NROTC University of Minnesota - Gopher Log Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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l 5 Anclior and Cnain's professional meelings brouglwl us Commander Rosser and sally lales ol llie sea . . . Tlien lnere was llie lwenlyfone inclw lllupedaf' inlricale and bewildering , . . Wlual we all lilced besl and complained abou? mos?-CHCW . . . Nose and some of llme slarlels wlwo briglilened 'lliursday allernoons lor us al Clwiel Boyer's G.l, Jamborees . . . Full speed aliead-Bob gives llie engine room 'flue green liglwl . . . Selling a bead on someflwing or ollwer, willn flue ral-a-la? on lop declc . . , Bored willm sludies and lovely ladies-a symbol ol 2400 lale liglils . . , The feminine louclw came lo llve NRQTC office willm Jerry . . . Bul no maller wlial, saclc lime was llwe besl lime ol all ....

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Navigalion was lun excepl when your parallel rules were oul of line or your dividers were snalued . . . PT, along wilh a lew eager chiels, gol us in lrirn for lhe chores ahead. ll was greal sborl lloafing on a 'rrouser lull ol hol air, il you had enough lo blow lhern upl . . . The snow finally carne and NRQTC nnen fried a hand al snow sculbluring and a lillle frigid horseplay . . . And lhen fhere was Salurday drill: hol blues, leggings, and willing while collars . . . When blood donaling day came around, lhe unil wen? all oul and lraded ISO binfs ol blood for gallons ol soup, dozens ol doughnuls, and cup aller cup ol rnud . . . Flag hoisl gol Comblicaled al limes, bul Chief ldloyer and lhe Signal Book slraighlened us oul . . . And iusl To remind you-lhar was a good slag, wasn'+ il? . . . The old lhree-incher gol a lhorough worlcoul al every ordnance drill . . . The EASY way ol lile ....

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The Naval Reserve OTTicers Training Corps is charged wiTh The responsibiliTy of providing by a permanenT sysTem oT Training and insTrucTion in essenTial naval subiecTs, a source from which qualiTied officers may be obTained Tor The Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Regular Navy, and Marine Corps . . Preceding pages oT This book are TesTimony To The TacT ThaT men here are loeing Trained in necessary naval subiecTs. However, The Training oi a naval oTTicer musT include Tar more Than This. AcTiviTies, alThough secondary To academic Training, are none-The-less imporTanT- imporTanT To The poinT oT being compleTely necessary To a well-rounded Training. The Tollowing secTion's purpose, Therefore, is To presenT a picTure oT The acTiviTies which TosTer co-operaTion, social ease, disciplined bodies, creaTive work, and TraTer- niTy, which are essenTial To a Thoroughly qualified naval oTTicer.