Berkshire Community College - Falconer Yearbook (Pittsfield, MA)

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Seannlgnmr Qhnb THE philatelist isa quiet soul. You do not meet him on the street or hear him talk of his fetish in any gathering. He works alone and loves it. There is a sensation in the knowledge that he has a rarity in his collection, however small. The taste for it is cultivated but sincere, and many of us whiled away our hours pasting and swapping our treasured stamps. You have to be a stamp collector in good standing to appreciate the signihcance of stamps and -the thrill there is in finding a rare issue. Qmmniman Gaining D T11-IIS YEAR the sound gang was unusually active with weekly classical concerts and occasional jive at evening mess. In the spring, the sound gang broadcasted concerts of light classical music in Smoke Park. The movie gang, co-organization of the sound unit, managed to squeeze many interesting pictures into our busy evenings. For example, they showed the movies of the Army-Navy football game played this year at West Point. mlcr Dick Jm'tbcry's leader- rip the Sound Gang gave us ncarts of recorded music. U?--I Rx Tubes mul co11rIcn.s-ers cmd short wave from South Amerzfca-tim Ifculio Club. Rare issues and 'waiermarks ara commovt talk 'in the Stamp Club. Radio QEMM SINCE the beginning of the war the radio club has been silent, but it has not been inactive. These men who build and design their own sets attended the club lectures concerning advanced applications of radio in the war. Each discovered that the radio club could offer as much radio as the human system could stand. For those who had a basic understanding of radio, the radio club meet- osted on the recent develop- io that were being used in the Navy and ings served to keep them p ments in rad were playing such an important part in the war. We could no longer broadcast, but certainly interest in radio did not wane.

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w .fn 1 ,sg , 5,55 I 'gllzzf 1: .-: uv 1 .f EN 1. E swf ssl' THEQYYQBLD gb we' Russiru: stimulated ann imteewmst in Eewreignm Hannngriamges THE Foreign Language Clubs serve the double purpose of affording more than a classroom acquaintance with the language and people of foreign lands and giving the members an opportunity to practice expressing them- selves in a new tongue. A foreign language, as taught at the Naval Academy, is designed for practical use, and it is essential that men who expect to speak it have more than a mere knowledge of syntax. Each club meets once a week to hear speakers, hold open forums, or to see moving pictures and skits presented in the style and language of another country. High flown as the purpose of the clubs may sound, the gatherings are simple and informal and serve in their designed role inconspicu- ously and pleasantly. The understanding of the several nations thus afforded may soon be put to good use. Italian T M411 G8 V jfrpmzese

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QEEBQQQ Htlnlle CHESS is the classic game of skill. Wellington said 'cThe chessplayers are the leaders of menf' On sixty four squares the solution of historyis military fundamentals are taught and practiced. The men who have played chess will find their time well spent. We could hardly contend that any momentous tactical plans were devel- oped in the rapid transit games we had on occasional evenings, but we did learn something in planning and strategy, and we learned it in a very pleasant and amusing manner. , 'S f 2 u X- . -Vvr 'alll fr The Model Club members found tools and A I: equipment in their club room more than adequate. ' ,ffffffiff '.'W 4 . , .. If . . 3 1- x - . ee 3 we 1 Z gg. in it .iw iiikfqhe n 9: I Uk:-in H: V ,f EF S , . 'Q .. I yi . 4. r f? ax M 12.1. E 9 . ,Q T: kts .- T il in . , Ns X The Chess Club ran emhibilion matches during the evening. lliimweilleielflfinag QEIIEIMED TI-IE model club workshop is a modeler's dream, with its saws, chisels, and other devices necessary to make what the imagination desires. The modelers have turned out airplanes, ships, and a multitude of gadgets in wood and metal. Commander Miller saw that there was an abundance of workable material and all the tools of the trade. Modeling did not afford a more profound knowledge of the Navy, but it did afford a chance to relax and occupy the mind with something less trying than studies. The club room was used for turning out every manner of device from model destroyers to cigar humidors and radio cabinets. lwlienmnaemnaatlnmg GUIHHHB lVIATI-IEMATICS was, for most of us, one of the less desir- able features of our life. The mathematics club, however, was a determined group that managed -to discover the interesting and vital parts of math that were not found in text books. The math club was made up of men whose knowledge of the subject exceeded ours, we re- membered the subject only until the last exam. President Phil Shutt was a true master of figures and the natural selection for leader of the erudite organization. An in- structor from the department of Mathematics usually lectured at the club gatherings. There was plenty to learn about mathematics that there was not time enough to learn in the classroom, and nothing could be more indu- cive to systematized reasoning than a good foundation in mathematics. The llflath Club received 'instructions in the more involved matlzefmatfzfcs. 436