Colon<'[ E. R . Chrismafl
T he U niversity has been ver y fortunate in ha ving Colonel E . R. Chrisman as an advisory head of the Reserve Officers Trainin g Corps. Colonel Chrisman has had both practical experience in actual warfare in many of the possessions of the United States and experience in handling college men. This is the Colonel's eighteenth year at t he University of Idaho. The work of Colonel Chrisman in organizing and d eveloping the R.O.T.C. to its high degree of efficiency and importance in the present curricula is deserving of praise and as a result this department has attain ed an equal footing with the other d epartments of the University. It has a de finite course of theoretical and practical in t ruction, including discipline and trainin g in the a rt of warfare as well as leadership, both of which should p rove of inestim able value in future life. It is quite apparent that such a course would fulfi1l m a ny of t he objecti ves of the University. The number of men enrolling in Ad vanced Vfilitar y increases ever y year, proving its growing popularity and importance. The adva nced course m en attend at least one ix weeks' summer camp a t C amp Lewis, Wa hing ton, w here they are trained in marksmanship, scouting and pa troling, and in practical problems of tactics. The camp progra m consist s in the practice and de mo n tra tion of all of the implem ents of m odern warfare as well as inst r uction b y o fficer of the regular army . During the past year the R eserve Offi cers Training Corps adopted a new insignia an d within the next few years the Ida ho unit hop es to secure a distinct t ype of uniform for its cade ts.
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