Word: captaining
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Contrary to his expectations, Captain A. McC. McDonell, C. A. C., the Government's official inspecting officer for the University Corps, did not return to Cambridge yesterday for the review of the Second and Third Battalions. In his absence the inspection was conducted by Major Flynn, assisted by the battalion commanders; and the two organizations were afterwards reviewed separately by their commanding officers. In spite of the slippery condition of the turf, the companies held their lines remarkably straight while passing in review...
April 2: Professor W. M. Davis, "Geography of Northern France," Lantern slides. April 3: Captain R. L. H. Goodday (B.M.M.), "Bayonet Combat." April 4: Lieutenant Morize, "The Trench-Building, Equipment, Routine" (lantern slides...
This morning at 7.30 o'clock the Second and Third Battalions of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the University will be inspected by Captain Austin McC. McDonell, C. A. C., who is officially representing the War Department on a tour of inspection through the infantry training corps maintained by various colleges in New England. The showing made by the men today will supplement that of the First Battalion, which was inspected and reviewed on Tuesday afternoon, in the report to be made by Captain McDonell to the authorities in Washington. The companies comprising the Second and Third Battalions will...
...lecture by a member of the British Military Mission will be held during the coming week. Captain R. L. H. Goodday, of the British Army, will speak before the members of Military Science 1 on Wednesday, April 3, at 7.15 o'clock, on the subject of "Bayonet Combat." A second lecture for the first year military course will be given by Lieutenant Morize, who will speak on "Trench-Building. Equipment and Routine," on Thursday evening. His talk will be illustrated with lantern slides
...statement regarding the appearance of the Corps in the inspection on Tuesday afternoon, Captain McDonell mentioned but one fault to be found with the men of the University R. O. T. C., the fact that many of the cadets had not provided themselves with regulation army shoes, but wore variegated types of footgear to formations. "The tendency on the part of your men to wear civilian shoes to formations should be stopped for two reason," said the inspector. "In the first place it looks bad, and is absolutely contrary to army regulations; and secondly, it must be pointed out that...