Berkshire Community College - Falconer Yearbook (Pittsfield, MA)

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alinys of aacinlennic alrmmmllgeeniy allnfanggc-al slowly by ONE of the most closely guarded secrets of the Naval Academy, the only tangible link between Instructor and Student, was the much dreaded little red book in which were recorded estimates of our daily worth that more often than not was slightly out of accord with personal expecta- tions. That battered little journal, was the motivating force of every study hour. It drove us to our desks at hours when it would have been better to be asleep on a comfortable bunk g it forced us to labor on and on for the ultimate result of every single class, every single day-a daily mark. Fortunately, those months provided other more tangible factors to deal with. The new commando course, among others, although a tough proposition, gave definite results on the first reckoning. It was in these days, too, that we began to think about aptitude and the little cards that began to flow into our record envelopes. But these, too, were lost in the mad rush of those days-the formations, the lesson preparations, and the ceaseless board workouts in Math and Skinny that turned the mind to only one thing-an answer. 5 ny. ,. Emi :fi .1 , : ,.wtwf,-p,,- ' n '?35'F ifr -gf ' A -6 . ,uv-:?' rf' OUT Repetez-vous, s il vous plazt? or 'its equivalent, was our standard answer

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