Pennsylvania Maritime Academy - Helm Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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JAMES SPEEDY McVEIGH Second Arrirtant Engineer Philadelphia, Penna. jim is a tall fellow and although not too dashing, can really get the women. His one sacred spot on the ship is on the gun deck sitting casually, smoking his pipe. Although he seems asleep he is really keeping his eyes on everything in sight. For any technical or prac- tical knowledge youcan usually count on jim. Although he never over exerts himself he really accomplishes a lot, and the fire room was never as clean until jim took over the job. At night he usually pipes up with his fog horn bellow and is joined by the other Cadets. jim makes the underclass toe the mark when it comes to filling out the log after each watch, Eoweeeeeeeeeeeee 27

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423 DAVE JOE NAVY MCINTIRE Cadet Third Mate Swarthmore, Penna. When Handsome Navy Davy Swarthmore's pride and joy, came aboard the good ship Key- stone State the Postal Dept. added an extra car- rier to the Pier 11 route. Sweet smelling let- ters from every girls' school in the country were received by Davy. Many a nite he rubbed the writer's cramp out of his hand while he pur- chased a fresh bottle of ink. Davy established the Hrst suction course on the ship. Being the originator and sole in- structor he profited to a greater extent than his students. , As a first classman his time was divided be- tween terrorizing the second class and patching up the dinghy. The rest of the day he whipped his second division into shape while shining the stripe on his uniform. Its still the Navyls gain and P.M.A.'s loss for Dave is packed with efficiency. V-+'Y0Zl,78 on.

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.4525 GRANT LITTLE MATE RAPP Cadet Master at Army Phoenixville, Penna. The little mate from Phoenixville who talks of Tramp Steamers and Racing Cars, spent his boot days inventing ways for sick leave. He had them all from appendicitis to Parenthitis. Always a good story teller after liberty, Grant holds his classmates spellbound on Sun- day nites. As industrious as they come Grant even got up with both divisions to earn his rating as cadet First Mate in charge of below decks. Proving that the pen was mightier than the sword he put more and more and more cadets on report until he Hnally convinced them they had to keep below decks clean. His course in navigation didn't help him much while trying to get from Phoenixville to Somerton. Still he is capable of taking over the bridge on any Merchant Ship. Cazr1't there guy! ever keep track of their darker?