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AIR TRAINING AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Special Sections In The OTC
CO-OPERATION WITH R.A.F. UNITS
1938
OXFORD SPENT £489.357 LAST University Finances
DEFICIT OF £11,707 IN 12 MONTHS
Oxford University's financial
The OTC at many of the public statement for the year ended July schools now has the opportunity of 31, 137, which is to be presented to forming air sections, provided the Convocation shows a deficit on the membership is big enough, and sub-year's working of £11.707.
This is revealed in the consolidat- ject to War Office approval
Boys who volunteer for these ed account of Oxford's income and the sections must first have qualified for expenditure as prepared for the "A" Army course certificate. University Grants Committee of On field days they will co-operate Treasury. with the nearest suitable RAF unit
The chief item is a deficit of 510,918 on the University General They will not receive flight train-Fund. There is also a deficit of ing, but will on occasion, carry out $2,784 on the Common University Fund. The University Demonstra- the
tors Fund and the Local Examina- all Army co-operation duties in air. Parental sanction is in cases required for joining an air tions Delegacy showed surpluses. section of the O.T.C..
The schools on the hist so far are: Ampleforth. Kelly College. Bedford.
Leys. Marlborough. Oundle.
- Canford.:
Cheltenham. Clifton. Cranleigh.
Rugby.
Stowe.
Denstone.
Taunton
Eton Harrow.
Winchester Wrekin
On the income side the University received £80,184 from endowments and $3,271 in subscriptions and donations.
Parliamentary grants in aid totall- ed £137,909, while fees for tuition, examination, matriculation, gradua tion and registration produced $128,176.
College contributions, statutory and otherwise, amounted to $75,977. Expenditure during the year was Highgate. This is the latest outcome of a $489,357, in which the largest item liaison between the Air Force and was £304,933 for maintenance of the schools which has existed for departments. Capital expenditure Most public schools met from income amounted to many years. have R.A.F. liaison officers who are 27,417 and 11,865 has been allocat-
ed to reserves. usually old boys of the school
Upwards of 1,200 parties of boys) from public and secondary schools have visitel R.A.F. stations.
It is now one of the duties of each RAF. Conamand to instruct com- manding officers of stations to in- vite visits from neighbouring schools.
MAN WHO SANK 3 SUBMARINES
War Record Quoted In Court
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For the purpose of training, each O.T.C. air section will be affiliated
The war record of a wil to an RAF. station, which provide instructors in theory of naval officer, including the sink- fight, map reading, navigationi, me ing of three submarines, was teorology, air photography, wire quoted at Poole, Dorset, where he was fined £50, with £3 18s costs. less, and so on
for being under the influence of drink while on charge of a car.
Holiday camps with the Air Force have entered into the scheme, RAF coastal stations being particularly suitable. Last year Chard School cadets spent a holiday at Calshot marine aircraft station.
TENNIS PLAYER TELLS OF CHASE
Dr. J. C. Gregory
He is Cadr. Charles Buman, harbour-master of Poole, whose driving licence was suspended for two years.
Mr. C. W. Dickinson, his solici- tor, said: "If, this man owes a debt to society, it is clear that society owes a great debt to him." He gave the following de- tails of Cmdr. Euman's career:
In action on Aug. 12, 1914, in German New Guinea, when he an was a member of a landing party; In the battle cruiser Australia
A car chase at 60 miles hour after four young men by Dr. J. C. Gregory, the former at the battle of the Falkland Is British Davis Cup tennis player, lands; was described at Hemel Hemp- stead, Herts.
Commanded "Q" Ships Commanded four or five "Q" ships that most dangerous of Dr. Gregory gave evidence all services" in the North Sea, German submar- against four Chiswick youths, sinking three named Percy Markwick, 18, and ines; Cannon Meed, 18, Hugh Maclean, Member of the landing party 18, and Reginald Lockie, 20. They in the Zeebrugge Mole raid; were charged with stealing Escaped from a German prison money
and stamps from Apsley camp and rejoined the Navy; Post-office, Hemel Hempstead, Four times thanked by the Ad- stealing a car, and housebreak-miralty;
Specially chosen after the war ing..
Dr. Gregory said that he was to command the British flotilla passing Apsley Post-office at on the Rhine; and
Sent to Chanak when trouble Hemel Hempstead at one am when he disturbed the four arose in 1⁄4 urkey, becoming. youths, who ran out of the post-officer between the Navy, foffice and got into a car. He gave and Air Force.
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chase for about two miles at 60 Supt. Deacon said that in 1931 miles an hour. He caught up Furman was fined £10 for a similar with the car, but was unable to offence. overtake it. He took the num- ber:
"With the exception of thi
added the
one could be has borne
The youths for trial
were committed good char
cer.