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...death of George Waite Goodwin, Law '17, Second Lieutenant in the United States Aero Service has just been reported from France. He died in the hospital at Chateauroux, as the result of wounds received in an aeroplane accident on July...
...granted by Dean Greenough for aviators representing the University to leave tomorrow night for Atlantic City, where they will take part in the second series of week-end intercollegiate air races now being held there in conjunction with the Second Pan-American Aeronautical Exposition, under the auspices of the Aero Club of America. Owing to their inability to secure a machine the University aviators did not take part in last Saturday's race...
...total of twenty prizes have now been offered for the aeronautical contests which begin at Atlantic City next Thursday," said Augustus Post, Secretary of the Aero Club of America, when interviewed for the CRIMSON recently, "and the three-months Intercollegiate Tournament is one of the most important of these contests. It is hoped that there will be a great number of entries from the members of the Army and Navy who have returned to college, and who will thus have an opportunity to continue flying and develop aeronautics as an intercollegiate sport. During the war, many colleges had ground courses...
Alan R. Hawley, President of the Aero Club, stated that, besides the University, Yale, Columbia, and the College of the City of New York, were organizing teams to compete and that other universities were holding meetings of their aviators with a view to making entries in the contests. "Possibly the most celebrated heroes of the war were the airmen of all nations," said Mr. Hawley. "America is particularly proud of the record of the Lafayette Flying Corps, which contained many college men. Among the Aces of the American Army besides the famous Captain Eddie Rickenbacker are Lieutenant Douglas Campbell, Lieutenant...
...soon as definite word is received from the Aero Club as to the date of the first intercollegiate race, the aviators will leave for the seen of the meet. The Aero Club has guaranteed the University Astronautical Society the sum of $500 for the flights made by its representatives, and has offered to supply hangar accommodations and gasoline free of charge...