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ILK stockings a luxury? Not today, but thev were 25 years ago. So was an automobile, and a telephone. An incandescent lamp—not half so good as the one you now get for 15 cents—then cost more than twice as much. And you couldn't buy a radio or an electric refrigerator for love or money.

These are only a few of the things we accept today as commonplace. We expect wide, smooth, well-lighted streets. We want automatic heat in our homes; wc clean our rugs with vacuum cleaners. When wc go to the dentist we expect him to use an electric drill; we accept without comment an X-ray examination as part of a medical check-up. Luxuries? Not at all; they're part of the American standard of living.

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How did they become common in so short a time? Not by some sudden change in our wealth and habits. It was through vears of steady work

by American industry —scientists, engineers, and skilled workmen developing new products, improving them, learning to make them less expensive so that more millions of people could enjoy them. And so, imperceptibly, luxuries have changed to necessities.

More than any other one thing, the increasing use of electricity in industry has helped in this progress. For more than 60 years. General Electric men and women have pioneered in making electricity more useful to the American people— have led in creating More Goods for More People at Less Cost.

and engineering have saved the public from ten to one hundred for every dollar they have earned for General Electric

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SHIPMATE HARRY R. ENGLAND,

'27, Editor

ASSOCIATE EDITORS — VICTOR F . BLAKESLEE, '20 — ROBERT C. CONRAD,

FEBRUARY,

VOL.

1940

'25

No. 2

Naval Academy Chapel Nears Completion Filling a need that has existed for many years the enlarged Chapel of the Naval Academy will be ready for use in the next two or three months. Those acquainted with conditions know that it has long been necessary to divide the regiment on Sunday mornings because the Chapel would not accommodate the midshipmen who attended services there. Up till about eighteen months ago the situation was a matter of regret with far away hopes of any change. Now the graceful walls of a long nave are almost ready for pews that will seat about nine hundred more people.

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Those who saw the contractors on January 17, 1939, removing the first of the long granite steps leading into the fronr doors of the Chapel as it had stood for more than thirty years may have felt at the moment that something more valuable than granite was being disturbed. Hallowed associations with walls in which thirty classes of the Academy had gathered in their tutn for their last chapel service before going out to the Fleet may have caused some to think with the prophet of old, "let the work of this house of God alone," forgetting the words of the ancient wise man, ""There is

a time to break down, and a time to build up."

Now that those same long steps are in place, leading into the same entrance, through the same large bronze doors, into a wide aisle 216 feet in length from the entrance to the Altar, the symmetry and beauty of it all will be a joy to those who see it. The new building is the shape of a Latin cross. Back of the Altar remains the beautiful Potter Window. The chancel has been enlarged, making it deeper to balance the long nave. The new organ has been placed in the window spaces on either side of the chancel, the windows

having been moved to the opposite spaces on either side of the old entrance.

The transepts, with the Farragut and Sampson windows, now stand out like arms of a cross.

The long nave, with its four large windows added to each side, its proportioned hanging balconies, and its high walls, is impressive in its spaciousness.

All of these changes give the interior of the building harmony, magnitude, and elegance. Underneath the nave, on the level of the Crypt which has not been disturbed, there is a small chapel which seats one hundred and seventy-five people. It will be used for Sunday school.

Communion, lenten services, baptisms, and small weddings. This will be one of the beautiful small chapels of the country. It is old English in style, with monastery finished plaster, and trimmed in brown sandstone, with flagstone floor and arched ceiling, and the Altar and pulpit of kasota stone. On the same level is a choir room, chaplain's office and study.

The exterior of the new building has a lofty dignity. The lines of the walls give them the appearance of unusual height and make the dome seem not so tall and aloof. The architecture of the windows enhances the perspective of size. The white brick and grey granite are effective reminders of stateliness and permanence.

Inquiries have been made about memorials in the new building. There are special rules governing memorial windows and tablets on the walls. There are, however, other openings to those who desire to make a contribution to the usefulness of the Chapel. There will be no solicitation of funds for these articles but they will be received with pleasure from those who desire to provide them.

Members of the Naval Academy Class of 1931 are busy on a gift of a set of chimes that will be heard from the top of the dome for a radius of two miles.

This distinctive gift will be a permanent and unique addition to the Chapel. The Naval Academy Christian Association has asked for the privilege of giving the

furnishings for the Altar of the little chapel. Individuals are providing other necessities.

Among the articles needed and which will be accepted with gratefulness are the following: Reredos for Altar (one of the classes of graduates is considering this gift), $2500 and up.

Altar hangings, $100.00 to $300.00.

Silver lining for Baptismal Font, $100.00.

Candlesticks and spreads ( 2 ) , $50.00 each.

Alms Bason, $25.00 and up.

Alms Plates ( 6 ) , $7.50 each.

Ewer, $25.00 and up.

Chancel Prayer books (10), $10.00 each.

Chancel hymnals (10), $10.00 each.

Large hymnals (300), $1.00 each.

Small hymnals (700), $0.60 each.

Small Prayer books (800), $0.60 each.

Since these articles must be uniform, those who desire to supply them are requested to furnish the funds and let purchases be made at the Academy.

In order that those who make gifts may have some recognition of their help, metal objects will be engraved with the name of the donor. In Prayer books and hymnals there will be pasted a printed form giving the name of the donor and the name of the one in whose memory the gift was made. Funds may be sent to The Chaplain, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, who will acknowledge all gifts and make a list of them for the Academy records.

The New Mess Hall

roofing was built to replace the reinforced concrete, so that supporting pillars in the messhall are no longer necessary. Windows in the ceiling running the length of the messhall were put in and equipped with prismatic glass so that they flood the interior with light. Indirect lighting is used when artificial lighting is necessary. The indirect lights and the soft finish of the walls and overhead make for very satisfactory and pleasing illumination.

When the messhall was renovated the china was also replaced. The new china is blue bordered and designed so that it is distinctly Naval Academy china. New silver was also installed. It is plain but much more attractive than the silver used formerly.

The greatest innovation of all is the loudspeaker system. Before each meal orders and information for the Regiment are read over the system while the Regiment sits at attention. During evening meal classical and semi-classical music is played over the system.

All of this has brought a change in the manner of eating of midshipmen.

Soup bowls have replaced cups, glasses and butter chips stay on the table instead of being tossed to plebes, and the whole messhall seems quieter. Part of the quiet is caused, no doubt, by the sound deadening material used to finish bulkheads, but it also seems that midshipmen are actually becoming quieter at mess. There are no more wild men, for the new chairs are cushioned and standing on them would damage them. Gone also are the chow fights and yells.

First classmen are allowed to leave the messhall, legally, before completion of the meal after the five striper rings a signal, the signal usually coming before dessert is served.

The new messhall is a great improvement and the Regiment seems grateful.

The new messhall still seems much of a dream to the Regiment. It's as different from the old one as could possibly be.

The only thing left the same is its size, but even that has the illusion of being enlarged due to the removal of pillars.

Its finish in cream and buff replaces the white tile used formerly. The overWarden: "Visiting hours are from two head of the old messhall was crushed to four." down by a steel weight dropped by a derNew Prisoner: "Quit kidding me. You rick and a new one of structural steel wouldn't let me go visiting." beams beautifully arched and with copper —Old Maid

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Fishing in Panama Bay By LIEUT. COMDR. W . S. BITLER,

'22, U.S.N.

While reading the January issue of in his right mind—my answer was deI became interested partic- cidedly in the affirmative. ularly in the article about fishing in the Well, to make a long story short, on Galapagos. the 23rd of Aug., 1939, I had trolled a Panama Bay itself is a great place for marlin bait (7 pound bonito) all day. fish and sports fishing, so I decided to This Une is secured to an outrigger by a clothes pin and the rod laid close by write a short note about what there is ready to grab, and while waiting for your in Panama Bay in the way of fish. "big moment" you fish with another outSince I have been on duty in the Canal fit for "what have you." About 3:45 p.m.

Zone I surely have enjoyed the fishing . . . my line snapped out of the outrigger and I have tied into—and landed thirteen— the 16/0 reel began to click as line went Pacific sailfish varying in weight from out. I dropped the rod I was fishing with 70 to 135 lbs., and one black marlin and grabbed my big outfit, secured the weighirig 461 lbs—but more of this fel- reel to my harness, let about 200 yards of low later. I have caught six varieties of line run out, to give him a good chance snapper, weighing up to 44 pounds, am- to swallow the bait, then snapped in my berjack up to 45, rooster fish up to 33, clutch with a heavy drag—I felt nothing, grouper up to 30, yellow fin tuna up to so with the boat going ahead I started 40, marhoo up to 30 and besides these, to reel in. I reeled in 150 yards before mackerel, gar, carbona, bonits, rainbow the line tautened (the fish was following runner, dolphin, green jack, horse eye the boat). We gave the boat full speed jack, curully, blue curuUy, and cabrilla in ahead and I sat back braced for the countless mmabers. "bump"—it came—-the line straightened Now for the battle of them all, that out and about 100 feet astern the with our much sought for prize—the ocean opened up and out on its tail shakpeak of aU fishing — the makaira mar- ing his head was our long sought for liner or black marlin—rare but obtain- prize, the "black marlin."

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able with persistence.

Captain Clifford Payne, had very kindly invited me for a few days fishing trip on his 50 ft. twin diesel yacht the "Pescadora" with his usual good humored greeting—"Well, Bitler, let's go out and get that marlin," but marlin or no marlin, an invitation for a trip in the Pescadora is never refused by a man

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Down again he flopped on the surface from his leap—what a splash that fellow made—then a long run under water for about 150 yards with the reel screeching and against a heavy drag. I recovered about 100 yards before he put in another appearance—up again on his tail—then a wild dash away from the boat in a series of leaps—about 20 in all—leaving

a wake behind him like a destroyer at full power. That run took about 400 yards off my reel in a very few seconds and the reel was red hot in spite of the buckets of water used as a cooling medium. I thought he would never stop in that wild dash for freedom—maybe the nearby island of Centinela scared him — anyhow, I recovered about 300 yards of line by hard work and with an aching set of back and arm muscles.

He made several more short runs and only showed himself once more. I found afterwards that perhaps during his long run he had wrapped the leader wire around his tail and this had evidently handicapped him slightly.

Well, after 40 minutes of the hardest physical work I've ever done, we got him alongside, now, stone dead and belly up.

We dropped a running tow line around his tail and all of us (except me—I was fairly tired) hauled him aboard. He was 11' 5" in length, 5' 1" in girth and weighed 461 pounds. And that's the kind of fish we catch here.

Incidentally, he won second prize awarded by the Pacific Sailfish Club. The first prize was caught from the same boat a month earlier and weighed 600 pounds.

If you don't think this is fishing and good fishing, suppose you write and tell me where you found better, and, as I'm getting writer's cramp now, I wish you a Happy New Year and hope you get tied into one of these fellows some day.

one of whom could have rated less than 4.0 from the most critical of plebes.

"Whitey' Kerst explained that he had left the Navy to pursue a legal career because Of special interest in aviation circles Stewart Lindsay, '23, writes: "I am en- he 'was tired.' His listeners remembered is the wedding of Miss Louise Copeland closing my dollar for SHIPMATE. I have many a mid-watch and understood. Later and George Chapline, '16, which took been intending to do this for many in the evening. Gene Carusi, of Washingplace Thursday, January 4, in the Miami months as I enjoy SHIPMATE immensely. ton's '400,' made a brief appearance, to Beach home of Mr. and Mrs. William I have settled down in the country near the manifest pleasure. of the feminine Baltimore and am a master at St. Paul's contingent.

D. Pawley.

"The party was thoroughly enjoyed by The bride, an annual visitor for the School, Mt. Washington, Baltimore. I also past several years, is a daughter of Mrs. own and run a boys' camp. Camp Aspoto- all hands, and hopes are high for many Feme Copeland, Beverly Hills, Calif. She gan, at Chester, Nova Scotia in the sum- such gatherings in the future." mer. W e specialize in racing, sailing and arrived by airplane from California.

Howard B. Berry, Jr., '38, writes from Mr. Chapline, vice president of the fishing, so I get at least part of my sea air the USS Tattnall . . . "Needless to say I Wright Aeronautical Company, Pater- allotment each summer." son, N. J., comes to Miami every year to ED. N O T E : It would be swell and help have derived a great deal of pleasure attend the air maneuvers. a lot if the rest of you who are intending from SHIPMATE, particularly from the Mr. and Mrs. Chapline will be at the to send that dollar in would do so imme- "dope' column which always is filled with some very welcome information. If there Whitman until after the air meet and will diately. Honest! are any suggestions to be made, I'd like • then go by airplane to New York. to put in my vote for doing everything CONGRATULATIONS.' Felix Howland, '24, stopped in to pay possible to enlarge that particular part of his usual Christmas call. He is head the magazine." of the history department of Tome Sprig Hilton, '16, is in charge of the School at Port Deposit, Md. The stories ED. N O T E : W e are all for it. All hands Coast Guard in the Key West neighbor- he tells of his work in Asia are fascinat- hurry and send in the dope. hood, but at the present time is on a ing.

• Spanish speechmaking tour to Mexico.

Word comes from Miami that while the Gowan made its first port of call on a • The following interesting news from shakedown cruise, Tom Suddath, '38 and We learn with pride rhat Sid Kirt- the class of '28 reached our desk a few Bob Wood, '28 revived a stevedore by land, '16, is Port Director of Key West. days ago: artificial respiration after 35 minutes. The "The class of '28, as represented in Key West, we are glad to say, is being restevedore was entangled in a heaving line built as a result of the neutrality patrol. Washington and vicinity, held a dinner and was dragged from the dock. Two dance reunion at the Army-Navy Coun• try Club on January sixth. H. B. Jones bluejackets went to his rescue and pulled Recently we learned that Dan O. Root, made all arrangemenrs. Those who at- him into their boat still entangled in the '21, on January 2, 1940 assumed the tended wete: Howard, James, Mullen, line. Tom said he was still just a Boy position of principal of Crystal School in Jones, Weir, Coffman, Heil, Kerst, Kent, Scout. Good going, both of you.

Suisun, California. This new assignment Alderman, Pollock, Ball, Hanby, Hoss• came in the nature of a distinct profes- feld, Landen and Logsdon. All brought It was a pleasure to receive a letter sional promotion. wives, except Ed Pollock, who callously from John Curlett, '91, a part of which • left his in Quantico, recovering from a we quote . . . "I live in the oyster country.

From V. E. McGuinness, '22, in Pitts- siege of flu. As a true Marine, however, Tidewater, Virginia, where we live in burgh we quote the following: "1 con- he was never the one without a femin- ease and plenty; God's own country."

• sider it a pleasure to read and a privilege ine companion. to receive SHIPMATE each month. 1 like "Jesse James ably led and directed the We hear that A. Judson Hill, '27, its frankness." toasts and speech-making. John Alder- lives at 2200 Segovia Circle, Coral man proposed a toast to the wives, no Gables, Florida. Jud will be very pleased ED. N O T E : Thanks. to have all hands look him up when down in Miami. The climate is delightful and the swimming fine. ($1.00) Please Enter My Renewal Subscription ($1.00)

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Vice Admiral Clarence S. Williams, U. S. N , (Ret.), '84, and H. H. McCord, '84, were among those who attended the launching ceremonies of U S. S. HILARY P. JONES, in Charleston, on December 14. The new destroyer was named in memory of Admiral Hilary P. Jones, '84.

Lt. Comdr. Herbert McNulta, U. S. N , (Ret.), '84 was the president of the class.

• Henry W. Abbott, '13, writes . . . "On December 31, 1939,1 resigned as general SHIPMATE

agent for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insutance Company in Pittsburgh and have opened an office in New York City, where I offer an advanced underwriting service. Such items as the financial problems of later life, planning for estate distribution, proper application of business insutance, etc., are problems that can well be discussed with one particularly familiar with these fields." Office, Pershing Square Building, 100 East 42nd St., New York City.

• The following particularly of interest to aviators reached our desk from Claude C. Vickrey, '15, who announces his firm has compiled a booklet entitled ""Life Insurance Underwriting Practices Covering Aviation Risks." Tliis booklet covers the whole subject of life insurance underwriting practices of companies of this country and of Canada, as related to aviators.

A copy of this booklet will be sent without charge to any aviation unit or individual who may desire a copy. Please write to Monnett & Vickrey, Inc., 1 Cedar Street, New York City.

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a lot about your friends in the Old Nayvee." R. E. P. lives in Princeton, N. J., at 16 Newlin Road.

We hear that N. D. Drake, '30, is leaving New York around the first of February for a two months' business trip to South America. Drake is our very capable secretary of the New York Branch of the U. S. N. A. Alumni Association.

SHIPMATE wishes you "Bon Voyage."

• May we further suggest that you read the Branch Associations' news as there is considerable dope on other alumni.

Sunken Ships

They who lost the battle and ate gone To distant rendezvous—the far Valhalla Of the seas, where all shores are lee shores— And only creaking timbers mar the peace Of tall ships whose masts rise, like trees Above the earth from whence they came.

And tower far above the placid sea.

Edwin R. Andrews, '20, is enjoying And winds are whispering among the those grand Maine lobsters in between .shrouds. times, while being plant superintendent of The Hyde Windlass Co., in Bath, Maine.

The everlasting mists shall guard the place— The haven of the quinquireme and ships of line— Of galleys where the chains of oarsmen lay In small red mounds of rust upon each thwart.

The mighty frigates hold their anchorage Beside the ancient galleons.

When heat of battle rises, then these ensigns dip To each man of war arriving at the meeting place.

There is no din of battle now and but the tide Of life may cause the hulls to sway; Each ship but waits the trumpet call of men Who sailed and held their heritage more dear Than life itself, who loved their ships full well And now lie sleeping close against the breast Of ships they could not leave but that they leave Their greatest love, and parting meant but death.

ROBERT C. CONRAD, '25.

Congratulations are being received by Lr. and Mrs. "Goldie" Goldenson, '25, on the arrival of a son on December 8, at their home 5325 Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago, 111.

• Born to Ruth Jenkins Bristor and W. Beverly Brisror, '27, a son on December 16, 1939, Baltimore, Md. Name—Wm. Beverly Bristor, Jr. Congratulations!

• Arthur E. Tarantino, '35, writes us that he has taken up residence in Baltimore, Md., at 724 West Fayette Street.

• F. A. MacGurn, '21, writes us from 515 Custom House, San Francisco . . .

"Kindly renew my subscription to SHIPMATE for 1940. "Thanks for an interest-

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Contact With "Philippine Clipper" At about ten A.M. we were about 550 miles bearing 60° from Wake—that mite of an island in the mid-Pacific. We had received a radio message that the Philippine Clipper was to commence a scheduled flight from Wake Island for Midway Island at 9:00 A.M. (zone minus 11 time and 10:00 A.M. our time). This is a distance of about 1050 miles and the route is over a vast expanse of sea—there are no land marks and no visual aids for the pilot to use in guiding her and he must make use of his mechanical instruments to keep the ship on her course. The Philippine Clipper has a cruising ground speed of about 140 miles per hour and she makes the flight in approximately eight hours. Wake Island is on the western side of the international date line and Midway Island is on the eastern side of the line. A peculiar situation arises in the eastbound leg of this trans-Pacific flight. The plane takes off in the morning of the scheduled day from Wake and arrives in Midway in the afternoon of the calendar day before her takeoff. In the above case she took off from Wake in the morning of the 7th and arrived in Midway in the afternoon of the 6th. At 10:40 A.M. we picked up the Clipper on our radio and established radio conmiunication with her. She informed us that she was cruising at 8,000 feet with an air speed of 121 miles per hour—that she had favorable winds and was above the clouds. At this time the skies were clouded and a hydrogen balloon sounding gave the height of the clouds at 5,500 feet. The Clipper asked for our 11:30 A.M. plotted position and requested that we send out a signal at that time for her radio compass to take a bearing. To her we were practically stationary and a bearing on our position would be as good as a bearing on a land station. At 11:30 she received a bearing on our plotted position and then received one from Midway—from the intersection of these two lines of bearing she established her position and almost immediately she informed us that she was headed directly for us and would pass over us at about 12:50 P.M. At 12:05 P.M. the operator informed us that they would descend to 4,500 feet at

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12:45 P.M. and that the clouds were thinning ahead of them. At 12:38 a radio bearing placed the Clipper directly ahead of us. At 12:51 the operator informed us that the clouds were thinning and to watch for them to the north'ard.

At 12:56 he flashed, "See U five points on our stbd. bow." At 12:58 we sighted the Clipper to the north'ard in misty clouds and then she entered a clear place in the sky and passed about two miles to the north of us—then disappeared to the northeast. We immediately flashed back that we had sighted her and with many good wishes for a safe passage, the contact had been successfully completed.

This is truly a marvel in modern navigation and a similar feat would be the take-off of a plane in Boston and then without any land marks to guide her to pass directly over the Courthouse in Brookville by the exclusive use of instruments.

Leap Years To add truth to the memory rhyme, "One day more we add to it one year in four" is not the reason for the extra day that we add to February in years designated as "Leap Years." There is a very sound mathematical and physical reason in back of it all. In our system of angular measurement, we have divided the circle into an arbitrary 360° for practical purposes. The earth is an oblate spheroid but for all practical purposes it can be regarded as a true sphere and the equator as a great circle. The earth rotates on an axis that passes through the north pole and the south pole. The sun may be considered as stationary and the rotation of the earth places different parts of the surface in contact with the sun and thus causes the sun to appear to rise in the east and move to the westward. In considering a meridian—(a line stretched tightly over the surface of the earth from the north pole to the south pole)—it takes a little less than twenty-four hours for the same meridian to pass through the same spot in relation to the sun in two successive passages. Thus the sunday is actually shorter than the arbitrary

twenty-four hours that we have given our days by about fifty-seven seconds. W e have a twenty-four hour day and it is very convenient for keeping an account of the passage of time—a twenty-three hour, fifty-nine minute and three-second day would be more correct but it would be very troublesome and almost useless in modern times. Imagine having a watch with twelve hours and a number of seconds added to it—or waiting till about a minute after midnight before starting a new day. If such had started at the beginning of civilization it would be simple today, but to change the system this late in the years would mean disaster. So we take a mean sun and say that the earth rotates so that two successive meridian passages on the earth are exactly twenty-four hours apart and designate this as a mean day—the time of the hours is designated as mean time. The seconds less than the mean day that it takes for the earth to make one complete revolution are accumulative and at the end of four years we find that we have lost one day from our true calendar—so in February we add one day in leap years to give the mean sun a chance to get in phase with the true or apparent sun— that is we slow it down one day of twenty-four hours. In this way the odd seconds of each day are accounted for in our calendar and the seasons of the year will happen at the same time each year as we keep the true sun and the mean sun close together. If the leap year day was not added—the seasons would advance about 25 days a century. In time Christmas would come in the middle of the summer.

There is a slight discrepancy in the above system and it is corrected every century by omitting leap year in the century years that are not divisible by 400.

This corrects for fractional seconds that are difficult and confusing in practical calculations.

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Boxing

1940 Captains and Managers

"Spike" Webb, who needs no introduction to any of you, has been boxing coach for Navy ever since boxing was established as a varsity sport in 1920.'

Spike has achieved an enviable record because his teams were undefeated between 1920 and 1931 in over fifty dual meets. Navy was Intercollegiate Champs in 1925, 1926, 1928, and 1931, at which time Navy resigned from the Intercollegiate Boxing Association. Spike also coached the Olympic boxing teams in 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932.

Al Gates, '32, and Bill Fortune, '33, former members of Navy boxing squads, are assisting in coaching this season's varsity squad.

Midshipman J. E. Reedy, of Grand Junction, Colorado, was elected captain of 1940 Navy Soccer Team and Midshipman J. Lynn, of Langley Field, Va., was elected manager.

Midshipman T. T. Walker, of Fort Mitchell, Ky., was elected captain of 1940 Navy Cross Country Team and Midshipman J. W. Palm, of Defiance, Ohio, was elected manager.

Wrestling Navy is particularly fortunate in having as its wrestling coach Ray Swartz, a graduate from Oklahoma A. and M. You see they start wrestling in Oklahoma in the grade school, so you have ro be good to make Oklahoma A. and M. Squad.

Ray won letters in football and track as well as wrestling. He joined the Navy Staff as head wrestling coach in 1938 and had been going to town ever since.

Steve Archer, '32, is Swartz's assistant.

Although Steve did not win a major award in wrestling he has done a real job as wrestling coach in the Fleet and has coached the following Service teams: USS NEVADA, 1932-1935; won Fleet Championship in 1935 and All-Service Championship 1934 and 1935. U. S. S. QuiNCY I935-I936; won Scouting Force Championship 1936.

The Navy mat squad is hard at work in preparation for the most difficult wrestling schedule attempted by the Middies in many years. Notable wrestling teams on the schedule are: Oklahome A. and M., National Champs; U. of Michigan, Big 10 Champs; Lehigh U , Eastern Champs; Penn State and Ohio State.

Basketball Johnny Wilson, an outstanding athlete for four years in football, basketball and baseball while at St. John's, Annapolis, is head Navy basketball coach. After coaching at St. John's for several years he came to Navy and has taken prominent part in coaching of football both on the varsity and plebe staffs. As head Navy basketball coach since 1927 he piled up a remarkably successful record with his teams.

Bob Ruge, '37, Johnny's assistant, won the coveted N in both basketball and baseball as a Midshipman, adding a star to the N in 1937 while captain of the basketball team that beat Army 42-40.

Plebe coach Keith Molesworth graduated from Monmouth College in Illinois in 1928, where he won twelve major lettets in football, basketball, track and baseball. Keith's professional career includes seven years in Chicago Bears backfield, third base and shortstop with Baltimore Orioles, Oakland of the Pacific Coast League, and Syracuse of the International League, and basketball with Portsmouth, Ohio.

team. Fred Ashworth, '33, an outstanding 440 man while swimming for Navy, is also lending a hand. Navy swimmers of the past who have written a name for themselves in swimming history and were coached by Henry are Rule, '26, sprinter; Coale, '27, middle distance; Plichta, '35, Stevens, '35, and Hyland, '35, all intercollegiate champs; Allan, '27, and Green, '38, breast strokers; Cooper, '27, McCampbell, '23, Gibson, '39, and Lucas, '31, intercollegiate diving champs. And do you remember the season of 1925 when Navy won the National Championship?

Army-Navy Basketball An interesting side light on the ArmyNavy basketball game is the faa that both Army and Navy have ex-St. John's Annapolis, coaches and athletes. Dutch Lentz, of Army, learned all about the game when Johnny Wilson coached him at St. John's. Dutch took over duties at Army this fall, while Johnny has been at Navy for many years.

Fencing

Clovis Deladrier, Belgian born, was graduated from the Government School at Maitre d'Armes and Maitre de Gymnastique. For twenty years Mr. Deladrier coached in the Belgian Army and during that time he won four professional competitions in epee, sabre, and foil. Mr. Deladrier came to the United States in 1927 when he was appointed assistant coach of fencing at the Naval Academy.

He became the head coach in 1933 upon the death of Mr. George Heintz, who was for many years the Navy Fencing Master.

Swimming Joseph Fiems is also a native of BelHenry Ortland is starting his 22nd gium. He received several degrees from season as Head Swimming Coach for the Institute of Physical Education in Navy. Roy Thompson, '33, a member of Brussels including the degree of First the 1932 Olympic team, is assisting Master in Fencing. Mr. Fiems was the Henry in coaching this season's Navy Fencing Master of the 13th Artillery SHIPMATE

13. Arthur Hendrix, tennis coach. 14. David Marks, tennis captain. 15. Alexander Goodfellow, golf captain. 16. Bob Williams, golf coach. 17. Tom Taylor, soccer coach. 18. John Refo, soccer captain. 19. Donald Scheu, sailing captain. 20. Lt. Field, sailing coach. 21. Ray Swartz, wrestling coach. 22. Allen Bergner, wrestling captain. 23. William House and Irvin Peters, crew co-captains. 24. Buck Walsh, crew coach.

F E B R U A R Y ,

1940

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Regiment of Belgium from 1922 until his retirement in 1927. He was also a member of the Belgium gymnastic squad at the 1920 Olympic games. Mr. Fiems was appointed Assistant Coach of Fencing at the Naval Academy in 1936.

GYMNASIUM—1940 SCHEDULE 3—Penn State College. lb—Princeton University, at Princeton, N . J. 17—Massachusetts I. of T., at Cambridge, Mass.

Feb. 24—Dartmouth College.

Mar. 2—U. S. Military Academy.

Mar. 9—Temple University, at Philadelphia, Pa. Mar. 23—Intercollegiates, at West Point, N . Y. (Meets at Annapolis, except as noted).

Feb. Feb. Feb.

Navy's Winter Sports Open On Saturday, January 13 th at the Naval Academy, Navy opened their 1940 winter sports season with Varsity team competing in swimming, wrestling, boxing, rifle contests and Plebe basketbaU. The Navy basketball team journeyed to Philadelphia where they won their first game of the season. Boxing was held in the evening. All other contests were held in the afternoon with the result your reporter was on the run to try to get the dope for you.

All in all it was a great day . . . for Navy.

In swimming. Navy appears to have the makings of a great team. Their opponents were Lehigh and were only able to take two first place positions.

Two great youngsters, who came up from last year's Plebe team, won their events. Wiley, son of "Doc" Wiley, '15, won his event, the 50-yard free style, and Tagland, the big youngster distance swimmer, led the 440.

While this was going on, Ohio State's great wrestling team was winning a close victory over Navy, 21 to 11. Again two youngsters, Weems and King, both up from last year's Plebe team, turned in victories for Navy. Weems, son of "Mammy" Weems, '12, a stellar athlete while in the Naval Academy, took his man in the 175 lb. class by a fall. King, youngster, got the top side advantage over his man in the 165 lb. class.

Al Bergner, captain of the team, was thrown by Captain Downes, of Ohio State, in the heavyweight class. Al seemed too anxious to get a fall, needed for a Navy victory. He took Downes to the mat in less than a minute and had his great opponent near a fall on two occasions. But Downes managed to break Al's hold and suddenly spun the Navy captain to a fall.

And while this was going on. Navy's great small bore rifle team, undefeated for the past two years, opened their seaSHIPMATE

son with a viaory over V. M. I., 1383 to 1373.

Navy lost their first five men by graduation last Jime, four of them were AilAmericans. "V. M. I. led in prone firing, but Navy won both in kneeling and standing positions.

Then, on to watch our great Plebe quintet in action. And we found a sparkling contest in session. Belmont Abbey (N. C.) had a real team and it was a hot, nip and tuck affair with the Plebes finally winning, 51-42. Busick, Zoellers and Flathman were particularly impressive for the Plebes.

Summaries: SWIMMING 300-Yard Medley Relay—^Won by Navy (Andrews, back stroke; Reinhardt, breast stroke; Rait, free style). Time 3.19220-Yard Free Style—Won by Conger, Navy; second. Wager. Navy; third. Board, Lehigh. Time, 2.22.2.

50-Yard Free Style—Won by Wiley. Navy; second Simpson, Lehigh; third. Sellers, Navy. Time, 23.8s.

Diving—Won by Fisher, Navy, 82.7; second, Shelley, Lehigh, 7 7 . 5 ; third, Rickabaugh, Navy, 7 1 9 .

100-Yard Free Style—Won by Simpson, Lehigh; second, Hinchey, Navy; third, Warner, Navy. Time, 55.8.

150-Yard Back Stroke—^Won by Jacques, Navy; second, O'Meara, Lehigh; third. Bishop, Navy; Time, 1.47.5.

200-Yard Breast Stroke—Won by Folwell, Lehigh; second, Mulhausen, Lehigh; third, Parke, Navy.

Time. 2.54.

440-Yard Free Style—Won by Tagland, Navy; second, Blackman. Navy; third, Gregg. Lehigh. Time, 5.27.4.

400-Yard Relay — W o n by Navy (Englander, Jones, Hundevadt and R a i t ) .

WRESTLING 121-Pound Class—Tandreth, Navy, defeated Varney by referee's decision.

128-Pound Qass—Beaver. Ohio State, defeated Smith by referee's decision.

136-Pound Class—^Nolan, Ohio State, threw Radford in 6m. 42s., with a body and chancery.

145-Pound Class—Montonaro, Ohio State, threw Blue in 2m. 32s., with a crotch and chancery.

155-Pound Class—Meyer, Ohio State, defeated Searle by referee's decision.

165-Pound Class—^King. Navy, defeated Lightburn by referee's decision.

175-Pound Class—Weems, Navy, threw Sawchyn in 5m. 46s., with a crotch and chancery.

Heavyweight—Downes, Ohio State, threw Bergner in 3m. 27s., with hammerlock and body hold.

Hamilton Simmons Block Strieter Sander Totals

Stevens Moser Drewry Grant Arnold Totals

SMALL BORE RIFLE NAVY P. K. 99 93 93 92 99 96 99 96 98 91 493 v . M. I. P. 100 100 100 97 98 495

S. 92 88 80 79 83

T. 284 278 275 274 272

468

422

1,383

K. 89 95 92 95 92

S. 90 83 82 81 79

T. 279 278 274 273 269

463

415

1,373

PLEBE BASKETBALL BELMONT ABBEY ( 4 2 ) G. Copeland, t 0 Condon, f 5 Fulton, f 2 Sikish, f 1 Cunningham, c 5 Lascara, g 0 Marshall, g 1 Anderson, g 0 Hupp, g 1 TOTALS

15 N A V Y PLEBES

Zoeller, f

FEBRUARY,

(51) G. 4

1940

F. 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 7-2 0-1 2-0 0-0 1- 0

T. 1 10 5 2 17 0 4 0 J_

12-3

42

Hun'mer, f Lacey, f Flathman, f Busick, c Black, c Murphy, c Cameron, g Harn'ch, g Stivers, g Shively, g

4 1 1 8 0 0 0 2 3 1

0-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 1-2 0-2 0-0

8 2 2 17 0 0 0 5 6 2

TOTALS 24 3-14 51 Half-time Score: Belmont Abbey, 13; Navy Plebes, 27. Free Throws Missed: Condon, Marshall, Hupp, Lacey.

INCORPORATED

Breaking a 23-23 tie, Navy put on a real drive in the last five minutes of play to take their ancient rival, Penn, by 45-37.

The game was played in Penn's famed Palestra, before a packed house of 5,000 fans on Saturday night, January 13th.

It was a thrilling, nip and tuck contest with Navy, the underdog, carrying the fight to the favored Penn quintet. The first half ended with the teams deadlocked at 17 each.

Navy's play was greatly improved over their showing against Columbia and Duke. Captain Hanley on the defense.

Barton, Ackley and Gutting, led the offense.

Congratulations, Navy Team! Well Done!

The summary: PENN Caputo, f Hahn, f Pearce, f Gustaf'n, c Hook, c Seeders, g Schreib'r, g Soleliac, g TOTALS

G. 1 0 2 2 2 5 1 0

F. 5-7 0-2 1-1 0-0 2-2 2-3 1-2 0-0

T. 7 0 5 4 6 12 3 0

13

11-17

37

C 6 0 3 1 0 3 0 3 2

1-2 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-4 1-2

T 13 0 8 3 0 8 0 8 5

9-13

45

NA'VT Barton, f Squires, f Ackley, f Ebnet, f Smith, c Gutting, c Lee, g Falconer, g Hanley, g TOTALS Score by halves: Penn Navy

18 17 17

F

Ik

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Navy Quintet Rallies to Nip Penn

20—37 28—45

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Duke Quintet Defeats Navy 40-27 Playing championship basketball during the first half. Navy's team seemed to have a relapse and Duke came out on top in Navy's second start of the 1940 season on Wednesday, January 10th, at the Naval Academy.

At half time. Navy was leading 18-17 and played a great game. The team was consistently driving down the court with Ackley feeding to Barton and Smith in great style. They dominated the floor play in this half and, if their accuracy around the basket had been up to par, their lead would have been much greater.

Shortly after the opening of the second half, Duke spurted and Navy's basketball fell apart. Before they could get

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together, Duke was far ahead and the game was lost.

Ackley was outstanding for Navy on the offense while Norman Lee topped Navy's defense efforts.

The summary: DUKE Mock, f Brown, f Parsons, f Price, f Allan, c Holley, c Spuhler, g M'Cahan, g Valasek, g Connelly, g TOTALS

G. 2 4 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 1

F. 0-0 1-1 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0

T. 4 9 10 3 5 0 0 2 5 2

17

6-10

40

2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0

0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

4 6 0 0 0 3 4 2 4 4 0

12

3-7

27

NAVY Barton, f Ackley, f Riley, f Ebnet, £ Squires, f Smith, c Gutting, c Hanley. g Falconer, g lee. g Shaffer, f TOTALS Scores by halves: Duke Navy

17 18

23—40 9—27

Plebe Basketball Team Wins Opener With the largest crowd ever to witness a Plebe basketball game in recent years, the Plebes with their star football players, Busick, Zoellers, and Cameron, put on a contest that clearly brands them as a great team and won their opener on Saturday, January 6th.

Their opponents, Roosevelt High, of Washington, came to Annapolis branded as a classy team, but went home on the short end of a 35-28 score.

Coach Keith Molesworth used 3 Plebe teams in the game. Big Gene Flathman, who last year was a member of Clemson's championship basketball team in the Southern Conference, was at center for the second team.

Roosevelt lived up to the pre-game dope and immediately took the lead which they held until just before half time.

At half time the Plebes led 16-13.

The summary: West, f Ciago, i Miller, i Walton, f Travis, c Goodman, c Perlo, g Robertson, g

ROOSEVELT G. 0 4 1 0 2 0 4 0

F. 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3

T. 2 8 2 0 7 0 8 3

11

6

28

0 0 5 0 0 0 3 3

o' 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

6 1 10 0 1 0 6 6

TOTALS PLEBES Shively, f Soerla, f Huntemer, f Zoeller, f Lacy, i Lassiter, f Flathman, c.

Martin, c

n

Murphy, c Harnish, g Black, g Busick, g Cameron, g Stivers, g Shepherd, g

0 0 0 3 1 0 0

TOTALS Scores by halves: Roosevelt Plebes

0 2 0 1 0 0 0

0 2 0 7 2 0 0

15

5

35

13 16

15—28 19—35

Hardy, f. . . , Squires, f Riley, f Gutting, c Smith, c lee, g Hanley, g Shaffer, g Falconer, g

0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 2

TOTALS 11 Score by periods: Columbia 23 Navy 12 Referees—Kennedy and Walsh, New

Cornell Boxers Tie Navy Navy opened their 1940 Boxing Season on Saturday evening, January 13th, with Cornell, at the Naval Academy, and were tied when the score was added up for the evening.

Cornell opened the show with a rush against Navy's inexperienced team. Going into the seventh bout of the evening, Cornell's boxers were leading 4 to 2.

Jesse Miller, 175 lb. class, rallied in the third round of his match with Urbanowitz to finish strong and take the decision.

Then Johnny Hebron took the decision from Tom Schultz in the Heavyweight class to make the score A-A. Earlier in the evening the two captains met in the 135 lb. class. Bill Fine, Cornell, kayoed Jesse Worley in the second round with a right and left to the jaw.

Results of other bouts: 120-Pounds—Williams, Navy, defeated Brown, technical knockout, in 1.58 of third round.

I 27-Pounds—Gluckson, Cornell, defeated Weed, technical knockout, 45 seconds of third round.

145-Pounds—Brown, Navy, defeated Raskin, three rounds.

155-Pounds—Clarke, Cornell, defeated Marion, three rounds.

165-Pounds—Peace, Cornell, defeated Pefrson ( bout stopped in third round after Peterson suffered cut over eye),

1-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2

1 3 5 2 1 2 4 0 5

7-14

29

15—38 17—29 York.

Fencing—1940 Schedule Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar.

20—Univ. of Pennsylvania.

3—Salms Fencing Club.

10—Cornell University.

17—Penn State College.

24—St. John's University.

2—Pentagonal Meet (Princeton, Harvard, Yale. Army, Navy) at West Point, N . Y. Mar. 9—New York University.

Mar. 1 6—Columbia University.

Mar. 29-30—Intercollegiates, at New York, N , Y. (Meets at Annapolis, except as noted).

Boxing Schedule 1940 Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb.

VARSITY 13—Cornell University.

20—^Western Maryland College.

10—University of Virginia.

17—Syracuse University.

PLEBE Jan. 27—Western Maryland College Freshmen.

Feb. 3—Augusta Military Academy.

Feb. 10—Univ. of Virginia Freshmen.

All meets to be held at the Naval Academy.

Navy Winter Track Competition—1940

Navy Basketball Team Loses Opener

Feb. 3—Millrose Games (One Mile Navy's 1940 basketball team opened Relay Team) at New York City.

Feb. 3—South Atlantic A. A. U. Intheir current season at the Naval Academy on Saturday January 6th playing door Track Meet (Certain other memColumbia and were turned back 38 bers of the Navy squad in events other than the One Mile Relay) at Baltimore, to 29.

Columbia's more veteran hoopsters, Md. with several games behind them, outFeb. 10—University of Maryland-5th played the inexperienced Navy team and Regiment Games, at Baltimore, Md. the result was never in doubt.

Feb. 24—Southern Conference InCaptain Mike Hanley, star guard of door Games, at University of North the Navy, team played an unusually Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. good game.

Mar. 2—Indoor Track and Field Meet, The summary: at Catholic University, Washington, COLUMBIA D. C. G. F. T. Mcllvenan, f Naylor, f Sager, f Myers, f Richmond, c Hasslinger, c Will, g Cerrone, g Primich, g Gilligan, g TOTALS

0 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 1

0-1 2-3 0-1 3-4 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0

0 10 6 7 0 0 2 4 7 2

15

8-16

38

l' 1 0

2-4 0-0 0-1

4 2 0

NAVY Barton, f Ebnet, f Holmes, f

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Louis Mang, gymnasium coach. 32. Lt. Robbins, rifle coach. 3 3. Howard Walker, outdoor rifle captain. 34. Ralph Desmond, small bore rifle captain.

F E B R U A R Y ,

1940

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Back flew the pails and the sails and the nails Which into the ship stuck fast.

And 'fore we could look she blew the cook Straight into the galley coop.

Back dropped the pans, kettles and cans Without even spilling the soup.

She blew the fire back into the stove Where it burned in its proper place.

And the all of us cheered as she blew the

By ROBERT C. CONRAD beard BATTLE STATIONS, by Alex Hudson. During the night, word is received hostilities Back on to the Captain's face.

(The MacMillan Company, New have begun. New orders take e£fect and the deadly game of hide and seek starts. During "There's more of my tale", said the York, N. Y.—$1.25.) the trying hours during which the submarine sailor hale The fast moving, breath-taking episode of runs submerged, Hudson recounts the feelings "As would jigger your lights in sooth. submarine warfare—when, as and if—be- of the men as only one who has served in the But I ain't worth a darn at spinning a comes another Saturday Evening Post yarn to undersea boats can. His language, terse and yarn join the "book" section. A two part serial last almost abrupt takes the reader away from fall, this column made brief comment, reach- everything else, placing him beside the sweat- What wanders away from the truth."

In the Ship's Library

ing potential readers after the magazine had been sold out. MacMillan's have preserved the story and those of you who were so unfortunate as to miss it, should avail yourself of the privilege now.

Loaded to the gun'les with tense, nerve tingling action, BATTLE STATIONS has already been enjoyed by many.

The submarine OTTER is part of a squadron sent out on a scouting expedition that has started out as little more than a maneuver.

Trade Winds

By WALLACE I R W I N

ing crew; makes his blood run cold as the enemy fleet steams through the sea and one ship nudges the OTTER into a greater depth.

On the bottom, the submarine's crew prepare to leave the stricken ship. That she had taken her toll of the enemy is forgotten as Momson lungs are prepared for the escape.

Then the long, slow ascent to the surface, fighting the desire to quicken the rise.

The first Navy book of the new year, BATTLE STATIONS sets a fine example for other Navy books to come.

And sails and pails and anchors and nails Flew by on the wings of the blast.

Then the galley shook as she blew the I stood one day by the breezy bay cook Awatching the ships go by.

Straight out of the port hole glim, When a tired tar said with a shake of his While pots and pans and kettles and cans head Went clattering after him.

"I wisht I could tell a lie."

She blew the fire from our galley stove "I've saw some sights as would jigger And the coal from our galley bin. your lights And she whistled apace the Captain's And they've jiggered me own in sooth. face But I ain't worth a darn at spinning a And blew the beard right off of his chin. yarn What wanders away from the truth.

"Oh wizzel me dead", the Captain said And the words blew out of his mouth, We was out in the gig, the riggajig "We're lost I fear if the wind don't veer Just a mile and a half to sea.

And blow awhile from the south."

When Captain Snook with a knowing look He came and he said to me.

"Oh Bos'n Smith make haste forthwith And hemstitch the forward sail, Accordeon pleat the dory sheet For there's agoing to be a gale."

And wizzel me dead, no sooner he'd said Them words what blew from his mouth, Than the wind switched round with a hurricane sound And blew straight in from the south.

I straightway did as the Captain bid No sooner the job was through, Than the North Wind WHOOF! bounced over the roof And murdering lights she blew.

And we opened our eyes with a wild surprise And never a word to say, For in changing her track, the wind blew back The things what she blew away.

She blew the tars right off of the spars And the spars right off of the mast,

She blew the tars back on to the spars And the spars back on to the mast,

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Scholarship For N a v y Sons The trustees of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y., offer again one full four-year tuition scholarship to sons of officers on the active or retired lists of the Navy and Marine Corps, as well as to sons of deceased officers of the same categories. The student selected will be awarded free tuition for the full fouryear course amounting to $18(X).00.

Applicants for the scholarship should apply to the Bureau of Navigation for blank forms which will have to be completed by the applicant and the principal of the secondary school last attended and returned to the Bureau. The completed forms should be received in the Bureau of Navigation by July 15, 1940.

The following taken from a letter from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is quoted for the information of the service: "Candidates should be considered on the basis of scholarship, rank, and leadership qualities. Only an exceptional student should be considered and the successful candidate will be required to maintain an average grade of 85 per cent.

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Alumni Association, Inc. President, E J. Sadler, '99 President Emeritus, W. H. Stayton, '81 Vice President (East Coast), Bryson Bruce, '07 Vice President (West Coast), Clyde W. King, "22 Secretary-Treasurer, Harry R. England, "27, Aaing Address all communications to the Secretary-Treasurer, U.S.N.A. Alumni Ass'n., U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

tCfje l a g t Call HERBERT

HORATIO

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Comdr., U. S. N . (Ret.), '11. Died in Naval Hospital, Puget Sound, Washington, on 20 December, 1939.

A L L E N B U C H A N A N , Captain, U. S. N .

(Ret.), '99- Died in Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif., on 12 January, 1940.

HERBERT M C N U L T A , Lt. Comdr., U. S.

N. (Ret.), '84. Died at his home in Charleston, S. C , on 16 December, 1939.

REGINALD FAIRFAX N I C H O L S O N , Rear

Adm., U. S. N . (Ret.), '72. Died in Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C , on 19 December, 1939.

W A L T E R ARTHUR RIEDEL, Captain, U. S. N . (Ret.), '11. Died in Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C , on 22 December, 1939EDISON ERNEST SCRANTON, Lt. Comdr.,

U. S. N . (Ret.), '00. Died in San Diego, Calif., on 21 December, 1939JULIUS CURTIS TOWNSEND, Rear Adm.,

U. S. N., '02. Died in Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N . Y.

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1940

DENVER, COLO. For further information concerning the Denver Branch, please communicate with George Tarbox, 1709 Arapahoe St.

Biology D E T R O I T , MICH. Architecture The Michigan Chapter of the U. S. N. A. "Graduate courses are also offered leading to the Masters' and Doctors' de- Alumni Association again held its Christmas leave Father & Son Banquet at the Detroit grees.

Naval Armory, December 28, 1939, and near"The scholarship which the trustees of ly 100 persons were in attendance. this Institute offer is distinctly an honor The feature speaker was the Hon. Fred scholarship and is not of the usual kind Bradley, member of Congress from upper in which any student who can get a bare Michigan, noted aviation enthusiast, who spoke of his recent inspection trip to the Canal passing grade continues to be eligible. Zone and of the present day military and In selecting the successful candidate, it Naval issues in America. It was a sincere, exis requested that a committee represent- temporaneous address, with no reporters ing the Bureaus of Navigation, Yards presenr, and carried a message for every man young or old in the Service. The Hon. Clare and Docks, and Engineering be appointed Hoffman, also of the Michigan district, was and that they be directed to pay consider- present but begged off on a speech, promising able attention to the things that the to speak to the organization in 1940.

A number of distinguished citizens were candidate has done outside of the classpresent, including Judges Lester Moll and room, such as editorial work, athletics, George Murphy, Police Commissioner H. A. music, boy scout work, etc."

Pickert, E. D. Sewall, prominent Detroit attorney and grandfather of a midshipman and of a Naval officer, and the fathers of more than twenty midshipmen, candidates and Navy juniors. Lieut. Commander D. W. Hardin's 12-year-old triplets stole the show, and got their pictures in the Detroit newspapers.

The visiting Navy line coach, "Rip" Miller, gave a clear-sighted survey of the athletic spirit in Navy group competition, and enBALTIMORE, MD. couraged all officers, midshipmen and candiThe Baltimore Branch held a very interest- dates to carry on athletic work as a part of ing dinner meeting on January 17 at Hotel their lives and careers. He told some good Stafford. Charles T. Leviness, Chairman, Board stories of the past season's competition and of Liquor License Commission of Baltimore promised to circulate some of the new edition City was guest speaker. moving piaures made by the Athletic AsFor information concerning the Baltimore sociation, when they are available.

Branch, please communicate with W. Beverly There were 8 visiting midshipmen home Bristor, Ainstree & Hastings Roads, Towson, on leave from the Academy, in attendance.

Md. The fathers and grandfathers attending included Messrs. Brennan, Cutting, Fink, B O S T O N , MASS. Greig, Justice, Pinney, Sewall, Smith, Snyder, Wilkins, Braybrook, and Harbrecht.

H. E. Rossell, '10, was elected President of Doaor Andrew Biddle, class of 1884, gave our branch for the year 1940. the invocation as senior member present.

C. F. Hooper, '22, was elected Vice PresFor information concerning the Detroit ident, and John S. Barleon, '07; R. M. Rush, branch, please communicate with Fred Beltz, '19; A. R. Mack, '17, and T. G. Brown, '15, 1044 Federal Bldg., Detroit. were elerted to the Board of Governors.

Plans have been made for four evening meetings during the year, one meeting to be LOS ANGELES, CAL. with wives. Our regular informal lunch at The January meeting was held Wednesday, Patten's Restaurant on the first Wednesday 3rd January, at the Los Angeles Athletic Club noon of each month will be continued be- with approximately thirty-five in attendance. cause of its popularity during the first two After the usual refreshment hour, dinner was years. Other aaivities will include a few golf served at seven and President Grout called matches to be arranged by Alec Lane. the meeting to order with the first event beThe first dinner meeting will be held some- ing the introduction of newcomers and guests. time in February. We have had a small mi- Among those attending for the first time wete gration of members leaving the state on busi- H. V. LaBombard, '12; P. W. Warren, '17; ness or going back on active duty. W. T. George Ross, '18; W. F. Broun, '21, and MacHart, '20, has moved to Cazenovia, N. Y. Donald Moses, '31, who joined his father, where he has gone into the dairy supply busi- Stanford A. Moses, '92, in visiting from ness.窶年ew York farmers please note. Jack Berkeley. Fostei C. Bumpus, '14, introduced Webb, '20; W. N. Mansfield, '24, and June his guest, Lt. Col. Sidney V. Shibby, Medical Millard, '22, are all in Washington on active Corps Reserve, U. S. Army, and R. S. Clarke, duty. The loss of so many key men rather '25, his guest, Robert Concolino of Sutorbilt staggered our Boston branch, but we are off Corporation of which Clarke is an officer. to a good start again.

The decision of the Board of Trustees to For information concerning the Boston take no official action with regard to the Sims branch, please communicate with Warren Memorial Fund but to recommend the subHaycock, 140 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., scription of funds by individuals was anRoom 1309. nounced.

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Nothing could have filled the spot as well as the entertainment. furnished by Captain McKee, Director of Athletics at the Academy.

The entertainment, rushed by Air Express and arriving with a two-day leeway, consisted of the pick of the best motion pictures of the Army-Navy game, including a short reel in color of the Regiment leaving the Academy past Tecumseh in his war paint and the final march on the field with the dash for the best seats on the field. The pictures of the game were remarkable in spite of the weather and, ably commented by Clyde King and Jerry Stacey, kept the crowd on the edges of their seats. Incidentally, Southern California had the distinction of either five or six Navy boys in the game at one time.

A rising vote of thanks was given Captain McKee and the Athletic Association for the piaures, and the evening closed with a general feeling of lessened distance between Los Angeles and Annapolis, thanks to events like this.

For information concerning the Los Angeles branch, please communicate with D. G. Campbell, '26, Metropolitan Box 6330.

NEW YORK, I\. Y. Those of us that attended the December Luncheon were fortunate in hearing a most effectual speaker deliver a most interesting and expository talk.

Major General Wesson, Chief of the Ordnance Department, U. S. A. came before our members at a time when all hands were grateful for an opportunity to gloat a bit before any Army representative, and President Sadler was tempted to direct a few references concerning the Army-Navy Game to the speakers attention. The General decidedly not nonplussed, somewhat turned the tables by explaining that the title of his talk would be "Army-Navy Co-operation" and mentioning as his first and most immediate example, the cooperation shown to the Navy at Municipal Stadium at Philadelphia on December 2nd.

Devoting his theme generally on the partnership that has rapidly been developed since the Spanish-American War between the two Services, the speaker was most specific in his treatment of this subject as it particularly affected his own Department. He brought to the attention of his listeners the workings of the several defense and mobilization boards that have been formed whose memberships are comprised of representatives from both the War and the Navy Departments. He explained the successful steps that had been taken to break down the barriers of professional pride that had formerly hampered, in a few instances before the War, completely satisfactory joint action. The figures that were given were in every instance staggering in their proportions to those who had looked upon the Sister Services as two separate entities entirely divorced from one another in Tactics as well as Staff Work.

The first meeting of the new year was held January 9th. Professor R. S. Meriam of the Harvard Business school talked on the Subject of "Modern Business Trends in the United States and Probable Business Trends After the War." Luncheons held second Tuesday of each month throughout the year at 12:30 p.m. at Downtown Athletic Club.

For information concerning the New York Branch please communicate with N. D. Drake, 16

Room 2456—30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. The Philadelphia Branch will have its annual dinner at the Penn A. C. on January 26.

For information concerning the Philadelphia Branch, please communicate with R. Bruce Miller, 2013 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Attention is invited to the fact that our meetings, previously held on the first Wednesday of each month, have been changed to the first Thursday beginning February 1st. This change was suggested by James Howell by reason of many members stating that they were unable to attend our meetings in spite of their desire to do so. Thursday seems a day fitted best for most of us, and as the change is now made we hope that the new arrangement will be productive of results.

Lowry seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

The Nominating Committee have placed A. R. Mack and Haller Belt in nomination for President for the ensuing year, and the incumbent Secretary-Treasurer, Russell C. Ryan, is again named for the office. This does not mean, however, that anyone desiring another candidate cannot write in a name; and February 1st will find ballots cast by those who have paid their dues and are entitled to vote.

The previous year found Commander Laird as President, and his efforts and attention were tireless and efficient; and our Association takes this means of expressing our appreciation to him for all of his efforts in our behalf.

The Navy Athletic Association has been requisitioned for some football pictures, and these will be shown, after the election has been held, under the auspices of the Entertainment Committee.

Jack Ellicott sent in his dues and not only has paid up for 1940 but, as always, shows a lively interest in Alumni affairs, votes and responds to our communications, and makes known to us in many ways that he is behind us and for us.

Among those we were glad to see and who seldom get around were Izzard, Brookman and Robinson. We are informed that Jimmie Hall is out of the hospital and feeling better, and our best goes to Jimmie for his continued progress toward good health. Two guests, Colonel Pond and Jack Sloan, brought the total number of those present to thirty who sat down and heard a talk by George Pond, a guest speaker who detailed his flying career and described his flying the Atlantic to Italy with a forced stop in Ireland.

A communication from Commander McGrann acknowledged the receipt of our contribution to the Sim's Memorial Bust, as well as telling us that the movement is now well consolidated and under way.

We noted that the National Association has selected an Alumnus Button which may be purchased from Bailey, Banks and Biddle, and those of us desiring to obtain one may forward our intentions.

Remember the change of meeting date, the reason for it and the expectation that the

change so requested will insure a good turnout. Remember also that the voting for officers for the coming year will be held, and that some good pictures from the Navy Athletic Association will be shown. Be on hand Thursday, February 1st at 12 o'clock noon at 26 California Street.

For information concerning the San Francisco branch, please communicate with Russell C. Ryan, 909 Hyde Street, San Francisco.

ST. LOUIS, MO. For information concerning the St. Louis Branch please communicate with Wm. Pitt Kellogg, 630 South Second St.

WASHINGTON, D. C. The Washington branch met Friday evening at the Army-Navy Club, December 15th with 36 members present. Guest speaker of the evening was one of our own members who has attained prominence in his field as Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission, James L. Fly, class 1921. Preceding his most interesting talk, movies showing the intricacies of broadcasting were shown through the courtesy of the C. & P. Telephone Company and our member, Al Hopiak. Capt.

"Bill" Stayton gave us some inside information on the early trials and tribulations of the late Admiral Sims and suggested that the Association send in a subscription to commemorate his memory in the form of a bust to be placed in Memorial Hall at the Academy, funds for which are now being raised by Navy men the world over. Thiny-five dollars was raised in the next two minutes and more will be forthcoming as soon as absent members have been notified of the plan. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. and refreshments were served.

For information concerning the Washington branch, please communicate with Richard D. Stimson, 1427 Eye St., N. W., Room 307.

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