Marquette University NROTC - Porthole Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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..... ....... .... i a - t x --------- ........ 3.2....- , . ..' bf! . , :.-:.:.'xt-'1, ' .......... .. . ......... wi-I'L-Z l L3,. . 3-2;: 2:43:2'? ;;;; .. 1'7 V Q: '''''' x Ah! At last that long-awaited day has ar- rived! 'Tis the Ninth of May and on this fine, Spring night, the Unit's combined social event --The Regimental Dance-bursts forth in all its splendor. And now, early in the evening, you will find RO Joe and Swab Bob busy in their respective boudoirs. After making the decision as to which after-shave lotion to use, and after be- coming satisfied with their 24 carat shoe shines, our heroes are off in a trail at Green Bus dust, to call for their fair beauties. The fair, sweet sex looks even lovelier this night, clad in their gay, spring colors of yel- low, green and Hwhat-have-you . The Navy men remain more conservative, with a dash of gold occasionally adorning the ballroom floor. The setting is the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Schroeder with its soft lights and tantalizing mirrored walls. A1 George and his orchestra furnish the music, while the soft, sweet melo- dies are occasionally entwined with a pulsat- ing drum-solo by HMilo Marchetti. At intermission time, a direct, sincere wel- come is extended by Captain C. H. Sigel. En- tertainment is then provided by that Hever- so-clever Dave McDermand whose rendition Of several novelty numbers including Danny Kaye's HAnatole of Paris and HBody and Soul leaves us in that carefree Spring mood. Ed Johnston, the HPrince of Magic , is next to THE REGIMEN TAL N CE appear on the stage, performing astounding acts of wizardry, exemplifying the art of presti- digitation. With the return of the orchestra, the twirl of skirts and the deft movement of danc- ers is once again observed; while others linger in the outer lounges, engaged in enjoyable chatter-and why not? Even the birds are lugubrious in this season and we must recall the more somber tones of life. The hours fly rapidly by and a new day is born; thus with the coming of the Hnew , we end the Hold , and our frolic ceases. Now, a new problem arises: to get a cab for wherever may be our destination. But, Hpatience and fortitude soon pay their divi- dends and it isn't long before our hero and his heroine have their means of transportation. Soon it is time to bid the lovely young lady Goodnight . . . Good heavens, is it that time? So, we say, HGoodnight, sweet! tIt's been wonderful, so longt'i HIt's been wonderful! USO long! And in a stumbling dash our hero is back in the cab. HFull speed ahead! Dwe- the stap-lightsi I've only got 'til two o'clock!

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RESTRICTEI! Ulr - I'm a little behind in my wurk-That 15 D ' Navy men wherever they may be have long held with the distinguished Mr. Henry that life without liberty was hardly worth living and the rotcees have never been excep- tions. However, the ways of the Naval service are indeed devious, and alas, too often, the long arm of authority has reached out and frustrated an apprentice seaman who was set to make big liberty. The causes of restriction are as numerous and varied as are the restrictees, but prob- ably the most prominent is that choice little item known as the Htree . The term had many connotations before we took up the Hrotcee life. once Kilmer wrote a poem about it, Betty Smith a book, Iimmy Armstrong had it figured as a numeral and many dogs of my acquaint- ance looked upon it with a reverence akin to love. Then came seamanship, navigation, gun- nery and damage control. The Htree took on terrible significance. One day I forgot my i'gouge and the next weekend I didn't go to the USO, I didn't operate at Parker House, I didn't get high on one beer at the HPost . Life was black, but soon I had company. Bud Moynihan, Dave McDermand and Ray O'Con- nell joined the Hregulars , Bob Smith caught up with his diary on weekends, HDealer Schmitzer took 15 hours of Naval Science and soon '25 became an achievement. For a while it seemed that the Htree was an NROTC monopoly, but then came the Hbuzz boys and not to be outdone, a V-5 Htree sprang up and was soon doing nicely, thanks to Clive Bidwell, Bill Pollard, Iim Brogan, Ed Brierton and Gil Sievert. 6 3 Important as the Htree may be, we must not let it blind us to another source of amusement, the time-honored HCaptain's Mast . At one time the lines at the Captain's office were longer than the chow lines and the rewards almost as bad. Whole V-S platoons marched over for Inast. Saturdays and Sundays were distinguished only by the Hit Parade and Fred Allen. The device for acquiring permission to stay in on week-ends varied from regular white socks methods to the Dick Doe routine. IOne sweeps a week's accumulation of dust into the middle of the room and then forgets itJ One precaution must be observed, however. This ritual must be carried out on Saturday morning immediately proceeding room inspection. There remains a third method of securing extra study time on week-ends, but it lacks the appeal of the Htree or Inast. Commonly known as duty platoon , it provides much sack and bridge time. Such bridge experts as Bob Met- calte, iiBo Barrington, HW. G. Robertson and Stu Rogers owe their proficiency to such peri- ods. The more aesthetic type such as Dick Verdow, Matt Lofy and Ed Edwards prefer to Hsack oqu No matter what the cause of his restriction, when a Marquette Hsalt serves his time and then is let loose on an unsuspecting public the following week, he proceeds to make the most of God-granted freedom! v-w- -u.-.... -l L . A u I C i .1! ,t'. I u ti 4 4 'l . 'I 1 ii i: ii '3 i. ii Ii 2

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Miss Shirley Speckman PIBTHILE ! IEAUTY EINTEST N ineteen marked the Fourth Porthole Beauty Contest. For the first time in the history of the contest, it was open to c111 members of the Unit, V-5's cmd V-12's CIS we11 CIS RO's. forty-six Captain Sigel, Commander Mecklenburg, and Lt-Cmdr. Crawford were the judges and after much deliberation they Chose three young ladies for Miss Porthole 0t 1946. Dan Sabin, cm ROTC student, entered the picture of his fiancee, Miss Marty Armitage of Evanston, Ill. Marty is described as being 5' 2 tall, with grey-green eyes and brown hair. She is twenty and c1 senior at Lawrence C01- 1ege in Appleton, Wis. A language major is Miss Armitage's ambitien at Lawrence while dancing, golf, bowling, Choir and painting oc- cupy most Of her spare time. She is CI mem- ber of Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa, 110ti0n01 Honor organization. M Miss Colleen Townsend Miss Marty Armitage Sam Stotlar, c1 V-5, had as his entry, Miss Shirley Speckmcm oi Herrin, 111., a junior Cit Herrin Township High. Home Economics is her major in school and the Thespicm Club, year- book and drama are her extra-curricular CIC- tivities. She is seventeen, has blonde hair and blue eyes and about 5' 7 tall. Shirley likes to swim, cook, dance and sings seprano in the Choir and Chorus. Miss Colleen Townsend of Los Ange1es, Calif, was V-5 Tom Voorhees' entry. HCoke is c: freshman C11 Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah. She is planning to major in drama. This comely gal stands 5' 3 , is CI bru- nette, and has blue eyes. Swimming, riding, dancing and the :Dramqtics Club occupy most Modeling bathing suits for newspapers is 0 part time occupation of Colleen's spare time. in Which she is well qualified.