Marquette University NROTC - Porthole Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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I '''''''''''' .42 3.0? Oh $1 .134 7:31; 23 y I NAVAL IIHIIII i all the organizations formed by Blue and Gold complement on the Hilltop campus, probably none attained rnore fame for the Unit and the University than the NROTC Choir which for one year under the direction of Paul Whear, enhanced its name at many city- wide functions and appeared on many radio broadcasts. Paul Whear aided by Walt Johnson organ- ized the choir in March 1945. Ed Brown and A1 Michenfelder were later elected Business Manager and Librarian, respectively. In the beginning, Hal Worth was choir soloist and later, upon Worth's graduation, Johnny Harris, a Lawrence College transfer, became the No. 1 man. Whear composed and arranged most of the music used by the choir and in December 1945 collaborated With John Dvorak to produce the HSong of the NROTC , a composition which at this time is under consideration as a Na- tional N ROTC song. In addition to almost ten radio appearances during the one year span, the choir sang at Lawrence College, at two Navy Medley per- formances assisted by Dave McDermand and his Navy Dance Orchestra, at bond-selling conferences, at an American Legion banquet honoring Admiral Marc Mitscher and at numer- ous church services and other gatherings throughout Milwaukee. As a fitting climax to its year of work the choir presented a Winning performance at the Marquette Varsity Varieties Show February 12, 1946. Music for the show was written by Whear and continuity by Charles Hanson. Strangely enough, the biggest laugh oi the year at the expense of the choir, was unwit- ting1y offered by Calvary Presbyterian Church. Prior to the appearance of the choir at their Sunday morning service, the announcement board proclaimed the sermon subject as HWhat We Mean by HellH-eand in smaller letterseNROTC Choir! This semester, With the graduation of key men and the turnover of personnel, the choir was not reorganized. Another impressive musical organization was Dave McDerrnand's Navy Dance Orches- tra which likewise was not reorganized this semester due to the loss of key men.

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AN EH11 ANI CHAIN The Anchor and Chain, now recognized as one at the 1eading organizations on the Hilltop campus, came into being in the Fall at 1940 after the founding of the Unit and has tunc- tianed for nearly six years, expediting the handling at NROTC social activities. Always maintaining nearly 100 70 member- ship among the NROTC students, the Anchor and Chain is headed by an executive board consisting of a skipper, an executive atiicer, a disbursing officer and a yeaman. Among the men who have had their moments in control at the organization are Schwartz, Hatemeister, Curran, Schmeling, Baughtan, Medearis and Starbady. Meetings were first held in the Marquette Union and were later held in the recreation room at the Stratford Arms after the decora- tion at Plantan Hall. New, once again, the Anchor and Chain meets in the Union build- ing. Among the activities which are sponsored by this group are the NROTC formal and in- formal dances held each semester. A plebe recognition party has always been a highlight at the semester's fun, but recently this prac- tice was discontinued. Also instilled in Unit tradition was the practice, three semesters ago, of presenting atticer crests to the graduating seniors. This, coupled with a kiss from the girl friend at a dance called the HCrest Cati11ian proved to be a good practice. Last semester with the organization at the A11-University League, the Anchor and Chain was permitted a representative to help in the directing of campus activities. Chuck Hanson became the first representative and this semester the honor tell to Dick Poaler. Anchor and Chain functions to maintain the spirit or esprit de corps which is necessary and invaluable to a naval organization. Always doing an excellent job in the handling of all activities under its control, it showed its ca- aperative spirit this semester by bringing into the organization as honorary members 22 V-12 graduating engineers. 5332. ' .Ili .ftgf. :3; ..... ...... 5'! u ......... v. , . .. . ....... - a . ...... .. .. .......... 'K' v Has'I . . V. .......... age :::: ........ ..... ....... ................. Xutkapr. ttttt .4 t. ---- .......... CAPTAIN C. H. SIGEL BEAUTY EINTEST It has always been the boast of the men at the NROTC that the young ladies whom they have been fortunate enough to have as girl- friends or sweethearts are Hat the tap in beauty. To strengthen their boasts, on three separate occasions prior to this semester, beauty contests have been held within the Unit with pictures being submitted by the men and the H1ucky young ladies having their photos published in the PORTHOLE. The First PORTHOLE Beauty Contest was held in 1944 under the supervision at Bob Dallman. Lt.-Crndr. Enright was the judge. Winners were the Misses Marilyn Nickel, Delores Aldera and Jeanne Te Brake. Not until June 1945 was another contest held. David Planton supervised the contest won by the Misses Suzanne Johnson, Bernice Bragg and Shirley Thomas. In October 1945, winners were: Misses Mar- garet Lau, Ioan Keller, Mildred Derse, Pat Hunter and Iane Straub. This semester the contest was changed and all members of the Unit were eligible to sub- mit photographs. Captain Sigel, Commander Mecklenburg and Lt.-Cmdr. Crawford were judges and the contest was supervised by Earle Fri-cker.

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PIIBTHLE Whenever C1 group of men are brought to- gether in the semblance of a unit, sooner or later is expressed the desire for some means of producing and expanding the common CIS- sociations and experiences within the group. It was in order to meet such c1 demand that the PORTHOLE was established US a unit gradua- tion publication, to be produced once each semester. For some time the PORTHOLE made its Cip- pearance GS CI mimeogrctphed pamphlet; but With the inception of the WGr-tirne program, the PORTHOLE blossomed out and under the capable leadership of Iohn Reuternan, Iohn Haferneister, Jack Matthews, Van Hooper, Jr., and others, beccxrne c1 beautiful issue which all unit members could proudly display. Since Iuly 1, 1943, the PORTHOLE has ap- peared six times. All editions have been pub- lished by NROTC students working in their spare time. Editors in past semesters were Reuternan, William Glyle, Arthur Pollasky, Joseph Perry, Francis Mucklin, and Charles Hanson. Each edition has contained many excellent features and has always highlighted pictures and stories of the individuals com- prising the graduating classes. In addition, it has been the policy of the PORTHOLE, by the use of candids, features, poems, etc., to present as clearly and as humorously as possible, life in the Marquette Unit, bringing close to each member the Navy and accompanying features of its unique lite. In order to publish the PORTHOLE it has always been necessary to solicit advertising from Milwaukee tirrns. PORTHOLE business managers in past semesters were Hatemeister, Leander Foley, Hooper, Charles Esau, Philip Mork and Willie Medearis. Departing this semester from the traditional NROTC publication, the PORTHOLE has changed its uniform and now as the spokes- rrr n at the entire unit, in its last. appearance C18 a wartime publication, bears proudly a lecther-bcund uniform. It is fitting that With the ending of the war-tirne program, the PORTHOLE should bow out at the peak of -,+ L 1 CW - Fr: n; 'JCCQDD'J a 13 :54 mm- dg: .'. t ' I553.- .