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

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of Congress, and suiticiently slcilled to labor for approximately four lrundred per plus rtime. . . Ove For wlmatever our erudite deficiencies Concerning utlle otller tllings in lifenf-'some equally as practical as a well grounded lcnowleclge of one's trade, i.e. lcnowing in wllicll Congressional clistrict one lives and who is luis duly elected representative in Congress'-wlwatever tl1e manifestations of cliarlatanry or cognizance of sciolism, lny God, we can still malce money. l lilce tlle name Przylyylslci. l lilce to say it, to let tlme syllaloles roll over my tongue lilre good cognac. It is siloilant, muclx re- semlmling tlue lliglxt and impact of a low velocity slmell into a mudtaanlc. l lilce it for several reasons-pronunciation and rapid spelling ol it is an excellent indication of solnriety. lt also larings to mind my first morning at tlre Fort. It was Septemlner 21, 1948, and tlle midmorning sun lloodecl tlle Pentagon. l..inecl Up more or less l1apl1azarclly along tlie cen- ter wallc was tl1e second contingent of tlie Class ol 1952-ftllose wliose surnames were included in tliat part of tlue alpl1alJet from lVl tlrrouglm R. Before us stood CVVO Sauve Calling OH tlle roll. Alter wading tlirougll an interminalmle list ol lVlc's-lVlacRae, lVlc- lvlurrer, lVlcAlee, lVlcAlister, lVlcGlynn. MCHUgl1, etc., tlie Nis and 0's and one or two Ps, tl1ere was a pause. CWS Sauve Cmillietl' once or twice, gafgled lurielzly, ex- amlllocl tlre muster list intently. He turned a Eurlslllsh hue: veins stood out on lmis fore- ea t and sweat cascaded down l1is lorow. Hesitantly, he lbegan to Spell P-R-Z-Y- ul'lere, sir, N W is tllat pronounced? ..P'ZYl1'Ylslci, sir, Oh - - . all riglmt Smith for tlfmg Smitll it remained to tlle unitiated T? ettef Dart of tlle mug year tion' if began our period of indoctrina- ter roll call we were turned over to Ho a second classman named C0014 who marclied us oti to tl1e supply olliice wl'1ere we were to pay our fees. UHUP. llut, liareep, faw, get into step . . , liup, lxup . . . slialce it up . . . lwup, lrup , , lnetter learn now . . . 'll lg d I four years. l groaned inwardly. Already l was tirecl. you e oing it for The next few days were lousy. We drew our gear and were fitted for dress taluesg re- ceived our shots and sweated out tlieir al:termatl1s in clammy saclcs at nigllt or dur- ing close order drills lay day. We were assigned lvunlcs, and eacl1 liandecl a copy of tlue local Hroclcs and slloalsn witl1 instruc- tions to study tllem assiduously. Quite a few did, for motives tliat varied'-some to learn tl'1e letter of tlle law, otl1ers witlr an eye coclced for looplmoles. ln so perusing, tlnose wl1o gave any tlxougloit to tlle matter came to discover tliat an entirely new set of values liad to be accepted. Disrespect to colors was tllouglat to lme wortlx live demerits wllile tlle l1einous offense of profanity'-1 as differenti- ated from obscenity-was punislialole lay tif- teen and two weelcend restrictions for tlme first offense, twenty-tive and four weelcends for tlme second. t fe L

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PRINTEMP5 RANKIEJRS LUG 19418 4 11952 HAVE just finished reading the class biographies and, if anyone cares, all is well with the class of 1952. According to these gems of panegyricism we are all clean cut, red blooded, upstanding American gentle- men, each possessed of a plurality of virtues destined to insure success and the rich, full life'-'rich in a sense not necessarily pecuniary though that would be an eventual goal l suppose, but rather as an expression oi de- rived self satisfaction and personal achieve- ment. This is nice to lcnow. However, before we sally forth to -cast the lie upon ourselves and our prophets, I should lilce to tell a story. It concerns ninety-odd cadets, a school, a Ship and-give or talce a few yards,-some thirty thousand miles of ocean and sea. The cadets I have mentioned brieliyg they may be examined individuallytoand in greater detail farther on. The school is our own'-one lcnown technically as a profes- sional College, H PS6UCl0nym used to differ- entiate it from ordinary trade Schools. The ship is also our own, one that has withstood with remarkable grace the concerted-.ravages if SCTZUPOH score of cadets in the quest of now e ge. The oceanic mileage speaks for itself: some ninety-lzive per cent ol it traversed at speeds ranging from nine to eleven lmots and the whole interspersed by seventeen ports at home and in eleven countries and colonies abroad. The net result has been an education ol sorts. If education is the process ol introduc- tion, then we have been introduced to many things. To some, depending upon the indi- vidual, we have rushed forward eagerly t0 grasp the proferred hand. And then again we have been thrown bodily before tile presence of others. The deference shown classical academic concepts plus the studY of the obvious and necessary subjects designed to develop technical competence in the arts and crafts relative to the maritime industry were initially intended to round out the indi- viduals concerned. The Pmgfam was met with varied reaction: primarily scorn for the former and deification of the latt . I keeping with the times, the temporal trmlily appears to be The Machine OH the left hanb, Efficiency on the right, and both Hpexed y the Almighty Buclc. I From this emporium of learning shall be spewn brightly forth, neatly Pict aged and labeled scholars. gentlemen by er. For. in J slllliderl n Ifonffftta I fur 1 01 - I v 0 male? liHPP JX' dime' f C l whatever Ou F0lloY Il1e0ll1e' lhil fm Mft v . as mall? as praclllaltrade lfswlfflge of ones t slflConEressionHl 'ill slois llis clulY flea? fsngress-SW'l1alf e' Al C lylalanry Of fognnancl the fan still male ml llle Ile name Pflyllt to let Ile syllalnles r0ll Qfgwdfognac. It is sr dlingtle lligllt and 1 izdtyslmell into a muclln several reasons-pronunciz selling ol ii is an excelli szlriety. It also lsrings tr :ming al lht Fort. llwas Septemlser 21 flltfflillg sun lloorlecl the Qmoie or less haphazard stall was time second 1 tilwjtfhsse whos. in tliatp ft I I Beloleug t THHUM ilmtemlinahlelfist ter fm' Mflfllee ol flutl' ts. shi N ,-aPs,ll1efe was a me 0' twice ifltllll muster list 1. utfvsin glhnand sweat cjmslogd 11 , lv lie he Vlmlsirlns li ru Ir lgfflythai-D . I L will hlufnlslincatilur We

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'i- .a'vr'.'fSfss 1 sl fits' -. U 7 'f -.0 -- -'Lin U , s ye' Q. Lge ,,1V .V THE sou'rH SHALL RISE AGAIN With that in mind and recalling that it for the immortal damnation of torpedoes, we neV6rtl1ClCSS listened to impromptu lectures delivered hy upper classmen and other Uveterans f-fclass- mates who had checked in the day hefore. Advice was ahundant and predictions of our fate at the hands of the first class dire. They arrived the following Monday. They came with a vengeance and blood in their collective eye. They came resigned to our presence hut determined to correct any personality deficiencies nurtured 'hy parental indulgence. During a short, succinct ad- dress to the class they explained in no un- certain terms what was expected of us. ln no time at all we were 'arousing out. We douhle timed to and frog sounded oil: memorized inspirational sayings and lyrics: carried hardware and matches: learned to show due and proper deference to seniors: smolced Hselecteesn iRecruitsl and pipesg we snapped into military hearing hy standing af attention endlessly: minor infractions of rules or those acts considered horderline cases-not illegal hut not entirely ethical for a fourth classman-were punished hy seam toeing, usually with the nose pressed firmly against the hullchead or a louvered locker, Qiilgiteljnsstlglzrtahlel' Cigar cut violations Household nomerljdj an the Cladet Mast' ature was, as in the past, revised . to meet the extant circumstances- you huns Pictures on hullcheads iwallsl was Farragut who called peered from ports iwindowsi decks llioorsi, loolced at the overhead Q . ingi from your saclc ihedl at taps livefierl. compartments, ate chow ideiinition- In don't lcnow what it is hut if ygu Hdwli eaten it, you,d find out later, tidied upadnt ing cleaning stations, and had Our hurts ug ills cared for in siclc hay. an g So began our mug year. We Were the hrst four-year class in an institution aliiicted with growing pains and grand designs For our lahors we were to receive alreal live degree from an honest-to-God College, The school, which in the past had concenl trated primarily upon supplying unlicensed and later licensed personel to the mer- chant marine, was now hroadening its scope so that its graduates would he well versed in all phases and aspects of the industry. By chance and hy choice we were to he the guinea pigs. The term got underway: the First Class, faced with the prospect of graduation and license exams, generally turned from us and to their studies. With a good deal ofthe heat off, except for the occasional purges, we turned to our own studies and to watching personalities emerge. Emerge they did: Sally Nathenson, a former hloclcing haclc, distin- guished hy his penchant for sleeping in his gym suit heneath his pajamas. Rumor had it that secreted among the layers of clothing were sets of mouldy isliivvies, all the hetter to keep out the cruel lolasts of winter: Moila, who rose every morning, did his exercises, cold showered, and with all the placid resig- nation of a cow at milking time toddledl0ril1 to get pappedg Horace Kreitzman and Mitdl Finlc, always in the wrong spot at the wrong times hut with fantastic excuses. Thoug- they lost many self-pled cases at mail, EH' marily through evils of the system, lei' were considered the hest legal minds of the class at the time: Rahhle-Rousing Momfhan' who organized and led his OXVH private Easter Rebellion once a weeli: The B016 d the hee! Reamy, who personally subsidize I industry: Nlilce Wagner with his thumb In his face and a deal in the mind: Joe Fentold on Monday mornings: Rooniey in Tfface an warg Hl..ittle Toot and the swah- . ur There were others, some not mddw. class: Friendly Freddy Dllbfffli Bliuztl Ck Snr, sas ana Black caan lilac H. -r L tele B12 Kreigerz Boh Shank, dygitizenl 1 swabbed Grollfg and poor DOC, 4, i r i F H ny wl-ll a We welre fit unreri n li wil' lldm' who li . , I1 n iillllare lvllflw awil e iriilrshoopenr ch to Mijn! appmad we Inn wllnif Y ailimlellie waS famed A omlimong tiremd mf fl .ieeif W y ea.1ifii rea'. nn! derdeckofthe ' t dfiia h Cons ieuanswerefill no Iibf it Inu: on ffwse' - la i ended the even' disc ' dress . burners rn i, gllli . iiliecame iw no means ERN! 1951 On the Rivif Misc' he is reported i0 diioai landing, sirgistli we oi and Emily om l ming boats secured i0r and iris dress wlrites. I isngsnim ilacls, lie PM ll leniaiong with time lac red: alley wear lretter si Bri Siranic could tails leigraves. Agiiimiy dis hierrel eyes missed iew 1 ins lie pap, lrowever, ' ddepunisirmeni. First: isniiiering sarcasm lima! di-iglteous. However, rn Eldlis talents cnnstructivr secession escapes me, I v Wd and alone into a lsmenvdgngemusiy r mil' CD lie ieit ii fildecl , 1, ' Tdillle' wi :ill reslll: 'risotmdmn of Hamlin i iowanlmland lwiimwasal C0n WHYS m Till but ul