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Military Science 1, the course open to Freshmen, will include theoretical and practical field artillery, materiel and gunnery, hippology, and motor mechanics, which will amount to a total of three hours of lectures each week. The theoretical instruction in materiel will include a study of the part that various types and calibers of guns played in the recent war, and the possibilities of these guns. A thorough study of at least one example of each type of gun, rifle and howitzer will be made...
During the winter of 1916-17, the unite had increased to four sections of 40 men each, largely due to the enlistment of men from the University. By the summer of 1917, it had grown until it included thirteen sections, and a large number of big motor ambulances. All volunteer ambulances service was disbanded in October, 1917, and joined to the United States Forces. Prevented by this move from keeping on with his former work, Norton gave his services to the Intelligence Department of the United States Navy...
...coast defense policy of the government, so as to include as its basic element the utilization of railway and tractor ordnance of heavy calibre, linking the strategic points on he coast with existing railway systems. By means of the railroads and military roads capable of supporting heavy motor tractors, the whole system of defense will be changed from a static to a mobile one. For the officering of this new organization, the government is planning to commission at least 1500 college students yearly in the reserve...
Both the Signal Corps and the Motor Transport Corps have applied for permission to establish R. O. T. C. units at the University. This was announced yesterday by Colonel Goetz, who added that it was improbable that any other that an artillery unit will be a established here. In addition the War Department has announced its intention of establishing aeronautic units of the R. O. T. C. at all colleges and universities which apply for one. The college instruction, which will be a three-year course, is to be only in ground work, the technical side of aviation, which would...
Upon his return to America, Professor Sabine was frequently called to Washington, where he aided other Government experts in a number of War inventions and had a part in the development of the Liberty Motor...