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

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T ) When Chief Yaindle came to us from a very strenuous tour of duty, he did not realize completely the task with which he was faced. The man whom he was to replace had been perhaps the most well liked instructor in the history of the Naval Science Department. I say had been, for with the coming of Chief Yaindle, the popularity of Naval Science reached a new high. His sincere interest in the student body and spartan perseverance in trying to make us understand the rudiments of gunnery have won him the respect, admira- tion and friendship of every Midshipman in the Academy No one felt worse than the Chief if a man failed to pass a test. We will never forget his sea stories, Gismachees, and Mamobility. O N friendship, and admiration Chief Gunners Mate Yaindle, we the Mid- shipmen of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, of the Class of 1955, dedicate this book to you. We are proud that you have been, and are, part of the school. For your friendly help, your understanding way, we ore grateful. Through this the 1955 MUSTER, we salute you. Every day in the Navy is like Sunday on the Farm Chief Gu nners Mate Ernest Yaindle, USN Department of Naval Science Instructor of Nqval Ordnonce and Gunnery

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Commander William J. Connors, USNR Navigation ond Seamanship Department Instructor of Seamanship, Rules of the Road, Rules of S. I. Whenever I want trouble, I can find it with The First Class Engineers! E D ...our respect. Commander Connors was graduated from the Nantucket in 1932. As alumnus, he joined the staff of M.M.A. in 1940. At his country ' s call he served faithfully to the ter- mination of the war and returned to become a pillar of strength at the Academy in 1946. We will remember Mr. Connors for his rigid insistence on proficiency in seamanship, Rules of the Road, Rules of S. I., and good conduct for Engineers. His wide and varied experien- ces, his knowledge and love of the sea, his scholarship — all contribute to both his classes and to the Bull Sessions of which he is fre- quently a central figure. Our problems are his problems. His friendly smile encourages us. In the classroom or on the bridge, he is master. Commander Willom J. Connors, we the Class of 1955, of The Massachusetts Mari- time Academy, through this, the 1955 MUSTER, salute you.

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' is not our purpose herein to set down all the Experiences, thoughts, and activities that you have enjoyed during your years at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. What we may attempt to do is to represent graphically the environment in which you have existed. We leave to you the task of asso- ciations, for you have many and in most cases, di- vergent thoughts concerning your years at the Academy. Three years have passed since we entered M. M. A. as the lowest order of human species, the Young Man . These years have gone by so rapidly that we can only pause to notice the many events that seemed so important to us at the time; the first restriction, the unpredictable wiles of the first classmen, intriguing experiences in foreign lands, formations, check musters. Captain ' s Mast and, the -awaited graduation. The MUSTER endeavors to bring to you those portant events that highlightd your stay at the ademy. As you look through the book, remember despair — too often felt — as well as the hope, nd use this brief past as a lesson to secure a future brimming with optimistic success. In any case, we may only hq with some degree of assurance, that e have rejIf Mtfted the school as you hove known it.