In 1920, the college started its Reserve Officer Training Corps.[40] An integral part of university life, at least half of all students made ROTC a part of their curriculum from 1924 to 1940.[2] Of the 931 students enrolled in 1940, 534 were also ROTC Cadets.[39] Two cadets from these inter-war years eventually made the rank of general: Byron E. Peebles and Walter P. Leber, from the classes of 1936 and 1940, respectively.