Tufts College Aero Club
The Tufts College Aero Club was formed at a meeting in Robinson Hall on 23 Mar. 1910, which included electing officers and adopting a constitution. The club was granted the use of the college foundry as a workshop and a committee was formed to arrange for lectures and books on aeronautic subjects. It appears that the club had access to a glider for Prof. Harry G. Chase of the physics department offered a substantial sum toward a second glider. May have been a founding member of the American Intercollegiate Association of Aero Clubs, 30 Apr. 1910, though another account lists Columbia University instead.
Initial officers included Edwin P. Bugbee, president, and Geoffrey W. Talbot, secretary-treasurer. Eighteen signed the constitution, including three professors; 50 members in June 1910.
Sources
- 1910 NYT, 24 & 27 Mar., 1 May, and 3 & 23 June
| Organization names | Tufts College Aero Club |
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| Country | US |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Scope | University |
| Started aero | 1910 |
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