Word: staffs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Major General Dennis E. Nolan, Acting Chief of Staff, was called by the prosecution. He read a letter dated March 24, 1925, signed by John Wingate Weeks, then Secretary of War, which had been taken from the White House files. It was written to explain why the Secretary had not recommended Colonel Mitchell's reappointment as Assistant Chief of the Air Service. The letter said that Colonel Mitchell had told a committee of Congress that the U. S. had but 19 planes fit for war, whereas the Government had 829 planes in use, 763 in storage, 209 on order; that...
...Best '25, formerly with B. W. Huebsch, remains with the new house in an editorial capacity, and Parke Cummings '25, has recently joined the staff...
...Navy the recommendations are similar but with slight variations to conform to the different organization of that service. Instead of representations on a "general staff" it is suggested the naval aviators should be represented in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations and in the Bureau of Investigation; flying officers with general naval training should be placed in command of aircraft carriers, etc., and flying officers should be given general training as much as possible without detaching them from flying duty; no prejudice to a man's promotion should be caused by reason of his devotion to flying...
...class of 142. As an Engineer officer he served in the Philippines, at Mobile on the Rivers and Harbors Commission, at New Orleans during the severe floods of 1912 and 1913, and on the Panama Canal. He went overseas with the A. E. F. and became Chief of Staff of the 77th Division. In 1921 he was made Director of Public Buildings and Grounds of the District of Columbia, a post which carried with it the duties of Chief Military Aide to the President. But he made so much of his job in the city that it became necessary...
...third resignation from last season's football coaching staff was made known yesterday, with the announcement that T. J. Campbell '12, Assistant Graduate Treasurer of the Harvard Athletic Association, and Freshman football coach for the last three years, will resign his position on January 1, to enter the bond department of the Old Colony Trust Company. Coach Campbell's resignation closely follows those of R. T. Fisher '12, former head coach Major C. F. Daly '01, backfield coach, and M. J. Logan '15, chairman of the Graduate Football Advisory Committee...