saLsjBbfls ■f ' ' EKi ' i KING NEPTUNE VISITS AS ENTERPRISE CROSSES EQUATOR On Nov. 9, the men of Enterprise came before King Neptune ' s Royal High Court of the Raging Main as the ship prepared to cross the equator en route to the Republic of the Philippines. A visit by King Neptune requires by tradition that all trusty Shellbacks on board carry out a ceremony so ancient that its origins predate written history. Yet, the majesty of the Crossing the Line ceremony has lived on for thousands of years. The early ceremonies were, to a large extent, meant to determine whether the Polly- wogs, or novices, could endure the hardships of life at sea. Having crossed the line, appeared before the Royal High Court of the Raging Mam as presided over by King Neptune, ruler of the deep, been tried in an initiation by trusty Shellbacks (veterans of cros- sing the line) and proven themselves worthy, the Pollywogs became Sons of Neptune or Shell- backs. On the night of Nov. 8, Davy Jones, Royal Scribe to King Neptune, came aboard Enterprise to meet with the Commanding Officer, CAPT R.L. Leuschner Jr., the crew and air wing squadron members to provide the details of King Neptune ' s visit. The Polly- wogs, in one last fling as novice sons of the sea, put on a beauty talent contest to display their best charms and delight their fellow ' Wogs and taunting Shellbacks alike. (ITo all bailors! tuljereber pe map be f ' ' Siihi«- Ray, l hntpfiin t anb %t It Unotim: % 5 , . . Atj p Af ' ftee Aft AmS.- 31 tae-it Ay n r tu n t ' rf ftA ett t ut t jAi Solemn iWj)£(teriefi of tf|t ! % j£ r I Mtf i rs ' 4 f , ' ty f r oy f ' f«¥ tyf M ' W f4n f ' -iA fi Af ' n Bnbet enaltp of (fi
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