Word: naval
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...debate was followed by a short address by Commander R. C. Grady, head of the Naval Science Department and an active member of the United States Navy, who led a fleet of submarines in the World War. He spoke on "Increased Naval Expenditures," bringing out first the point of national policy. People look with apprehension at the bill now before Congress for an enormous naval appropriation. It is true that both up-keep and original cost would involve a total of nearly a billion dollars. But such an expenditure would be not only desirable but indispensable. The United States...
...Heryer '29 and H. L. Hart '28, representing the negative side of the question, "Resolved, That this house views with apprehension the increased naval expenditures of the United States," won by a small margin from Edward Morley '29 and A. S. Gilmartin '31, arguing for the affirmative, in a debate yesterday evening in the Main Living Room of the Union. L. T. Grimm '29 acted as chairman of the meeting which was sponsored by the Debating Union...
Last week it was announced that Speaker Longworth of the House had appointed Mrs. Kahn to be the first woman member of the Board of Visitors of the U. S. Naval Academy...
...total cost of the Administration's proposed "Big Navy" program having been fixed at some $1,500,000,000, to be spread over the next five to nine years and to include 74 ships plus men, aircraft and maintenance (TIME, Feb. 20), the Naval Affairs Committee of the House last week held caucus for Irate Citizens. Most of the talk focused on the ship program which, taken separately, totaled some...
...TIME, Feb. 20, referred to Representative Britten as Chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee. Score an error for TIME. Mr. Britten often substitutes, but not permanently, for Chairman Thomas S. Butler of Pennsylvania...