CAPT. SHANNON MADE A MAJOR

Rewards in the shape of promotion and assignments to responsible positions have been given to three of the men most instrumental in the success of the R. O. T. C. last spring and summer.

Captain James A. Shannon has been made a major in his own regiment, the 11th Cavalry, but has been assigned to the 42nd, or "Rainbow," Division, at Camp Mills, Mineola, L. I. He is second in command of the divisional ammunition, sanitary, supply, and headquarters trains, and is in charge of the military police companies. There are three vacancies in those companies, which are later to see line service, and there is an opportunity for members of the R. O. T. C. to fill them. The Rainbow Division, which is composed of former national guard troops from 24 states, will leave for France in the near future, being the next unit slated to go.

Professor Theodore Lyman '97, who was treasurer and adjutant of the R. O. T. C., was made a captain in the Signal Reserve Corps shortly after the training camp broke up and has already sailed for France. He chose this commission rather than that of a major in the Intelligence Department in order to get to the front. His experience as professor of physics and his knowledge of wireless will be of great value to him in his new capacity.

Captain Constant Cordier, U. S. A., has lately been commissioned a major and is working at the Army War College in Washington where he went at the end of last June.

Since their transfer to Plattsburg Sergeants Bender and Lynch have received lieutenant's commissions in the Reserve. Bender had acted as Regimental Sergeant Major while detailed with the R. O. T. C.