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The Members Of The Senior Class Dedicate The 78 Muster To The Memory Of
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President ' s Message There is a certain sameness to yearbook messages which immediately causes the reader to question the sincerity of the writer. In this, my last formal communication with the cadets of the Class of 1978, I hope, above all else, that you will believe that these final thoughts are genuine. Like other graduating classes of the 70 ' s, you have attended the Academy during difficult years of growth and change. You have been required to master a sophisticated technical degree program, while at the same time you have had to acquire the necessary professional skills to prepare for your careers as licensed merchant marine officers. Above and beyond this, however, you have had to concern yourselves with the delicate problem of establishing within a military format a cadet living style for our new and modern dining hal 1 -dormitory complex in an atmosphere which contrasts sharply with the Spartan conditions which prevailed for the cadets who formerly lived year-round aboard the schoolships. The confined living arrangements and the tight military control of the schoolship era made it fairly easy to effect proper military standards of appearance and conduct. With our present land campus facilities, however, it is something else again to attain those standards which characterize professionalism and s e 1 f -d i s c ipl i n e . It is my considered judgement that the Class of 1978 has made more progress toward achieving this significant goal than any other First Class during my seven years as President of your Academy . You began your first class year in an angry mood. First, you endured a long delayed shipyard overhaul period which resulted eventually in a loss of your summer vacation. Then, almost to a man, you became understandably upset with my decision to move your license examination time to its traditional and later place in our academic year. In spite of these disappointments, your class has remained reasonable and responsible throughout its leadership year and has demonstrated unusual maturity in conduct and at t itude . You will read these lines for the first time when you receive your yearbooks sometime next fall. You will perhaps read them for a second time twenty-five years from now when you prepare for your twenty-fifth reunion celebration. When you first read them next fall I hope you will be pleased to learn that I think you have done well by this Academy. When you read them on the second occasion twenty-five years from now, I hope that you will be able to say convincingly that your old school did well by you. Good bye, good luck and may God bless each and every one of you. v jk it 3 Lee Harrington Rear Admiral, USMS President 15
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