United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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MBM »l- • f - MOVING OUT As summer neared, and the end became closer than distant future, the minds of midshipmen turned to one thing . . . getting out. It was again time to move a year ' s accumulation of things — living and dead — elsewhere. There seemed to be more uni- forms, more books no one would buy, and more clothes with other mids ' alpha codes on them, than ever before. May 1988 — purloined laundry carts rumbled down the hallways laden with computers, stereos, civilian clothes, and other items (uniforms?). It was a hectic fight to beat the deadlines of company officers to move out or be . . . The plebes chopped around in search of new company lockers, while upperclass just ran for the nearest trashbin. The firsties made moving out the most fun, because it was their last time. Their best things were packed into boxes that got in everyone ' s way, and their worst were strewn about the basement for the wayward janitor or the willing mid to pick up. Midshipmen groaned at moving time because storage space was not as prolific as junk to be stored. But the emphasis on moving was MOVING OUT; mids be- gan to realize that, for a short respite, it was OVER. 102 :Out • . ,

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v- II DEDICATION PARADE The Dedication Parade marked the beginning of the end for the Class of 1 988. They had been counting lasts for the past semester — last Spring Break, last O Course, last Monday of classes, last class, last exam . . . Then finally, after all those lasts, ' 88 realized that they were about to experience another last — their last June Week. Families began to arrive, and on Friday, 20 May 1988, the Class of 1988 participated in their last Dedication Parade. The rain held off only long enough to ensure that the ceremony would not be cancelled at the last mo- ment. After the midshipmen were all on the field, a steady downpour began that would last the entire duration of the parade. The rain, though, did not seem to dampen the spirits of those in attendance (at least the mids found it fairly amusing). In any case, the purpose of the Dedication Parade was not for- gotten, and the faculty members of the Naval Acad- emy braved the foul weather to receive tribute for their service. The faculty honored included those professors who were retiring and those who had served faithfully for twenty, forty, or forty-five years at the Academy. Four instructors received special recognition: the Alumni Association Research Ex- cellence Award was received by Professor John J. Fontanella and Associate Professor Mary C. Wintergill (both from the Physics Department), the Alumni Association Teaching Excellence Award went to Professor Craig L. Symonds (History Department), and the William P. Clements Award went to Captain John K. Kruse, Jr., USMC (Political Science De- partment). 104. '