Berkshire Community College - Falconer Yearbook (Pittsfield, MA)

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PI S T O L pinckin panrilgons THE automa.tic pistol is the ofHeer's weapon, and it is the duty of every Naval Omeer to make himself pro- Hcient in its use. The ofheer should know his weapon, and he should know how to make most effective use of it. During the three years of its organization, the pistol team has been developing a group of experts with the pistol who have established an enviable record among the collegiate pistol teams of the country. In the 1942 and 1943 seasons the team bowed only to the gentlemen from West Point and, in 1942, won Hrst place in the Intercollegiates. During the season of 1944 'the squad shot each afternoon in their gallery hidden away in the third battalion basement: and under the able guidance of Lieutenant Commander I-I. M. Lindsay, coach, and the leadership of Captain Ed Bain, piled up a long list of victories in the collegiate circuit. The pistol may be an ancient weapon, but an officer unaequainted with its working is an unessential cog in modern warfare. 4 , A ,U F- lg , 1 - H ' av HH filg- K H, 731 The Captain-Ed Bain 'l'lle 'Ion ln- Ist K0 W -lVIo1'rison, Clement, I-Iuglley, Gossett, 121111 ROW- Comdr. Straub, Officer Repro- scw,tativc,' Campbell, Masica, King, Cayltaif-n. Bain, Manager Fick, Foster, Hoover, Coach Lindsay. 3rd HOW-Gray Conover, Scllmirlt, lVIontgo1u- ery, Weir, WlCClGIIliLlll'l, Carey, LiL1l117tOI'l, Kennelly, lVIcElroy, Larson. 4th ROW-Davis, Baskin, Powell, Hemmer, Groover, Smith, Urban, Dryer. 1 ,L.:l1.:,'i'l5E3i1,.'?ri 'I Hpllzli- T

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K ii ' ' mf- ,z , I , .n ,. m,..,, ..,..l The firing line bullets and lnmlrs eyes EACH YEAR the Academy turns out a top-notch rifle team. This year was no exception. Navy teams have, through the years, established a record so free of defeats that the Regiment no longer considers the possibility of a loss, but, after each match, merely asks, 'CWhat was the score?i' Proud and conscious of this tradition of constant victory, the Navy riflemen pitted their skill and judg- ment to learn all the tricks of the trade that 'johnny Branzellw our armorer, and friend had to teach us. Under the guidance of their Coach, Lieutenant Creevy and officer representative, Lieutenant Colonel Moreau, the men of Navy developed the trigger Hnger control required of more than expert riflemen. Led by Captain Everett Herman, the rifle team in- augurated its l944 season with a smashing victory over their comrades in arms, the Cadets of the Coast Guard Academy in the first encounter between these two his- toric Naval Schools. Continuing their winning ways, the l team scored five consecutive triumphs and as this book went to press were pointing for the pointers to win that coveted N-star. Manager Dosfien clwclcs the bulls wmv- . '- The Captain-Everett Herman Coach Creevy and Lane do a little elerneiztary borcsighting , x gk i 2 QE as-gf - ' ,it-,.','. S , 'I .,Q ' W , , A, .. K . 7, . . Bi! 116 - , - ,J L-1 The Team- 1stROW-Branzell, I-Iasclton, Leavitt, High- tower, Dietrichson, Captain, Herman, WVells, Osterweil, lllanagcr Dosicn, 12ml ROW-Lt. Colonel Nloreuu, Officer RB1l7'8Sl1'Ilflll'i'l'8,' Leavy, Schulz, Nlontlian, Toutant, Granville, Taylor, Hating, Ferguson, Coach Crecvy.

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S N L timing and rlnytlnnn MUSIC, MUSIC, listen for the music. The uninitiated I N X X N X r I f I f Z 2 - 7- f Y -:-- -1' W A 4 ff. -. .- e I l ..,- - Q 4:- S cc as 7 XT ip :54:.-. - - A- JE? i 'l 3 -SP' - ':' -1-1'-t' 3 fi .b.- -1 4'2 ., 1 -T I his-,Q .. TL Z Y' ' Comswain Bush, the little man who's always there The Captain-Eel Morgan M jf Q l i c tT'i.. . n',gZi?'H ip if f .1 if l W' w el l wi Hubbard Hall 1:8 Home Sweet Home to these boys wonder what induces fifty or more perfectly sane men to give up the more obvious pleasures of Academy life, to spend the spring and fall afternoons out on the river. Perhaps the answer lies in that music, the bodily rhythm that once heard will keep men striving to recapture the perfect harmony that seems to lift the shell right out of the flowing water. The concert-meister himself, Lieu- tenant Commander Buck Walsh, the man who directs the musical and muscular efforts emanating from Hub- bard Hall, would have difficulty explaining the fascina- tion of 'rowing to one who had never been in a shell at the mile and a half mark-suddenly the tempo seems to rise 5 miraculously the rhythm of the stroke is transmitted back through seven other coordinated bodies, and al- though eight backs are swinging over eight glistening oars, the boat seems to be going along effortlessly. The bubbles rushing down under the bow seem to make the boat part of the fluid motion of the river and it lets the men who have worked so many afternoons know that this is itf' Win or lose, the satisfaction of feeling a boat carried along by that surge of rhythm and coordinated power is the thing that makes the crew what it is in the hearts of those who know it.