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Page 67 text:
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Nc-ptunus Rex. The Royal Barber, portrayed by our smiling Execu- tive Ofhcer, gives a pollywog a haircut. One of the two Royal Babies shows an ample physique for his role. 63 'fr 9! tag, - fi be Pi , y 13 - Q rf nf all ff me f ,. ,,' gr. N 1 X ex
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Page 66 text:
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i 1 w I A i w 1 Crossing the Line is one of the oldest surviving ceremonies of initiation in the Navy. Since man first floated on a raft, there has been some ceremony to show reverence to dieties of the seag some serious, and others, such as this one, for fun. The day before the actual ceremony is Pollywog Day. On this day the pollywogs are inspected by Davy Jones to see if they are worthy to be brought before the August Presence. This is also the day the pollywogs receive their summonses for their offenses against the King of the Sea, Neptunus Rex. On Pollywog Day, pollywogs become dancing girls, stand various watches such as radar watch with a bed frame fsee photosl, or just dress with blue trousers on backwards with flap unbuttoned, white jumper, also worn back- wards, and watch cap. The left is shaved from the knee down and that trousers leg is rolled up. If Davy Jones gives his approval, then the next day the King and his Court will arrive. Then the ceremony begins. Clad only in their underwear fworn backwardS of coursej the pollywogs crawl from forecastle to fantail on hands and knees being whipped by Shellbacks and screaming 'ff-fail Davy Jonesn fthere were a few variations on thisj until they reach the fantail. Once there, members of the Royal Court. such as the Royal Baby, DCHUSY, Doctor, Executioner and Barber are waiting to perform their specialities. After a fcw memorable things occur, each pollywog crawls through the garbagechute, climbs up a ladder, sits down in u chair. gets his hair snippflfl by the Royal Barber or one of his assistants and then gets back-flipped into H baptisimal-type pool. ' Shellbacks at lastl 62
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c'Hail Davey Jones...Hail Davey Jonesf, The boisterous yells, the 1111- dignified positions and the resounding slaps of canvas paddles were the hard- ships endured during the irek to U16 fantail.
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