M. I. T. LECTURE OPENS NAVAL AVIATION COURSE

The course in naval aviation, which was offered by the government for the first time last year, will be opened this evening with an illustrated lecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

All members of the University over 18 years of age will be eligible for the course. It consists of a period of training for college students in aviation, which is given during the summer vacation at Squantum. Last year, among the ten students who were members of the first class were numbered several University students, some of whom have already received their commissions as officers in the Naval Reserve Force.

First Course at Squantum

The period of training leading up to a commission is divided into two separate divisions, the elementary and advanced courses. The first of these is held at Squantum, while the other is given at the Naval Air Station in Hampton Roads, Va., during the second summer. Sach lasts for a month and a half, and the object is to teach students to become expert Naval Aviators.

The lecture this evening will be given by the Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve Air Station at Squantum. He will outline the nature of the work, the details of enrollment, the pay given men while on duty, and the question of application for this summer's course. The talk will begin at 7.30 in Room 5-330 at M. I. T. It will be illustrated by moving pictures made at Squantum and elsewhere during the past summer.

The course is of particular timeliness because of the great increase in the number of planes during the past year and the rapidly growing success of commercial and pleasure flying.