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appointment to War Offee and Army staffs, and, in particular, to the higher appointments dealing with weapon development and pro- curement.

Post-Graduate Studies

On the wall in the Library of Beckett House, Shrivenham, Berk shire, in Southern England, is a plaque bearing these words:-

"Presented by Staff and Faculty of Shrivenhand American Univer- nity to the British Army in com- memoration of the University's health of the College, that its It is important for the academic residence at Shrivenham Barracks

petivities should not be limited to August 1 to December 5, 1945."

Capacity In Now, in the same buildings, these two courses. the British Army han created its reserved for post-graduate studies such as subjects own University with a student in specialised

telecommunications and Rervo population of some four hundred tele officers. This Milltary College of feularly well to University custom

motors Who

which the College is

pari- qualified to teach, sclenco will have the role of

According educaling officers in pure science in Britain, it is rightly expected. and technology so that they may that the professional staff should be capable of appreciating the have both time and facilities to scientist's and engineer's problems in relation to the technoleglent pursue private research. Not only aspects of war. It will also train are these provided, but the College officers to apply their military is in a position to undertake more formal research contracts for the knowledge and experience to theso Ministry of Supply, and other ex-

so that they may

later ternal organisations. on the design and develop. The College has been equipped ment of military material.

The College has major with the most modern apparatus. oquip- functions. To

university available, including such give training in engineering or the mont as wind tunnels and differ- ential analysers. In addition to the natural selences to young officers normal laboratory equipment there who have recently graduated from the Royal Military Academy at a wide range of modern artillery

and infantry Sandhurst, and no to instruct

weapons, acarch more senior oficers in military/lights; radar, fighting vehicles technology in order to qualify communicationa equipment, and an them for appointments in the experimental ballistics rangs. For Ministry of Supply or as Technical professorial staff have their own research purposes many of the Staff Oncers la the Army itself,

personal laboratories. The young officers are. drawn principally from the

1

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and Royal Electrical and Mechant in the

staff.

Britain's military university uses a differential, analyser (above) made from Meccano parts, to solve in minutes pro- Elema, which would otherwlao take the mathematiclan days of computation.

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Advances since World War II pulses. These are decoded into Royal En- The College is both a University

speech instantaneously. Another gineers, Royal Corps of Signals and a military institution. This fan Army communications were re-

development is multi- radio and electrical Industry, and channel radio link which can be cal Engineers, and they require a

public' at Britain's | used to bridge bgap in cables The four university, training in order that

of Mathe to a limited tics and

and Develop caused by mountains or swamps. they may be fully qualified officers mics

Chemistry, Signal Research

ment Establishment. Christ-Conversations were carried on bo of their respective corps. They instrument Technology are

Mechanical Engineering and In-

tween the Signal church, Hampshire. An outstand

Research and pach elade, however,

Rumber of

ing example of the resulta of Development Establishment and afficers from other arms, antably directed by an eminent professor, scientific research and engineer- surprised holiday-makers in the Royal Armoured Corps and Royat branches staffed by

who has under him two or moreing development in collaboration Isle of Wight, off the Hampshire

civilian with Artillery who have scientific lean-

sociate professora

Industry is the latest

coast, who were chosen at ran- and lecturers,

intan- ings and who are destined in They College does not yet posses a

Iry portable Wireless equipment, dom to reply. future to take their part in the

faculty

Then there

is a new type of of Civil Engineering. The the No. 88. During the demon- development of the material of faculties are responsible both for tons four sets were shown. |

research in peaco their respective arms.

tank, the rocket for The intako of

the young officers' courses and for One was carried in officers at the the technical staff course.

other in a helicopter, while the time. In the three-foot long nose of the rocket there la a now. Military College In about 10 A

The three milltary Directors of third and fourth were carried on

with their small | examinations for the

during which the officers take the staff of technical staff officers, uroj All sets gave instantaneous com- out: 23 "programmes" simultan

transmission gives ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, nint details. of the behaviour of the Bachelor of Science, London Uni. outsida the civil faculty organisa munication with the control. The ously. Each

set enabled an enemy strongpoint responsibio

At the receiving end the signals military application in the Techal to be taken with the help of rocket as it shoots through space.

armour, anda cal Staff Course and, in general, ensualty to be evacuated by air. The draw a luminous picture of what to ensure that the work of the

is going The second course is the Techni- needed, towards

faculties is blased, where blas in set weighs 11 pounds, and has a

range of a mile-and-a-half over rocket. cal Staff Course, also lasting two military technology,

ncode of normal ground. The 88, like the years, with an intake of about 75

modern Army receiver, the R.209, officers annually. These are select-

can also work under water.

degree of

verally.

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ed from all arms of the British Study Groups And Panels and Dominion armies, to whom are The study of military technology added a few officers from

the is conducted by way of ad hoc United States Army who are very Study Groups and Panels under There is also a remarkable im- welcome. The British officers must the direction of the appropriate provement on the type of centi- Directors of Studios and metre beam communication which

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