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This sped the Crusader to duty faster than any modern jet. It brought to the Fleet in an age of peril a weapon that will hold its edge.

With the Crusader comes a new realm of four-figure speeds. Already, Navy and Marine pilots have used its

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Vol. 21

No. 6

D o w n in Maryland with That Sailor Band

by Maj. Joseph C. McDonough,

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The Hell Cats, 1914-1958

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by Fred Lardner '22 Inside the Main Gate

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Officership as a Profession

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1958

BANCROFT SPINDRIFT

By T, Roger Manley '58

A SENSE OF BELONGING . . .

IT WILL BE WITH US ALWAYS Well it's here . . . the long-awaited last column. It's strange how the passing of a niche in your life commands you to stop and reminisce. At this point, it just doesn't seem possible that the four years have gone.

It was on a bright June day that I first laid eyes upon the Naval Academy. As I recall, I hadn't the slightest inkling of what the Academy would be like, nor did I have the vaguest idea of its physical make-up. All I saw was the long -white wall, and the gigantic Bancroft Hall. It's funny, but I can remetnber that day as though it had been only last week. I distinctly remember feeling alone, and somewhat the intruder. I was not carrying out any tradition; no member of my family had ever attended this institution. T h e Navy seemed a cold, awesome behemouth that didn't give a rap about my insignificant self.

Why is it that four years hence I should feel the way that I do about the Navy, about the Service? Certainly no one took me by the hand and patted my head during that span of years. And yet, today I feel a sense of belonging. It is almost as if I had been with the Navy in childhood.

The Plebe is asked, "How long have you been in the Navy, Mister?" and he promptly replies, "All me bloomin life, sir . . ." and continues on with a description of his fictitious, nautical heritage. At the time it seems like just so much applesauce, but nevertheless, in your four years at the Academy, such a feeling is engendered.

But what is it that causes this feeling of belonging? Is it merely the duration of your stay at the Academy, or is it something more . . . something deeper? I prefer to think that it is the latter. Extended association, I have found, tends to make one hyper-critical. Faults tend to be more obvious, and virtues more obscure. Nothing imposes a more critical examination than time. It would appear, therefore, that there has been something during these past four years that we have found highly appealing.

Certainly the people we met during our stay at the Academy had something to do with it. Countless friendships are cultivated at the Academy—classmates, instructors, Executive Department officers— we meet people of all categories, and find that with all there is a spirit of comradeship, of something shared. On our different training cruises this feeling grows stronger, and is punctuated by associations with other officers. At events such as the Army-Navy game, we are one in spirit.

We share the same joy of victory, and despair of defeat. {Continued on page 2)

DOWN K HilRYUlVD WITH THAT m m UB

By Maj. Joseph C. McDonough, USA, West Point'45

A West Pointer and Former USNA English "Prof" Does Some Comparing Of The Two Curricula On July 19, 1954, as I drove through the Main Gate of the Naval Academy, I was humming the line from an old Cadet song: "Down in Maryland there's a sailor band; they've declared they're prepared for a fray." I was promptly interrupted by a thousand plebes chanting: "So round the ends and through the line we run. Show those Gray legs how the deed is done. . . ."

My immediate reaction was what a way to start a three-year tour of duty. Today, at this distant station, my regret is that I won't be in Annapolis on June 6, 1958, to see those Plebes become officers in the United States Navy.

After spending nearly equal periods at both West Point and Annapolis, one is bound to develop conclusions about similarities and differences in the two academies.

My impressions of West Point were developed during my cadet days, those of the Naval Academy during a tour as an officer instructor. Both periods hold many fond memories and permit a reasonably objective comparison.

One is first struck by the similarities in the two schools. Only after a period of observation do the real differences reveal themselves. These differences fall into four categories: the physical plant, the faculty organization, the curriculum and the system.

The Physical Plants Compared

Even to the most casual observer, the physical plant and the Naval Academy atmosphere presents a most striking contrast to West Point. Annapolis is the picture of gracious Hving associated throughout America with fine, civilian universities.

West Point presents one of severity and Spartan living. The virtues of each will be argued, but the arguments have little real significance.

Of more concrete importance is the lack of land available for the training of Midshipmen. The Brigade is fifty per cent larger than the Corps, but there is only about one-third as much land at Annapolis as at West Point. I watched, with great respect, the efforts of two superintendents to increase the facilities available for the training of Midshipmen. If each and every alumnus were aware of this fine work, they -would be proud; and those in a position would double their efforts to help this expansion program.

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A SENSE OF BELONGING . . .

by T. ROGER MANLEY '58

{Continued from page 1) Graduation is the perennial time of emotional dribble, and to some this might be so classified. But I say this quite dispassionately, we have a vocation, a calling.

We make the military a career, not for any fringe benefits or security, as we sometimes tell ourselves. We pick the military profession because we realize the importance of it, the honor and self-respect that a man possesses when he knows he is doing an important job. We share this feeling with our contemporaries, we experience a bond that is unique in this automaton world of today. Not that it is confined to the men alone—the wives enter very much into the picture. It is written all over them—they're proud, proud of their husbands, proud of the part that they are playing when they share his triumphs and his failures.

This month we sever the cord—we are no longer the infants. Gone are the collar anchors, in their place go the gold bars.

Unlike that day four years past, we feel as if we belong. We take our places in the Service, not feeling that -we know all the answers, for we are painfully aware of our inadequacy. We join with a spirit that is eager to learn, eager to serve. We join with a feeling of belonging. We are confident that ours is the noble calling, and honored that it has accepted us.

Conversely, the strengths of West Point are the weakness of the Naval Academy faculty. The civilian faculty member there often does not fully appreciate the rigorous program under which the midshipman operates and he fails to see the need for seemingly useless military demands. Occasionally there develops a tendency to treat Mr. Midshipman as "Joe College," but this is quickly stopped before it gets far. Such trends are bound to arise and are healthy so long as the idea that Annapolis is a naval college continues to dominate. It may bring the wrath of my former colleagues dovra upon my head but I am forced to observe that the academic mind can, at times, be as uncompromising as the military mind.

The contrast in total perspective between the permanent elements of both faculties is not too great. Both groups are composed of competent and dedicated men. I feel privileged to have been associated with many members of the civilian faculty at Annapolis, to have known them and served with them. The civilian professors of the Naval Academy are as highly skilled, as dedicated, and as competent a group of men as one could hope for. They render great service to the Navy and through it to the country. Only recently has their work begun to be fully recognized.

Officer Instructors, The Naval Academy's Greatest Weakness

The real contrast in the faculties of the two academies lies in the officer instructors.

Each officer selected for a tour at West Point considers himself one of a chosen few. His selection is made much in adacademies. It is not, however, the obvious vance of his reporting date and he is apone of the large number of civilian pro- proved by the Head of the Department in fessors at Annapolis in contrast to the few which he is to teach. If his proposed teachat West Point. The difference in this re- ing assignment requires advanced civilian spect is not significant when one realizes education, he will be sent to a university to that many members of the West Point complete the required work prior to reportfaculty are officers who devote their ing to West Point. entire careers to the teaching of cadets.

I was therefore surprised to leam that They receive advanced education at civilian many Naval officers considered their asuniversities in their appointed fields and signment to the Naval Academy as a chore return to West Point as teachers. This rather than as a privilege. This attitude group provides the nucleus of West Point's was particularly prevalent among those offaculty in a manner analogous to the ci- ficers who felt they lacked the background vilian faculty at the Naval Academy. or interest to teach their assigned subject.

The advantages of either system can be This attitude seemed to stem from three argued interminably. West Point's system real or imagined problems. First, some is especially strong in the fact that most fear that time away from their primary of the instructors have been through the specialties jeopardizes future assignments problems facing their students. Its weakness and careers. Second, officers sometimes are lies in the fact that a non-miHtary view assigned to a vacancy in a department withof education is not so readily available. out regard for their interests or backS H I P M A T E

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ground. Finally, the failure to screen prospective officer instructors well in advance and to provide the educational background necessary for a particular teaching assignment was a major source of dissatisfaction.

Contrast in Curriculums

Curriculum presents another contrast in the make-up of the two academies. Again the major difference is not the most obvious one, that is, the course offered because of the education deemed necessary for the different services. The fundamental contrast in curriculum lies in the type of emphasis given in the education of cadets and of midshipmen.

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While I hesitate to criticize the sacrosanct Summer Cruises, I believe the benefit derived therefrom could well be gained in a shorter period. I gathered from discussions with naval officers and midshipmen that in many cases ships officers were unable to make full use of the time for training the midshipmen while they were aboard.

It would seem that the training needed could be gained by a shorter and more intensive cruise program. Here is one area to be examined in the search for time to permit an expansion in academic subjects.

History, U. S. a n d N a v a l ,

At West Point, particularly since World War II, there has been a shift from the W o e f u l l y I n a d e q u a t e The Military and Naval Academies are so-called professional military subjects to those of more academic nature. Emphasis woefully inadequate in their failure to teach has been placed on increased instruction in American history. The arguments against the fields of science where there has been the introduction of such a course are: the rapid development in the past twenty years. course taught is comparable and more apThe Social Sciences have been stressed propriate ; students have had a high school with particular attention to the economic, course; they will study it on their own as political and social problems facing the officers. As valid as any or all of these United States. The necessary curtailment arguments may be, it is certainly an anomaly of military subjects to accomplish this has to commission a young man and expect in no way curtailed the broad basic mili- him to devote and sacrifice himself for a tary education of prospective officers. In- way of life about which he knows so little. stead, the summer training programs have The Air Force Academy has seen fit to been intensified and detailed training on include such a course in its original curmilitary subjects easily learned in a basic riculum while the older academies resist it. officer course has been postponed until after Contrary to the arguments presented, few, if any, officers will ever find the time or graduation. have the inclination to study American hisThe curriculum at Annapolis provides tory unless this interest is developed in much more time and emphasis on the pro- their undergraduate studies. It is almost fessional naval subjects. The reason for like a refusal to teach the history of religion this emphasis no doubt lies in the fact that shortly after graduation, the newly com- in a seminary. missioned ensign is expected to report The present course in Naval History is aboard ship prepared for duty. In contrast, excellent but it suffers from the fact that his contemporaries in the Army, Marine a midshipman does not have adequate time Corps, and Air Force attend a basic school to develop an intimate knowledge of the which provides them with the detailed tech- basis of his chosen profession. His cadet nical information necessary for their per- contemporary receives about 50% more formance of duty as junior officers. time in this vital area of study.

The suggestions outlined above are only two of many possible considerations but both are important. They are not intended as first priority or to be considered as excluding any other subjects, but they should receive careful consideration in any study of curriculum revision.

O t h e r Academic Comparisons

Any attempt at a detailed comparison of courses offered at the two academies would be far beyond this author's ability. The curriculum of both schools is difficult. The more technical courses offered at the Naval Academy gets the nod for difficulty, but for the standards of performance required the nod goes the other way. At West Point, there is a greater emphasis on standardization in grading and on minimum acceptable standards, whereas the number of midshipmen who pass or fail at any given time is not necessarily a direct function of the quality of work produced. The number of permissible failures seems to come at times from some spot in heaven. This may be a basis for the name and, at times, the abused use of the blasphemous "J" factor.

High on the plus side is the Naval Academy system of sectioning. With a fair cross section of the class represented in each section, an instructor does not form preconceived opinions of his students. The system is sufficiently flexible so that the bright boys may be sectioned together for advanced work. The West Point system of creating first sections and "goat" sections often results in preconceived opinions and creates sections suffering from academic inferiority complexes. Promising men can often be lost by starting selection too early.

A superb training vehicle is the First Class After-Dinner Speaking Program.

This program creates the atmosphere and conditions never attainable in the classroom v/hile it still retains the instructional value.

It confronts the midshipman with a situation with which most of us have become all too familiar and which will confront these young gentlemen frequently and soon. The program can be mental torture for the midshipmen but it is gratifying to an instructor to find a tongue-tied Youngster turn up two years later as a glib First Classman.

The present curriculum does a good job, but it could do a better one. If there ever was a time when an officer could be purely a soldier or a sailor, those days have vanished. The basic knowledge of the fundamentals of military and naval skills is more vital than ever but they alone will not suffice. The young officer spends most of his early years of service gaining this basic knowledge, but the only opportunity most graduates will have for a broad college education is the four years spent at the Naval Academy. I am fully aware that possible curriculum revisions are under study but I would add my small voice for increased emphasis on academic subjects and a decrease in purely naval subjects.

The good naval officer will devote his life to learning his profession but only a few get the opportunity for the broad liberal education that must go with it.

Discipline a n d Duty

PRODUCTS OF ANOTHER ERA. Kniskern '22, Halsey '04, Wright '18 and Smedberg '26 at the 33rd Annual Dinner of the Naval Academy Association of New York.

No discussion of a service academy would be complete without a treatment of the disciplinary system. The thing that sets the service academies apart from civilian colleges is the concept of discipline and duty.

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violation of their privileges or "rates."

When I searched for the reasons they were hard to find but one fundamental difference does appear. During Fourth Class Summer, each cadet in the Plebe Class is constantly reminded that he asked to come to West Point and is, privileged to do so. Consequently, he must conform to the system as it is. In contrast, the midshipman during his Fourth Class Summer is given a more gradual introduction into the Naval Academy system and is made aware of what he does not "rate" as a Plebe and what he Among the cadets there is a strong dis- will "rate" in the future. While this illuslike for the seeming hardships which the trates the difference in approach to the system imposes; but there is, at the same same problem, it is only one of many postime, a realization of the need for it. With sible examples. Obviously both approaches this comes an acceptance of the system work, for there are Leahy, King, Nimitz and a real effort to abide by it. This does and Bradley and Eisenhower (MacArthur) not mean there are no gross violations of to prove it. regulations within the Corps of Cadets.

Since that July day nearly four years The Tactical Department at West Point could, I am sure, verify that violations are ago, I have made many Navy friends and numerous. I am also sure the "Tacs" would gained fond memories. I don't pretend to agree that the system is in general accepted be qualified to command a rowboat, but I did have a helluva good time with knockby the cadets. abouts and a most rewarding three years Among the midshipmen, I did not find in Annapolis. When I hear or see the this same acceptance of the system. Even Brigade of Midshipmen of the future, it among First Classmen it seemed that the will always take me back to July 19, 1954, system was being forced upon them in and the wonderful years that followed.

for a way of life that cannot be obtained by any other means.

The systems at both West Point and Annapolis are hard by any set of standards which one can apply. There are, however, fundamental differences in the way each school approaches the problem. A discussion of all of these differences would require a comprehensive study far too involved for presentation here. There is, however, one obvious difference and for what it is worth, it is mentioned.

Another Second Look by a Non-Naval Academy Instructor Editor's Note: Another former instructor, an outstanding Supply Officer who is a chemical engineering graduate of a prominent university, was also asked to make a critical appraisal of the impressions he gathered during a two-year tour. Here they are: Re your request for comments on U S N A education . . . I do have some thoughts on the subject. Among them are the following: (1) For Training Naval Officers . . . the Ax;ademy does an excellent job . . . am really convinced of this . . . however this is not due just to academic part of training . . . much of it results from esprit and associations developed through which, when placed in an organizational setting of the Navy, enhances the effectiveness as officers of USNA's graduates in their careers. In other words . . . because of the background obtained in the Academy . . . the confidence achieved thru being part of a proud group . . . the Academy boys get a momentum which carries them with less difficulty through their earlier years in the service.

(2) The USNA has an advantage in their selection of men which isn't used to full advantage. What colleges can boast of the pick of raw material for training that Annapolis can? The boys I taught were so eager to learn . . . just like sponges in sopping up the material thrown at them . . . that it seemed a shame not to make it more difficult for the majority.

(3) By careful selection of instructors assigned you can get good quality men.

But and a big "but" . . . it is asking a lot of an untrained man to become a polished, qualified instructor in a subject in one short 2- or 3-year hitch (mine was 2 years).

Then after he's gotten to the point where he has confidence in his teaching and knowledge of his subject . . . can he expect to go back for another tour and thus be more valuable the second time? Not likely judging from the present faculty. In my (Chem-

istry committee about one-third of the instructors were full-time civilians. I thought they were good—darn good men . . . but, oh, some of the poor calibre officer-instructors, they had to carry! Much of the time of the permanent civilian staff was taken up bringing us officer-instructors up to par—too much.

Perhaps . . . with the money the Academy has to offer, as it is often said, you can't attract enough high calibre civilian instructors . . . but if those I met there were an example, I think you can. . . .

(4) Why so much infinite attention to the matter of grades! ? They become so much an end in themselves. We had to obtain 3 grades a week on each student... the easy way to get them was by quizzes or board work. However, maybe I'm too quick on this point. I have discussed it with a Lieutenant U S N A shipmate and he saw two advantages in the system. One, you always knew where you stood by such constant evaluation and two, some would ride footloose until the big exams . . . then cram . . . and thus not learn to apply themselves each day.* (5) Rotation of instructors every 6 weeks? This routine to me would be most disturbing. I grant you . . . maybe this is good practice conditioning the subject to a new boss (or job) every 3 years in his naval career but in his impressionable late teens I think a little more constancy in his instructors would be better. I can't remember ever having in college more than one instructor for one semester for one subject except in case of illness . . . this I approved and liked . . . got to really know my prof. *The Service Academies' system of daily preparation and participation is unique in American education. It was established by Sylvanus Thayer at West Point and was adopted at the Naval Academy. Both history and its recipients endorse it beyond challenge.

(6) Assignment of brighter classes to better profs . . . excellent idea . . . I liked it . . . belies our reputed obsession with the average man ("passion for mediocrity") . . . makes things more challenging for smarter students . . . have to treat carefully though or in grading system smart boy suffers in comparison with leading man of duller sections.

(7) Random general reflections: (a) Drills—good for midshipmen—much to be said for comaraderie in suffering through together some distasteful task . . . the thrill of marching and parading in a fine group to good rhythm and music has not been accorded its true high position in the gamut of a young man's emotions. (b) Enforced studying—believe you have to insist on this for immature group. Obligation to Uncle Sam for education investment is much poorer motivating force for U S N A student than is personal obligation to sponsoring parent or relative for civilian university student (much stronger motivation yet is present in one working his way through college!). (c) Constant evaluation of character— feel this was overdone in my experience at USNA, every six weeks on back of grade card for each student, instructor had to give "fitness report" type characterization of man to be an officer. Gosh knows one has his moods . . . his ups and downs of enthusiasm to work, etc. . . . I'd have hated to have been under such constant evaluation ! . . . And . . . to what end ? ? ? Aren't you going to graduate him if he gets one or two bad reports ? ? . . . maybe a little more leeway here would simplify administration without any real loss ! (d) Sports program—wonderful—know of none finer!

NAVY TALES They Don't M a k e Fathers Like This A n y m o r e Plagiarism may be charged in the telling of this but for the sake of telling the story here, let us say that the dramatis personae were a crusty old sun-downer of a captain back in the tens or twenties of this century and his midshipman son.

The father visited the son at the Academy just before leaving for the Asiatic Station.

The son was not doing well in academics and there was a good chance of his bilging the following June. This was in the days before Class Easy messages and cablegrams were expensive for Navy pay then as now.

So the father and son worked up a code.

If the boy passed he was to cable just the word "Yes," if he failed he would cable only "No." June came and the boy just was "sat."

With a light heart he ran out to the telegraph office on Maryland Avenue and cabled to his father "Yes." How-ever, the old man in the busy months between had forgotten the pre-arranged code. So when he got the cable, he was confused and cabled back. "Yes, What?"

The middle again ran out to the telegraph office, this time not with so light a heart and cabled, "Yes, sir."

SHIPMATE

Shipmate: SUGGESTION

Memorial Stadium Letter of t h e M o n t h

Shipmate: In lieu of throwing a "wetting down" party, I wish to pledge $100 as a contribution to the Memorial Stadium. This $100 to be used to purchase a Memorial Chair dedicated to my Academy roommate, John Glen Wick, who was killed on active duty in 1951.

It is suggested to my classmates and to all Academy men still on active duty, that the custom of "wetting down" be replaced by a much better custom, that of remembering our deceased classmates in a material way. Had they lived, they too would probably be putting on that new stripe.

My thanks to Lieutenant Commander Snyder '47, who first suggested this method of "celebration."

J. C. LEDOUX

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Shipmate: The 1958 Register of Alumni has just reached me and I must confess that I have pored over it for hour after hour, attracted by a certain quality in it which I do not believe has ever been generally attributed thereto.

The quality to which I refer is the timebinding sense of historical imity which it is capable of conveying, as between the distinguished officers of the square-rigged era and those who are chiefly responsible for the maintenance of naval tradition in these mechanized days, together with their invaluable contributions to the high ethical standards which characterize the vast majority of graduates.

Now I cannot estimate whether any considerable number of subscribers regard the Register as anything but a reference volume by the use of which they can keep in touch with classmates and shipmates, but I feel sure that it must be a great boon to any naval historian in search of inspiration. This is largely due to the sense of continuity which emanates from it.

HENRY J. W H I T E

'16

Ed. Note: The one hundred and seventy remaining copies of the previous Register have been sent to college, university and public libraries.

The Loss of t h e First iron M a n

Shipmate: As requested by the enclosed clippings from the February issue of Shipmate, the following is submitted re the first "Iron Man." I was navigator of the U S S CALIFORNIA

from Feb. 1924 to June 1926. In 1925 we had won the Iron Man for the second year in succession, a matter of great pride to all hands.

If memory serves me right as to the date (thirty-three years is a long time!) the CALIFORNIA, commanded by Capt. W. S. Standley, and flying the flag of R. Adm. C. F. Hughes, Commander Battle Fleet, was anchored off Panama City in the spring of 1925, preparatory to getting underway with the Battle Fleet, enroute to San Pedro, Calif. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy was due to visit the flagship for the purJ U N E ,

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I have felt right along that the service undermines its own efforts to develop another professional officer corps like the one we knew prior to 1941 by over-emphasizing pay scales and other material rewards. I must confess that I have always doubted the wisdom of extra pay for a select few, especially when it is not based upon extra hazard but upon supposedly premium skills.

Monetary inducements have not kept doctors and dentists in the Navy since 1946.

Those who have stayed either liked service life or chose Navy residences, planning to get out a bit later. I've served with too many of them to believe that the extra pay is necessary for them as a group. I was happy to see that the proposal for lawyers got knocked down in a hurry. I hope no pose of witnessing maneuvers in the Gulf one ever tries to get extra pay for people of Panama, including the launching and in the Chaplain Corps. I'm quite sure we would be against it in principle. The old recovery of our new twin float planes. system made sense; many of the innova^ Following our custom on occasions of tions lose sight of how important each man ceremony, the Iron Man had been removed is on board ship, in a foxhole, or in a plane. from its bracket in cabin country, and bolt- CHAPLAIN FRANK F . SMART, JR., USN '37 ed to a bracket on the barbette of No. 3 turret, abreast the starboard gangway. Up- Shipmate: on his arrival on board the Assistant SecIn your April of 1958 issue there appears retary did not fail to notice the trophy, and congratulated the ship's company on its a very fine article entitled, "College for Junior" by Capt. Carroll T. Bonney, U S N athletic prowess. ( R e t ) . However Capt. Bonney attributes By the time maneuvers had been com- the expression, "There is no royal road to pleted, our distinguished visitor disem- learning," to Aristotle while talking to barked, and the Battle Fleet put in cruising Alexander the Great. formation, a falling barometer indicated Some years ago I won $5.00 on a radio brisk weather beyond Cape Mala, and usual preparations were made to secure for sea. quiz program by attributing the expression It turned out to be a wet night, but with to Euclid while trying to teach geometry to the impatient Ptolemy I. My copy of only a moderate sea running.

Bartlett's Quotations backs me up on the The next morning at quarters for muster identity of the persons concerned but exsomeone noticed that the Iron Man was plains further that the word, "Learning," missing from his bracket on the barbette. A is a generalized substitute for Euclid's origquick check showed that he had not been inal but more restricted word, "Geometry." returned to his regular stowage in cabin The original expression, as attributed to country. A careful examination of the Euclid was, "Sire! There is no royal road bracket indicated that the trophy must have to Geometry." been removed by human hands, and could Although I am not a Naval Academy not have been carried away by wind or sea. graduate I enjoy reading Shipmate very During the remainder of the trip to much. Keep up your good work.

Pedro the ship was searched repeatedly E. L. EDWARDS without success. At first it was thought Commander, U. S. Navy that someone had removed and hidden the USS STEPHEN POTTER ( D D - 5 3 8 ) trophy as a joke. That theory finally gave F P O San Francisco way to the conviction that some malcontent Ed. Note: None of the over twenty thouhad removed it from its bracket and thrown sand graduates of the Naval Academy it overboard during the night. caught Captain Bonney or the editor in this Upon our arrival at San Pedro the mat- error. ter was placed in the hands of the Burns Detective Agency, which worked on the Shipmate: I was glad to see the women's social accase without result. Up to the time of my detachment from the CALIFORNIA in June, tivity, marriage and engagement section 1926, the mystery remained unsolved, and disappear. I would particularly like to see to the best of my knowledge remains so to some articles on the current curriculum at the .'\cademy and how the emphasis on this day. particular educational areas has changed C. E. V A N HOOK '09 to keep abreast of developments. Would also like to see something about what the ^ Alumni Association is doing to recruit canShipmate: didates for U S N A and what the individual In building up our files of photoalumnus can and should do along this line. graphs, I am seeking to obtain pictures Very sincerely, of every ship that has served in the FRANCIS T . KLEBER '45 Navy and I would like photographs of at least our more distinguished naval American Education officers, preferably all of the earlier ones.

Its P r o b l e m s a n d Would it be possible for you to run Its C h a l l e n g e s a notice in Shipmate stating that we Written complaints were received from would Hke very much to have group three corresponding secretaries and praise pictures of Naval Academy classes, capfrom two on the subject article and the attioned with the individual names or tendant necessity for postponing material otherwise indicated so that we can idenin the class columns to make room for it. tify the individuals?

The praise came from the secretaries of 1951 and 1953. It is alumni of this age E. M. ELLER '25 group who will have to face the reality of Rear Admiral, U S N (Ret.) this problem a decade or more hence (see Director of Naval History page 40.

Is Shipmate a Navy publication? Or is it narrowly and strictly Naval Academy? At least two categories of naval officers are not Naval Academy alumni.

They have no magazine, no unofficial voice, no medium of expression comparable to "What's the Dope."

Shipmate and the alumni might serve the Navy by inviting these officers to use Shipmate as their magazine. Nobody loses when a hand is offered to a shipmate.

JAMES T. SMITH '31 Captain USN

THE HBU CATS, im '1958

By Ens. Charles J. Smith '58

The Fine Drum and Bugle Corps Of Today Has Survived Rough Seas and Lee Shores; All Is Not Yet Smooth Sailing In the fall of 1911, the basement of Bancroft Hall first rang with cries of the embryo "Hell Cats," not to be born for another two years. A plebe, Tully Shelley '15, along with a third classman, R. W. Cary '14, had gathered a small group of interested buglers. They practiced together for their own enjoyment and self-improvement. Among those taking part in this formative period were Shelley, Cary, R. E. Keating '17. H. W. Ziroli '16, and M. W. Hutchinson '15. This group held meetings from 2130 to 2200, the midshipman's recreation period of that day. During this early period of practice, many sour notes disturbed the occupants of Bancroft Hall.

The Corps Beginning

Shelley's brain child had avid support from Cary and others in the ever expanding group, but as Shelley puts it, "It took me several years to sell it to the Commandant of Midshipmen." Though formation of a Bugle Corps was not initially permitted, practice was allowed. A Corps was not allowed to form because "there was considerable skepticism . . . among the authorities as to the desirability of doing so." The grouD did, however, have the strong support of Lt. Cdr. Chauncy Shackford '99, Assistant Commandant of Midshipmen.

With this encouragement, Shelley's growing group, with Cary its senior member, began to seriously organize in the fall of 1913. E. J. "Mike" Moran '17, a drummer, became interested and developed the drum unit. In the early spring of 1914, Lieutenant Commander Shackford obtained permission to have the Bugle Corps formed.

Thus one spring Sunday morning, the Regiment was impressed by the Bugle Corps' first appearance, leading it to Chapel.

Led by Cary, the first leader, the new Bugle Corps made such "a hit" with all who saw it that there was never any further question of its official recognition.

A more impressive sight than the Bugle Corps as it heads the Brigade on the march to Chapel would be hard to find.

The reasons for the Corps' initial successes were the men who organized and led it. Among the inspirational personalities, Tully Shelley seems to stand out. This is not only because he was the first to conceive the idea of a Corps, but also because he had a magnetic personality which attracted many to it.

Bob Cary, the first Corps leader, was also outstanding. He had what was probably a harder job than any of the Corps' leaders or Commanders following him, as he had no standards or precedents to follow. He did a fine job of setting the initial standards high.

Others instrumental in developing the initial esprit de corps were "Mike" Moran, the first drummer, Emmet Keating, one of the original buglers, and "Tony" Ziroli, the third Corps leader.

Whenever the Regiment went to New York, Earle Smith, a top band leader of the day, always invited Moran, Keating, and Ziroli to play with his band. The versatile Ziroli, produced beautiful music from the bugle by sandpapering the long slide and playing it like a trombone. Many a midshipman in 1915 would turn at the sound of a weird oriental-type music, and discover Ziroli, Keating, and Shelley com-

1914-1922

Once established, these newly recognized musicians were not slow to put their long rehearsed talents to use. Their stirring strains were not only present at Chapel formations, but also at meal and class formations. On weekends they were occasionally heard in the stands at sporting events. Kendall Banning, in his book, Annapolis Today, cites the Bugle Corps' appearance at a baseball game with St. John's College on 20 May 1914 as its first public appearance. The Regiment had a very favorable opinion of the Corps during its first year. This opinion is expressed in a May issue of the Log in 1914.

ing down the hall playing their improvised trombones, accompanied by Moran, picking the snares on his reversed drum.

In the 1917-1918 academic year, E. H. Foote, a member since his plebe year, became the leader of the Corps. "The 1918 Lucky Bag credited Foote for his talents, but also gave an indication of a growing disrespect. This disrespect had evolved from the good natured ribbing of Gary's first Corps. Foote's biography read: We are certainly glad for the Boston bean's sake that his course has finished for another year, or that noise corps would have given the Regiment the D.T.'s.

This disrespect on the part of the Regiment was one of the factors that eventually led to the abolishment of the Corps. Evidence of the good natured ribbing in the first few years is found in a Log article of 9 October 1914 : "Among those present.. . were Shelley and his bugle corps. . . . We are all too glad to listen when they are not too near."

The first man to have the title of Corps Commander was Orville G. Cope '20, the Commander for academic year 1919-1920.

This gave the Corps additional recognition as part of the Regimental Organization.

The Commander received the rank of Midshipman Ensign, with the second in com^mand holding the rank of Midshipman CPO. Cope's biography again expresses the prevalent opinion of members of the Regiment.

"C-o-o-r halt!" Yep, that's Orville halting his bugle corps Youngster Year. His ability to drive everyone from the ground deck with nothing but a bugle full of wind, and his never failing loyalty to the organization which helps so much in maintaining rnilitary formations, won him the position of second fiddle when a mere Youngster.

When R. Adm. H. B. Wilson became Superintendent in 1921, the Corps had lost even more of the Regiment's support, and subsequently its efficiency dropped. In that year there were only twenty-four members, fewer than Shelley had in his 1915 Corps.

The new Superintendent took a personal interest in the matter and, on 23 January 1922, issued the order which ceased activity of the Corps less than eight years after its brilliant beginning.

NAVAL ACADEMY ORDER NO. 3-22

Tully Shelly '15, one of the D. & B. Corps founders and Commander, 1914-15.

1. After four months of observation, the Superintendent has reluctantly come to the conclusion, and this conclusion is hastened by recent difficulty experSHIPMATE

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were chosen by the senior watch officer. In some instances men who were not previous members of the Corps were chosen on the basis of musical ability in other organizations. Only those who had been selected for an office could remain in the Corps during their first class year; the others returned to their companies.

HENRY B . WILSON Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy Many outstanding musicians and leaders Superintendent were Corps Commanders during the 1930's.

J. W. Leverton '31, was an The early 1930's marked the beginning One of these, bugler before he began duties 1925-1941 of a special marching-playing show. This accomplished with the D & B Corps. As an enHsted bufiveto ten-minute exhibition was perWhen Rear Admiral Nulton '89 became gler he had several times the honor of Superintendent in 1925, he reestablished the formed before the games as the half-time sounding taps over the Unknown Soldier.

Corps.* His previous duty at the Academy shows consisted of the Regiment's card As evidence of the Corps position in the as Commandant of Midshipmen from 1915- tricks. The 1937 inaugural parade for Presi- Regimental organization, J. W. Brock '34, 1918 had coincided with the successes of dent Roosevelt was the Corps' only appear- Corps Commander, was photographed as the earlier Corps. Fortunately, there was ance at this event during the second period. part of the Regimental Staff for the yearan able man ready to do the work of or- Special trips taken in this period were on book. ganizing. For four months, Lt. O. G. the cruises in the late 1930's. The entire With the war, in 1941, many changes Cope spent a great deal of his spare time Corps was assigned to the flagship. came to the Naval Academy. Among these organizing and drilling the new Corps and The morale reached real heights during was the abolishment of the Drum and he chose R. H. Groff and T. F. Mallach to be the midshipmen officers. Groff was the 1925-1941 period. In addition to pride Bugle Corps. Adm. Wilson Brown's "stripin charge of the bugles, while Mallach in their appearance and ability, there was for-action" bill jettisoned the Corps, but another reason for comradeship off the many hoped for its reestablishment as a led the drums. field. The Corps disregarded some class part of the Academy's traditions. For the The new Drum and Bugle Corps was not rates and there were many "spoons" be- next five years the military step of the immediately successful but the memorable tween its classes. In general, the Corps midshipmen was provided by a drum detrip of the Regiment to Chicago for the was not as formal as the average company. tail from the Naval Academy Band.

Army-Navy game brought its initial big It was the recipient of frequent razzing success. The 1927 Lucky Bag calls it "their also during this second period; however, it greatest triumph . . . our memorable visit was usually good-natured and the morale 1945-1958 to Chicago . . . their appearance on Soldiers did not suffer. The "Hell Cats" received When the hostilities of World War II Field was greeted with a great cheer, which praise from sources other than from within had ended. Rear Admiral Ingersoll ordered rose from the one hundred and twenty the Academy. Captain Puleston '02 tells the Drum and Bugle Corps formed. All thousand persons present." The 1928 year- how "gouty old legs limbered up and old interested men were encouraged to sign a book recalls the Chicago trip in H. A. timers stepped out with a quick step" when Hst and among those who volunteered for McCormick's biography: "Well do we re- "the Corps was at the peak of form march- the new Corps was a man who could play member the day when the lilting tunes of ing on Franklin Field" at the Army-Navy neither the drum nor bugle but felt his Mac's bugle helped lead the Regiment of game. executive talents might be of use. EviMidshipmen down Michigan Avenue, and dently the administration did feel his talDuring the D & B Corps' second period ents would be useful, as R. J. Perrich '47 Chicago was ours." of existence, the average membership was was charged with organizing and superAfter its initial success, the Corps played between forty and sixty. In 1928 began a intermittently for football games through- program of taking in a large number of vising the new Corps. Perrich had a real out the second period. The 1929 Princeton men at the beginning of the year, and then job on his hands, as he had to start from game was the first one in which a midship- cutting to about two-thirds the initial mem- scratch; neither records nor instruments man replaced the enlisted Regimental Bu- bership. It was during this period that remained from 1941.

A Brigade Order on 8 January 1946 gler. Tryouts held among the Corps' bu- members started going to drill as a group, estabHshed 16 March as the date the "Hell glers led to the selection of F. S. Bronson utilizing drill as a practice period.

Cats" would become a unit of the Brigade '33. He writes of his experience: After the first year, 1925-1926, a staff Organization. Though it was not yet official of three replaced the system of two mid- the Corps began its activities at noon meal * However, Admiral Nulton did not think shipman Lieutenant (jg)s. Until 1934, the formation, 9 February 1946, when the it was dignified for a midshipman to play officers served for the entire year. In aca- strains of "The Bum Boat Man" were a bass drum so this instrument was not demic year 1934-1935, the system of these heard again. Until the Corps became offisets of stripers was begun. These stripers cial, they played only for meal formation. introduced until 1928.

ienced, that the Bugle Squad is not looked upon by the Regiment as an . asset of the Academy. The result is that the Bugle Squad does not meet - the efficiency expected.

2. The Regimental Bugle Squad is abolished.

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At Princeton Stadium (bet it has the best acoustics in the U.S.), an "AboutFace" call rang loud and clear. My enthusiasm communicated itself to the mouthpiece and the blast of execution (probably heard in Nation's Capitol— I still hear it) was a "loud slurring blat" Needless to say, an enlisted bugler was back in the Regimental Staff next football game.

THE DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS, led by Robert J. Perrich '47, makes its first appearance following its reestablishment after World War II, at the Board of Visitors parade, 9 April 1946. Major Perrich, USMC, was a duty officer from 1954 to 1956.

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On 4 March, the Superintendent approved the recommended ranks for the officers of the Corps. Perrich became the first commander of the Corps to wear three stripes.

Once official, the Corps' activities began to expand to other pre-war scopes. They began to play for parades, but not with great success. As Perrich put it: "We received a 'Well done' for our work at one of the June Week parades; and when I was so presumptuous as to ask why such recognition had not been tendered before I was bluntly informed that it had not been earned earlier."

The following autumn found the beginning of one of the Corps' most cherished and valuable functions, playing at football games. This did not catch on right away, possibly due to lack of experience and of practice and planning time. For the next few years appearances at football games were mostly limited to playing for "marchons."

The Corps finally reached its present plateau of success with regard to military half-time football routines in 1954, when it played a seven-minute drill that was televised coast to coast.

Playing for the Army game became, of course, the Corps' biggest yearly event. Unfortunately the rain prevented the 1957-1958 Corps' opportunity for success on coast-tocoast color television.

All Corps members of the classes of 1947 through 1960, who were members during their four years, have had the honor of playing for a President's inaugural parade.

In 1947 they paraded for President Truman. President Eisenhower is the only President that has reviewed the Corps two times, in 1953 and 1957.

spotting room adjacent to pistol gallery, Thompson Stadium, Farragut Field, practice football field, band room in second wing basement of Bancroft Hall, and Field House. The members of the Corps did not begin practicing in lieu of drill until academic year 1947-1948. The times of practice have been changed as often as have the places.

Several of the Corps' present practices, established during the 1945-1958 period, require only brief mention. In November 1957, the winter set of stripers began mustering with their respective Battalion staffs while the Corps was not forming as a unit.

First Class, other than members of the staff", were allowed to remain in the Corps for the first time in 1949; this was on the condition that they had spent three previous years in the Corps. At the same time, the Staff was revised to its present form: Commander—Mid. Lieutenant; Sub-Cdr.— Mid. Lieutenant (jg) ; Bugle and Drum Technical Directors—two Mid. Ensigns ; Equipment—Mid. CPO ; and Muster—Mid. MPO. Playing of concerts at Saturday noon inspections began in 1952.

Practice has been an item which has caused much ill will for the Corps, being a continual problem and a controversial subject. Many persons have had words of praise on its official appearances but few are willing to put up with the practice necessary for these appearances. This is evidenced by the fact that the Corps has held practices in the following places since 1946: first wing basement cage of Bancroft Hall, Dahlgren Hall, MacDonough Hall, Kelly Field (later Kelly Court), old night Robert J. Perrich '47, Commander of the reconstituted D. and B. Corps following World War II. A plan of purchasing valve bugles was initiated in 1954. In the spring of 1957, the Corps Commander, J. W. Bibb, with the help of Lt. M. E. Corrick, Naval Academy Band Leader, set up a standard instrumentation for the Corps. Now the way was cleared to improve the music which had grown from a few numbers and drum beats in 1945 to more than fifteen numbers and eight drum beats, none written for the capabilities of the valve bugles. In the winter of 1957-1958 the re-writing was begun with R. C. Kitt, Naval Academy Band Arranger, arranging the music in three parts. Many of the ideas concerning changes to the Corps came from studying the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps in Washington, D. C. The Corps began to take yearly trips to observe the Sunset Parade in 1953.

James W. Bibb '57, D. and B. Corps Commander 1956-57. Also the outstanding midshipman photographer who took the picture of the Chapel dome on the cover of the December 1957 issue of Shipmate.

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A long overdue move was made in the fall of 1957, when Lt. Cdr. M. E. Corrick became the first Naval Academy Band Leader to be officer representative for the Corps. Though previous officer representatives had been a great help to the Corps, they had been limited in understanding many of the Corps' problems, by their lack of professional music training.

Orville G. Cope '20, D. & B. Corps Commander, 1918-19; Officer Rep., 1926.

The ever-present esprit de corps and several Commanders of outstanding ability have brought the Corps a long way during this present period of existence. Though the Corps never fails to hear about appearances that may not be quite as good as possible, praise has been received from many sources, and advice sought from other organizations. Future Corps officers have their work cut out if they are to continue improving the ever-higher standards set in the present era of the Drum and Bugle Corps.

Though the Corps is now well established, it does not entirely enjoy smooth sailing. Many problems exist today as in the past, affording a challenge to the Corps' officers, who struggle to reconcile conflicts with the Executive Department and the Administration. Training received in handling these conflicts has proven valuable to past Corps officers in their future careers.

Today's Drum and Bugle Corps, with the added advantage of past experiences, should certainly attain greater heights of proficiency and recognition in the future.

It is with this hope this paper has been written; that the "Hell Cats" become an even finer tradition of the Naval Academy.

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pay system. It provides that a limited number of officers in the grades of captain, major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel, or equivalent grades, may be paid special additional pay if they hold a position of "unusual responsibility and of a critical nature as determined by the Secretary concerned under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense."

CAPITOL HILL

By FRED LARDNER, ' 2 2

the Senate bill, with a minor exception, and agreed to most of the other Senate proposals. The increase in pay proposed by the conferees total $576,438,000.

The pay scales of the new law are printed below.

These scales do not include the pay of officers credited with more than four years of enlisted active duty service.

You can see by this table that the new law preserves the essence of the longevity pay system, though there are definite limiIt remains for the House and the Senate tations on longevity pay increases. to approve the bill as compromised, and for "The bill provides an added incentive for the President to sign it to become effective achievement by eHminating longevity inJune 1. The conferees stipulated that the creases beyond normal promotion points," law shall become effective on the first day the Senate committee reported. of the first month following enactment.

The pay scales above are the same as The first bill on pay to be considered by those in the Senate bill, with the exception the House Armed Services Committee this of brigadier generals and rear admirals year was H.R. 9979, the Defense Depart- (lower half), whose maximum pay was ment bill which presented some modifica- established at $1,175 per month. "The contions of the bill recommended by the Cor- ferees agreed on $1,875 for the Army Chief diner Committee. The House committee of Staff, the Air Force Chief of Staff, the rewrote this bill, numbered it H.R. 11470, Chief of Naval Operations, the Commanand asked for pay increases which would dant of the Marine Corps, and the Chairtotal $683,327,000 in fiscal 1959. Then the man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. These Defense Department asked the Senate five officers will draw $175 per month more Armed Services Committee approve another than other officers of equal grade. department bill, calling for an increase in pay which would total only $527,000,000 in Responsibility Pay fiscal 1959. The bill approved by the Senate The Senate's H.R. 11470 contained a called for an expenditure of $576,008,000. provision, adopted by the conferees, which The conferees adopted the pay scales of hitroduces a new feature to the military

After two or three years of investigation, study and publicity on military pay, the 85th Congress has acted comparatively fast in rushing the Military Pay Act of 1958 toward enactment into law. The House passed the bill, H.R. 11470, March 25, 1958, and the Senate passed an amended H.R. 11470 April 29. The report of conferees, members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees appointed to compromise House-Senate differences, was submitted May 8.

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS Y E A R S OF SERVICE

Pay grade

O-IO' 0-9 0-8 0-7 0-6 0-5 0-4 0-3 0-2 O-l

Pay grade

O-10> 0-9 0-8 0-7 0-6 0-5 0-4 0-3 0-2 0-1

Under 2 years

Over 2 years

Over 3 years

Over 4 years

Over 6 years

Over 8 years

Over 10 years

$1,200.00 $1,250.00 $1,250.00 $1,250.00 $1,250.00 $1,300.00 $1,300.00 1,122.00 1,063.30 1,100.00 1,122.00 1,150.00 1,122.00 1,150.00 1,022.00 963.30 1,000.00 1,022.00 1,100.00 1,022.00 1,100.00 860.00 800.28 860.00 860.00 900.00 900.00 950.00 670.00 592.80 628.00 670.00 670.00 670.00 670.00 540.00 474.24 503,00 540.00 540.00 540.00 560.00 455.00 400.14 424.00 455.00 485.00 465.00 520.00 415.00 326.04 346.00 372.00 460.00 440.00 480.00 370.00 259.36 291.00 360.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 314.00 222.30 251.00 314.00 314.00 314.00 314.00

Over 12 years

Over lit years

Over 16 years

$1,400.00 $1,400.00 $1,500.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,.300.00 1,160.00 1,150.00 1,200.00 950.00 1,000.00 1,100.00 800.00 670.00 690.00 590.00 630.00 680.00 550.00 570.00 610.00 510.00 525.00 525.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 314.00 314.00 314.00

Over IS years $1,500.00 1,300.00 1,250.00 1,175.00 840.00 720.00 630.00 525.00 380.00 314.00

Over 20 years

Over 22 years

Over 26 years

Over 30 years

$1,600.00 31.600.00 $1,700.00 $1,700.00 1,400.00 1,400.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,300.00 1,350.00 1,350.00 1,350.00 1,175.00 1,175.00 1,175.00 1,175.00 860.00 910.00 985.00 985.00 745.00 775.00 775.00 775.00 630.00 630.00 630.00 630.00 525.00 525.00 525.00 525.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 380.00 314.00 314.00 314.00 314.00

1 While serving as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or Commandant of the Marine Corps, basic pay for this grade is $1,875.00 regardless of cumulative years of service.

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The rates of additional pay will be $50 per month for 0-3 (captain) and 0-4 (major) ; $100 per month for 0-5 (lieutenant colonel) ; and $150 for 0-6 (colonel). The provision contains a limitation to the effect that not more than 10 per cent of the officers serving in 0-4, 0-5 and 0-6 in each service may receive this special responsibility pay and not more than 5 per cent serving in 0-3 may receive this pay.

As approved by the conferees, this provision is permissive, not mandatory, and "will be utilized only for positions of unusual responsibility and of a critical nature without limitation as to whether the person occupying that position is serving in a command or staff billet." The conferees revised the wording of the provision to "place emphasis upon the importance of the position occupied by the individual as well as the performance of the individual in that position."

Retired Pay

Both the House and the Senate bills contained a provision providing for a 6 per cent increase in retired pay, and this naturally will be in the law. There was more than a little opposition to this feature in the Senate, and several Senators were quoted as in favor of future consideration of increases in retired pay with the hope that a subsequent Congress will effect a return to the traditional method of basing all retired pay directly on active duty pay.

Among these Senators were Lyndon B. Johnson (Dem., Texas) and WilHam F. Knowland (Rep., Calif.), the majority and minority leaders.

The Retired Officers Association will continue to campaign for the traditional method of computing retired pay. In testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, R. Adm. Harold A. Houser, U S N ( R e t ) , legislative officer of the .Association, said, in part: "What can be the reaction of today's active duty personnel, and the young men and women who are being so ardently wooed to join the services through elaborate advertising campaigns in the press, on the radio and on TV, when they have before them the example of yesterday's career personnel being denied relief from the hardships of an ever shrinking value of their retired pay? They can only reason with sound logic that, although they are being offered some relief while on active duty, they, the rocketeers of today, will be the forgotten men and women of tomorrow when it is necessary to offer adequate compensation to successors, the space warriors of another tomorrow.

"Is such a prospect likely to attract and retain the type of personnel so vitally needed for our security in these perilous times? And what are today's retired personnel to tell these prospective recruits when they seek out retired members of the services and ask their advice as persons best qualified to counsel them in the matter of entering the armed services and making it a life career?"

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New Survivo Paymen

The conferees agreed to a provision permitting 3- and 4-star admirals and generals *4 o s s ^ ^ already retired to compute their retired .., Ei R pay on the basis of the active duty pay Deceased's Rank S o' *. K a they would be entitled to receive if serving on active duty on the date before the effec- 4-star officer, not member Jt. Chiefs of Staff $1700 $242 $316 tive date of the act Therefore, vice admirals and lieutenant generals can compute 3-star, with 26 years' service 1500 242 292 their retired pay on the basis of an additional $100 per month plus the 6 per cent 2-star, with 22 years' service 1350 242 274 increase in retired pay recommended for other retired personnel; and 4-star admirals l-star, with 18 years' service 1175 215 253 and generals can compute retired pay on the basis of $200 per month additional pay Col. and Capt. ( N ) , 26 years 985 206 231 plus the 6 per cent increase. Thus, a vice admiral or lieutenant general now retired Lt. Col. and Cdr., 22 years 775 189 205 will receive a maximum retired pay of $935 per month, compared to his present retired Major and Lt. Cdr., 18 years 630 180 188 pay of $807 per month. The typical 4-star 525 169 175 admiral or general will receive a maximum Capt. and L t , 14 years retired pay of $1,014 monthly as compared 1st Lt. and Lt. (jg) 6 years 380 155 158 to his present retired pay of $807.

2nd Lt. and Ensign, 3 years 314 148 150 Recalled t o Active Duty The House bill pro\-ided that Navy and Marine Corps officers recalled to active duty in a higher grade than that in which they were retired, because of a combat citation awarded prior to December 31, 1946, would have been entitled to compute their retired pay in the higher grade if they served on active duty for a period of six months or more and were returned to a retired status after the effective date of the act The House bill did not provide for other officers recalled to active duty from a retired status.

The Senate amendment provides that officers recalled to active duty from the retired list must serve for a period of not less than 1 year on active duty, and be returned to a retired status after the effective date of the act in order to be eligible to compute their retired pay on the basis of the new scales. This version was adopted.

Officers recalled to active duty in a grade to which they were advanced as a result of a citation received in combat will be eligible to compute their retired pay on the basis of the proposed new scales only if they serve on active duty for a period of 2 years or more, and return to retired status after the act becomes effective.

New Pay Law Increases Survivor Benefit P a y m e n t s

Widows and other dependents now entitled to survivor benefit payments will have those payments increased as a result of enactment of the Military Pay Act of 1958.

All survivor benefit payments will be based on the new pay scales. Thus, widows of currently retired officers will receive the higher payments if they become eligible for them, even though currently retired officers can not base their pay increases on the new scales.

Under the Survivor Benefits Act, monthly payments are the sum of 12 per cent of basic pay plus $112. The table in next column gives a good idea of how much these increases are by providing calculations for survivor payments based on specific pay grades.

GI Life Insurance Accounts Moved GI life insurance accounts of retired members who pay their premiums by allotment recently moved from Washington, D. C , to Philadelphia, Pa. Veterans Administration said both U. S. Government Life Insurance (USGLI) and National Service Life Insurance ( N S L I ) accounts were affected by the move.

Correspondence concerning allotmentpaid GI insurance accounts should be addressed t o : Veterans Administration District Office, P. O. Box 8079, Philadelphia 1, Pa.

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The subject issue of this magazine has two articles which NA Alumni would be interested in reading. One is entitled "PR [Public Relations] for the Services" by William S. Fairfield, a contributing editor. The second is the "Pentagon's Reorganization Muddle" by Edward L. Katzenback, Jr., of the Harvard Defense Study Group.

The Armed Services can expect to be scolded by the professors and be told how to run their own business until officers themselves study and research their own administrative history and problems and can understand and explain them.

Incidentally, the articles "Vodka Is the Curse of the Workers State" and "The Hardy Commuters of Wilton, Connecticut" in the same issue are worth reading too.

Erratum Compounded Readers will be believing that the editor does not read his own copy. In the article on Admiral Butler it was reported that he died 6 August 1957. In the next article on Memorial Chairs for Manila Bay participants, it was stated that Capt. John N. Ellicott, who died on 15 September 1955, was the last U S N A survivor.

Not only did the editor make an unpardonable error but he showed his editorial limitations in not picking up and stressing the newsworthy fact that the author of the feature article was also the last survivor of the battle of which he wrote.

A Memorial Chair was dedicated for Admiral Butler by his nephew, R. Adm. Brooks Schumm, USN ( R e t ) '27.

NAVAL ACADEMY DINNER PLATES Four scenes of famous WEDGWOOD NAVAL ACADEMY DINNER PLATES now available in either STAFFORDSHIRE BLUE or MULBERRY. Plates $3.00 each plus packing and shipping charges. Scenes: The Chapel, Old Main Gate, Air View from East, Sailboat Drill.

Note: Sets of 12 difFerent scenes in Staffordshire Blue also on hand at $30.00 per set postpaid.

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Older W i d o w s G e t Increased Pensions

Under a new law just enacted, about 100,000 widows and children will receive slightly higher pensions. Congress passed and sent to the President a bill which would increase pensions as follows: Widows of Spanish-American, Civil, and Indian war veterans, 70 years or older— from $54.18 to $65 per month.

If the widow was a wife of veteran during his war-time service, her pension will be increased from $67.73 to $75.

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ATHLETICS Cheering Section Michigan Game 11 October P L E A S E P R I N T IN J U N E ISSUE SHIPMATE Q U O T E P L A N S ARE BEING M A D E FOR A MIDWEST ALUMNI CHEERING SECTION NAVY MICHIGAN GAME 11 OCTOBER A D I N N E R DANCE F R L DAY E V E N I N G T E N T H AT DEARBORN I N N S P E C I A L ESCORT AND TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM T H E GAME FOLL O W E D BY SOCIAL E V E N I N G AT GROSSE I L E N A V A L A I R STAT I O N O F F I C E R S ' CLUB STOP ALL A L U M N I A R E I N V I T E D TO C O M M U N I C A T E W I T H FRANK R DAVIS 24 COMMUNICATIONS D E P T H E N R Y FORD MUSEUM DEARBORN MICHIGAN AND TO I N D I C A T E ON T H E I R TICKET R E Q U E S T S D E S I R E T O BE WITH C H E E R I N G S E C T I O N S T O P BOB W A L D R O N 19 C O M M I T T E E CHAIRMAN U N Q U O T E .

INNOVATIONS IN JUNE WEEK SCHEDULE

SECOND CLASSMEN AGAIN TRAIN AT PENSACOLA

With Graduation being held two days earlier this year, there have been some changes made in the usual June Week schedule. Examinations began this year on Thursday, 22 May, and ended on Wednesday, 28 May. The No More Rivers ceremony was held on Tuesday, 27 May in Thompson Stadium.

The athletic and extracurricular awards ceremony was held for the first time in the Field House at 0900 on 29 May. On Saturday, the first Dress Parade of June Week was held at 1100 on Worden Field. That evening, the Ring Dance was held in MacDonough Hall, the " E " Dance in Memorial Hall, and a hop for the First and Third Classes in Dahlgren Hall.

On Sunday morning, the Baccalaureate service was held in the Field House. This was the second year that the entire graduating class was present for the same Baccalaureate service. Admiral Burke was this year's speaker. Last year, the Field House was christened with this same service.

The presenting of the colors to the Color Company took place during the traditional Dress Parade held Tuesday afternoon, the day before graduation. The Farewell Ball was held in Memorial and Dahlgren Halls later that evening. Graduation exercises, held Wednesday morning, were highlighted by an address by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. This was the first graduation exercise that President Eisenhower has addressed at the Naval Academy.

The Second Class Aviation Summer will again be held at Pensacola, Fla. Pensacola was tested last year for the annual aviation indoctrination, and turned out so well that it will again host the members of the new Second Class.

The objective of Pensacola is to provide the Midshipman with a clear perception of the capabilities and limitations of Naval Aviation. The program is not intended to make aviators of the Brigade, but rather it is meant primarily to familiarize the nonaviators with Naval Aviation. It is felt that a greater knowledge of the capabilities of the aviator will permit closer coordinaF R A N K R. DAVIS tion between the Line Officers and his flying colleague.

The syllabus calls for a total of 40J4 Navy's Wommack Wins hours of flying time, supplemented by tours National Epee Crown of the facilities around the Air Station, a Midn. Roland R. Wommack, seconddemonstration of, and a flight in, helicopters, a simulated high-altitude flight in the classman from Philadelphia, Pa., is Navy's low pressure chamber, and a practice seat- newest National Champion and All-American. ejection.

Wommack, outscoring most of the naThe majority of the flights will be taken tion's outstanding epee men, captured the in T-34's, but the Second Classmen will also be taken up in T-28 and T2V trainers. I4th atmual NCAA Epee Championship in the National Fencing Championships at Lubbock, Texas, where 24 collegiate teams were in contention for the various titles.

MIDSHIPMEN TRAINING Wommack won 16 bouts to win over CRUISE VISITS Columbia's Steve Buckman who had 14 NORTHERN EUROPE points. Roland Farrow of Notre Dame and Powell of Yale tied for third with 13, Norway and Denmark will be the prin- Jim and Robert Peterson of Buffalo and Lee cipal ports-of-call for this year's Midship- Sentman of Illinois were next with 12 wins men "Training Cruise. Oslo and Bergen will each. be the Norwegian cities visited, while Copenhagen and Goteborg are the Danish and Swedish ports that will host the Midshipmen.

In Oslo and Bergen, the Midshipmen will be within easy traveling distance of the famed Norwegian ski resorts. Tours have been arranged for the Mids to visit several of these resorts, including one to the noted resort, Lillehammer. The Mids will be treated to a rare spectacle when they witness the celebration of Midsummer's Night on June 23.

Spanish Training Ship Visits Naval Academy The J U A N SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO, a sail

and diesel-powered training ship from the Spanish Naval Academy, made a five-day official visit to the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., beginning 10 May. Prince Juan Carlos de Bourbon of Spain, Midn. Gene H. Porter '58, the winning son of the pretender to the Spanish throne, skipper of the McMillan Cup, being con- was among the 71 midshipmen who were gratulated by the Commandant. on the training cruise.

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ROLAND WOMMACK Navy fencer (epee).

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Fiftieth Anniversary Of Lacrosse

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Back in 1908, a group of enthusiastic midshipmen were granted permission to establish lacrosse at the Academy on an intercollegiate basis. Among the stipulations for the "go ahead" was the fact that no funds were available to purchase players' equipment or to pay coaches' salaries.

Midn. Hugh C. Branham, of Baltimore, a 1910 Academy graduate, arranged for two young ex-Hopkins lacrosse players, Frank Breyer and William Hudgins, to coach the midshipmen in the sport. Both men were playing for the Mt. Washington lacrosse team at the time. They continued to coach our lacrosse teams with daily trips to and from Annapolis without compensation through the 1909 and 1910 seasons. In 1911, the Association hired George Finlayson, the Navy's first paid lacrosse coach.

He didn't step down until after the 1935 season when, upon his retirement, Dinty Moore became the head coach.

Frank Breyer is now a prominent metallurgist and chemical engineer in New York City, and Bill Hudgins was an attorney in Baltimore until his death a year ago. Capt.

Hugh C. Branham, U S N ( R e t ) , died in Key West in 1955. Adm. H. W. Hill and Capt. Morris D. Gilmore, long-time Secretary-Treasurer of the Naval Academy Athletic Association, both of 1911, were members of this first team.

On this fiftieth anniversary, the Johns Hopkins team, this year's national champions, gave Navy a 14-7 drubbing.

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An increasing number of retired naval officers are entering the teaching field. R. Adm. Gordon Rowe, (Ret.) '18, lectures one of his engineering classes at the Penn State Center in Wilkes-Barre, where he has been a faculty member since 1956.

Penn State University Associate Degree Program An Opportunity for Retired Officers

Skill, experience, and training, such as those possessed by retired naval officers, are in strong demand today in the field of education.

Typical of these opportunities is The Pennsylvania State University's two-year Associate Degree Program. This is a program offered at 12 Penn State Centers Navy Wins throughout Pennsylvania, with instruction in the fields of drafting and design, electriMcMillan Cup cal, production, and surveying technology.

The success of this program, established Midn. G E N E H. P O R T E R and his Naval Academy crew won this important inter- in 1953, is evidenced in part by the fact collegiate sailing trophy by outsailing 8 that upon completion of their schooling, other crews in a series of races. The races graduates receive an average of four job were sailed in the Naval Academy's 44-foot offers each, with starting salaries up to Luders yawls during the weekend of S-6 $5,200. They enter industry and government service in such capacities as detail April. draftsman, customer engineer, technical Other entries were Coast Guard Acad- aide, process observer, field service engiemy, Dartmouth College, Merchant Marine neer, group leader, and radio-television Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- technician. nology, University of Pennsylvania, PrinceSince its inception, the program has atton University, "Trinity College, and Yale. tracted approximately 20 retired officers, The Naval Academy last won the Mc- including Annapolis graduates. Among them Millan Cup in 1955.

is R. Adm. Gordon Rowe (Ret.), who has been a member of the faculty at the Penn State Center in Wilkes-Barre since September 1956. Admiral I^owe teaches electronics, electrical engineering theory, and personnel management subjects.

Thomas J. Rung, in charge. Division of Terminal Instruction at Penn State, said retired officers now on the faculty have expressed satisfaction with their assignments.

He described them as being co-operative and enthusiastic about the contributions they are making.

One feature of Penn State's prograni which has been found appealing to the retired officers is that academic contracts are on a 10-month basis, leaving the summer months free for travel or relaxation.

Salaries are commensurate with qualifications.

In order to qualify, officers need not necessarily have had formal teaching experience. Openings are chiefly in the fields of mathematics, chemistry, physics, industrial engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Retired officers or those anticipating retirement may obtain full details concerning present openings by contacting Mr. Rung at General Extension, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.

UCLA Teacher's Preparation Program The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has announced a teacherpreparatory program for retired military personnel, beginning in the summer of 1958.

The course offers four semesters of part time study, two years of full time paid public school teaching experience, and 3 eightweek summer sessions of professional training at the university. It will enable qualified men and women to secure Master's degrees and to meet the State of California requirements for a regular general secondary or junior college teaching credential.

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Tennis Captain John B. Griffiths '58 and Coach Robert A. Bender.

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Persons interested in enrolling should address inquiries to Dr. Howard E. Wilson, Dean, School of Education, University of California, Los Angeles 24, Calif.

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Baseball Captain Ben Montoya and Coach Max Bishop.

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THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM

by Capt. Gene Fluckey, USN MEMORIAL STADIUM A L U M N I G I V I N G Breakdown by

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950 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961

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935 4,358 4,115 6,275 3,537 1,864 4,679 4,048 2,815 2,723 12,103 2,010 1,674 1,963 1,484 1,227 8,452** 7,174 ..

5,300** 1,615 1,352 1,026 2,255 6,454 5,936 5,323 8,196

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Total $398,284 * Indicates class has pledged $15,000 for a gate. ** Indicates class pledge. *** This is the "giving" quota of each alumnus. The "giving and raising" goal still remains at $100.

•;A: Class has reached its quota.

Pay Increase Pledges For those in active service and on the retired Hst who believe present pay is insufficient to contribute the established personal quota of $18.00 plus a dollar for every year out of the Academy, pledges will be accepted conditional upon a pay raise. To help this great memorial fund rocket over the top—on the fourth of July—in a blaze of glory—it's up to the Alumni—NOW !!

The keel of a new Navy carrier, ENTERPRISE, has been laid at Newport News, Va. It is to be the biggest ship ever built, 85,000 tons, and will be powered by eight nuclear reactors.

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4.31 16.15 11.19 12.58 9.43 5.42 9.60 7.50 3.97 3.15 11.90 2.53 3.52 5.05 1.95 1.83 12.24 9.45 5.90 1.92 1.84 1.52 2.66 7.17 7.24 6.11 8.52

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( i k July 1958 we will close out further nat^. V* ;le publicity. This will leave the remaining funds to be raised in the hands of the alumni and a few civilian lone eagles who are dedicated to the project. I don't believe we've missed many angles in our 18-month drive. Solicitation of industry, foundations and the public has been active.

We've sold records of "Anchors Aweigh" and the "Marine Hymn" (now 50 cents in a wash sale), sword letter-openers ($5.00), books, pictures, flowers, hot dogs, cokes, and coffee. In the benefit line, there have been raffles, dances, balls, movie premieres of "South Pacific," football games, basketball games, boxing matches. Memorial Stadium day at the New Orleans Race Track, television and radio programs, and fashion shows. The Stadium receives royalties from T-shirts, beer, books, and ship models.

Fleet and alumni support have been the backbone. As of 7 May 1958, including $136,000 still to be received from the Seventh Fleet, we have $2,566,000. Thus we need $334,000 to win the race. Now it's up to the Alumni!

Fleet Support In closing out our service drives, the Sixth and Seventh Fleet, representing all forces of both services, pushed for Memorial Gates. Both went over the top. You will be proud to read the message from ComSeventh received on 6 May. " T H E D R I V E F O R F U N D S TO ERECT T H E S E V E N T H F L E E T GATE CONDUCTED 15 J A N T H R U 31 MARCH 1958 WAS A N U N Q U A L I F I E D S U C C E S S X CONTRIB U T I O N S F R O M 186 U N I T S O F T H E F L E E T E X C E E D E D 125 T H O U S DOLS X 27 F R I E N D S O F T H E S E V E N T H F L E E T IN HONG KONG C O N T R I B U T E D 24 T H O U S D O L S I N C L U D I N G MERCHANDISE CERTIFICATES WHICH WERE U S E D AS I N C E N T I V E A W A R D S I N T H E C A M P A I G N BY U N I T S O F T H E F L E E T X TOTAL N E T AMOUNT BEING FORWARDED TO U S N A IS 145,153.39 D O L S X DOLL A R C O N T R I B U T I O N S BY TASK FORCES A N D G R O U P S AS F O L L O W S X 33.8 T H O U S D E S T R O Y E R S TG 70.6 X 31.4 T H O U S C A R R I E R S T F 77 X 18.4 THOUS A M P H I B I O U S F O R C E T F 76 X 11.3 T H O U S C R U I S E R S T F 75 X 8.8 THOUS H U K C A R R I E R S TG 70.4 X 6.6 THOUS LOGISTIC S U P P O R T F O R C E T F 73 X 4.3 T H O U S T A I W A N P A T R O L F O R C E T F 72 X 2.7 T H O U S 3RD M A R D I V T F 79 X 2.3 T H O U S S U B M A R I N E S TG 70.9 X 1.7 T H O U S M I N E F O R C E TG 70.5 X 1.6 T H O U S 1ST MAW TG 79.3 X 1 T H O U S A E W G R O U P TG 70.3 X 7 H t l N D R E D COD U N I T X T H E R E W E R E 29 U N I T S O F T H E F L E E T WHOSE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION E X C E E D E D 1,000 D O L S L E D BY H O R N E T W H I C H C O N T R I B U T E D 12 T H O U S DOLS X 17 U N I T S H A D A P E R C A P I T A CONT R I B U T I O N O F 5 D O L S OR MORE AS F O L L O W S X 16.61 D O L S O ' B R I E N DD 725 X 16.20 DOLS H U B B A R D DD 748 X 15.91 DOLS S M A L L DDR 838 X 15.56 W A L K E DD 723 X 13.55 B E X A R A P A 237 X 13.12 W A H O O SS 565 X 12.63 COD U N I T X 12.18 C A R T E R H A L L LSD 3 X 9.55 MAT H E W S AKA 96 X 7.71 C I M A R R O N AO 22 X 7.21 E V E R S O L E DD 789 X 6.91 MICHOL A S DDE 449 X 6.49 I M P E R V I O U S MSO 449 A N D L O Y A L T Y MSO 457 X 5.27 HIGB E E DDR 805 X 5.01 M A C K E N Z I E DD 836 X 5.00 S A L M O N SSR 573 X MY H E A R T I E S T CONGRATULATIONS TO A L L FOR THE ENTHUSIASM AND INGENUITY DISP L A Y E D I N T H E C O N D U C T O F T H E CAMPAIGN X YOU CAN A L L P O I N T WITH P R I D E TO Y O U R L A R G E S H A R E IN THIS F I N E M E M O R I A L TO T H E O F F I C E R S AND MEN OF T H E NAVY AND MARINE C O R P S L I V I N G A N D DEAD X W E L L DONE"

After this stirring message, now it's up to the Alumni!

S H I P M A T E

CONCRETE WITH A HEART The Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium is far more than just a football field.

Inspired by tradition, it will promote that necessary grasp of service to country so vital to the coming generations of future officers who pass through its portals. Its niagnificence will not be achieved through the luxury of its appointments but through the dedication instilled therein.

The facade will be adorned with memorial plaques. Flags of all states will fly from its highest points instead of college banners. The field facings of the stands will be emblazoned with the names of famous battles, such as Iwo Jima, Midway, Tarawa, Coral Sea, Belleau Woods, Inchon, etc. Memorial chairs now range from President Eisenhower to seamen and from John Paul Jones to members of the Class of 1961. Gates have been dedicated to the Sixth and Seventh Fleets which watch our ramparts and represent all branches of both services. Gates have been dedicated to many Naval Academy classes.

To what more noble effort could one contribute than this, which gathers all alumni in a bond of steel and concrete with a heart How fortunate we are to be able to combine the much needed athletic facility with the only single memorial to the Navy and Marine Corps to form a living, lasting, and useful monument.

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

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OFFICERS AMERICAN EDUCATION 1958 ITS PROBLEMS AND ITS CHALLENGES FROM THE BOOK OF W I S D O M (The W i s d o m o f Solomon) Chopter V I I : 7 - 1 4

To God I prayed, and the spirit of wisdom came upon me. This I valued more than kingdom or throne; I thought nothing of my riches in comparison. There was no jewel I could match with it; all my treasures of gold were a handful of dust beside it, my silver seemed but base clay in presence of it. I treasured wisdom more than health or beauty, preferred her to the light of day; hers is a flame which never dies down. Together with her all blessings came to me; boundless prosperity was her gift. All this I enjoyed, with wisdom to prepare my way for me, never guessing that it all sprang from her. The lessons she taught me are riches honestly won, shared without stint, openly proclaimed; a treasure men will find incorruptible. Those who enjoy it are honoured with God's friendship, so high a value he sets on her instruction.

Knox Translation

President— V. ADM. W . W . SMITH, U S N ( R e t ) '09 (3341), Washington, D. C. Vice President (Eastern Area)— CAPT. PAUL W . SIEGRIST, U S N R '24 (7639), New York, N. Y.

Vice President (Central Area)— CAPT. W . J. HARRISON, U S N R '21 (5722), New Orleans, La. Vice President (Western Area)— LT. ( J G ) B . B . CASSELS, U S N (Ret.) '22 (6626), Seattle, Wash. ^.jcpcuti'vc DtTcctov R. ADM. W . F . FITZGERALD, JR., U S N (Ret.) '21 (5912), Annapolis

TRUSTEES Superintendent's Representative— CAPT. W . C . HALL, JR., U S N •2>7 (12624), Chief of Staff, U S N A At Large

To serve until Spring Meeting 1959 LT. ( J G ) B . S . MARTIN,

CAPT. C . H . BENNETT, JR.,

USN ( R e t ) '46 (17519)

USN ( R e t ) '23 (6863) V. ADM. T . R . COOLEY,

V. ADM. J . W . ROPER,

USN ( R e t ) '19 (5072)

USN (Ret.) '17 (4745)

To serve until Spring Meeting 1960 CAPT. S . D . CUTTER, U S N (12098)

CAPT. J. K. TAUSSIG, JR., U S N

ADM. H . W . HILL, U S N ( R e t ) '11 (3666)

( R e t ) '41 (14404) R. ADM. H . A. YEAGER, U S N '27

(9050) To serve until Spring Meeting 1961 R. ADM. W . H . BURACKER, U S N

V. ADM. I. N. KILAND, U S N

( R e t ) '17 (4657)

( R e t ) '20 (5427) R. ADM. J. D. HAYES, U S N

(Ret)

'24 (7428)

R. ADM. L . A. KNISKERN, U S N

( R e t ) '22 (6244) From Local Chapters

Plan Now For

To serve until Spring Meeting 1959 V. ADM. GEORGE H . FORT, U S N

ALUMNI

HOMECOMING WEEKEND

(Ret.) '12 (3902), Washington CAPT. E . K . ZITZEWITZ, U S N R '25

(7966), Chicago V. ADM. J . H . BROWN, JR., U S N

( R e t ) '14 (4276), Philadelphia MR. M . B . FLANDERS ( N '28),

Boston

26-28 SEPTEMBER

L. CDR. C . V. WILHOIT, JR., U S N R

'46 (18517), San Diego CAPT. H . L . PARRY, U S N R (Ret.)

'22 (6601), New York J U N E ,

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LT. J . F . HELLAUER, U S N R ( R e t )

'27 (8916), Connecticut MR. D . C . WILKERSON

(N '20),

Detroit CAPT. C . A. GRIPFITHS, U S N

(Ret.) '19 (5081), Los Angeles V. ADM. M . E . MURPHY, U S N

(Ret.) '22 (6349), Peninsula CAPT. R . F . H A N S , U S N

(Ret.)

'14 (8606), San Francisco MR. E . T . BARRETT '38 (12839),

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Mrs. Stearns most important achievement was founding the Pan American League.

FATHER OF NAVAL AVIATION Sponsored entirely by contributions, the A piece in the New York Journal called attention to the birthday (4 April 1856) PAL emphasized the importance of lanof Capt. W A S H I N G T O N CHAMBERS guage, newspaper and radio communication.

It had its own language institute and enin Kingston, N. Y. couraged pen pals between the two conCaptain Chambers became the father of tinents.

Naval Aviation in 1909 when he induced In 1944, the year of her husband's death, Glenn Curtis to give a naval officer free flying lessons and abetted Curtis in the Mrs. Stearns was a Republican candidate production of the world's first successful for Congress. seaplanes. He located the initial Naval Air Some of her many positions were as Station at the abandoned Navy Yard at director of the Women's Federation of Pensacola, Fla. Florida's Republican Clubs, a member of Captain Chambers' papers have been de- the National Advisory Council of 60, the posited with the Naval Historical Foun- Women's National Republican Committee and the Advisory Committee of the Miami dation.

Planning Board.

BRADLEY A. F I S K E '74 initiated the first guided missile, an automobile torpedo, 1900 • in 1912.

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Sec'y, Capt. E. S. Jackson, U S N (Ret.), 455 Arlington Dr.. Pasadena. Calif.

We dropped in for a few minutes the 18 9 0 • other day at the Rancho Santa Fe home Mrs. F R A N K H. SCHOFIELD, widow of SVARZ and found him and Mrs. Svarz of a former commander of the United well. He apparently has not gained any States Fleet, died at her home near Easton, weight since 1950.

Maryland.

They have their own home on a high Her husband, who died in 1942, com- site near the town, commanding an exmanded the fleet from September 1931 to tensive view of the lovely surrounding country. Svarz is much interested in garAugust 1932. dening and showed us an unusual bed of fine roses.

They spoke with pride of their daughter 18 9 1 • who has established an enviable record as Sec'y, R. Adm. H. G. Gillmor, (CC) USN an anatomical artist. An example of her 1720 N St. NW, Washington, D. C. work that they showed us was a series of Mrs. Lucy Drake Althouse, wife of the five technical sketches of the human heart late Capt. ADELBERT A L T H O U S E , which has been given wide publication by U S N (Ret.) '91, died March 4 at the Abbott's Laborotories.

National Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., after a short illness.

190 1 • Requiem mass was said at Saint Paul's Sec'y, R. Adm. J. A. Furer, U S N (Ret.), Church, Washington, D. C, on March 7 2101 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington 8, D. C. followed by interment at Arlington NaMEMORIES OF tional Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Mrs. Althouse is survived by her sister, ADMIRAL EMORY '66 A letter from ALFY H O W E brings Mrs. Paul Foley, widow of the late Capt.

Paul Foley, U S N (Ret.) '00, and a brother, back memories of the Navy of half a cenMr. Charles M. Drake of Washington. tury ago. Your Secretary sent him a picMrs. Althouse was the aunt of Capt. Paul ture postal from Curacao where he and Foley, Jr., USN '29, now at Monterey, his wife spent a delightful week during a Calif., and R. Adm. Francis D. Foley, cruise to the Caribbean this winter. He reminded Alfy of our arrival on the USS U S N '32, on duty in Hawaii.

INDIANA at Curacao on Christmas Day, Mrs. CLARK D. STEARNS, interna- 1901. Alfy replied: tionally known civic leader, founder of the "Your very welcome postal from CuraPan American League and once a Republican candidate for Congress, died at her cao was the cause of the release of many home, 3555 Poinciana, Coconut Grove, Fla., old memories. Looking over the picture of the harbor I could not see the pontoon on 31 March 1958. bridge across the harbor that I remembered Born in Chicago as Edith Shaffer, Mrs. from the old days, but perhaps it was hidStearns married the late Navy Capt. Clark den somewhere along the shore." (It is Daniel Stearns in 1903. still there, in full operation, but open it From 1924 to 1925 Captain Stearns served seems, most of the time, to accommodate as commandant of the Seventh Naval Dis- the enormous amount of shipping passing in and out of the harbor every day.) "I trict of Key West, then went to Miami.

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guess that you also remember that the pilot who came on board had been celebrating Christmas entirely too freely and forgot to allow for the tide across the entrance and headed us straight for a rocky cliff. Also how Captain, afterward Rear Admiral Emory, who could raise more fuss over something unimportant, was cool as a cucumber, proceeded to disregard the pilot and took the ship in very efficiently.

Years afterward (when the fleet went around the world) I was in command of a destroyer and he of a battleship division.

The destroyer officers were stranded in Oakland at some official celebration or other and I was selected by the gang to ask Admiral Emory whether he would give us a passage off to our ships. He looked at me and told me that if an old shipmate had not thought enough of him to make a call on him he had better stay on the deck and think things over. Then he laughed and said he would take us all to our ships and did exactly that before going to his flagship. I got into my best clothes and sword, etc., the next day and went over officially to call on him. San Francisco anchorage can blow up some pretty good seas, and as I was in a destroyer small boat I arrived aboard the flagship looking somewhat like a drowned rat and we resumed amicable relations."

E A R L E COOK as usual drove to Florida by himself this winter to spend some time at Fort Lauderdale, but complains of the weather. He also complains that old age is creeping up on him as he hesitates to go in swimming when there is much surf; the iron man !

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Sec'y, R. Adm. A. H. Van Keuren, USN (Ret.), 8013 Aberdeen Rd., Bethesda 14, Md.

The L E A H Y S , LAMAR and Marjorie, visited Mrs. Paul Bastedo in Washington at Easter time and were entertained by many old friends during their visit.

ANOTHER WISCONSIN (BB) The recent decision to mothball the battleship WISCONSIN recalled to RALSTON H O L M E S the fact that ten of our class started their sea careers after graduation on the old WISCONSIN, then under command of that old sea-dog, Capt. Uriel Sebree. The ten were Ancrum, Cooke, Giles, Holmes, Koch, Metcalf, Milne, Robinson, Van Keuren and Willson. In Chefoo, the WISCONSIN joined the Asiatic Fleet, then under command of Adm. Robley D. Evans.

When tension arose over taking over the Panama Canal strip, the Asiatic Fleet returned to Honolulu in December 1903 to stand by in case of trouble. Later the Fleet hovered on the fringes of the Russo-Japanese War. Several of the class were detached from the WISCONSIN for interesting gunboat assignments in the Philippines and on the Yangste River. None of us ever regretted our choice of Far Eastern duty for our first cruise.

McNAIR'S FIFTIETH A happy celebration took place on 29 April at Alumni House, Annapolis, on the occasion of the golden wedding anniversary of V A L L E T T E and Agnes McNAIR. Alumni House was a bower of flowers: dogwood blossoms from South River to remind the bride of similar decorations in the Green Spring Valley church fifty years ago, roses from Canada, Hawaiian flowers and leis from a daughter in Honolulu, a flower arrangement from the Class of 1903 and many other floral tributes from relatives and friends far and near. Long distance calls came from daughters in Nice, SHIPMATE

JOHN RODGERS 'OS AND THE PN-9 VOYAGE TO HAWAH An article entitled "Pacific Adventure"

by Robert H. Rankin was in a recent issue of that grand old publication. Our Navy, which fortunately is having a successful revival.

The article is about the famous voyage of the PN-9, commanded bv John Rodgers '03, Naval Aviator No. 2, from the West Coast to Hawaii in September 1925. The voyage was made both in the air and on the surface. Running short of fuel, the plane was forced down 450 miles short of its goal. They then sailed it, using a jury rig and wing fabric for sails, toward their destination for eight trying days of thirst and hunger.

The aircraft was finally found 10 miles from the island of Kauii by Lt. D. R. Osboni '20, commanding the submarine R-4, one of the searching ships. Rodgers and his men refused to leave their plane and it was towed the remaining distance.

Two weeks later the PN-9 and its redoubtable crew were in the air again. Cdr. John Rodgers, the third Navy great of that name, died in the fall of another aircraft at Philadelphia a year later.

France, and Madrid, Spain. A son and two daughters were in the receiving line.

The bride cut the cake with the same Athletic sword she had wielded to cut the cake of fifty years ago. Altogether an "auspicious occasion." The bride's oldest friend, Mary Benson, caught the bridal lei.

SOME YOUNG FELLOW GETS A COMEUPPANCE I note that some youngster objects in Shipmate to reminiscences of the old-timers, one even citing 1903 as a horrible example, presumably of senescence. Well, we have our memories and enjoy them as much as the youngsters do their youthful activities.

(Ed. note: see page 32, Feb. issue.)

A. H. V A N KEUREN

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about his death until I received a letter from his wife acknowledging receipt of the class bulletin. Everard resigned before graduation. He served in the Army during World War I, and was retired with the rank of First Lieutenant, USA. He and his wife, Delia, lived at "Edgewood" in Boyce, Va. I corresponded with Everard off and on, and he had not been in good health for many years. As of now I do not know the exact date of his death nor where he is buried, but will put the information in Sliipmate later if received.

H A R R I S O N DESSEZ. Harrison's sister, Elizabeth Semmes Dessez, died suddenly at her home on S April. She was the librarian at Western High School from 1919 until her retirement in 1948. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Wadsw-orth Semmes Dessez and Leon E. Dessez.

Her family was one of the first to settle in Chevy Chase, moving there in 1893. She is survived by her brother, John Harrison Semmes Dessez, and a niece, Sally D. Miller of Lothian, Md. Harrison and his sister lived at 3815 Jennifer St. NW, Washington 15, D. C. Funeral services were held in the Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington Cathedral, with burial in Congressional Cemetery.

Harrison wished me to thank the Class of 1909 for him for the many messages and letters of sympathy he received.

GEORGE TREVER. Rube Waddell has just written me saying that George's widow's sister informed him that she died about eight years ago.

WASHINGTON CLASS LUNCHEON Fifteen attended the monthly class luncheon on 15 April: Benson, Braisted, Chapline, Hustvedt, Manahan, McCauley, Moses, Bill Porter, Rutter, Bobby Robertson, Poco Smith, Stuart, Tilley, Train and Williams.

Marion DAVIS. Marion writes that her eldest daughter, Deborah, suffered a ruptured blood vessel in her brain on 19 December, and was in a hospital in Montreal for nine weeks, but has now recovered and has gone home. Marion's youngest, Jocelyn, had her third baby and first son on 10 March 1958. He is named James PhiHp Todd, for his paternal great-grandfather. The young man is Dave's and Marion's ninth grandchild.

CLAUDE GILLETTE. Claude writes that he and Lydia spent three months this winter at Delray Beach, Fla. After returning to Bath, Maine, they sailed on the SS CONSTITUTION 3 April, for visits to Italy, France, Holland and Belgium, where they will attend the Fair at Brussels. They planned on returning to the States via the

GARD KNOX has left the Harrisburg, Pa., Hospital and is now at home for treatment.

I issued an April class bulletin.

Mrs. JACK T O W E R S writes from her new address at 133 E. 92d St., New York, that on 2 April the keel of a guided missile SS UNITED STATES, due New York 13 destroyer type vessel was laid at Seattle. May. Their daughter, Mrs. W. S. Spann, She will bear Towers' name when launched and her husband will make the trip with about August 1960. them. They plan on spending the summer in Maine.

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Sec'y, Capt. R. F. Frellsen, U S N (Ret.), 5 Sherwood Rd., Wardour, Annapolis, Md.

Each member of 1907, through the efforts of AL COHEN, should have received a request for a donation to the Cruiser OLYMPIA Association for the restoration of this historic ship as a museum. It has been learned that several hundred dollars have been received which is very gratifying.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Harold C. Train, U S N (Ret.), 1 St. Mary's St.. Annapolis. Md.

EVERARD KIDDER MEADE I deeply regret to report the death of Everard in August 1957. I did not know JUNE,

1958

Lucky Bags Wanted The library in Alumni House includes all Lucky Bags from 1894 to 1957 with the exception of 1955 and 1956. We would greatly appreciate receiving copies of these two missing issues—also additional copies of 1894 through 1910 to replace dilapidated volumes. Send to Alumni House, Annapolis. * * * The Army-Navy Club in Washington maintains a set of Hozmtzers and Lucky Bags for the use of its members. Lucky Bags of 1955, 1956 and 1957 are lacking; replacement copies for 1904-1913 are also needed. The Club is located at 17th and Eye S t , N.W., Washington, D. C. meeting. It was raining and I had my head down and bumped into someone. I looked up to apologize and it was Hugo. He was in London to be with Lord Gladstone, who at the time was desperately ill and died soon afterwards.

Nan LINDSAY. Nan is now living at 7451-B La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla, Calif.

BAIN McCANDLISH. Bain wrote that in February he saw B. R. T. Todd, who lives in Laurens, S. C. Bain said Ben looked young, prosperous and happy.

OLIE O L D E N D O R F . Olie and Betty left Palm Beach, Fla., in February and went out to Del Mar, Calif. Olie said the purpose of the trip was to attend to some business and see his daughter and son-inlaw, Cdr. S. L. Johnson, USN, selected for Captain, and under orders to command a destroyer division based on Long Beach.

Also he and Betty wished to become acquainted with the red-headed grandson, age two and a half years. They returned to Palm Beach early in May after a visit to Mexico and way stations.

JIMMY R U T T E R . Jimmy and Irma have returned to their home in Bethany Beach, Del., after spending nearly five months in Ormond Beach, Fla. Irma writes that they had a lovely place on the beach and in spite of the rain and cold, their lovely surroundings and very fine neighbors gave them a most enjoyable winter.

J O H N SAXER. John writes that John, Jr., gets his B.S. degree in M.E. at Notre Dame in June; also his commission as an Ensign in the USNR, but will lose his bachelor degree in matrimony a week later.

He is marrying a little Irish Catholic girl just like his dad did.

Lady Catherine Moore. (THEODORE'S widow.) Catherine writes that in March 1959, her husband, Adm. Sir Henry Moore, takes over for a year as High Sheriff of Kent, one of the strange ceremonial jobs that England has carried down from the past. In this position he has to entertain the Judges at the Assizes time and be present, as the second ranking officer of the county, at all ceremonial occasions. It's a great compliment to her husband, as he is a relative newcomer in Kent and his stature has grown each year to one of the leading citizens in the community.

Catherine further says that Theodore's mother, who lives in Washington, is still very much alive at the age of 92.

HUGO K O E H L E R . Mrs. Reginald Sidney French of Grand Rapids, Mich., has announced the engagement of her daughter.

Miss Polly French, and Mr. Hugo G. Koehler, son of Mrs. Hugo W. Koehler of New York and the late Cdr. Hugo W. Koehler, USN. The wedding was planned for May. Miss French, a daughter of the late Mr. French, was graduated from Smith College. Her fiance, who attended Brown CLASS PRESIDENT University, served in the Army, and is Poco Smith, Chairman of the Executive with Gude, Winmill and Company, New York brokers. He is a half-brother of Committee, announced on 14 March 1958 Clairborne Pell. Note. Hugo resigned from that Harold Train had been unanimously the Navy 24 February 1929. He died 17 elected President of the Class of 1909. He June 1941 in New York City. I last saw succeeds Roy Davis who died on 24 June Hugo in London in 1930. I was attending 1956 in Toronto, Canada. Roy had been the London Naval Conference and one day the only class president we had ever had. was walking to St. James Palace for a HAROLD TRAIN

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Sec'y, R. Adm. Charles J. Moore, U S N (Ret.).

5509 Grove St., Chevy Chase 15, Md.

EDWIN F. BARLOW E D W I N F . BARLOW died at Chattanooga, Tenn., on 14 December 1957. Ed Barlow resigned from the Navy before graduation and was commissioned in the Coast Artillery in 1909. He resigned from the Army as a Captain in 1920. He took up the practice of optometry in Chattanooga and was engaged in this business at the time of his death. His daughter, Katherine Barlow Myers, lives in Battles Wharf, Ala. The passing of Ed Barlow is regretted by his classmates as is the delay in publishing this notice.

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Sec'y, V . Adm. Robert M. Griffin, U S N (Ret.), 3133 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington 8. D. C.

The April class luncheon at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, was attended by the Washington group and Harry Hill from Annapolis.

MOSE BROWN reports that the response from his letter soliciting funds for the preservation of the OLYMPIA has

been most gratifying. He adds, "But the main point of this note is to say how delighted I have been to receive so many letters and messages from my classmates.

It has been something of a class reunion all my own. Thanks to all." Mose is still welcoming contributions at 478 W. Manheim S t , Philadelphia, Pa. C. Q. W R I G H T , in connection with information he sent in for "45 Years After," writes as follows in regard to H E N R Y CLAY and his wife Dessaline: "I forgot to Hst DessaHne as a Navy Sponsor. She christened the 0-6 in 1917 which I commanded in W W I." Dessaline, unfortunately, is in quite bad health. She would probably appreciate hearing from her friends.

(Address, Newcastle, N.H.) ROBERT M . GRIFFIN

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"BECK" SANBORN, having been Chief Executive of the Northwestern Public Service Co. for 18 years, was "kicked upstairs" in 1956 to Chairman of the Board.

This gave him some spare time so he and his charming lady have joined the class nomads. They are at their home in Huron only about half of the time now. They spent the fall of 1956 in Europe, the fall of 1957 in the Orient and last winter in Mexico. After spending part of this summer playing with their grandchildren in British Columbia, plans call for a trip around South America.

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Corr. Sec'y, Paul D. Sleeper, 7120 Fairfax Rd., Bethesda, Md.

Those present at our April D.C. luncheon were Abbott, Craven, Hill, "Doiig" Jones, Jupp, Keisker, "Jakey" Lee, Shine and Sleeper. We were especially delighted to see Hill, Jupp and Shine from Annapolis. Hill had just returned from a visit in "Alabam."

T O M S H I N E tells me he is moving to the West Coast for a while, where his address will be "547 A Ave., Coronado, Calif."

He says he is looking forward to seeing '13'ers out there.

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Commo. F. G. Reinicke '10, retiring president of the Naval Academy Association of New York, presents the Association's Annual Award for outstanding service to the Naval Academy to Edgar E. Miller, at the Thirty-Third Annual Dinner.

H E N R Y and Marnie ABBOTT very 1 9 1 4 • graciously entertained the D.C. 1913 group Sec'y, Cdr. Robert H. Maury, U S N (Ret.), and wives for cocktails early in April and 208 Prince George St., Annapolis, Md. everyone had a fine time.

Mrs. W. I. CAUSEY, widow of our WILLIAM AUGUSTIN HEARD "Doc," writes that she is glad to get our Capt. William A. Heard, USN (Ret), class bulletins. She has just arranged for died on 16 April of leukemia at the Bethesa Memorial Chair in the Stadium for her da Naval Hospital after an illness of some husband. months. None of us in this area knew of H. C. "Dave" DAVIS, of Lutz, Fla., the serious nature of his illness until the arrived in Bethesda Naval Hospital on 22 end came. Bill has never complained about April for his yearly check-up. He tells me anything which shows the stuff he was he feels better than he did when he left made of. Funeral services were held at the there about a year ago. All of us wish him Fort Myer Chapel followed by graveside the best of luck. He's in Rm. 1313 !! I How's services in Arlington Cemetery. Bill is survived by his widow, Evelyn, and two that for a '13'er ! 11 ROY DUDLEY writes that he and Win children by his former wife, William A. returned to New Hampshire on 14 April Heard, Jr., of El Paso, Texas, and Anne to find snow two feet deep in their drive- Velie Heard of Washington, D. C. way. They had a fine two months in Mexico.

Captain Heard was a native of Texas, "Hazy" H A Z E L T I N E writes that he being one of the early appointees of John and Hatch and probably Robinson will be Nance Garner. He was an early submarine at our 45th, although Robbie has not been officer arid in World War II served in the too well. Good luck, Robbie. We in the Amphibious Force, South Pacific, and on East hope for a big turn-out for our 45th General MacArthur's staff. He retired in from all West-coasters.

1949 and for several years was the WashMIKE HUDSON says he hopes to be ington representative of Deere and Comat one of our D.C. lunches this summer pany. Mrs. Heard resides at 2522 Q S t NW, Washington, D. C. and, of course, at our 45th.

"Savvy" QUINLAN writes that he is The number of replies to the questionleaving Mexico for his mountain cabins at naire received so far is most gratifying; Nederland, Col., where the "latch-string is more than thirty have been returned as of always out for the Navy and especially any this date (3 May). With only one excep'13'ers." He then leaves for D.C. and our tion everyone is in favor of following the forty-fifth. same schedule as in our Fortieth; the reason "Red" RUBLE writes that he and wife given is that some members of the class were leaving in April for Portland, Ore., are presently employed and might find it to stay with two granddaughters while his difficult to get away from their "jobs" daughter and husband go to Europe for 2 during the middle of the week. Most of those on the West Coast and some in other months.

All of the above and the following of parts of the country would Hke to have 1913, all of whom sent short notes or cards, two reunions, one on the West Coast in sent their best to all classmates—.\rd, Aus- May or June and the other (and the printin, Dillingham, "Buck" Jones, Seibert, cipal one) in Annapolis during the HomeShock, Woodside and White. Hugh and coming Weekend. Some would like to atBillie White tell me they enjoyed very tend both, should there be tw-o reunions. much a short visit from Roy and Win DudSCHLITZ S T E N G E L informs me that ley on their way north from Mexico. he has moved again. He and Bea are now TOMMY SHOCK has arranged for a at 2109 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, Calif.

The YE ATM AN S have returned rechair for his father, T. A. W. Shock '83. cently to their home in Princeton, N. J., PAUL D . SLEEPER after a five-thousand-mile trip through the Deep South. The high spot of their trip was ten days in Natchez, Miss., where they were fortunate enough to live in one of those antebellum exhibition homes as guests MAKE THAT STADIUM of the owner, who is a friend of theirs.

During the course of their travel they saw DONATION NOW! the Pennoyers in Pensacola and the Tawreseys in Norfolk. Their son-in-law programs the IBM for Prudential.

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DINGER BLACK has just given me the very interesting information that they are living in the country about si.x miles from Springfield, Ohio; they have recently remodeled an old two-story brick house on a three-acre "farm" that they now own.

He went on to say that the job of keeping the place up and mowing the lawn has been keeping his waistline within fairly respectable limits. He added further that they have plenty of room and would be delighted to see and have any of the class who might be wandering in that neck of the woods.

C H I P C H I P P E N D A L E reports he was making a trip to the West Coast and that he had provided a chair in the Stadium for A R C H I E GLANN. Had a note from S W E D E H A Z L E T T in the Naval Hospital, Bethesda. I have heard since that he is progressing nicely after a major operation.

HUTCH

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6 Acton Place. Annapolis. Md. Treas.. Cdr. Claade 0 . Vickrey. U S N R ( R e t ) .

20 E. 74th St.. N e w York 21. N . Y.

MARSHALL BRITT ARNOLD I regret very much to announce that MARSHALL B. ARNOLD died 30 March in Oakland, Calif., while we were in Palm Springs, and I did not get the word until I arrived in Sacramento. The funeral was held in Arlington on 10 April, Dick Richards in charge of arrangements.

Representing the class at the funeral were Rip Struble, Dick Richards, Pres Marshall, and Jack Small. Flowers from the class were sent by \"ickrey.

Captain Arnold, a native of California, retired in June 1946. His widow, Mrs. Ilah A. Arnold, lives at 2730 Albingroon Ct., Apt IB, Oakland, Calif.

Heather and H U T C H returned from southern California via San Francisco, Chicago and New York. In San Francisco, Hutch had lunch at the Bohemian Club as the guest of his old roommate, RAYMOND W R I G H T . He also talked to FROG L O W on the phone, but could not get together with him. En route to Sacramento, we drove to Napa Valley, near Yountsville, and had a delightful luncheon with FOREST and Louise L I B E N O W , whom we had not seen for at least 25 years I In Chicago, I phoned H O M E R H A R R I SON, and was shocked and grieved to leam that his charming wife. Holly, died last January Sth. I had not heard a word about it, and believe that none of his classmates knew of his great loss.

Angela WOOD ( L E I G H T O N ' s widow) reports her new address as 305 Cameron St, Alexandria, Va. TIM and Lily B R O W N stopped in Annapolis on their way north from Florida, and were guests of honor at a buffet supper given by Mary and DICK R I C H A R D S at their charming colonial home. Next day, the HORNS entertained them and other classmates for cocktails on their porch overlooking Spa Creek.

Professor GLENN E A S T O N reports his new address is 155 Taylor St., Americus, Georgia, where he is professor in charge of engineering at Georgia Southwestern College, a division of the University system of Georgia. They are there nine months of the year and spend the summer at their lake shore cottage at Killdeer, South China, Maine, only about 35 miles from Dick Richard's home in Newcastle.

Dick Richards and Mary got away from Annapolis on 28 April, as it was already getting too warm for them in Annapolis.

JUNE,

The Secretary of 1916 has a copy of a letter from Admiral Carney to the President of Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company regarding launching services for the TURNER JOY (DD-951). "Mick" who is unable to attend wrote among other things as follows: "We of the Class of 1916 always knew Turner Joy as a charming companion and a steadfast friend. As the years went on, he gave us added cause to admire and to respect his abilities and his accomplishments. On this occasion, his classmates render honor to the memory of a great and distinguished naval officer, and in some measure we share the mingled sadness and pride which Martha is certain to feel as the TURNER JOY goes down the ways."

BILL ROEHL's latest address is POBox 397, Cambria, CaHf. Anyone knowing the address of any of the following please let me know: Moyer, Moloney, Neily, O'Brien and Wyman.

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go north and spend some time with "Nebby" Craig, then back East via Great Lakes and finally, if he finds nothing else to do, returning to the East to more or less settle down. Looks like a very good trip, and rendered better by the fact that he has no time schedule, therefore, can take it easy.

Received a letter from RUSSELL H I T C H C O C K regarding his attendance at the commissioning of the USS

Capt. Edward C. Fuller, USMC '16, killed in action 18 June 1918 at Belleau Wood, France.

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Sec-Treas., Capt. E . S. Earnhardt, U S N (Ret.), 3900 Calverton Dr., College Heights Estates.

Hyattsville. Md. Corr. Sec'y. Capt. L. F. Brown, USNR, 31 Maryland Ave., Annapolis. Md. West Coast Sec'y. Cdr. E. F. Cochrane, U S N (Ret.), 4315 Avalon Blvd.. San Diego 3. Calif.

Received a card from "JAKE" L E N NON that their 22d grandchild was born to their daughter Pat on 25 April. Helen went to St. Louis for the launching.

"Jake" is in Jacksonville where Helen has already joined him.

"GIB" H O O V E R writes that they are going to the British Isles on 11 June as a graduation present for their two daughters, Katherine and Ann. "Gib" and Mabel expect to do a bit of traveling on the Continent, and this notice should alert Bill Schott and Tony Ziroli to the fact that "Gib" will be looking up both of them on his trip.

Received a letter dated 22 April 1958 from J O H N N Y CARSON noting that on 30 April the Class of 1916 would finally have aH joined the "Old Fuddy-Dud List."

Johnny was retired at that time, and he is the last of the class on active duty. Subsequent to this, on 6 May, Johnny came into my office en route on quite a schedule of traveling. He plans to go from here (Annapolis) to D . C , thence to Richmond, Va., then to his old home town in South Carolina, and then spend a month with his son down at Pensacola. From there he plans a trip to the West Coast, and if the arrangements work out he will stop over in Sherman, Texas, to see "Sol" Phillips, then to San Diego and La Jolla, and from there to San Francisco where he will spend a month. From San Francisco he plans to

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LINIX, and he notes that Swede and Jean Carlson, Gail and Billie Morgan, Gib and Mabel Hoover, Russell and Alberta Hitchcock were present.

WEST COAST DOPE CDR. E . F . COCHRANE

We heard from Polly and H A R R I S LYLE recently informing us that they had moved from Long Beach to 4623 Columbus Ave., Sherman Oaks, Calif. Harris is an attorney-at-law and had some cases in the courts in San Diego.

Plans are being made to have an informal get-together in June in La Jolla. The tentative plans call for a dinner at the Tennis Club on Wednesday, 18 June. The affair is planned to honor the wives and will include a gathering from the L.A. area. Count Grassie, Sleuth Holmes and Merrill Comstock are the committee. Definite plans will be announced in the near future.

The April luncheon was held at the Admiral Kidd Q u b on Thursday, the 17th.

Present: Wyse Benson, Bimny Cochrane and his guest Tom Stockton, Sleuth Holmes, Hook Jenkins, Joe Loventhal, George Dorsey Price, Amos Root, Gloom Rutledge, Shorty Sauer, Possum Webb, Walter Webb, and our three grand Seventeeners, Merrill Comstock, Spike Fahrion and Ing Kiland, who managed to "get hot" and duck the honor of paying for the preluncheon activity.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. G. M. Stone. U S N R (Ret.), 248 King George St.. Annapolis, Md.

DICK GRUELICK sent in his contribution to the Stadium Fund. It came from Mount Helix bird sanctuary where it seems he is now living in La Mesa, Calif. He says he is perforce taking things very easy and is almost the perfect loafer. No change on the visual I Furthermore, Fats does not say whether he is in a coop or just behind wire but it always seemed inevitable that they would catch up with that oiseau.

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E A R L H U R L B U T is with the Los Angeles Water and Power. He retires 1 June 1958. He has a cabin 8,000 feet up in the hills. Has nine grandchildren and a sonin-law who got 3 Jap Zeros. He knows where he can catch golden trout, so he says, "without wetting my fly." The water must be shallow!

TUBBY J O N E S says he keeps busy but doesn't sketch and describe it. Last year he was getting a haircut. Says he sees all too Httle of the Navy since retirement. Serves him right for Hving on the frontier. Greetings from the East, Tubby.

M I T C H M I T C H E L L writes from Cannes that the weather has been chilly in France. That's the second complaint we have had and are making a note of it. He is interested in a 4Sth reunion and wants to be kept advised as to what year it will be.

ART MOEN, alias The Atom, named before anyone knew the other one would be cracked, is still busy with his children and grandchildren—all lawyers—as he felt he might need legal protection in his old age.

Erica M E N T Z has written from Lutry (Vaud), Switzerland, donating a chair in the Stadium in memory of her and our beloved Egg. She is enroute to meet Susan on the Riviera, thence to London again, returning to U. S. in July or August.

Front Royal, Va., is a permanent forwarding address.

Unless situation changes, Walt does not again intend to solicit the class for seats.

Do bear in mind, however, that they are neither hard to sell nor to buy and we have not done quite so well as we'd hoped.

TOBY TOBIN entered Bethesda and was due for surgery on the 18th. At present writing (1 May) his exact condition is unknown and we can only hope for the best. Caroline is close by.

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Sec'y, R. Adm. E. E. Duvall. U S N (Ret.), 4000 Cathedral Ave.. Washington 16, D. C.

In the March (1958) issue of Shipmate we offered a 1918 Lucky Bag to the highest bidder; two classmates responded and, as arranged, both made out their checks in favor of the Memorial Stadium Fund.

M I K E W I L L I A M S made the higher bid and now has the book. The other bidder, ROSS W H I T E M A R S H , though unsuccessful, nevertheless generously permitted his check to be applied to the fund. If another Lucky Bag turns up we will certainly keep Ross in mind.

After an absence of four months. Colonel and Mrs. DOBYNS have returned from a visit to Pearl Harbor where they saw their first grandchild: a Navy Junior—the son of Lt. (jg) Robert Franklin Jones, Jr., U S N '54, and Mrs. Jones, the former Barbara Gannt Dobyns. The grandparents motored to San Francisco where they embarked for a pleasant sea voyage to Hawaii; there they spent "two months of interesting interludes with daughter and grandson" while their son-in-law was at sea on a long submarine cruise. Returnmg to San Francisco by air. Tommy and Polly motored home to Washington, making several stop-overs en route one of which was in Greensboro, N. C, where "Hoppy" Beall '17 and his wife "Willie" Hve in the Sedgefield area near the Inn and Golf Club of that name.

Following a recent appeal for news, LEON L O V E T T E wrote to us in the following modest vein: "About all that can be said about me is that between my duties 22

as special consultant for the President of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, in Chicago, and the Chairman for the forthcoming Cerebral Palsy Campaign, I have little to do but look after my flower garden and do some writing. I believe gardening to be an occupational hobby of old sailors. At any rate, I propose to keep 18 Glen Dr., Belle Haven, Alexandria, Va., as home port, and do long and short range commuting."

GOOD SAMARITAN FOR THE THREE "R'S " We are happy to report on the achievements and good works of our classmate, Leon Lovette, as above. May we "pqjnt with pride" to another classmate, ION P U R S E L L of Frankfort, Ky., Director of an organization known as the "Good Samaritans for the Three R's." Mr. Walker Wood, Editor, Hopkinsville, Ky., New Era, praises Ion as follows: "To us his just claim to fame lay on his untiring private war on illiteracy. At his own expense he has taught hundreds to read and w r i t e . . . and now, it turns out, this Good Samaritan has gained national recognition because of the cause to which he is dedicated. The August (1957) issue of Coronet magazine devotes an article to this 'Skipper of the R's'." It is a real tribute to Ion who has given abundantly of both time and treasure to his educational crusade. Pursell, remembering, no doubt, his plebe days, wrote: "I can recite the Coronet article with gestures, either standing on my head or sitting on infinity."

Those present at our regular firstWednesday-of-the-month luncheon gathering at the Army-Navy Club on 2 April were Barringer, Kennedy, Murphy, Rogers, Duvall, Hurt and Riggs.

I should Hke to quote from a letter which R. Adm. W. F. Fitzgerald (Executive Director of the Alumni Association) sent out to all class secretaries. He wrote in part as follows: "This is not the time to slack off on our efforts to raise funds for the Memorial Stadium project. Contracts have been let, ground has been broken, and the work is proceeding—but we still need over a halfmillion dollars. Keep plugging away on this item and let's put the drive over the top. See Shipmate for class breakdowns."

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION If you are not a member of the Alumni Association we certainly recommend that you join so that you will receive regularly the magazine Shipmate. This splendid publication has well-written articles of professional interest as well as columns devoted to the different class activities. The March issue, for instance, contained class news over a seventy-year span—from the Class of 1888 to the Class of 1958. Also, you will want to have the Alumni Register.

Let me know and I shall be happy to send you the necessary forms, or you can write to the Alumni Association, Annapolis, Md., direct.

SHIPMATE ITEMS In the class bulletin of 22 May 1957, we asked for "interesting facets of your present way of life": new addresses, employment, achievements, family news, hobbies, travels—that sort of thing. We received some answers—for which we are grateful—and the contained news has been published in Shipmate. Will those who haven't sent in their news please do so!

To those who have written, our sincere thanks; and please send in the latest re-

port of your doings. We are particularly anxious to have something under the 1918 banner in every issue of Shipmate. Your help is needed!

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Sec'y, R. Adm. R. A. Dierdorff, USN (Ret.), 34 Randall St., Annapolis, Md.

M A T T GARDNER wired from Pensacola on 22 April: "Brief notice in local paper announces death of Beth MARTIN in Memphis on Sunday." I have no additional details but join with her host of friends in mourning her passing and in voicing the class's deep sympathy to B E A U T Y and the family.

Congratulations to DICK RUSH upon his promotion to Associate Professor of Physics at Northeastern University, Boston Mass. He has been with them since 1953.

Congrats also to our RAYMOND {Sausage) S M I T H who has been promoted to a Senior Vice-Presidency of Western Electric. Just shows what adeptness at shaking for Mess Hall oranges will lead to. His new business address is 120 Broadway, Room 2355, New York 5, N. Y. FORTIETH REUNION The Fortieth Reunion went off in grand style with George Dyer providing his usual grand weather. More on it next month but almost SO per cent of the class were there and with wives and widows totaled 135. Warren the photographer took an excellent picture and anyone who did not procure a copy and wants one should contact King.

Erica MENTZ's gracious letter of 23 April reports that she was spending several weeks with her mother in Lutry, Switzerland, and then intended to join her daughter, Susan, and husband, Ellsworth Donnell, for some hoped-for sunshine at Cap d'Antibes, France. She expected to return to London with them where Mr. Ellsworth is representing the Bankers' Trust Co. She plans to return to the States in August and says: "I suppose for the next few years I will be commuting between Pasadena and London." She closes by wishing us a happy and successful Reunion.

I shall waylay T E X S E T T L E at the Reunion to translate some of the Turkish words contained in DAN McGURL's good letter of 27 April from Ankara. He reports that they have met some very interesting people and that his job has its points. He laments not being on hand May 9 to help W A L T E R A N S E L round up GAVEA's cattle with its tractor. ( N o ! N o ! Dan. Not that kind of "Snorts" at the Reunion.)

He and Helen conclude: "To all classmates and their wives our fondest regards and best wishes for continued health and happiness."

ADDRESSES OF RELATIVES OF DIXIE KIEFER WANTED If anyone has knowledge of the present address of a member of the family or of relatives of Dixie Kiefer and would notify Alumni House it would be appreciated.

Widows when requesting or paying for Shipmate subscriptions of $2 are requested to include the full name of their husband so that their status may be accurately determined and proper records maintained.

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Capt. D. R. Osborn, U S N ( R e t ) .

7106 A r r o w h e a d Rd.. Bethesda, Md.

The local group in Washington was particularlv glad to see GEORGE CUNNINGHAM, D E L F A H R N E Y and DAN WILKERSON at our April class luncheon at the Army-Navy Qub. George is in town for a few weeks from Alabama heading a Reserve Officer Selection Board. He finds time to enjoy the area in spite of the ten thousand or so records his board is going over. W e are all glad to see him.

DAN W I L K E R S O N was written up in the Washington Star recently as the inventor in the early 1920's of the tiny radio device which, with more modern adaptations, is sending out the "beeps" from our satellites now spinning out in space. He was here trying to get the Air Force to dig out some of his early sketches and plans on it. Won't that be some job! Anyhow, we hope he gets the official recognition he deserves.

DEL F A H R N E Y was down from Philadelphia and ALLEN HOBBS is back from wintering in Florida. D U D L E Y PAGE has likewise returned after the winter snows and P A U L W A T S O N felt that the 1,200 inmates of the penal institution he superintends at Jessup, Md., w-ere safe enough for him to leave for a visit with our group.

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Sec'y. M r . H o m e r E i m e r s 930 H Street, N . W . , W a s h i n g t o n . D . C.

TERRY and Fay A C U F F did it again.

On 19 April at the newly redone COM at the Naval Station, San Diego. It was a no host "heavy" hors d'oeuvres and cocktail party—well attended and enjoyed.

Honored guests were Leon and De Vecmon Jacobi, here for one day from Detroit.

The Jacobis are lucky at hitting town when '21 celebrates. They did it once before in San Francisco. In Europe recently the Jacobis and the McQueens tete-a-teted at The Hague. And Ralph Butterfield escorted widow of Bob Kain, who has a son, a Marine, at Camp Pendleton.

Other black jacks attending with their lovelies were Bixby, Courts, Curley, Dodds, Fewel, Gray, Hall, Hailey, Hal Jones, Justice, Kellogg, Kernodle (his first outing since hospitalization six months ago), Ivan Miller, McHugh, and Wray.

These brave gals made it too: Mrs. R. F. Cross, Mrs. L. J. McGowan, and Mrs. L. K. Scott.

HEBER McLEAN writes: "I recently made a connection with the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation in capacity of Superintendent, Operations and Maintenance.

"I have moved to Massena, N. Y., where I expect to be located during the next several months in connection with these new duties.

"My address now is V. Adm. H. H. McLean, USN (Ret.), % St. Law. Seaway Development Corporation, Seaway Circle, Massena, N. Y." Stanton Hales, sixteen-year-old son of RALEIGH H A L E S of 1440 Rubino Dr., San Marino, Calif., recently won the Ken Davidson Memorial Badminton Trophy.

This national trophy is awarded to the player showing the best sportsmanship, the most improvement in his play and who generally displays the best tournament spirit.

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The latest communication from the Alumni House to L L E W E L L Y N K. H O X T O N has been returned marked deceased. Can anyone furnish Shipmate information in this regard?

WASHINGTON Classmates who attended our monthly luncheon at the Army-Navy Club on 23 April 1958 were Barbaro, Billingsly, Bolger. Bowman, Brumbaugh, Dell, Eimers, Ferris, Houser, Hunt, Jamison, Loker, Moore, Morgan, Purves, Tellman, Thorp, Waters and Skahill.

The next meeting is scheduled for 25 June.

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Sec'y, Gerald A . Stacey.

Golden Propeller F a r m , R t . 2, Box 146, Mercersburg, P a .

Gladys Hastie Adams, wife of R. Adm. F R A N C I S M. ADAMS, U S N ( R e t ) , died in Seattle, Wash., on 5 April 1958 after a prolonged illness. Funeral services were held in Trinity Parish Episcopal Church, Seattle, where they were married in 1923 and interment was in Riverton Crest Cemetery, Seattle.

Gladys w^as born and raised in Seattle.

She is survived by her husband whose address is 415 E. Elm St., Troy, Ala.; a son, L t F. M. Adams, Jr., U S N '49, stationed at U. S. Naval Station, Whidbey Island, Wash.; two granddaughters ; and a brother, V/arren D. Hastie, of 3507 29th Ave., West, Seattle.

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Sec'y, C a p t . Claude H . B e n n e t t , J r . , U S N ( R e t . ) , 732 S p r i n g L a n e , Philadelphia 28. P a .

R. Adm. N E I L K. D I E T R I C H , 14th Naval District Commandant, shows Capt.

H. Tucker Gratz, U S N , a historic plaque from the battleship ARIZONA recently received at Pearl Harbor. Captain Gratz, who reported to the Commandant 21 February for his annual two weeks' Naval Reserve training duty, is the chairman of the Pacific W a r Memorial Commission, sponsors of the ARIZONA Memorial Fund Drive. The plaque was forwarded to Admiral Dietrich by the former Commander, New York Naval Shipyard, R. Adm. L. A. Kniskern. It was placed aboard the ARIZONA at her commissioning in 1916 but was removed at the New York shipyard the following year in streamHning preparations for action in World W a r I.

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Sec'y. Mr. Paul W . Siegrist. e/o S t a n d a r d & P o o r ' s . 345 Hudson St..

New York 14, N . Y.

COUNT AUSTIN HAS SECOND FLEET V.Adm.BERNARD L . A U S T I N , U S N , relieved V. Adm. Robert B. Pirie, USN, of the dual command of U. S. Second Fleet and the N A T O Striking Fleet Atlantic in ceremonies held recently aboard the Fleet Flagship U S S NORTHAMPTON.

The new Second Fleet and Striking Fleet commander reported to his new duty from Washington where he was the Director, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff from IS March 1956 to the present. Admiral Pirie has been appointed to the post of Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air. He will relieve Bill Davis, Jr. S W E D E E C K S T R O M goes from Commander, Fleet Air, N E L M to BuPers.

VICE ADMIRAL RICHARD F. WHITEHEAD, USN (RET.) One of the distinguished non-Naval Academy graduates who is a regular subscriber to Shipmate is V. Adm. Richard F. Whitehead, known throughoutthe Navy as "Dick."

A native of Fall River, Mass., Adm i r a l Whitehead enlisted in the Naval Militia of Massachusetts in 1912 at the age of 18.

He attended the Naval Cadet School during 191S and 1916 on board the old

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Receiving Ship at Boston Navy Yard. This school was held on weekends throughout the year with a month's intensive training in the summer. During this period, Dick was also employed in the Citizens Savings Bank of Fall River and attended classes during the week at night at the American Institute of Banking in Providence.

On 22 November 1916 he was commissioned an ensign in the Massachusetts Naval Militia. Called to active duty for World War I on 7 April 1917, he reported aboard the battleship NEBRASKA. He was first commissioned in the National Navy Volunteers which was the term for the federalized naval militia and in 1918 was commissioned in the U. S. Naval Reserve Force. He served in the destroyer PHILLIP during most of that war and was relieved from active duty as a Lieutenant, USNR, on 16 July 1919.

Appointed to the regular Navy in December 1921, Admiral "VVhitehead served in the "four-stacker" LAWRENCE until 1924 when he reported to Pensacola for flight training. He served first in the Alaskan Aerial Survey Expedition and was on duty in the first SARATOGA when that ship was commissioned on 16 Nov. 1927. He established the Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Floyd Bennett Field, N. Y., in 1931 and throughout the 1930's he had aviation assignments on board the battleship P E N N SYLVANIA and the carriers SARATOGA, L E X INGTON and ENTERPRISE.

Father of the Landlocked Carriers Admiral Whitehead was responsible during the early part of World W a r I I for bringing carrier training to the Great Lakes by converting the SS SEEANDBEE to the U S S WOLVERINE and the SS CITY OF B U F -

FALO to the U S S SABLE. Many thousands

of pilots first qualified aboard these land based carriers.

From 1943 on. Admiral Whitehead was connected with air support of amphibious operations and at the end of the war was Commander, Support Aircraft, Air Force, Pacific Fleet. He participated in practically all of the amphibious operations in the Pacific.

Admiral Whitehead retired in July 1956 after 38 years' service. He then assumed the position of Vice President, American Gag:e and Machine Company. He married Delilah Otte Koske in 1933 and has a stepson, L t Cdr. Emerson Otte, USNR. The Whiteheads Hve at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago.

Admiral Whitehead's position on the Navy List has generally been with the Class of 1921.

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WASHINGTON The fourth Wednesday of the month (out-of-towners please note) is the day for the monthly Washington group meeting.

No principal speaker, but a few members felt called upon to orate briefly or to otherwise be heard from. Ed gave the good news on the Class Gate and the urgency of starting plans for our 35th reunion next year was discussed. Twenty-two were present.

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L E W I S (Squirrel) HERRINGTON now heads the Specialty Leasing & Financing Corp. in Chicago. This "little firm with the big name" does consulting and special types of real estate financing, mainly "Lease-Back Deals." The latter is now being used more for the intermediate-sized company, and it is in this field that the new organization will operate and pioneer. His Chicago address remains the same: 209 S. LaSalle St. J O H N S H A N N O N has been made manager of the Atlantic Division of PanAmerican Airways.

In his capacity as Marine Manager of American Trading & Production Company, S T E V E B A R C H E T travels abroad about as much as W A L T E R GRAESSER. On his spring trips Steve had calls at Bombay, Kirachi and Rome. He tried to visit D A L E H A R R I S (RADM U S N ) at Naples, but had to settle for a telephone conversation as the latter was "on his way," too.

P A T R O O N E Y continues on the Staff of Brown University at Providence. A newspaper account of an anniversary ROC celebration at Newport mentions Pat as the "founder" of the ROC school there.

RAY W A L L E R came up from south Jersey for the 24 April class lunch meeting in New York, where he had a chance to get up-to-date with Barchet, Burroughs, Caples, Day, Graesser, Lynch, Mellon, Siegrist, Sylvester, Walker, Whalen and B. E. Wilson.

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Sec'y, Cdr. H. A. Fravel. USN (Ret.), 3410 15th St., North, Arlington 1, Va.

BERNARD L. AUSTIN '24 (left) A. D. MARKS '27 (right) The Chicago chapter of our NA Alumni Association is again in the hands of 1924: H A P GOODALL is the new president, and SQUIRREL H E R R I N G T O N secretary.

RAYMOND S. K I M B E L L was recently selected by the Recreation and Park Commission of Oakland, Calif., to the job of General Manager of the City's Recreation and Park Department.

Ray, a non-grad of the Academy, graduated from UCLA and went to work in 1928 as a playground director. He has been with the Oakland Recreation and Park Department ever since. He was appointed superintendent of recreation in 1926. He resides at 50 Fernwood Dr. with his wife, Kathryn, and nineteen-year-old son, Joseph.

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Sec'y. Cdr. Howard C. Adams, USNR, Pacific Far E a s t Line. Inc..

918 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

"Suministros Continental" is the new Spanish firm established by F O R E S T (Boney) CLOSE and an associate. The ROBERT DEXTER CONRAD new firm specializes in machinery and sup- AWARD plies for finding and producing oil and The Secretary of the Navy has anwater, and we understand they have three announced the Capt. ROBERT DEXTER rigs now in service exploring for oil. CONRAD Award, named in honor of the Boney's new office address is Hotel Cas- officer who was the primary architect of tellana-Hilton, Madrid, Spain. the Navy's basic research program and DAVE W I G H T (CAPT U S N R ) is at- was head of the Planning Division of the tending the Naval War College Senior Office of Naval Research at the time it Reserve Officers' course, and the seminars was established. , The award is designed to recognize and on World Strategy which follow. reward outstanding technical and scientific achievement in research and development WEDDING for the Department of the Navy. Members R. Adm. E L I J A H W. IRISH, U S N of the military service on active duty, ci( R e t ) , and Mrs. Irish announce the maremployees of the Department of the riage of their daughter, Christine, to Mr. vilian Harry Hubert Thompson on 1 March 1958 Navy and employees of Navy contractors are eligible for the award which consists in Rockville, Md. of a medal and a citation signed by the Secretary of the Navy.

Hazel S. Pancoast, of 1239 Stow Ave., A revenue ruling has been requested on Pensacola, Fla., died 25 March 1958. She the question of taxes on back pay errone- is survived by her husband, R. Adm. L. W. ously withheld under the Economy Act. The PANCOAST, U S N ( R e t ) . Interment was contention is that such pay should be sub- in Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensaject to 1932-1934 tax rates. cola, Fla. Rear Admiral Pancoast is with the Ekjuitable Life Assurance Society in Pensacola.

A R T H U R D. MARKS was recently named Director of Sales of the Hercules Motor Corporation of Canton, Ohio.

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Sec'y-Treas. Capt. J. W. Waterhouse, USN, Room 5C567, Pentagon, Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C.

The Executive Committee to run the class affairs for the year commencing 1 July 1958 will be elected from the Washington group during May. Ballots are being sent to all known members of the class residing in the Washington area. Ballots will be furnished to regular members outside the Washington area on request to the Secretary-Treasurer.

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Neil Dietrich '23 with Capt. T. Tucker Gratz, USNR, Chairman of the Pacific War Memorial, view the building plaque of the USS ARIZONA. 24

The news items for the classes of 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1927 in this issue were prepared at Alumni House. No items for 1928 were available.

Nothing was received last month from the corresponding secretaries of these classes, most likely because nobody sent them anything.

These classes are well represented in the mernbership of the Alumni Association and Shipmate desires to give them better coverage.

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RULES OF THE ROAD STUDY HEADED BY "RED" RAMAGE '31

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A bit of '30 news from M I K E BLOCK, Stony Lane, N. Kingston, R. L "Having over a year of retirement I still like it. The question "what do you do with your time?' comes so regularly that I will give a quick answer. With an apartment in Wickford, a grain elevator in Illinois as well as other interests there, the usual investments, a member of the local zoning board of review and teaching leather to Scout leaders I feel gainfully employed.

Bridge, visits from friends (much appreciated), wiring friends' houses for sound, and sleeping in leave little enough time for our own home overlooking Narragansett Bay (I love to see the ships and be glad I don't have to worry about them!). We have six acres where blue spruce and holly play an interesting and profitable part. Dottie and our 'teenager, Barbara, both love it.

"Over Easter Stan and Jean Miller with their daughter came up from Washington to escape oil and politics for a while. We had a grand visit, with Garner Clark and wife coming by from Davisville. They both proved the saying that: 'We don't get older. Midshipmen just get younger'." ''Thirty can well be proud of T E X GILLIAM displaying his usual intelligence and sense of humor on the daytime 'Tic Tac Dough' T\" program. Tex went through eight ties and won on the ninth witliout a single miss!"

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Sec'y, Capt. Oscar E. Hagberg, U S N , Room 4-B-54S, Pentagon, Washington 2S. D . C.

Twenty-three of the faithful attended the April class limcheon at the Gun Factory Officers' Mess on 8 April. We transacted no business as usual, but enjoyed an hour of comradeship and discussion of class affairs. The Wives Chapter '31 Washington also enjoyed a luncheon at Fort Myer, Marje Needham and Marie Bass in charge.

Mrs. Claire Coulson Moring, wife of Capt W. E. MORING, SC USN, passed away on 19 April 1958, after a short illness, in Harrisburg, Pa. She is survived by a daughter, Sharon Ann Moring; a son, Wil-

An International Conference has been proposed to modernize the International Rules of the Road by Great Britain and is scheduled to meet in 1960.

A committee was established in the Navy Department on 14 January 1958 to solicit recommendations and comments from all Navy sources to provide the foundation for Navy recommendations at the International Conference. This committee is chaired by R. Adm. L. P. Ramage, USN '31, Medal of Honor holder, and has representatives from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, including the Hydrographer of the Navy, the Bureau of Ships, MSTS, and the Office of the Judge Advocate General.

mander. Recently selected as Rear Admiral and waiting for promotion, he is scheduled to relieve Adm. W. H. Leahy in June. Admiral Leahy's new duty will be at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as ShipPhoto hy Emilio yard Commander.

No newcomer to Hawaii, Captain HoltzJOSEPH F. MALLACH '26, worth served as Design Superintendent at HELL CAT ORGANIZER, the shipyard at the beginning of World LIEUTENANT USN (RET.), War II and later participated in the salvage PROMINENT PHYSICIAN of ships sunk by the Japanese attack in 1941. He is presently serving as Fleet and (See Feature Article this month) Force Maintenance Officer on the staff of Service Force, U. S. Pacific Dr. Joseph F. Mallach of Chicago '26 Commander Fleet and Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Pahas been elected chief of staff at Chicago's cific Fleet Wesley Memorial Hospital. He is a member of the senior attendant staff of the department of medicine at the hospital. Dr. WEDDINGS Mallach was born in TaylorviHe, 111., atCapt. and Mrs. F R E D E R I C S T E I N K E tended St. Mary's Parochial School and of Lafayette, Calif., announce the marriage was graduated from TaylorviHe High of their daughter, Mary Louise, to Mr. School in 1922. He was retired for physical Edward H. Vivier of Sacramento on 26 reasons in December 1932 as a Lieutenant. April 1958. Mary Louise was attended by In 1933 he entered Northwestern Medical her sister Emily Anne and was given in School and after his graduation interned marriage by her father. Fred is presently at Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital serving as Officer in Charge of the Naval where he has been a staff member since Biological Laboratory in Oakland and com1940. He is married to the former Virginia ments : "Never had it so good, this is just Steen of Scottsbluff, Nebr., and they have as fine duty as that EAGLE boat way back in a daughter, Susan, 16, and son, Michael, 14. 1938."

Ham Coulson Moring, and her mother, Mrs. W. W. Coulson of Los Angeles, CaHf. Funeral services were held on 22 April JHH^^^R at the Fort Myers Chapel, Va. Interment was at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. ^^^"^^^H Benny Bass, JuHe Becton and Jesse Motes of '31 were honorary pallbearers. t ^ ^^^^^Q^HH S K I L L E T G I L L E T T E became concerned with the lack of '31 news in the April Shipmate (caused by the special nature of the issue, rather than dearth of news) and sent along the following from Boston: "There being a few of '31 in the vicinity, we mutually decided to have a ^^^^>w' '' ;iHB local reunion on 8 April in the Officers' Club, Boston Naval Shipyard. In attendance were Bebe and Dodo Daniels, Viv and Grace Soucek, Lee and Gi Ellis, Skillet and lone Gillette, Jim and Cel Meola, Frank and Pauline Hoye and Jim Allen.

Others who tried, but couldn't make it for one reason or another, were Payne, Toth, Wieler, Pearce, McCracken, Will Cooper and McCain. We will appear in the news again."

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kirkpatrick '31 and Capt. E R N E S T C. H O L T Z W O R T H a model of the Art Center they contribwill be Pearl Harbor's next Shipyard Comuted to Oklahoma City, Okla.

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R. Adm. Leslie A. Kniskern, USN '22 (left), is shown being relieved by R. Adm. Schuyler N . Pyne '25 as Commander, New York Naval Shipyard, at the Change of Command Ceremonies on 31 March 1958.

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Miss Mary Louise Fiala, daughter of Capt REID P U R Y E A R FIALA, USN, and Mrs. Fiala, South Pasadena, Calif., was married to Donald Wilson Crocker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy P. Crocker, South Pasadena, in St. James Episcopal Church on 12 April with a reception in the Parish House. Because of naval duties as Chief of Staff of the United Nations, Seoul, Korea, Captain Fiala was unable to be present. Mrs. Crocker was graduated from Iowa State College. Mr. Crocker is a graduate of Stanford University, where he is now attending law school.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. R. Leeds, U S N , 5411 Kirkwood Drive, Washington 16, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W. J. Catlett, U S N , Room 2075, Arlington Annex, Navy Dept., Washington 25, D. C.

JOHN JOSEPH McCORMICK Capt J O H N J. McCORMICK died at the Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., on 25 April 1958. At the time he was serving as Assistant Chief of Staff for Reserves in the Fourth Naval District. Burial was in Arlington.

Captain McCormick was a native of Pennsylvania. He was qualified to command both submarines and lighter than aircraft. He was in the destroyer PRESCOTT at Pearl Harbor and later commanded lighter than air squadrons and bases in the Atlantic area. He had considerable experience in Navy public relations work.

He is survived by his widow, the former Ruth Baldwin of New York, two daughters and his mother who resides in Barnsborough. Pa. Mrs. McCormick can be reached through the Commandant Fourth Naval District, Naval Base, Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Classmates: I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to all of Bill's classmates in the Washington area for the lovely flowers and the kind thoughts behind them.

I can't tell you how much this meant to me at a time when I was faced with such a loss.

Sincerely, EDNA RAMEY

N O GENERAL QUARTERS YET O N STADIUM DRIVE The records published in Shipmate indicate that our class hasn't gone to General Quarters on the Stadium Drive! A look at the tabulations below shows that we haven't made preparations for getting underway !

Month

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Contributed

December $5,998 $43.00 $17.06 March 6,058 43.00 17.38 April 6,113 43.00 17.50 (Part of this is the class donation) The Stadium is under construction. It has to be paid for and we are source of the funds. Let's make a point of getting our contributions in now and win a -^ for '32.

(•^ Class has reached its quota.)

We have been asked to contribute one time in 25 years! W e are probably 25 times luckier than graduates of civilian colleges when it comes to requests for contributions.

Why the lack of enthusiasm? We all owe this Navy project our full support. Try the pledge system—the payment of a few dollars a month is easy. General Quarters.

GEORGE ROGERS

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WEST COAST NEWS On 12 April, Miss Helen Lorena Stoner, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. H O W A R D F. STONER, became the bride of Lt. (DC) Ellsworth Herman Plump, USNR, at S t Luke's Episcopal Church, Long Beach, Cal. The bride is a granddaughter of the late R. Adm. Thomas Withers '06. The groom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Ellsworth B. Plump of Rockville Center, N. Y. The San Diego tribe gathered for lunch at North Island Officers' Club on call from Jack Roudebush on 23 April. No matters of business were settled, none were even taken up, the meeting being confined to chit-chat in the lighter vein. The good turn-out of fifteen included Ralph Johnson and Moe Archer, down from Long Beach.

Others of the local group were Baker, Coleman, Don Thomas, Quirk, Spangler, Fleck, Raymond, CHff Johnson, Chittenden, Mustin, Roudebush, George Hughes and Young, Red and Helen Stoner took a little time off last month from Red's job as Planning Officer at Long Beach Naval Shipyard to recuperate from the attendant whirl of arranging a wedding to visit classmates in the San Diego-Coronado area.

J O H N SPANGLER who reports this also adds, presumably for Washington shutins, that life in PacFlt is wonderful.

REUNION I N YOKOSUKA A class reunion of minor dimension quantitatively, but of major proportions qualitatively and in exuberant good fellowship, was held at the Quarters of P A U L and Martha P F I N G S T A G in Yokosuka, Japan.

Paul, in his capacity as CO of the Ship's Repair Facility, noted a crackle in the ozone as four particular ships were in port at about the same time. As a result, Paul and Martha got on the telephone and in due order a party was on for 14 March.

P. D. Quirk, ComDesRon 5; Paul Emrick, CO U S S KEARSARGE; Dick Lavery, CO U S S CHEMUNG, and Moe Archer, CO USS BRYCE CANYON, were the guests.

WEDDING On 22 March, Miss Chloe Van Ausdal Phillips, daughter of Capt. C H A R L E S E D W I N P H I L L I P S , USN, and Mrs. Phillips, Honolulu, T. H., was married to 1st Lt. Jimmy Ray Harris, USA, son of John Raymond Harris, Olla, La., and the late Mrs. Harris in St. George's Episcopal Church, Pearl Harbor. The reception was

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held in the new Japanese tea house at the Pearl Harbor Officers' Club.

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Sec'y, Capt. J. D. Ferpuson, U S N , Room 2058, Arlington Navy Annex, Navy Department* Washington 25, D. C.

GEORGE ROULLARD, who is Chief of Staff to Commander Alaskan Sea Frontier, wrote in not too long ago. He and J A K E JACOBY are living next door to each other at Kodiak. Apparently they get most of their news of the class from Shipmate as not too many pass thru Kodiak.

George says the duty up there is quite pleasant and isn't at all the deep freeze that a lot of people think.

D. K. O'CONNOR, who is on the staff of ComServRon Three, told us he has seen numerous classmates in West Pac. AL S H E P H E R D has been in and out of Yokosuka with his AKA, TransDiv and Des Ron. AL BEYER, who is CO of the MT. KATMAI, dropped in, as did DRAPER K A U F F M A N , who is CO of the BEXAR.

It appears that WestPac is a well-traveled crossroads for our class. D. K. and Mena apparently like duty in Japan, and D. K. hopes to get an extension out there.

In a letter from E D D I E MILLER, he told us that Fran and two of the children, Peter (12) and Marcia (10), are living at La Regina, Cimiez, in Nice. Carol (16) is attending high school at St. Margaret's, Tappahannock, Va. However, she will join Eddie and Fran this summer.

J O E H.A.TCHER, who retired on 1 December 1957, is now residing at 818 Gretna Green Way, Los Angeles 49, Calif.

He is now attending the Graduate Division, College of Engineering, UCLA. J I M and Fran F E R G U S O N were busy working on wedding plans for their daughter, Jane, who was to marry Ens. Peter Austin Junghans, son of Capt. Earl A. (Rosie) Junghans '29, on 20 May at Fort Myer Chapel.

ARN and Becky S C H A D E are also working on wedding plans for their daughter, Helen Marjorie, who will be married to Gary Herbert in St. Peter's Chapel, Mare Island Shipyard, on 21 June.

J O H N M. B. H O W A R D has been appointed Deputy Transportation Coordinator of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey). He began his career with the company as a deck officer of a tanker in 1933.

Prior to his new position and becoming a director of Esso Export, he was a director and vice president of Esso Shipping Company. Mr. Howard lives on Cove Neck Rd., Oyster Bay, N. Y. Recent change of duty orders include those to Capt. Carter L. Bennett, USN, as CO U S S ST. PAUL (CA-73) ; Capt. D. L. Kauffman, USN, to Staff CinCPacFlt; Cdr. H. S. Atherton, U S N , to Boston Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet; Capt. F. L. Ashworth, U S N , as Commandant of Midshipmen, U. S. Naval Academy; Capt L. C. Heinz, U S N , as CO U S S BOSTON

(CAG-1), and Capt. W. R. MacDonald, USN, to Joint Staff Office, JCS. Also Capt. C. E. Robertson to Naval War College, Newport; Capt. R. L. Kibbe to Office of Legislative Liaison, Washington, D. C.; Capt. R. L. Shifley as CO USS FRANKLIN D . ROOSEVELT ( C V A - 4 2 ) ; Capt J. A. Smith as CO U S S ANTIETAM (CVS-

36) ; Capt. J. H. Campbell as CO NROTC Unit, University of South Carolina, Columbia, and Capt. P. L. Weintraub, Jr., to NSD, NavBAnnex, Bayonne, N. J. L. C. HEINZ

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GEORGE GRIDER '36 HAS BOOK ON SUBMARINE EXPERIENCE PUBLISHED

Sec'y. Cdr. Robert P. Harbold. Jr.. U S N R .

129 Spa View Ave.. Annapolis, Md.

The "Young-in-Spirit" Trophv was received from BILL C R U T C H E R appropriatelv engraved w'ith Nos. 7 and 8, which are John Charles BROMLEY born 9-19-56 and Leslie Kelley TAYLOR, Jr., born 9-21-56. The bowl was carried to the class luncheon held at the Fort Myers Patton Hall on 10 April for all to see and JAYDEE F U L P was there to take custody by reason of Anne Isenberg Fulp born 4-5-57, No. 9. IKE and Jean H A M P T O N are contenders for No. 10 position on the cup, and HERM and Ursula are No. H, Katherine born 3-3-58. Jaydee informed all hands at the luncheon that there was another on the way and it is hereby proposed to let him keep permanent custody of the trophy. Besides there is no more space to engrave names.

The same luncheon gave us all the pleasure of seeing and talking with R.\Y McCLUNG (Bird Machine Company, So. Walpole, Mass.) again after these many years. JOE DICKEY and DICK K A N E were also over from Baltimore, nice going.

Following their marriage on 13 .\pril BILL and Inger DICKEY received their many guests at a reception at the ArmyNavy Club. Representing the Class of 1934 in attendance were Huff and Betty Clark, Dave Edwards, Benny and Alice Freedman, Butch and Ceil Harbold, George and Lois Hoffman, Dick and Karin Latham. A gracious note was received from Inger in which she expresses their appreciation for the lovely silver bowl sent in the name of the Qass of 1934 as a wedding present.

Also heard from BOB L E E (AOTU, PhibBase, Little Creek), GEO. H I L L (153 Hill Rd., Danville, Calif.), DICK DICKINSON with orders as CO N A S Agana, and SI R . \ N D O L P H again.

Last but not least Gail Harbold Reeves delivered an 8-lb.-13-oz. boy at the Naval Hospital ArmapoHs at 1538, Sunday, 4 May, to make your reporter a very proud grandfather. John Harbold Reeves, mother and grandparents are all doing nicely.

The following item can only be a notice that a great picnic was enjoyed by all hands on Sunday, 1 June, at the picnic area at Quantico, Va. Sponsored by none other than the BRUTE. Next month a full report with pictures will be included in this column. Hope I see you there.

RICHARD G. K O P F F has been appointed to the newly created position of Manager of Executive Development for General Aniline & Film Corporation. Mr. Kopff has been Manager of Personnel Development for the Koppers Company, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pa., since 195S and is known m the industry in the field of manpower planning and development.

For the past 20 years he has served in various management and consulting activities, including executive counseling and management appraisal. Prior to 1955, Mr. Kopff served as Administrator of Technical Education at the Arma Division of American Bosch Arma Corporation of Garden City, N. Y. From 1949 to 1952 he was with Ebasco Services where he designed and installed management development programs for that firm's clients. He has also been associated with C. E. Rosendahl and the Brooklyn Union Gas Company. During Worid War II, he was in charge of the Airship Training Center at Lakehurst, W.J., and served as training officer and later as acting Chief of Staff for the Naval Airship Training and Experimental Command with the rank of Commander.

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GEORGE L. POWELL '35 (right) J. M. B. HOWARD '33 (left)

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Little, Brown and Company of Boston brought out a new book, War Fish, by GEORGE GRIDER and Lydel Sims on 26 May 1958. It is about his submarine service during the war; in the STURGEON, the unpredictable POLLOCK, the famous W A Hoo with Mush Morton '30 and the FLASHER which George commanded.

The book is easy reading, filled with humor, sometimes a bit forced. One feels while reading more like being in a room listening to the tale rather than inside the boat itself, as one feels when reading Ed Beach's Run Silent. Run D,eep. This is the inevitable result of the "as told to" form of writing that is getting all too prevalent these days.

Sec'y. C a p t . J . S. Barleon, J r . , U S N , B u P e r s , P e r s A, Navy Dept..

Washington 25, D. C.

A farewell luncheon was given to our classmate. Captain PARGAS; of the Philippine Navy and present were Oliver, Jack, Stanley, Caldwell, McCallum, Clay, Gibson and Neyman. Ralph is returning from duty in Washington to the Philippines via Europe for an important assignment in the Philippine Navy.

GEORGE P O W E L L , who is with the National Labor Relations Board as a Special Assistant to the General Counsel, has been promoted to Assistant General Counsel in charge of the Office of Policies and Special Services. Congrats are in order!

George lives at 5219 Belvoir Dr., Washington 16, D. C. ED McLEAN, now a civilian in the Chicago area, sends greetings to his classmates and mentions seeing a few at the football games this past year. His home address is Longmeadow Farm, 18 Hibbard Rd., Winnetka, 111.

P A T McENTEE, Chairman of the Class Council, has recently moved to 2400 Cameron Mills Rd., in Alexandria, Va. The Class Council still has available some copies of the "20 Years Rendezvous Lucky Bag." Those interested can obtain them by writing to George Powell, 5219 Belvoir Dr., Glenmar Park, Md., and sending a check for $10 per copy.

The following attended the monthly class luncheon: Austin, Brown, Clay, Conkey, Detwiler, Ewald, Finnegan, Freeman, Fuller, Gage, Gibson, Good, Hathaway, Kelley, Kirby, Laird, Neyman, Nixdorff, Oliver, Powell, Schock, Stanley and Veth.

J. S. BARLEON, JR.

Washington D.C. 1200 15th St. N.W. Baltimore Md.

Fidelity Bldg.

Oliver M. Walker

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Sec'y, Cdr. Lloyd G. Benson, U S N R , Office of Naval Research, R m . 2007 MN, Washington 25, D. C. Corr. Sec'y, Capt. W m . A. Ellis, U S N , 1013 Downing St., R t . 4, Box 575C A n n a n d a l e , V a . P h o n e : CL 6-0159

While BILL ELLIS is gaUivanting around Europe combining work with pleasure, I'll pitch in as substitute for our able reporter.

With Bill in Europe is his wife Edie, who decided this was too good a chance to pass up. While Bill is representing our interests in London and Paris, Edie will be taking in the sights there, and then will catch up with her sister-in-law and visit Nice, Rome, Florence, Lake Geneva and Amsterdam. In the meantime. Bill has to come back here about the 19th alone.

J O E RICE writes from Boston that '36 has two other members there. BILL L E W IS is Administrative Officer at the Shipyard with him (Joe is Planning Officer) ; and J O E (Warren) W O O D V I L L E has his ship, the SALAMONIE, at Boston. After a session at the Officers' Club on 2 April, Joe Woodville was host on his ship to the Rices and Lewises for dinner. Joe Rice lives at Qtrs. E, Boston Naval Shipyard.

We understand Ginny STARK is coming east with Kathy while Harry is in WestPac. All hands will be glad to know F R A N K L A W is back in circulation again and on the job after quite a siege in the hospital

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with a serious back injury. Frank got out 1 9 3 7 • once, but this winter's ice and snow laid Corr. S e c . Lt. Cdr. J . P . M. Johnston, U S N ( R e t ) . him low and put him back in again.

6439 4tat St., N.W., Washington 16, D . C. Your substitute columnist finally got him11 April 1958 twenty-four of 1937 self sent to school for four days in Norfolk where he saw DICK P R A T T in class, and lunched at the Army-Navy Country Club H A R R Y B R E N T who is on FMFLant as is the wont of the class on the second Staff. Dick is being ordered to ComCruDiv Friday of each month. Not all were on Four this summer. Other orders in the mill duty in the Washington area. are: H A N K S C H W A N E R to CO U S S B E R N I E BIERI was from Long Beach, ARNEB, DAYTON SEILER to ONR, Calif. DICK BALL was down from BosBranch Office, Pasadena, Calif., AL FUR- ton, Mass. MORGAN BALDWIN was E R to CO F A E T U Pac, A L F L E M I N G over from the Baltimore area. to CO U S S P I N E ISLAND, F R A N K L A W P E T E MADLEY was a new arrival, to Staff ComCruLant, W I L L I A M J. J O H N S T O N to CO NSD, Guam, DICK still living in BOQ until he can find a MYERS to CO OrdSupOff, Mechbrg, Pa., home for his family. His new duty is Op H A R L A N K I R K P A T R I C K to Fourth Nav (Op-43). Pete came to Washington NavDist, H A N K ROMBERG to BAR, from the U S S POINT DEFIANCE. G. L. Martin Co., Baltimore, and H O Y T Eddie Arentzen, Ace Barton, Larry D. M A N N to CO U S S FIREDRAKE. Brantley, Hank Burfeind, Jack Carroll, Ted Gibson, Ted Harper, Dick Holden, LLOYD BENSON Fred Janney, John Johnston, Harvey Lanham, Bill Mack, Charlie Minter, Gene Rankin, Jesse Robinson, Rollo Ross, Fred Schneider, Bill Stevens, and Old Folks It has been estimated that during World Taylor completed the roster of those War I I and the Korean fighting 80 to 85 present. per cent of intelligence information came Annapolis way there will be some from aerial photo reconnaissance missions. changes. DON W H I T E leaves in June to

take command of the U S S CORREGIDOR. W A R R E N H A L L will leave before the end of the year. Very probably SNEED S C H M I D T will arrive just at the beginning of June 1958.

On 3 May 1958 a newspaper announced the electioii of J O H N W. SIMPSON as a vice president of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. John had been the manager of the Bettis atomic power division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. This news clipping was mailed to me by Tom Miller from Stonington, Conn.

Incidentally, as of 19 April 1958 TOM MILLER has been the president of the Connecticut chapter, N A Alumni Assn.

The count-down to the deadline for "The Twenty Year Fix," our twenty-year book, is starting in earnest. Please, if you have not done so send in 400 word biographies, photographs of yourself with or without family, and the cash ($15.00).

J O H N P. M. JOHNSTON

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Corr. Sec'y, Capt. John A. Bogley, USN. Arlington Towers, Apt. MlOOI, Arlington 9. Va.

CLASSMATES ON T H E MOVE GEORGE R E I N H A R T has orders to be CO of the Fleet Sonar School in Key

PORTRAIT

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ILLUSTRATOR

By CHARLES J. ANDRES '37

(See Cover) You asked for something about myself.

When I left the Academy, I decided to use what ability I had for drawing and try to become an artist. I had no conscious desire for self-aggfandizement nor any need to be exhibitionistic and I had no patience or respect for the long-haired, limp-wristed stereotype that many think of as an artist.

What I did have was a healthy regard for good pictures and illustration seemed to offer the most sensible outlet for artistic impulses put to practical purposes. Illustration also required an ability to draw almost anything. An illustrator must be able to design his pictures so that they fulfill the purpose for which they are intended. Since "to illustrate" means "to point out," there is usually one dominant motive which lends direction and purpose to the entire effort.

The illustrator must learn all he can about people—why they act as they do and what significant gestures or attitudes depict what specific moods in people. He must know how to engage in research to authenticate the elements in his picture. If all these things were to be over-simplified and reduced to one quality most necessary to the illustrator, in my estimation it would be his awareness of relationships.

Let us presume that a picture is required of a ship's captain on the bridge faced with a decision of great importance and which, if wrongly made, could bring disaster. The illustrator must first know his man—familiarize himself with the type of ship, age of the captain, appearance of the bridge from all angles, the condition of the weather, the location on the chart, time of day and year and the correct uniform. Then with these elements he goes to work and designs the picture so that the figure of the captain dominates the scene in design—that is—no other person or combination of persons demands more attention from the observer than he does. By the way he is drawn you will know what kind of a decision he will probably make.

Howard Harvey

Pyle and Dunn

There is a great tradition in illustration which demands authenticity, integrity and the character of that which is being portrayed. This tradition stems in large measure from that exceptional artist and author—Howard Pyle. Most fine pictures used in illustration (and elsewhere) since 1900 owe much to this man. He was a great teacher as well as artist. He demanded the best. He fired his students and infused in them his own high ideals. He attempted "to quicken their souls—that they might render the majesty of simple things."

Many of his students found fame in their own right and also taught.

Harvey Dunn was one of these. Big, rawboned, over six feet, from the windswept prairies of South Dakota, Harvey Dunn always had his eyes on far horizons. His goal was beyond most men. He painted some of the most powerful and some of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen.

Many of his students are now at the top of their profession. Dean Cornwell and Harold Von Schmidt are two of the most famous.

After studying antique and life drawing for two years with George B. Bridgeman (the Spike Webb of the art world)—two years with Charles S. Chapman learning to paint, I was accepted into the illustration class of Harvey Dunn. I studied with him for about three years until World War II changed the course of all our lives. After the war I became a free lance illustrator and have done book jackets, illustrations for magazines, for advertisements, posters for the Navy and Marine Corps. I like historical subjects and hope that I will be able to do my job well enough to be worthy of this heritage which exists for any who wish to follow.

West. J O M C D O W E L L is to be the new

CO at the N R O T C Unit, Marquette University. ALAN J O S E P H S O N will take command of the PLYMOUTH ROCK (LSD-

29). J A K E K L E I S S reports to BuAer. IGGIE BLISS will be the BuAer representative to the Vertol Corp. in Morton, Pa. J O H N B U R K H A R D T moves a few yards from the General Supply Depot in Norfolk to the Naval Supply Center Norfolk. RANDY M O O R E will join the staff of ComSubPac in Pearl.

J I M M I E MARKS paid us a visit from London where he is on CinCNELM Staff.

LEO J E N S E N also passed thru on his way to Norway to be the Naval Attache.

There were two particularly good local parties enjoyed by a large number of classmates. The first was given by JuHe and J O H N F E R R I T E R and the second by Mary and H A N K LAUERMAN. I understand that the Norfolk group had a big party but have received no specific news of the event.

JACK BOGLEY

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Sec'y. L t . C d r . Robert A . Malleck. USN, P . O. Box 552. Riverside, Calif.

Corr. Sec'y. Cdr. Jacob V . Heimark, USN, 850 Country Club Lane. Coronado. Calif.

WEST COAST A N D WESTPAC '40 has its first grandfather! NEIL F I S H E R claims the honor with a year-old granddaughter. This was the main news item at a '40 luncheon in San Diego late in April which was attended by Neil, Harvey Miller, Blaine Libbey, Bill Walker, Roger Smith, "Duck" Snyder, Dupzyk, Alpert, Bowell, Hearn, Bassett, Taylor, Sims, Muhlenfeld, Smolin, Gerber and myself from the San Diego area and Hank Vaughn from Great Lakes. Plans were set to have an 18th anniversary party early in June which we hope will bring a record-breaking turnout.

For the benefit of WestPac travellers, SANDY S A U N D E R S is another classmate at Sangley Point whom I am sorry to have missed seeing on my last trip out that way.

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1938 WASHINGTON LUNCHEON—FRANK LYNCH GIVES SOME UNTARNISHED TRUTHS ON A CIVILIAN CAREER

by JACK BOGLEY '38

There are few if any of our classmates who started off their naval careers with such assurance of success as did Frank Lynch only to find that a power greater than any of us would deem fit to bring it to an untimely end. Frank was physically retired a few years ago as you well know and has been working with the Electric Boat Company in New London, Conn. He has achieved the same success in this civilian capacity as we know he would have in the Navy. Those of us still in the service face sooner or later this same transition to cirihan endeavor. We welcomed having Frank as our speaker for the regular monthly luncheon knowing full well that we would hear untarnished truths.

Frank set the stage by reminding us that he was a taxpayer and therefore would make his talk short so we would not be wasting time at government expense. After this there was no question that he had made the transition. He reminded each of us that being a naval officer was no longer a complete career as we had known it 20 years ago. Instead, there is now a time limit and each of us must face entering a civilian career. For some it would be soon, for others later. There would be few who would not have to face this decision.

In facing this big problem, Frank thinks we must first analyze ourselves and find out what we have to offer and what we want to be. If you can't do it yourself it's worth pa\'ing for a psychologist. Frank admitted that he is still analyzing himself.

If you want to make a lot of money you must get out early. If not, the time is not important and satisfaction should be your goal. Jobs in industry are divided at about the 10- to 12-thousand-dollar figure. Below that figure, Frank referred to people as task boys. Above that figure, he called them personality boys. The main difference, besides the salary, is that the personality boys must give themselves completely to their jobs. They have no home life. Even at home they must think about their job and often wake up at night and jot their ideas down on paper. Even social life is completely mixed with business. To join this group you must have someone to latch on to, have a gimmick to offer or be will-

ED G I L L E T T E passed on to me the news that DAVE L E W I S is with the San Francisco office of Bechtol Co., N E D WEED is with an air conditioning company, MAURICE B A L D W I N with Standard Oil in the San Francisco area; that BOB K I R K P A T R I C K has been transferred by his company from the San Francisco office to the home office in the New York area and that BILL L A N I E R is with McGraw Hill publishers in New York.

If more of you would do as Exi has done, the '40 column could be made more interesting for everybody. How about it?

JAKE

HEIMARK

The May luncheon at the Gun Factory celebrated big doings servicewise and classwise here in Washington. First, we listened to an excellent talk by Mr. Russ Blanford who serves as counsel to Mr. Vinson's House Armed Services Committee. He gave us a timely and straightforward rundown on the paybill status and especially on the Reorganization Bill now undergoing JUNE,

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ing to give a lot more of yourself than even the Navy requires.

"The Service-Academy Prep" In analyzing ourselves, we should reIntensive, individualized preparation for West Point, member that industry is leery of the miliAnnapolis, Air Force Academy, etc., all civilian colleges. Small classes. How-to-study training. tary mind because they do not understand 1957 RECORD, full-year students; over 90% of it. Graduation from the Naval Academy all candidates For each W.P. and Annapolis passed does not make us engineers unless we have exams; 5 of our 6 total W.P. competitors won, 45 of our 50 total Annapolis competitors won. taken postgraduate work. We do not necesOur SO total A.F.A. candidates won 10 principal sarily qualify as personnel managers. Inappointments and 2 alternates. dustry would prefer to select such from Summer School—June & July among its own employees. Our ability to COLUMBIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL communicate with the military after retireBox M , 1811 Biltmore Si., N.W.,Wasliin3(on 9, D.C. ment is generally a temporary thing. There is no way to make money without suffering.

Frustration is also a part of the civilian job. In industry you never know when you will be fired. As a tradesman you don't have this problem but must consider the Effective and thorough preparation for West money angle.

Point, Annapolis, Air Force, Merchant Marine and There are several important contradicCoast Guard Academies, and all colleges. Catations to naval ethics in industry. It appears that those who are getting ahead in indus- log upon request. Summer course starts June 10; try are avoiding responsibility, whereas ac- fall course September 1 ^ . tually it is being pushed on them and they don't have to reach out for it. In industry W e n d e l l E. B a i l e y , USNA ' 3 4 , Principal you talk to your seniors and cuss about Box S, 2 1 0 7 W y o m i n g A v e . , N . W . your juniors for tomorrow one of your juniors could well be the boss. You have W a s h i n g t o n 8 , D. C. little control over those who work for you so must develop a defensive attitude.

We are all pretty well equipped to be teachers. Those who go into education have decided what they want and are not looking for money but satisfaction. We should exzlusiwe preparation for look upon ourselves as a capital investWEST POINT ANNAPOLIS ment. After analyzing our capabilities and AIR FORCE ACADEMY objectives we should go to school if necessary to enhance this investment. We should A highly successful school formerly located not rush into a job nor expect a big salary in the District of Columbia. Now located on when we first get out. Those guys usually a ranch overlooking Pacific Ocean. Moderate end up getting fired when the hot project climate. 1 0 0 % supervision. Small classes. has been completed.

Summer school. Pre-WW2 rates.

Frank purposely gave us the dark side HOMER B. MILLARD of the picture to dispel our illusions about a civilian career. It was obvious that he Box X, Langlois, Oregon hated to see capable officers leave the service but recognized that such a decision would sooner or later have to be made. In analyzing ourselves he hoped we would go where we would find satisfaction. Above all he assured us that Hke himself we would miss the Navy. Thank you Frank. You Kanaga, John Lacouture, Ted Hill, Pat have practiced what you preached and we Clancy, and Bill Mack. greatly appreciate your sharing your own WASHINGTON PARTY successful analysis with us.

Pat, by the way, acting solely as chairman, executive secretary, and working man hearings. Perhaps all will be history by put on a most pleasant and successful dinShipmate circulation time but there is no ner-dance. The '40 girls, who for some doubt in our minds that the Armed Services peculiar reason grow more beautiful each Committee is giving the proposed bill a year were particularly so this time. Perhaps part of it was because they'd counted thorough, wise, and careful going over. on such a party for so long. Thanks Pat. Almost as important was the welcoming Pete Reters was in town for the party. of new arrivals. Bob Quinn and Ward Witter, fresh from successful destroyer com- He's holding down one of our best sea asmands in the Atlantic and Pacific respec- signments : Exec of the RANGER. Ash and tively, reported in for their first luncheon. Kit Little were there too. Ash, who has Bob is in C H I N F O and Ward joins me just bought a beautiful house in Falls Hills, in BuOrd. Another relatively new arrival was convinced by John Chase that the is Karl Stephan, now in BuAer. One heavy power lawn mower casualty list at visitor, "Mac" McLaughlin, had flown in Bethesda and Walter Reed should be igfrom Norfolk, called Pat Clancy for a lunch nored. date and luckily had ended up with the One loss to our group of old faithfuls class. Mac looked fine and had that iden- occurred since the last luncheon. Warren tifiable "fresh and outdoors" look we so Lowerre transferred to the home office of lamentably lack here at the heart of things. his ever-growing company, Texas InstruAmong others were our two bird colonels ments, in Dallas, Texas. He can be reached Horace Figuers and Larry Fox, our man- in care of that address. agement rep., Bill Williamson from ViAs Jake Heimark would so aptly say— tro Laboratories, and the old timers: Bill Scott, Terry T. McGillicuddy, Ray "all for now, Sayonara."

Schneider, Rex Rader, John Refo, Norm SCOTT GOODFELLOW

MILLARD SCHOOL

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SEA BREEZES B Y PAUL SCHRATZ '39

HOW TO BUTTER UP YOUR EXEC The newspapers sang an old refrain recently in reporting that Congress once again voted down a proposal to allow oleomargarine in the Navy supply system even despite prospects of millions to be saved annually.

But sometimes it's all for the best.

Back in October 1956 Suez exploded into a sudden threat of World War H I and created big problems for big people and a few little ones for the Httle people. One of the latter involved a dedicated but overzealous—and nameless—young supply officer in the mighty supercarrier FORRESTAL. Preparing for the famous Atlantic ghost cruise, he used the provisioners' universal rule in ordering supplies—compute one, anticipate two and order four. As in most wardrooms, oleo is commonly used aboard FORRESTAL, and every wholesaler in Jacksonville contributed to a massive 3,000pound order of the stuff for the cruise. And young supply officers must also stow their stores so that you eat your way through as pleasantly as possible. Here again he was weak. Somehow the oleo was loaded aboard first and was virtually lost in the depths of the cool room.

He offered to get rid of it by accepting donations toward w-riting off the cost. Here human nature outfoxed him. Collectively, all officers were wildly in agreement; individually, nobody chipped in. On returning from a Med cruise he offered a big sale to the wives to use it for cooking purposes.

But what they refused to eat on board they certainly wouldn't pay to enjoy at home.

George has also been accused of using it in the catapults and in machinery spaces.

Somehow the supply gradually dwindled.

Late last winter the curtain was finally rung down. Commemorating the successful campaign to use up the sporty substance, a huge cake was made using "that other spread." An appropriate epitaph to King Oleo stated "May he never go to sea again."

And so peace and serenity reign once more in the mighty carrier. The anchor windlass may smell a bit rancid, the fire and flushing pumps run a little warm, and an unwritten law forbids yodelling (a reminder of the "oleo lady"). But a young supply officer is proud of a statement in his record, "Qualified to perform all the duties of his grade at sea."

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Sec'y. Cdr. C. B. Bishop. U S N , 3380 N . Dickerson St.. A r l i n e t o n 7. V a .

During the April visit of the ComSub Lant Inspection Team to Key West, Bob Froude, ComSubDiv 121 ; Buzz Betzel, Operations Officer, Staff ComSubRon 12; Russ Ward, CO Naval Ordnance Unit; Art Warner, Staff ComSubLant; Phil Cole, Staff ComSubLant, and Hank Sweitzer, ComSubDiv 41, got together at the Sweitzers'.

Max Duncan, ComSubDiv 42; Bill Crawford, XO USS BUSHNELL, and Harry Rice, Staff ComSubLant were in the area but couldn't attend as was Bob Tower,

A year later, with Suez then only a memory, most of the oversupply still remained.

And here a new broom entered the scene in the Form of FORRESTAL'S most recent XO, Cdr. George C. Dtmcan '39. One of George's first orders was "use it up." All wardrooms got the word but it soon appeared that lack of enthusiasm to carry out the order was not just sentimental support for the Midwest butter lobby. In the passing months CO USS SARSFIELD, who was at sea. the stuff had absorbed every strange odor PICNIC that came by and had by then the character of Camembert. The officers didn't eat it; AT ANNAPOLIS A lot of you missed a fine time at the only a few pounds could be unloaded on the cabin mess or even passed off on the annual '42 picnic at .\nnapolis 4 May. TAD guests. It was so bad, in fact, that Forty-four families were represented in the even the newsmen during STRIKEBACK total of eighty-four adults. refused it.

This year's figure of 3.2 children per family is quite an increase over the 2-plus But George Duncan had more character figure of last year. The Eastmans and than the oleo. Like any other '39er, he had Woessner families checked in with eight intelligence, determination, guile and a and seven respectively. Others in attendance sneaky sense of humor. were Raymond, Rowan, Tofalo, Tate, Morgan, Tabor, Mottern, Kurtz, Robinson, Ray Smith, Lindbeck, Quinn, Hillberg, Werthmuller. Osier, Workman, Scott, Opp, Humphrev, Payne, Holmes, Cruser, Kinne, Bergin, Ehreke, Schoenfeld, Reed, R. J. Reilly, Borop, Stahl, W. M. Montgomery, Burt, Olsen, Wiggins, Mills, D. G. Adams, Landua, Garvin, Gutting, Bishop, Eastman, .Shaw and Hal Harwood.

The affair this year was rained out but not until late in the afternoon. By this time most of the beer, soft drinks and picnic lunches had been consumed. The YP cruise remains one of the most popular features although the fathers never seemed to know who was S O P A !

Be sure to attend next year, and bring your own mug.

MARCY

DUPRE

The editorial staff of Shipmate consists of two persons. Work load gets heavy near deadline time. Please help by getting "What's the Dope" copy to Alumni House by the Sth of the previous month.

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JOHN CLAGGETT '40 HAS FIRST NOVEL PUBLISHED Another Alumnus had a book to come out last month, a novel entitled The Slot,

by John Clagett '40, published by Crown Publisher ($3.95). Shipmate has not yet received a review copy but according to the announcement, it tells the story of the USS PT97 from its commissioning to the brutal warfare of the early days around Guadalcanal and also of the bitter-sweet love story of its young commander.

John H. Clagett himself commanded a P T boat and was severely wounded. Retired at the venerable age of thirty he went back to school at Yale where he received a doctorate in English Literature. He is presently Assistant Professor of English at Middlebury College, Vt., where he teaches creative writing.

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Sec'y, Cdr. A. L. Rasmussen. USN. 3619 N . V e r n o n St., Arlingrton. Va.

The Washington chapter appreciates the flood of congratulatory letters received subsequent to the publication of our new Newsletter, "The Rover." It seems that such a vote of confidence will assure continuation as long as the class budget holds out. The total bill approached two hundred dollars due to added length over that originally proposed. This is a Httle steep for the class income which approximates less than four hundred dollars a year. Future issues will be held w^ithin the one hundred and fifty dollar maximum previously planned.

P E T E S E N C E N B A U G H and Jane report the birth of Karen Louise, 5 lbs. 13 ounces, on 9 Feb. 1958, number four following three big brothers. Congratulations!

M A R S H E C K H A R D T reported in from Mare Island: "Seldom see any '43 active members. Run into Al Hudson and Len Kriedler in the yard working for civilian enterprise on sub design. Finally made Cdr. last Sept."

From F R E D WORTHA^^I, Richmond, Va.: "My evening was certainly brightened by receiving this first copy of the Httle blue and gold newsletter. Sorry to hear about how hard it is to get more money and get promoted. I'm afraid I've become used to not having the first, and passed up the second in favor of more time and vacation with my growing family. Added number five in February, Margaret Thomas, fourth girl. You lads with five sons keep me in mind. See Joe Gammon and Cabell Moore occasionally. Harry Arnest has a nice boat business on the Potomac at Kensale."

SODIE H A L E and Relda, Port Layautey: "We arrived here on 7 Feb. after a fine flight from Norfolk. Are now in a very commodious, not luxurious as you can imagine, apartment waiting for household effects. The transition, after almost eight years in Norfolk, is a trifle strenuous but no one is complaining! Sodie is Admin.

Planning in Supply and Fiscal. Children are Diane (14), David (11), Van (6), and John Vernon {Zyi). Ned and Agnes Kenny are directly across the street."

P H I L C H I L D S reports his address as Vo Moen Trading Company, 7 W. 24th St., New York 10, N. Y. K E N WALLACE, Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.: "I would like to propose that the class do something about furnishing our part in the Memorial Stadium Drive. I am willing to SHIPMATE

put down some more money but I want to do it through the class. I think it important that we do something soon. How about the \\'ashington group getting together and making a serious proposal to the class."

BY THE MARK, 15!

Happy congratulations to all you who married 9 June 1943. It has been a wonderful 15 years for all of us, but you who have done it as a twosome deserve an extra pat on the back.

In answer to the above, it is understood that all contributions by individuals in the corner sends special congratulations class are credited to the class as a group. to This BOB LOOMIS, W A R R E N MULThe class is currently credited with over LEN, T O M R E D D I N G T O N . The four thousand dollars of which four hun- records and indicate these classmates each have dred was donated from the class treasury. six children.

There may be others, but I The class quota is 32 dollars per man. do not have their names.

Present contributory effort is about onefourth of this amount. Our class president.

Bob Adrian, is in .\nnapolis for duty and THE CLASS AUTHOR is pleased to receive contributions and as- FIRST NOVEL BY CLASSMATE sure that the class gets credit. The WashH A R R Y W A D E "Punchy" BURKington group is also pleased to assist It is H A R T has recently finished his first novel, considered that further donations from the No Tomorrow—No Yesterday. It was pubclass treasury would not be wise. Perhaps lished by Pageant Press of New York and those on active duty would like to donate may be purchased in better book stores part of their pay increase when the pay everywhere. bill passes—if?

The story is based on actual submarine CHARLIE COOPER, Sub Base, New patrol experiences which Punchy learned London: "Expect to have a reunion on 19 while in SEA RAVEN and ASPRO during June at Nelson \\'oodward's. Expect to W W I I . The story has a terrific reality and leave this summer." shows the life of submariners in such a setting.

FRANK MEYER, yP-46. Wife MarPunchy has been out in civilian life since garet. Amanda ( 4 ) , Melinda (16 months), and Frank are residing at 475 Alameda '47 and now lives on a farm near New Paltz, N. Y. He has 70 acres including a Blvd., Coronado 18, Calif. four-acre pond and an 1820 house. It just TOWNSEND BROWN, civilian, re- goes to prove that writers make money. ports change of address to Box 9E, Rt. 1, London Bridge, Va. Perk, Townsend (8), Timothy (6), and Sammy (4) constitute CLASS A N D STADIUM FUNDS the remainder of the family. _ A S of 1 May 1958 the balance on hand L E R O Y E D L E S O N , civilian: "Thought in our treasury is $811.16. Of this amount you might be interested in letter I just $600 is in a savings account and the balwrote to my Congressman. Several hun- ance is in a checking account. Both are on dred letters from classmates to their rep- deposit in the Farmers National Bank, resentatives on the same subject would aid Annapolis. materially in getting the pay bill passed.

With the recent $100 contribution from Why not start a campaign if it isn't too J A K E J A K U B O W S K I included the headlate? My address is 4958 Carpenter Ave., quarters chapter now reports a total of North Hollywood, Calif. Children are $911.00 has been forwarded to the NavyMark 11, Barbara 8, Jeff 5, wife Leah Rae. Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. This Address of lost classmate Pete Fisler, sum represents only those contributions to civilian, 17415 Stagg St., Xorthridge, Calif. the Stadium which have been handled Several children." locally. It is recognized that contributions The above letter to LeRoy's congressman have been made with ships and stations was very well written and certainly will and these are not identified with the sum help the class individuals still on active reported above. duty. Thanks for the boost.

Jake has asked that his donation be used for a memorial chair for DICK K R O T H .

"Krockie" was lost when TANG was sunk by one of her own torpedoes.

1944 • Sec-Treas., Cdr. Robert W. Nettin?. U S N , 604 N . Owen St., Alexandria, V a .

HAMMOCK CLEWS According to the editor of Shipmate the Class of 1944 showed a larger percentage increase for new members in the Association during the past year than any other class. As of 15 April our class had 242 members indicating that about 35 per cent of the living graduates are now contributing to their Association.

Here's a promotion present you can give yourself. Send in your $8 membership fee today and yor.'il have Shipmate delivered to you for the next 12 months.

Speaking for the last time about those bright three stripes and the new scrambled egg visor, I find a rather interesting trend has developed. Since graduation we have become a port side class. All promotions have been effected in even years. If you have forgotten, we made Lt. (jg) in September '44, Lt. in April '46, Lt. Cdr. in January '54, and now Cdr. in '58. If anyone is taking bets for the next promotion, he should cover 1968—the 25th anniversary year!

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1958

A SWAN SONG For the past two years the lines appearing herein have been the responsibility of the elected secretary-treasurer of the postgraduation organization of the class. Our by-laws state that this person must be a member of the headquarters chapter in Washington. This is progressive thinking and the practice should be continued.

As I depart for Monterey, I want to thank all of you for your contributions, suggestions, and encouragement. It has been a genuine pleasure to help puH the class together, and I know that old '44 is now on the road to bigger and better things.

The headquarters chapter must continue to provide the direction and the small amount of administration required to make our class a significant segment of the living alumni.

Betty Lee, the children, and I will head west in July doing the cross country trip in just a little different way. We are going in two Volkswagons and intend to have a ball. When we get to Monterey, we'll rent one of BUD SALSIG'S apartments in Carmel. Since the Management course is only 5 months, we'll be moving again in

GEORGE C. WATKINS BREAKS WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD

'44

The world's altitude record for conventional aircraft was recently unofficially broken by the Navy with a Grumman F l l F - l F Super Tiger jet fighter.

Flying out of Edwards AFB on California's Mojave Desert to an unofficial altitude of 76,828.5 feet, Lt. Cdr. George C. Watkins, Naval Air Test Center pilot, bettered Britain's former mark of 70,308 feet.

The Super Tiger, a modification of Grumman's F l l F - 1 Tiger fighter now in service with the U. S. Navy fleet units, is one of the smallest high performance fighters built today. Wingspan is slightly more than 37 and one-half feet, and overall length measures under SO feet. General Electric's J79 engine places the "one-F" in a Mach two category.

The mark will become an official record only after the National Aeronautic Association ( N A A ) has analyzed the various measuring instruments used to record the flight, and has confirmed the accuracy of the data.

February '59. We hope that move is out to Pearl and back to another tour in the boats.

In July a new set of officers will be elected in Washington. To the new secretary-treasurer I pass the old burlap with all best wishes.

PASS THE WORD BOB HARVEY is still out there in the Pacific with Task Group 7.1. . . . J O E J E N N I N G S is all ready to come down to the 1958 Homecoming from Wapping, Conn. . . . JIG J I G BAILEY writes from Chicago that he thinks the class should literally get off the dime and pledge a gate for the Stadium; Jig Jig is one of the few who has already paid his $100 pledge. . . . After private law practice for 7 years SANDY S A N D Q U I S T has become the first assistant States Attorney, Cook County, 111 When BOB YOUNG departs Stanford University in June he'll report to OpDevFor. . . . J O H N DRISCOLL reports to TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) in July E R N I E CORNWALL is back in town for his second tour in BuPers K E N D U K E has orders to N.A.M.T.C, Point Mugu. . . . TONY C A P R I O T T I is the new skipper of FTRon 193. . . . J I M ALDRICH has orders to become commanding officer BASILONE (DDE-824). . . . One of the luckiest new commanders is BOB A P P L E who departs soon for Madrid, Spain, where he'll live in a six-bedroom house. . . . BUD SALSIG is now skipper of FTRon 213 based at Moffett Field and lives in nearby Sunnyvale, Calif. . . . AL VAN ACKER has completed his tour with BuShips and goes back to sea this summer in WYANDOTT. . . . L U T H E R C H E S N U T is to be the new public works officer at N.A.S., Chincoteague, Va. . . . BILL E T T E R is with IndMan at Great Lakes and lives in Libertyville, 111. . . . A final reminder to all people executing orders.

Post a change-of-address card to U S N A Alumni Assoc., Alumni House, Annapolis.

Mr. GEORGE D. P R E S T W I C H , of 104 Southfield Drive, Fayetteville, N. Y., will direct the sales activities for the ballistic missile radar system subcontracted to General Electric. Mr. Prestwich is sales manager for Missile Defense Equipment.

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A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF THE CONTROVERSY CONCERNING NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING AND FALLOUT

By Robert W. Clark '44, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Kansas State College This presentation is not at all intended to resolve the fallout controversy nor is it concerned with the technical merit of arguments presented by scientists on either side of the issue. It is intended to reveal the area of disagreement between scientists who have taken sides on the matter and thus possibly help readers who do not have the advantage of technical background.

On the one hand, prominent, reputable scientists have issued statements for publication in which they contend that fallout from weapons testing conducted at the present rate constitutes a serious threat to humanity. Equally prominent and reputable scientists issue statements saying that the hazard from fallout from the testing of weapons is negligibly small.

Distilled to its essence, the disagreement, so far as its technical aspects are concerned, centers on the question of whether or not there exists a threshold for damage to the human race from exposure to ionizing radiation. It is abundantly clear that large dosage of radiation is damaging to human health and may have harmful effects on the offspring of persons so exposed. However, it is not clear that all radiation is harmful.

An imposing amount of scientific investigation has been made on this very subject but the question has not been resolved nor is it likely to be resolved in the next few decades.

Faced with an impasse on this issue, the contenders frequently turn to a second argument without notifying their observers, an unsporting thing to do. Since the disputants cannot resolve their first point of contention, they tacitly assume that no threshold for damage does exist so far as exposure to radiation is concerned, that is to say that all radiation, no matter how low the level, is harmful. Having made this assumption, the argument passes to a new issue: Is the radiation hazard from weapons testing greater or smaller than the political or military hazard from not testing nuclear weapons? Again the issue cannot be resolved for to do so would require knowledge of the future. Irresolvable arguments are the very best kind because

you can't lose. If you like a good verbal dispute, grab on to this one, either side, take your pick, and run Hke hell. This is similar to a football game with two balls in play at the same time, both sides seem ] to be making tremendous gains.

This super radar system will be part of the overall Air Force Ballistic Missile Early Warning System for which the Radio Corporation of America is the prime contractor. The value of the subcontract is estimated to be in excess of $100,000,000.

A native of Haddonfield, N. J., and a naval aviator, Mr. Prestwich resigned and joined the General Electric Company in 1955 as a Systems Planning Engineer for Strategic, Tactical and Logistical Air Operations, and served in that capacity until being appointed Sales Manager for Missile Defense Equipment in 1957. He is the son of Captain George F. Prestwich, U S N R '20.

nice, but BuPers fouled up this by transferring them to the West Coast. Fort Belvoir can't possibly be as nice. We'll see.

Before I seal this up and mail it to the editor, I hope to include a few' comments on the success of the affair.

Several people have observed to me that the March issue was devoid of any written matter where this usually appears. For some fifty issues now I've been pouring it out and quite often without too much to say (quite often too obvious). That issue the old well ran dry. This same well very seldom reached a very high level of information. This last month I received a couple of nice letters which I appreciate. One was from BILL FLYNN, XO of the H U N T INGTON (DD-781) completing a two-year tour with the Sixth Fleet. Bill is being detached this July and is looking forward to a record tour at the alma mammy.

Apparently "BUCK" ROGERS is also in

CHRYSLER is a contractor in Chico, Calif., and he and Jean Anne are vacationing in the east. F R A N K SEELAUS is a purchasing agent for a firm in suburban Philadelphia. Pink is with an architectural firm in Philly. Included also in the picture is Joe Flanagan out of '47, who is a legal eagle in Philly. Pink extends the same invitation that so many do, any four and nickel passing through the area, please look him up.

A couple of Mondays ago, the old executive committee and the new gathered at the A-N Club for the turn-over dinner. A When Does Scientific Argument gala affair to be sure. So now T I P WATChange from Cold Logic SON has the reins and will have a tour To Warm Persuasion? jat the helm as the Officer of the Deck.

Scientists are inclined to pursue a goal 'The last act of the retiring group was to to the limit of their ability via the scientific jpublish the newsletter, which by the time method. As long as they are faithful to the 'this is read should be in your hands. scientific method, they are on reasonably firm ground. Curiously, when the fruits of the scientific method have been exhausted, THE PICNIC scientists sometime turn to other resources From what I saw, it was a howling sucsuch as politics or even rhetoric. Unfor- cess, even though it was prematurely cut tunately, there is nothing which compels off by a thunder shower. Lots of people, the scientist to notify his listener when he food, beer, pop and fun. I would estimate, elects to abandon cold logic and substitute with the small fry, there were 200 people. warm persuasion. It is fair to assume that The green bowlers were also very much when a scientist enters the realm of politics, in evidence as were cameras. Maybe next his opinions are little better than yours. month we can publish some of them to It may be proper to offer two suggestions share them with the group. Lots of ribbons based on the general subject. It may not were won. As a matter of fact, even yours be critical whether we test or do not test truly won an honorable mention ribbon in additional nuclear weapons, but it may very the custard pie eating contest. Beaten out well be critical if we cease testing from by BOB EIDSON and EMIL SAROCH weakness. To do such would be reminiscent of all people. Ah well, c'est la picnic. of the conduct of France in the late '30's when the magnitude of the German threat POSTSCRIPT became quite clear to them.

With deep regret I must add a tragic If inter-continental ballistic missiles rep- postscript to this column. After concluding resent the greatest military threat to the the above article this morning, I received United States, our most effective defense the shocking news of the death of Cathy would be, most likely, anti-missile missiles REZNER and injury of "Doc" and his equipped with nuclear warheads. Unless we three children while returning home from develop a relatively clean warhead for such the picnic. While driving back to Alexdefense weapons, we do subject ourselves andria a car apparently came across the to considerable hazard from fallout since line in the road during the rainstorm and it would probably require between 10 and hit Doc's car almost head on. Doc and his 100 anti-missile missiles with nuclear war- children are in Bethesda Hospital, apparheads to destroy one inter-continental bal- ently not suffering too seriously of injuries, listic missile. as far as can now be determined.

Whether we test or do not test, produce Funeral arrangements are not known at or do not produce nuclear weapons is not this time but you may be sure that the nearly so important as whether we have classmates in the area will, and already honor or not honor or have courage or not courage. Let us pray for peace and keep have, offered whatever assistance that may be required. our powder dry.

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Sec'y, Jack Wilhelm, 424 Wiiitestone Rd., Silver Spring, Md.

Sunday A.M. at the W I L H E L M S and we are cranking up to journey to Fort Belvoir, Va., for the annual class of 1945 picnic. We have had two previous outings at "Leavittation," country home of BEN and Charlotte L E A V I T T , which was quite 32

the Med as skipper of the W A H K I A K U M COUNTY

(LST-1162).

The other note was from P I N K H O W ARD which enclosed a nice snapshot of a small gathering in their home. LOU

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Long Beach . . . I performed my active duty for training the last two weeks of .\pril in USS PERSISTENT (MSO-491), commanded by CORLISS NUGENT, and thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing. Just the thing for reserves who haven't been to sea for four years I Corliss, Beth and the five children will be moving to 2009 Roxanne St. in Long Beach. Had an opportunity to visit several people during the two weeks, including Marian and JOHN BLAKE, John is Chief Engineer in USS ROANOKE (CL-145) which will be going out of commission at San Francisco Naval Shipyard in July. Get the Blakes to tell you about their fascinatingly busy two years of shore duty in Castine, Maine. . . .

Had a chat with TOBY LYON, doing a four-month TAD tour with MinPac prior to reporting to N R O T C Unit, University of Wisconsin in Madison. Had his orders changed from Naval Station, Sangley Point, much to the disappointment of both Dawn and Toby. . . . Moored to the same pier in Long Beach was TROY RAY'S SHIPMATE

ship. U S S CONFLICT ( M S O - 4 2 6 ) . Troy is

married and has two children. H e was planning a trip to the East Coast for Mary and the children. They will live at 3423 Yolk Ave.. Long Beach 8. . . . BOB FA.RLEY reports to N A S Los Alamitos from N A S Moffett Field. . . . NICK GMCOVIC has orders to U S S LYMAN K .

SWENSON ( D D - 7 2 9 ) from N R O T C Unit, Univ. of Utah. (I presume that just about all classmates going to destroyers now will be going as Exec.) . . . KARL S W A N SON reports to USS ROCHESTER (CA-124) from a tour as First Class "Juice" Prof

at USNA

ROBERTSON STEVENS

is commended in a resolution introduced in the California State Assembly as one of the 16 key scientists who produced the Army "Explorer I " satellite. H e works for Cal Tech Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena and was in charge of development of the micro-lock antenna system used in "Explorer I." . . . F . E. F I E L D will report to USS FRANK E . EVANS

(DD-754)

(my

first duty) as Exec, from Naval War College. . . . " Z I P " Z E N N I is also reporting as Exec, to a Long Beach DD (name unknown at present) from instructor duty at Officer Candidate School, Newport.

Newport . . . A buffet supper and class o-et-together was held at the home of "DOC" and Ruth J O H N S O N on 8 March.

"Doc" and Ruth had recently done over their home in Portsmouth (just prior to getting orders to Monterey) and the party was held in their knotty-pine rumpus room.

(See picture for those attending.) . . .

JACK KEARNS has orders to command USS VANDIVER (DER-540) from Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk. . . . M E L ROGERS has orders to command U S S GU.\RDIAN (YAGR-1), an ocean radar station ship operating out of Davisville, R. I. Mel has been an Operations Instructor at Officer Candidate School, Newport.

A '45 A N D '47 GATHERING IN PHILADELPHIA. Front: Pink Howard, Lou Chrysler, Carlotta Howard, Frank Seelaus, UUa Britt Seelaus; back: Jean Anne Chrysler, Joe Flanagan '47, and Liz Flanagan. report to Staff, Second Fleet. . . . BERNARD P E T E R S has orders to command USS SIRAGO ( S S - 4 8 5 ) after a tour of duty on the Staff of Commander Fleet Air Wings Atlantic. They will remain at 305 Peppermill Court, Poplar Halls. . . . . " S I " SIMONS has orders to Aviation Safety Center via University of Southern Calif. for a short course. H e leaves Fleet Air Gunnery Unit, El Centro, in May. . . .

LES W I B L E is also going to Aviation Safety Center. H e has been in Carrier Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12) at Quonset. . . . D A N N Y W I E L A N D is another classmate who has orders as DD Exec, his ship being USS WILLARD KEITH (DD-775). Danny, Norma and three children return from Ankara, Turkey, where he has been serving with the Naval Group, Joint Allied Mission for Military Aid to Turkey ( J A M M A T ) . Daniel Thomas, III, was born in Turkey during this tour so this will be his first introduction to the U.S.A. San Diego . . . E D BALL has orders to Naval Electronics Laboratory after a two-

Norfolk . . . The March gathering at Breezy Point was one of the best of the year as many classmates new to the area were welcomed. Thirty-eight people were present To those classmates in the Norfolk area who have not received the word, the class meets the third Friday of every month at Breezy Point Club for cocktails and year tour as C O . U S S PRIME ( M S O - 4 6 6 ) dinner. Come for either one or both. . . . in Long Beach. Ed has been commuting all Fran Weirich and Ruth Finlay were host- this time from 661 Willett S t , El Cajon. esses to a Wives Luncheon at Little Creek . . . Just discovered that AL B E T T I S has on March 12th attended by 17 wives. Rose- been on duty at Naval Electronics Laboramary Haselton and Georgie Ratte both won tory for the past year and lives at 2151 door prizes B E R T A T K I N S O N wiU Chatsworth Blvd. (some people never get become Exec, of USS BORDELON (DDR- the word) JIM and Mickey BURRILL 881) upon completion of the course at will move from Bremerton (where he has Armed Forces Staff College.... GEORGE CALDWELL is serving in Transport Squadron 22 (VR-22) after a tour of intelligence duty in OpNav. . . . JACK ENYART has been ordered from Joint Staff, CinCPac to U S S OLMSTED ( A P A 188). . . . BOB F I N L A Y goes from Staff, Second Fleet to command U S S SEA LEOPARD (SS-483). . . . JIM F O U S T will stay on in Norfolk after Armed Forces Staff College and renort to Staff, CinCLant Fit. . . . H E R B FRIDGE, now in the NATIONAL Med. with the Special Weapons Detach-

been on duty in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard) to San Diego, when Jim reports for duty on the Staff, ComCruDesPac. His new boss is to be R.Adm. W. R. Smedberg, III, the present Supt U S N A and pusher of the Memorial Stadium. . . . GAIL GILLIAM will report to the Staff, Nav Air Pac from Patrol Squadron 16 in Jax. . . .

BILL MORTON will report to the First Fleet Staff for his first duty after completing the Operations Analysis course at Monterey. . . . BOB GORTON has orders to USS

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Although the COLUMBUS is a Long Beach ship, they will continue to Hve in S. D. since she is slated for a WestPac trip and then decommissioning. . . . JIM and Mary Jane T U R L E Y will return to San Diego when Jim completes Armed Forces Staff College. He has been ordered to Staff, Nav Air Pac. Boston . . . E D COSTELLO lives at 26 Symmes St., Winchester, Mass. He works for Fisher & Porter Company as New England Sales Engineer. They make process control instrumentation, data reduction tion equipment and systems. . . . BOB and Martha P A R S O N S Hve at 65 McArthur Rd., Natick, Mass.

Monterey . . . JACK CULWELL will report to Monterey for the nuclear effects course. H e has been serving on the Staff, Fleet Air Wing 11. . . . "DOC" J O H N SON will be in the same nuclear effects class, as I reported earlier in the column.

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. . . CHARLIE J O H N S O N has orders to NAS Oceana from the Staff, Nav Air Lant, where he has been Officer Distribution Officer " R E D " and Kathy L A Y T O N report the birth of their seventh child, 2nd son, Robert Edward, on 4 February 1958, bringing the "families with seven" count to six. "Red" has recently reported to Patrol Squadron 56 and their address is 7624 Bergen Circle, Larrymore Lawns. . . .

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. . . BOYD M U N C I E will be in the same class also. He has been serving on the Staff of Nav Air Pac. . . . LEROY SINDELL has orders to Postgraduate School (course unknown) from Airship Squadron 3, Lakeburst.

Annapolis . . . The '46 wives held a Coffee at the home of Marilyn Jones on 18 March with 11 in attendance. Plans were made for a cocktail party at the Baumans on 19 April K E N and Lela BAUMAN live at 85 Boyer Rd., USNA. Ken has been assigned to the Electrical Engineering Dept. . . . STAN H U T C H E S has orders to U S N A from Fighter Squadron 92, Alameda. . . . G E N E K E N Y O N departs from duty on the Staff of Carrier Division 16 (Norfolk) where he was Ass't Surface Operations Officer, and reports to U S N A for duty. . . . BOB P I C K R E L L is on duty in the Math. Dept. and lives in Apt. K-6, Pythian Road, USNA. He was serving in U S S HAAS (DE-424), New Orieans.

Nezv London . . . M I K E and Mary Martha H A Y E S have relieved WALLY and Kathy H A N K I N S as '46 correspondents in the area and I want to take this opportunity to thank Wally and Kathy for all the assistance they have given me in the past. Class activities in New London have been confined to a Wives Coffee each month since the holidays. Joanie Grojean and Jerry Sandeford were hostesses in January, Peggy Brumsted and Kay Taylor in February and June Fagan and Liz Sherman in March. . . . BOB BOLAND has orders to command U S S TORO (SS-422). He has been on duty at the Submarine Base as Ordnance A U W Officer. . . . ED COOKE will take command of USS HARDER (SS568) when he is relieved in his present job as CO., Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit, Idaho Falls, Idaho. . . . BOB K A U F M A N will become C O . U S S HARDHEAD (SS-365) from Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk. . . . F R A N K and Mary K I N G announce the arrival of Mary Michele on 2 January 1958, making two each for them. They also moved in January to their new home at 25 Burgess Place, Groton, Conn. Frank commands USS DARTER (SS-S76). . . . STAN SMITH, now on duty in OpNav, will command USS IREX (SS-482) BUD W I L L E T T has orders to become C O . of U S S SEA ROBIN (SS-407) when reHeved as Exec, in USS ATULE (SS-403).

Washington, D.C...

The D. C group is currently the largest, numbering approx-

imately 105 classmates. It also seems to be the most active and aggressive as the men hold class luncheons every month (first Thursday) and attempt to discuss some of the more serious aspects of our lives. In February R. Adm. Fitzgerald discussed the Alumni Association and in March Capt. Fluckey explained the details of the Stadium Drive and even managed to walk away with an additional $400 in pledges. The ladies held a luncheon and style show on 28 February at the ArmyNavy Country Club. Barbara Wertheim headed the committee and there were some thirty '46 wives present. Ann Collins held a coffee at her home on 27 March and was assisted in some of the details by several of the 28 wives present. . . . T E D ("Nellie") BLY has new duty in the Office of Naval Research, having received orders from San Francisco Naval Shipyard. . . . AL CARNEGHI, a recent Intelligence School grad, is on duty in the Field Operational Intelligence Office, Ft. Meade, Md. . . . BILL FRANCY will report to BuDocks from Okinawa, where he was Ass't Resident Officer in Charge of Construction, BuDocks Contracts (going back to explain where all the money went. Bill?). . . . RAY GAUL completes Management Engineering at R.P.I, and reports to BuAer. . . . DON HOLBEN is presently attending the Junior School at Quantico and will be going to Okinawa in the summer. . . . DICK and Melba SCOTT announce the arrival of their fifth child, Jonathan Yates, on 14 April 1958 (making 32 families in '46 with five children) . . . on the same day, ED and Rosemary S H E E H Y welcomed the arrival of their sixth child, Andrew Joseph, joining the GOURES and the DRUMMS in the "six" class. . . . JACK and Do TAYLOR will be moving from San Leandro, Calif., to D. C , where Jack will report for duty in BuPers. He has been Flag Lt. for R. Adm. Hickey, Commander Fleet Air Alameda ANDY V A L E N T I N E goes from the Com 12 legal staff to Office of the JAG. . . . CHARLIE W E S T C O T T goes from the Junior School at Quantico to Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif, (don't remember what they call the big Marine installation there). . . . A R T W H I T E has orders from M.I.T. to BuShips. He is an Engineering Duty officer. . . . AL W H I T T L E will be relieved as C O . U S S STERLET ( S S 392) and will report to the Naval Reactor Branch, Division of Reactor Development, A.E.C DICK ZYVOLOSKI has completed the Junior Course at Marine Corps

CLASS OF '46 PARTY at Johnson rathskeller on 8 March. L to r, front row: Lois Watt, Ruth Johnson, Lee Zeni, Peggy and Ed Fields; second row: Doc Johnson, Gerry Zeni, Jack and Mildred Exum, Mel and Edie Rogers; top; Bonnie and ""X" Ward.

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Schools, Quantico, and reports to BuShips.

Sounds like an interesting set of orders for a non-Marine.

Pearl Harbor . . . J I M BURTON has orders from U S S NICHOLAS (DDE-449) to Staff, DesRon 25 (same squadron). I was quite impressed recently to receive a donation to my stamp fund from Jim's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell C Burton, who follow the activities of '46ers via copies of Shipntate loaned by a neighbor alumnus. . . . ROBBIE R O B E R T S O N will report from the Office of the JAG to Staff, CinCPacFlt VERN ROUX has orders as Squadron Engineer, Submarine Squadron One after June Week at the Naval Academy, where he has been a Company Officer in the Executive Dept.

Philadelphia . . . J A K E and Thirza JACOBUS are now living at 21 Lexington Rd., Bordentown, N. J. Jake works for the Public Service Electric and Gas Company of New Jersey. . . . DICK KNIGHT has orders to Aviation Supply Office upon completion of the Middle Management course at Stanford Business School. . . .

RUDY RADICK lives with wife Nelle and three children at 3257 N. Carlisle St., Phila. 40. Rudy reports that he will finish dental school in June.

Key West . . . The dwindling KW contingent will soon be bolstered by the presence of "BLACKIE" J O H N S O N and C H A R L I E W O O D S . "Blackie" has orders to command U S S THREADFISH (SS410) from duty in BuPers, Personnel Analysis Div., and Charlie will command U S S MEDREGAL (SS-480) upon completion of the Operations Analysis course at Monterey.

FAR A N D NEAR BILL A L B E R T has moved from Boston, where he worked in the First ND Public Works Office, to 22 Vine St., Montpelier, Vt., . . . J I M and Peg BELLAMY and three children are now living at 1845 Southerland St., Dallas 3, Texas. Jim works for Flight Proficiency Service, Inc., where he is flight instructor and director of academic and Link training. . . . BILL B R A N T N E R is now Resident Officer in Charge, BuDocks Construction Pacific, San Bruno, Calif. . . . JACK BUCKNUM has orders to Naval Air Missile Test Center, Pt. Mugu, from Fleet All Weather Training Unit Pacific, Detachment B, Moffett Field. . . . J O E GORSKI is also going to NAMTC, Pt. Mugu. He has been taking a postgraduate course in Cinematography at u s e . . . MARK CAMP lives at 208 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee 2, W i s . . . .

Wish time and space would permit the printing of Harriet CORDELL's last letter. Curt is attached to the Staff, CinC EastLant, A P O 125, % P M New York, as Intelligence Officer ( N A T O Staff—he studied the Turkish language at Intelligence School). Their actual address is Stivers Corner, Cokes Lane, Little Chalfont, Bucks, England. "So now I'm mistress of an acre of garden enclosed by a hedge, four bedrooms, a bathroom and a lavatory, a dining room, living room, big kitchen, laundry room, and a two-car parage (our car won't fit!). We've no central heating but we've 51 big white birch trees. The bath tub is so small Curt won't fit, but the daffodils are blooming beneath the birches, so let him stay dirty! . . . If they will throw in one of these tours every ten years I'll stay for the course." . . . TOM CROSS has departed Guantanamo, where he was on duty with the Fleet Training Group, and is now serving in Air Development Squadron 3 (VX-3), Atlantic City. . . .

BILL DOTY will have new duty at the Naval Ordnance Plant, Louisville, Ky. He SHIPMATE

was formerly Exec of U S S DELONG ( D E 684). . . . DICK D U N N I N G goes from Fleet Air Wing 6, Iwakuni, Japan, to NATTC, Memphis HANK ENGELMANN is serving in FasRon 2 at Quonset Point and lives at 2 Rosemary Dr., North Kensington, R. I. . . . BOB H A S L E T T has completed the management course at Monterey and goes to manage some of the provisions for the Fleet in U S S PICTOR ( A F - 5 4 ) attached to Service Squadron 3, Sasebo, Japan. . . . N A T H I L L writes from 369 Nob Hill Dr., Akron, Ohio, to say that he is manager, Production Control, for Ohio Injector Company, Wadsworth, Ohio. . . . DON I S E L I N has been ordered to CEC Research and Evaluation Lab., CB Center, Port Hueneme, from the A E C in Pittsburgh "IVY" I V E R S O N is servGcHcral Electric Co. Conct Studio ing on the Staff, ComServRon 3 in Sasebo, WALTER N . CORRIGAN '46 (right) a long distance from Charleston Naval GEORGE D. PRESTWICH '44 (left) Shipyard where he had his last duty. . . .

LEE K I R S T E I N is serving with the Third Marine Division on Okinawa. . . .

Had a nice letter from D W I G H T L A N E gineer. Product Engineering Dept., Interfrom Weisbaden, Germany, where he is national Business Machines. . . . "A.C." CinCNELM liaison officer. Expects orders O'NEAL is back from Farnborough, soon. . . . JACK L A N G I L L E has orders Hampshire, England, where he has been to RPI, Troy, N. Y., from Naval Com- attending the Empire Test Pilot's School, munication Facility, Yokosuka. . . . DICK and is on duty at N A T C Patuxent in Flight LIEBEL is on duty with the Naval Schools Test, Carrier Suitability Branch. . . . BILL Command, Treasure Island, CaHf. . . . and Peggy PECK are living at 3553 ChoDICK MABEE's widow, Marianne, has sin Circle, Tarawa Terrace, N. C remarried and is now Mrs. Charles J. "DAISY" Welsh, POBox 1062, Rifle, Colo. . . . A. P. W A L T E R N. CORRIGAN, president of M A C D O N A L D has orders to Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 21 from Monterey the Sommers Drug Stores Company of Management School. . . . "DOC" MAR- San Antonio, was honored as one of the TELL writes from 1748 4th Ave. NE, Five Outstanding Young Men in Texas by Rochester, Minn., where he is Project En- the Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce recently.

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STADIUM FUND ' The following is from a letter of P E T E COLOT, accompanying a check for $100 for the Stadium Fund: "This evening while perusing Shipmate, I happened to read aloud for the family's benefit and amusement some of the more ridiculous class per capita donations (I'm afraid our class was among them). My eldest daughter volunteered to start babysitting ; the next volunteered to start a paper route; the next offered to sell her new black kittens; the youngest is still awake and vocal (2400 hrs) thereby freeing me of some sleeping time and enabling me to write this bit of advice and enclosure.

"Gentlemen of the Class of '47, do not let your families discover where we stand on the donation totem pole." ( s ) PlERRO

Incidentally, contrary to Dick Amme's report, Pete is not with a TacRon Unit but with U S S Pacific Fleet Air Intelligence Training Center at NAS Alameda, Calif. His home address is 2125 Edsall Ct., Alameda, Calif., and he is listed in the phone book.

"BO" H E I N I N G E R writes from 260 Hillsdale Ave., Westwood Oaks, Santa Clara, Calif., to which area he was transferred. He made some interesting stops in his trek across country . . . stopped off in Washington, 111., and got to spend a few hours with Dave Fischer. The next leg of

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his trip took him through Bad Lands, Black Hills, and Big Horn to a place called ThermopoHs, Wyo., where he spent two enjoyable days with Stan "Red Dog" and Harriet Smith. Stan owns a 25,000acre sheep ranch outside of town and leads a rugged but very satisfying life. Bo said that when he started his Super Connie Checkout his instructor was Jerry Ley, who is an old friend of Marge and Dick Amme.

T O M B R I T T A I N wrote that he is now Commanding Officer at the U. S. Nuclear Training Unit, West Milton Site, Schenectady, N. Y., and that he and Sue have bought a home in nearby Burnt Hills, N. Y. (address: RD 1, Forest Rd., Burnt Hills, N.Y.). They now have three sons, all redheads. He mentioned that Mike Leddick came through town one day and stopped long enough to have lunch with them and buy his old Plymouth. He was on his way to New London, and from there to Mare Island to become Exec of the SARGO, a nuclear sub nearing completion.

A short note was received from "SOUPY" CAMPBELL . . . last known address: 4404 Water Oak Lane, Jacksonville, Fla. A note from Nina K E N T (Mrs. W I L LIAM) said that Bill had had duty in Japan

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147 Williams Dr., Annapolis, Md. West Coast, Lt. Gordon R. Engel, U S N , 721 Tolita, Coronado, Calif.

FROM THE WEST COAST San Diego: Lt. B U N N Y McCALLUM, USN, was detached from VAAW-35 in May to report to VA-126 Det One at NAS North Island. It looks like two more years in Coronado for the McCallums. — Lt. F R E D L A F F E R T Y , USN, will return to San Diego on the PHILIPPINE SEA in July.

Fred expects to be ordered to AirPac FFA. He informs us that he spent two very enjoyable evenings with JACK and Mary Kay McCORD in Yokosuka recently. Jack is Air Ops. for ComNavJap.—Lt JOHN BRUNER, (SC) USN, will be detached from S W S A San Diego in July to become the Supply and Disbursing Officer for the U. S. Taiwan Defense Command. His official address will be U. S. Taiwan Defense Command/MAAG Box 15, APO 63, San Francisco, Calif.—JOHN McMAH O N flew in from Philadelphia on missile business. Mac is with the Missile Department of General Electric. He is still trying to locate John Everngam and Ralph Goodwin.—Lt. GORDY E N G E L has orders to report to PG School in Monterey on 31 July.

(AKA-106).

H U G H I E M A C C L E L L A N writes from Kansas City, Mo., that they had a small drive to raise money for the Memorial Stadium, and suggested that after the drive General: Lt. SCORCHY (H. F.) is successfully completed we write to Jim's S M I T H , USN, returned to Alameda on mother and dad, and Dirty's wife, which the TICONDEROGA in April. He expects to will be done. remain in VA-95 for another cruise.—Lt P A T F E L L O W S wrote that he is still DAVE H A R T S H O R N , USN, departed in Yale Divinity School from which he O N O P Raleigh, N. C , in May to report to AirPac F F A via J T T U . We expect expects to graduate in June.

Had a note from P E T E K O C H I S say- Dave sometime in June.—Lt. FRANK FOing that he had been aboard the MINERAL GARTY, USN, reports the arrival of offCOUNTY (LST-988) until she was put out spring number six, Carol Jean, on 14 April. to pasture. He is now on duty at BuPers This nuclear radiation stuff must work in reverse on some people. in Officer Records (Pers E-211).

Memorial Stadium Project: On 1 May P E T E R H. H. DUNN, JR., and wife, Isabelle, and children: Anne, 10, Maris, 8, we had $1,938.00. The goal is still $2,500.00 Paul, 6, and Michael, 16 mos., are recent even if it takes us until April of 1959 to arrivals from San Diego to Oak Harbor, reach it. Contributions were received in Wash. Pete is attached to Squadron VAH6, April from Lt. P H I L BOLGER, 1573 and his address is Route 2, Box 309, Oak Mary St., Sunnyvale, Calif.; Mr. DICK CLAS, 266 Hartsdale Rd., Rochester, Harbor, Wash.

N. Y.; L t DICK F L U S S , (CEC), Com JOSEPH P. FLANAGAN, JR. Navy 128, FPO San Representative Carl T. Durham, Chair- NavConstForPac, Francisco, Calif.; Lt. DON FOULDS, man of the Joint Committee on Atomic 1377 Bill St., Norfolk, Va.; Lt. REED Energy, and James T. Ramey, Executive GRADY, 1732 Minden Dr., Diego 11, Director, announced appointment of DA- Calif.; Lt. J O H N J E N S E N ,San 1424 Vernon VID R. T O L L as Staff Counsel.

Ave., Key West, Fla.; L t JACK KAYS, Mr. Toll was born in Denver, Colo., and 7811 Walters Dr., Norfolk, V a ; Maj. graduated from Phillips Academy, An- BEN MOORE, Qtrs. 383-D, MCS, Quandover, Mass., in 1943. After resigning in tico, Va., and Mr. MARK O'FRIEL, 595 1949, he attended Yale Law School where Park Ave. West, Mansfield, Ohio. We need he was on the Board of Editors of the a minimum of $6.50 from each classmate if Vale Law Journal. He graduated in Jan- we are to reach our $2,500 goal. Send your uary 1954 and practiced law in Denver, contribution to Lt. G. R. Engel, USN, 721 Colo., prior to becoming a member of the Tohta Ave., Coronado 18, Calif. All conprofessional staff of the Joint Committee tributions will be recorded and forwarded on 1 April 1956. In June 1957, he married immediately to Annapolis. Make checks the former Miss Shirley Bisselle of Wash- payable to Memorial Stadium Fund. GIVE ington, D. C N O W AND GIVE GENEROUSLY. Marie and STAN GARY announce the GORDON R . ENGEL arrival of their second child, first son, NORFOLK AREA Donald Dwight Gary, on 7 March 1958.

Stan is stationed at Bureau of Ordnance, Orders: P A U L ABEL ( L T USN) has Dept. of Navy. Marie and Stan live at just received orders to USNA, effective in 7418 Axton St., Springfield, Va. May. JACK KAYS ( L T U S N ) has just left HS-7 for TacRon 21 (the same squadron DON ROSS is in). Lucky Jack—he didn't have to move, since both squadrons are at MAKE THAT STADIUJW NAS NorVa. DICK ADAMS ( L T U S N ) in VX-3 DONATION NOW! has moved from Atlantic City into the area ( N A S Oceana).

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Local Movements: Due back from the Med the end of May are S. K. M O O R E and Dick N I C H O L S O N .

DON ROSS has just left for a Med cruise and E A R L R E S C H just arrived back. He reports that the Med was nice, what little he saw of it—they spent most of their time under the water in the U S S COBBLER.

Actiz'ities: Thanks to the foresight of the Thieles we had a small party for the local Navy Relief Ball on 19 April. Cocktails at the 'Thiele home preceded the ball. Those at the table were Doris and Don Foulds, Joanna and Bob Hanby, Lenora and Dan Nolen, and Carol and Karl Thiele. Special guests were Patty and Keith Weaver. After the ball everyone adjourned to the Hanbys' for a post-midnight supper.

Julie Brunson and Lenora Nolen entertained the wives at a brunch at Julie's home on 23 April. Also present: Joan Abel, Doris Foulds, Joanna Hanby, Jane Moore, Mauline Ross, and Carol Thiele.

Company Rep. Plan: We now officially have all companies covered by reps I Mr. CLAY S P A L D I N G (432 Lothrop Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms 36, Mich.) will take the Sth Company.

HOWIE K-\Y ( L T U S N ) will continue his good work as 11-12 company rep.

Howie writes his experience in Africa is fine, however, he will return considerably darker, and at least 19 pounds lighter. He has received orders as CO of the USS FIRM (MSO-444) in Long Beach and plans to leave Ethiopia around 10 June.

So the large job, started by GORDY ENGEL about a year ago, of getting company reps for each of the 24 companies is now completed. The reps are doing a great job in getting everyone's address and in putting out company newsletters in some cases. Now it is up to the rest of us to help them. The main way is to be sure to inform your company rep. of any change of address. A post card will do, but do it.

BOB H A N B Y

FROM ANNAPOLIS A number of the company representatives are putting out company newsletters. Wonderful idea and if you will forward a copy to one of the area representatives they will try to include some of the information in Shipmate. I have two which will be included in part next month along with the report of the 10th Reunion.

PAUL L . Q U I N N

Your Non-Member Classmate can become a

1948B TENTH ANNIVERSARY The class celebrated the tenth anniversary of its graduation with a great reunion at Annapolis during the weekend of 9-11 May. One hundred and nine hardy souls gathered for the big event which got underway with a "Get Squared Away" cocktail party at the Alumni House on Friday evening. As the crowd logged in each person was given a very novel identification badge—a large plastic badge designed by Carolyn Rardin, which featured the busy red-tailed bee, a product of Bill Chipman's imagination. Saturday's daylight hours were spent revisiting our old haunts in Annapolis and in the Yard, and many of the class saw the Johns Hopkins-Navy lacrosse game.

Saturday night was the high point of the entire weekend. The Annapolis Country Club was the site of our big party and the cocktail pennant was two-blocked at 1900.

After splicing the main brace and reminiscing for an hour and a half, we moved to a wonderful dinner, and the dancing began during the dinner hour. When ten o'clock rolled around the "Baker Street Players" presented a skit on our four full years at Navy. The skit, written by Bill Barnes, who also served as master of ceremonies, highlighted our academic struggles, our cruises, and the activities of "Carlos" and several other class luminaries. The Players who brought down the house were Floyd Bergaux, Jim Carrington, Bill Chipman (hilarious as "the Brick"), Hugh and Carolyn Rardin, and Bob (Mississippi) Smith.

A feature of the entertainment was the appearance of our adopted classmate Herb Green, who rendered his now famous "Little Hood Riding Red." After the skit the dancing continued into the wee small hours to the music of the Baltimore Colts Dixieland Jazz Band—this outfit which Jim Carrington coralled, was truly fabulous and brought out some great dancing talent.

Buddy Ivey cut some mean Canadian capers, and Bob and Millie Tobin cut the rug to shreds along with Greg and Emily Bell.

Taps merged with reveille for many of us, and the Sunday church parties found us beat but game. Sunday afternoon normalcy returned, and the parting words from all were that the reunion had been the greatest. It's hard to put into words the warmth and spontaneity that prevailed, but all hands will long remember our "Tenth" as a happy milestone on the long long road.

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but who were with us in spirit: Jim and Lois Smeds from Madrid, Bill and Edwina Lee from Coronado, John Lowdenslager, Southport, Conn., and Frank Easterlin from Louisville, Ky. The weekend brought in many long distance travelers, and they rate lots of credit for showing: Art Markel from sunny Calif., Gene and Gloria Bowers from Utah, Buddy Ivey from Canada, Chuck and Marilyn Carter from Texas, Buddy McClure from Oklahoma, Tom Woods from Ohio, Dick Shimshak from Wisconsin, Dick Clithero from Texas, the Mellencamps, Robinsons, and Spaldings from Michigan, and—well you name it—we had them.

The members of the committee responsible for a reunion that turned out to perfection were Bill Barnes, Floyd Bergaux, Jim Carrington, Bill Chipman, Hugh and Carol3ai Rardin, Bob Smith, and Paul Quinn. Paul, who performed such a great job in promoting the reunion, was unfortunately away on a Navy crew trip to Boston, and he and Carolyn were sorely missed.

BILL

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THE ATTENDEES Here's the list of those who attended as transcribed straight from the log book: Bill and Fay Barnes, Joe and Gloria Wilson, Hugh and Carolyn Rardin, Ken and Sally Treadwell, John and Betty McMahon, Bill and Marie Chipman, Lou and Maureen Boland, Fred and Catherine Croy, Jack Gaffigan, Dudley and Sheila Holstein, Floyd Bergaux, Jim and Kay Carrington, Bob and Joanna Hanby, Bill and Peggy Bartow, Paul and Joan Abel, Rufo and Jan Robinson, Clay and Kay Spalding, Chuck and Marilyn Carter, Jim and Ginny Mellencamp, Buddy Ivey, Bob Smith, Dick Shimshak, Warren Graham and date Betty Mae Taby, Tim and Nancy Bradley, Keith and NataHe O'Keefe, Charles and Kay Kelly, Bob and Mary Huntington, Dutch and Anne Lipschutz, Earle and Jean Resch, Bill and Barbara Chandler, Don and Ann Mclver, Ed and Peg Hebden, Tom Woods, Art Markel, Frank Orr, Dick and Helen Sprince, Dick Clithero, Ed and Lois Myers, Ed and Pauline Sutter, Beaumont and Ruby Buck, Dick and Jo Henderson, Larry and Coline Dorsey, Newbold Smith, Andy and Claire Frahler, Herb and Marg Green, Paul and Carole Martenson, Greg and Emily Bell, Dick and Liz Scott, Frank Tiernan and date Dotty Singer, Pat Billingsley, A CALL FROM THE WEST COAST Jack and Barbara Ann Robbins, Jim and Saturday night we had a phone call from Jeannette Welsh, Carl and Carol Thiele, Gordy Engel in San Diego wishing the Ben and Betty Moore, Bob and Millie To"East Coast Gang" all the best from the bin, Don and Doris Foulds, Dan and Lenore "West Coast Gang." Then too, there were Nolan, Gene and Gloria Bowers, Buddy and congratulatory telegrams from the follow- Jane McClure and their guests Rex and ing classmates who could not be present. Chick Gard.

MEMBER and receive SHIPMATE by sending annual dues—$8.00—to Alumni House, Annapolis, Md. No forms are necessary No initiation fee required Qualifications—Your Plebe Oath

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Sec'y, Lt. J. C. Barrow. U S N .

Dept. of Foreign Languages, U S N A , Annapolis, Md.

W A R R E N P. VOSSELER, who is now at the N R O T C Unit of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, has addressed a letter to classmates in the 23rd and 24th companies in an effort to get memorial seats in the Stadium for DICK C L I N I T E who was killed while operating from a carrier on a fighter mission in Korea and J O H N H A R P E R who was killed in an airplane accident near San Diego. He re-

quests a donation of at least $10.00 from each company mate in the class. Mail the check to Treasurer, Memorial Stadium Drive., USNA, Annapolis, Md., and be sure to accompany it with a note that it is for Memorial Chairs for Richard C. Clinite and John F. Harper.

Voss does not have addresses for the following and he would appreciate hearing from anyone who knows where they are: John F. Burke, Milton D. Goldberg, Francis R. Hibbard, Robert B. Ooghe, Wilbur H. Sample, Charles R. Smith, Jr., Ralph E. Wilson, Jr., Hugh W. Albers, Robert C. Hennekens, and Claude J. Quillen, Jr. 37

Voss reports he is in his final months of an aeronautical engineering PG at the University of Michigan. His family consists of his wife, Allie, and twin daughters, Lestie and Christine, two years old.

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Corr. Sec'y, Richard E. Snyder, Jones. Kreeger & Hewitt, 1625 Eye St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C.

FROM ANNAPOLIS Dear Dick: Glad to see by the recent Shipmate that somebody is concerned about the disorganized status of the Class of 'SO and our showing towards the Stadium Drive.

I understand Dave Emerson is getting the addresses of many of our classmates, and if we can get some correspondence out to each of them about contributions, maybe we can at least get enough from our class to buy a chair for every classmate killed in the line of duty. A contribution of $10.00 per graduate of 'SO would do the trick and I don't think this is asking too much. If a Navy Lt. with 3 children and no flight or sub pay can handle it, then anyone else ought to.

I think we ought to get some money in our treasury and also should change our constitution so that the treasurer of the Executive Committee can handle all funds.

Those of us here at the Naval Academy are concerned about our class organization and are vrilling to do all possible to assist.

in on the following scoop—after 31 years of bachelorhood, I got married to Miss Ellen Barber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Barber, Pasadena, Calif.

"At the present time I have just received orders to Washington, D. C , Code O H in BuSandA and expect to report there in July. My present tour of duty consists of being a Joe College on the Stanford campus where, if all goes well, I expect to receive a Master's in Business Administration this June. Best tour I've ever had! Needless to add I met my wife while she was a senior here."

ANN ARBOR, MICH. NORMAN R. T H R O M writes: Let me give you a run-down on the fellows from 'SO here in the Ann Arbor area attending the University of Michigan. The majority of the group here are U S A F boys.

J O S E P H MANCI, studying in third year in Aero. Engineering curricula, working on his D.Sc. degree; H O W A R D E S TES, third year in Aero Engineering curricula, also working for his D.Sc degree; R. G. S M I T H and TOM SALTZMAN, both USAF, are also in the Aero Engineering curricula and will be leaving this June; BUD K N A P P is attached to U S A FROTC staff here at the university, while J O H N H. M A T H E W S is attending the university as a civilian.

DON FORBES and myself are the only two Navy men presently in attendance at the school. We are both presently in our third year of postgraduate work, which is ROGER L . BUCK terminating this June after a final year at the U. of Michigan. Don has been majoring JACK BRANSON writes from 1353 in Guided Missiles and will report to VX-4 Byrd Circle, Kingston, Tenn.: "Please send at Point Mugu. I have specialized in Aeromy donation in for $10.00 and put it toward dynamics and presently have orders to a memorial chair for one of our deceased VAH-11, a Heavy Attack Squadron based classmates. at Sanford, Fla. "I'm at the Oak Ridge School of Reactor I spent three days down at Cape CanaTechnology in Oak Ridge, Tenn., for six veral this spring and ran into G. R. (Rollo) months schooling added to the 2J4 years in L O F T I S while there. He is presently a Monterey—will get MS if I complete it— project officer on one of the birds. He init's the hardest school yet. Others from formed me that T O M S. MILLER is now the class who are here are George Jessen, out of the Air Force and is attending CoDick Wiseman and George Nelson." lumbia University.

GEORGE B. H A L P E R I N sends this With regard to myself, Dick, the Thom bit of news: "Just a quick note to cut you clan has increased sixfold since graduation

in June 'SO. Gladys and I have four fine sons, age 7, 6, 4, 3. As soon as graduation is over here at Ann Arbor, Gladys and I are going to make an air tour of Europe for about thirty days prior to reporting to my squadron. Hope to look up the D O L L I N G E R S (Richard E.) while in Madrid.

NORMAN R . THOM

NORFOLK Enclosed is a picture of several classmates in the Norfolk area who could attend a get-together held at my home on 31 March for the purpose of organizing 'SO locally. Plans were made for reunions to be held throughout the summer, and it appears we are establishing a solid organization here. The girls have planned a coffee for 16 April, a pot-luck supper for sometime in May at Bill Petty's home, and a beach party probably in August. Those who are known to be in the area are Cliff Church, Bill DeMers, Sam Doak, Dick Fox, Dave Gochenour, Bill Grigg, Ken Hoge, Sam Hoffman, Tom King, Frank McCraw, Chuck Mull, Harry Parode, Bill Petty, Art Pleasants, Howard Portnoy, Bob M. Smith, Collins Snyder, Frank Sterner and Jim Wilkins.

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Wapiti, telephone J U 7-8324) or anyone else in this group.

CHUCK MULL

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INCOMING S E C R E T A R Y Lt. Bruce I. Meader, U S N , 5713 S. 2d St., Arlington, Va. OUTGOING S E C R E T A R Y Lt. John W. Hamilton. U S N , 7520 Summit PI., Parklawn, Alexandria, Va.

RICHARD O R T O N MONGRAIN I regret to report the death of DICK MONGRAIN ( L T U S N ) on 12 April near Sioux Falls, S. D. Dick was attempting an instrument landing in an overcast at Joe Foss Airfield when, according to witnesses, his TV-2 jet plane exploded in midair. He was attached to the U. S. Naval Air Special Weapons Facility in Albuquerque, N. M., at the time of his death. He was formerly attached to Patrol Squadron 28. He was on his way home to see his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson W. Mongrain, of Marietta, Minn. Dick was an outstanding member of our class; his passing is a great loss to us all.

Virginia and the children, Ann, 3, and Richard, Jr., 5, were living at 10317 Norman NE, Albuquerque, N. M., but by now can probably be reached at Dick's parents' home.

CHANGES OF ADDRESS R O B E R T B. LOUGHEAD, JR., to 10 Bennett PL, Westfield, N. J. R O B E R T M. R O B E R T S (CAPT U S A F ) to 37th Bomb Sqdn, TAC, APO 238, New York, N. Y. W A L L A C E G. C H R I S T N E R (CAPT U S A F ) to Box 3245, A F I T , Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Thanks for contribution to the Stadium!

R O B E R T H. L A I G H T O N (LT USN) to MSTS Rep., Southport, N. C J O H N F. S T A D E R ( L T U S N ) to U S S V A N VOORHIS (DE-1028), F P O New

York.

1950 I N NORFOLK. Left to right: sitting—Art Pleasants, Bill DeMers, Bill and Sue Grigg, and Gerry Petty; kneeling—Collins Snyder (our prospective bridegroom), Jeanne Gochenour (Dave took the picture), Barbara DeMers, and Sally Mull; standing—Frank and Sherry Sterner, Chuck Mull, Bill Petty, Betty and Frank McGraw.

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W I L L I A M D. L E S T O U R G E O N to 718

Strathmore Dr., Orlando, Fla. CARL B. P E A R L S T O N to 4 E. Walnut PL, W. Long Branch, N. J. Carl's an SHIPMATE

engineer consultant to Filtron, Inc., and BILL OLSON and Jack T E T R I C K are works at Fort Monmouth, N. J. He re- currently scheduled for June. W I L L ports seeing BOB F E L D H E I M now and H A F F and JIM F O R R E S T E R are stiH BOQ'ing it here as first year Aero students then.

C.\RL C. J A F F U R S ( C A P T U S A F ) too. Back to the books 1" BOB ADLER also writes from Monto 220 Gilbert Ave., Mather . \ F B , Calif.

Carl leaves for PG work at Stanford in terey with an attention to all men going out there this summer. He and R E E C E mid-August.

WILLIAM L. P O W E R S to 2825 Den- BELK are standing by to give hot dope ver St., Corpus Christi, Texas, and civilian and any assistance to them. Drop them a now for all information. Adler: 311 ranks. Bill recently received an LL.B. de- note Via Gayuba, Monterey. Belk: 961 Casagree from LaSalle Extension University of nova, Monterey. Both will be there all Chicago. summer. Since they are the Regional Veep and Secy resp., it will help them to hear STADIUM FUND NEWS from you future PGers.

Bryan Compton reports that 100 'Slers And from H A L V A I L from Albuquerhave contributed $3,100 toward the gate. que. BOB McINTOSH, who flics leftWith the initial $5,100, that's 8,200 bucks. winger for the Air Force "Thunderbirds," You other 600, let's get with it. The Ma- was in town for a show, and got together rines have pledged $1,000, so that leaves with the Vails and GASKEs at the latless than $6,000. or ten bucks per man. ter's. Hal says he doesn't see ACE BRADY But, you're supposed to give $24. Let's keep too often. Ace being out at Kirtland AFB it high, and keep it up! with the Navy Special Weapons crew, but he bumps into BRAD CRANIUM quite NEWS FROM THE EAST often.

TONY BARTUSKA writes from Philly about the coming Army-Navy game. He lias suggested either renting a place near town for a party, getting a suite of rooms at a hotel, or perhaps having a get-together at his home. Ideas on this are solicited.

Now is the time to iron out plans for game.

Tony lives at 3227 \^'. Penn St., Phila. 29.

Drop him a line.

MILT S H A W tuned in from Baltimore with LeStourgeon's address. Thanks.

GLEN B R E W E R writes from Key West, says he's coming to D.C. area in Aug., as head of "Navy Underwater Photographic Team." Stationed at Anacostia at Photo Lab, Glen's presently on the Staff of SubRon 12, has three little gals and a big collie!

FROM THE MIDWEST JACK H A N A W A Y writes from Olathe Air Force Station, Kan. He reports seeing DEAC BAKKE and ANDY B U R N E T T at NAS Olathe.

BILL FRASCA jotted from Barksdale AFB, La., where he's aide to Second Air Force. Gives tips on locating BOB BREGMAN, who has since written in address: 177 E. 77th S t , New York 21, N. Y. Bob's working on the N. Y. Stock Exchange, and no doubt his manipulations are the cause of this "recession"!

TOM CONLIN ( C A P T U S A F ) also writes from Barksdale; he's T D Y for 10 weeks at the Air Force Instrument Pilot Instructor School, Bossier City, La., then says it's out to sunny Cal. for B-S2 orientation, then back to B-47's at Barksdale. Sees JACK RAMEY and FRASCA frequently, says Ramey leaves for U. of Michigan soon for PG work. Wants Fred Trost's address.

Done.

FROM THE WEST DAVE STOCKMAN writes from Malmstrom AFB, Mont., where he's probably the only 'Sler for 1,000 miles I How's the hunting out there?

NOEL S. YOUNG writes, on Lord Bait. Hotel paper, that he's working out of the Los Angeles office of Westinghouse Electric Corp. Went from San Diego to Corpus Christi to civilian ranks. Good luck.

Jack! See you soon.

A note from CHUCK W A T E R H O U S E at PG, Monterey (Aero Eng.). "Seems to be rough on bachelors out here, but J O H N NY HEIGL and I live it up once in a while. ARN and CARIUS and W A T T S and KEILY have been married here and JUNE,

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IDEAS ON ORGANIZATION DON ROBINSON wrote a long letter from the Naval Attache's office in Mexico City. Robbie, in his letter, made a whole fistful of proposals on class organization, projects, and ventures. It is the best single idea letter ever received by the Secy. Robbie hit the nail on the head when he mentioned the effects on any outfit of being spread out, and the need for identification with the group. He urges many mailouttype newsletters each year, to keep everyone in touch with what's going on, thus perhaps to become more identified with class doings.

Thus more interest. Many of his proposals we have already kicked around, including the Scholarship Fund idea, and the annual register Hke the Blue Book we graduated with, more specific delineation of duties of regional chapters and officers, and a very good idea—class detail desk officers for each service.

CLASS DETAIL-DESK OFFICERS This last is an original thought, and one which would be of inestimable help to

Eighty-eight years later, NAVY MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION was f o u n d e d . The purpose was to give low cost protection to members of the Navy, Marines, Coast G u a r d , and their families. For SEVENTY-NINE YEARS N M A has c o n t i n u e d to p r o v i d e t h i s LOW COST PROTECTION. Write us today for our free booklet that w i l l e x p l a i n the full services and benefits of NAVY MUTUAL AID to YOU. ELIGIBILITY. All permanent and temporary officers and warrant officers of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve officers on extended active duty, and not over 62 years of age, are eligible.

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us all. It would take work on the part of three people, and perhaps in a few years, if not sooner, something Hke this will be set up. All these proposals, and many more, are coming in—and the Executive Committees of the future will have plenty of material for study and deliberation. Many thanks again, Don!

CORPS We believe the following figures to be MARINE fairly accurate. The data on marriage, chil- 6/1/51 49 dren, etc., is based on the 636 people who Active 35 have sent in their questionnaires. The 59 9 members who have not returned theirs are Resigned ANNUAL MEETING 0 The Second Annual Meeting was held in included only in the active/inactive statis- Retired S the BuPers projection room on 3 May. tics. The families of the 32 deceased mem- Deceased 71.4 After some opening remarks by President bers are not included. The two non-grads Percentage active 35 Bill Lawrence, Dick Dalla Mura took the now in the Association, Al Maclnnis and Married ( (43 conn and steered us through a whirlwind of Lew Powell, are included herein. Percent- Bachelor ( reporting) 8 elections and business. Highlights (you'll age figures are based on Association mem- Children: 0 ch.—5; 1 ch.—6; get full report in annual mailout report bership. However, of the 713 graduates who 2 ch.—14; 3 ch.—10 Total 64 June 1) : Election results: Exec. Vice were commissioned in the Armed Forces President: SAM J O N E S ; Secretary: of the United States, exactly 70 per cent ARMY BRUCE M E A D E R : Treasurer: DON are on active duty today.

6/1/51—1. Bob Rennemann—Deceased.

K I N N E Y (reelected) ; three additional members from local area: AL YOUNG TOTALS LATIN AMERICANS (reelected), BILL HOLMBERG and 695 BOB MILLER. BILL L A W R E N C E re- Association members 6/1/51 7' SOS mains President, and BILL D A N I E L S Active duty Active S Resigned/Ret./No. Commission 190 and J E R R Y YORAN, Members-at-Large 2 Percentage active 69.5 Resigned until the general election of 1961.

Percentage active 71.4 Deceased 32 The group decided to submit again to Married S48 Married (3 reporting) 3 the Association the proposal that we give Bachelors 88 Children : 1 ch.—1; 2 ch.—2 . Total 5 the class gate committee under BRYAN Percentage married 86.2 C O M P T O N the full support, financial and Children per family—No children .. 84 NOT COMMISSIONED otherwise, of the Association. As you know, 1 child 153 by the results of last summer's vote, the 6/1/51 :•/ 5 2 children . . . . 214 Executive Committee cannot help the Gate 3 children . . . . 85 Living 5 Committee one whit with class funds. But 4 children . . . . 10 Married (3 reporting) 3 then, we didn't have the goal of a class 5 children . . . .

0 Children : 1 ch.—1; 2 ch.—1; memorial gate in mind, and I'm sure many 6 children . . . .

1 4 ch.—1 Total 7 of you figured that the $5,100 was sufficient.

Total children 882 The Association's fiscal year was changed NON-GRADUATES—2 1.6 to allow it to end on 30 April, for ease in Average children per family .

Active 1 totaling books for the year and presenting NAVY Inactive ^ costs and budgets at the annual meetings.

Bachelor—1; Married—1, 4 children.

A big hat's off to the GALLAGHERs, 6/1/51 485 1100 185 BUCKs and CURRIEs for the bang-up Active The marriage and children statistics are 1300 140 party that followed at Army-Navy Counin all probability quite low—the announce1400 4 try Club. The food, setups, mucho dancing ments received by the Secy, are not great 3100 11 room, well, everything was perfect. Sixtyenough in number to indicate that nearly 5100 6 six of the troops seemed to get quite a kick everyone is supplying this information. All out of it. We signed the original Constiit takes is a post card. There are three Total 346 tution at the meeting, and had two copies known sets of twins in the class, no triplets.

120 tacked up at the party. Sam Jones made Resigned There is believed to be one other Navy 4 some remarks to the party about the out- Retired family with 6 children. Almost 20 per cent 15 going members of the Committee and about Deceased of the class live in or within shouting dis71.3 tance of Washington. the coming year. One thing for sure—the Percentage active Married f (444 .

384 year got off to a flying start on 3 May! I reporting) 60 BRUCE MEADER will be taking over Bachelor SIZE OF FAMILIES 0 ch.—63 ; 1 ch.—116; from here on, and may I offer him my best Children: SOME CLASS COMPARISONS 2 ch.—145 ; 3 ch.—55 ; 4 ch.—4; wishes. I hope you all give him the full 6 ch.—1 Total 593 support he deserves—just keep the news Compare the size of 1951 families with coming into his desk. Bruce is highly quali- AJR FORCE two other classes when out of the Navy fied for the job, and it's a nice feeling to twice as long.

178 know he's holding down the desk here—so 6/1/51 Fifteen years after graduation there were Active 118 make room for me out there in WestPac! two families in the Class of 1924 with six Resigned 48 Lt. and Mrs. W I L L I A M J. ASTON Retired children, none with five and four with four.

1 announce the birth of their first child, Su- Deceased 11 Fifteen years after graduation, 1939 had zanne Lenora Aston, on 28 April at the Percentage active 66.3 six families with six children, fourteen De Paul Hospital, Norfolk, Va. Married ] (141 122 families with five children and forty-six 19 The Astons are currently residing at Vir- Bachelor ( reporting) families with four children. ginia Beach, Va. Bill's duty station is Children: 0 ch.—16; 1 ch.—29; 2 ch.—52 ; 3 ch.—20; 4 ch.—4.

Total 209 19S1 is doing all right as a start!

Fighter Squadron 41, NAS Oceana.

RICHARD N. CRAWFORD married Barbara Romano in the Submarine Base Chapel Pearl Harbor on 19 April.

Dick is on submarine duty after completing three years at Webb Institute where he received an MS degree in 1957 after which he was supposed to be an EDO but he beat the rap and went to Sub School and sub duty instead.

To date 113 classmates have donated $3,254 to the Stadium drive. This with the class donation and Marine pledge leaves $5,700 to go if we are to get a gate dedicated to our class.

JOHN W .

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS Send days take Send

in your new address at least 30 before the date of issue it is to effect your old address with new.

Postal forms are available for this purpose.

Send your change of address to: Alumni House Annapolis, Md.

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C H E T McRORIE is a civilian working for the Martin Corp. as a systems engineer in their Denver, Colo., plant. Chet lives at 1370 S. Eliot St., Denver.

A L BRESS attending Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in Glen Cove, N. Y. SHIPMATE

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Corr. Sec'y, 1st Lt. D . B . Hente, U S A F , 5313 24th Ave., Hillcrest Heights. Md.

DONALD CHASE VOELKER Lt DONALD C. V O E L K E R died in an aircraft accident near Tucson, Ariz., on 15 April 1958. He was attached to Attack Squadron 126 at the time of his death.

He was formerly with Special Weapons Unit, Pacific.

Lieutenant \^oelker is survived by his widow, Carol Jean, who lives with their children at 924 Reed Ave., San Diego 9, Calif. Lieutenant Voelker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. PhiHp Voelker, also survive him and live at 222 Gaskill St., Woonsocket,R. I. WILLIAM MORGAN THOMPSON It is with deepest regret that I inform the members of the Class of '53 of the death of L t WILLIAM M. T H O M P S O N , USNR, on 22 April 1958. Bill was swept overboard in heavy seas and lost while serving in USS CUTLASS (SS-478). He is survived by his wife, Ginny, and son. Kit, who now live at 404 Wrenleigh Dr., Catonsville. Md. B-REEF POLNTS JOHN BRAINARD writes: "Frank Scolopino and Dick Wise were staying at the BOQ of the Air Station recently when I bumped into them. Frank was on his way out to Guam to take over the billet of Supply Officer of A E W - 1 . Dick is attached to a squadron down in Jacksonville, Fla. "Regarding other Supply types in this area, Jim Van Scoyoc is Supply Officer of the Naval Eng. Experimental Sta., Annapolis ; Darrel Dempster—Officer Inspector of Uniforms at U S N A ; Art Mercier and Bob Weber are both instructors at the Naval Academy. Art is in the Math Dept. and Bob teaches Steam.

"Dietrich Kuhlmarm is now assigned to the Navy Purchasing Office here in Washington.

"Regarding Non-Supply, I met Ronald Adler a few months ago over at the Naval Photographic Center, which is a tenant actirity at the Anacostia Air Sta. Ron is on shore duty now here in Washington doing film production work. _ "I also bumped into Ed Dixon from '53 down at the Exchange, Boiling AFB. He told me that his wife had given birth to a second child at Bethesda recently. He is now assigned as O in C of a dry dock in New London, Conn., at the sub base.

"Ben Wadsworth has been selected for Harvard Business School. Ben is Asst. Supply Officer for MinPac at present." __ THOMAS J. MURTAGH, U S N A '53, until recently engineering and gunnery officer of the submarine U S S VOLADOR has joined the engineering and sales staff of Charles Engelhard, Inc.

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P-A.UL TREAGY reports in June to his new duty as Commanding Officer of the USS REDWING (MSC-200). Home port: Boston.

Barbara and R U D O L P H J. P R O S S E R announce the birth of Randolph Peter on 31 January 1958 at Holbrook, Ariz.

ROBERT C. O A K E S writes from Frederickbiu-g, Va.: "First, Lloyd Hamilton was born on 20 April 1958, joining his sister, Linda, now almost two. Second, I start to work for JUNE,

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the AC Spark Plug Division of General Motors in September. The job will take us to Flint, Mich., far from our California homes. Ruth and I are looking forward to the change.

"I have been here at Quantico since May 1957—first as an instructor at Basic School, then as a student at Communication Officers School and now as an instructor at the latter.

"Ken McJunkin resigned last fall and a letter to Ruth from Mary Pease indicates Dave is leaving the Corps this June. I saw Ed Tipshus last December at Cherry Point; he is in Aviation Supply and was getting checked out as a jet passenger (knowing Ed, probably so he can get some good liberty locales far removed from 'Cheerless Point'). Bill Scullion, instructing in the Weapons Group at Basic School here, asked that I report the birth of WilHam Robert on 23 February 1958. Bill told me that Dick Dean is due here in June and that Dan Hennessee (Air Force) is now at Stanford getting his Master's degree.

"Once settled in Flint I will send our address so that any landlocked sailors, downed airmen or wandering Marines from '54 can join us for a libation."

Photo hy Milton

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The Hugh L. Websters '55

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Sec'y, Lt.(jg) Joseph Malec, U S N , 2455 Hamilton St., Jacksonville, Fla.

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and L t (jg) H U G H L. W E B S T E R , son of Capt. Hugh P. Webster, U S N (Ret.) '26, and Mrs. Webster of San Francisco, Calif., were married on 5 April 1958. Miss McCoy attended the University of Houston and was a Trans World Airline Hostess.

Lieutenant Webster is now aide to R. Adm. John Davidson, ComCruDiv 5 aboard the

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ANGELES.

The couple will make their home in Long Beach.

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East Coast Pres., Lt. (jg) M. F. Collier, U S N , USS J. C. OWENS (DD-776), FPO New York West Coast Sec'y, Lt. (jg) W. S. Hull, U S N , USS WILTSIE (DD-716), FPO San Francisco

WEST COAST Your secretary would Hke to have current addresses to keep the records straight Other classmates would like to know who is in their area and where that classmate lives who borrowed five dollars June Week.

Please send your new addresses to me, or directly to Shipmate for this column. These addresses will appear in the next volume of the Alumni Register and Directory.

Ara Kisis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Voldemars Kisis, Klamath Falls, Ore., and L t HAROLD HADDOCK, USAF, were married 9 February at the Klamath Lutheran Church. Ara and Harold are Hving in Ogden, Utah, where he is stationed at Hill Air Force Base.

DICK and Katherine W H I T E are living at 2785 Alvingroom Ct. No. 3a in Oakland 5, CaHf. Dick is serving with FasRon 116 at Alameda and writes: "Hugh Sams dropped in the other day; he is on his way to VQ-1 at Iwakuni. Received a letter from Dave Teachout who is on the P H I L SEA in VS-21. Ben Jack Kinney and Jim Milne are in VP-47 here. Dwight Owings and Charlie Brockway are also here."

The following addresses are from sunny California: Coronado—PERRY and Nancy S T O N E , 447 E Ave., BILL and Joan L E B A R G E , 155 D Ave., GREG and Norma B I T T NER, 700 7th St., BILL and Bonnie SCHOESSEL, 1010 4th St., GEORGE and Beverly CONNOLLY, 223 D Ave., JIM and Ruth O W E N S , 2 3 5 ^ D Ave., and JACK and Diane CLAY, 235 D Ave. San DiegcH-DEL and Mim COREY, 4376 Alabama, ROSS and Pat COOK, 945 Cuyamaca, Chula Vista, BOB and Tony SMILEY, 3148 Cowley Way, Apt. 1, F R E D and Andrea HOERNER, 3311 Apache, DAVE and Marylyn M I N T O N , 3858 Shasta, CHUCK and Jane CHARNECO, 3814 Jewell St., SVEN and Jody NELSON, 8357 Larkdale, and RON and Donna AMON, 4449 Temecula.

'55, '56, '57 WIVES The wives of the Classes of '55, 56, and '57 have been busy with plans for social events in the San Diego area and have met at limcheons to conduct the business of the day and cultivate friendships with one anLong Beach—DICK and Roberta TARother. New officers recently elected for the Tri-Class organization are: for '55, Chair- BUCK, 19 Granada.

W. S. H U L L woman—Jo Anne Coffey and Vice-chairwoman—Joyce Hughes; for 'S6, Secretary WEDDING —Tony Smiley and Vice-Secretary—AnMiss Lillian Sloat Yates, daughter of drea Hoerner; and for '57, Treasurer— Major Cornelius Harrington Yates and Janice Van Landingham and Vice Treas- Mrs. Yates of "Happy Hollow," Camden, urer—Kathy Anderson.

S. C , was married in Grace Episcopal Latest in the social calendar was a big Church on 24 March to Lt. GEO. E M E R Y cocktail-dinner dance held at the Admiral BILES, USN, son of Col. George Frank Kidd Officers' Club on 10 May. We hope Biles, USA, and Mrs. Biles, Fort Benjato have some pictures of the event for the min Harrison, Ind. A reception was held at Cool Springs Plantation. Mrs. Biles atnext issue of Shipmate. tended the University of South Carolina.

She was a hostess with Trans World AirWEDDING Miss Peggy McCoy, daughter of Mr. and lines in Los Angeles. Before entering the Mrs. Leo Clark McCoy of Houston, Texas, Naval Academy, Lieutenant Biles was 41

graduated from St. John's Military Academy. Station: U S S HOOPER, Treasurer Island, Calif.

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Corr. Sec'y, Lt. Roy F. Arnold, USMC, 2nd Marine Dirision, Camp Lejeune, N. C.

FROM THE CLASS PRESIDENT Qassmates: It has been 11 months now since graduation day, and in some instances it appears that some of us have already forgotten that alumni have obligations as well as students.

Before I start the sermon, I would like to take this opportunity to inform all members of the Qass of 1957 that they are now members of the Association of the Class of 1957, United States Naval Academy.

Yes, as provided for in our class constitution the class has been established as a nonprofit corporation in the District of Columbia. I will give a detailed account of all business that has transpired as soon as I have the complete report of everything that has happened. So keep your eyes on Shipmate.

ALUMNI ASSO. First on the list of things that each of us, as members of the class, should do is to get out our check books and that letter from the Alumni Association that we have put away some place, and get busy writing a check that will keep you a member of the Association and a recipient of Shipmate. It is important to our class unity and spirit that all members remain members and keep in close contact with class business. Our class has a high percentage of members now—let's keep it that way.

MEMORIAL STADIUM Second on the list is an area of delinquency that our class as a whole should be ashamed of. And this is our poor showing in the Memorial Stadium drive. Turn back a few pages in your Shipmate and see that some classes with higher numerals than ours have contributed quite a bit more money than we have towards this worthy project. At the suggestion of Mike Giambattista and the prodding of a number of other classmates I am making the following suggestion concerning the Stadium Drive. That each member of the Class of 1957 contribute a sum equal to the first month's pay increase providing this bill becomes law. And even if it does not pass the law making bodies, each man should give some amount that he feels would be within his means. I am as guilty as anyone else, but I am going to make my contribution this month—let's have some more!! Send your checks to the Naval Academy Athletic Association or to Roy Arnold or to myself. When I receive the first two hundred dollars our class will dedicate a seat to Mathew Brown and Glen Van Gronigan our two deceased classmates.

LET'S GET ON T H E BALL !!!

BUZZY BEANS, O. C BAKER and D U N K J O N E S are all playing first team for the newly organized Quantico lacrosse team. For a first year team they are doing real fine with two wins and one loss at the time of this writing. MIKE GIAMB A T T I S T A writes that BOB DAUGHE N B A U G H and CHARLIE KNOLL have both made the July Submarine class.

H A R V E Y MARTIN finally got caught by a home town girl and got hitched up in February. Congratulations Harvey. And DICK DOLLIVER who went to the Med two weeks after he was married has just returned from the formal part of his honey42

moon. H A R R Y YOCKEY and his wife Marna, accompanied by their Httle offspring, continue to operate an open house for members of '57 when they visit Key West, Fla. I understand that E A R L E S M I T H and ANDY MASSIMINO are still hiding out at Little Creek, Va. . . . Remember those good ole Tra-Mid days, Andy and Earle are now honchoing those things.

From Quantico I can give you this news.

ROY ARNOLD is now in Camp Lejeune, N. C , having been transferred there after graduating from basic school. BILL H A MEL, the boy who walked away from Basic School with all honors, including a new bride, is now in Camp Pendleton, Calif.

F R A N K BAULCH, after completing Communications Officers' School, will remain at Quantico with JACK O ' D O N N N E L L and DAVE McINTYRE. Incidentally, Dave and Frank are still unattached, while Jack and I are expecting additions to our families any day now.

One last word before I leave this time.

Our column has been relatively bare for the last 11 months and only by the hard work of ROY ARNOLD has anything been put on paper at all. Let us hear from you. You can write to Roy, Dave Mitchell, Mike, or myself. I am also open to any comments on how we can catch up on the Stadium Fund and any other comments either good or bad.

GEORGE F .

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THOUGHTS ON A MIDWATCH RUSS SIMSARIAN writes: While I'm sitting here aboard ship waiting and watching the troops come back from liberty, I thought that I would write.

I am aboard the USS HIGBEE in DesDiv 31 out in WestPac, with a primary billet of ASW Officer. The other members of our class in the division are ED V A U G H A N and DAVE B U T T E R F I E L D , both in the Gunnery Dept. of the JAMES E . KYES and

JIM Cox in the Engineering Dept. of the EVERSOLE.

During March when we were in Sasebo our Division moored alongside the NAVARRO, with FRANK FORD aboard who invited me over for lunch with the "gator" sailors. Later on during this tender period the HOLLISTER joined our nest of ships and I had a chance to talk with BILL KRONZER, who is their First Lt. I also saw S P E N C E McMANES who is aboard'the TOLEDO.

Our next stop was Yokosuka where we moored for one day alongside the FRANK EVANS, with SAM COULBORN aboard.

He had just returned from ComCruDes Pac's Engineering School. While in Yoko I saw CHUCK K N A U F from the MATTHEWS.

We left Yokosuka with the HANCOCK for planeguard assignment with them. Our ship was invited to send over a guest to the HANCOCK to observe them. Wishing to ride on the waves for a few days rather than under and through them at 30 kts I went over by helo. On the carrier I saw K E N M C M A N E S and HARV A T K I N S O N . I

CHANGES OF ADDRESS The cost to t h e A l u m n i Association of relocating m e m b e r s whose Shipmate is r e t u r n e d w i t h " N o t a t this a d d r e s s " is a b o u t 25c per m e m b e r . Y o u miss y o u r Shipmates.

Please send in y o u r changes of address b e f o r e d e t a c h m e n t or m o v i n g .

also got a chance to fly off the carrier in an A E W / A S W plane.

I came back to the HIGBEE after our Captain began to worry after a report over Pri-Tac that I was enjoying myself. As I returned aboard the "Leaping Lenah HIGBEE" (our ship is named for the head of the Navy Nurse Corps during the first World War—Lenah Higbee), the HANCOCK'S IMC announced to me that my flight pay would be along later. I hope that this helps to fill your column and feel free to cut anywhere you please.

Russ SIMSARIAN

Barb and FRITZ W A R R E N announce the arrival of their daughter, Catherine Minga, on 25 April.

WEDDING On 29 March, Miss Sue Ann Bonnett, daughter of Mrs. Warren Lee Bonnett, Aberdeen, Md., and the late Captain Bonnett, was married to 2nd Lt. WILLIAM H A M E L , USMC, son of Col. Lester S. Hamel, USMC, and Mrs. Hamel, Bremerton, Wash. The Rev. Perry Monroe performed the ceremony in the home of the bride's mother. She is an alumna of Friends School, Baltimore, and Goucher College.

ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Gulick of Whittier, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Edna Elisabeth Ann, to Ens. F R A N K L I N F E R N S L E R ALVAREZ, USN. The wedding date has not yet been announced.

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Graduation saw many happy bachelors succumb to the powers that be. One of the first to go down the aisle was BILL GOLD. Bill married the former Miss Bobbie Pons of Bel Air, Md. Bill was commissioned in the Air Force, and will report to Lowry AFB where he will go to the Basic Guided Missile School. Also reporting to Lowry is T. ROGER MANLEY. He married the former Miss Eleyse Connell of Haworth, N. J. The class followed the example of '57 and donated two cherry blossom trees to the Naval Academy. The trees will be planted on either side of Tecumseh Court, flanking the ENTERPRISE and Japanese bells.

BILL D A W S O N , one of the lucky preference number boys, reports to Villafranche with his new wife, the former Miss Connie Glassburn. Bill will be stationed on the DES MOINES. JACK B R O P H Y graduated with the class and returned to his native California. Jack plans on continuing his education at night and possibly secure a teaching position in the San Francisco school system.

ENGAGEMENT Col. and Mrs. Anthony John Brody, USAR, of Watertown, Conn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Grace, to E U G E N E E L B E R T LINDSEY, JR., Miss Brody was graduated from Syracuse University in 1957.

Midshipman Lindsey is the son of R. Adm. Elton Watters Grenfell, Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, and Mrs. Grenfell. His late father was Lt. Cdr. Eugene E. Lindsey, USN, who was lost at the Battle of Midway in World War II. The couple plan to be married June 4, 1958 (3 o'clock) at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Annapolis following Gene's graduation. The new Ensign Lindsey will be assigned to the destroyer U S S COMPTON. S H I P M A T E

OFFICERSHIP IS A PROFFSSION

By Samuel P. Huntington (From Chapter I, The Soldier and the State) Reprinted by permission of the publishers from Samuel P. Huntington's The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Ciinl-Military Relation.:. Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Copyright, 1957, by The President and Fellows of Harvard College.

"The modern officer corps is a professional body and the modern military officer a professional man. This is, perhaps, the most fundamental thesis of this book . . .

In our society, the businessman may command more income; the politician may command more power; but the professional man commands more respect. Yet the public, as well as the scholar, hardly conceives of the officer in the same way that it does the lawyer or doctor, and it certainly does not accord to the officer the deference which it gives to the civilian professionals.

direct the complex activities of a combined operation involving large-scale sea, air, and land forces is at the top of his vocation.

"It must be remembered that the peculiar skill of the officer is the management of violence not the act of violence itself.

F o r m a l Schooling Takes O n e - T h i r d Of His Life

"The intellectual content of the military profession requires the modern officer to devote about one-third of his professional life to formal schooling, probably a higher ratio of educational time to practice time than in any other profession. In part this reflects the limited opportunities of the officer to acquire practical experience at the most important elements of his vocation.

But to a large degree it also reflects the extreme complexity of the military expertise.

"The management of violence is not a skill which can be mastered simply by learning existing techniques. It is in a continuous process of development, and it is necessary for the officer to understand this development and to be aware of its main tendencies and trends. Only if he is aware of the historical development of the techniques of organizing and directing military forces can the officer expect to stay on top of his profession.

"When the term 'professional' has been used in cotmection with the military, it normally has been in the sense of 'professional' as contrasted with 'amateur' rather than in the sense of 'profession' as contrasted with 'trade' or 'craft.'

"The distinguishing characteristics of a profession as a special ti^e of vocation are its expertise, responsibility, and corporateness . . . Professional knowledge is intellectual in nature and capable of preservation in writing. Professional knowledge has a history, and some knowledge of that history is essential to professional competence . . . ffie client of every profession is society, individually or collectively . . . The essential and general character of his service and his monopoly of his skill impose upon the professional man the responsibility to perform the service when required by society . . . The research chemist, for instance, His Education Must Be L i b e r a l is still a research chemist if he uses his "The military skill requires a broad skills in a manner harmful to society. But background of general culture for its masthe professional man can no longer practice tery . . . To understand his trade properly, if he refuses to accept his social responsibil- the officer must have some idea of its relaity: a physician ceases to be a physician if tion to these other fields and the ways in he uses his skills for antisocial purposes. which these other areas of knowledge may contribute to his own purposes. In addition, "The M a n a g e m e n t of V i o l e n c e " he cannot really develop his analyitcal skill, "Yet a distinct sphere of military com- insight, imagination, and judgment if he petence does exist which is common to all, is trained simply in vocational duties . . . or almost all, officers and which distinguishes them from all, or almost all, civilians. This central skill is perhaps best summed up in Harold Lasswell's phrase 'the management of violence.'. . . The duties of the military officer include: (1) the organizing, equipping, and training of this force; (2) the planning of its activities; and (3) the direction of its operation in and out of combat.

"The direction, operation, and control of a human organization whose primary function is the application of violence is the peculiar skill of the officer. It is common to the activities of the air, land, and sea officers. It distinguishes the military officer qua military officer from the other specialists which exist in the modern armed services . . . The essence of officership is embodied in the traditional admonition to Annapolis men that their duty will be to 'fight the fleet.'

"A man who is capable of directing only the activities of an infantry squad has such a low level of professional ability as to be almost on the border line. A man who can tnanage the operations of an airborne division or a carrier task force is a highly competent professional. The officer who can J U N E ,

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The fact that, like the lawyer and the physician, he is continuously dealing with human beings requires him to have the deeper understanding of human attitudes, motivations, and behavior which a liberal education stimulates.

"The expertise of the officer imposes upon him a special social responsibility. The employment of his expertise promiscuously for his own advantage would wreck the fabric of society. As with the practice of medicine, society insists that the management of violence be utilized only for socially approved purposes.

"All members of society have an interest in its security; the state has a direct concern for the achievement of this along with other social values; but the officer corps alone is responsible for military security to the exclusion of all other ends.

"The motivations of the officer are a technical love for his craft and the sense of social obligation to utilize this craft for the benefit of society. Society, on the other hand, can only assure this motivation if it offers its officers continuing and sufficient pay both while on active duty and when retired.

The State Is His Client

"While the primary responsibility of the physician is to his patient, and the lawyer to his client, the principal responsibility of the military officer is to the state . . . he is concerned with only one segment of the activities of his client. Consequently, he cannot impose decisions upon his client which have implications beyond his field of special competence.

"The corporate structure of the officer corps includes not just the official bureaucracy but also societies, associations, schools, journals, customs, and traditions. The professional world of the officer tends to encompass an unusually high proportion of his activities. He normally lives and works apart from the rest of society; physically and socially he probably has fewer nonprofessional contacts than most other professional men. The line between him and the layman or civilian is publicly symbolized by uniforms and insignia of rank.

"Within the profession, levels of competence are distinguished by a hierarchy of ranks; within the organization, duties are distinguished by a hierarchy of office. Rank inheres in the individual and reflects his professional achievement measured in terms of experience, seniority, education, and ability. Appointments to rank are normally made by the officer corps itself applying general principles established by the state..

Assignments to office are normally some-' what more subject to outside influence.

"The enlisted personnel are speciajistsi in the application of violence not the management of violence. Their vocation is a trade not a profession. This fundamental difference between the officer corps and the enlisted corps is reflected in the sharp line which is universally drawn between the two in all the military forces of the world."

More Family, Less Party Pictures Capt. Eigil L. Hansen, CEC USN, and Midn. Eigil L. Hansen, Jr., '60.

A belated Shipmate Fitness Report recently received carried the above suggestion. The editor heartily concurs and hopes for compliance.

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DISTAFF CORNER Navy Nurse Corps Anniversary M a n y Former N a v y Nurses Are Now Alumni Wives

The Navy Nurse Corps celebrated its Fiftieth Anniversary on 13 May of this year. The original Corps consisted of a superintendent, a chief nurse and eighteen nurses. The Corps now has 2,275 members on active duty in hospital ships, MSTS transports, hospitals, dispensaries and hospital corps schools. 'The first captain in the Corps, Capt. Ruth A. Houghton, NC USN, was selected last year. She became Superintendent of the Corps on 1 June.

The destroyer U S S HIGBEE (DDR-806) has been named in honor of Mrs. Lenah S. Higbee, widow of Col. John Henley Higbee, USMC. She was Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps during World War I and was the second to hold that office. The HIGBEE is in active commission and is now with the Seventh Fleet in the Far East.

Some former Navy Nurses who are now Alumni wives are: Mrs. Ralph E. Sampson ('09), Mrs. Clyde J. Nesser ('24), Mrs. WilHam F. Raborn ('28), Mrs. WilHam A. Burgett ('30), Mrs. James G. Lang ('30), Mrs. John O. F. Dorsett ('31), Mrs. Charles E. Lake ('37), Mrs. Charles S. Arthur ('38), Mrs. George B. Cattamole ('39), Mrs. Henry J. Woesnner ('42), Mrs. Hanford T. Cruser ('42), and Mrs. Edmund W. Jaworski ('48A).

Mrs. Robert Holmes Smith ('20), Mrs. Robert W. Clark ('39), Mrs. Robert E. Sequin ('42), Mrs. Craig E. Randall ('45), Mrs. Richard J. Springe ('48A), Mrs. C Eugene Swecker ('49), Mrs. William Wentworth ('49), Mrs. George T. Atkins CSS).

There are, of course, many others. Shipmate would like to know and report who they are.

N A V Y WIVES San D i e g o , Ca/if.

The annual spring luncheon and fashion show given by and for the Volunteer Women, Navy Relief Society, San Diego Auxiliary, was held May 6 at the North Island Naval Air Station Officers' Club with 300 women in attendance.

Mrs. Daniel J. Wagner ('28) was General Chairman. The theme "Festival of Fashion" stressed summer and resort clothes, with the "chemise" predominant.

Kippy's of Coronado displayed these in an atmosphere of spring flower decorations by Mrs. John B. Bowen ('30).

Unusual entertainment by "PhibPac Chantey Men" was featured. These are 27 enlisted men from the Amphibious Force banded together to sing old sea chanties.

They were formed over a year ago under the auspices of Adm. Carl F. Espy '22 Mrs. Wagner was assisted by Mrs. John W. Richardson, ticket chairman; Mrs. Thomas A. Wornham ('29), programs; and Mrs. H. Taylor Howard, publicity.

W a s / i i n g f o n , D. C.

When the Naval Officers Wives Club ( N O W ) met for luncheon on May 1 at the Willard Hotel, officers for the coming year were installed. Mrs. Andrew McB. Jackson ('30) is the new president Mrs. Edward .A. Wright ('31) is first vice president ; Mrs. Philip M. Donohue corresponding secretary; Mrs. Robert H. Hare recording secretary, and Mrs. Henry A. Gerdes treasurer. Ms. Mumma announced that the scholarship fund has now passed the $1200 mark. Sharing honors at the head table were past presidents, Mrs. E. T. Wooldridge ('20) and Mrs. David Tyree ('25).

The annual meeting of the Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy was held on May 7 and 8 at the Mayflower Hotel. This was also the fiftieth anniversary

of its founding by Mrs. Keith Erazier Somerville of Mississippi. The Society has over 742 members, chosen by the Navy to sponsor combatant ships.

They were entertained at tea on the 7th at the Admiral's House, Naval Observatory, by Mrs. Arleigh Burke. Afterwards, in honor of the fifty years, a special dinner was held at Fort McNair Officers' Club, with entertainment by the Sea Chanters.

Adm. Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, was the speaker at the luncheon on the Sth in the gaily decorated ballroom.

Many honored guests were presented. The Marine Orchestra furnished appropriate selections.

The special project of the Society of Sponsors is to provide scholarships at preparatory schools for sons of deceased or retired Navy and Marine Corps personnel who plan to enter the Naval Academy. Applications may be addressed to Mrs. John M. Frier, 612 Eppard Circle, Falls Church, Va., chairman of the scholarship committee. The Society annually presents an award to a member of the graduating class at the Academy.

The Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy participated in the annual service dedicated to the U. S. Navy held in the National Cathedral on Sunday, April 13. Its flag was carried beside the United States flag in the processional and the front rows of seats on the right hand side upon entering were reserved for members. The choir from the Naval Academy sang with the Cathedral choir.

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The Submarine Officers' Wives Group of Pearl Harbor holds monthly luncheons at various Honolulu restaurants, hotels and Officers' Clubs in the area. There are ISO active members. Officers a r e : President, Jeanne Price, wife of Cdr. Walter W. Price, U S N '42; Vice President, Mrs. V. O. Harkness; Secretary, Mrs. Byron Higgins ; and Treasurer, Mary Lou Griggs, wife of Lt. (jg) Norman Earl Griggs, U S N '53. $200.00 has been contributed to a local home for retarded children, the March of Dimes and the Salvation Army.

Plans were made for the annual spring benefit party given in May. Sangiey Point,

Canocoa, P. I.

The Officers' Wives Club, under the presidency of Mrs. Doris Oiler, holds regular monthly breakfast meetings. A varied program of activities, such as water safety, Kiddie Bingo and aid for the Gray Ladies Crafts project is sponsored. A recipe book of personal favorites is being compiled. At their last get-together, members heard a message from President Eisenhower reminding military personnel and their dependents of their responsibility as representatives for the United States in their assignments abroad. They have an opportunity to create more lasting impressions of good will through tolerance and understanding. In the present readjustment period of the new Philippine nation they can contribute that valuable asset, moral support MILITARY SURVIVORS, I N C .

Officers of the St. Louis Midshipmen Mothers' Club: Mesdames John Henning, Al Hunt, William Tuggle, Peter Danna, Raese Simpson, Chairman, and Lee Breece.

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Officers of Military Survivors, Inc., are Mrs. Don P. Moon ('16), President; Mrs. Victor D. Herbster ('08), Vice President; Mrs. Arthur L. Newman ('34), Treasurer; and Mrs. Harry E. Hubbard ('25), Secretary.

M I L I T A R Y S U R V I V O R S , INC., receive as many as 65 letters per day, of which about 200 per month require detailed replies. This demonstrates the need for such an organization. {Continued on page 47) S H I P M A T E

VACATION ON A BUDGET

By Inger Christine Scott ('39)

When spring comes can vacations be far behind? Last September we spent 14 wonderful and rather unusual days vacationing all over New England; we wanted to really see the northeastern part of the U. S. while we were stationed in Washington, D. C , but the cost of motels and restaurants made such a trip almost beyond our reach. Then one fine day in January we visited the Auto Show and there saw a 20-foot vacation trailer—and that set us to work. We checked the newspapers and found an ad for "\'acation Trailer for R e n t " The listing was from Frederick, Md., so the following Sunday we put our two little boys in the car and drove up there to find out what sort of deal we could get.

This is what we got: A 16' Vacation Trailer which slept four. It had one double bed, one bunk, and the dinette seats folded down to make another bed. Then, a 2burner gas stove, a gas space heater, an ice-box, sink, cupboards, clothes closet and a small dinette table and benches which seated four nicely. We paid a $25 deposit and reserved the trailer for two weeks starting September 6.

This is what we brought: linens, 2 pots, 1 frying pan, coffee percolator, 100 paper plates, 200 paper cups, flatware, various groceries, clothes, etc.

This was the cost: $87.50 for two full weeks. This included rental of the trailer, hitch and wiring of the car and trailer. It took about three hours to have the trailer hooked up to the car; while this was being done I moved our possessions into the trailer.

We spent 14 days on the road, cooked every meal right in the trailer and thereby actually saved money on the ordinary budget since you don't cook elaborate meals in a trailer. We would stock up on groceries whenever needed, and the ice box kept milk, eggs and meats fresh for several days. We did have to watch for "Ice" signs since the motto got to be: "You better get some while you can." Ice plants are not plentiful in these modern times; however, we found several gas stations that sold ice.

milk and coffee for say 60^ whereas a simple lunch for 4 in a restaurant would cost at least $2. We ate v^'ith cows staring at us, with a brook at our feet, or with the ocean roaring in front of us.

At night we would pull into a camp or park and settle down by supporting the trailer with four jacks (they came with the trailer) which were put up in 3 minutes and which kept it from pitching like a ship on the high seas. We would survey the territory and then have our dinner under the sky or at the dinette table if it happened to be drizzling or cold. Dishwashing was really easy since we used paper plates and cups; we also used paper towels extensively. If there was a bit of laundry—with two Httle boys there is always some even though you bring along everything they own—I would wash it in the sink and hang it out to dry on a Hne; if it wasn't dry by the time we left I would string the Hne up inside the trailer, hang the clothes on it and they would dry beautifully!

We brought a Coleman lantern which came in handy since we didn't find electricity in several of the camps we chose, and once George had learned to light it we thoroughly enjoyed having it! We found three other items of importance: a plastic tablecloth for the picnic tables, an ax to chop firewood, and clothes pins. We made our trip a bit more comfortable by bringing two light metal folding chairs so we could sit and admire the scenery in comfort.

Hauling the Trailer W a s Little Trouble

As for pulling the trailer, it took George only one day to get used to the "pull" and after two days he learned to park it and turn it around easily; the first day we only stopped where we could pull straight in and out!

We had one flat tire (on our car!) on the trip, unhitched the trailer which could

be done in 5 minutes or less, changed the tire, hitched again and were off in 30 minutes. Being able to unhitch the trailer so easily was a great advantage since we could leave it at a camp site and drive around sightseeing in the car. We had only one parking problem: in Boston where we had to drive around looking for two parking spaces together; cost George two nickels. During the whole trip we had but one difficulty in finding a camp site, and that was in the state of New York on our way home. We finally parked in a picnic area—you know the ones: "Rest area 1,000 feet ahead." No one objected and we even had running water. As to toilet facilities: where there weren't any there would always be nice trees and bushes. Don't rent a trailer with built-in toilet since you never have a chance to connect it on a trip like this.

W h a t W e Saw And Did

To summarize: we saw a lot and spent less money than we ever have for a 2-week vacation. We drove through Pennsylvania and Amish country up north into New York, where we visited North Pole and Santa Claus—and weren't the children convinced come Christmas that they would get what they wanted since they had told him their wishes in person! In Vermont we went to the famous Tunbridge Fair and watched giant steer pull heavy loads; we also saw prize cattle being milked in the barn — great fun for the children ! — and watched clowns and acrobats in the "arena."

(As we drove into the Fair grounds with our trailer the local policeman inquired whether we were in the show!)

In Maine we ate lobsters, lobsters, lobsters at 40^ per pound; the fisherman would steam them for us right on the pier and we would then put them in the ice box and have them cold for supper. We visited every one of the New England states and saw them in their fall glory; I drooled over the many wonderful antique shops where you truly can find excellent buys.

As far as we are concerned this is just about the most marvelous vacation we have ever spent and the children still speak affectionately of our little house on wheels.

If you like sightseeing but don't like to sleep in tents, cook in the open, or any of the other delightful aspects of tent-vacations, the trailer is it! "Take it from someone who has always crinkled her nose at trailers before this experience.

Stayed in T r a i l e r Camps Only Four Nights

As to overnight sites: we stayed in trailer camps four nights only; the cost was $2 for one of them and $1 each for the others.

Mostly we made use of the plentiful state and national parks where camping is free for the majority and $1 for some. You get toilet facilities, electricity and estabHshed fireplaces in almost all of them, not to forget rimning water. W e carried with us a water jug which we kept filling up whenever we were near a faucet, since we never knew when we would run into a place where there was no running water (our jug paid for itself many times). We never made a reservation for a camp site but just drove where we wanted and when we wanted; if we found a particularly attractive place we would stay for a couple of days. The greatest advantage of a vacation trailer is indeed the freedom it gives you.

You can stop, sleep and eat whenever you want; you pull off the road, or drive down to a river or lake, pull down the trailer step and you are in business. You eat a George Scott '39 and the two boys good though simple lunch of sandwiches, vacation on a budget.

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BRANCH ANNAPOLIS The April meeting of the Annapolis chapter was held at 8 p.m. on 9 April, at Alumni House. Elections were held to provide replacements for those officers retiring at the expiration of their terms. The following are the election results : for President Capt. Warren C. Hall, Jr., U S N ; for "Treasurer, R. Adm. Philip H. Ross, U S N (Ret.) ; for Council Members, V. Adm. George C. Dyer, USN (Ret.), and Cdr. Alfred D. Garvin, USN. Captain Hall and Commander Garvin are currently on duty at the Naval Academy, the former as Chief of Staff.

The outgoing officers (Vice Admiral Dyer, President; Capt. Thayer T. Tucker, Treasurer; R. Adm. Donald T. Giles and Cdr. Lynn S. Orser, Council Members) were thanked for their excellent and devoted services. Particular thanks were extended from the floor to Admiral Dyer for his able and energetic presidency.

Following the business meeting Mr. M. L. Peterson of the Smithsonian Institute gave a talk on "Underwater Exploration," with numerous beautiful and interestingslides.

CINCINNATI The Cincinnati chapter held a cocktail party and buffet dinner for the members and their ladies at the University Club on Saturday, 26 April. A total of about 75 persons attended.

COLORADO On 3 May 1958 at 1830 the Naval Academy chapter for Colorado held its May meeting in the Boulder Country Club, Boulder, Colo. Keith Hertzell, 1947, was in charge of the meeting and after cocktails a dinner was held. Following dinner, a speaker addressed the alumni group. The June meeting will be held in Colorado Springs and will be a combined family picnic-Air Force Academy tour. Carroll Tyler '20 will be in charge of the program.

At the July meeting, to be a stag affair in Denver, new officers for the ensuing year will be elected.

ACTIVITIES DALLAS-FORT WORTH The North Texas chapter held its regular monthly luncheon meeting 10 April at the R O N S Club (monthly luncheons 12:30 on second Thursday of every month at the RONS Club, 3817 Lemmon Ave., Dallas.)

Newly elected officers were installed.

They are W. A. "Ted" Taylor '28, President, R. Adm. Alfred C Olney, Jr., '23, Vice President, and Robert C Binnion 'SO, Secretary-Treasurer.

A committee was appointed to select a date and make arrangements for a picnic at Lake Worth, Fort Worth. A tentative date of June 14 has been set. Any alumni in the area are invited. Details may be obtained by contacting the secretary-treasurer, Robert C. Binnion '50, % The Trane Co., 2511 N. Haskell, Dallas 4, Texas. Telephones: Dallas TA 3-9955, Fort Worth CR 5-2473.

A Public Affairs Committee of Gordon A. Griffin '34, Chairman, Red Richards and Fred Wiedemann has been appointed to seek ways of broadening our participation in efforts to further the interests of the Navy and the Association. One step will be to honor some who have been outstanding in their interest in the Navy by selecting them for honorary membership in our Association.

DETROIT Our chapter here in Detroit has been more active this year than for some time past. We have quite a new group of younger members, as well as some additions to the older crowd; and we are in the process of publishing an up-to-date directory this June.

We are now holding regular luncheon meetings bi-monthly, as well as four seasonal evening affairs and have cooperated on several occasions with evening meetings at the Engineering Society of Detroit, featuring Navy speakers.

cers' Mess (Open), U. S. Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, on 24 April.

V. Adm. B. H. Hanlon '21 was guest speaker for the evening. Admiral Hanlon's present tour of duty is Commander, Amphibious Force, Atlantic. His topic, "Amphibious Warfare," explained the latest concepts tested in the recent large scale amphibious exercises. Of particular interest was the Admiral's comments regarding the success achieved in landing Marines by helicopter.

We were very pleased to welcome Capt.

H. C. Laird 'OS ( R e t ) who is now our chapter's oldest member.

NEWPORT The regular April meeting of the chapter was held on Tuesday, 29 April, in the Destroyer Room of the Commissioned Officers' Mess, U. S. Naval Station, Newport, R. I. At the business meeting following the dinner it was voted that the chapter would support the U S S ARIZONA Memorial Drive.

NEW YORK Thirty-Third Annual Dinner Meeting

The thirty-third Annual Dinner Meeting of the Naval Academy Association of New York, Inc., was held at the Hotel Biltmore on 21 March. Commo. F. G. Reinicke, President, presided.

In spite of inclement weather, 200 members and guests attended. Admirals Smedberg, Smith, Fitzgerald smd Capt Slade Cutter made the trip from Annapolis with Rip Miller, who received the Association's Annual Aw'ard for outstanding service to the Naval Academy.

The speaker of the evening was Adm. Jerauld Wright '18, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, CIC Allied Atlantic and United States Atlantic Fleets.

The new slate of officers elected for the coming year are: President, Henry L. Parry '22, Vice President, Roy W. Graham '20, Secretary, Spencer A. Barrow 'SO, and Treasurer, Ferol D. Overfelt '27. Class Division Representatives are Edmund E. Brady, Jr., '17, Charles J. Nager '23, David A. Stretch '30, and Luke J. Boggess '46.

HAMPTON ROADS The Hampton Roads chapter held its monthly meeting with 47 alumni and five guests present at the Commissioned Offi-

PHILADELPHIA The Annual Cocktail Party and Dinner for members and their ladies was held at the Officers' Club, Naval Base, on 9 May. V. Adm. John H. (Babe) Brown, Jr., U S N (Ret.) '14, has been elected as Trustee-at-Large to represent the Philadelphia chapter in the National Alumni Association. We are fortunate to have such a fine and experienced representative.

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The March meeting was held Friday the 28th at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel.

Our guest, Adm. Ben Moreell, entertained the group with a number of anecdotes and experiences. It was a real pleasure having the Admiral with u s ; we shall look forward to a return visit.

Immediately after learning of the death of Adm. Joe Ludewig, the chapter sent a telegram to Mrs. Ludewig. The chapter also sent a wreath to the funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. In acknowledgment of these remembrances, Mrs. Ludewig wrote Gene Rook. The letter is reproduced herein in its entirety because S H I P M A T E

it is considered so expressive as to be of interest to all: "Will you please convey my deep appreciation to each member of the Naval Academy Alumni Association for their lovely expression of sympathy. Joe loved flowers and a garden. He would have been so happy to have been surrounded by so many beautiful flowers.

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{Continued from page 44) N A V Y JUNIORS

Among the students named to the Dean's List at Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia at Fredericksburg for the first semester are the following: Miss "As you know, he had a deep interest in Caroline Curtin, daughter of Capt '28 and the Alumni Association and all things civic. Mrs. Neale W. Curtin, Wash., D. C ; I am deeply touched by the beautiful trib- Maxine Foster, daughter of Captain '35 utes paid to him on this last, long cruise." and Mrs. Foster, Arlington, Va.; Jane D. Ferguson and Frances Y. Ferguson, daughters of Capt. 'Z2 and Mrs. James D. Ferguson, Alexandria, Va.; Isabel L. Gill, ST. LOUIS of Capt. (Ret.) '25 and Mrs. The Mothers' Club of Greater St. Louis daughter Graham C. Gill, Bethesda, Md.; and Sarah had raised $260.00 for the Stadium Fund. Jane Groseclose, daughter of Capt. (Ret.) They also had an interesting evening re- '23 and Mrs. Samuel K. Groseclose, Ancently when Mrs. Grace Tuggle, wife of napolis, Md. Col. WilHam Tuggle and mother of Midshipman Ralph Tuggle, presented an "Arm- SCHOLARSHIPS chair Illustrated Tour of Williamsburg."

The Tuggles have lived and still maintain a W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. home in Williamsburg and Mrs. Tuggle The Executive Board of the N O W (Nahad served as an escort in that historic city val Officers' Wives) Club has announced for some time. They are now residing in that a self-aid scholarship grant, in the St. Louis. amount of not less than $500, will be awarded this year to a worthy young man between the ages of 16 and 20 years who wishes to prepare for entrance to the U. S. Navy Corpsman Naval Academy and to follow a career in the United States Navy as an officer.

Selects World The award (or awards) will be made War II Unknown on the basis of need, mental and physical A Navy hospital corpsman, recipient of superiority, qualities of leadership and evithe Congressional Medal of Honor, has dence of a firm desire to make a career of been chosen to select the unknown service- the Navy.

There are no other limitations as to the man of World War II. applicant's eligibility. The recipient must In ceremonies scheduled aboard the guid- use the grant for his senior year's work in ed missile cruiser U S S CANBERRA off the secondary school or its equivalent and apVirginia capes May 26, WilHam C Char- ply it toward his expenses in connection ette, HMl, of the U S S QUILLBACK ( S S - with his academic preparation for the Na424) made the actual selection between the val Academy in one of the schools recogunknowm of the Pacific and the Atlantic nized by the U. S. Navy as giving adequate theaters for interment in the Arlington Na- preparation for entrance to the Academy. tional Cemetery May 30 along with the The applicant must present assurance previously selected hero of the Korean through a doctor's certificate that he is fully Conflict. qualified to pass the physical examinations Making up a naval task group for the for the U. S. Naval Academy.

The recipient will be determined by a occasion, in addition to the CANBERRA, were the guided missile cruiser U S S BOSTON, Scholarship Selection Committee appointed the destroyer U S S BLANDY and the Coast by the Executive Committee. Payment of the grant will be made directly to the apGuard cutter INGHAM. proved school under certification that the After the selection, the W W II Unknown funds will be used for tuition or fees and and the Korean Conflict Unknown were expenses in connection with education. transferred to the destroyer USS BLANDY. This is a one-year scholarship grant and The ship proceeded to the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C The Commanding may not be renewed.

Application forms may be obtained by General, Military District of Washington, had charge of ceremonies for their inter- request addressed to the Secretary of the ment beside the Tomb of the Unknown Sol- Naval Officers' Wives Club Scholarship Fund, Mrs. Mell A. Peterson, 3306 Camedier of World War I. ron Mills Rd., Alexandria, Va., or to the The World War II unknown not selected Dependents Aid Section, Pers-G221, Perwas buried at sea. sonal Affairs Division, Bureau of Naval Charette was awarded the Congressional Personnel, Washington 25, D. C ApplicaMedal of Honor for bravery in Korea on tions must be received by the committee March 27, 1953. While serving with a Ma- not later than 15 June 1958. rine rifle company he shielded a wounded Marine from a grenade blast. Though GARDEN CLUBS wounded by the blast, he continued to ad- Annapolis, Md. minister aid to others.

The Seven Seas Garden Club held its annual tea and informal flower show, "Springtime at Alumni House," on May Authorization for the establishment of 16. The rooms were beautifully adorned pay grades E-8 and E-9 is expected from with colorful spring flowers, arranged by Congress in the near future. Pay grade E-9 the members. The presidents of eight local will be called Master Chief Petty Officer garden clubs poured at the tea tables.

The proceeds go toward a continuation and E-8 Senior Chief Petty Officer. Establishment of these rates will enable the Navy of the Club's project of beautifying the to overcome some of the stagnation that grounds of Alumni House.

Mrs. Donald T. Giles is president of the now exists in the E-7 level by rewarding the better qualified chiefs with additional Seven Seas Garden Club, and members are wives of Naval Academy alumni. advancement opportunities.

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Tones of spring were everywhere at the Naval Academy Garden Club's flower show held 22 April at the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Mrs. Eugene B. Fluckey ('35) and Mrs. Joseph Metcalf, HI ('51), were cochairmen of the outstanding event.

The Award of Merit ribbon given by the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland was awarded to Mrs. Frank M. Kyes for her beautiful exhibit of orchids in the horticulture division. "Best in Show" went to Mrs. Donald O. Lacey ('33) for her tasteful arrangement of fruit and fruit blossoms which was suspended from a silver candelabrum. The sweepstakes ribbon was won by Mrs. Frank S. Quinn ('42) for scoring the highest number of points in the entire show. Another ribbon in the horticulture section was awarded to Mrs. Andrew Bodnaruk for having the most points in this classification.

Besides the beauty of the artistic and horticultural divisions, there was also humor and whimsy in the men's division.

Cdr. James D. Borop '42 was one of the winners in "The Young Man's Fancy" with his depiction of the calm, simple life of the caveman. Winner of "An Old Man's Dream" was Lt. Cdr. George B. Jones for his depiction of an island scene as a lovely place for retirement with a beautiful hula girl dancing on the sand and a shady palm tree in the background.

The Junior Garden Club made a good showing with its display of corsages and fresh flower arrangements. Also contributing to the beauty of the show were Karlton's Florists, Barton's, The Academy Florists aand the Capital City Florists.

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7 r m s , split level, 1% b a t h s , utility r m , g a r a g e , lge yd, fence. Also carpeting, attic fan. Hot P o i n t r a n g e , 2 yrs old. L t . Cdr. A. T. McKinney, 23 Goodrich Rd. P h o n e CO 3-4579.

A N N A P O L I S , Md. For sale or rent, 1 Oklahoma T e r r a c e . Six bdrms, 2 full b a t h s ; lge living r m and dining r m , each with fireplace; screened porch overlooking Worden F i e l d : kitchen, p a n t r y , s t o r a g e r m , utility r m . Oil-fired hw heat.

Unfurnished or p a r t l y furnished. Cdr. E. Muhlenfeld, U S N . c o l o n i a l 3-6186 (Annapolis) or H E m p s t e a d 5-9288 (Coronado). (VI) B O S T O N , Mass. R e n t a l wanted end of J u n e or by 1 J u l y for approx 2 yrs. T h r e e bdrm, u n f u r nished house, m u s t be located n e a r elementary school in desirable location. Have 3 children and a dog. Must be wired for 220 v. Would prefer a lease with military clause. Lt. D. L . Gunckel, Box 2136, U S N P G S . Monterey, Calif.

CORONADO, Calif. F o r rent. One of Coronado's most a t t r a c t i v e modern homes. Center hall p l a n with 3 b d r m , 2 full b a t h s , double g a r a g e and lge play yd. Drapes, stove, refrig and automatic w a t e r softener installed. In Country Club A n n e x % block from Crown School. Avail. 1 July. $185 p e r month. Capt. J . D. Miller, 711 Cabrillo Ave. L E X I N G T O N , Mass. F o r sale, 6^4 y r old r a n c h , f r a m e constr, r a d i a n t heat, 2 b d r m and den (with built in TV, radio and phono) or 3 b d r m , living r m with fireplace, b a t h , large kitchen with dining area, util r m , screen patio and carport. On 120x125 lot. 3 blks to elem school, 1 blk small shops and public t r a n s . 2 miles to town center and all churches. Nice neighborhood, children 1-12 yrs. P r i c e $15,300. Taxes $350 p e r yr. Call T. V. N o r m a n , J r . , VO 2-3716, 365 Woburn St. M O N T E R E Y , Calif. F o r sale, available 15 J u n e : custom-built redwood r a n c h design home. T h r e e bedrooms, lge living room, fireplace, s e p a r a t e dining room, lge kitchen, wired 220 v. Closets, h a r d wood floors, 2-car g a r a g e . Landscaped and fenced.

W a l k i n g distance to grade, junior high and high schools. 10 min. by c a r to PG School. Assume 414% $13,000 In-Service 25 yr. loan or convert to F H A . $19,500. Lt. J o h n F . Mangold, 952 Monterey Circle, Monterey, Calif.

M O N T E R E Y , Calif. Del Rey Oaks, Cul de Sac, 3 bdrm, dining area, b r e a k f a s t counter, fireplace, stove & refrig included. Landscaped, lge fenced backyd. 5 % oak trees. $13,500. Assume F H A loan a t $80 p e r mo. L t . F . Thomas W a t k i n s , J r . , 3 Hillwil Place, Monterey, Calif. F R 2-6113.

S A N T A C L A R A , Calif. F o r sale. One year old ranch, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, 15 min from Moffett Field. Reverse plan. Living rm sliding glass doors open to lge priv yd. Dishwasher, disposal, installed r a n g e , two-car g a r a g e , soft w a t e r system. Fenced util yd. Ideal neighborhood for children. Price $18,400. L a r g e in service loan. Lt. W. C. Cobb, 250 Hillsdale Ave., S a n t a Clara, Calif.

S E V E R N A P A R K . Md., or n o r t h of Severna Pk. Wanted to r e n t 3-4 bdrm unfurn house J u l y - A u g .

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S I L V E R S P R I N G , Md.—12 min from Bethesda N a v Hosp. 4 b d r m s 1% baths, 5-yr-old brick home incl living r m , dining r m , kitchen with disposal and dishwasher. L g e rec room in full basement. 3 blocks to elem, j r and s r high schools. Parochial school bus a t corner. Within walking distance to new neighborhood pool. 35 min to Main Navy—car pools avail. Occupancy 1 July. $18,250—New F H A in-service t e r m s avail.

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S U N N Y V A L E , Calif. F o r Sale. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2-car g a r a g e , built-in elec oven, r a n g e , dishwasher, disposal, wired for dryer, fenced backyd, landscaped, n e a r Moffett Field, good g r a m m a r , j r and high schools. P r i c e $19,900. Available J u n e 15. Apply L t . Cdr. Louis B. Fields, 832 Bremerton Dr., Sunnyvale. R E 6-8058.

S T A T E N I S L A N D , N. Y. F o r Sale. Avail 1 J u l y : 3 bdrm, 1 bath, attached g a r a g e , cinder blockstucco ranch. 100 x 67 cor lot. School bus stops in front. N e a r to schools, churches, stores, and excellent public t r a n s p . House 5 yrs old. Quiet, country-like neighborhood, yet in NYC. Sale price $16,900. $13,500 F H A in-service loan. This is a reasonable solution to living in a very high cost area. Cdr. F . F . S m a r t , J r . , ChC, U S N , 1726 Carlton Ave., Huguenot, Staten Island 9, N . Y. W E S T M I N S T E R , Calif. N e a r Seal Beach, Los Alamitos and Long Beach. F o r sale or lease.

N e a r l y new (6 mos.), 3 bdrms, 2 baths. Wall-towall carpeting living-dining, halls and m a s t e r bdrm. Yard fully enclosed new redwood fence.

L g double g a r 21 x 23. Shake roof, 80,000 B T U forced-air furnace, kitchen with built-in r a n g e and oven. Lg lot 70 x 112. Schools, shopping close. Many other features. Available 15 J u n e . $18,000 or $165 mo. on 1-yr lease. S. L. Matheny, J r . , 7342 N a t a l Dr., Westminster, Calif. (VI)

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HOUSING FOR RETIRED R E T I R E AND L I V E I N C R A B T O W N : Central location, nice neighbors, insulated, 3 bdrms, sm g a r d e n , g a s hot w a t e r heat, $11,950. 154 Conduit St.. Annapolis, Md.

M O F F E T T F I E L D . Los Altos custom home. Living r m with fireplace; lge family r m with firep l a c e / B B Q ; kitchen with GE r a n g e , oven, dishwasher, disposal; b r e a k f a s t nook ; laundry and % b a t h ; 3 b d r m s and 2 baths. Oversized double g a r a g e . Fully fenced and landscaped for easy m a i n t e n a n c e . S e p a r a t e dog-run. Conv to schools.

P u r c h a s e r m a y select occupancy date. Lt. Cdr. R. L. Harvey, 22234 Brookmill Rd., Los Altos, Calif.

E A S T E R N SHORE, Md. Attractive w a t e r - f r o n t home n e a r Cambridge. One hour from Annapolis.

Modernized 150-yr-old house and buildings on 3 ^ acres. Boat basin. Panelled living r m with beamed ceiling. Fireplace. Baseboard h w heat.

F o u r bdrms, 2 baths. Finished attic. Priced for quick sale a t $24,950 by owner, Mrs. W. A. S. Macklin, Woolford, Md., or will r e n t furnished $100 mo with lease. (VI)

N O R F O L K — Colonial place. F o r sale — comfortable 4 b d r m , 1% bath, living r m with fireplace, s e p a r a t e dining r m , music rm, library, kitchen, p a n t r y , basement and storage attic.

Newly decorated, new modern h e a t i n g system, Venetian blinds and a w n i n g s throughout. Fenced and landscaped yd, city utilities. Conv to Norfolk's best parochial and public, elem and high schools. Excellent shops nearby and conv to C i n C L a n t F l t HQ, Staff College and N a v a l Base with no traffic problem. P r i c e $12,500, low down p a y m e n t . Available J u l y . C a p t P . R. Schratz, 710 W. 37th S t , Norfolk.

S E V E R N A P A R K , n e a r Annapolis—2 sty Georgian type home, 2 acres magnificent lawns, evergreens boxwoods. Completely landscaped, view Severn River. 1st flr. 38 ft living r m , fireplace, sun r m , fireplace. Lge kitchen and util r m , dining r m , study and full tile b a t h . 2nd flr lge m a s ter bdrm, fireplace and ceramic tile bath, 3 other bdrms, 2 baths, s e p a r a t e 2-car g a r a g e with q u a r ters above. All bldgs slate roofs. $43,500 in fee.

Charles Frederick Lynch, Arnold P . O., Md. P h o n e Col. 8-2402.

S A N DIEGO-CORONADO. Wanted to buy or r e n t : 3-4 bdrm, 2-bath house, available late J u n e or early J u l y . Lt. W. P . Vosseler, NROTC U n i t , U. of Michigan, A n n Arbor, Mich. (VI)

LUCKY BAGS available. 1931, '33, '34 and '35.

F o r further information w r i t e Mrs. J a m e s E. Whaley, Hamilton, V a .

S A N J A C I N T O & H E M E T VALLEY—Riverside County, Calif. Personal p r o p e r t y for sale—266.31 acres hillside—natural p a n o r a m a setting known for its mineral w a t e r in the EMWD w a t e r dist r i c t on paved s t a t e h w y 79—natural g a s — e l e c ^ m a i n house, two small cottages—$500 acre. (VI)

I have a copy of " T h e Lucky Bag"—1931, cloth, excellent condition for which I will t a k e $1.00 delivered. Would you kindly pass above information on to anyone whom you think m i g h t w a n t it. P a u l i n e Walker, 3726 Oak Circle, Edgewood, Columbus, Ga.

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%m Call (See Class Columns for Details) ARNOLD, MARSHALL BRITT (CAPT USN RET),'15 BARLOW, EDWIN F. '10 HEARD, W I L L I A M AUGUSTIN (CAP USN RET) ;i4 McCORMICK, JOHN JOSEPH (CAPT USN) '32 MEADE, EVERARD KIDDER '09 MONGRAIN, RICHARD ORTON (LT USN) '51 THOMPSON, WILLIAM MORGAN (LT USNR) '53 VOELKER, DONALD CHASE (LT USN) '53 S H I P M A T E

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AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS MISSILE COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS AIR DATA COMPUTERS AND ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS PRESSURE SENSITIVE CONTROLS FOR AIRCRAFT AND GUIDED MISSILES: Monitors, Switches, Transmitters, Pickups, Cabin Pressure Regulators KOLLSMAN INTEGRATED FLIGHT INSTRUMENT SYSTEM NAVIGATION DEVICES: Sextants (Periscopic-Handheld-Photoelectric), Astro Trackers, Automatic Astrocompass, Doppler Computation Systems MOTORS AND SYNCHROS INSTRUMENTS FOR SIMULATED FLIGHT TRAINERS TEST INSTRUMENTS FOR AERONAUTICAL AND INDUSTRIAL LABORATORIES For a complete detailed list of Kollsman Products send for illustrated Product List

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