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

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HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY The Massachusetts Maritime Academy was founded in 1893 with a two year course to train young men for the Merchant Marine. The Academy was given the sailing vessel Enterprise for a training ship and during the next fifteen years, sailed in waters around the globe, training young men year after year in one of man ' s oldest professions, that of the seafarer. In 1909, the U.S. Navy gave the frigate, ' ' Ranger to the Academy, which was renamed the Nantucket . This ship car- ried American good will throughout the world for over three decades with its crews of young men. During World War Two, the Nantucket was sent to the United States Maritime Academy at Kings Point, New York, to live as a monument to the days of sailing ships. In 1942, the Academy came ashore and settled in Hyannis. Training cruises were made in Maritime Commission ships running up and down the coast. After the war, the academic curriculum was lengthened to three years, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Navigation or Engineering was awarded the graduates together with the Naval Reserve Commission and Coast Guard License. In 1948, the Academy received the gunboat Charleston and since facili- ties for the ship were not available in Hyannis, the Academy was moved to her present home at the State Pier, Buzzards Bay, Mass. In 1957, the Academy received its present training ship, the former APA Doyen which was renamed the Bay State . This ship has served well as a training ship and will continue to do so for many more years. In 1960, plans for enlarging the Academy were finally ap- proved and by October, the Naval Science Building was com- pleted. In March of 1961, the Central Power Plant was built and ready for operation. Remodeling of the present classroom building is now under way and will be completed this year. Further plans call for an Engineering Building, recreational facilities, and eventually dormitories. We, the class of 1961, hope that these plans and changes will be carried out, thus making a better Academy to train future Merchant Marine Officers. 2

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EDITORIAL Our three years here at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy are almost completed. Our final goal is in sight. Soon, we will receive our Third Mates or Third Assistant Engineers License, a Bachelor of Science Degree, and for most of us, a Naval Re- serve Commission. Many of our class will go to sea, others will get land jobs, but none of us will ever forget the good times, the fellowship, and the bad times that we have had as a class. Many changes have taken place in our stay at the Academy — new in- structors, a bigger emphasis on the academic curriculum, new activities and clubs, and the beginning of a building program- show that the Academy is growing in every phase of its opei- ation. However, numerous other things must be done to keep pace with changing times. We, as a class, have been separated since the beginning of our second class year, not only by our varied professional courses, but by being berthed in different compartments aboard ship. This has had a tremendous effect on our unity as a class and we have slowly drawn apart, becoming two distinct, separate elements. Thus, we have decided to dedicate the 1961 MUSTER to two instructors, one an Engineering Officer and ons a Deck Officer, who we feel have contributed the most to us, during our three years here at M.M.A. These two men are Commander Hemmeriy and Lieutenant Commander Page. However, we would also like to express our appreciation to all of the officers and instructors, as they have given unselfishly and generously of their time and talents, imparting to us their knowledge and experience. I, as editor, would like to express my thanks and appreciation to all of those who have helped to produce this yearbook. Special thanks go to our advisor, Lt. Dorsey, without whose assistance the yearbook would never have been published; to Mel Howard and Bob Vantine, our photographer and publisher, respectively; and to my four immediate subordinates, John King, Assistant Editor; Anthony LaPreste, Advertising Manager; Chester Hart- shorn, Business Manager; and John Frodyma, Photography Editor. A yearbook takes a great deal of time and effort, and the filling in of pages between the covers is an undertaking the scope of which few people realize. In the following pages of the MUSTER, we have tried to review our three years here at the Academy. We hope that we have been successful and that the 1961 MUSTER will bring many hours of enjoyment to its readers. Patrick J. Shields Editor, The MUSTER 4