Evening star., 1937-03-28
COLLEGE FLYERS
T0CONvENE HERE
More Than 100 Delegates
Are Expected for Three
Day Meeting.

Members Of college and university
flying clubs from all parts OF the
country many Of them flying their
own planes, are expected to attend
the three-day third National Inter-
collegiate Flying Conference, which
will open with an informal smoker
and reception at 8 pm. tomorrow at
National Aeronautic Association head
quarters, Dupont Circle.
More than 100 delegates from 40
colleges and universities are expected
to take part in a general discussion
Of college flying and Of problems in
connection with the development Of
private flying for business and
pleasure. Most Of the delegates are
active pilots.
The conference has been organized
by the National Aeronautic Asso-
citation through its National Inter-
collegiate Flying Club chapter. Of
which Joseph B. Hartranft, jr., Of
the University of Pennsylvania is
president. Business sessions are to
be held at the La Fayette Hotel.
The Aero Club of Washington will
be in charge of the smoker and re-
ception tomorrow night. The affair
will be general meeting for all
members of the Aero Club 1t was
announced by Chester H. Warrington,
president.
Delegates Register Tuesday.
Delegates will register at the La
Fayette between and 10 am. Tues
day. At the opening session, at 10
am, there will be addresses by
Grover Looming, donor of the Looming
intercollegiate Trophy; Charles F.
Horner, president of the N. A. A.;
Maj. Gen. Oscar Westover, chief Of
the Army Air Corps; Rear Admiral
Arthur B. Cook, chief Of the Navy
Bureau Of Aeronautics; Fred D. Fagg,
jr., director of air commerce; Leighton
D. Rogers, president Of the Aeronauti-
cal Chamber of Commerce, and War
fington
The first business session will begin
at II am. Tuesday and will be fol-
lowed by conference luncheon.
Tuesday afternoon the delegates will
inspect military equipment at Boiling
Field and the Anacostia Naval Air Sta
ton. There will be demonstration
OF tactical flying by two squadrons of
airplanes of the Fleet Marine Corps,
Quantico, Va, between 2 and pm.
The squadrons, Fighting Nine and
Bombing Six, will be composed of 80
airplanes. The fighters will be COM
manded by Maj. Ford o. Rogers, U. S.
M. c., and the bombers by Maj w. j.
Wallace, U. S. M. c.
Tuesdays program will close with
q dinner at pm. and an inspection
Of the aeronautical exhibits at the
Smithsonian Institution from $50 to
10 pm.
ROsendahl to Speak.
Wednesday at $50 am. the confer
ence will be addressed by experts In
various fields of aeronautics, including
Comdr. c. E. Rosendahl, u S. N, who
will discuss the use Of dirigibles in
trans oceanic flying.
Officers will be elected Wednesday
afternoon.
The conference will close with q
banquet and dance at the Shoreham
Hotel Wednesday evening. There will
be brief talks by 4 number Of noted
pilots and the program will include the
presentation of the Looming trophy
and Of certificates to the largest COL
lege delegation and to representatives
coming the greatest distance to the
conference
Among the early conference dele
gates arriving here was Miss Mary
Kinball Holland, president OF the
Smith College Flying Club for the last
two years and outstanding college
flyer, who reported at N. A. A. head
quarters Friday afternoon.