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WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1928
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Annual Inspection of R. O.T.C. Units Commences Today
Cadets Are to Be Excusee From Other Classes if Schedules Conflict
Major Raymond C. Baird, infantry is now on the campus making the annual inspection of the University R O, T, C, unifies. The inspection began in a parade this afternoon and will end with a class room inspection of seniors.
The inspection is an annual affair in every R. O. T. C. unit in the country. The schools having military inspections and these inspections and the results announced by the early part of the summer. Last year Kansas passed with credit in several things but did not get as high a rate of completion as other officer felt that there was not the desired co-operation on the part of the student body as a whole. The work of the enders, however, was of great importance to the school, a higher rating can be attained.
During the inspection all R. O. T. C students in the university are expected to be on campus whether or not they are to be in an inspection at that time.
The inspection will cover everything from classroom work and parades to inspection of equipment. As the inspection cuts in on other classes, R. O. T. C. students having other classes have their inspection taken, the inspection in place of that class. Word has been sent the faculty in regard to this.
Wednesday
2. p. m.-Review followed by inspection, (Both units). Uniform blues.
3. p. m.-Close order drill, (Both units)
3:30 p. m.—Rifle marksmanshij (Engineers).
4 p. m.—Inspection of facilities, equipment, arms, storerooms, transportation offices, etc.
4:30 p. m.—Dress parade. (Bett
units). Uniform, white trousers.
a:300 a. m.. Anti-aircraft drill and material; anti-aircraft machine guns. All coast artillerymen except freshmen to be present.
10. 15 n. m.-Sophomore class theory in room 163. All sophomores coast artillery to be present.
8:30 a. m. - Freshman class (Tuesday
9:30 a. m. class) room in room
264 (both units).
11 a. m...Combined artillery drill, using plain room. All count artillery units. 1148 b. s...Senior chase theory in to be present. Count artillery seniors to be present.
Friday
Noon.
1:30 p. m.-Junior class theory in room 163. All coast artillery juniors to be present.
2:30 p. m.-Combat engineers (Engineers on west campus). All students of the Engineer unit including freshmen to be present.
4. p. m.—Military bridges (Engineers at Patter's lake). All students of the Engineer unit including freshmen, to be present.
8:30 a.m. m.-Sophomore class theory
business of the sophomore sophomore
to be present; sophomore work in military expulsives and
demotion; also map reading and map
10 a. m.—Military bridges (cont'd)
and fortifications. All engineer
builders laboratory.
10:45 a. m.-Junior class in laboratory theory. All engineer juniors to be present.
11:30 a. m.—Senior class theory.
All engineer seniors to be present.
Prof. S. C. Skilton will be at home at 1318 Louisiana next Thursday morning from 10:30 to 12 to former Headquarters of Fine Arts and other visitors.
Arctic Flights of Capt. Wilkins Show Practibility of Aeroplane for Every Sort of Exploration
When Caplan Green H., Wilkins sought the endorsement of the American Geographical Society of New York for his expedition to unexplored parts of Antarctica, he sized the scientific aspects of his undertaking, the possibility of finding new land, the making of valuable meteorological observations, the possibility of collecting and analyzing the ice in case land were not found, and technical knowledge concerning the use of the airplane as an instrument of exploration in the polar regions.
He was singularly well equipped by practical experience with Stoffensum and the Boeing 737, but he obliged to return to land on foot because of the disablement of his plane. In anition, he recorded during a tour of the Pacific Ocean that he to be a man of exceptional courage and resourcefulness. Associated with this mission was the Detroit Aviation Society that supplied funds, airplanes, and other equipment in pursuance of its mission.
In 1987 he obtained the support in the Detroit News for further equipment, which included the Society made a small contribution in addition to a portable echo depth-finding device. The Society continued to fund his research on his courage and resourceliness had been demonstrated in the face of exertion. He was for the Society for which he was not responsible.
His first expedition accomplished a number of notable flights between Fairbanks and Point Barrow, Alaska where he flew to the Arctic Ocean he became unexplored portions of the Brooks Range under exceptionally trying conditions. At the time his flights were among the most notable that had been undertaken by him the occasion he flew more than one hundred miles north of Point Barrow and saw far beyond, but so far as the Arctic Basin was concerned the expedition accomplished little of value. This was
The second expedition completed one important flight out of three it
had been planned to mules. He flew 550 miles northwest of Point Barrow into the heart of the unexplored territory that lay between the line of flight of the Nurse and the trades of the ship, where the ice he took a sounding with his echo depth-finding device in about ten minutes and the sounding was re-confirmed when the mean of 'the two being, 17,847 feet, the greatest depth known in the Arctic ocean. The possibility of finding another ship was thus shown to be very remote.
In 1928 Captain Wilkins organized his third expedition, securing funds for the purchase of a new Lockheed Vega machine by the sale of some of its stock. The aircraft were plumed by moderate contributions from individuals as well as a contribution from the American Geographical Society, creating a single plane with one engine and traversing the Arctic ocean from Point Barrow to Spitbiteren over a route that would take him about two-thirds of the way and also along a critical portion of the border of the continental shelf as represented upon the butymetric chart by Dr. Fritz Stephan, a marine biologist in search," a book recently published by the American Geographical Society and carried by Captain Wilkins in his plane. By following this course Capilla would restrict the area inwhich land may be found and to give a quite revolutionary turn to Arctic exploration by demonstrating the flexibility, cheapness and stability of air-conditioned flights in high latitudes.
One of the outstanding achievements of the flight is the skill shown by Captain Wilkinson in navigation. Cutting the meridian at an angle must be performed with navigation and the risk of getting off his course. He comments particularly upon the accuracy of the navigational chart especially prepared for him by the American Geographical Society, which he has to have been at a loss for position.
All W. S. G. A. Groups Are to Have Banquet This Thursday Night
T. N. T. Organized Athletic Group to Have Charge
of Program
The second banquet for the mem-
bers of the W, S, G. A. groups will be
at 5:30 p. m. Thursday, May 3
in the Green Owl tea room.
this spring; and Ruth Shaw, who wa Group system manager last year.
The guests of honor are to be: Miss Elizabeth Maguire, dean of women; Miss Bailou Morrison and Miss Elise Currie; Honorary Sponsors; Helen Flinkin, W. S. G. A. president; Caroline Mek, who has been a manager on the W. S. G. A. council
Norron Crooks, e29, is general chairman of the banquet, and Marion Leigh, e20, the new W. S. G. A. group system manager, is the chairman from W. S. G. A. Florence Scott, fa29, has charge of decorations; Elia Harkitt, fa30, Fulbright, pp, of invitations, and the T. N. T. group has charge of the program.
The T. N. T. won the prize for the best costumed group at the annual University, Halloween party this year school, and also hold three place
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Two of the groups that are made up mostly of Lawrence women are intending to meet throughout the summer with them. They are trying to organize to hold over through next year instead of organizing every day among the groups of people who perceive it as preoerence.
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