Evening star., 1925-02-15
Civilian Army News

| A study of the combatant Reserve
| officer Training Corps units reveals
| the fact that the percentage of en-
| rollment of the Signal Corps is not
only the highest of all the combatant
arms. but that it is one of the two
branches which have a surplus Of re-
serve officers. The basic courses of
| instruction in military training are
practically the same as those or the
Infantry, while the technical sub
| jects include instruction in the use OF
telegraphy. telephony and radio.
At the present time 10 Signal Re-
serve Officer Training Corps units are
maintained by the War Department,
the aggregate enrolment of which
| totals LII men. Plans are being
| formulated for the establishment OF
a unit of the 9th Corps Area by the
| opening of the next school year, but
| up to the pre- ent time no dehnlte
decision has been made as to what
| institution will be selected for the
| installation of this proposed unit.
The 10 signal reserve units enumer-
ated above are located at the follow
| ing points: Massachusetts institute
| of Technology, Cornell University,
Carnegie Institute of Technology,
| Georgia Institute of Technology. Ohio
| State University, University of 1lli-
nois, University of Michigan, Cniver-
| sity of Wisconsin, University of Min
neSota and Texas A. and M. College.
The course in telephones consists
| in the theory of the telephone, the
| different types issued by the Signal
| Corps, and the principles of telephone
| switching and the monocord switch
| board. In practical work in the use
| of telephones students are required
| to install, maintain and operate tele-
| phone local battery systems.
| The instruction in radio consists in
| the principles underlying radio com
| munication, the organization and con-
| troll of radio net operation and the
| classification of the various sets used
! by the Signal Corps. The practical
work consists of setting up and TAX
| ing down antennas, opening and
| closing stations, use of the wave me-
| ter and net operation.
| In the advanced courses the theo-
| retical and technical instruction con
| sists of message centerS, their neces-
| sity and organization and their prac-
! tical operation. A short course in
| the theory of codes and ciphers Is
| also given. In the practical work
| students construct and maintain field
| lines, using wire carts, trucks and
| other wire-laying equipment. In con-
| nection with the electrical engineer
| ing course of the institution, study
| is also made of high frequency cur
! rent phenomena and thermionic
! values.
| The Finance Reserve Officers,
! Washington branch. will meet Febru-
| airy "a Two lectures will be given
| one by Capt. Carl Halla, F. D., on
| Duty in the Finance Office, United
States Army" and one by Capt. Eugene
| o. Hopkins-F D.. who is on duty in
the office OF the chief OF finance.
! An assembly of signal reserve Off
| GERS residing in Washington will be
! held in the Graham Building tomor-
! row Maj. O. X. Sadtler, S. c.. on duty
| in the office of the chief signal Off
| Ger, will supervise the installation
| and operation of wire set. Actual
| switch boards and telephones will be
used.
Reserve quartermasters will as
! semble in the Graham Building Tues
| day evening under Maj. r. p. Har-
| bold. assistant executive officer. The
| principal subject will be salvage
Both Maj Harbold and Capt: Harold
| A. Barnes, Q. NJ. c., will touch on the
| two phases of group organization.
I OF IHe olotH lSi0
! Col Leroy w. Heron commanding
! will meet at Organized Reserve head
| quarters February 19. Col. Heron
will be assisted by Capt. James B.
| Golden, F. A, the subject of the lee
| ture being the reconnaissance and
| occupation of position and the
| work of battery details. A pictorial
| film covering the technical and tao
| tical details pertaining to the Field
| Artillery arm will be a feature of the
| meeting.
| Interest was evinced by the reserve
| officers who attended the February
| meeting of the Washington branch OF
! the Reserve Officers Association Of
| the United States in the lecture OF
Col. Klein, held in the Interior Build
| ing. Maj. r. Z. 3. McKenney, 320tf
| Infantry. president of the loca
| branch, presided. Lieut.. Col. Arthur
| j. Klein, G.. s., spoke on the qualif1ca
tions for promotion of reserve off
| GERS, with special emphasis on cor
| respondence school courses. He i:
| the War Department expert on ar
ranging and conducting the CORE
| spondence courses. 1t was pointed out
| by Col. Klein that the new regula-
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