Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-30

i R. II. Chittenden of the Scientific school endorsed the plans for estab- fishing Yale signal and engineer corps yesterday. Just what the plans are to be depends largely on the gov ernment- Prof. H. V. BozeH of the electrical engineering department, who $ in charge of the movement to form the corps. is communicating with the government. He hopes that com missioner officer will be detailed to organize the corps and that non- commissioned officer may take perma- nent charge of the work There is in these branehes.'' he says, -than in any other military field" Captain Danford, when asked what he thought of the plan for organizing Yale men into units for instruction and training s them for reserve commissions in the engineer corps and the signal corps, replied that he was delighted over Professor BozeRs efforts in this di- rection. "The signal corps, especial iy." said Captain Danford, lis greatly in need of trained specialists. Its ser vice, that of establishing the best possible system of communica ton upon battlefield and throughout the theatre of military operations. is one that needs youth, vigor. brains and training. I should say that this branch especially Gas the need is greater in it than in the engineer corps at the present momenD is an excellent one for men in the Scientific school to take up.''
 Three hundred and sixty eight un- oergraduates, exclusive of those ai- ready enrolled, have signed blanks ex- pressing their intention of joining the Yale unit of the reserve officers train ing corps in case of war. This is the result of a three days. canvass. The early part of this week also. Blanks will be placed in Yale station and at Byers hall A ballot box will also be in each of thes'- places. Those already enrolled in the corps bring the total nearly up to 500 men.
 A total of SGe undergraduates is de- sired as the enrolment of this pre- Hm1nary canvass with the 400 grad uateS that are expected to answer the call will bring the reserve corps up sired by the officials.
 With the approval of the university authorities, the preliminary canvass for the Yale unit of the reserve off, cers' training corps will be extended 10 all graduates of the last five years circular letter explaining the pres ent and probable future status of the corps and urging graduates to join will be sent cut during the next few days The letter will be included with the blanks for the university census. which is also to be extended during the coming week to the graduates of the last HVe years
 The Vale flying unit has been grant ed leave of absence by the university authorities upon recommendation of the United States navy department and is under orders to proceed to Palm Beach. The corps left New York Wednesday for. the south, where the machines and necessary equipment are already waiting.
 Saturday the members of the unit went to New London and were en- rolled in the United States naval re- serve flying corps The. unit, now un- der direct orders from the government. will train at Palm Beach until fur rher notice It is expected that the new men in the unit will be able to complete their training there. The corps is composed of four first class fiers, eight second class fiers and IS untrained man. The first class iiers will act as instructors when possible and will have the assistance of pro- fessionals- The f1iers hold the ranks of lieutenant, ensign and petty off, cers.
 The course of training includes in struction in wireless, map reading and aerial navigation as well as instruc- tlons in actual flying and in the mech anism of the machines.