United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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'dedicated to a greater Kings Point Kings Point has been in existence for twenty-five years. The pages of this book show the evaluation of the Academy during those years. Within them, an enormous amount of history has been recorded . . . a great war ended, and a nuclear age began. This new age has seen space and oceanographic exploration, the development and widespread application of computers, and a host of other technological advances. The transportation industry has not stood still. Within ten years the jet airplane has virtually replaced its propeller-driven fore-runner. The maritime industry has seen the development of the super-tanker, larger and faster break-bulk vessels, containerization, and the first commercial ship propelled by nuclear power. The technological advances of the past twenty-five years have been great . . . the possibilities for the future seem limitless. Behind all these changes are the vast improvements and applications of technology. The very source of technology is education. Here lies Kings Point’s role. It is not enough, however, for Kings Point to “keep pace with the times,” it must set the pace.