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

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Captain K. G. Schacht, USN Head of Department of Seamanship and Navigation Captain William D. Brinckloe, USN Head of Department of Marine Engineering Captain J. S. Schmidt, USN Head of Department of Electrical Engineering Captain J. W. Thomson, USN Head of Department of Ordnance and Gunnery Captain Franklin S. Rixey, USN Head of Department of Mathematics Captain Alan M. Nibhs, USN Head of Department of English, History and Government » t Captain Ralph Weymouth, USN Head of Department of Aviation Captain J. E. Dougherty, USN Head of Department of Foreign Language Captain Slade Cutter, USN Head of Department of Physical Education H

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Captain J. Lloyd Abbot, Jr., USX Executive Officer, Bancroft Hall t academic board Captain John N. C. Gordon, MC, USX Senior Medical Officer, United States Xaval Academy Head of Department of Hygiene Captain John V. Smith, USN Academic Aid to Superintendent Secretary to the Academic Board % ■? ' .;

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Irani to God ■ ' Wti 1 Sj ' Jya L we pray Chaplain Henry J. Rotrige Commander, USN Chaplain Henry C. Duncan Lieutenant Commander, USN i The Chapel is a building whose physical beauty approaches that of its high purpose. Always a source of inspiration to midshipmen, its dome and gold peak were the first part of the Naval Academy the young man saw on entering and the last he saw as he left, an Ensign, to begin his service in the Fleet. Symbolizing his mission is a window of stained glass, signifying the Commission Invisible, in which the newly-commissioned officer stands before Christ, who is pointing toward the Flag of the United States. M.iss was said here each morn- ing and on Sundays the Protestant Service fol- lowed at eleven o ' clock. The march to Chapel, in whose crypt lies the body of John Paul Jones, was one of the proudest moments of a midshipman. It was in the quiet moments of rest and reflection during the Chapel ceremony that he realized the magnitude and solemnity of the task he had chosen for his life ' s work. The Chapel became a symbol of the highest ideals of the service, a reminder of the great responsibility of all under its shadow. It was here that the midshipman developed the moral fiber so necessary to uphold the traditions of courage and valor for which the Naval Service is famous.