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

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VM q U lznglxsh. hoth prose and eolnposilion. is an es- sential element to exery Coast Guard ol'l'im'en s exist- ente. XX ithont heing almle to read 1-onnnnnitlnes and pntvlish direetixes and orders properly nnlrh time would he wasted. lo aehiex e these goals in exrery cadet is lint one goal of this department. Captain liaxsrenee, department head. tarlales the first-t-lass in eeononiirs. while Lls. Wlells and llernstein handle the adxaneed composition and literature eonrses with Mr. Klarxin. Cdr. Foye. lie- sides ahly assisting in yearlmoolx finances, heads the second-elass governnientg and Prof. Buron, the his- tory part. while Beverly assists everyone with the ottige work. Besides all of these studies the fourth class courses in English and speech whit-h are also given hy this department. HUNIANITIES INSTRUCTORS Seated: Buron. Lawrence, lfoye, Marvin Standing: Bader, Berntsen, Beverly, Wells, Day, Clary , 'rv .rr.44 R, Capt. Lawrence, Department Head umanifiea elaarfmenf 44,7 : fi?

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WafAemafic5 eloarfmenf Equations and formulae. from geometrv to calculus, is this departnienfs specialty. Cdr. S. L. Smith, department head, also class ad- visor to 1960, sees that rnemhers of the third and fourth Class are Well grounded in analyti- cal geometry, advanced algebra, and calculus so that when problems arise in engineering these can be solved. Ably assisted hy Cdr. Rivard. lit. .-Xdarns. and a staff of many others they see that 1-adets are taught how to analyze prohlenrs quivlsly and properly.

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The Mark 13 Computer is manned. !l 0 e66LOI'lLl! gazed Capt. Smenton, Department Head Little Toot at a distance. The Professional Studies Department headed hy Captain Snienton Covers those subjects necessary to the professional Coast Guard officer such as gunnery, navigation, law. and anti-sulnnarine war- fare. It is not unusual to see a group of second class- nien busy learning fire Control intricacies and prola- lems on the gunnery equipment installed in the armory, While the Qlirst class hold a mock court- martial in one of the classrooms nearby. Nor is it unusual to find a lc navigational team guiding their ship off rocky shores or trying to gain con- fidence in their almost newfound alwility' to keep her off the rocks. Seamausliipwise. Capt. lflllis sees that cadets know fundamentals which are mainly learned on the long cruise during the summer.