ROTC Artillery Instruction Is Possibility at Oregon Colonel Murphy Believes t By LYLE NELSON When Oregon and Oregon State meet for their first annual Gover nor’s day competition here May 25, there will be three Oregon State units, the artillery, engineers and infantry, as compared with only one Oregon unit, the infantry. Many students hace question Colonel E. V. D. Murphy and other ROTC instructors, asking why Oregon could not have artillery and engineering units as well as infan try. This, according to Colonel Murphy, would be possible if the funds for purchasing and housing the equipment could be had. Believes Army Willing “I am sure,” said Colonel Mur phy, “that the army headquarters would be more than glad to give us permission to establish an artillery corps, if,the state board and the students felt interested enough to back the movement.” He explained that there is a shortage of reserve officers in the artillery department of the army and that everything is being done by it to take more students into this field. $100,000 Needed A rough estimate by Colonel Murphy would place the amount required to have an artillery corps somewhere between $100,000 and $200,000. The buildings at the present ROTC quarters are inade quate and would not house the necessary big guns and other equip ment, Murphy said. A new shed would have to be built for this and would be the major cost. The equipment could probably be bought for a small sum, he said. The OSC unit was organized when the government was giving land gi’ants to colleges who would install courses in military training in their curriculum. Consequently they have a land grant of about $70,000 to finance their units, he said. Prospect Good “Furthermore,” Colonel Murphy continued, “Oregon State has regu lar engineering and science courses which work in nicely with the spe cial artillery and engineering units. This Oregon does not have, but other colleges without engi neering and science courses have artillery units and I think it could be done here,” he concluded. rat r?J Today’s Emerald IS made possible by the following advertisers Consequently they deserve your support! Man's Shop Consolidated Freight Bruno Studio Washburne’s Pope’s College Side Dudley Field Eric Merrell Ella C. Meade XTnlversity Florist College Flower Kennell-Ellis Railway Express Arrow Shirt Velio Bole PATRONIZE THEM '