Berkshire Community College - Falconer Yearbook (Pittsfield, MA)

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,'-J V' ,AAA-.1417 'fx 1- . ' V . rl ff-' V. V :t ,ff L g Photographers sit for a pic-ture. Ehfiatleennl Qeimtieilsy THE literary elite of the Naval Academy are the members of the Trident Society. They coordinate the work of our publications, the Art Club, the Stamp Club, the Photo- graphic Club, and the Quarterdeck Society. The three men in the group were elected from the ten organizations they supervised. The supervision was subtle in nature and only made itself obvious when one of the subsidiary organizations was in trouble. The Trident Society served primarily as a literary representative of the Regiment. Ami Qlulb ASPIRING ARTISTS will always talk about that picture they are going to paint some day. The Art Club offers all the facilities the artists might demand, but usually jack Kalina Hnds a more practical application for their work. From the Art Club has come the greater portion of the drawings and paintings published in the Trident Cal- endar, the Log, the Lucky Bag, and the Trident Mag- azine. Without the Art Club, the publications, the crest committee, the ring committee, and the Christmas Card Committee would be seriously handicapped. The Art Club checks over their pic- tures bqforc semlfzfng them to the LOG. 437 ig? WVR, 1 lvl' 7 E iiT'Er ,xr H I l L n. ri L' l' Whitman QHIEM AMATEUR photography is recovering from the slump it hit in the candid camera craze, and the pictures that Bob Steele and the photo club have put up for inspection show very little of the amateur touch. Not all photog- raphy has the glamour of the roving cameraman, for one good picture requires an hour's tedious work in the dark room. The photo club is for two groups, those members who use the club's dark room facilities for developing and printing their own pictures, and the men who work on the photography staffs of our publications. The Trident Society, coordinator of all Academy publicatiovzs. l If . 'Z :ff fi get U Yi Z I' -. C4182 'xv E '35 ai Sw 4.-fi Ti 1 J W vr eu , E5 1. --

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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

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We danced to the music of the NA-10 on Sunday afternoons. YJ .41 L A '5 provided the swing for the regiment THE last year brought an NA-10 reincarnate from the days of Swampy Clements, only better. New arrange- ments, new tunes, and, most important, new talent went to make up a hep outfit. Nick Burde proved himself a genius at the keys, and even Benny Goodman thought Leecraft an able addition to his band. The innovation of inviting the Regiment to Wednesday evening per- formances seemed to break the week in half, and the number of reports for whistling in the hall was far out- done by the kick we got out of keeping up with the song sheets. There are few menwho can refrain from some reaction to a strong steady rhythm, and this year brought more interest in music and dancing than ever before. K l l Even week we atherefl in Smoke Hall to J H hear the N A-10 play our favorite numbers. N?