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

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HE LOWING FOR THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION . . . EIGHTBALL IN T RNER and some of his closest friends served as pall bearers. A good shipmate, his passing was keenly felt. In this year, the class received its per- sonal Messiah in the form of John McDou- gal, who disbursed good cheer behind the portals of the Foxhead. A trap with a unique clientele including Rosy Woods, the Dog- catcher, and the guy who was forever bring- ing in dead cats and laying them on the bar ,-'seems he liked to stroke them while he drank his beer'-the Foxhead fast became a standing favorite with the class. Few will forget Rosy Wood and her boyfriends. Rosy had a heart of gold as far as cadets were concerned, and in her eyes we could do no wrong. Because of this, her admirers, and there were always at feast two about vying for her favors, were forced to feel likewise. Consequently, whenever Rosy decided to marry one of them, a decision she made several times each night, she always celebrated her betrothal by plucking a fin from the lucky man's wallet and buying a round for all the cadets present. She was especially fond of Marv Kuhn. This was also the year of the Hickory Log, the Stuyvesant Casino, and the draft. Kenny Hertz resigned to go into the Air Force. The neighboring reserve battalions were activated and the area drained of eligible Yeuflgsters as far as the womenfolk were concerned. While their mothers made slurring remarks, nasty things about our be- ing' draft dodgers, their daughters suddenly began to take interest irf us. Instead of being objects of loathing and scorn, possession gf a cdet for an evening was something to be triasufede The 4ChHI1ge.Was..so .sudden it took a ittle time for us to cast off our apprehen- sion. The draft was a big topic of conversation and the times were full of alarms , sions in panic. The preceding First Class fiocked into the Navy, at the gentle urigings of their draft boards, in unprecedented num- bers, providing further cause for speculation The mail boxes were approached warily, Af Schuyler your mail usually decreases in di- rect proportion to the length of service, AS a result, a letter received in the secon year was usually cause for mourning rather than surprise and rejoicing. And in this year, the Newman Club sponsored several dances that will forever linger' as treasured memories. Marty Maguire had much to do with these. Then one morn- ing I awoke to find us in Miami on the last cruise, which also included visits to Bilbao, Spain: Rotterdam, the Netherlands: Edin- burgh, Scotland, and Cherbourg, France, A somewhat abbreviated cruise due to the fact that the bucket underwent a badly needed overhaul in the Erie Basin, a consensus of opinion regarding the popularity of each ranked them in like order with, perhaps, Rot- terdam slightly edging Bilbao. Cherbourg can be disposed of quickly. It was the only town I've ever been in I couIdn't get out of, and I did so want to. There were several tours to Paris but even these proved disap- pointing inasmuch as the tourists, who had flocked to its 2,000th anniversary celebration, had, as in Rome the year before, ioused everything up. The stay at Miami was brief but event- ful. We had no sooner tied up at the corner of llth Street and Biscayne Boulevard than many of the 'Playboys of the Western Vvorldn appeared on the streets riding regai- iy in long, low convertibles. After paying the cash guarantees and setting aside the money necessary to meet the rental, a com- bine of cadets involved 'in such a Venture might find themselves with no more than half a rock amongst themselves. But theY looked good. Perhaps it was indicative Of what the future was hoped to hold. In addi- tion, there was Stone's, the diversion PTO- vided by the innumerable hotels and beach6S of the Gold Coast, and Silver Dollar Jake- Many of the boys did not have to look VCFY far for feminine companionship. It waS wait- ing for us onthe pier in the form Of H fairly numerous delegation from New York. In fact, there were so many familiar faces Pres' ent I thought the Bronx had sprouted Palms and excur- d class . n i I I. yr f a i s .17 . ' 34 1' ' vt, J Ji , it 3. M3 ,P fl Y 1 gi moved sol Bot Berci of a PH aogoocl a mls called and can especi V .th wort gstansitsfef it which f I ,nite place a irdinlamy, dit Slipef Tiprosided 5:75011 nol er N 'W : 'W ffifw MH, Wait:

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MATADOR AND FRIEND We came home by way of St. George, Bermuda, where we spent four days pretty- ing up. We entered the small harbor through acut just wide enough to permit us passage. On the foredecli, Marty Reedy and I leaned over the rail and found ourselves practically face to face with some lady who was hang- ing up her laundry in the baclc yard. Weiss, a first classman, who had the helm came off watcg shcaglcing like a leaf. t. eorge is a quiet little town. It has afew houses, a few people and a large hotel used to accommodate the financially Hush Yarillrees who gee lthe cold northern wastes GHC winter. ot ar away, there is an Air Force base with some Air Force people worlc- 51521133 Every nowtand then they come to r some dinner and a few blasts alitlte bar. It is very nice, very quiet, easy on t e langled nerve, and soothing to the ulcer. Withgsrmezif, if was never constructed to e ons aught of some four hun- Sea' The Call SEOIil.tIlS fresh from a stretch at the Sap rafillllgrge ifedoverllloyveill somewhat, ffm Hum. hitaiomfi 1fi.Q..atWZZ 1,32 oaiiesbaf the hotel, one thrown for us, the either ills- The result was the same in as boards tlnce. hEveryone came away stiff get around toucg I hear sonfe actually did remember R0 p some dancing. I can still Il' 0 93816 Downs wondering where ed left I1 Th IS drums. e running boat crew had their hands full . the :till times. They won't quickly forget up to di al the landing where everyone lined in I e In long, neat rows. Our last night ' made H run. While waiting at the dfed Ameri lgading, I Ioolced up the road leading to it . I could see were struggling and strag- glrng cadets wending their way home in QFOUPS Of three, the outboard cadets desper- ately trying fo Support themselves' and their usually unconscious companion, So ended the cruise of 1950, Two Stripers . . Quickly our post cruise leave passed and the day of graduation and our ascend- ency into the position of senior class present approached. The first class was graduated, with the Admiral giving his customarily wise advice. Then the rates were handed out, and we were in business. The second class year was marked by several things of interest, and an occurrence oftragedy. For once, we gained instead of lost when Bill Browning entered the class. An ex-Naval officer, Bill stayed with his class during his mug year, then entered ours. Be- ing an ex-Naval seaman I was somewhat fascinated by the possibilities presented by this strange twist of fate, as I found myself senior to him on the cruise. However, it oc- curred to me that he still retained his com- mission, was still being promoted, and four years would net me naught but an ensigncy, and once again downwind from him. And in these times you never can tell what the future will bring. So I passed UP an OPPOT' tunity of a lifetime and did nothing- The blow was cushioned by the fact that Blu turned out to be a very good guy' However, we lost painfully with the death of Charlie Pappeftf OH the first of November that year. Wl10 died HS the result . - - b'Ie acci- of injuries sustained in an automo I I dent. The entire class attended the funera- Hons D'oEuvRE

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s l F J I' E t 3, X it d .f h t- 'E -Y f. al p- id rl. :d it- er an rn il- H2 he m. ire an Ley ol di- ro- hes ke. ery git- irlY ln res- lrr1S 3 ' . WE ARE LOOK-ENG FOR JUAN SMEETH. YOU HAVE HEEM NOIH 1 and moved south. BOIJ Bercilc. a native Miamian, threw a Whale of 3 Party, an open house affair that was so good a taxi driver hired hy a few late afrrivals called it a night, picked up his girl flellfl and came also. It was a mernorahle evenigff eSPCCIally the ride haclc to the ship. th So worthy of honorahle mention was ie transgushed PT0ViClCfltlY placed upon the E55 ti W Itch the ihip was tied. Local legend D C D ace as t e scene of some gruesome tlinfamyi a massacre Perhaps. In any to It 0 Supernatural phenomena attrihuted divl PT0VICled the quarterdeclc watch with one 'g'61610t entirely appreciated. More than and sh ICD came off WatCl1, ashen faced numeraihlmg lifter having Sworn Seeing ill' In e ite clad forms Hitting ahout. anyone gifs Eng OI-Ii departure l douht if by Sl I Orget t C Sendoff accorded. us Convierillflollar Jalce, his parrot, his maroon lm I e fun of m0delS, and the streamin V, Y U8 Ore and aft. fry. ociiciiiilllithe heart of the Basque Coun- Wha Texans Y 5 PC0ple who are to Spain luctantpartictafe to the United States,-re- hold the go Ipants. Most of them appear to there is H0 ftilernnfent in low esteem, and inasmuch as tire In owning a line of hacks, Vent to th . e apffpulace are prone to give homing their fllspleasure hy occasionally the Basqufmkm the streets. Despite this, enough to :ec f10Clced off the rioting long ewe IIS warmly. There were numerous invitations to cocl-:tail parties, din- ners, dances, and one musicale that I Imovo Of, in Bilhao alone: in Portugulete, where we tied up, the townspeople threw a fiesta in our honor. Not too many of us showed up the first night, hut this didn't faze them in the least. They had such a good time they lcept it going during the remainder of our stay. Originally scheduled for what l pre- sumed was the town hall, it continually over- llowed each night into the adjoining square, as scores of Basques, cadets, and the more monied from Las Arenas across the river were attracted to the scene hy the sounds of h k' k d joyful revelry. The day we left, t ey IC e ff nother one this time commemorating o a , the day of the town's patron saint, someone h loolced after fishermen. W o In addition to the ahove, there were tours throughout the heautiful and rugged countryside. Several things stand forth vividly. One is the leisurely regard for time. Wl1iCl'1 the more Anglicized consider money. There was a dance scheduled in Las Arenas for the un- godly hour of eleven. All those cadets de- siring to attend were granted extensions of liberty until two. Shortly hefore the ap- pointed llbur they started to drift in, hut our hosts were slow in coming. At midnight. only the vulgarly eager were present. It seems they had siestaed late and were there only hecause they had eaten on the run and dressed in a hurrY-