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Naval

EDWIN F . COCHRANE,

Academy

Alumni

Association

'16, Editor.

ASSOCIATE EDITORS — VICTOR F . BLAKESLEE, '20 — C. W I L L I A M D U N C A N , '21 — ROBERT C. CONRAD, '25

JUNE,

VOL. 2

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No. 6

June Week Another June Week is upon us. Again, the colorful spectacle of dress parades. athletic events, drills, hops, and an attractive, joyful crowd of people, young and old, surrounds us.

But June Week belongs to the Midshipmen, particularly the Graduating Class. In a few more days the Class of 1939 will assemble and march to the armory to receive their diplomas. The majority will be commissioned either in the Navy or Marine Corps and then go out to the Service. A comparative few

The Alumni Through the invitation of Admiral Brown, Superintendent of the Naval Academy, the Alumni have again been invited to visit the Naval Academy on Saturday, May 27th. In addition, the Officers Club has agreed to serve luncheon at seventy-five cents per plate, arrangements having been made by the (National) Association.

Let's look at just what that means.

Normally, the Officers Club can serve 300 guests comfortably with due notice.

Beyond that, special arrangements must be made. The facilities are such that it is very difficult to prepare the menu, and even more so, to serve it. You all know what Annapolis is during June Week.

The seriousness of the situation is aggravated by the acute shortage of experienced personnel and the high wages demanded. But, the Officers Club "turns to" regardless of the tremendous burden placed upon them and accomplishes the impossible.

Now let's look at the facts. Last year around 450 sent in their reservations,— JUNE,1939

will be given their diplomas, but, due to physical defects, will go out to face the world as Civilians and Alumni. When the exercises are completed they will rise and sing their class song.

Their four years will be ended. By nightfall their courses will have carried them afar, never to all be together again.

Let's all extend them the helping hand. regardless of the Service they enter. It is our privilege, our duty, our heritage!

Congratulations! A Happy Cruise!

Best Wishes, 1939!

Luncheon a very low figure. The night before the luncheon, with a good weather forecast, preparations were made for a thousand.

Who stood to lose if only the 450 who had thoughtfully made their reservations arrived? But at least 1400 came and the food ran out. Who got the blame for that . . .? Think it over.

The menu for the luncheon is, we believe, an excellent one. Attention has been paid to those who wrote the Secretary-Treasurer of the Association and asked that those foods which taint easily be left off the menu. It consists of,—cold sliced ham, Swiss cheese, cold chicken loaf, potato salad (made that morning), sliced tomatoes, pickles, buttered roll, ice cream and coffee (the best obtainable).

You are all cordially invited to come and bring your friends. If you are going to accept please help us to be prepared for you and your guests.

Write now to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Alumni Association, at the Naval Academy, and give him the number in your party and the remittance.

If War Comes Many of us, being veterans of the World War, which was far from a pleasant cruise, would be happy to see the entire world completely and permanently at peace. None of us, however, are willing to sacrifice honor that we might avoid a war. We are, moreover, firm in our conviction the President, and all others in authority, will strive diligently to maintain always an honorable peace.

It is not beyond the realm of possibility their desires may one day be overridden, and should this happen, the duty of every "NAVY" man, even though he be a civilian, is clear.

When and if this emergency arises, "M" day would be announced and there would be a general rush to "join up."

Some confusion obviously could not be avoided, and yet, if proper preliminary plans are laid, some of the confusion may be eliminated.

The Association, through the national officers, is most desirous of aiding the Navy Department at all times and particularly should a crisis arise.

Through the office of the Secretary-

Treasurer, the Alumni Association mainShe is pleased to know that the tains an address system available to the memory of V. F. B. is still haunted by the Navy Department at all times. The accu- splendid performance of an unusually racy of these addresses is entirely de- talented cast; but nevertheless, a scallion pendent upon the individual listed, and to this embarrassing, fact-lacking person while every effort is being made to keep who so gushingly tossed an unearned the roster up to date, the constant shift- honor (and it is an honor to serve the ing of a vast membership makes it a Navy Relief) to a lady who is quite caHerculean task to maintain a "2.5," let pable of gathering her own laurels, Ann alone a "4.0."

Mecleary.

Most errors are found in cases of men Thanking you for a correction in the who either resigned as officers or as mid- next number of your very informative shipmen. In this class are many whose and entertaining magazine, I remain experience would be invaluable to the Cordially yours, Navy if war comes, whether it be in the DOLLY LEWIS. staff divisions, at sea as commander, SHIPMATE extends its sincere apologies crew of a part of some new "mosquito to Mrs. Lewis. fleet," or on a shore station instructing recruits.

They Also Salute The Navy stands a steel wall between the enemy and our shores. It is for us Beyond the wind swept hills, the stars to keep our Navy superior to all others Stand peaceful in the sky. by holding its available strength at a Forever vigilant to watch high level in peace.

These slopes where heroes lie; It is our job as Navy men, to stand While yet unseen but by the night ready for the possibilities that may be Another honor guard ahead. Help the Alumni Association Of stars stands patiently to give keep an accurate roster, and to be doubly A sailor's sacrament. certain, tell your national secretary where you are and what your experience is, that A slowly marching column moves Unseen and silently the Navy Department may have a Across a barren battlefield broader knowledge of its available And toward eternity; strength, if war comes.

No blue, nor grey, nor khaki stands In company or rank— Nor creed, nor birth, nor cause—save A Correction one— The Editor wishes to correct a mistake They form now, flank on flank. made in the April issue of SHIPMATE unThey hear the volley of their guns der the title, "In Years Gone By".

Above the line of graves.

Mrs. Lewis very kindly sent us the folAs swift, it rises heavenward. lowing letter . . .

Resounding from the waves; 311 Olive Street, Then dawn invokes their murmured San Diego, California. prayer April 20, 1939.

That they shall be the last To the Editor, To fall beneath the vicious blade SHIPMATE Magazine, Of war's grim holocaust.

Annapolis, Maryland Dear Friend: In the April issue of SHIPMATE, in an article headed "In Years Gone By", the author, V. F. B., made the following statement: "There are so many more who have given of themselves for long hours, and weeks, and months that Navy Relief be successful. But Ann Mecleary pops up again for our last curtain. 'So This is London' haunts our memory. She put that one over too."

For your information, and to keep the record correct, that particular Navy Relief success, "So This is London", was "put over" by a woman born and reared in the theatrical profession, Dolly Lewis.

center of Poughkeepsie for the purpose of creating a registration center for visiting alumni and undergraduates of your Academy. This project was met with enthusiasm and was considered successful for its first year of operation.

"We are again repeating our plan on Regatta Day of this year on Saturday, June 17, 1939 and I'm writing you at this time requesting that you run an article in your alumni publication pointing out that the registration center is for the use of alumni meeting and locating their friends who might be in Poughkeepsie on that date. There is no registration fee and we are establishing this booth entirely with the idea of making the visit of any of your alumni more pleasant.

The registration center will open about 10:30 A.M. and will continue in operation until just before the first race. We will keep the list of your alumni who have registered and will forward it on to you after Regatta Day for publication in your magazine. If it is possible, I would appreciate your sending me a clipping from your publication of the article in regard to this program."

Those of us who attended last year were most grateful for the great help so cheerfully given.

The 1939 Register of Graduates

The 1939 edition of the Register of Graduates will go to press early in June and be sent out about July 1.

Many changes of addresses have come in and been recorded since the '38 Register came out. Undoubtedly, there are others which are still wrong. Yet there is no way to correct them in most instances, unless the individual concerned sends in the dope to the SecretaryTreasurer.

— R O B E R T C. CONRAD. Won't you please check the dope in your case? The "Book" is of real value to the Service as well as all others.

The Po'keepsie Regatta Just drop a card to the Secretary-TreasRobert P. Stieglitz, chairman of the urer, U. S. N. A. Alumni Association, Registration Committee, sends us the Annapolis, Md., and tell us your correct dope on the Poughkeepsie Regatta in a address. letter which is quoted . .. "No doubt you remember my writing you last year requesting that you cooperate with the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Pough1st Jail Bird—"What are you in for?" keepsie in endeavoring to add features 2nd Ditto—"Rocking my wife to which will make the Poughkeepsie Re- sleep." gatta more attractive. At that time I 1st—"But they can't put you in here pointed out that we had obtained the use for that." of the New York State Armory located 2nd—"You ain't seen the size of them at 61 Market Street in the down town rocks."

SHIPMATE

How Not to Handle a Boat in Trouble

BY ROBB W H I T E , '31

In 1934 I got a job (without pay, I wouldn't set right — it parted two-inch discovered later), on a 72' schooner line like spider web when we tried to which was being used as a school ship. flatten it—so we rode out the day and When I reported aboard in Boston Har- next night almost beam on to the wind, bor, there was only one student — a taking a lot of water and, incidentally, a psychopathic lad, who had been booted lot of punishment, for neither of us could out of a dozen schools. There was also ?fford to neglect the ship for sleep or none of the crew which had been prom- food. ised by the skipper—no cook, no profesSo we banged around in what was now sional hands, forward or aft. So we a full gale. (Coast Guard record: average shipped the skipper's wife for cook, and, fifty-six knots for 28 hours.) Every sea of with the lad seasick before we reached any size came aboard, and a broken hatch Minor's Light, we went to sea—the skip- kept us bailing steadily, the water forcing per and I, taking watch and watch and the lad and the skipper's wife to lie seasetting and taking off all sail, etc. The sick in the upper berths, for the lowers schooner was a Lawley built off-shore were always awash. Three nights and days racer, topsail and gaffed rig, with more of this were more rhan the sick list could than eight hundred feet in the main stand and they argued the skipper into alone. (It took an hour to get sail on the running for land. basket).

This was our greatest mistake so far.

Any\^'ay we tottered and toiled down We had sea room, we knew it wouldn't the Atlantic Coast trying frantically to keep on blowing forever, and we didn'r get more students, more hands. (We got seem to be foundering. But we turned one fast-talking Sea Scout in Cape May west and headed for the land. who stayed seasick until we dropped We picked it up—at least we saw a him in the Delaware Canal). So we wal- wall of mist from the breakers off Hatloped along to Morehead City—and there teras—about five in the afternoon. Runour troubles began. W e cleared the nar- ning south we at last sighted a buoy, but row channel to sea on November 30, go- the skipper refused to go close enough to ing under main, fore, staysail and jib; the identify it (which was a good thing, since morning was very hot, clear and the glass it was nine miles out of position.) There was very high and unsteady. By five seemed to be nothing but the mist and o'clock it was blowing hard in northeast roar—no inlet or harbor refuge—so we squalls and, with the lad tossing his turned to sea again—pretty damn tired cookies at the wheel, the skipper and I by that time and thoroughly discouraged. doused the main and rigged a storm tryUnable to go to windward at all unsaiL der the storm canvas, we set a reefed foreBy nine it was blowing half a gale; we sail and with that were able to claw off a had taken off everything except the try- bit. sail and storm jib and were going off Well, to make a long and gruesome before the wind at a great clip. To those story of mistakes short, we sent the lad who have not been in a storm at sea on topside to man the wheel—telling him to a wooden ship, the thing is impossible to keep her east—while we went below to imagine. Waves like skyscrapers built up figure out where we were. After fifteen aft and came tumbling down out of the minutes of chart poring we felt a differshrieking darkness, every one seeming to ent movement in the ship. She was ridthreaten to come aboard. And, when they ing very easily, not pounding, going did start pooping us, the helmsman al- nicely. Sick, we went on deck to find the most had his body broken by the safety lad thoroughly enjoying himself as he line with which he was lashed to the ship. drove the vessel dead before the wind It was only then that I began to dis- toward the shore. He explained that he cover that the skipper was, fundamen- was tired of the storm, and wanted to tally, a bay sailor. Off soundings work was wreck the ship, sure that he could get a little steep, and we were, by dead reck- ashore alive. Nice fellow, that. oning, some eighty miles off shore. This We kicked him below and turned her seemed a very welcome distance to me again into the wind. A howler smacked and we finally got the tub hove to under us until the cabin top was awash and trysail and storm jib. But the trysail the foresail went out with a bang. The JUNE,1939

jib sailed clear from the bolt ropes, the trysail parted everything, and there we lay under the sticks alone.

Before we could get a handkerchief on her the roar of breakers sounded as though it was in the cabin. We dropped anchor with thirty fathoms of chain, 80 pounds of anchor in ten fathoms, sandy bottom, at about eleven that night. Flares, foghorns, and prayers showed us two bright lights coming toward us; stopping, staring at us, going on. (We discovered later it was an automobile on the beach— the C G. patrol car).

We rode out eleven squalls that night, each one dragging the anchor—pulling out the hawse fitting, the deck chain pipe fitting and most of the forward rail and bowsprit. And at dawn we saw a squall like a saber blade sweeping down on us.

Astern the breakers were high and roaring and very close.

There seemed nothing to do but send a man ashore. As the sun came feebly through the ugly sky, I started ashore on December 2, equipped with swimming trunks and a life jacket. The water was very cold and the life jacket slowed me up so much I thought that I would freeze before reaching shore. It was also cutting all the skin off my arms and chest—they are extremely hard to navigate in, for the information of those interested.

It was a mile and a half to shore and no trouble, except cold, until I got into the breakers. These very nearly drowned me, tumbling me around, and slamming me hard against the, fortunately, sandy bottom. I think there were eight of them before I could run out of it. I ran up on the beach and lay down for awhile, for I had no skin on my back, chest, arms and knees—and very little on my face.

So I walked six miles—and it was cold enough to bring in the brass monkey— before finding a settlement on Bogue Bank, North Carolina — a joint called Salter Path. There I was told to look seaward—where the Coast Guard had the old scow in tow — everybody safe and happy except yours truly, who was badly banged about.

I wish I could tell you of the quaint customs of the Salter Pathians. How they washed me off with kerosene—an excellent healer, by the way—and gave me half a glass full of turpentine—also excellent if it doesn't kill. They put me up for the night, equipped me with clothes and treated me like some sort of myth.

I shared a fathom deep feather bed with one of the boys of the village who shyly asked me if I minded sleeping on the outside. He explained that he would sleep in the middle, and his girl would occupy

the other outside. For quite some time, in this novel arrangement, the girl and boy complained that their parents wouldn't let them get married and have— not a bed of their own—but a house!

They had shared the same bed for some years.

And sometime let me tell you about my voyage in a twenty-eight foot sloop very much off soundings, with the German, who had nothing to eat but linseed oil and cornmeal. He made flapjacks with 'em.

EDS. N O T E : Robb White is at present living on Marina Cay, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. He and Mrs. White purchased their own island, "a 4-acre job" as Robb says, and built their own home on it. They live there, busily engaged in their writings, at least ten months of the year.

A Brief Survey of the of the Sea

BY E. S. MCCAWLEY,

On a recent trip to Annapolis I stopped in to see the editor of "SHIPMATE" and

was greatly impressed with the monumental task he faced in keeping some 13,000 odd graduates in touch with one another. We talked of this and that, bound by a common tongue, that infallible bond that links all of us who "speak the language", and in the course of our conversation he said, "Mack, you must have some stories up your sleeve in a good many years of association with authors, publishers, and what not. Why not do something for "SHIPMATE" on the subject?

NOW my beard is not sufficiently long or grey to sit down and write my literary reminiscences, but for some reason I have acquired a minor reputation on books about the sea among my friends in the publishing world and from time to time they send me trial balloons in the shape of long galley proofs for advance review.

As a result of this I was asked to preside at Rockefeller Center one evening at the Neu^ York Times Book Fair at a public symposium devoted to "Books on the Sea". Present were William McFee, Alec Laing and several others, all top notches in the field of sea stories, and my job was to tie the program together, make the introductions and go to bat just with the lead off speech.

The microphone looked like the wrong

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end of a 16" gun and I had that same feeling that comes between "coming on the range" and "commence firing". At all events the following is a digest of my remarks as nearly as I can remember:— "From the days when our earliest neanderthal ancestor ventured out on some inland lake on a flimsy home made raft constructed of old logs tied together with raw hide and a spinaker made from his wife's best dinosaur-skin rug and discovered that this brain child of his would actually keep him afloat and better yet, get him places, a new world of exploration was opened for the generations yet to come. When he got back from his first cruise, all full of pride and sunburn, undoubtedly he was willing to tell all and sundry who could be persuaded to listen to him what a lad he was: and the first sea story was born! Long before the advent of the written word, the early cave dwellers chisseled out pictures on the rock wall of the living room, telling the story of this epoch breaking cruise of old Commodore Harry a (Sailor) Longtooth.

By the time the tale got down to his great grandchildren it had lost nothing in the telling. It wasn't until a few eons later when an amateur boat builder named Noah lifted the trophy with his forty-day non-stop voyage in a craft he built with his boys in his spare time that old Longtooth's record was beaten. Noah's

trip wiped out all competition; according to the way he told it, everyone else was all wet and he was setting pretty as the number one sailor of the sea-going world.

The boys gave Noah a wonderful build up about the trip after it was over. ActuaUy, he probably was scared to death, sea-sick and miserable, he didn't get a sight for over a month and when he finally made a land fall, he put the old hooker on the beach so high and dry that even the underwriters wouldn't salvage her.

But,—at family reunions what a yarn the old man used to spin to the assembled grandchildren—all about the "lure of the sea" and how he loved it! "Just as soon as we have a good year" he used to say, "I'm going to build me an ark II and we'll all take another trip." Sailors are that way, when they are at sea they hate and fear its power, the real life is the farmer's and "when I get paid off you'll never catch me going to sea again", but after a few weeks ashore the old urge comes over him and before he knows it, he is back on the water front trying his ship over.

Mrs. Noah was responsible for the first sea-story. During the long watches and between games of acey-ducey, Noah and the boys sat around and swapped yarns.

Mrs. Noah used to keep after him all the time to hunt up a publisher when he got ashore again. "You know those stories of yours are perfectly splendid" she would say. For Heaven's sakes do write them down. Goodness knows we are going to need money after this miserable voyage. I haven't a decent thing to wear and if you don't throw that old sou'wester away I'm going to burn it."

Eminent authorities may question this genesis of the sea story. It sounds reasonable however and Noah's publisher found himself with a best seller on his hands and no competition until a lad named Jonah came along with a sensational yarn about a submarine voyage in a sixty foot diesel-engined whale.

After the flood, sea travel became quite common, bigger and better ships were built and bigger and better story-tellers told bigger and better stories about their cruises. I almost said liars but probably not all sailors are liars at heart.

In a brief survey of sea literature like this it is necessary to storm right along through time, skipping over a lot of grand material about famous sea fights all over the Mediterranean. For a long time practically all the big events took place there and it was getting almost as crowded with local craft as Long Island {Continued on page 15) SHIPMATE

^'Suicide Fleet'' No More; ^^Lung" Saves Many

Lives

B Y C. W I L L I A M D U N C A N , '21

Nothing in sea annals is more tragic than when a submarine, rammed by a larger vessel, sinks to the bottom and its crew suffocates, trapped like rats and unable to escape.

Navy men are hoping now that submarine disasters, such as those of the S-4 and S-51, are things of the past. Their hopes are based on the "lung" developed

by Lieutenant Commander Charles B. Momsen, F. M. Hobson and C. L. Tibbals. When in Washington awhile ago I went to the Nav}' Yard and had a long talk with Lieutenant Commander Momsen.

How did it all come about? Just what is the "lung" and how does it work?

These were a few of the questions asked of Mr. Momsen, who was graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1920.

make-up, was brought about by filling the bag initially with pure oxygen. The amount of oxygen the bag would contain was sufficient to support life even when being diluted by the process of rebreathing. The "lung" as an escape apparatus was intended to be used only one wayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that is, coming up.

compartment. At this point if the hatch is unlocked it will open readily.

"A buoy, attached to a line, is pushed out under the skirt through the hatch and allowed to float to the surface. The end of the line is then made fast inside the compartment. The men then have a water passageway from the compartment to the surface via the hatch. Each dons his lung, fills the bag with oxygen from a flask which is provided in all submarines, gets hold of the line and ascends slowly to the surface. Because of buoyancy the ascent requires no effort on the part of the man.

"The matter of escape from a submarine depends largely on conditions under which the submarine was damaged.

Before the decision is made to escape there should be some assurance there is a vessel on the surface to pick up the men. If the sinking were the result of a collision it is probable another vessel is in the vincinity. If the sinking were caused by other types of accidents it would be best to wait until the submarine is located by a surface vessel."

"Obviously, as a diver ascends from a greater depth any gas must expand as the pressure resulting from the ascending is reduced. To provide for the expansion of the gas in the human lungs as well as in the rubber bag or artificial "lung" a small flutter valve, similar to those used on gas masks, was installed at the lowest point of the rubber bag. This arrangement provided for maintaining in equilibrium the pressure in the bag, in the wearer's lungs and in the water at that level," Lieutenant Commander Momsen After the S-4 disaster Lieutenant Com- explained. mander Momsen investigated the equip"Having obtained a piece of apparatus, ment that had been tried out for sub- with which a man could continue his marine escape and rescue. In this investi- breathing even though passing through gation he learned the Germans had used water, it was next necessary to develop a breathing apparatus somewhat similar methods by which he could leave the hull to the "lung." Apparently they had not of a damaged submarine lying on the How will the men in the submarine made actual trials and had overlooked bottom and come to the surface. Sub- know when a vessel lies nearby on the essential points. Failure had resulted ex- marines operate with atmospheric pres- surface above? cept in isolated cases. sure within the compartments, and before All submarines carry marker buoys The "lung" is not an apparatus sud- a hatch can be opened in an emergency which can be released at the time of an denly conceived but more of an evolu- there must be an equalization of pressure accident. Each buoy contains a telephone tion, Mr. Momsen continued. The size in the compartment with that of the sea and is marked for identification purposes. of the bag first selected was based on its pressure outside. The pressure is built F. M. Hobson, who assisted Mr. Momhaving approximately the same capacity up in the compartment by admitting sea sen in development of the "lung" is a as the human lung or about one gallon. water into the compartments until the civilian in the Bureau of Construction This was selected because they knew man pressure is equal to that of the sea pres- and Repair. C. I. Tibbals was a chief has the physical ability to inhale and ex- sure outside. gunner's mate at the time of the exhale when standing in water up to his "Extending down from the hatch of a periments and was retired with the rating mouth. It followed man would be able submarine is a collar or skirt, so that of lieutenant. to rebreathe into a bag located at about Complete experiments were perwhen the hatch is opened only the air inthe same level as lungs and having about side this 'skirt' will escape, the remaining formed on the hulk of the S-4, which was the same capacity. air being trapped in the upper part of the reconditioned for the purpose.

A mouthpiece and valve mechanism for controlling the direction of flow of the inhalation and exhalation, so the air could be revitalized by mechanical means, was already in existence, being used on that the N a v y Mutual A i d Association n o w offers level the rescue breathing appartus in the premium protection paid-up at ages 60, 65, 70 and 75, navy. The wearer of the apparatus known the highest cash, loan and paid-up values obtainable as the "lung," when it was first tried out, under any similar insurance contract, $7,500.00 benefit would breathe into the bag but would paid immediately or on an annuity basis. inhale through a canister which contained a carbon dioxide absorbent.

The Association has been reorganized to meet the changed conditions affecting your service career.

In this manner one of the essentials of revitalization of air was accomplished.

Navy Department, R o o m 1 0 3 8 , \^'ashington, D. C. The other essential, namely, oxygen

DO YOlJ K N O W

JUNE,

1939

THE DOPE We again thank all you subscribers for the confidence you have shown in SHIPMATE and pledge to do our best to produce. Many new subscriptions have come in since the May issue and we hope many more will come in during June. For your convenience, a cut-out appears elsewhere in this issue, if you have not already subscribed.

• Dr. William F. Durand, who graduated Number 2 in the Cadet Engineer's section of the Class of 1880, was recently a guest of Admiral Wilson Brown, '02, Superintendent of the Naval Academy.

The Doctor had been in Washington, where he had been called by the Government in connection with government projects, and came on to Annapolis at Admiral Brown's request to look over the contemplated changes in the curriculum at the Naval Academy.

It had been our good fortune to have met the Doctor some years ago when he was serving on the Airship Board convened by the President to make a study of and recommendations concerning future airship construction. He seemed hale and hearty and evidenced great interest and pleasure in the Naval Academy and Naval Academy affairs.

Imagine our surprise and pleasure to look up from our cluttered-up desk on hearing the clatter of feet and see none other than J. C. (Joe) Arnold, '14, round the bend, back full, and drop the starboard mud hook! In answer to our surprised query . . . "Just in from a long voyage. Hopped a train in L. A. (Pullman with plush cushions and all) and came on to take in 'Pat' Flanigan's 'World of Tomorrow' and my class party which "Chop' Blades and 'Ray' Deming are running. Stopped by Detroit and acquired a new Vee-eight (Ford) and, while there

The most popular form of investment service offered by Roger Brooks ( U S N A '20) — investment management under specific contract—showed an average net gain f o r all contracts in force throughout 1938 of 3 5 . 8 % * after deduction of all charges. (The Dow-Jones Industrial Average rose 28.3%.) *Straight per cent increase in assets from beginning to end of year, adjusted for wittidrawals and additions.

R o g e r Brooks, I n v e s t m e n t S e r v i c e 3924 Livingston St., Washington, D. C.

officer was faced with the old question, shall we have one more drink or go home? Near his table was the fish pond and rock garden inhabited by an enormous frog. As the drink question became critical the frog boomed forth three raucous croaks. The officer decided in favor of going home. When outside and well clear of temptation his wife's curiosity demanded the reason for the decision, as the early hour and state of sobriety afforded no clue. The reason he gave was that the frog had advised it. Three blasts meant backing full speed.

"Yes, news is scant. Best regards to all particularly to Vic and '20."

• We ran into D. C. (Dan) Wilkerson, '23, in Washington the other day and enjoyed a pleasant hour with him. Dan is the energetic President of the Detroit Branch and is always on the job in the interest of our Alumni. He told us that business had settled down in Detroit now and, thus, things were better. As usual he was on one of his rush visits and had to tear on to catch the "rattler" back to the automobile metropolis.

was time, came back to see the Old School on the Severn." We commented on the distance run and the chances of Joe's copping "The Ribbon" for the Traveler from afar at the class gathering, to learn from him that "Red" Bumpus, same class, from "out there" was also en route to the same event.

Joe was about the same—perhaps a little older and didn't hear too well all the time. But he looked fine.

• Another most welcome visitor to drop in to see us this month was N. O. (Dutch) Wynkoop, '16, of New York City. "Dutch" came down with Mrs. (Nan) Wynkoop to see their son, Norman, Jr., who is a youngster in the Old School. Also, they were looking for a summer place on the Severn to spend a couple of months.

"Dutch" looked nearly as young as he did back in those days in the Old 4th when he tried (rather successfully as we remember) to duck the "O. C." and the P. R. Lewis, '23, writes in to let us "pap sheet." We know, from other know he is now "Sales Manager for the sources, that he has done right well since State of New Jersey for The International he "turned in his suit" in the Navy. He Boiler Works Company, with offices in is head man in McGraw-Hill Company Newark, N. J." in New York and is doing a real job of it.

He adds that, "he is interested in hearWe really are mighty pleased to have ing from any classmates in the vicinity." you from "out there" drop in to see us • when in Crabtown and again extend our From William P. Cochran, '24, in sincere invitation to come in when in Lima, Peru, comes the following. . . . this vicinity. It's the best way we know "Thomas J. Kirkland, '24, was decorated of for you to find out what we are doing. by the Government of Chile on March • 18, 1939, with the Order of Merit, grade From H. G. Eberhart, '18, we have . . . of Comendador (Commander). Eight "I have recently purchased "Foxhall,' 10 Pan American-Grace Airways Pilots were miles from South River—15 miles from decorated at the same time.

Annapolis — 21/^ miles from Harwood, "In this way, Chile expressed her apMd., to which I am moving on May 1. preciation for the aid rendered to her Needless to say it is open house and wel- after the terrible Chilean earthquake of come is on the door mat. Stop at Har- January 24,1939- Kirkland is Operations wood and ask the way. We have a guest Manager of Pan American-Grace on the floor and guest house. Always open."

West Coast of South America, and as • such handled all the operations, during From Norman B. Hopkins, '20, many which about 650 wounded were evacumiles distant on the Asiatic Station comes ated in Panagra planes to Santiago and about 6,000 kilograms of medicines and this letter. .. .

"Your efforts are appreciated highly. 7,000 kilos of food were carried to the Please accept my thanks and salutations. stricken region."

I enclose the appealed buck. Why so small an appeal? The 'sheet' is worth more W. George Devens, '24, and a Capeven if you discount sentiment. I enjoy tain in the U. S. A., now on duty at West every page and the wife uses it as a text Point, writes us. . .. book on Navy life and Academy lore.

"It may be of interest to you to learn "The news of the shipmates out here is that there are at the present time two of scant. I did hear one at San Yee Chae's, us here as instructors in the Department a local restaurant and night club—an of Ordnance and Gunnery — Captain SHIPMATE

D. J. Martin, Ord. Dept., and myself, both of 1924, U. S. N. A. "For the information of the "old ham'n eggers' I have started my oldest boy in with a lacrosse stick and he is now serving as 'Mascot' of the Army Lacrosse Team. He ought to be fairly good for either the Navy or the Army when he gets old enough."

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a few of us got together in conversation and the subject of SHIPMATE magazine came up. The trend of the conversation was to the effect that each edition was getting better and several had expressed their intentions of sending in the wanted dollar for a year's subscription. However, none had gone so far as to do it, even though months have elapsed (the human element). I thought I would call their Robb White, "31, who lives on an bluff by saying that I also intended to island known as Marina Cay, in the Brit- send my dollar and if anyone wanted to ish Virgin Islands, writes us. . . . "As for join me I would send their dollar in with the 'Exiles Club' it is, in reality, a good mine. The topic shifted and I figured deal more than that. In Moscow, three or that even though they took me up on the four years ago—almost five, as a matter suggestion, I wouldn't see their dollars of fact—Walter Duranty's secretary, Beth and it would be months before I got Gillis, was getting pretty fed up on Rus- around to sending my dollar. sia. So was a Harvard man, Louis Bige"One hour by the clock one of the low, who was in Russia trying to teach group came to me with his dollar and his them how to make movies. When Louis address. My hand was called. This started and Beth got their young (30-ish) heads the ball rolling. I figured that if I were together they found that, among other going to the trouble of sending in one things they had in common, was a desire or two dollars that I may as well make to experiment with tropical living. Not it worth my while. Consequently, I posted the Somerset Maugham variety—drink, a bulletin on the Wardroom board to women (so-caUed) and the White Man's the effect that I had a few subscriptions to Burden—but, rather, to take advantage of the magazine that I was sending in and, the Tropics instead of vice versa. that if anyone wanted to send their long"They searched the Tropics—Tahiti, intended dollar to this worthy work, that Dutch East Indies, everywhere, until they I would be glad to do it for them. I at last found 'Guana Island, here in the naturally expected about ten to fifteen Virgins. With backing from members subscriptions. To my amazement, hardly who had faith in vision, they built a club- an hour elapsed before I was flooded with house on the broken ruins of one of the over twenty subscriptions. Even while 1 Great Houses of the 18th Century and am writing this letter they are coming in.

It's almost like a collection at a revival. opened the 'Guana Island Club.

"They had been in Russia long enough I don't know how many more I will get to have absorbed some of the finer things before I'm through. At any rate, you will of that experiment, or, perhaps, to have find the names and addresses of the subseen by comparison, some of the flaws of scribers, with a check covering the subAmerican life. So rhe club now demands scriptions, enclosed in this letter. Even at that its members be carefully chosen for that I'm certain that there will be a few who intended to see me but didn't get intelligence, culture, and congeniality." around to it.

• "From this response of the officers on From Harry S. Cook, '32, comes . . .

"For the information of any interested the Ranger, I am under the impression party, I am at present employed by the that a similar idea of inducement on other U. S. Bureau of Reclamation on the Co- ships would result in the same sort of enlumbia Basin Project. Some place for a thusiasm, which might solve some of your sailor here in the desert, isn't it? We have subscription difficulties. At any rate, I two young ones who are typical navy feel sort of a personal pride in the way juniors in that they do not know what it the Ranger crashed through with the is like to stay more than a few months in minutest effort on my part. I think that one house; the younger though now only it is an excellent tribute to your efforts a year old seems to me to have the mak- in building up a navy magazine. It shows ings of a midshipman. We will see. His that we, on the Ranger, have faith in you. sister seems now to go more for farming." Forge ahead."

We certainly appreciate the help and • have written Charley, thanking him for From Charles Antoniak, '35, in VS- his efforts in our behalf.

42, attached to the Ranger, we got a most pleasant surprise, and here it is: . . . "This letter will probably be a surprise to you We have just learned that G. S. and I hope a pleasant one. The other day (Gerry) FitzGerald, '36, was married to JUNE,1939

Miss Hester Brooker, of Cleveland, Ohio, on March 10, 1939.

Our salutations and best wishes.

We hear that D. C. (Squeek) Miller, '34, has given up his position with the Walker Machine Company, to become Sales Manager of the Johnson Bronze Company, in New Castle, Pa.

From Charles J. Ellis, '36, in Chattanooga, Tenn., we have . . . "Am now with General Electric here in Chattanooga, contacting the TVA. Married the OAO in '37, blessed with a baby girl in '38.

"Congratulations to you on your fine work, and my best regards and wishes to my classmates and all those with whom I came in contact."

From R. W. McWilliams, '37 "I had such a time with Steam while at the Academy, that I've taken it up as my life work and I like it very much now. Am with Combustion Engineering Co., and at present, I am located in Monongahela, Pa. Would like to contact my "old salts' in this vicinity."

The Alumni Luncheon In just a few more days what now seems assured to be a large throng will gather at the Officers' Club to bend on the "old feed bag" and then wander over to watch Navy's championship Lacrosse Team take Army,—yes, (you) guessed it,—Saturday, May 27th is the DAY. If we can read the figures, it promises to be a real affair for the reservations have come from near and far. Little remains to be done except to dope out a satisfactory "uncle Jimmy" method of knowing how many souls will appear in quest of food and drink. A. L. "Tony" Davis, '22, and his band of expert prognostigators of the weather, will give us the dope on the state of weather which will prevail that day, in order that we can be prepared,—come what will.

Just in case you still don't know the score,—The Annual Alumni Luncheon will be held at the Officers' Club at 12:45 Saturday, May 27th, and all Alumni, their wives, sweethearts and guests are cordially invited to attend. Just send us the dope plus 75 cents per plate and we will do the rest. But please help us dope out the ""Uncle Jimmy" part of it. Let us know not later than Friday, the 26th, and we will do our part.

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All American Rifle Team Four members of the Navy Small Bore Rifle Team have been selected by the National Rifle Association as members of the 5-man AU American Rifle Team. A "golden bullet," the All-American award, wiU be presented to the following midshipmen: W. A. Stiles, jr., of Kansas City, Kans.

J. W. McConnaughhay, of Newton, Kans.

J. C. Roper, of Hixson, Tenn.

J. W. McCoy, of ClarksviUe, Tex. Midshipman C. Ross, jr., of Wichita, Kans., has been given recognition on the 2nd team.

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Joe Hunt Looms as America's Leading Davis Cup Raqueter Many of us have heard of our new Plebe tennis ace but just hadn't taken it all inâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at least we hadn't. One bright day we learned that Captain McKee, '08, Director of Athletics at the Naval Academy, had invited Walter Pate, chairman of the U. S. Davis Cup Committee, to come to the old school and bring Bobby Riggs, Johnny Doeg and Walter Sabin to do a little practicing for a week or so. And so they all arrived and things began to happen.

The first meeting brought a crowd and they saw some real tennis. Riggs and Hunt met, and, after Hunt won the first set 6 to 1, they were dead-locked at 6 all when Hunt had to rush for dinner formation.

But the next meeting was convincing.

Hunt took Riggs, ranking American amateur, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

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Mr. Pate was quoted as sayingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"I was amazed. Hunt played better tennis and showed better condition than he did before he entered the Naval Academy."

Hunt was complete master of Riggs. Both are from Los Angeles and Riggs has held the Indian sign on Joe for a couple of years.

Hunt's overhead game was the margin of victory. He held the No. 1 ranking player even in base-line duels, and outclassed him at the net and in midcourt.

Due to the cancelling of the European cruise. Hunt's entry in the Wimbledon World Championship is off but he will undoubtedly be playing when the Davis cup matches come off.

Navy Crews Take Opener of '39 Season Navy's varsity crew, winner of the '38 Poughkeepsie last June, made a fine start on Saturday, April 22 by winning their first race of the season against a good Princeton crew, by nearly a length.

The Jayvees had previously shown the varsity the way by winning over the Princeton eight by about three quarters of a length. Both races were rowed on the inner course on the Severn in rather rough water. The times were: Varsity, NAVY: 9:15.1; Princeton 9:19; Junior Varsity, NAVY 9:41.9; Princeton, 9:45.3.

In the varsity race, Princeton broke away to a slight lead rowing a sharp 36.

Navy, a 38, soon overtook the Tigers and, at the mile, were leading by a good quarter of a length. Navy gradually increased their lead and with a half mile to go, led by three-quarters of a length. Princeton had dropped their beat to a 33 while Navy was puUing a strong stroke at 31 with fine spacing. Princeton raised their beat to 33 and then 36 in a vain effort to overtake the Midshipmen while Wal-

ker, Navy's stroke raised his stroke to 32 and held the lead.

In the Jayvee race, the Midshipmen got the jvmip at the start and held it throughout the race. They held a 30 to 32 beat during the entire race. Princeton hit 32, 34 and 36 but were imable to catch up.

Buck Walsh, after the race, seemed satisfied with his charges for their performance in the race. He is not optimistic for the future, saying that his varsity crew is at least three lengths slower than his 38 outfit.

Navy Loses Opener In Track W e are stiU teUing you about the athletic events at the Old School on Saturday, April 22nd. And maybe you don't think we had a great time trying to watch the truly fine events that were going on! We had considered the advisability of getting "Nappy" Kivette, '25 to warm up one of his "crates" so we could watch them from the air but, those things don't hold stiU up in the air, so we thought of Jess Kenworthy, '16, and his fleet of blimps up there in Lakehurst. But, that too, was out of the question because of "ground crew" necessities. So we "borrowed" a "Jimmy Legs" bike and did our best to see what we could for you.

And here's the track story.

Princeton, Columbia and Navy was the order of merit when the final event was over in Thompson Stadium for the day. Navy put in a mighty strong bid for front honors near the close of the meet when they hauled up to within three points with three events to go. But the Tigers closed with a rush and won.

Two meet records were tied and two were broken. Two stadium records went by the board while two more were tied.

Navy's Hart tied the high-hurdle mark when he led the field to the tape in 15.4 seconds and Navy's Chabot tied the meet and Stadium record with a 9-6 in the hunSHIPMATE

dred. Columbia's Ganslen moved the pole vault record up three-quarters of an inch to 13 ft. 6^A inch. Navy's McGrath tossed the javelin out 188 ft. 71/4 inches for another change. Wise, of Princeton, altered the shot put distance to 50 ft. 1Y2 inches. Another record was equalled when Douglas of Princeton led the pack to the tape in 49.5 sees.

Navy's glaring weakness this spring is in the weights. They lost aU their regulars last June by graduation. McGrath and Steen are showing steady improvement and wiU present a difiFerent picture when the Army meet comes off up on the Hudson on May 27th.

Nav)' has real class in Oldfield, their Captain and Chabot. Bunting, a youngster is not going to lose many races in the 440 and low hurdles this spring.

It is interesting to note that Navy took seven 1st places, Princeton six and Columbia one in the meet.

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really had to hit 'em down the middle with a minimum of hooks and slices to hold the Midshipmen down. And, lest you forget. Army visits Navy on the morning of May 27th here in Crabtown.

Penn State Beats Navy The Navy Plebe golfers made their debut the same day and won from BaltiIn baseball on April 22nd, Navy's basemore City College, 6-3. Two Plebes, ball aggregation dropped a close one to Wittenberger and AUsop each turned in Penn State, 5-3. Like so often happens an 82 to lead their team-mates. in even select baseball circles. Navy had a "field day" in the field for one inning,— enough to blow a 3 to 1 lead and there, Navy Defeats Penn folks, went the old ball game.

It aU happened in the "lucky seventh".

While the Navy crew was winning up "Ace" Bruckel was on the mound, and in New York from Columbia, on April performed very well for the whole game, 29th, Navy's baseball team took Penn's for that matter. The "Ace" had the boys measure 5 to 4 by taking advantage of from Penn State on the hip and every- the Quaker errors and through timely thing looked rosy. And then the Navy sacrifice hits and daring base running. boys took off. A walk, a wild pitch, an Jiggs Madison, right hander, went the error, and 2 hits and the score stood Penn full route for Navy, being touched for State 4, Navy 3. The Midshipmen had a eight bingles. He pitched a fine game total of 4 errors for the game and that except for the 1st and 8th innings. Penn scored a run in the first on a single, a tells the story why Penn State won.

Navy made their runs in the 3rd and sacrifice and a double.

Navy took the lead in the 3rd inning 5th. Anderson, in the 3rd tripled and scored on Thompson's single. In the 5th, when Wooding opened the inning with Bruckel drew a pass, went to second on a single to center and went to second Thompson's single and both scored when when Penn's center fielder let the ball go Penn State's center fielder let McGun- through his fingers. Madison sacrificed and Penn's pitcher heaved the ball into ness' long fly get away.

The Midshipmen outhit the Lions 8 the stands trying to catch Wooding at to 7. Bruckel fanned 10 while Watts, third. Wooding scoring and Madison going to second. Thompson bunted and State's hurler, retired 6.

Madison went to third on the play. McGuinness hoisted to right field, Madison scoring after the catch.

Tennis Navy sewed up the game in the 5 th with three runs on two hits, combined In tennis. Navy defeated Cornell 5 to 4. Navy tennis is definitely on the upgrade under the careful eye of Arthur PRIVATE Hendrix, a ranking player and head coach. Navy took a 4 to 2 edge in the TELEPHONE singles. Navy clinched the match in the SYSTEMS doubles when Bill and Perras won a hardby fought, three-set match from Devine and Boucher.

our sailors took too many chances with a gusty breeze that kicked up quite a flock of white caps with the result two of Navy's outfit took a ducking.

That same afternoon Mount Washington's "old men of Lacrosse" showed Navy the way in a practice game by the score of 8-7. The result has no bearing on the National CoUege title which Navy won in '38.

Diuring the first quarter Navy seemed on their way to duplicate Maryland's feat of crushing the Wolfpack. They led 3-0 when time was caUed. Then the Washington Club got busy and at the end of the half the score was 3 aU. The third quarter was the Wolfpack's best and when time was caUed the score stood 7-4 in their favor. But Navy was StiU in the game. They opened the fourth quarter with real determination and came back strong. With 5 minutes to go, they tied the score at 7 aU. Washington's Darrel upset the old apple cart when, open on the crease, he took Guild's pass and slammed it passed James, our AllAmerican goalie, to hang up the winning marker.

Other Events It was an exciting and rough game; While aU this was going on, still more one that was hard to lose especially after events were in progress, to wit:— the sheUacking Maryland handed the The Plebes' baseball outfit whiteWolfpack,—yet Navy played a fine game washed Mt. St. Joseph's Club 6 to 0 and and showed clearly why they were Interwe hear the Plebes have a sweet battery collegiate champions last year. coming along.

The Navy B Squad nine came out on top in a general free-for-all, taking Young M.LT. Wins Dingy Race America's Athletic Club 13-10. What an While Navy was sweeping the Severn affair that must have been!

Navy's varsity Golf Team bowed to on AprU 22nd, M.I.T's dingy sailors were defeating Navy's sailing fleet 50 to 31- Princeton's undefeated golfers, 51/2 to ( W e didn't see this one). We heard that 5V2- We learned that the Princeton boys JUNE,1939

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with two walks, an error, and a double faster than any Navy mile team yet, but steal. Wooding again started the trouble couldn't do any better than fifth place. for Penn by walking. Madison lined out Leon Chabot, Navy's sprint ace, got to 1st base but consecutive singles by off to a bad start in the 100 yard, after 3 Thompson and McGuinness scored false starts in the event, to finish sixth.

Wooding. Cooke then walked to fiU the The Plebe Track team held the Woodbases. Morris, Quaker backstop, tried to berry aggregation to two firsts in their catch Cooke off 1st base but his throw meet held at the Naval Academy on was low and bounced off Ogden's shins. April 29th. Ed. Hahnfeldt, of the While Penn's first-sacker hunted for the Plebes, took first place in the javelin, baU, Thompson scored, and McGuinness shot-put and discus throw, setting a new went to third. Cooke got a bit too far Naval Academy record in the 12 lb. shot off 1st and, as he dashed for 2nd, Mc- event with a heave of 56 ft.-6V^ inches.

Guinness broke for the plate. The throw was cut off but Mac's perfect slide at the plate eluded the Penn catcher's Virginia Tennis Team Defeats thrust. This proved later to be Navy's Navy margin of victory over a team which had Virginia's fine Tennis Team handed beaten Penn State just the week before the Navy Varsity a surprise on Saturday, Penn State defeated Navy.

April 29th, by taking four singles and Madison weakened in the 8th. Dorin two doubles matches. Bill and Blair each walked to open the inning. Then four turned in a victory in their single matches straight Penn hits, half their total for while, in the doubles. Bill and Perras of the game, landed in the outfield. MadiNavy, took their match. son pulled himself together here and In Plebe Tennis, Joe Hunt, No. 4 Nawith a fine piece of blocking at the plate tional player and candidate for the Davis

by Anderson, Penn was retired.

Cup Team, made his debut and lead the Penn went out in order in the ninth.

Plebe team to a shut-out victory over The game was played in the fast time of Episcopal High School. He won his 1 hour and 54 minutes. It was a cold, single match in straight sets and, teamed damp afternoon with an occasional with Williams, repeated in their doubles. drizzle of rain which wrecked the ardor of aU except the most hardy and enthusiastic fans.

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Virginia Penn Relays The Navy track and field men found the going too heavy in the U. of Penn Relays held over the week-end of April 29 in Philadelphia. Competing against the top performers of the East and Middle West, the Midshipmen took one fourth, two fifths, and a sixth place.

Karl of Navy took fourth place in the javelin throw with a heave of 186 ft.6 inches. The Mile Relay Team running in the Class B championship ran

The Navy B Lacrosse Team turned in their second win of the season on Saturday, April 29 when they defeated Virginia's varsity ten by a 10 to 3 score.

They had previously defeated Lehigh's varsity team.

The Jayvee scored 3 goals in the first three periods holding Virginia to 1.

Graham led the scoring for Navy with 3 goals.

Navy's Varsity Team had an open date and took in the Maryland-Princeton

game which Maryland won 7-4. Maryland and Army are the two teams for Navy to beat to repeat their 38 IntercoUegiate championship record.

The Plebe Lacrosse team had a real battle the same afternoon finally taking Friends School of Baltimore in the last period, 7 to 6.

Navy Crew Takes Columbia Navy showed championship form on the fast current of the Harlem River, when they rowed to a victory of a length and three-quarters over the Columbia Varsity on Saturday, April 29th. The perfectly coordinated, smooth-stroking Navy Varsity, stroked by Tom Walker, did not go above a 33 beat in covering the mile and three-quarter course. The time was less than 2 seconds over the record of 7:40.2 which they set a year ago.

Columbia beat Navy to the start and held about a quarter length advantage for a little more than a half mile. As the crews reached the sea wall along the Speedway, Buck Walsh's boys dug in and pulled into a lead which was never relinquished.

Columbia fought all the way. They sent their stroke up to a 35, then a 36, and finaUy a 38 but Walker, still holding to a 31, kept his crew out in front and over the finish.

The Navy Javees at the start of their race with Columbia, got the jump and were never headed in the race. They led by two and a half lengths at the finish.

The Columbia Freshmen won the only victory for the Morning Heights crews by jumping into the lead in their brush with the Plebes and finishing a length and a quarter in front.

The official times: Varsity-Navy 7:41.8; Columbia, 7:45.1; Jayvees-Navy, 7:43.1-5; Columbia, 7:51; FreshmenColumbia, 7:44; Plebes, 7:47.8.

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M.LT. skippers led the pack and retained the Henry G. Morss Memorial Trophy for their third championship.

The order of finish was: 1—M.LT; 2—Princeton; 3—Brown; 4—Harvard; 5—Williams; 6—Navy; 7—Cornell; 8— Dartmouth; 9—Penn; 10—Yale and Tufts, tied; Trinity—11.

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Navy Tennis Team Beats Georgetow^n While Bobby Riggs and Gene Sabin, members of the Davis Cup squad watched. Navy's tennis team defeated the Georgetown netmen 9 to 0, on Wednesday, May 3rd.

Only two of the matches, both singles, went to three sets.

The summary: Singles—Dave Marks (Navy) defeated James Lee, 6—2, 6—0; Russell Blair (Navy) defeated Bill Riorda, 6— 0, 6 — 1 ; Louis Perras (Navy) defeated Wayne Owens, 3—6, 7—5, 7—5; Bob Laney (Navy) defeated John Crosby, 6—1, 6—1; John O'Malley (Navy) defeated John Green, 6—4, 6—2; Dave BiU (Navy) defeated Fred Hruby, 7—9, 6—2, 6—1.

Doubles—Dave Marks and Art Esch (Navy) defeated James Lee and Bill Riordan, 6—0, 6—1; Dave BiU and Louis Perras (Navy) defeated Wayne Owens and John Crosby, 6—0, 6—4; George L'Hamon and John McPherson (Navy) defeated John Green and Jack VermiUion, 6—1, 7—5.

right garden, didn't get the word and Yaeger was caught trying to score. Baltimore then redeemed himself by singling past Wooding at first to score two runs.

Navy came in for her turn at the plate in the seventh and it looked like things would happen. Salvia smacked out his second double for the afternoon to open their half of the inning. Pete Powell and Wooding singled in succession to fill the bags with none out. Anderson slashed a drive between first and second but Yaeger, the visitor's flashy keystone sacker, was off with the crack of Andy's bat and the ball landed in Yaeger's mit doubling Salvia off third. Bruckel forced Wooding at second to end the inning.

In the eighth. Navy missed another scoring opportunity. Thompson opened the inning by singling through third.

McGuinness banged out his third hit of the game. Cooke lifted to center, Thompson going to third after the catch.

Cornell's pitch accidentally hit Mann's bat as he ducked away and the ball trickled toward the pitcher. Thompson was held at third as Mann was thrown out, McGuinness going down to second.

Salvia ended the inning by fouling out.

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Navy's ball club couldn't hit in the pinches and lost to "WiUiam and Mary's peppery team 4 to 1 on Wednesday, May 3rd.

The game was a snappy one played on a cold day in an hour and a half.

Jerry Bruckel was on the mound for Navy and yielded but five hits while Cornell did the pitching job for the Indians, yielding eight hits. Two double plays at critical moments helped Cornell out of trouble.

Neither team scored in the first inning although Navy had a chance when McGuinness singled and advanced as Cooke was safe on the visitors' only error of the game.

William and Mary scored in the second by consecutive doubles by Tirelis and CorneU. In the third they added another run on two singles and a sacrifice.

Navy broke into the run column in the fourth. Mann walked and scored on Salvia's long double to left field.

WiUiam and Mary's final two runs came in the seventh, both unearned.

Yaeger walked and went to third when Bruckel heaved wild to first after taking Hern's grounder. Beall was hit by a pitched ball and the bases were filled.

The Indians hung up the squeeze play but Baltimore, guardian of W. and M.'s

The Plebe Lacrosse Ten defeated Gilman, Baltimore, in a tight, hotlycontested by 3 to 2 on Saturday, May 6th. The game was tied at 2 all as the third quarter ended and the Plebes went on to win in the final quarter.

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we have even seen one,—Navy took Cornell by about ten feet. Open water never showed in the entire race. Navy took the lead at the start by several feet.

At the mile both crews were neck and neck. Half a mile from the finish Cornell was about a quarter of a length in the lead. Then Navy boosted their stroke to a 40 and pulled even. Both crews were then hitting a punishing 40 stroke but Navy had a little better run and forged ahead to win by about ten feet.

In the Plebe event, Cornell's freshmen won handily by a four-length walkaway.

They had half a length of open water at the half mile and lengthened their lead at every quarter, rowing a conservative 32 all the way.

With three-quarters of a mile to go, the Plebe No. 3 man caught a crab, but recovered quickly.

The times: Varsity, Cornell 9:02; Navy 9:07.3; Jayvee,—Navy 9:13.4; Cornell, 9:14.2; Freshmen, Cornell, 9:10; Plebes, 9:24.

Navy Stickmen Walk Over Loyola, 14-4 Navy's intercoUegiate championship Lacrosse team had no trouble in taking Loyola on Saturday, May 6th, 14-4.

The Greyhound defense offered little trouble to Navy and the Navy took it easy after running up a 5-0 lead in the first quarter.

Navy used many substitutes. Monk Hendrix and Stu Miller lead the attack for Navy while Keller and Wyatt were the Green's best.

Cornell Trounces Navy Crew Cornell's Big Red varsity crew puUed the major upset of the 1939 crew season on Saturday, May 6, when they led Navy's 1938 intercollegiate rowing champions to the wire by a length and a half.

Navy got the jump at the start by 8 feet. Both crews hit a 36, Cornell dropping to a 31 while Navy held to a 34. At the half mile. Navy held to a 34 and Cornell dropped to a 30. The Big Red were getting a longer run on their shell.

At the mile, the crews were neck and neck. But Cornell was forging ahead.

Navy kicked the stroke up to a 36 and Cornell matched with a 33, pulling out ahead by almost a length.

Navy, in a desperate rally with a quarter of a mile to go, raised the beat to 40.

CorneU, getting a beautiful run at a 37 stroke, flashed over the line with a lead of one and one half lengths.

In the Jayvee race,—a real thriller if

Navy Golfers Lose to W. & L. Navy's Golfers journeyed to Lexington, Va., on Saturday, May 6th, to play Washington and Lee and came out on the short end of a 7-2 score.

Navy's only winners were Lamb, who defeated Brown 1 up, and Lamb teamed with Disc who defeated Brown and Oswalt, 1 up (best ball).

Duke Downs Navy in Twelfth Duke's snappy ball club came from behind to tie Navy in the seventh inning and then went on to win in the twelfth inning on Saturday, May 6th. In one of the finest ball games played at the Naval Academy this year. The great fielding of Ralph Mann, Navy's centerfielder, in nailing down five drives which were labeled for the circuit in each case, saved the Navy long before the fatal twelfth 13

came around. Two of his catches were sensational. He was the hero of the game even though Duke grabbed the top Laurels.

Eric (The Red) Tipton, famed Duke football back and the most sought-after baU player in CoUegiate ranks by the Big Leaguers, added to his average of better than .400 for the past two seasons by getting 3 hits out of six times up and would have done better if Mann hadn't have been invincible that afternoon.

For a long time it looked as though Navy had Duke's number. Navy started in the first inning, scoring two runs.

Thompson, who had hit safely in every game this year, opened Navy's half of the game by singling. McGuinness sacrificed him along and Cooke singled to score Thompson. Cooke went to second as Salvia rolled out and scored on Mann's hit.

In the fourth. Navy added another run after 2 were out. Madison, who was the starting pitcher for Navy and did a great job of it until he was relieved in the 7th, singled. Thompson singled for his second hit of the game, Madison going to third. McGuinness' hoist to right field feU safely when Pierce lost the ball in the sun and Madison scored.

Again, in the fifth. Navy scored a run when Wooding tripled along the rightfield foul line and scored as Powell singled.

Duke's first runs came in the 6th. Pierce opened the inning by getting a walk, Madison's first free transportation for the game. After Mann had robbed Bergman by one of his shoe-string catches, Tipton hoisted to right. Salvia misjudged the ball and it went for a triple, scoring Pierce.

Davis singled scoring Tipton.

Navy got those two runs right back in their half of the 6th when, with 2 down, McGuinness drew a walk, and Cooke hit

for the circuit—the first Navy home run for the season.

Navy seemed confident as they took the field for the seventh. Shokes started the procession by singling. Hoye slapped a bounder to Cooke which was made to order for a double play but Cooke fumbled and all hands were safe. Madison bore down and fanned Gaddy but was taken out when he walked Pierce. The bases were filled as Schoenbaum walked Price and then settled down to fan Tipton and Shokes to end the inning. The game was all tied up when the smoke cleared away.

Bruckel took over the pitching assignment in the 8th and, thus was the losing pitcher. McGrory took over the same job from Tompkins, of Duke, in the same inning. Duke rapped Bruckel for one or more hits in each of the remaining innings but couldn't score 'til the 12th. On 2 hits, one a single and the other a triple and a long sacrifice fly, Duke pushed over two taUies.

Navy fought back to the very end. McGuinness hit a triple in the last inning and scored on Cooke's sacrifice fly. Niles, who had come in for Salvia in right field, got a life on an error at short but Mann ended the game by grounding out.

Madison deserved a better fate. He allowed but 4 hits in the 7 and one-third innings he pitched—a real feat against a club like Duke.

Plebes Nine Rout Augusta M.A., 17-7 The Navy's Plebe ball club continued their winning ways on Saturday, May 6th, by routing the Augusta Military Academy Club, 17 to 7.

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and scoring three runs. Falconer, Plebe 3rd baseman, connected for 3 out of 4 and scored 4 runs.

Navy Still in Slump—Georgetown Wins 8-6 The Navy baU club continued in their slump on Wednesday, May 10th and lost their third game in a row, this time to Georgetown. As was the case in the Duke game. Navy had the game well under control at the start then in the 4th inning the Navy team took off and never fully recovered. The standing in games won and lost, now stands at 5 each. The Dartmouth game, 11-11, early in the season, ended in a dead-lock, and the Temple and Gettysburg games were rained out.

In the Georgetown game. Navy again got under way with a rush — 4 runs when the 1st inning had been scored for Navy when the side was retired. Thompson led off and grounded out. McGuinness was safe on a miserable miscue by Georgetown. On a beautiful hit and run.

Captain Cooke hit one through second.

The visitor's 3rd baseman uncorked a wild heave after fielding Salvia's rap, Mac, scored, Cooke reached third, and Salvia wound up at second. Mann singled and two more Navy runs crossed the platter. Mann moved to second as Wooding grounded out. PoweU hit to second but Mann was held at third. Mann came home as Powers, Georgetown's pitcher, balked. But there was no more scoring as Anderson made the 3rd out.

Navy boosted their margin to 5 in the second. Thompson was safe on an error.

Another fine hit and run worked, McGuinnes s i n g l i n g through second, Thompson going to third. Cooke's sacrifice fly scored Thompson.

Bruckel, pitching for Navy seemed to lose his speed as the 4th opened. Ghecas, Georgetown's shortstop, beat out a roUer to Bruckel to open the inning. Durkin walked. Pajak, McFadden and McGowan singled in succession and 3 Georgetown runs scored. Coach Max Bishop sent Bruckel to the showers and Schoenbaum, youngster, took over. None were out and it was a tough spot for "Lefty." Blazek grounded out for the 1st out but a run scored. Powers, Georgetown's pitcher, helped his cause by singling and the tying run crossed the plate.

Dunn walked and the Haslup fanned.

Cooke then committed an error on Ghecas' ground ball and the score was 6 to 5 in Georgetown's favor. But that ended the scoring for the inning.

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demonstrated their superiority over Navy.

The Publication of the U. S. N. A. In Track, Duke finally took a close vicAlumni Association, Inc. tory over Navy, 61 1-6 to 54 5-6. The W. H. STAYTON, President, 1881 D. F. SELLERS, Vice-President, 1894 meet was held at Duke, in Durham, in E. F. COCHRANE, Secretary-Treasurer, 1916 the rain and on a field in which top perTRUSTEES formance could not be expected. Navy H. G. Gillmor 1891 was without the services of Leon Chabot, W. H. Standley 1895 their sprint ace.

E. J. Sadler 1899 The Baseball and Tennis matches were H. N. Gleason 1899 G. V. Stewart 1905 washed out.

Bryson Bruce 1907 M. D. Gilmore 1911 Literature of the Sea G. B. Junkin 1913 Qyde King 1922 {Continued from page 4 ) G. W. Daisley 1923 W. B. Bristor 1927 Sound during race week at Larchmont.

J. H. Howard 1930 Along about this time a youngster Address all communications to: named Columbus was fooling around The Secretary-lreasurer, with the frost-bite dingheys at the Genoa U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, Yacht Club, while up North a hardy Annapolis, Maryland. whiskered bunch of Scandinavians were organizing a series of trans-Atlantic races from Horn Reef Light to Block Island.

As the game went on, Shoenbaum, These boys were not commerciaUy with a world of stuff, breezed along nicely minded, "sport for sport's sake" was their untU the 9th. Meanwhile, Georgetown slogan. So their descendants are still sailhad tightened up and it was not until ing in ocean races. With Columbus it the 8th that Navy coiUd score a run and was different,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;he wanted to put seatie up the game. going on a paying basis. He was all for But it was a short-Uved lead, as Schoen- discovery with a big D, meaning divibaum hit a wild streak. Powers opened dends. He tried to float a syndicate in with a single. Mahoney, trying to bunt, Italy, but no dice. In Portugal he had popped to Schoenbaiun. Haslup forced better luck, though there were some nasty Powers on second and things looked rosy rumors around Lisbon. The local "Lisbon for a Navy victory. Ghecas and Durkin Mirror" ran a piece under the heading walked and the bases were loaded with "Local Dirt" about "What Queen hocked 2 down. Pajak slapped out a single and which family jools tofitout whose sailorthere went the old baU game as two boyfriend"? runs scored.

At aU events, the voyage of Columbus PoweU got on on an error with one established the fact that the world was down in the 9th. Two pinch hitters round, not flat and is best remembered by a very weU known song, probably one fanned and the game was over. of the earliest sea-chanteys of record concerning a statement made by Columbus to the press on the eve of his departure Late Results that anyone might question his ancestry The sport results for Saturday, May if he was unable to bring back Chicago.

13th, came in just as we were going to FoUowing Christopher, a group of express. In order that you might have the plorers were financed by a syndicate of latest dope on the events of that day, we European publishers looking for material run these few lines about them. for the Book of the Month Club. EveryThe most important performance for one read all about Vasco de Gamma, the the day was the establishment of a new Cabot's and Captain Cook and their efworld's record in the 2 5-foot rope-climb forts resulted in a healthy development

by Stanley EUison, '39, in the National in sea literature. Discovery became deA. A. U. championships held at the Na- cidedly fashionable and was taken up by val Academy. Ellison's time was 5 sec- some of the best people. Sir Francis onds flat. Midshipman Sawyer finished Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, memoirs, second and Cadet Belardi, Army, came in voyages of, and journals were all the third in the event. rage,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;"must books" on every best seller In Lacrosse, Maryland took Navy by 5 list.

Early in the development of the New to 3. The game was played in the rain and in a sea of mud. It was a hard- World a few ship-loads of people landed fought, rough game in which Maryland in New England. They found fishing was JUNE,1939

easier than farming and took naturally to the sea. They were responsible for aU those tremendous developments in maritime history such as whales, New England rum. Packet boats. Old Ironsides, Clipper Ships and the China Trade.

We must not slight England for her contributions, for what would the literature of the sea have been without the Armada, Smugglers, The East India Company, Lord Nelson, Trafalgar and the Battle of the Nile.? Orchids also to Spain for the Plate Fleet, Piracy and the Spanish Main. If it hadn't been for Spain, piracy would have been a pretty thin business, just routine preying on the dour New Englanders for Sperm oil, Maine potatoes and rum. Spain gave the pirates something to shoot at, pieces of eight-nuggets of gold, pecks of jewels abstracted from the patient Peruvians and the innocent Aztecs. Spain did things in a big way at sea, she put the glamour in sea stories, dark and dirty doings with the pirates scuttling her rich argosies, proud "Dons" in black velvet and priceless lace defending rhe honor of their lovely

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And aU this leads us quite logically to the present and the days of the monkey wrench sailor with a brass bound skipper in a high glassed-in chart-house, steam heated if you please, surrounded by mechanical gadgets, ticking and grinding away. No more heaving the deep sea log and the cry "Watch ho. Watch"; It's "Pop in and take a look at the battle tracer, Mr. Jones, and see how far we are from point X"; gone is the bearded sheU-back in a tarry sou'wester for his trick at the wheel, bare foot, with pigs tattooed on his insteps so he won't be drowned. His place has been taken by a smooth looking lad in a nice clean monkey suit who watches the gyro repeater ticking away in its neat little case while a metal mike takes all the hard manual labor out of

steering 40,000 tons on a course 120° true.

It's a far cry from Noah and his seagoing menagerie with the monkeys getting in his hair during his trick at the wheel, to the navigating bridge of a modern battle wagon or the pilot's cock pit of the China Clipper roaring full-out over the Pacific for a dot charted as Midway Island, but romance on the sea is not dead and just as long as the good Lord keeps the big ditches between the continents full of water, men wiU sail or fly them because that is their heritage, and they'U write of their experiences so that people snug ashore in the security of the four walls of their cottage or palace as the case may be, wiU find vicarious enjoyment in the saga of the Sea.

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Discoveries are interesting, everyone likes sight seeing; battles at sea are pleasantly messy with the scuppers running blood and the taU tops going by the board, showering the decks with assorted kindUng wood and a cat's cradle of running and standing rigging; fighting frozen sails in a gale, with the horizontal sleet taking the skin off of your face for days and days on end while the brave ship staggers drunkenly through confused and broken seas frequently becoming monstrous or even mountainous! This makes nice reading in front of a good open fire with your pipe drawing nicely, but for sheer romance, the old pirate racket is the tops. There is no sex interest in a Cape Horn gale but just put a haughty Senorita in the gilded cabin of a taU galleon, or a nifty lady Pirate in shorts and a bandana hankerchief, looking a little like Joan Crawford, and you have something to work on.

The South Seas deserve a sprig of laurel for source material and thanks be given thanks be due for the quarrelsome nature of British Seamen or where would we have found a "Mutiny on the Bounty".

These same South Seas are responsible for a decided biological note in the literature of the Sea. Dusky Tahitian maidens crooning strange minor cadences under the liquid silver of a tropic moon,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;innocence in Eden, until your senses reel and when they make a film of it, all the best parts have to be cut.

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Branch, communicate with W. E. Haycock, 146 Federal St.

CHICAGO, ILL.

The regular monthly meeting originally planned for April was postponed because so The Boston branch held a dinner meeting many members were out of the city. The May at the University Club on May 4. J. L. Ken- meeting has been tentatively set for the last worthy, '16, flew from Lakehurst to visit his Friday in the month, to be held as usual at classmate. Earl Major, arriving just in time the Navy Armory, Foot of Randolph Street. to attend. The speaker of the evening was Dr. Regular weekly luncheons continue on Gaetano Salvemini, now leauring at Harvard Wednesdays at Navy Headquarters in the on the history of Italian civilization. He gave LaSalle Hotel. These meetings have averaged a very interesting account of what is happen- an attendance from 12 to 30 members over ing on the Axis and why. the past two years.

To many of us the high light of the eveAll Navy men in the Chicago area and the ning was the pleasure of listening to M. G. vicinity of Chicago should keep Wednesday Vangeli, '26, who recently returned from in mind, and whether they are members of fifteen months at Genoa, Italy, as an exchange the Chicago Branch or not, they are cordially student in Naval construction. His intimate invited to attend. knowledge of Italian enabled him to enjoy his Naval Academy men traveling through sojourn there to the full. His comments, which Chicago should make note that the Assistant induced an urge in many of us to visit Italy, Manager at the LaSalle Hotel has a complete ranged from the excellence of Italian ship- record in his office of Navy men in this building technique to tales of ghost walking vicinity, both on active duty and in civilian in his house, a 700 year old castle, on the life. These lists give both office and home ad25th of every month. dresses as well as telephone numbers. Why not We have added to our rolls, Robert plan, when you move through Chicago, to Barnum, '33, who is with Tidewater Oil Com- give your classmates or friends a ring? Navy pany. R. W. Charles, '25, has moved to Wash- records are available at the LaSalle Hotel at ington, D. C, still with the U. S. Army Engi- any time of the day or night. neers. Our President, G. C. Manning, '14 is For information concerning the Chicago moving to the environs of New York City Branch, communicate with H. A. Hutchins, about the first of June. We are sorry to lose 35 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, 111. him as he has done a fine job guiding the association this year. He has promised to return to preside at the annual meeting in HOUSTON, TEXAS October, however, and Kendall Preston will act for him in the meantime.

During the past few months the Houston A meeting is planned for the nineteenth Branch has been holding their regular monthof May to listen to Swede Larson on the sub- ly luncheons at the Lamar Cafeteria on the ject of athletics at the Academy. With the first Monday of each month at noon. It is a Adams Cup race on the Charles River the pleasure to announce that the attendance is next day, we are looking forward to a heavy steadily increasing and at the April meeting, week end. Bill Finn, '22, is chairman of a re- we outgrew our round table which is about 8 ception committee to prevent Swede from feet in diameter. getting any sleep while he is here.

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and rules of order are not necessary. T h e onlv expense connected with the organization is the price of a lunch which our members must buy any way. W e meet in an A-1 cafeteria so we don't even make a pretense at telling our members what they should eat. W e do not have set dues, but occasionally the members make a donation for secretarial expenses which is gratefully received by the Secretary. At our April meeting by mutual agreement, a small assessment was made on the members present which will carry us for awhile.

For information concerning the Houston Branch, communicate with T. G. Schirmeyer, Cotton Exchange Building, Houston, Texas.

NEW YORK, IS. Y. T h e regular monthly luncheon of this association was held at the Downtown Athletic Club, Tuesday, May 9th, with an attendance of about 90 members, ranging from two of the Class of "82 down to one from the Class of '37.

Captain Joel W . Bunkley, Commander Destroyers of the Atlantic Squadron of the United States Fleet, was our guest speaker. Captain Bunkley was in France May, 1918 as Executive Officer of the U. S. Naval Railway Batteries, commanded by Admiral Charles P. Plunket. His talk dealt with his experiences in that capacity. Two points especially brought out in his talk—one dealing with the facility with which the American locomotive engineers obtained headlights from some French locomotives—and the second dealing with the rush of Generals to the gun emplacements to get the primer from the last shot fired immediately preceding the Armistice—gave the members quite a laugh.

Captain Charles Boone, '98, gave us quite an interesting talk on the strike situation in the coal industry.

T h e next luncheon of the N e w York Association will be held at the same place, Tuesday, June 13th, 12:30 P . M .

For information concerning the New York branch, communicate with Acting Secretary L. J. K. Blades, 386 Fourth Avenue, New York—telephone MUrray Hill 3-8800.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. T h e next meeting will be a luncheon at the Engineers' Club. For further information, write R. Bruce Miller, 2 0 1 3 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

PITTSBURGH, PA. For information concerning the Pittsburgh Branch communicate with C. J. Moore, 595 Union Trust Bldg.

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T h e San Diego Branch held an interesting meeting at the El Cortez Hotel on Friday, April 28. Twenty-five of the faithful attended.

Lt. A. F. Anders, U. S. N . , who was to have been the guest speaker couldn't appear at the last minute due to unexpected orders which prevented his coming. H e was to have told about his personal experiences during the bombing of the USS PANAY. All hands hope he will be able to fill the engagement

at a future date.

T h e next meeting was tentatively .set for July 28, the exact hour and place to be determined later.

For information concerning the San Diego Branch, communicate with P. W . Rutledge, Chula Vista, Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. George Laird called our meeting to order promptly at 12 o'clock on May 3, and thirtythree members were present.

It was gratifying to find Capt. Moses safely back from his trip to Mexico, and he gave us a short but entertaining outline of his experiences which he reduced to meter form with more than an ordinary touch of poetical ability.

H e advises us that his travels are over at least for the present.

Jimmy Wilson, Class of '03, C. A. Watt, past President of the Los Angeles Association, and Alan Shapely and W m . E. Maxwell of the Marine Corps were with us, as was Admiral Osterhaus who cancelled a fishing trip to maintain his almost perfect record of attendance.

Routine discussion of aflfairs pertinent to our Body followed, and the first item was that of the coming election for trustees as well as president and vice-president. W e agreed that though the Alumni Bulletin requested that Allan Guthrie be overlooked in the matter of votes, the sentiment of those present was decidedly in favor of polling a good vote for Allan and putting him in as one of those representing us in the National Body.

Powell took u p the matter of the resolution which was originally sent in from Los Angeles, and which has previously been spoken of, and added that he felt that officers on the retired list should be allowed to qualify for brevet rank, and if on their own application they desired short periods of active duty these requests should be granted at appropriate times, and such active duty shall enable them to pass examinations for such rank, particularly if it was coupled with information of a non-confidential character which would be sent out from the Navy Department, and supplied such ofiicers in order to help them to keep abreast of some of the essential progress of Navy affairs. Dick McCullough pointed out that there might be legal questions involved, and added that the Retired Officers Association include some good legal talent which might be called upon if needed. Pond suggested that the whole matter be reduced comprehensively to writing and submitted to the Association as a whole, so that all chapters could get together and work in a unified way.

Another suggestion was that Congressmen when at home, and in our locality, be invited to our luncheons so that they would have the opportunity of setting in and hearing first hand of some of the problems which we feel are of importance and which might enable them to be more understanding when such matters are brought up.

Haller Belt then treated us to a very interesting address which was supplemented by a comprehensive table display of microscopes, binoculars, samples of optical glass, as well as some slide illustrations of their manufacture and uses illustrated by moving pictures. As the pictures proceeded he explained and enlarged on them and spoke particularly of the various aspects of light and refraction, and

brought out the interesting fact that discovery of the index of refraction dates back to the days of Aristotle.

T h e physical and physiological aspeas of light were then taken up and the relation of the eye and its lens to the microscope, and the changes progressively taking place in the eye lens from childhood to late adult life were illustrated and enlarged upon, so that all of us in leaving the meeting had a tangible explanation of why the phone book is a big job for most of us without the aid of appropriate eye glasses.

For information concerning the San Francisco Branch, communicate with Dr. Russel Ryan, 909 Hyde St.

WASHINGTON, D. C. T h e Washington Branch met at the ArmyNavy Club the evening of May 5th. The only business was the election of officers for the coming year.

The following were elected: President, H .

McCoy Jones, '19; Vice-President, W . F. Bullis, '24; Secretary, R. D. Stimson, '23 (Reelected); Treasurer, A. A. Hopiak, '35; Council; H. G. Gillmor, ' 9 1 ; V. J. Gallagher, '22; H. L. Jones, '22; E. V. Burt, '31 and William Mott, '33.

Captain Wells, '93, retiring President, was unanimously elected an honorary life member and President of the Branch in appreciation of the untiring support and cooperation in helping the Branch get on its feet since its rebirth a year and a half ago.

T h e location and date of the next meeting is to be announced later.

For information concerning the Washington Branch, communicate with R. D . Stimson, 6401 Georgia St., Chevy Chase, Md.

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