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

Page 20 text:

COMMANDING OFFICER Captain Richard T. Rounds, USNR Captain Rounds graduated from the Nautical School in 1926 to sail aboard Standard Oil Company tankers, and several months later commenced a three-year stay with the United Fruit Company. Early in 1930, he returned to the schoolship, this time as an instructor. When the Navy took over the school in 1942, most of the officers were shifted to active duty. Such was the case with Captain Rounds, when he was made Executive Officer of an AKA and then an APA in the Pacific. Command of an APA followed, a post he held until his release from active duty and his return to the Academy in 1946. Not only does Captain Rounds have his Master ' s license for steam and diesel powered ships, but he is also one of the few men presently holding a master ' s license from the Coast Guard for square rigged sailing vessels. 16

Page 19 text:

SUPERINTENDENT Rear Admiral JOHN W. THOMPSON, USMS 15

Page 21 text:

CHIEF ENGINEER JAMES M. MURRAY, CAPT., U.S.N.R. Chief Engineer Instructor of Thermo Dynamics, Steam Engines, and Atomic Power Capt. Murray, a graduate of the Maritime Academy in the class of 1935, has since acquired his Chief Engi- neer ' s License in the Merchant Marine and has sailed on active duty as a Naval Officer during World War II, recently becoming a Captain, U.S.N.R. As an instructor, Capt. Murray has managed, with much perseverance, to prepare the engineers for their Coast Guard License examinations upon graduation. We feel sure that no graduate of M. M. A. will ever leave the Jacking Gear engaged when getting under way. Above all, as head of the Engineering Department, Capt. Murray has a keen interest in each of his students and stands strongly behind all of his graduates. 17