AIR CORPS TO HOLD MEETING TO AID FLIERS

In an effort to assist all college men, whether pilots or would-be fliers, to learn about the air forces of their country and flying in general, the Harvard Flying Cadet Committee will hold a brief, but informative mass meeting tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock in the Hasty Pudding Club Auditorium on Holyoke Street.

Outstanding feature of the hour and one-half program will be several young officers in the Air Corps who have recently undergone training. They will answer all questions on every branch of the Army and Navy air programs, and assist men in planning for future flight work. Veteran officers will also attend.

Second feature of the meeting will be two movie films of complete Army and Navy training programs, showing the actual surroundings and experiences of men in air training schools. The reels include shots of battle squadrons, class drills, and take-offs from airplane carriers.

The Navy has promised the Cadet Committee that Harvard undergraduates will have the opportunity of joining a special Harvard Group, which will remain intact through the eight month training period. It is believed that the Army will offer a similar opportunity.

The meeting is designed not only for men with plans for joining the corps, but also for any student who has an interest in flying. This aviation plan offers men whose draft numbers are liable to early call an opportunity to get into the services as officers now.

Now conducting an extensive drive as part of the nation-wide Flying Cadet Week to enlist young men between 20 and 26 years of age for its corps, the Army wants 120,000 cadets a year from whom it hopes to train 30,000 effective pilots. The Navy plans to train 11,000 pilots a year and will need about 30,000 cadets.

"Upon completion of the eight months training course," said Bruce C. Hopper, associate professor of Government and chairman of Faculty Advisers to the Flying Cadet Committee, "a Flying Cadet receives a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Corps Reserve. In all, the government plans to spend approximately $20,000 to train each Cadet."

"As a second lieutenant on active duty his pay would be $205.50 per month if he is living in Army quarters, or $245.50 if he is living in private quarters," Professor Hopper continued.

Free medical preliminary examinations are available any day to determine the candidate's eligibility. Fifteen or 20 minutes is all that the exams require.