The Ohio State Highway Patrol was created by Ohio House Bill 270 in 1933. More than 5,000 applications to join the newly formed division were reduced to about 125 people, ages 24 to 40, for the first cadet class. The Ohio National Guard provided facilities on the shore of Lake Erie, where Colonel Lynn Black, the first superintendent, opened the Camp Perry School on October 3, 1933. Although 54 new motorcycles were purchased for patrol duties, many cadets lacked motorcycle experience and had to be trained quickly. Severe weather and unheated facilities shortened the training, and the first class of 60 uniformed patrolmen was sworn in on November 15, 1933. The patrol's core values, instilled in new recruits and reinforced throughout service, are adaptability, attention to detail, diversity, family, honesty, officer safety, performance driven, professionalism, self-discipline, sense of urgency, and team oriented service.