i PAGE SIX-SECTION FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY. OCTOBER 1. 19 Opportunities Offered By C. A. A. For Women To Obtain Pilot Licence _. By RHODA LESHINE So you want to learn to fly. And you never knew how to go about ac- complishing that secret desire. Will you be able to do it? Thus go the questions prompted-by the opportunities offered by the CivilI Aeronautics Administration. In an-I swer to the complexity of flying, Prof. William W. Gilbert of the Depart- ment of Metal Processing in the En- gineering School remarked: "The new planes are so easy to handle that they seem to me almost easier to run than an automobile." License Is Granted Requirements for enrollment in the C.A.A. course, which at the com- pletion grants a private pilot's li- cense with lS rating, are the same for women as for men. One preced- ing year of college or a total of two years of college work is essential. Candidates are chosen from stan- dards as to their purpose and desira- bility to fly. As to purpose, Professor Gilbert said, "We try to use this as a course to carry through to a pro- fession, not as a means to fly." The same physical examination is given to applicants for the student course as is given to those seeking a com- mercial pilot license. Normal, un- corrected vision of 20-20 acuity is a necessity. Also, all applicants must be between 18 and 26 years of age. Women Are Good Pilots "Women are enthusiastic about flying. They like it. And we have some crackerjack women pilots," Professor Gilbert told this reporter while being questioned about his activities as head of the summer C. A. A. department in the Univer- sity. He revealed that in the past there were a larger percentage of women who were washed out but that the women who did complete the course are extraordinarily good pilots. Asked about the possibilities open to women after they have obtained proficiency in flying, Professor Gil- ' ert mentioned that some instructor- -hips are available. He said that at the present time there are not many women instructors in the field. Other b nefits from flying he listed were piloting for bpth business and pri- vate enjoyment. Ten Percent Accepted Up to the present time, ten percent of the pilots accepted for the course are allowed to be women. Out of the 60 students in the summer session four were women. Professor Gil- bert said- that the quota for 50 ap- plicants is not yet filled for this se- mester. "Ordinarily," he added, "be- tween 30 and 50 percent are not ac- ceptable because of physical defects." This year a charge of about $25 will be asked of all students, which includes the medical examination, life insurance, text books, equipment and all instruction. The would-be pilots, however, will have to furnish their own transportation to the Ann Arbor airport where instruction is given, said Professor Gilbert. Course Begins Now The course for the winter begins this month and continues until Jan. 1 when the same course will be given again until June. "No engineering knowledge is re- quired for the course. The necessary background is attained in the ground school," Professor Gilbert declared. About four hours weekly are spent attending the ground school, instruc- tion being given from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Professor Gilbert went on to say that whereas previously the Univer- sity had taught all of the ground school studies, this term, flight oper- ators will supplement some of the work in order to attain better coor- dination between flight and class- room. Hours Are Counted Eight hours of solo flying is the minimun number of hours required by C. A. A. ruling. The total flight hours, however, at the conclusion of the local course' average 43 hours, half of which are solo. The only flight exam is the final which must be passed to be granted the license that entitles the holder to carry any unpaid passengers. "Basically the idea behind the C. A. A. program is to build up a reserve of pilots in case of national emergency. The government spends $400 on each student during the period of his instruction," stated Professor Gilbert in answer to a question about the financial backing of the course. Applications may still be obtained at the Aeronautical Engineering De- partment in the East Engineering Building on East University Avenue, Professor Gilbert added. For this semester Prof. Harold F. Allen of the Aeronautical Engineering Depart- ment will be in charge. Oft-Evaded Saturday Class Is Compulsory Once again those well-dodged Sat- urday classes are back in the com- pulsory field. Freshmen and soph- omores this year are required to have at least one sucn course on their programs. Excuses may be obtained for religious or "working" reasons, but these must be specially petitioned for. Last year the campus joy was the lifting of this requirement; previous to this .all students, regardless of class, were compelled to elect one Saturday course. By DAVID ZEITLIN Dame rumor, the mischievous miss, has it that a protest meeting will be staged by Michigan Coeds as an indi- cation of their disgust with divorce laws which have permitted Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner and Carol Landis and other cinema sirens to return to circulation. The Daily's roving reporter, abso- lutely neutral, roved with super scru- tiny, last night, and according to observations miss rumor, or rumour, is to be taken at her word. The La- marr menace is not it be overlooked. In(ign ant Coeds Initiate War On Divorce The roving one disappeared into a shadow near the Row Row Row house, famous for the lustre of its pulchritudinous inhabitants, and allI the ping pong, checkers. chess, bridge1 and mah jong equipment was per-1 ceived to be in use. In fact all the girls appeared to be at home. Two snoops and a listen indicated the why's of the situation. The seeing one heard the following: "Hal was wooing me and me alone, until Hedy regained her eligibility.; I wish that gal would stay wed." "What about Lana Turner," an-l other remarked. "Wasn't she satis- fied with hot-lips Shaw?" And on it went. The neglected brood carried on with added protes- tations. "Something must be done," they concluded. 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