The border vidette., 1931-10-24
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA NEWS

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AT the June commencement, 1882,
the University of Arizona r. 0.
T. c. will add the names of A
men students to the roster Of
22O who have received reserve
commissions during the eleven
years of the units existence
here.
Established in the summer of
1920, the regiment has grown
from an enrolment of 247 and a
graduating class of one, in 1921
1922, to a membership of $50 and
a graduating class of a. in 1881
1892.
The advanced military stu
dents, juniors and seniors. are
named as a selective basis, only
the more proficient being allow
ed to qualify for commissions.
The first two years of the four
years course are devoted to ele
mentary tactics and leadership
of groups.
The third year finds the stu
dent acting as memb ber of the
mounted troop and holding a
cadet commission as second lieu
tenant. The third year is basis
preparation in officers training
and prepares the student for the
fourth year aud the work of
handling the cadet regiment as
a regimental officer.
The majority of the graduates
elect to remain in the reserve
corps of the United States army.
However, a few outstanding Off
GERS are accepted directly into
the regular army.
T. j. Randolph, the first grad
uate of the unit (21), is now q
irst lieutenant in the regular
army; F. j. Cunningham. (25). is
first lieutenant in the U. S.
Marine Corps, and Harry N.
Renshaw. (z8). outstanding Am
erican marksman, is an Ensign
ia the U. S. Coast Guard
Anumber of graduates have.
entered U. S. government flying
schools upon completion of their
military training. Wm. Pryce
and Herbert Chambers have fin
ished the flying requirements
and are now at Schotield Bar.
racks, Hawaii Burton Hall will
graduate from Kelly Field. Tex,
this year while Douglas Shef
field, Oliver Hastings. and Carl
Bruce are cadets now taking the
flying course.
A prospectus and report of
THE Property of the Calabasas
Land and Mining Company"
ptioted in San Francisco in 1873
has been. received by the Uni
versity of Arizona library and
has been added to the rare Ari
zona collection.
Tne booklet states thaNit is a
report of the valuable mines of
Buena Vista, San Xavier, Pat
terson. Arizona King. Arizona
Queen, and the Democrat. to
gether with the important town
site of Calabasas."
The townsite was located on
the Santa Cruz river, ten miles
from the Mexican frontier. It
was situated in what was then
Pima county of the Arizona ter
ritory. During its existence, the
townsite had the distinction of
being part of the possessions
of Spain, Mexico, and finally the
United States.
Promise of relief for unem
ployed engineers and allied
workers in Arizona is seen in
the creation of a state com mittee
to investigate conditions 10 this
state and to take measures to
alleviate the situation.
A committee appointed by the
American Engineering council in
Washington, D. c., council
sponsored by national technical
societies. will meet soon to dis
cuss the problem in Arizona. 1t
is the plan of the council to have
regular committees in each state
functioning within the month.
The Arizona committee in.
cludes I. A. Rorok, manager OF
the Arizona Edison company of
Bisbee, Arizana; Dr.. 6. M. But
ler, dean of the college Of mines
and engineering at the Univer
sity of Arizona; R E Jerauld,
manager of the Phoenix office OF
the General Electric company;
E. E. Johnson, chief engineer of
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