The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-30
DESTROYERS IN
 THIS MORNING 6
 FOR THREE DAYS
U. s. s. Buchanan, Crown inshield Arrive with
 Nearly 250 Aboard

At 9.15 o'clock this morning the destroyers U. S. s. Buchanan, com- manded by Lieutenant Command CT Theodore E. Chandler, and U. s. s. Crowninshield, Lieutenant Commander Raymond Burhen, in command, arrived in Juneau and docked at the Government wharf for three day stay. They will probably leave here early Tuesday morning for Sitka.
 Reserves on Board
 Aboard the vessels are 91 mem- bers of the Naval Reserve Train ing Corps from the Universities of Washington and California, all of whom take the naval training course in college for their full four years. The present cruise, which began June g and will end on July 12, is being made for the purpose of giving the students practical training.
 The vessels left Ketchikan yes- terday morning and anchored last evening at Taku Harbor, leaving there at $50 o'clock this morning for a trip into Taku Glacier.
 Studies During Cruise
 During the cruise north the students have had drills, instruc- tion and lectures in which the subjects are modelled after the curriculum at the Naval Academy though greatly abbreviated. Upon graduation from the trainin g course the students are made En- signs in the Naval Reserve.
 Preparations are being made to shoot target practice which will be fired near Sitka during the stay of the vessels there. During the firing the students will be controlling the ships, firing and perform all of the duties ordinar- fly taken care of by the officers and men of the vessels.
 During the entire cruise the students stand supervised watches and also help the men in their duties such as cleaning ship.
 Practically all of the students aboard the Buchanan and Crown inshield are members of the Jun for class at the two universities, though a few Seniors are also on board. Members of the Sopho- more class are making cruise to the Hawaiian Islands aboard the battleship U. s. s. Oklahoma.
 Lieut.. N. B. Van Bergen is of ficer in charge of the R. O. T. c. from the University of California and those on the Crowninshield from the University of Washing ton are under the charge of Lieut.. B. J. Skahill.
 Entertainment Plans
 Officers and members of the Naval Reserve Training Corps are being entertained this afternoon from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock at tea at the Governors House and this evening at 6:30 o'clock there will be a baseball game between pick ed teams from the ships and the Juneau teams. This evening there will be a dance given at the Man darin Ball Room through the courtesty of the Chamber of Com merce to which all officers and men in uniform are invited with no admission charge, and tomor- row the Chamber of Commerce will provide cars for rides to Mendenhan Glacier ro all who wish to make the trip.
 Official Courtesies
 Official colirtesies were observed shortly after the arrival of the destroyers. At 10:30 am. It. Com T. E. Chandler, commanding of ficer of the Buchanan, and Lieut.. Commander R. Purhen, Command ing Officer of the Crowninshield, called on Gov. John w. Troy at his office in the Capitol.
 Gov. Troy, accompanied by Lieut.. H. E. Morgan, his aide for the day, returned the call at 11:15 a. m. and was received with the courtesies.
 Aboard Buchanan
 The officers of the U. s. &. Buchanan are:
 Lieut.. Con1dr. T. E. Chandler. U. s. N, Commanding.
 Lieutenant F. Taylor, U. s. N, Executive Officer.
 Lieutenant N. B. Van Bergen, U. s. N, Officer -in- Charge, R.O. re. University of California.
 Lieutenant H. E. Morgan, U. s. N, temporary duty.
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