Repository: UIHistories Project: Booklet - Military Training in our Land Grant Colleges (1916) [PAGE 5]

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i larger and moi imj ml 1 < hip in tli i« The \ alue oi the pi > tj ol th in titul md sixty million dollai their annual in * I dollars I theii tttendan< h The fact that th v 1 1 i at institul ig ^ hulk of their income trom state 'in nd th n th the state and the nation is e smplil 1 should 1 n ial re on r making them an important link in thi grc cl in of i ,n; defense.

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and effort and expense required for this militarx servi given ch ul* and in some cases enthusiastically. The people of this country have in general little id >f tl importance and significance of this work. It" you will pardon me, I shall descri what one of these institutions, a typi d one, the University of Illiiu doing in this field. I take Illinois because I know most ..bout it and I a most fully aware of its detects. 1 presume the other institutions are doing as much, ceteris paribus, as Illinois, and in much the same way. T h e University of Illinois is one designated as Class C under 1 aph 4, General Order Xo. 70, W a r Department [913, that is, Colleg aid Universities not essentially military where the curriulum is SU cienth van i to carry with it a degree and where the average fe of the studen a graduation is not less than 21 years. This Military Department was established under the Morrill Land-Grant Act of [862, The total Federal priation for the last fiscal year under the various Acts. Morrill, A Nelson, Hatch, etc., was $122,422.14. The expenditures on account of Military have been as follows: During the two years ending March 31, ioi; $227,918.87 was expended upon the new Armory (floor space 200x400), which has been in use since January 1st. 1015. It will require $250,000 more to complete this building. In addition to the above, the appropriation for incidental expenses, Military Scholarships, etc., pertaining to the Military Department was $8500 for each of the past two years. T h e organization of the Corps of Cadets is as follows; Two 1 tuple: regiments of infantry (24 companies), a Foot Battery oi Field Artitler Signal Company, Engineer Company and Hospital Company, Also, a bar. for each Regiment, a Reserve Hand, and a Trumpet and Drum Corp IT

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including the band of about 165 men. The band is composed of tnetnl from all classes of the University. Those of the first two yea subslitu: this for their Military drill. During the last two years they have th. status as th' I adet Officers, and receive $ ' i per ycai During the Freshman and Sophomore year MilitaiN l i a i n i m -or pulsory. Sergeants are select I from the Sophomo, elass, Lieutenant

from the Junior cl s, Captains and Field Officers from the Scntt Th< e sel tions are made b> the Commandant of Cadets and iumro\

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