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...course includes training in all service type planes, and in both land and sea planes. Candidates who complete this course are designated Naval Aviators, given their "wings", commissioned Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps Reserve, and ordered to one year's active duty with the Regular Marine Corps at Quantico, Va., or San Diego...
...charges of drunkenness after entertaining General Butler in his home. From California he went to China, where he so comported himself that last week the Navy Department issued a booklet which praises his peace-making efforts there. When he returned to take charge of the Marine base at Quantico, Va., he soon made a speech to the local townspeople, saying that he would not permit his men to trade with Quantico merchants until every Quantico bootlegger was put out of business. He addressed his men as follows: "You birds took an oath ... to defend the Constitution...
...Adams that he had spoken only in fun. But it was reported last week that that Nicaragua speech predisposed Secretary Adams against him when a new Marine Commandant was chosen (TIME, Aug. 18) and that their relations were further strained when General Butler laughingly introduced Mr. Adams at a Quantico dinner as "Secretary of the God-damned Navy...
...performance of the opening days, with his loops that nearly cut the grass. Even more spectacular than the solo events were the tricks of the Navy's High Hat and Red Ripper squadrons from the Lexington; the Army's crack First Pursuit Squadron from Self ridge Field; and the Quantico Marines. Most novel stunt: three Navy Boeings, wing to wing, flopping over as one plane in a "formation barrel-roll...
...Bowdoin, and Boston University. It then went down before B. U. in the return game. Holy Cross was its next opponent and the Crusaders had an easy time of it, romping off with the game. Since then the Jumbos have lost to Springfield. New Hampshire, Boston College, and the Quantico Marines. The only recent victory they have won was over St. Lawrence...