University of Illinois R O T C Noted For Size and Training
Designated by General Pershing as the best, the University of Illinois Reserve Officers' Training Corps numbers 2,686 cadets. Twenty-one regular army officers and 39 enlisted men instruct, with equipment valued around $2,000,000. Training aims at discipline and teamwork, not combat, and many cadets go on to leadership roles in business and professions.
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General Pershing
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
University of Illinois
State of Illinois
Engineering
Signal
Medical
Quartermaster Corps
Army
Officers Reserve Corps
Tinois National Guard
UNI Courses Offered at University of Illinois
Instruction is available at the University of Illinois in most fields with more than 2000 courses offered across Urbana Champaign and Chicago campuses. Colleges include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Commerce, Engineering with several departments, Agriculture, Education, Law, Fine and Applied Arts, Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy.
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University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Commerce and Business Administration
College of Agriculture
College of Education
College of Education, College of Law, College of Fine and Applied Arts
Chicago
College of Medicine
College of Dentistry
College of Pharmacy
Uni chemists use X ray to help mankind
University of Illinois chemists report two advances and their implications. Prof George L Clark and J N Mrgudich show X ray testing could detect weak propeller blades before failure, potentially enabling at aviation depots. They also refine quantitative diagnosis of rickets to better assess disease and treatment outcomes.
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University of Ilinois
George L. Clark
University Chemistry Department
Prof. Clark
J. N. Mrgudich
Clark
Illinidentist Warns Against Unclean Mouth
Chicago reports Dr. Donald M. Gallie of William College of Dentistry warns 90 percent of US schoolchildren have decayed teeth. He links diseased mouths to childhood illnesses and poor school performance and urges prevention through mouth hygiene and parental cooperation.
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Chicago
United States
Donald M. Gallie
University of Wilaiis College of Dentistry
Dr. Gallie
Illini Students Come From All Ranks of Life
The University of Illinois reports that its 9,996 students come from diverse family backgrounds. Business families lead with 4,217 offspring, followed by skilled laborers at 1,424 and farmers at 1,287. Other notable groups include professionals 1,217, scientists 409, railroading 892, government service 324, unskilled labor 206, retired 110, artistic professions 63, and 339 with unlisted occupations.
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University of Illinois
University of Illinois Begins Mail Courses Across Disciplines
Acting President Arthur H. Daniels announces extension courses by correspondence financed through fees. Programs include English, German, history, mathematics, political science, civil and electrical engineering, mechanical and mining engineering, physics, railway engineering, drawing, mechanics, accounting, business law, advertising, economics, French, and German with additional subjects added as demand grows.
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University of Illinois
Arthur H. Daniels
Robert B. Browne
Daniels
United States
How the University Spends Its Dollars
Comptroller Lloyd Morey’s annual report to Governor Henry Horner shows teaching and research consume 81.3 cents of every university dollar. Resident instruction and related research take 59.5 cents, while 12.1 cents cover organized research in agricultural and engineering stations and bureaus. An additional 4.8 cents goes to disseminating new agricultural knowledge, 4.7 cents to the library, 12.2 cents for maintenance of facilities, and 6.5 cents for general administration and cataloging and related items.
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University Ofllinois
Lloyd Morey
Henry Horner
Steele News Glimpses of Local Visits and Activities
Local families share visits shopping and calls across Patoka Vandalia and Fairman. Milestones include a skating party on East Fork and a farewell party at Edwards. Sunday School attendance rose with prayer meeting led by Mrs Adams and Pete Bopp named next week’s leader.
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Clarence Bowen
Dale
Jeane
Charley Lutz
Mildred Ververs
Nina Lutz
Sandoval
Grace Trout
Sidney Lutz
John Latham
Frank Snyder
Charles Ahlf
Fred Lutz
Jim Troutt
Henry Troutt
Joe Pence
Patoka
Dan Reeter
Vandalia
East Fork
Railroad Bridge
Charles Ahls
Cecil Bowen
Lawrence Thomases
Ed Wood
Orville Hill
Fairman
Fred Adams
Pete Bopp
Fredonia Social Roundup Uses Local Visits
Charlie Sparling from near Odin spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Charlie McHaney. Mr and Mrs John Nichols called on Mr and Mrs Clarence Cozad Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Orville Hill visited Mrs Hills parents Mr and Mrs Doris Cozad on Thursday. Mr and Mrs John Wagner and Mrs Lon Pritchett were callers at the Jake Mack home Sunday. Miss Sylvia Vans of Salem spent
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Charlie Sparling
Near Odin
Charlie McHaney
John Nichols
Jon
Clarence Cozad
Orvilie Hill
Hills
Doris Cozad
John Wagner
Lon Pritchett
Jake Mack
Sylvia Vans
Salem
Weekend Socials Report From Local Families
The week ended with home folks as Mrs. John Nichols visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McHaney Sunday evening. Miss Edith March spent the weekend near Kell. Mr. and Mrs. Dad Palmer visited Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cozad on Sunday. Miss Thelma Jett and James and Dean Jett called at the Charlie Jett home Sunday evening.
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John Nichols
Charlie McHaney
Edith March
Kell
Dad Palmer
Clarence Cozad
Thelma Jett
James and
Dean Jett
Charlie Jett
Patoka Visitors and Sick List Update
John Nichols visited Patoka on Saturday and Mrs. Cliffie Goodwin, EBBE. Me Haney and Lavonne Lee Tackett are on the sick list. Mr. Jim Kretzer is reported much better at this writ.
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John Nichols
Cliffie Goodwin
Ebbe
Haney
Lavonne Lee Tackett
Jim Kretzer
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