University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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LlKlTFAAXr ClOLONEL Al-COTT l.IEl! I. COLONEL ROBERT K. ALCOTT I ' loltssDi nl Miliiaiy Science and ladies and ConniKindin Oihcer ol the R.O.T.C. Unit C olonel Akoit. graduate of Lhiixersily of Miiniesota (LL.B. Degree), of Infantrv School at Fort Benning, Georgia, and of the Cioniniand and General School. Von Ix ( invorth, Lexas, came lo the L ' ni ersit in Mj ' jf). 31 I I. I T A K V I F A X T IK Y I X I T MAJOR IL RRV L. HENKLE Professor of Militar Science and Tactics , Major f-Ieiikle. graduate ol Inianirv School at Fc)rt Benning, Georgia, has been on Foreign Service, and R.O.T.C. duty in the west. He came to Maine in 1937 from Fort AVarren, Wvo- ming, and is coach of the Women ' s Rille Team. ALAJOR JAMES G. COOPER Professor of Military Science and Tactics Major C oojjer came lo .Maine in h);s8 from F ort Snelling, Minnesota. He is coach of Men ' s Rifle Team. Slaiiding Major Cooitr Sealed M KioK Hr Ki r

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Library. 2. Valk (o Oak Hall. 3. Prof. Crawforil. E ■ U C A T ■ O X

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.1 I A I 4MI I X F A T l( V O V FIT K It .S ecuiul Row — Murphy, Andrews, McCain, Pipes, Duby, Burke, Hawes. Huss, FitzPatrick. Barrell. Gardner. Morin First Row— Major Henkle. Bronsdon. Whitney, Grimmer, Carlson, Maasen, Files, Loring. Cotting. McDowell, Schmidt, Gerrislt, Major Cooper NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS THE Intantiy unit of the University R.O.T.C. Oirps is composed of all pliysicallv fit male stiidentN ol all the Colleges in the University with the exception of the College of Technolouv which has its own unit. The Achancccl Course in Military is limited to toriN cadets, . fter each Advanced cadet com- j)letes the coiuse successfullv. he is connnissioned a .Second Eieutenant in the Officeis ' Reserve Corps of the Army of the United States. Before receiving their commission, the . il- anced cadets are required to spend six weeks in (ani]j (lurint; the siunnui lollovving the Junior year. Infantry Advanced cadets take their sum mer camp at Fort Devens in Massachusetts. The classroom work in Infantrx is correlated witli lnlantr maneu ers and (hill, iniludin de- tailed maneiaers with machine guns and moriars. To win high honors in the annual inspection at the close of the year is the chief objective of tile vvhole battalion. The annual ins])eciion is made b an Arm officer sent 1) the Conmiand- ing C.eneral of the First Clorps . iea. Knowledge ol the subjeil. discipline, steadiness in ranks, and jjrccision are the main objeciixcs for the annual insjaection which termiuaies miiiiaiv lor the year. - bore— .Sergeant Haraboskv, Su| |)h OIIkci for Coast . nillcrv I nil. lii ' low, slandhig—Sergeam |cisc|ih A. Rc . Sup- ply Officer for Infantry liiii. S(, a prf— Sergeant Joseph J. Rinkaus. RkcimI Sergeant.