States. The horrible effect of militarism upon the students of this university was drawn upon extensively by the author to illustrate his point. Our R. O. T. C. unit was attacked viciously and branded as damnable in every sense of the word. I am in no official capacity a defender or an apologist for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of the University of Nebraska, but when such an article is reprinted and distributed about the campus with a note which states that the pamphlet was paid for by the students of the University of Nebraska, then any student is entitled to criticise.

I drilled in the R. O. T. C. for two years and attended one summer camp at Fort Snelling, and although no fair co-ed ever pinned a medal on my breast, I feel fully repaid for the time and effort which such training entailed. The only evil consequence which resulted in my own case, to which even Mr. Blanshard could object, was sincere admiration for the motives and methods of those Army officers with whom I came in contact.

Mr. Blanshard, who got more free publicity in the columns of The Daily Nebraskan during his visit here than the second coming of the Messiah would ever receive, says that a student told him that if it were not compulsory not a hundred Nebraska men would drillif it were not for other inducements. Sounds like that ancient crack to the effect that if we had some pretzels we would have pretzels and beer, if we had some beer.

For that matter, military science is not the only course offered in this school which would suffer in attendance if such attendance were not required. Nebraska is criticized because her R. O. T. C. regiment has distinguished rating with the War Department and is proud of it. Why shouldn't she be proud? Some of us were rather glad that there were some trained men in this country way back in 1917.

Neither Mr. Blanshard nor his article will be likely to create much of a

organizations on

stir in this university or in any other, but the sob squad is always at work, and it might be well for some of the organizations on this campus, who spend a great deal of their time in bemoaning the fact that they do not receive the student support to which they are entitled, to realize that if they devoted more of their energy to building up the university and less of it in importing pacifists and radical propagandists to slander the university, they would subject themselves to much less criticism.

A new commanding officer had arrived, who having very strict ideas relative to the appearance and upkeep of the post in general, and the treatment of military offenders in particular, had given orders that the dandelions which dotted the green expanse of the parade ground by millions be uprooted and removed by the prisoners.

It was in July and the weather was as hot as it usually is in the Mississippi Valley during that month; so hot indeed that the sentries guarding the prisoners, with the tacit approval of the officer of the day, had taken shelter from the noonday glare under the trees lining the parade ground.

A motherly looking old lady, evidently a sightseer, approached, and watched the dandelion pickers over the tops of her glasses for a while; then exclaimed "For the Land's sake, what are you men doing?"

One of the prisoners, a big doughboy whose huge fingers could hardly grasp the delicate stems of the plants he was on his knees trying to pull up, straightened his back, wiped his dripping face with his sleeve and after gazing reflectively at the heat waves dancing above the sweltering plain, faced the kindly old person, "Lady," he answered slowly, "we're a-lookin' for four-leaf clovers."

physical, moral and military training under expert instructors.

Any healthy normal young man of good character may attend. Ages for 1925 camp: basic course, 17 to 24; red course, 17 to 25; white course, 18 to 28; blue course, 19 to 31.

The cost of attendance is nothing. Expenses for transportation, uniforms, food, medical attention, housing and laundry are paid by the Government.

There are no obligations for the basic, red, or white courses except that young men pledge themselves to go to the camp, receive the training and behave themselves.

The young man is benefited by thirty days' training in the out-of-doors, under expert instructors in the care of health, how to swim, how to ride a horse, radio, citizenship, hygiene, marksmanship, athletics, how to work, how to play, team work and the spirit of community.

Parents are concerned in the knowledge that their sons are in the hands of experts in the training of young men and that they will be well cared for during the camp; in the knowledge that their sons will be required to pass a critical physical examination and that they will be informed by competent Army medical officers of any minor defects that may be removed or overcome by proper attention to instructions furnished; in the knowledge that there need be no expense to the parents for this month's training; in the knowledge that their sons will live in an atmosphere permeated with the spirit of service to country, whereby the principles of truth, honor and good sportsmanship are instilled and taught by precept and example and in the knowledge that character building is the main objective of these camps, and

that the young men attending are taught without harshness and unconsciously led into habits of obedience, promptitude, neatness and cleanliness of mind and body.

All young men between the ages of 17 and 31, of good character, who can pass the physical examination and present themselves for voluntary training, are eligible.

The basic course is for physically fit young men between 17 and 24, and no previous military training is required. Applicants must possess average general intelligence, be able to read and write English, and be of good moral character. This course provides preliminary military training, including physical development, rifle marksmanship, first aid, camp sanitation, studies in citizenship and military courtesy and the meaning of discipline.

The red course is for physically fit young men between 17 and 25. Applicants must be graduates of the basic course or have had military training equivalent thereto, and must possess the same general qualifications as for the basic course. This course provides specialized training in the different branches of the Army: Infantry, Cavalry, Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps.

The white course is open for physically fit young men between 18 and 28, who have completed the red course, to enlisted men of the Army of the United States, and to selected citizens who have had training equivalent to the red course. Applicants must possess a grammar school education or its equivalent, possess qualities of leadership and be of good moral character. This course also provides specialized training in Infantry, Cavalry, Field and Coast Artillery, Engineers and

Signal Corps for the purpose of qualifying candidates for specialists and non-commissioned officers.

Age limits for the blue course are 19 to 31. Applicants must be either members of one of the components of the Army of the United States or selected civilians who have completed the white course satisfactorily and have been recommended by their commanding officer for the blue course, or have had military training determined as equivalent thereto. All blue applicants must have a high school education or its equivalent and must possess the personality, appearance, tact, bearing and general adaptability which will fit them after further training to take necessary mental and physical examination for commission in the O. R. C. Civilians accepted for the blue course must sign a statement that it is their intention to qualify for a commission by enlisting in the Regular Army, National Guard or Enlisted Reserve Corps and pursuing such a course of further study as may be prescribed. One year's service is required before examination for commission can be taken.

Preliminary physical examination for all candidates who are to attend the camps is required before their applications can be accepted, although candidates who have attended a previous camp need not be subject to this unless they have suffered a serious illness or injury since the last camp.

War Department regulations provide that before a candidate goes to camp he be inoculated against typhoid and paratyphoid fevers and that he be vaccinated against smallpox. Applicants, however, who have been inoculated and vaccinated within three years prior to the opening of the camps will

not be required to undergo this immunization. All certificates showing recent immunization signed by the doctor who administered the vaccine or serum must accompany the application blank except for former students.

Any Army, Navy, or Marine Corps recruiting station or any Public Health Service Hospital will examine applicants and administer the immunization. Applications will of course be made to the county or district representative of the Military Training Camps Association or the Corps Area C. M. T. C. officer and that official will direct the applicants where they can be examined free of charge and the addresses of Reserve medical officers who have volunteered to examine the applicants.

dier is the feat of gallantry and indomitability of purpose of a 19th Infantryman, then lieutenant, Andrew S. Rowan-the man who "Carried the Message to Garcia." As a shining example of initiative this act will stand forth in all history. Elbert Hubbard moralizes on this incident, describing it as follows:

The world bestows its big prizes, both in money and honors, for but one thing, and that is Initiative. What is initiative? I'll tell you: It is doing the right thing without being told. But next to doing the thing without being told is to do it when you are told once. That is to say, "Carry the Message to

Garcia." Those who can carry a mes sage get high honors.

In all this Cuban business there is one man who stands out on the horizon of my memory like Mars at perihelion.

When war broke between Spain and the United States, it was suddenly necessary to communicate quickly with the leader of the insurgents, General Garcia. Garcia was somewhere in the mountain fastnesses of Cuba-no one knew where. No mail or telegraph message could reach him. The President must secure his cooperation and quickly.

What to do.

Some one said to the President: "There is a fellow by the name of Rowan, who will find Garcia for you if anyone can." Rowan was sent for and given a letter to be delivered to Garcia. How he took the letter, sealed it up in an oil skin pouch, strapped it over his heart, in four days landed off the coast. of Cuba from an open boat, disappeared into the jungle, and in three weeks came out on the other side of the island, having traversed a hostile country on foot and delivered his letter to Garcia-are things I have no special desire now to tell in detail. The point that I wish to make is this: McKinley gave Rowan a letter to be delivered to Garcia. Rowan took the letter and did not ask "Where is he at?"

By the Eternal! There is a man whose form should be cast in deathless bronze and the statue placed in every college of the land.

Carried the "Message to Garcia" Major A. S. Rowan, 19th Infantry

The officer stationed here and there, seldom near a college and often without access to a high school, is compelled to send his child away to school. A few thousand dollars of building and loan savings will make possible a good education for the children.

If a savings account is necessary for an officer, certainly the enlisted man with a family should regard monthly savings as imperative; and where is the unmarried soldier who does not look forward to the time when he will have a home of his own?

If you do not save now you never will. There will always be excuses for not saving.

The habit of saving makes for econ

omy, all good habits and excellent character.

The man who saves will pay his debts and will not have to borrow. Wise saving will save one from foolish spending and from friends who are ever seeking a loan.

A dollar wisely invested is good for the community. Keep your dollars Keep your dollars working, bearing fruit for yourself and the country.

Wise saving is a sure cure for gambling and other bad habits. The man who saves all he can will not patronize places of evil.

I know a company that has not had a courtmartial or a case of desertion for two years and never has a drunk on pay day. Every man in that company has a monthly savings account.Chaplain Alva J. Brasted, Fort Sam Houston, Tex., winner of essay contest conducted by the San Antonio Building & Loan Assn.

this year's program promises diversified entertainment to satisfy the whims of the chronic shooter.

The 1st Battalion of the 4th Infantry at Fort Missoula, Mont., is promoting the second annual Northwestern rifle tournament to be held at that post from May 15 to 17. Many teams from the various military and civilian clubs will participate in the rifle, pistol and shot-gun matches, and the winners in the events will be the official champions of the Northwest. The Western Montana team match will also be fired at this tournament. Capt. W. S. Wood, 4th Infantry, is the president of the Fort Missoula rifle club and is in charge of the shoot, which is expected to eclipse in interest and enthusiasm last year's very popular event.

At Fort George Wright, Wash., there will also be held the Washington State Rifle Association's annual conference, election and competition.

HE Council Bluffs, Iowa, high school has a R. O. T. C. unit that has been designated as an honor high school of the 7th Corps Area for the past four years. This record has been equaled, according to information furnished by the War Department, by only two other high school units in the United States: Rockford, Ill., and Gloucester, Mass.

The unit, in which Capt. H. H. Gal