Columbus (CA 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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NEWS

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NEWPORT

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CRUISE BOOK COMMITTEE t this point in our book we would like to use a little space to give a word of thanks. All fine creations are a result of good creators and this, our Cruise Book for the 1953 Mediterranean Cruise, is certainly no exception. hHard work, constant effort and a real determination to have a good job well done were part of the ingredients necessary to make this year ' s Cruise Book the kind of book everyone aboard would cherish and remember for a long time to come. For the other part of the necessary ingredients to complete the publication we needed something that is a necessary commodity anywhere . . . talent. That ' s something COLUMBUS is never found lacking in. Primarily photographs had to be taken and gathered for the first phase of the job. This was handled with expert efficiency and a kind of persistent conscientiousness that ' s typical of experts in any field. He had to order, photograph, develop, choose, weigh and finally submit what he thought were the best pictures, the pictures that would satisfy the most and displease the least. For the ample fulfillment of a difficult job we give our thanks to the photo lab. Next came the little essays that are a contributing factor in any good Cruise Book. The little stories that have to say a lot; the little remembrances of events passed that are pretty well forgotten. For this tremendous task we give our thanks to Claude A. Rose and Onofrio F. Laurino. And in this case credit can be equally divided. They counted every word they wrote, each making sure the other didn ' t write one word less than he was supposed to. There ' s a certain quality most Cruise Books lack that cannot be directly pointed out. It ' s a quality that makes the difference between a good Cruise Book and an excellent one; it ' s a quality that makes the difference between a dull book and an interesting one. It includes cartooning, arrangement and countless little devices that determine the complete success of a successful book. One man supplied that quality; one man did the cartoons, ordered the arrange- ment and in general fulfilled the entire field of art with which the book dealt. For that mobt important phase well attempted and better executed, thank you Bob Marchon. As an added portion of the literary part of the work there came a most irritating task; that of typing all the stories and descriptive essays. Here Ray Cotterman volunteered his services as he had done many times before whenever COLUMBUS needed him. For now and for the other times, thanks Ray Cotterman. Last and most important of all was the job of management; the job of organizing, placing, fetching and carrying, sweating to meet deadlines and pretty much swearing to keep the boys producing. Here again we offer our gratitude to Marchon. I can safely say that without Marchon, we wouldn ' t have a book this year.