SUNY Maritime College - Eight Bells Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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DONALD w1LBuR VAN WART Laurel Avenue, East Islip, L. l., N, Y. VAN g DON Q DAD Slightly hent with age, his hlond hair th' ning, Pop came to us after twenty-six months Ind more than twenty comhat missions in the Ei iinh Air Force. From the start he liept pace withgtfl younger generationg and he and Reb managed te arise at 0630 each morning though they 0 forced to start early. were Undemerited through four years and consistent ly appearing on the Honor Roll, Van has al - spiurged the last of his fading youth on varsiio hasiiethall and tennis. Vvhen the sap ran dry hi was held together hy scotch tape and hailing wire true to air force tradition. A steadying influence on liherty, he herded his charges through many a heer hrannigan at home and ahroad. Don's departure will leave a void hard to HH We wish him ali the hest. l Bashethalt Team, four years, Tennis Team, three years, Assistant Battalion Adjutant, Cadet First Lieutenant, Propeller Ctuh, Co-captain 1951-2 Bashethatt Team. MICHAEL GQRDON WAGNER 1236 Virginia Avenue, Bronx 72, N. Y. MIKE 5 GOOGS The Screaming Eagle tallied with some QLIYS in a har one night: went home with them, and awolie next morning to find himself a Cadet. Because it was good for chucldes, and the chucldes were suc- ceeded hy long periods of intense fatigue' he stayed for four years. i Few will forget Hsacic Soresu critical HHHIY515 of any semester's worlcg how he would tallc him- self to 2.5, then retire to saclc, exhausted. Then exams and his world crashing ahout his receding hairline. What a glorious day it was when he Hhroleen 2.0. Mike has a personality that would Charm gold fillings from one,s teeth: is uinherently Q00 ' ' is personahle, competent, intensely inter6SfCd.m his profession: yet he, along with Norris, feels lum' self doomed to ahysmal failure. Propeller Cluh, President, Propeller Club: bgg- mural Sports, Chairman, Boxing C0mmittee: dent Council , S W thi! i3Lmef1 or 10.11. HLOA hi Uirefl llolllteax' l'fffllad0 1 P ll' rant levi. lliilc bjff fi Met If-H16 Xames l15e,,The Dougal and tlie Sttijlunghd Heasurf Illini has fallen linttlefllta Que llom. alwats 3 gl lr all his flassmf lleuff.H'l'l1lcll he aakj flecl lnaml alter 0 tr lastecl l0Uf Year: awww tlul. Honor ROH- laml rlrclrilects 0. Bells, Business Mall FREDERICK C asrtrfrmvenue DURF InfRil1lfIl'U that Hell H eltails lr ftlfguld he WE he 15, one 0 fl . . rsilttllnhilvining 0 mln deliver ith ee taleadpi al Ullrranf - PQ mass ltl llslllsprol WT the to heal: P0111 to MMS . 0 a gilllhegifhiors, uk glslliltttiy as Set ltlhuf' ntltoo ilu lam , wth, z E' r

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3 Cer. lil, ilfltss H1018 r ina ff lla lllese U the Work 3 Wag muh llling fmptg iergy, mai, n Ist NS toa lyne. qlcers tiled 3,l1lS 1' ille Hoal, chefl , on iplo- er of lall. bar' p OH posi- eaSY vol Jew' ARD WALLACE TRIMBLE RICH Maple Lane, Loudonville, N. Y. DICK: BRUMBLE: SMILEY Directly from a suhurh of Alhany, Diclc under- catron and a lVlacDougal appren tool: higher edu ' - ticeship. Six feet high from keel to masthead, Smiley came equipped with a versatility the like f which We had not seen helore. The happy und produced hy his deft manipulation of the so pianolwill long he rememloered, as Well as the organization of the schoolls voices into a highly creditable glee clulo. ln case any of you should happen to hear the sound of that hasic Dixieland melody, The Saintsf, in the future, look twice: lor, if Diclc isnyt the originating source, he will at least he in the immediate vicinity,-even at 0600. Firmly and solidly a capable memher of the declc gang, have a good trip and a quiclc turn d D' lc that We may see you soon again. aroun , ic , so Platoon Leader, Qncl Company, 5rd Division Petty Officer, President, Glee Cluhg Swing Band, Pro- peller Club. JAMES PHILIP VALLAR 45-66 l95rd Street, Flushing, N. Y. SlVIOKEYg IP.: HM For the past four years, a lovv flying cloud fnot F85 hillowed ahout the campus. This neloulous thingn Which, strangely enough, attended classes and PHT'fiCipated in school activities, was none other than our incomparable friend, Hsmolceyf' Smokey is the only foreign loorn lcay-det in the Class of 1952. Born in Berlin, as a result of much shutlling hetvveen Hamlourg and Southhampton On the S. S. Washington, he acquired a favorite loartender at the tender age of six. Desire lor knowledge rather than any call of adventure prompted Smol4ey,s entrance into NYSMC. While here, he has shown a definite aptitude for engineering, especially electronics, deSPite a scorn for the attriloutes of -440 steam. Without a douht, Smolcey will prove himself a Credit to his chosen profession and, aloove all, re- main the true friend he has always loeen. Rifle Team, Propeller Cluh, Honor Roll.

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THOMAS MALCOLM WALCZYK 200 Leavenworth Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y. TOM 5 BLOAT Direct from C.B.A., Syracuse, comes the 'fair haired iad of Leavenworth Avenue whose home, during any leave period, might he mistaken for a NYSMC harrachs. Yesi Tom is the genial host to the free loading crew of the ciass of '52, Names like HThe Tower and Shamrochf, Mac- he Foxheadf' HG-Af, HGerman Dougal and HT Stadiumf, and the Niissourif, are an vividly re- caiied, and treasured. However, iiice so many of us, Tom has fallen hy the wayside having heen scuttied hy a Queen, from City Island. Tom, always a great guy, will he sorely missed hy ali his classmates, especiaiiy oid HDouhie Deucef, which he served devotediy untii that fateful night. He will also he missed hy a certain deck hand after Tom concedes a certain het that has lasted four years. Oil King, Giee Ciuh, Newman Ciuh, Propeller Ciuh, Honor Rott, Admirars List, Society of Naval Architects and Nlarine Engineers, Eight Betts, Business Manager. FREDERICK CARL WEGENER 354 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, L. I., N. Y. DURF HThe Durif' that is what he is known as hy his friendsi He hails from that epitome of ohscurity, Bethpage, next door to the Grumman airfield. That could he one of the reasons for his heing the Way he is. Un an evening on the town, when he goes out with the hoys and gets mellow, his favorite pastime is i0 deliver verhai herations which are as gentle as a lead pipe massage. A favorite, and famous, utterance is his profound Hi can stiii comprehendin T0 he there to hear him say those four words is Worth Your left toenaii. All in ali, he is a great guy and goes out of his Wf11Yt0 do favors, usually diahoiicai. His garage, Wlthfhe Pit, has seen the innards of many a class- mate s jaiopy, thY0u,re sure to find him master of his trade in e 110i too distant future. intramural Sports,