Pennsylvania State University Departments of Military Science records, 1875-1993.
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Military instruction began at Penn State in 1865 as a replacement for mandatory manual labor. A Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program was created at Penn State circa 1916. Military training was required of all freshman and sophomore male students until 1964, when it became an elective. From the description of Pennsylvania State University Departments of Military Science records, 1875-1993. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 36368722 ...
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The Department of Military Science was established at the University of Oregon in 1919. The school had sponsored military training through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program before the creation of a Military Science department. In January 1916, then University of Oregon, (UO) president Prince Lucien Cambell, established a ROTC curriculum led by LTC John Leader, a retired British officer. Over 100 students participated in the first drill in March 1916, le...
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