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...mighty naval armament convoying troops, and the possibility of warding off such an attack by a lighter, more mobile defending force. The Blue attackers, under the command of Admiral Richard Henry Leigh, commander of the Battle Forces, consisted of nine battleships, four light cruisers, 23 destroyers, one mine layer, four light mine layers, aircraft carrier Saratoga ("Sister Sara"), 104 planes, 18 auxiliary craft representing 30 troopships. The Black defenders, commanded by Vice Admiral Arthur Lee Willard of the Scouting Force, numbered eleven cruisers (including seven of the new "Treaty" 10,000-tonners), 28 destroyers, five V-type heavy submarines...
...largely being taken from the bottom of the basin. Borings were taken at 500 foot intervals each way over the entire extent of the basin to determine the character of the river bed and the depths of the various strata. In general, the bottom consists of a layer of mud and silt, under which is a layer of gravel, and below this is clay or hard pan. A curious thing that was made apparent, after dredging began, was that in sections of the basin there are large beds of oyster shells where the river flowed before the dam was constructed...
...radio transmission laboratory for the study of the reflection and refraction of radio waves from the Kennelly-Heaviside layer, now in the course of construction...
...floor of the new building a modern radio transmission laboratory for the study of the reflection and refraction of radio waves from the Kennelly-Heaviside layer is now in course of construction. This laboratory will include all the new types of apparatus ordinarily used in such researches and in addition a new type of recording device designed to give continuous records over an extensive period of time...
...There is just as great a distinction between a Reserve Officer's Commission and a job as Letter Carrier, Fireman, Dog Catcher, or Street Cleaner, as there is between a professor of Greek literature and the proprietor of a Greek restaurant; or as between an architect and a brick-layer. The mere wearing of a uniform is no sign of boorishness, nor is it the disgraceful badge of submission to a system. In fact, the season is approaching when even the aesthetes put on their traditional caps and gowns...