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Show As the Caissons Col. Carl C. Bank. Born in Iowa, 1889. Graduated from the United States Military Academy 1915. Served in the Cavalry on the Mexican Border and in the Field Artillery during the World War. Graduated from the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1921; from the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1931. Head, U. of U. R. 0. T. C. unit, 1935. Col. C. C. Bank . ... so did the R. 0. T. C. unit, University of Utah in 1936-7. Started year with the largest number of students in history of U. of U.....was given a motorized battery, being one out of eleven schools in the United States to have such a unit .... Practical sections were organized to promote efficiency in actual maneuvers by competition between batteries .... Except for hard study on theoretical material the army guns were comparatively quiet until February 5 . . . . the Annual Military Prom .... highlight .... excellent drill team .... fine orchestras .... and a large crowd .... in its entirety, a success. April 7 . . . . the date to which all efforts were pointed .... the annual military inspection, this year by General Simonds .... featured in addition to usual foot batteries were two unique additions .... a horse-drawn and a truck-drawn battery .... These two batteries, as a finishing touch to the inspection, went into position before the large audience to show how a battery would function in time of war .... Again, we chalk up a success to the R. 0. T. C. Sidelights .... The Army has sponsored a hard-riding polo team which gained glory for itself by breaking even on games between two Coast teams, Stanford and Oregon .... Has sponsored girls' riding classes in which were enrolled the total of two hundred and thirty girls .... Army men are leading in the intramurals of the school .... as the book goes to press the final and deciding event of the year, the track meet, is being held. |
