Evening star., 1940-09-20
$50 New Civil Pilot
Trainees Expected
In4Universities
Catholic U. Applies
For Authority to
Establish Course
By JOSEPH S. EDGERTC

October /.
A total of 1875 primary and Sec
ondary students participating in the
local summer training programs Of
George Washington University, the
University of Maryland and How
ard University now are completing
training and all are expected to
finish before the October deadline.
These three universities are par
ticipating in the new fall program.
Catholic University has submitted
its formal application to the sd-
ministrator of civil aeronautics for
permission to participate in the pro-
gram and has been given tenta-
tive allotment of 80 students.
Full Quota Expected.
Prof. A. J. Scullen, dean of the
school Of engineering, has been ap-
pointed director of the Catholic
University C. P. T. P. unit, under
general supervision of Prof. L. H.
Crook. dean of the aeronautical
school. Applications will be re-
ceived next week, following the reg
istration of freshmen Monday and
of upper classmen Tuesday. No
difficulty is expected in filling the
quota promptly, in view of the fact
that ~ applications were received
last year before it was known def
f1itely that the university would not
participate in the 1939-40 program.
1t is possible that Catholic Uni
versity students will take flight
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closest of all local airports to
Brookland Ground courses are to
begin October l.
George Washington University
has been allotted the maximum
quota of so for the fall course and
registrations now are being taken.
The first ground school meeting is
scheduled for s pm. Monday in
room 202, Building C, at the uni
versity. Prof. Norman B. Ames of
the school of engineering, major
in the Army Air Corps Reserve,
again is director of the unit.
Apply for Advanced Training.
During the sumner course George
Washington has had so students
taking preliminary training, of
whom 80 have applied for secondary
or advanced training this fall Ten
G.. w. U. students are completing
the summer secondary course at
Congressional Airport, near Rock
vile, Md. The George Washington
unit also will continue training this
fall at Schrom Field, Greenbelt,
Md, and Beacon Field, near Alex
andria, Va, in addition to Con-
gressional.
OF previous George Washington
graduates, six have gone to Lake
land, Fla, for training as observa-
ton pilots in National Guard squad
rons and three have gone to Ran
dolph Field, Tex, for Army Air
Corps training.
Prof. John E. Younger, head of
the department of mechanical and
aeronautical engineering at the Uni
versity Of Maryland. will continue
this fall as director of the Maryland
flying unit. Quotas have not yet
been assigned to Maryland either
for primary or secondary training
but it is anticipated that the maxi
mum quota of so again will be al
lowed for primary training, as was
the case last year.
May Graduate SO.
Maryland this month expects to
graduate SO student pilots from the
summer primary course at College
Park Md Airport, which has been
selected again as the fall training
field.
One of the Maryland University
pilot graduates in the spring class
this year was adjudged the out
standing C. P. T. P student in the
local Civil Aeronautics Board in
spection region and competed with
six other regional winners recently
in a national contest. He was
trained by George c. Brinckerhof
at College Park Airport.
Howard University, which was as
signed a quota of 10 last year, has
applied for a quota of 30 for the fall
program, but has not yet received
its assignment. OF the 10 students
trained during the past scholastic
year, all completed ground courses
and nine received Federal private
pilot certificates. Of these nine, three
continued with secondary training
this summer at Tuskegee Univers-
ity, Ala, and are are expected to be
graduated this month. One of them,
an R. o. T. C. trainee, has been
commissioned second lieutenant in
the infantry reserve and also has
cOnDleted radio training
The Howard University unit is to
train this fall at Beacon Field. Last
seasons training was carried
on at Hybla Valley Airport, which
since that time has been taken over
by the Navy for military training
purposes.
A. E. Richmond, assistant profess
sor of civil engineering in the How
ard University school of engineering,
has been designated co-ordinator
In charge of the aviation program.
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