NAVAL RESERVES IN DEMAND

The enlisting of men from the University for the Naval Reserve has not taken place rapidly enough to sufficiently man the patrol boats already at the Government's service. Only about seven units have been enrolled to date for patrol duty, and as Lieutenant R. F. Bernard, U. S. N., who has charge of this branch of the Naval Reserve, has plans for 50 units, more volunteers are needed at once. Every effort is being made by the Committee of Public Safety of Massachusetts to enlist more men for this work, and the outlying towns are being canvassed for recruits. At Gloucester about 50 volunteers have enlisted and at Cohasset over 35 men, mostly from the working class, have volunteered for the coast patrol.

Franklin D. Roosevelt '04, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, has asked for 10,000 men for the Naval Reserve, and as the type of duty is peculiarly suited to college men, a much larger number of volunteers from the University is needed.

The units are composed of an ensign, a quartermaster, an engineer and two seamen, and an opportunity is offered to men in the University to either organize themselves into one of these units or to enlist singly. The period of service is four years in length, with only three months during that time to be devoted to active duty. Resignations will be accepted by the Navy Department except during the periods of strained foreign relations or actual war. Each unit will be assigned to a boat for patrol duty in the First Naval District during the summer maneuvers, and in case of war will be immediately ordered to report for duty in defending the coast from submarines.

Lieutenant Bernard at the Charles town Navy Yard is in charge of enlistments.