Reserve Officers Candidate School - Rocs and Shoals Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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Roc Roc Roc SERVICES ROC School was not all spit and polish, studies, and drills. There were many organizations and people who worked hard, often behind the scenes, to round out the Program and to make the ROCS' stay at Term- inal lsland a little more pleasant. No account of the I952 Program would be complete without a tribute to these Services. As in civilian life, the churches and their Chaplain representatives could be counted on to aid in devel- oping the ROC Program into a full and a well bal- anced one. Both the Catholic Chaplain, Cdr. Kava- nagh, and the Protestant Chaplain, LCdr. Madsen, organized many proiects which enabled the ROC to put his spare time to useful and satisfying activities. Of all of the Chaplains' contributions to the Pro- gram, none was more appreciated by the entire stu- dent body than the maintenance of the Recreation center in Building 44. In coniunction with the Public information Officer, Cdr. Dyal, the Chaplains and their staff always saw to it that the recreation hall was a pleasant place to spend those aII-too-infre- quent free periods. All of the latest magazines were found on the tables, and it wasn't long before they attained the frayed look which made it obvious that they were for more than display purposes. A full library of pocket books were available to cater to almost any taste, from Spallane to Huxley. The many tables were in constant demand for either a bridge game or iust to write a card to the folks or a letter to the best girl. There were deep, comfortable chairs for reading, or for a quick smoke before Taps. u Of the many activities planned and executed by the Chaplains, one of the most successful was the Protestant Choir. Under the able direction of William B. Jarvis, a ROC One who also directed the organi- zation last year, the Choir contributed immeasurably to the beauty of the religious services in many of the Long Beach churches, as well as station chapel services. Considering the lack of spare time in the ROC's busy day all twenty eight members of the Choir, especially Chaplain C. C. Madsen, Director Jarvis, and accompanist Bud Berenson were to be congratu- lated on the fine record established by the i952 ROC Choir. One of the most impressive ceremonies in which the ROCS participated was the Catholic High Mass. The Mass was held early in the morning, preceding the final parade on I5 August. The Mass was cele- brated in honor of the feast of the Assumption and almost all of the ROCS who were Catholics attended. Held in the open, as a soft wind moved across the field, the ROC High Mass with the rows of men stand- ing at rigid attention, was a sight which will long be remembered by those present. As last year at Treasure Island, the Glee Club was one of the most outstanding of the enterprises in which the ROCS took part. The group was highly Beach where they regarded by neighboring Long made several guest appearances as well as by the ROC student body. The Glee Club concert, given in coniunction with the Choir and the Band was enthu- siastically received by the ROCS. As with other ROC activities, time was the great enemy of the I952 ROCS AND SHOALS staff. Nevertheless, the Annual, for the first time under the supervision of the ROC students, showed promise of taking its place among the most outstanding of col-' legiate yearbooks. The staff designed a special cover for the annual which was copyrighted and will be used in the future. Another of this year's innovations was the use of cartoons. The humorous aspects of the ROC program were ably placed on paper by Maurice Brown's pene- trating cartoons. More than to any other single person, the credit

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forthe accomplishments of this year's annual belongs to Lt. G. W. Burchard who served as Officer Advisor as well as chief photographer for the publication. Although at the time of writing, the final verdict was not yet in, for the proof of any publication is the finished copy, all signs seemed to indicate that the 1952 ROCS AND SHOALS would set a precedent which would give future editions a high mark for S l which to aim. Each of these organizations contributed toward making the Program more enioyable for the ROCSg each of them served to lighten some of the hours of drudgeryg each of the men who worked in these or- ganizations had the added sense of accomplishment as well as themselves. that they had served others 5. .1 . A A it 11.2, gk.. f :,. ' 'Q 93493 , gk addwwwtfb 'iq',q7r'1. im., . 'ami