Word: thirds
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...third increment of students for the United States School of Aeronautics at Cornell has recently arrived in Ithaca, bringing the total enrolment of cadets in the school up to 52. The men are from a number of the eastern colleges and after completing a six weeks' course of training here will attend one of the Government aviation schools. They will receive only a preliminary course and will do no actual flying...
...addition to the two machine guns which have been presented to the corps, a third gun of the same type has been procured through the activity of P. P. Gould of Company A. With the support of a large subscription from the first battalion it was possible to obtain from the Colt Company a weapon of the model of 1917. This gun was tried out on the range yesterday afternoon at 300 yards and proved to be entirely suitable. Before the companies leave Wakefield each man will have received instruction in the assembling and dissembling, the loading, firing and practical...
Inasmuch as it is impossible for the military office to pay for this new gun, or for the ammunition with which to operate it, it will be necessary to take up a collection among the second and third battalions similar to that made by the members of the first battalion several days ago. Detailed announcement of the collection will be made later by the various first sergeants...
...second and third battalions are continuing their work in and around Cambridge, half of the time of each company being devoted to military topography and field work in trench construction under the French officers. Bayonet fencing, gallery practice in preparation for the range work, and close and extended order drills consume the balance of the time. The second set of student officers appointed in these battalions last Monday have made rapid strides, and are now for the most part able to fill their positions creditably...
...Third, maintain that such a course of action at this time constitutes a patriotic service to the nation...