lieuten. ant, GAG; T. l.. Hodson, First Lieu. tenant, GAG; O. ". Toenes, First Lieutenant, GAG; Miles Ventress, First Lieutenant, GAG.
 Company "F'-O. l.. DuPre, Cap. tain, GAG; A. D. Holman, First Lieu, tenant G. R. Byrum, First Lieutenant l.. S. McCullom, First Lieutenant; W c. Johnson, First Lieutenant
 Company "I"-E. l.. Sykes, Captain Eng; Eng c, A. Pearson, First Lieutenant
 Company "K'-J. H. Johnson, Cap
 Company "L"-J!t M. Breitenbach Captain, Infantry; F. Mendel, First Lieutenant, InfantrE; H. c. Traylor First Lieutenant, Infantry.
 Company My. A. Lane, Cap. tain, Infantry; W. l.. Traylor, First Lieutenant, Infantry.
 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Detachment Sterling McGauly, Captain, GAG; H K. Gardner, First Lieutenant, CAC.,