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...Great enthusiasm has been aroused all over the country by the announcement of these intercollegiate aerial contests and it is expected that the events will be of considerable value to the nation in continuing the development of American astronauties in time of peace...
...winner of the cup offered by the Liberty Loan Committee in honor of Lt. Hamilton Coolidge '19 for the member of the flying circus who should make the best time in a race from Springfield to Boston. The cup will be formally presented today after the exhibition of aerial acrobatics, which is scheduled for the noon hour, at Liberty Court on Boston Common...
...number, will start from Springfield about 9 o'clock this morning, and will arrive over Boston between 11 and 12. In the afternoon they will fly over the city, scattering Liberty Loan literature, performing stunts, ending the exhibition with a sham battle demonstrating the methods of actual aerial combat...
...decision that the Aeronautical Society is to place entries in the races of the Intercollegiate Aerial Tournament calls attention to the increasing importance of aviation and the role it will play in the future. In a recent editorial, the New York Tribune states, "Undoubtedly the Intercollegiate Aerial Tournaments will receive government support. Should there be another war the colleges will be able to turn out hosts of trained eaglets of the type of Quentin Roosevelt and Hobey Baker, ready for service. Trained collegiate aviators will make the United States air service a real factor the next time it is called...
...telegram from the Aero Club of America was received by the Aeronautical Society announcing, that Ralph Pulitzer '00, has offered a trophy for a long-distance aeroplane race in connection with the Intercollegiate Aerial Tournament this May. Under the terms of the competition, the trophy is to be awarded to the aviator who makes the longest flight during the month of May from any place in the United States to Atlantic City, N. J., the scene of the tournament. Aeronautical clubs throughout the country have been asked to enter representative in this new contest, which is open...