PERSHING EMPHASIZES VALUE OF R. O. T. C. WORK

"I consider the R. O. T. C. a very important part of our national defence system," declared General Pershing in an interview for the CRIMSON. "It is destined to become the principal source from which reserve officers are to be obtained to maintain the quota." General Pershing then discussed the value of R. O. T. C. training to the college and the individual saying. "It is considered by educators as a very definite means of maintaining discipline in the various colleges and academies where these units exist. There is another feature which I consider also of foremost importance and that is the training of individuals themselves. There is nothing better for a young man as to physical development than the practical experience of daily work in the R. O. T. C." Commenting on the fact that many of the larger institutions gave courses in military science of a purely theoretical nature, he said, "This daily routine of practical exercises in my opinion should be included in all colleges. In my inspection of training camps this summer I have found most satisfactory progress and a very great enthusiasm in the work."