United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook (New London, CT)

 - Class of 1945

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United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook (New London, CT) online collection, 1945 Edition, Page 205 of 284
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DAVID HAROLD RASMUSSEN Seadrift, Texas Dave is a typically rugged Texan even though he is a santlblower, and strange as it may seem, he ' s as much at home in a sailboat as he is on a horse. This little man lias plenty of muscle and hair on his cliest, although the length of his arms and legs are in an inverse ratio. He can knock a button off of your vest at lialf a mile with a rifle, and would try it if he could find a willing target. A great deal of liis spare time is spent down on the river showing the lubberly how a dingliy should be jockeyed. As a consequence he ' s made most of the sailing trips, some of which have been rather gala occasions, to hear him tell it. In this line, he considers himself quite an operator with the femmes, and we have to admit that he usually does right well. Academically, he ' s had his share of trees and re-exams, which puts the brand of a non-slasher on him. According to Ras, studying is necessary, but batting the old breeze is much more entertaining. Many ' s the bull session tliat has begun with his Down at A and M , or Down in San Antonio , or Down on the bay , or Down almost anywhere. He ' s as stubborn as a sourpussed mule, and is possibly our champ debator, but possesses an unusually large amount of good common sense.

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THEODORE CHARLES RAPALUS Easthanipton, Massachusetts Picture a swab on tliird conduct and three trees puttino; in a letter for a weekend — that ' s Rap. In fact, jjicture anybody on third conduct and three trees — it ' s still Rap. Play nic a Polish Iullal)y , he says to Cliarlie Messer in his best dialect, and the crowded dance floor is cleared in a frenzied rush to escape the wrath of Rap ' s flyin !; Iieels. A stron ; jiroponent of the Show nie a regulation and I ' ll break it, show me a tree and I ' ll climb it; show me a femme and I ' ll — yipe! just show me a femme category of cadethood. Rap is ihe character in a class of characters. At times, he ' s actually conscientious about studying, ( Clear the room! Tonight 1 am making like a student ! but these ten minute rela])ses are few and far between. During Swali Summer he tried to break the vicious Chase Hall barbcrslioj) nu)nopoly, and from tlie looks of it, Angie is still l)caring the grudge. Evidence of Rap ' s profound belief in the theory that regulations were made to be l)roken has l)ecn illustrated by the frequent ril)ald blots on the ])ap sheet, sucli as Unmilitary in conduct — 10 — carrying a two-wliceled l)icyclc on pulilic l)us. Dignified Baltimoreans were shocked by liis Polish remonstrations at llieir inquiries on his iik-ntily. Whether it be relating the misfortunes of little Stasiu. hitting up barlicrsbop pseudo- harmony, or sliagging a la polka, Rap is tlie life of any 45 blowout.



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RICARDO ALLEN RATTI New York, New York Ric ' s caustic analyses of what ' s wrong with everything are seldom mild and always to the point. Some deep urge for frankness won ' t allow him to let diplomacy supersede his conception of tlie cold, unflinching truth. He may not offer any suggestions for improvement, but at least we learn how things shouldn ' t be. The New Yorker is Ric ' s Koran and James Thurber his Moham- med. He is also a Damon Runyon and Tommy Dorscy fan. Ratti has some pretty definite ideas about girls and believes that they should live up to his standards regardless of their own ideas. Academy formals don ' t interest him, as he ' likes to have fun at a dance . He has attended schools scattered across the country because of Coast Geodetic Survey affiliations, but likes to con- sider himself a New Yorker. Ric is a pretty good hand with a movie camera and takes particular pride in some shots taken in Virginia. His love of the water has led him to the varsity swimming team, where he gives out with the breast stroke; during the spring he gets his sunsliine on the tennis court. Academically, Ricardo is right up tliere — one of the highest num])ers in the class. He runs into troulile in this matter of room ventilation; one of his wives tells us that he has absolutely no regard for fresh air.

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