Fair cool typical autumn day. To college 8:9; 11:12 A.M. Candled eggs. Took nap in P.M. Greased both autos etc. To Armory for last drill under N.Y.S. law. Home. To bed 10 P.M.
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So, apparently there was a limit to how many years of ROTC Stanford had to endure. Since he was a junior that fall, I'm guessing the limit was two years.
An interesting fact about the Morrill Act which created land-grant colleges: the act was amended in 1861 by a Vermont congressman who wanted to add military training to the requirement that the land-grant schools teach agriculture and mechanics. It passed because many of the opposing lawmakers were from states that had seceded. Lincoln signed it into law July 2, 1862.
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