Northwestern University Naval ROTC - Purple Salvo Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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Admfhisrmffbn COMMANDER R. E. LOCKWOOD Lt. Commander Gubbins is assistant professor of naval science and tactics and has served in almost every capacity of the NROTC faculty since he reported here in 1942. Among his many duties, he has served as instructor of damage control, ordnance, fire control, communications and naval law. He served as executive officer of the V-12 unit during the winter of 1943-44 and since that. time he has efficiently handled the welfare and recreation department. Mr. Gubbins graduated with the class of 1930 from the Naval Academy and after graduation served for two years in the gunne1'y department of the BB New York. As a result of Mr. Gubbins efforts, many worthwhile recreational activities have been affixed to the unit. Through his efforts we now have the fine wardroom in Swift where we can relax between periods. It is furnished with pool table, and ping pong table, as well as numerous new magazines. This last term has also seen the initiation of recreational movies in Tech. 8 Commander Lockwood came to Northwestern U. in the last part. of June 194-5, and has been our Executive Officer since that time. Before reporting here he was in command of the dc- stroyer Cogswell, which operated in the Pacific. Prior to this he was commanding officer ol' Escort Division 4-0. A graduate of' the 1931 class ol' Annapolis, Commander Loekwood's first duty was aboard destroyers where he served tor seven years. Two years of survey duty was followed by a year on the Mississippi and the Milwaukee. ln early 1941 he was communication oflicer ol' Patrol Wing 10, which at that time was the only Cata- lina Wing in the Pacific. W'hile serving as executive officer for the Unit, Commander Lockwood has been responsible for tl1e management and direction ol' all functions, from the indespensable drill periods to the anx- iously awaited liberty hours. Commander Lock- wood derives his greatest pleasure trom the granting of' liberty for all hands. This is evident by the extra liberty which we now receive on Wednesday afternoons. LT. COMMANDER W. W. GUBBINS

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Damn e fonfrol Lt. L. .l. Haidet arrived at Northwestern in October, 1945. Replacing Lt. Boone as damage control instrlu-tor, Mr. Haidetz assumed his duties with a l'l2LCligl'0lll1tl well suited to the subject. However, he was rec-ently detached from this unit and by now has been discharged. Lt.. F. O. Houghton took over the duties of damage control instriu'tor immediately upon his arrival at this station from duty at a Maryland V-12 Unit. Mr. Houghton has, since Mr, Haidetfs discharge, been teavhing one half the damage control sections while Ll. Comdr. Glenn, Mr. Haidet's relief, has taken over the remaining sections. The subject ot' damage control is one that has been seen in its true importance during this last war. To maintain the wat'ert.ight, integrity of a ship is a large job at any time, but most, espe- cially during the cliaos of combat. Tliat, is the aim of this departxment, to teach every trainee the means to save his ship under adverse condi- tions. The subjects ot' warship eonstruction and design provide much of the material for the course. An intensive study ot' the principles of stability, and the ac-tion ot' internal forces acting o11 a ship are included in the damage control eourse. Many types of fire fighting gear are L'r. L. J. H.fXIDE'1' LT. tJoJ F. O. HoUGn'roN available for demonstration purposes. Each class of trainees, sometime during the course of its training, attends the fire fighting school at Great Lakes. There the trainees learn how to combat shipboard fires by actually extinguishing fires under simulated conditions of being aboard ship. Every student. learns the parts of a modern marine engineering plant. Both steam and diesel engines are studied. Finally the Damage Control Department spends much time in teaching the fundamental steps of repairing a damaged ship under the trying conditions of combat. 9