Reserve Officers
Training Corps General Chrisman
O ne of the best beloved m en on the niversity ca mpu is the commandant of the R e erve Officers Training Corp - Brigadier General E. R. Chrisman. For nineteen year General Chrisman ha b een active in directing and supervising the military department of the U niversity, and it i largely through hi s efforts that the corps has assumed such an active part in tudc nt life. ot onl y has he organized the R.O.T. C. until it now ranks in stability with any of the other departments of the Univer ity, but he has found time to participate in st udent affairs as advisor and co unselor. H e introduced Scabbard and Blade, honorary military organization at Idaho; he has served on the D iscipline Committee; he is an honorary member of Blue Key; he ser ves on the Academi c Board; and he is always keenly interest ed in ever y ph ase of student activity. Effi ciency is the watchword of any military organization. With thi principle as the basis, and with a sound •II foundation in ac tua l a nd th eoretical warfare, General C hrisman i emine ntl qualified for the position he holds. Well -know n, popu lar and highly est eem ed , the military department ha gained new prestige throug h Gener al C hri man' e fforts. Upon Frank Barnum, staff sergeant, falls the burden of the clerical work of the military department. All official correspondence pa sses through his hands. I n addition to his office work, Sergeant Barnum is active both on the drill field a nd as assistant instructor for the rifl e t eam. ll c was formerl y a m ember of the :Marine Corps.