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

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wonder what was to he done with drunken iiors and Rooney would iusf Wonder about Sa , f d: was it really Worth the long walk orwar 7 . k H ' d t much. lt, and would Jia le resaufgferlgifl T22 letters I , . Sggfjqfleenrihgn uraififhished, his little friends . M Rae and Kuhn would noisily shghted. HC shatter the spelt, and the th0IlQh'f'0f Iilooney unleashed had him cringing with 0rr0T- To get on with the story. The daYS Im' Cl' fel receding the sailing were hectic. me ra y D Stores were manhandted ahoard, H1'lddHhCaS at ohserver standing on the Pier WOHI ave u seen cadets swarming over the starhoaiii side, paint hrush in one collective han , clinging for dear life with the other, a can of paint suspended hy a lanyard hanging from their collective teeth. The theory he- hind all this was that relatives and other welt wishers down to see our leaving would he exposed to the starhoard side, and the Powers That Govern had decreed, that it should look pretty. And look pretty it did. However, we no sooner got away from the pier, than the ship was maneuvered so as to present the unpainted port side, which in its own small measure exemplifies all that con- stitutes life. D for Departure Day was a pleasant little farce that comhined all the finer points of Max Sennettism with the grandeur of an Earl Carroll Vanities production. The day dawned fine and ctearg the ship was dressed: all those considered near and dear started to drift onto the pier. At the appropriate hour an hands knocked off work and shifted into the uniform of the dayg the hand was mus- tered on superstructure deck where it hieated and tootled discordantty as musicians occa- sionally with Admiral Leary was piped QTHUCHY ahoard and joined the musicians. Un the hridge, the collective hrains of com- mand got together and sought ways and means of functioning. To do this, they had an impressive numher of part time hig shots to aid and assist. In additionto the Captain and the Executive Gfficer, there was the Of- FICCI' of the Deck, the Cadet Qfticer of the DAD Deck, the Cadet First Officer a I1 I ' 0 Insm a quartermaster, a talker, and three Or fan, assorted messengers tfourth ctassmen lour of '52, in this instancei. The exigenc ' Eass situation demanded close and Constaito the munication. Consequently, when the Sim. tain decided to see what was transpiri Hp. the port side while standing on th ng on hoard wing, his path was fined with Th. Faithful eagerly waiting the Death e Word of Command. Suddenly, everything was conside fl sufficiently in order to get underway. Qnfjr were snapped and relayed. Then it trap? pened--the phones woutdn't work, the mes- sengers got lost white delivering their mes- sages and the Exec. wound up yelling himself hoarse through a megaphone. Mean- while, the hand had struck up Anchors Aweighu thus effectively drowning out the Exec. Then, htasts from the ship's whistle suhmerged the hand. Veterans of previous cruises, however, knew what was to he done. The gangway was swung ahoard, the lines hauled in, and away we went, the Admiral waving regally. It was quite a cruise. Many consider it the hest of all, although the following re- marks constitute an opinion held hy some. Regarding the ports we visited, the follow- ing is respectfully suhmitted: Fort Pond Bay,-Here is found a hotel, a fourteen-story skyscraper, and CWO Cook waiting for the Admiral. Other than that, this place is nil. Hamilton, Bermuda-If you ever meet anyone who might he interested, Bermuda is a nice place to take her on a honeymoon ,-in the winter. The heat of summer is well- nigh unhearahle, though several of the hoYS tell us the sands are very cool after the sun goes down. In any event, hring your ow? IH the way of feminine companionship? Ot fr' wise you are apt to hunger. On this grip- the local Chamher of Commerce wollll UP tearing out their hair in large, l10Hl'YIhani' a . fuls. For six days the town was Qenty I aged by four hundred cadets. Twflive 11032 hefore the expiration of our last h CTW HQueen of Bermuda Pulled in With 3 Cargo of monied Yankee yvomen. In this town. V01 will never die of thirst though you mayfor starvation. A rum and c0Ca-C015 goin OH two-hits at the American Legion- ihe very small and mouldy Cluh Safldwlc Buck. cheapest thing on C star less most menus, costs 8