Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives Photograph Collection, 1890-1982
Date
circa 1960
Decade
1960s
Photographer
Meleski, Richard P.
Subject (LCSH)
Students
Military art and science
Military education
Military training
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University. Goddard Hall
Historical context
Under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862, the Department of Military Science and Tactics was activated at New Mexico State during the 1902-03 school year. The first PMS& T was Professor Alfred S. Frost, Major, U.S. Army, Retired (former Colonel, 1st South Dakota Infantry) who continued in this capacity until the school year 1904-05. The original Cadet Corps consisted of 36 cadets formed into a battalion of two companies. Detachment 505, located on the NMSU campus, hosts cadets from both NMSU and UTEP. Established on October 2nd, 1946, nearly an entire year before the Air Force became a separate service, we are one of the oldest AFROTC detachments in the country.
Provenance
University Communications
Extent
5 x 7 in.
Notes
Color Guard presenting colors on horseshoe next to Goddard Hall. ''The Color Guard is a group of four cadets that present the United States and Air Force flags at games and ceremonies. Presenting the Colors is a military tradition dating back to the beginning of our country.'' Cited from AFROTC website. The Honor Guard may present the Colors, but their main purpose is to present a contingent to bear honors at ceremonies or funerals. Identification from label taped on verso.