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guards; traffic control and safety studies; fire fighting; radio operation; Red Cross work; "keep-fit" programs; first aid; use of nonmilitary weapons and firearms; machine gunnery; panic and riot duty; air and highway traffic observation; commercial Spanish. The Y.M.C.A. in cooperation with the Student Senate has organized a series of fireside forums for the current semester on the general topic "The University Man and the W a r . " T h e forums are held in fraternities and independent houses and the discussions are usually led by faculty members. A file of addresses of students and alumni who are serving in the several branches of the service has been prepared, and copies of the Alumni News are sent to those on the list. I n order that friendly contact may be kept with Illini in all branches of the service, a letter-writing campaign is conducted, and a "President's Fund" is used for the purchase of small gifts. THE R.O.T.C.

The University of Illinois, in response to its obligation as a land-

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training to its students since its opening in 1868. T h e R . O . T . C , one of the largest and best units of its kind in the country, was organized in 1916, and since that time has trained thousands of Illini now serving, many of them as officers, with our armed forces. The unit is under the command of Colonel Leonard C. Sparks, F.A., and has a United States Army staff of 86. T h e r e are 4200 students enrolled; those in the advanced course, of w h o m there are now 600, are in line for appointments leading to commissions as Second Lieutenants in the United States Army. Special training is availInfantry, the Field Artillery Coast Artillery, and the Engi Advanced training in these fields will be offered during the summer term of 1942.

ENLISTED RESERVE CORPS P R O G R A M

War in the establishment of Enlisted Reserve Corps plans. All male students enroll in the tary