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...back one hour in an effort to save fuel. It was voted to have the College pass judgment on the question, and if an affirmative verdict were returned, to place the matter before the Faculty, who would make the final decision. It was not expected that this measure would sail right through without opposition, for it entails a certain amount of inconvenience. An opinion full of opposition is published in low in which the writer sincerely disagrees with the proposed plan. This is just what the Student Council wants, for such a change would never be made if the student...
...Municipal Building is the type of structure that a German army of invasion would leave unmolested; it is of no military value. Its largest room is no more suited to drill purposes than Sever 12. That Lord Howe wished to sail up the Bronx river to conquer New York State seems ridiculous to us, but it is no more so than the notion that a company can learn tactics in a chamber the size of an average lecture hall. To cross the Alps was a great feat in Hannibal's time; it was a simple move compared to giving about...
There is no need of emphasizing the importance of a knowledge of meteorology on the part of those whose business it is to sail through the ocean of air. This ocean has its tides; its currents; its waves. It is beginning to be charted, but only just beginning. The late Professor A. Lawrence Rotch, founder and director of the Blue Hill Observatory, which he left to Harvard, with an endowment, in his will, was a pioneer in charting the atmosphere. Shortly before his death, Professor Rotch published his "Charts of the Atmosphere for Aeronauts and Aviators." This volume presents...
...years. This will enable many men who have failed to be accepted to make their applications again to enter this field. The army air service needs "athletes who are quick-witted, punctual and reliable. Intelligent men accustomed to making quick decisions are highly desirable. Men who ride well, can sail a fast boat, or handle a motorcycle usually make good air pilots...
...Motor Ambulance Section of the Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps will leave Cambridge today for Allentown, Pa., where they will receive intensive training in their duties as drivers, clerks, and mechanics for two weeks or more under Major E. E. Persons of the Medical Corps. These men will sail for France immediately upon the completion of work in this country. The unit is composed of 39 men, all but two of whom are either graduates, or present members of the University. These men are to report at room 617, 25 Huntington Avenue, Boston, this afternoon at 2 P. M. for instructions...