Massachusetts Maritime Academy - Muster Yearbook (Buzzards Bay, MA)

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TION CHIEF OWEN CAREW USN To Chief Owen Carew we humbly offer our thanks. Who with no thought of his own personal sacrifices gave us his time, his energies, and his knowl- edge to help us one step further toward graduation. During the many evening study periods that Chief Carew spent with us while we were laboring to gain some inkling of the secrets of naval gunnery we all came to know him on an intimate basis. His interest in our activities, the drill squad, our football and baseball teams will be remembered by a very grateful class. Though we knew him just three short years, we will not long forget the many favors he did for us. Most sincerely and with many thanks we have dedicated our memories of the Academy to you. 3

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DEDI LIEUTENANT SAMUEL L. CLOGSTON, USMC We, the class of 1954 dedicate in part, our 1954 MUSTER to Lieutenant (jg) Samuel Clogston for his unselfish work in our behalf to make this year book a success. He has voluntarily undertaken the tremendous task of Faculty advisor for the yearbook and has given innumerable hours of his time and energy. During our three years at the Academy, Mr. Clogston has patiently instructed us in our engineering subjects. His spirit and attitude toward our failings has made our work both pleasurable and profitable. To Mr. Clogston with deepest respect we sincerely dedicate our yearbook. 2

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HISTORY OF t Sixty-three years ago the State of Massachusetts established the charter for this school, to train young men to follow the traditions of her maritime sea farers. Even before the birth of this nation with the Constitution in 1789, in the days of the colonial empires of France, Spain and England, Massachusetts was setting an envious record for her future men of the seas to match. Her ships and sailors sought out every corner of the globe bringing home all the laurels they might possibly attain. In the China trade her Clippers were first, her whalers from New Bedford and Salem roamed far and wide over the vast Pacific, and her merchantmen plied their goods to every port on the globe. In order to maintain her supremacy in the world of growing competition in 1891, the Mas- sachusetts Nautical School was founded to provide a training center for a highly skilled class of Merchant Marine officers. The school as a two year preparatory course for merchant sailors began functioning in 1893 aboard the bark Enterprize which served as the training ship until 1909. In 1909 the ' ' Ranger a barkentine acquired from the navy and renamed the Nantucket was put into service for the schools increasing needs. Through three decades the ' Nancy served faithfully and well carrying the cadets to every corner of the globe and producing a caliber of seamen that make the men of Massachusetts proud of their school. During the depression and through many futile efforts to close the Academy the Nantucket cruised the oceans of the world with her cadets. As the nation plunged headlong into war once more, the Navy