. The Varsity war supplement 1916. tive service commissions in the infantry, andan artillery battery for those members of the University whopreferred this arm of the service. The 67th Battery wasauthorized towards the end of the Easter term and recruitedrapidly, beginning training at the University under Major F. C. Harrison,, and J. I. Wright,J. Newton andW. G. the sum-mer the batterywas moved intocamp and rap-idly becameefficient enoughto send twodrafts of menoverseas andexpects to senda third draftshortly. A number ofthe membersheld commiss-ions in infantrymiliti
. The Varsity war supplement 1916. tive service commissions in the infantry, andan artillery battery for those members of the University whopreferred this arm of the service. The 67th Battery wasauthorized towards the end of the Easter term and recruitedrapidly, beginning training at the University under Major F. C. Harrison,, and J. I. Wright,J. Newton andW. G. the sum-mer the batterywas moved intocamp and rap-idly becameefficient enoughto send twodrafts of menoverseas andexpects to senda third draftshortly. A number ofthe membersheld commiss-ions in infantrymilitia regi-ments and joinedthe battery inorder to get tothe front assoon as MagazineSupplement shows that al-though the University has not a large combatant unitof its own, owing to the decision of the Militia authoritiesthat it would do better to organize and maintain theOfficers Training Corps, Varsity men are spread far andwide throughout the services doing honour to theirAlma Mater. 107 THE VARSITY MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT. A Message from British Columbia To the Editor. Dear Sir— Your letter of July 8th ult., asking me to contribute toa magazine supplement of Varsity in aid of Canadianhospital work at the front, was received at my office somewhat protracted visit to the interior of the Province,which will account for its not having earlier attention. I note that a second object is the raising of $4000 to equipyour two university units, the University Battery, ,and Training Company, of As you anticipate, bothof these objects have my warmest sympathy and I sincerelytrust that you will be entirely successful, as you deserve tobe. To me, as an old University man, it is a matter of greatsatisfaction that the Universities of Canada have respondedso nobly to the call to arms in the Empires cause and havesent and are sending so many men to the front. The onlyregret, which we all share, is that the flower of our Canadianyouth find it in duty necessary to
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