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

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Situated across from the Chanel is Herndon Monument. This monu- ment was erected in 1857 in honor of Ca] tain Hcrndon who went down with his shi , tlie Central America, when it sank with almost the entire aew ahoard. This monument rcsemhles Cleopatra ' s l cedle in its obelisk style, is set on a square hase, and is a j roximately twenty five feet tall. Since tite erection of Herndon Monument, a certain tradition has formed around it. According to this tradition, on graduation day, after tlw ceremonies, the piek class forms a snake dance around tke hase of the monument. While tKi5 is going on, one of the glebes climhs to the top with the aid of his classmates and thus the plebes officially become third classmen. r . . . and close by r J H tUc k MC SeU that rings out the glad tidings of victories over Army 14 1

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period they would be placed in an identical service status with their Naval Academy contemporaries. The service aptitude of each officer would decide his status as a career officer. The others will return to civilian life, as a ready reserve in the event of an emergency. As the Holloway Board optimistically said, These measures alone, will in time serve to eliminate intraservice friction and to insure an open minded, alert officers corps wherein each source of entry provides qualities of mutual emulation. The Marine Corps offers the Navy a sound pre- cedent. Their officers drawn from varied sources are unsur- passed in professional esprit. The plan does not end with graduation. It provides the professional officer with many varied post-graduate courses. They are made available to him at various times during his career at the time when the subject will do him, and the Navy, the most good. This, along with the assurance of a steady promotion by virtue of the recent promotion bill, gives the professional officer opportunities that he has never before known. We will remember Admiral Holloway, and his administra- tion of the Naval Academy as a pleasing personal experience. The great good his planning will do for the professional officer will seem even more great to us, having served with Admiral Holloway. We will remember him for the battalion receptions held in the superintendent ' s quarters and the cheering Good night. Gentlemen after each Friday lecture. We will carry away from the Academy a greater store of liberal knowl- edge because of these Friday night lectures. Throughout our Naval careers we will feel his influence. IPIIIIIII Rear A(Jmiral ](xmt$ Lemuel Holloway, Jr., U.S.N- , iwis horn at Fort Smith, Arkansas on 20 June, 1898. (TItat morning, some miles to southeast of Fort Smith, the USS IOWA arrived on station off Santiago Harhor. In less than a fortnight she was to take a leading part in the Battle of Santiago. 46 years later the new infant ivas to command another IOWA in action. ) At 17, young Holloway ivas anointed to the fiaval Academy, from Texas. He graduated into the exj nding Nflvy of 1918, and, in 106 days, found himself a lieutenant (j.g. ) and navigator of a destroyer. After the war, he was assigned as a member of the Government Commission to Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. In 1924, as a lieutenant, he returned to the Academy as an instructor in the Department of Ordnance and Gunnery. (He was to remember his own promotion schedule years later, when working out a new officer personnel procurement, training, and promotion flan. ) Instruc- tor duty id dividends; on the West Virginia he received departmental commendations for gunnery efficiency. Much of the long 30 ' s was spent on staff duty; including the position of aide and flag lieutenant to the President, Naval War College. Pearl Harbor found Commander Holloway acting as Chief of Staff, Atlantic Fleet. As ComDesRon 10, he participated in the North African landings. 1 944 found Captain Hollou ay and the IOWA off Luzon and Japan. 13

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iflffll fiCfl If the Naval Academy Band is too often taken for granted, it is only because of consistent performance and reliable service. Its usual excellent performance is accepted as a matter of routine until a visitor jogs the midshipman ' s memory and reminds him he has one of the finest bands in the Country. Under the uncompromismg baton of Lt. A. C. Morris, the band has developed into a versatile group, but not at the expense of good musicianship. A visitor who has heard Tiger Rag Friday night, Emanon Saturday afternoon, and On- ward Christian Soldiers on Sunday cannot be blamed for asking how many bands the Academy possesses. It feels at home most anywhere ... on the stage of Mahan Hall for a radio broad- cast ... in the wardroom mess ... at a pep rally . . . marching for a P-rade ... in the bandstand ... at a hop . . . and if Carnegie Hall ever beckons, it would feel at home there too. The reason for this exceptional ability probably lies with the individual, each of whom is an artist in his own right. There is no need to designate soloists . . . each man can take his place in front of the band w ith complete confidence. Many have served several hitches at the Academy developing their musicianship, while others have delved into the mysteries of harmony and counterpoint and produced several quality original compositions and arrangements. il! Hnn Lt. Leader A. C. Morris, USN, the leader of the band. Boffom Row; E. A. Pujchert, L. G. Smith, F. Sluka, F. Festagallo, R. Mack, T. S«nesi, L Lockwood, Drum Maior; F. C. Dunham, Lt. Off. in Ch.; A. C. Morris, Lt. Leader; A. Schifanelli, W.O., 2nd Leader; S. Schifaneila, C. Martin, M. Demey, F. Saldino, E. L. Hromadka, N. Ferri. Second row: L. Ebersole, M. Mrlik, Librarian; P. Montalbano, A. E. Caconna, A. Klimes, J. Zadera, A. Bitter, G. Mcintosh, R. Gambone, R. Carfagno, G. Sime, M. Glat- felter, C. French, C. Kirsch, G. Bachmann. Third row: F. Fogler, W. Healey, I. Rusteberg, M. Fink, G. Carle, R. Moeller, C. Burke, A. Abato, P. Benner, P. Rosemark, V. Orso, A. Flacco, W. Akers, J. Schmitt, O. Mozzarelli. Fourth row: F. Link, J. Hunzeker, J. Potocki, W. Taylor, M. Pruitf, C. Smith, M. Magliano, L. Brunner, T. Hawk, G. Gould, V. Walsh, T. Christie, L. George, W. Becker. Fifth Row: E. McLaughlin, P. Dimoggio, P. Lisko, H. Kraft, H. Butler, R. Hawkins, F. Dennis.