Word: coasts
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...announcement has been made by the United States Government of the plans for the organization of Coast Artillery Units of the R. O. T. C. which will be established in about fourteen colleges and universities of the country that as yet have not been selected. This information is of double interest as it is the first expansion of the government's R. O. T. C. policy to other branches of the service than the Field Artillery, and as an important step in the re-organization of the whole system of the coast defenses of the United States...
...recent interview with a CRIMSON reporter, General Edwards said that he favored aero, coast artillery, and infantry units, as well as field artillery units at colleges. The formulation of plans for a coast artillery R. O. T. C. may be an indication of further extension of the scope of the units by the government. According to the descriptive circular, the coast artillery was chosen as the second form of training to be put in colleges because of the important part it played in the world war, and because of its adaptability to the regular college curricula with a minimum...
...Coast Artillery Includes Many Branches...
...Coast Artillery Corps includes railway artillery, army artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, and part of the trench artillery, in addition to the strictly coast defense guns. The course provides for two hours of physical training per week, which may take the form of athletics. A minimum of three hours a week of theoretical instruction is required, including plane and solid geometry, place and spherical trigonometry, college algebra, use of slide rule, physics, (electricity, optics, statical and dynamic mechanics, physical laboratory work, theory of errors, and thermo-dynamics), American history, English, plane surveying, gunnery, and two hours per week of military instruction...
...branches of the American service are represented. Infantry has the highest number, 81, followed by Air Service with 41. The others are: Field Artillery 17, Medical Corps 12, Machine Gun Corps 8, Engineers 8, Coast Artillery Corps 5, Cavalry 4, Quarter Master Corps 4. Intelligence Service 3, S. A. T. C. 3, Ordnance Corps 2, Ambulance Corps 2, Dental Corps 2, Signal Corps 1, and Inspector General's Department...