Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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serve Officer Indoctrination school at Dartmouth. When we oll assembed on the Brown Lampis o0 the et of Lly aued ons e toeaetly what wascona do heppen 1o Lo fillea our wondering mings. How would i be 0 0o to colleae while in The nited Siates Navy that s eat Mavy thow vwear Navy Lniforms rse aof D00 a0 b e sack a J300 andoraw Aporent ce nen monspey lookngbackvweses that mosd Gf olr dcstions we e anive el verny shorty atfer we were indocirnied nio the Navy way. In short time we finished all our prelim- hay o dendals of delfiing sedbled 0 ol . . endoetiing ot colre schedlles arrangen so that we wouldn't miss any meal or drill i b ae L etbel Do orFay Brown veryalicky fook on s nUch b bt ot amineture Plaval Aend

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THE NAVY AT BROUAS United States Naval ROTC United States Iavy V-12 1 THE END of the last war the United A5+a+es Navy saw the advantages of utilizing the colleges and universities tor training Reserve officers to supplement graauates from the Naval Academy Pre. vious fo 1940 only 9 Naval Reserve Offi. cers Training Corps Units had been estab. lished. But as the Navy begen fo increase its size. more units were added Brown became one of the schools selected in 1940 along with 0 other coleges, Today there are 27 units in the country, In 94 however, realizing the need for an even drearerexpanded organizat on, the United States Navy devisec a college program called V.1 whereby men of college age signed b for a hitch 0 the Nevy and were assigned, on inactive duty, o remain in college. These men who thus continued their college education formed o pool of educated men from which the Navy drew its Reserve officers. In July 1943, the pro. gram was changed to V.12, and the men were placed on active auty in Naval Units at these colleges. Of late many men from the Fleet have been recommended by their commanding officers and have joined the ranks of the Navy V 12, The first Navy unit at Brown in 1940 consisted of 110 men on inactive duty under the command of Captain C. H, J. Kepper. Al that tine the men followed their requler college curriculum with but ore course in Naval Science and Tactics lnactive duly meant that these men wore a midshipman s uniform only once a week-at a two hour orlll period. This in. active diby continued under Caplaing Keppier, Sowdey and Yates now Con mecorel unl July 1943 Brown s fire NROIC gadiaies had been conmie siored onlvamonthbeforethe V 12 e Ul wos inalgurated on July 1 1943 g 131 colcaes in Hhe countey Brown in Cluded. Alorg wiih e new program ol Dicient commanaing officer. Captaln H M. Bricgs come o s o the Daval Re

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emy except for the incessant singing of ito the A Arny Alr Caiee By the unit of Pre Meterologishs stationed here Uiring our first few weeks meelings were called reguarly by our officers 1o clear up any difficulties and misunder standings that we might have, and to sef Usonthestraight and narrow peth, We lost no time in learning about the death of one Joe Colege. We were being given the military along with the mental training and it was our ob to tace both in olr strice. Attenshun, Pipedown Forrard harch become very meaningtul phrases to L. M O D the head light oty and X group also took on a very definite mean: ing. Entries in the Newport Derby later changed to the Sempson Steeplechase end Bainbridge Handicap . meant restrictions that weren t to be taken lightly. Our adiustments calised chagrin at first, but we had to take the bitler with the sweet Early morning happy holr and after- noon P. 1. classes were shining examples of why the WAVES ought to win the war, But we had to keep ourselves fif physicaly as well as mentally. Even a more petinent example of being in the Navy now s that we get no more Culs and all the former courses 0 Bacchante Room I, 7 have been done away with, We did find however that in between our nights of studying there came Weanes. day nights and week-ends for relaxation Alumnae Hall the Canteen and the Bilt. more fraternity dances were the answers for our loss of Greek letter week-ends The U.S O shows even took a chance at cheer- ing Up our extra hours, but they soon gave Up after the first few trips. Best of all, for