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...University and Freshman crew squads have been hampered during the last few days by the measles epidemic, which has taken several men out of the boats, and by the fact that others have had to report at Newport for work with the patrol squadron. Among these in the former class are D. L. Moody '18, rowing 5 in the first eight, and A. Potter '17 at bow in the same shell. Their places are being taken by N. Brazer '18 and N. Darling '17, respectively. C. Higginson '17 is being temporarily kept out of practice by the patrol squadron...
...present crisis arose President Maclaurin, of the Institute of Technology, offered to the Government the services of the entire instructing staff and of the laboratories. The Institute has made arrangements whereby its new laboratory for internal combustion engines may be used for the instruction of the motor boat patrol squadron...
...Chapman (Victor) 124th Aerial Squadron, sergeant pilot in the fighting section, a model of audacity, energy and initiative, and the admiration of his companions of the Squadron, and who, though on the 17th of June seriously wounded in the head, refused to be relieved from duty. A few days thereafter he made a dashing attack upon several aircraft and in the course of the struggle met a glorious death...
Continuing a plan initiated last year a patrol squadron, consisting of privately owned power boats of high speed armed with light guns of various calibre has been established in the Second Naval District for purposes of patroling and defence against submarines in time of war. The personnel of the boats is composed of such volunteers as may, because of nautical or wireless experience, be accepted as qualified for service...
...time of peace the active work of the squadron consists of a summer cruise, of a minimum length of three weeks, generally to be held in conjunction with the Naval Training Cruise. The members are all liable to call at any time and in time of war the entire department will be placed in Class 4 of the Naval Coast Defence Reserve, composed of "citizens of the United States who are capable of performing special useful service in the Navy, or in connection with the Navy in defence of the coast...