The Apprentice School - Binnacle Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1942 volume:

yhe VOLUm€ TUUO nm€T€€n huhdr€d nnD fORTy-Tuuo 7 ★ ★ 2 In this, the second edition of THE BINNACLE, it is the aim of the Staff to present, on behalf of the faculty and student body of the Apprentice School, a brief outline of the work and activities of America’s young shipbuilders in this time of world- wide strife. In so presenting this Apprentice chronology we gratefully acknowledge the aid of the following men and women who contributed unsparingly of their time and efforts in furnishing the material so essential to the authentic portrayal of Apprentice life: — Mr. T. C. Skinner, for the use of his oil paintings; Mr. E. P. Griffith for his help with the photographic work; Mr. E. F. Hill and Mr. W. T. Radcliffe for their help at the Mariner’s Museum; Mr. Hancock of the Hydraulic Laboratory; Mr. D. G. Moorhead for the use of his official U. S. Navy photographs; Mr. Dalton Morris for his aid to our Art Staff; Mrs. Frank Swelling, her secretarial staff, and Mrs. Edel M. Pullen for their cooperation in helping the staff at work. It is our desire that this volume of THE BINNACLE be representative of the high standards of workmanship now being displayed by the members of the Apprentice School on the production line. May these standards stand as a symbol of our all-out effort to all Apprentices of future years. CONTENTS THC SCHOOL AWARDS ACTI VITI6S � music PUBUCATIOnS SOCIAL ACTI VITI6S ATHLETICS FCATURCS ADVCRTISCmCIITS 3 D€DICRTIOn To the all important role played by the shipbuilder in the fight for our American way of life, we hum- bly dedicate the 1942 BINNACLE 4 OUR HERITAGE A toast to this, a land wherein A man will have a chance to win His name and place, with learning full, And, with his knowledge, learn to pull, Though he be small, with all the rest, To make this land of ours the best. And too, a toast to those we know, Who earned so well their right to show That when they speak, and say “We can,” Their words are true; and to a man, There is not one to shun his work, Or ever from his duties shirk. Take one of these, and there you see Just what the years have made him be. A worker? Yes, his hand is trained. A scholar, too, for he attained His goal. You’ll find his mind as keen As will his soul be ever clean. And what inspired in him this might To do his job and do it right? The answer’s rooted deep inside Of one and all. They point with pride Toward yonder aging page of rock, Their HERITAGE, this granite block. O. K. Goodwin ' 44 5 THC SCHOOL Despite the numerous obstacles to be overcome in a rapidly expanding shipbuild- ing program, G. Guy Via continues to elevate the standards of our apprentice training system. Assistant Chief of Instructors g Hickey Staff Assistant Chief of Instructors RDminiSTRRTion The administrative, as well as the secretarial stad, of the Apprentice School has grown in keeping with a gradual development of the school’s training program and its increased en rollment. In the creation of such a staff it was highly important that those selected be familiar with the intents and purposes set down in the overall plan by the Supervisor of Training, men whose background in regard to craftsmanship was unquestioned and whose ability to handle human industrial relation- ships had been demonstrated. The duties of the administrative staff con- sist of supervising the shop training methods and keeping the shop instructors informed on modern practices by means of conference programs, lectures, and visual aids recently made available. Messrs. Hickey and Bran- ning were taken from the Pattern Shop where the experimental shop training program was developed; Mr. Stokes was selected from the Steam Engineers. Each of these men has had wide and varied experience in the field of shipbuilding. Mrs. Swelling has been in charge of the secretarial work from the beginning. S ECR€TRRIRL STRff Mrs. Frank Swelling Miss Nellie Hurt Miss Marilee Rosenfield Miss Esther Kessler 9 FACULTY Elmer B. Givens Chemistry and Physics Lynchburg College; University of Virginia, A. B. Paul B. Givens Mathematics Lynchburg College; Virginia Polytechnic Inst., B. S. Fairmount R. White English and Economics William and Mary, A. B.; American University of France John J. Carvil Engineering Drawing Apprentice School; Johns Hopkins University D. Boyd Thomas M at hematics North Carolina State. B. S., M. S.; Duke University; University of Michigan 70 FACULTY George C. Mason Shipbuilding — Naval Architecture North Carolina State, B. S.; Yale; Massachusetts Institute Tech- nology; Virginia Polytechnic Institute Frank Simmons, Jr. English and Economics Davidson College, B. S.; University of Virginia, M. A. William Heltzel Chemistry and Physics William and Mary, B. S.; Brown University, M. S. William O. Cooley Engineering Drawing Virginia Polytechnic Institute, B. S. Elijah Baker, III Shipbuilding Hampden-Sydney, B. S.; Foreign Service School, Washington, D. C. Robert H. Barker English and Economics Furman University, B. A.; Van- derbilt, M. A.; University of Virginia, Ph. D. 7 inSTRUCTORS D. J. Antinori, Machinist Instructor C. Bailey. Mold Loft Instructor T. B. Baird. Machinist Instructor E. E. Brockley, Machinist Instructor F. J. Brown, Electrician Instructor G. S. Buchanan, Shipfitter Instructor B. G. Carmean. Machinist Instructor D. L. Carmines, Sheet Metal Instructor M. Christie, Outside Machinist Instructor A. E. Cullen, Mold Loft Instructor V. E. Curtis, Machinist Instructor F. J. Davies. Shipwright Instructor S. Davis, Machinist Instructor C. C. Donegan, Pipefitting Instructor E. A. Emery, Outside Machinist Instructor L. H. Flowers, Outside Machinist Instructor P. G. Foster. Shipfitter Instructor B. YV. Fox. Sheet Metal Instructor V. G. Futrell, Shipwright Instructor F. B. Gall, Ship Carpenter Instructor G. G. Givens, Electrician Instructor R. L. Goodwin. Shipwright Instructor C. L. Griffith. Machinist Instructor E. E. Heath. Machinist Instructor J. G. Ishon, Shipfitter Instructor H. W. Israel, Painter and Decorator Instructor }. A. Jackson, Apprentice Drafting Instructor F. L. Johnson. Outside Machinist Instructor H. Johnson, Piping Drawing Room Instructor L. B. Jones, Sheet Metal Instructor J. M. Ferguson, Jr., Outside Machinist Instructor 12 inSTRUCTOR S R. J. Kell .ER, Machinist Instructor R. VV. Lane, Pipefitting Instructor R. P. Lentz, Machinist Instructor C. J. Little, Shipfitter Instructor A. J. Madsen, Machinist Instructor A. C. Marshall, Machinist Instructor H. E. Mathias, Outside Machinist Instructor P. L. Matthews, Painter and Decorator Instructor J. McBride, Machinist Instructor H. J. McCarthy, Pipefitting Instructor M. T. McCracken, Pipefitting Instructor S. K. McFall, Apprentice Drafting Instructor N. McKelvey, Outside Machinist Instructor VV. E. Michie, Shipwright Instructor J. W. Murden, Machinist Instructor VV. W. Olney, Shipfitter Instructor D. B. Parrish, Coppersmith Instructor A. L. Poindexter, Outside Machinist Instructor O. E. Schade, Machinist Instructor R. W. Sherman, Electrician Instructor C. VV. Shields, Coppersmith Instructor E. B. Snyder, Machinist Instructor H. L. Snyder, Patternmaker Instructor V. G. Stockman, Boilermaker Instructor J. E. Torok, Coppersmith Instructor W. E. Warren, Sheet Metal Instructor C. H. Waters, Shipfitter Instructor A. H. Wornom, Foundry Instructor H. D. Worthington, Outside Machinist Instructor E. H. Wright, Machinist Instructor J. A. Buchanan, Boilermaker Instructor 13 in memoRiAm Richard Perry Hoffman 1896-1942 The Apprentice Student Body will long cherish the memory of our beloved baseball coach, “Dutch” Hoffman, whose cheerful smile and friendly manner were an inspiration to all who knew him. ☆ GRADUATING CLASS OF 1942 ★ Of FIC6RS OF TH€ GRRDURTinG CLRSS 1942 ★ James Donald Baxter President Donald Eubank Wright Vice-President W illiam Bickford Ashe, Jr. Secretary George Albert Ellis, Jr. Class Speaker 16 ★ sponsoR OF TH€ GRRDURTinG CLRSS • 1942 ★ Mrs. Jamf.s Donald Baxter Newport News, Virginia T H € CLRSS Of 19 4 2 GEORGE FREDERICK ABELE. JR. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop September 28. 1938: transferred to Hull Fittings and Plant Repair Department April 11. 1939; and grad- uated as Machinist on September 26. 1942. Activities: Glee Club. ’38: Minstrel, ’39, ' 40, ’41; Band. 38: Football. 38. 39. 40; House League, ' 40; Cotillion Club. ' 40, ’41. ' 42. Offices: Auditor ' s Committee, ' 40; Honor Council, ’41, ’42. WILLIAM BICKFORD ASHE, JR. Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Mold Loft October 4, 1937; transferred to Hull Drawing Room February 6, 1939: graduated as Hull Draftsman on November 9, 1942. Activities: Fencing, ’40; Glee Club, ’38, ’39. Offices: Secretary. Senior Class. ■ IS THC CLASS Of 1942 JAMES DONALD BAXTER Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Boilermakers February 16, 1937; transferred to Machine Shop September 20, 1937; transferred to Piping Drawing Room June 12, 1939; and graduated as Piping Draftsman on February 26, 1942. Activities: Football, ’37, ’38, ’39, ’40; Basketball, ’37, ’38, ’39, ’40; Track, ’37, ’38; Minstrel, ’38, ’39, ’40, ’41. Offices: Alternate Captain, Football, ’40; Captain, Basketball, ’39, ’40; President, Senior Class. Awards: Christiansen Award, ’42; Gold Athletic Award, ’42. ★ RICHARD BROAD, JR. Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop September 28, 1938; transferred to Steam Engineers May 9, 1 939; and graduated as Machinist October 1 3, 1 942. Activities: Minstrel, ’39, ' 40, ’41, ’42; Glee Club, ’38; Honor Council, ’41. Offices: Manager, Football, ' 40; Manager, Athletic Equipment, ’41, ’42; Co-Editor, Binnacle, ’42; Chairman, Honor Council, ’42. Awards: Christiansen Award, ’42; Bailey Gold Award, ’41; 1. C. S. Scholarship Award, ’42; Publication Award, ’42. 19 TH6 CLRSS OF 19 4 2 RAYMOND MICAJAH CHALLONER, JR. Hilton Village, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters October 20, 1937; transferred to Mold Loft May 16, 1938; transferred to Hull Drawing Room October 4, 1938; trans- ferred to Hydraulic Laboratory August 10, 1942; transferred to Hull Drawing Room September 14, 1942; and graduated as Hull Draftsman on Decem- ber 15, 1942. Activities: Band, ’37, ’38: Glee Club, ’38; Cotillion Club, ’41, ’42. ROBERT TOWNLEY COWLING Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters June 14, 1938; transferred to Mold Loft July 31, 1939; transferred to North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Mold Loft June 18, 1941; and graduated as Mold l.ofts- man on June L3, 1942. • -W J 1 Activities: Football, ’38, ’39, ’40; House League, 20 THC CLASS OF 1942 ALLEN LENARD DAVIS, JR. Hampton, Virginia Departments: Entered Boilermakers April 4, 1938; and graduated as Boilermaker on April 7, 1942. Activities: Football, ’38, ’39, ’40; Baseball, ’38, ’39; Basketball, ’38, ' 39; Monogram Club, ’38, ’39; Honor Council, ’40, ’41, ’42. Awards: Christiansen Award, ’42; Gold Athletic Award, ’42. GEORGE ALBERT ELLIS, JR. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Painters and Decorators January 12, 1937; transferred to Hull Drawing Room October 17, 1938; and graduated as Hull Draftsman on January 17, 1942. Activities: Broad A , ’37, ’38, ’39, ’40, ' 41 ; Binnacle, ’41; Calendar, ’42; Glee Club, ’38; Double Quartet, ’41; Minstrel, ’37, ’38, ’39; Tennis, ’40; Cotillion Club, ’41. Offices: Art Editor, Binnacle,- ' T 4l ; Art Editor, Broad A , ’40, ’41; Student Director, Glee Club, ’38; Student Director, Double Quartef ’41; Editor and Illustrator, Apprentice Calendar. ’41; Vice- President, Student Bodv, ' 42; Glass Speaker, ’42. Awards: Bailey Silver Award, ’40; Journalism At Body, ' 42; Glas Speaker, ’ RhiIpv C Bailey Gold 21 194 2 T H 6 CLRSS Of MORDECAI WALLAR GAYLE. Ill Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipwrights July 25. 1938; transferred to Ship Carpenters December 19. 1938; transferred to North Carolina Shipbuilding Com- pany, Ship Carpenters Department November 24, 1941; transferred to Newport News Yard June 1, 1942; and graduated as Ship Carpenter on Sep- tember 16, 1942. Activities: Football, ’38, ’39, ’40, ’41; Honor Council. ’40. ’41; Cotillion Club, ’41, ’42. Offices: Treasurer. Cotillion Club, ' 41. Awards: Christiansen Award. ’42; Gold Athletic Award. ’42. ALFRED ERNEST GRAHAM Brooklyn, New York Departments: Entered Electricians June 30, 1937; transferred to Machinery Drawing Room October 17, 1938; and graduated as Machinery Draftsman on September 29, 1942. Activities: Glee Club, ’38; Electricians Club, ’37, ’38. 22 CLRSS OF 1942 T H € LESLIE CECIL HICKS Joliet, Illinois Departments: Entered Machine Shop February 2, 1937; transferred to Machinery Drawing Room October 17, 1938; and graduated as Machinery Draftsman on March 21, i 942. Activities: Minstrel, ’37, ’38, ’39, ’40, ’41; Band, ’37, ’38, ’39, ’40, ’41; Track, ’37, ’38; Glee Club, ’38; Cotillion Club, ’41. Offices: Captain, Band, ’41. Awards: Bailey First Year Award, ’38; Gold Music Award, ’42. JOSEPH PATRICK MASSEY Portsmouth, Virginia Departments: Entered Sheet Metal Department November 7, 1938; transferred to North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Sheet Metal Shop Novem- ber 24, 1941; transferred to Newport News Yard June 1, 1942; and graduated as Sheet Metal Worker on December 31, 1942. Activities: Football, ’39, ’40; Basketball, ’39, ’40. 23 19 4 2 T H € CLASS OF WILLIAM LOVE MASSIE Winchester, West Virginia Departments: Entered Mold Loft January 7, 1938; transferred to Shipfitters June 12, 1939; transferred to Yard Riggers May 12, 1941; and graduated as Shipfitter on March 31, 1942. Activities: Minstrel, ’39; Football, ’38, ’39. HAROLD YOUNG McCULLOCH Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Painters and Decorators April 25, 1938; and graduated as Painter and Deco- rator April 24, 1942. Activities: Band, ’38, ’39, ’40, ’41; Minstrel, ’38, ’39, ’41, ’42; Cotillion Club, ’41, ’42. Offices: Sergeant, Band, ’41; Social Committee, Senior Class, ’42; Social Committee, Cotillion Club, ’41, ’42. Awards : Gold Music Award, ’42. 24 T H 6 CLRSS Of 1942 THOMAS HUGH MINOR Lightfoot, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters December 13, 1938; transferred to Mold Loft February 10, 1939; transferred to Shipfitters March 18, 1940; and graduated as Shipfitter December 19, 1942. Awards: Christiansen Award, ' 42. WILBUR FRANCIS PELEAUX Minneapolis, Minnesota Departments: Entered Machine Shop April 20, 1937; transferred to Hull Drawing Room October 17, 1938; and graduated as Hull Draftsman on June 15, 1942. Activities: Band, ’37, ’38, ' 39, ' 40, ’41 . Offices: Lieutenant, Band, ' 41 . Awards: Gold Music Award, ’42. 25 T H £ CLASS Of 19 4 2 JOHN WESLEY RAYFIELD Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Boilermakers September 6, 1938; and graduated as Boilermaker on September 12, 1942. Activities: Football, ’38, ’39, ’40, Ml; Cotillion Club, 41, ’42; Monogram Club, House League, Ml, M2. Awards: Gold Athletic Award, M2. KEMP ELLIOTT SAVAGE, JR. Norfolk, Virginia Departments: Entered Ship Carpenters February 23, 1937; transferred to Hull Drawing Room October 17, 1938; and graduated as Hall Drafts- man on April 29, 1942. Activities: Minstrel, ’38; Track, ’37; Monogram Club, ’37. Awards: Christiansen Award. M2. 26 Of 19 4 2 JOHN PETER SEROYER Roanoke, Ai.abama Departments: Entered Machine Shop July 14, 1937; transferred to Piping Drawing Room June 12, 1939; and graduated as Piping Draftsman on Octo- ber 14, 1942. Activities: Wrestling, ’38; Minstrel, ’39, ’40. EEMON LEE SCOTT, JR. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop November 8, 1938; transferred to Erecting Machine Shop June 19, 1939; transferred to Toolmakers May 29, 1940; and graduated as Toolmaker November 7, 1942. Activities: Minstrel, ’39, ’40, ’41; Basketball, ’38, ’39, ’40, ’41; Virginia State Youth Conference, ‘41; Band, ’38; Monogram Club, ’40, ’41, ’42; Cotillion Club, ’41, ’42. Offices: President, Student Body, ’41, ’42; Honor Council, ' 41, ’42; Music Committee. Awards: Gold Athletic Award, ’42. 27 THC CLASS OF 19 4 2 ROBERT WALKER SILLING. JR. Smithfield, Virginia Departments: Entered Machine Shop April 6. 1937; transferred to Hull Drawing Room October l 7 . 1938; and graduated as Hull Draftsman on April 4, 1942. WILLIAM THOMAS STEPHENSON. JR. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters December 14, 1937; transferred to Hull Drawing Room October 17 , 1938; and graduated as Hull Draftsman on December 19, 1942. Activities: Basketball. ’38, ' 39. ’40, ’41 ; Track. ’38, ’39; House League, ’38. Awards: Gold Athletic Award. ' 42. 28 T H 6 CLASS Of 1942 DOZIER AUGUSTUS SUTTON Hertford, North Carolina Departments: Entered Boilermakers March 2, 1937; transferred to Piping Drawing Room June 12, 1939; and graduated as Piping Draftsman on March 21, 1942. Activities: Minstrel, ’39, ’40; Glee Club, ' 37, ’38; Tennis Team, ’38, ’39. HERMAN BAXTER WEST, JR. Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters October 20, 1937; transferred to Mold Toft October 21, 1938; transferred to Hull Drawing Room February 6, 1939; and graduated as Hull Draftsman on October 27, 1942. Activities: House League, ' 40, ' 41 . Offices: Manager, Basketball Team, ' 41; House League Official, ’41. 29 T H 6 CLRSS Of 194 2 WALTER HOWARD WISEMAN, JR. Hilton Village, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters May 5, 1938; transferred to Mold Loft, June 12. 1939; trans- ferred to Shipfitters June 3, 1940; transferred to Time Study Department March 2, 1942; and graduated as Shipftter on June 29, 1942. Activities: Minstrel, ’39, ’40, ’41; Glee Club, ’38. DONALD EUBANK WRIGHT Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Patternmakers July 19, 1938; transferred to Machine Shop March 27, 1939; transferred to Hull Fittings and Plant Repair Department December 18, 1939; and graduated as Machinist on July 19, 1942. Activities: BandJ ’38, ’39, ’40, ’41; Minstrel, ’38, ’39, ’40, ’41 ; Cotillion Club, ’41 , ’42. Offices: Sergeant, Band, 41; Dance Committee, Cotillion Club. ’41; Vice-President, Senior Class. Awards: Cold Music Award. 30 Of 194 2 T H € CLASS JESSE JAMES YON Woodford, South Carolina Departments: Entered Foundry December 6, 1938; and graduated as Molder on December 10, 1942. Activities: Football, ’39, ’40. JAMES WENDELL EAMES Newport News, Virginia Departments: Entered Shipfitters May 23, 1938; transferred to Mold Loft June 12, 1939; transferred to North Carolina Shipbuilding Company June 18, 1941; and graduated as Mold Lojtsman on May 27, 1942. Activities: Football, ’38. ■pap 31 ★ ★ 32 ☆ THE CLASS OF 1943 THC CLASS Of 1943 GRANVILLE OWENS ADAMS Portsmouth. Virginia Shipfitter ROBERT WHITE ADAMS Portsmouth. Virginia Patternmaker david McArthur ahearx Newport News, Virginia Machinist RICHARD ALLERTOX Newport News, Virginia Hull Draftsman 6 ) , THOMAS WILLIAM AYRES, JR. Newport News, Virginia Shipfitter DONALD KNIGHT BAILEY Newport News, Virginia Shipfitter JAMES HUBERT BARTLEY Eoardman, North Carolina Shipfitter BRUCE WALKER BATSON Spencer. Iowa Coppersmith 34 Of 1943 TH€ CLRSS ALEXANDER BOWMAN BAXTER Hii.ton Village, Virginia Machinist WESLEY TURNER BERRYMAN, JR. Newport News, Virginia Painter and Decorator JOHN ARTHUR BLAIR Hilton Village, Virginia Pipefitter HATTY BENJAMIN BLAND LaCrosse, Virginia Pipefitter CHARLES MULL IS BOWMAN Lakeland, Florida Shipfitter MILTON DAVID BRENNER Newport News, Virginia Pipefitter WILLIAM CLAUDIUS BRINN Hertford, North Carolina Machinery Draftsman HERMAN MORRISSEY BROWN, JR. Huntington. West Virginia Mold Loftsman 35 TH(E CLRSS OF 1943 ROSCOE FESTUS CARTIN, JR. Swansea, South Carolina Boilermaker JOHN HAROLD CATE Hampton, Virginia Machinery Draftsman EDWARD CICKAVAGE Frackville, Pennsylvania Sheet Metal Worker WILLIAM WHITEMAN CLENDENEN Bristol, Virginia Ship Carpenter WILLARD STANLEY BULL, JR. Newport News, Virginia M achinist JOHN FREDERICK CARDOZA Hilton Village, Virginia Molder ALEX CLAYTON CARMEAN Spring Hope, North Carolina Machinist ARCHIE MAXWELL CARROLL Norfolk, Virginia Sheet Metal Worker 36 TH€ CLRSS OF 1943 GEORGE CORBIN GLUVERIUS, JR. Hornsbyvili.e, Virginia M achinist JESSE JAMES COOPER Newport News, Virginia M older WILLIAM ARTHUR CRANE Hilton Village, Virginia Machinist GEORGE MITCHEM CROCKER, JR. Hampton, Virginia Electrician MARION RUSSELL CUTCHINS Newport News, Virginia Pipefitter JOHN CHRISTIE DAVENPORT Norfolk, Virginia Machinist BERT ERAZIER DAWSON Kinston, N. C. Blacksmith WALTER TYLER DICKENSON Iaeger, West Virginia Shipfitter 37 THC CLASS OF 1943 JACK MILSTEAD DYKE Hampton, Virginia Machinist JOHN JOSEPH EKEN Newport News, Virginia Machinist CLAUDE ALVA ELEY Newport News, Virginia Machinist HENRY ONSLOW EVANS Newport News, Virginia Electrician DAVID MONROE FITZGERALD Norfolk, Virginia Machinist GUY PERSHING FOLDS Monticello, Georgia Boilermaker ROBERT HIF, TON FORD Hagerstown, Maryland Pipefitter ROBERT HENRY GAY Seaboard, North Garolina Boilermaker 38 TH6 CLRSS OF 1943 M. CHARI.ES CLINTON GILMAN Minneapolis, Minnesota Patternmaker WATSON GIDDINGS GUY Hampton, Virginia Pipefitter LAMATEAU WYATT HALL, JR. Hampton, Virginia Shipptter RAYMOND THORNTON HARRIS Charlottesville, Virginia Painter and Decorator JOE THOMAS HARRISON Hampton, Virginia Machinist JOHN FRAZIER HENDERSON Newport News, Virginia Shipjitter WILLARD LOUIS HIGGENBOTHAM Buena Vista, Virginia M achinist FELIX MATTHEW HOFFMAN, JR. Newport News, Virginia I%ect ician 39 TH€ CLRSS OF 1943 WILLIAM KELSOR HUNT Poquoson, Virginia M older GORDON THAYER IKNER Buckroe Beach, Virginia Pipefitter ALVIN THOMAS JOHNSON Hampton, Virginia Pipefitter WILLIAM FRANK JONES, JR. Portsmouth, Virginia Coppersmith REA STUART HOLLAND Newport News, Virginia Construction Draftsman CHARLES ALFRED HUFFMAN Newport News, Virginia Patternmaker GLOID MASSIE HUMPHREYS Big Island, Virginia Shipwright ARTHUR ANDREW HUNDLEY Newport News, Virginia Electrician J . 40 Of 1943 THC CLASS EVERETT CAREY JORDON Newport News, Virginia Ship fit ter EDGAR BRUCE KASTELBERG Morrison, Virginia M older GEORGE WEBSTER KEANE Hilton Village, Virginia Machinery Draftsman MELVIN KYSER KILPATRICK Frisco City, Alabama Machinist MAURICE HADEN KING Newport News, Virginia Shipwright CARL WILLIAM KRUSE Hampton, Virginia Machinist BOBBY MICHAEL LAKE Hilton Village, Virginia Hull Draftsman CLIFTON TUTTLE LAWSON, JR. Newport News, Virginia Sheet Metal Worker 41 TH € CLASS Of 1943 LEO BERNARD LITCHFIELD Portsmouth. Virginia Pipefitter GRADY WALLACE LITTLE Littleton, North Carolina Shipwright EDRYN KINZER LONG Newport News, Virginia Machinery Draftsman JOHN ALYAN MACLAY, JR. Hilton Village, Virginia Machinist j a. THOMAS CLIFTON LAWSON Portsmouth. Virginia M achinist JOHN RANDOLPH LEAMAN. JR. Newport News, Virginia Hull Draftsman THOMAS EDWIN LEIGH Newport News, Virginia Electrical Draftsman WALKER THORNTON LEWIS. JR. Newport News, Virginia Patternmaker £l 42 TH E CLRSS Of 1943 MATTHEW HERBERT MAHONEY Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Machinery Draftsman WILLIAM ROBERT MARTIN Beui.ahville, Virginia Shipfitter JAMES WENDELL McGREERY Savannah, Georgia Machinist BERNARD FRAYSER McLAURINE, JR Ballsville, Virginia Mold I.oftsman (SI JOHN PATRICK McMAHON Newport News, Virginia Mold Loftsman JAMES SINCLAIR MITCHELL Newport News, Virginia Electrician JOSEPH MITCHELL, JR. Newport News, Virginia Piping Draftsman CARROLL LEE MOORE, JR. Jeffs, Virginia Painter and Decorator NJ1 43 THC CLASS Of 1943 TED MYERS, JR. Portsmouth. Virginia Shipfitter JAMES HOPE NICHOLSON. JR. Hilton Village, Virginia .Machinery Draftsman W ILLIAM VANCE NUNN. JR. Newport News, Virginia Pipefitter ROBERT STERRETT OGLESBY Lynchburg, Virginia Shipfitter Leslie Macdonald moore Hampton, Virginia Patternmaker THOMAS JOHN MORGAN, JR. Newport News, Virginia Hull Draftsman FRANK WILLIAM MUHICH Joliet. Illinois Machinist JAMES MONROE MUNDEN Providence Forge, Virginia Millwright 44 THC CLASS OF 1943 CHARLES VINCENT PEPE Newport News, Virginia Machinist CHARLES PAUL PEREIRA Newport News, Virginia Mold Loftsman CLYDE WINSTON PIERCE Newport News, Virginia Ship Carpenter THOMAS HERBERT POWELL. JR. Bayford, Virginia Shipfitter GORDON FILLMORE PULL EN, JR. Newport News, Virginia Piping Draftsman WILLIAM DIXIE PURSER Vanceboro, North Carolina Ship Carpenter MARVIN QUINN Phoebus, Virginia Sheet Metal Worker JESSE MICHAEL RAMA Bowers Hill, Virginia Machinist 45 TH6 CLASS OF 1943 JOHN FRANCIS SARGENT Lakeland, Florida Piping Draftsman THOMAS ETHERIDGE SAUNDERS Hampton, Virginia Pipefitter RYLAND HAYWOOD SCHOMBURG, JR. Newport News, Virginia Sheet Metal Worker JOSEPH CLEVELAND SEWARD, JR. Newport News, Virginia Machinist JUNIUS HENRY RAPPOLD Newport News, Virginia Machinist JOHN BAILEY ROLLINS, III Hampton, Virginia Mold Loftsman JOHN RANDOLPH ROSE, JR. Windsor, Virginia Painter and Decorator CHARLES FREDERICK ROULET, JR. Newport News, Virginia Pipefitter 46 TH€ CLASS OF 1943 M. CLIVE KELLIS SHAVER Huntington, West Virginia Boilermaker SAINT JULIAN SHELTON Fork Union, Virginia Mold Loftsman JAMES GARDNER SIMPKINS Newport News. Virginia Machinist PAUL ALLEN SNYDER Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Machinist NED HARDING STRIGKLER Luray, Virginia Electrician WILLARD LEE SULLIVAN Hampton, Virginia Coppersmith JOHN PATRICK SWEENEY, JR. Bowers Hill, Virginia Shipwright RICHARD WALTER TALLEY Roxbury, Virginia Pipefitter 47 TH6 CLRSS Of 1943 BERNARD JAMES UTLEY, JR. Hilton Village. Virginia Toolmaker WILEFORD ELEY WARREN Portsmouth, Virginia Shipwright EDWIN STUART WENZEL, JR. Newport News, Virginia Construction Draftsman MURRAY POWELL WESSON, JR. Eawrenceviit E, Virginia Heat Treater GUY EDWARD TAYLOR Newport News, Virginia Machinist ORVILLE ALVIN THOMAS, JR. Bedford, Virginia Pipefitter IRA ELMORE TILLEY, III Newport News, Virginia Machinist NIMMO JOHN UNION, JR. Newport News, Virginia Shipfitter 48 TH€ CLRSS Of 1943 ALBERT SIDNEY WHITE Odd, Virginia Shipfitter JAMES MILTON WILLIS Anderson, S. C. Machinist CHARLES HUTCHINS WILSON Newport News, Virginia Coppersmith HAROLD LEE WRIGHT Newport News, Virginia Mold Loftsman THOMAS PEARSON WRIGHT Newport News, Virginia Hull Draftsman CHARLES JETHRO YATES Hampton, Virginia Pipefitter 49 ENTERING DRY DOCK Oil painting by T. C. Skinner THE CLASS OF 1944 TH€ CLRSS Of 1944 WAYNE DIDWELL ANDERSON Pipefitter WILLIAM ALEXANDER AYERS Sheet Metal Worker WILLIAM THOMAS BARBEE Pipefitter FRANK JOSEPH BARTO Machinist DUDLEY WYLIE BATTEN Pipefitter WILLIAM JOSEPH BLANTON Shipfitter WALTER ELMO BLOXOM, JR. Shipwright RALPH SHERMAN BONNIWELL Pipefitter JOHN PLATT BOUTON Shipfitter WILLIAM KENNETH BRADSHAW Phil! Draftsman HENRY WILLIS BROUGHTON Machinery Draftsman GEORGE RICHARD BROWN Painter and Decorator WILLIS LEE BUDLONG Pipefitter JOHN BENJAMIN BURTON Shipwright OSCAR LEE BUTT Coppersmith ALVIN SWEPSON BUTTERWORTH, JR. Machinery Draftsman PHILIP RAYMOND CAMPBELL Pipefitter JAMES FRANKLIN CASH Shipwright 52 TH€ CLRSS OF 1944 BRYAN McLEAN CHENAULT Coppersmith SHIRLEY EDWARD CLARKE M achinist LOUIS DECKER CLINE M achinist HERBERT COALSON Toolmaker JOHN WESLEY COLLINS Coppersmith WILLIAM SAMUEL COLLINS Shipftter ANDERSON BLACKWELL COSBY, III Toolmaker THOMAS DAVIE COVINGTON Coppersmith JOSEPH CARTER CRAFFORD Toolmaker KENNETH WILLIAM CROCKER Sheet Metal Worker RALPH DERR DENTON, JR. Shipftter THOMAS JACKSON DRAPER Coppersmith WILLIAM EDWARD DUDLEY Coppersmith FRED SHAFFER DULANEY Shipwright DARIUS WHITE ELLIOTT Machinist THOMAS NELSON FERRELL Piping Draftsman ALYN FRASER FIFE Machinist , QUENTIN ROOS.EVELT FLICKINGER 53 TH 6 CLASS OF 1944 rjjr” v A J W «■ .1 Q rt ROBERT STANLEY GARRIS Pipefitter PAUL EUGENE GEIS M achinist JAMES OSCAR GIVENS Electrician OLLIE KING GOODWIN Hull Draftsman FREDERICK JORDAN GREGG Pipefitter CHARLES JAMES HAFFNER Shipwright OLIVER ELLSWORTH HANBURY, JR. Machinist HOWARD OCTAVE HARRISON, JR. Machinist EDWARD LEE HAWLEY Pipefitter GEORGE EMMETT HAZELWOOD Sheet Metal Worker JAMES MONROE HOOVER Coppersmith JAMES SHIRLEY HOPE, JR. Electrician DAVID HUBBARD Ship Carpenter WILLIAM FOSTER HUDGINS Shipwright SAMUEL HENRY HUTCHENS, JR. Machinist WILLIAM ROY HUTTO M older HENDERSON TIMOTHY JAMES Machinist VINCENT SERAFIN JARVIS Machinist 54 $ THC CLASS Of 1944 $ LEO GOWER JOHNSON Millwright ROBERT EDWARD JOHNSON Piping Draftsman ROBERT LEE KENNEY Coppersmith GEORGE EDISON KIDD, JR. Piping Draftsman WILLIAM ROBERT KIPPER Machinist ROGERS WESLEY LAMISON Piping Draftsman PHILIP LEE LANGSLOW Shipfitter CARL EDGAR LARSEN Machinist ELMER AUSTIN LARSEN Piping Draftsman CHESTER MILLARD LILLEY Boilermaker JAMES HOLLAND LINDSEY Shipfitter THOMAS FRANKLIN LINK Coppersmith WILFORD WAYLON OVERMAN Machinist HERBERT LAIRD LOFTIS Hull Draftsman LEWIS EARL MASON Hull Draftsman L JAMES GARLAND MASSIE Math nip JOSEPH HENRY MASTERS Machinist GEORGE SILSBY MATSON Piping Draftsman rkr-di J V VI 55 TH6 CLRSS 1944 WALTER LINZY MAYBERRY, JR. M achinist JOSEPH COLBY McAL EXANDER Machinist ROBERT PAUL McBRIDE Electrician ERNEST MALONE McDERMON, JR. M achinist GEORGE ALEXANDER McLENNAN Machinist JOHN JAMESON MILNES, JR. Painter and Decorator LESTER BLAKE MITCHELL Piping Draftsman GEORGE HERMAN MORSE Sheet Metal Worker LLOYD LATTIMER MYERS Ship Carpenter JOSEPH HENRY NEISE. JR. Piping Draftsman JOHN ROBERT OLIVER Shipftter COURTNEY DOUGLAS PADGETT Mold Loftsman THOMAS HENRY PARIS Shipwright LINCOLN DAVID PARK Pipefitter WILLARD VOIGHT PENDLETON M achinist JOHN WILLIAM PERRY Machinist HENRY DeWITT PETERSON Shipwright JOHN POLLOCK. JR. Electrician 56 $ THC CLASS OF 1944 EDWARD CHRISTIAN POST Coppersmith AUBREY PATRICK POWER Shipjitter ROBERT FRANCIS POWERS Electrical Draftsman JAMES ALEXANDER PRICE Machinist GEORGE DANIEL QUINTAL Piping Draftsman GEORGE PHILP RAMSAY Machinery Draftsman EARL BENJAMIN RAPE Sheet Metal Worker ELMO RAY Machinist LAWRENCE ELLIOTT REA Coppersmith ROBERT JAMES REIERSON Machinery Draftsman FRANK DREW REISSNER Pipefitter ARTHUR LEE RICHARDSON Machinist ALLAN TALBOTT ROBERTS, JR. Coppersmith JOHN EDWARDS ROBINS Piping Draftsman WILLIAM AUGUSTUS ROBINS, III Joiner EDWARD WASHINGTON RUSSELL, JR. Coppersmith JOHN RUFUS SANDERS Machinist |, CORBETT WHITFIELD SAWYER Pipefitter . 57 $ TH€ CLASS OF 1944 LLOYD MERRILL SAWYER Mold Loflsman THOMAS PAUL SAWYER, JR. Machinist OTTO EDWARD SCHADE, JR Machinist LOUIS ERNEST SERIO Electrician WILLIAM FRAXKLYX SHIN ERS Shipwright CLYDE PRESTON SMITH Shipfitter LOUIS CLYDE SMITH Pipefitter LLOYD EARL SMITH Machinist SIMON AARON SMITH. JR. Electrician ROBERT STANLEY SOMMERS Hull Draftsman ERNEST JOHN SOTER Patternmaker IVAN EDWARD SPAIN Electrician CARL HERBERT STAFFORD Sheet Metal 1 1 ' orker FRANK XAVIER STORA Hull Draftsman GORDON HARRISON SWAIN M achinist JAMES LOUIS SWINDELL Machinist liveLy tabb Sheet Metal Worker NED CARLTON TAYLOR P (fie filter 58 TH€ CLRSS OF 1944 FRANKLIN EDWARD TILLERY Hull Draftsman PAUL MORTON TUCKER Sheet Metal Worker HUYKE BERNARDO URRUTIA Machinery Draftsman GEORGE LUMSDEN WADSWORTH, JR . Sheet Metal Worker JAMES LEONIDAS WALKER Pipefitter THEODORE JOHN WANDERER M older FRANK HOWARD WATKINS Shipfitter DABNEY FARRAR WATSON Pipefitter GERALD BLAKE WEAVER Machinist CHARLES ERIC WELLS Sheet Metal Worker HAROLD JOSEPH WETZLER Shipwright HARRY CARTER WHEELER Machinist EARL JENNINGS WHITE Toolmaker SAMUEL ROY WILSON, JR. Electrician EMMETT LEE WINGFIELD, III Piping Draftsman THOMAS EDWARD WITTY Piping Drafts FREDERICK DANIEL WORRELL Pipefitter VERNARD LAYDON WORRELL, JR. Electrician % r. mt 59 ★ ★ “MOLD LOFT Oil Painting by T. C. Skinner ★ ★ ★ GO THE CLASS OF 1945 TH€ CLRSS Of 1945 Joseph Westbrook Ackerly Xalle Burton Allen Donald Hlbert Allen Samuel Charles Allerton Julian Meredith Alston. Jr. William Haviland Ames Jack C-athey Anderson George Lydon Andrews Clyde Earl Ashworth Hl t ghie Vernon Austin Robert Lee Bailey Olie Clifton Baldree, Jr. Oryid Columbus Barbour. Jr. Robert Felix Barbrow Julius Barker Frank Rudolph Batten Edwln Eugene Beazlie George Frank Bell Norman Shepherd Bell Arnold Maurice Berthaume William Charles Beville Ellis Brown Bibb. Ill Harry Gray Blakemore Robert Haddock Blount Marvin Albert Boerner John Allen Boole. Jr. Hollis Hudnall Bowers, Jr. John Earl Bowman Julian Grey Boyce. Jr. Richard Cleveland Braford William Norfleet Branch Thom as Truman Brinkley 6 ) ,, 62 TH€ CLASS OF 1945 Earl Edward Britt Douglas Congdon Broad Thomas Newton Brooking, Jr. Joseph Walter Brown, Jr. English Hoke Bullock Douglas Johnson Burbage Robert Saunders Burke Paul Randolph Burroughs George Melvin Burton Robert Weston Bush Charles Wilson Cahoon, Jr. William Folkes Caldwell, Jr. Donald Oliver Campen, Jr. Lee Andrew Carlisle Joseph Carpenito James Lee Carroll Robert Claire Carter, Jr. Robert Walter Cash, Jr. Roland Eugene Gazer Henry Warriner Chappell Francis Weston Charles Cleveland Belcher Clarke, Jr. Thomas Graham Clarke Bernard Terah Clayton Carson Ray Coats Maurice Leon Cohen Buford Wayne Collins Ira Floyd Congleton Russell Frederick Cooper William Alonson Cooper Earl Eugene Coulson Richard Sidney Cox, Jr. 63 TH€ CLRSS Of 1945 Harold Edward Crawford Robert Samuel Crigler Kenneth Richard Crum Frank Weymouth Crumpler Daniel Randolph Gumming. Jr. Clarence Colbert Cunningham Richard Harding Cutler Charles Louis Daman John Frederick Dashiell, III Raymond Davidson Chester Spurger Davis Benjamin Franklin Day, IV Vincent Thomas Dodson Richard DeYarman Douglas Robert Lindley Downey William Chester Drinnon Ralph Gordon Duckett, Jr. Noell Douglas Dunn William Irwin Dwyer Claude Richard Edwards Kermit Arendell Edwards Herman Hoyle Efird Charles Crawley England Frederick Ford Eubank Thomas Macon Eubank Hugh Culbert Ewing, Jr. Robert Lee Faison, Jr. Oliver John Fathbruckner, Jr. Fred Ferrari Jack Prii.laman Fisher John Dixon Forsyth William Royce Fortner 64 THC CLASS OF 1945 William Dei.bert Fox, Jr. Lewis Randolph Frazier Herbert Lendo Freeman, Jr. William Preston Freeman Wilfred Joseph Gam ache Edwin Theodore Garbee Charles Francis Gardner James Lavergne Garner William Francisco Goodwin David Francis Gourley Arvil Haden Gregg Luther Thomas Grubbs Maynard Kitchin Haithcock Arnold Franklin Hall Francis Linton Hall James Duncan Hall Russell Oliver Hai.i. Senneth Perry Hall Wyatt Beasley Haney, Jr. John Edwin Harding Samuel Everett Harper John Martin Hatcher Robert Henry Hawthorne William Samuel Heath, Jr. Roy Edwards Heni.ey James Andrew Higgins Jesse Hope Hogg, Jr. James Graham Hogge Robert Tudor Hoi.dren, III James Carlton Holland James Harris Holland Joseph Thomas Holzbach, II 65 TH€ CLRSS OF 1945 James Junior Hoover Franklin Ives Horan William John House George Stark Howard Wintfield Gleason Huffman James Anderson Hughey Jack William Humbert Peyton Edward Hutchens, Jr. Walthall Rivers Ivey William Egbert Jacobs Claude Brooks Jennings Warren Boyd Jessee Edward Calvin Johnson Samuel Miller Johnson Sterling Johnston Claud ie Eslie Jones, Jr. Dallas Monroe Jones Donald Forbis Jones Ernest Mercer Jones Marvin Ray Jordan Virgil Hurst Justice, Jr. George Charles Karam W. C. Keller, Jr. William Vernon Kerns Charles Lester Kincaid Kennon Whitcomb Kinney Beryl Arnold Kirsner Fletcher Estall Knight Frank Ernest Kuhn. Jr. Melvin Daniel Kuhns Fred Augustine La Clair, Jr. William Jesse Laffoon, Jr. © 66 TH6 CLRSS OF 1945 Paul Ernest Laird Edward Lambiotte George Ray Langdon George Seth Lankford William Robert Latta Monnie Laughinghouse, Jr. George William Laws Howard Eugene Lee, Jr. George Robert Leynes Robert Jefferson Livingston Paul Kenneth Lotz Riley Morgan Loy John Paris Lyle Washington Edward Mabe Andrew Clyde Malone Riley Garnett Mansfield Edward Valentine Marston, Jr. Douglas Lafaughn Martin William Arthur Martin Walter Carson Martin David Calvin Massengill Jesse Harold Massengill Charles Pranklin May Paul Rock Mayo James Leon McAllister, Jr. James Lloyd McConnell William Lloyd McCreery Willard Clay McCrickard William Price McDaniel Julian Lester McDowell David Lane McLean Lucas Lewis Meredith 67 TH6 CLASS OF 1945 Daniel Edward Merrill Richard Charles Metcalfe Maxwell Alexander Miller Elbert Britten Mitchell Charles Lee Monahan Albert Linwood Moore Linwqod Warren Moore Paul Whitehead Moore. Jr. Clyde Bond Morgan William Richard Morgan Raymond Lewis Muhich Howard Ward Muir Albion Horace Mulling Clifton Jennings Myers Charles Ansel Newell Stephen Franklin Noble. Jr. Aaron Norris Thomas Pierce Norwood. Jr. Knox Arnold Nunnally. Jr. Robert Lewis Patrick O ' Bryan Beverly Gray Oliver Richard James Osborne Samuel Earle Overley. Jr. Alfred Carlyle Parker James Bruce Parker Wade Cleveland Payne. Jr. John Newit Pepper. Jr. Lonnie Earl Perdue Charles Freeman Phillips Thomas La Verne Phillips Clinton Wilson Pickett Woodrow Marshall Pierce 68 TH(E CLRSS OF 1945 John Milton Pirki.e Paul Kimbrough Plott Edward Lee Police Robert Scott Pollock, Jr. Charles Kilgo Potter, Jr. Clover Lester Powers Raoul ' d Marion Price Charles Granville Puffenbergf.r Edmund William Randolph, 1 1 1 Paul McClung Reid Charles McAnally Reynolds Everett William Rich Robert Otto Richter, Jr. Raymond Edward Ricks Rennie Moore Riggins, Jr. George Henry Ringer Marvin Mark Ritenour William Chester Roberts John Augustus Robins Thomas Merrill Robinson Julian Peak Ross, Jr. William Patrick Rosseau John Edgar Rowe James Wilbur Rowe William Kirby Rowley James Franklin Royster Conrad Lee Royston Russell Lawrence Ruggles James Binford Sadler, Jr. Frank Aloysius Schwalenberg, Jr. Herman Harrell Scott David Frederick Seabloom 69 THC CLASS OF 1945 C. M. Sebastian Reyburn Madison Sharp Rudolph Kenneth Shearin Edward Royal Sheffield Eugene Cole Shelton Lewis Elmore Sherman Fred Wheeler Sheron John Kempton Shields Joseph Martin Shinn, Jr. Cuthbert Paxton Smith Charles Winfred Ballentine Smith Richard Bonnie Smith Richard Durand Smith Randolph Mabray Smith Thomas Dillard Smith. Jr. Herbert Theodore Speas Fleet Marvin Spell, Jr. John Gilbert Spence Fred Alexander Spracher Irvin Ingram Stainback Soland Franklin Stainback. Jr. William Stanley Stephens Harold Jinnette Stevens Richard Lark Stiles John Carleton Taylor, Jr. Plesant Henry Taylor Richard Vernon Taylor Wallace Aubrey Terry Howard Louis Thomas Mathew John Thompson, III John Buckanan Thornton Herbert Shepherd Tilley 70 TH6 CLRSS OF 1945 Maurice Edward Tipton Edward Donald Todd Clinton James Tull, Jr. Fred Allen Vaughn James Warren Walker John Pettus Watkins William Alexander Watson Thomas Leroy West, Jr. Charles William Wheeley Willie Carl Whitaker Godwin Crockett White Hugh Martin White Lawrence Dean Whitehead Harold Bell Whitlock Mallie Lawrence Wicker McIver Aflen Wicker Elbert Eugene Williams Howard Kinzie Williams James Cowan Williams James Louis Williams Mitchell Henry Willis John Edward Wilson Alvin Owen Winall Barney Benjamin Winall, III Watt Winslow Flowers Norman Winstead Daniel Crawford Wise Louis Deborah Wood Maynard Louis Wood, Jr. Bernard Hoskins Worby Ashley Page Wornom William Wilkinson Zbinden 77 “BENDING SLAB” Oil Painting by 7 . C. Skinner ☆ THE CLASS OF 1946 H6 CLRSS OF 1946 Earl Berkley Adams. Jr. John Livingston Alderman Billy Joe Alverson Gerald Randolph Anders Joseph Acker Archer. II Davis Leon Arey ilblr Earl Austin Walter Parkings Bailey Ira Cecil Baker Jackson Rice Baker Charles Allen Baldwin Graham Garland Barbour Robert Glen Barbour Leroy Thomas Barrett Robert Franklin Beard, Jr. Ernest Beasley, Jr. Brl t ce Lloyd Becker Leslie Pierce Beli. Edward Paul Bellas Samuel Henry Bennett, Jr. John Edgar Bishop, Jr. Charles Robert Blackmon Alton Cecil Bloxom Donald Bernard Booker John Wesley Boutchard Joseph Willard Boutchard Bowlman Hugo Bowles Edward Charles Bowling, • T wyman Elmore Bowman Richard Lewis Boyette James Carroll Bradley John Tracy Brandon John Albert Bright, Jr. Thomas Reed Bristol Randall Ellis Britt Kenneth Harris Brooks Thomas Jefferson Brooks, Jr. John Morris Bryant Ceylon Jackson Byrd Robert Fielding Cage, Jr. 74 TH€ CLRSS Of 1946 Randolph Clayton Camden Edward Claude Campbell Claude Curtis Cardwell William Alfred Carmines Thomas Earl Carneai., Jr- Marvin Curtis Carpenter Elam Carlton Carr, Jr. Paul Norman Carrithers EIenry Washington Carroll Roy Clyde Carroll Ira Kenneth Cassel Joseph Harlan Chalmers Lawrence Henry Chandler, Jr. James Richard Christeller Norman Bennett Christie Richard Dunbar Coan Harold Eugene Cochran Ray Browne Coffman, Jr. Kenneth Woodrow Cogan William Austin Cole Walter Leon Combs Harry Woodrow Compton Russell Arnold Cook George Reuben Cooke Harry Eugene Corbett, Jr. Robert Edward Cosby John Burns Cottingham Robert Edward Craig Edward Henry Crenshaw Roscoe Loving Crickenberger William Wallace Crittenden, Jr. Ernest Leonard Critzer Wymer Burford Croley, Jr. Delma Lomax Crook James Wilkins Gumming Harvie Pleasant Curlee, Jr. Alfred Kenneth Curtis James Hugh Darnley Chester Spurger Davis Forrest Mallory Davis, Jr. 75 TH E CLRSS OF 1946 Van Kearny Davis William Walter Davis Elbert Horace Dean Samuel Theodore Demro William Tabb Dickenson, Jr. Bernard Gregory Donner Beverly Joe Dodson Donald Oliver Dowling Warren Eugene Gamiel Draper William Freeman Dryden Charles Frederick Duke Paris Fester Dulaney William Harold Dyson George Wiley Earnhardt Alfred Fee Eastman George Guilford Eaves Robert Warren Ector, Jr. Joseph Clarence Edwards Leon Crawford Edwards William Spotswood Edwards John 1 Ial Ei der, Jr. Charles Russell Farinholt Ervin Davis Farmer Marion Wallace Farr Harold Garfield Farrell Joseph Mitchell Farry Benjamin Wai.ker Fenton, Jr. Cecil Allen Field John Chris Finch Thomas Walter Finch Claren Burrse Fore Edward Vincent Foretich, Jr. John Quinn Francis Robert Stanley Freeman Joseph Ambrose Fromal, Jr. Carl Sheesley Frye William Flwood Garrett Curtis Allen Gibbs Wili iam James Gibson, Jr. Harold Van Glover 76 THC CLASS OF 1946 Jack Fagg Goins, Jr. Willard Nelson Gould George Henry Gray Hugh Allen Gray Thomas Edwin Greene Thomas Jefferson Grinnalds Charles Edward Grose Gilbert Gilto Guillette, Jr. Joseph Franklin Gwaltney Cleve Gorden Hall, Jr. Lloyd Evans Hall James Lloyd Hami.in Roscoe James Haney Robert Hudson Hansford Jack Mongan Harrell Jesse Parker Taylor Harris, Jr. Ryland Alfred Harris Raymond Allen Harris, Jr. Wilton Neville Harris Wilbur Pritchard Harris Glenn Russei.i Hawkes Francis James Hawthorne James Bernard Hayes Charles Donavon Hayford Leonard Lee Hazelwood, Jr. William Parham Heath George Edward Heflin Hillard Hudson Henderson Paul Hendrix Dewey Wakefield Hennessee Kermit Hibbitts Ronai d Edmund Hicks Jesse Everette Hitt James Daniel Hoard, Jr. Linwood Douglas Hogge Richard Henning Holland Luther Elmer Hollomon, Jr. Theodore Myers Hoover Kenneth Ray Hopkins Gf.ter Howard Hopson 77 THC CLASS OF 1946 Everett Wayne Jordan Joseph Kastelberg Greenville Spence Keeter, Jr. Edward Franklin Kelley Vernon Douglas Kemp Za ne Cruse Ketner Wade Davis Key Charles Edwin Kirkpatrick Benjamin Franklin Kissam Leund Eugene Kite Edwin Wilks Knowles Leonard Adam Kuchemba Edwin Oscar Fail. Jr. Milton James Lamb Charles Ransom Lamm Charles Edward Landes Frank Frederick Ernst Lange Emmett Willmore Lawson Joseph Charles Lawson John Noble Laycock, Jr. William Redoy House Harold Keith Huddlestun Donald Elmer Humphrey George Smith Hunt Walter Franklin Hutcheson Aleert Bl rks Insley William Leo Jackson Shirley Lee Jacobs Bentley McMillan Jenkins James Harvey Jenkins, III Leslie FIugh Jenkins Russell Edward Jennings Walter Lee Jernigan Laurence Vernon Johnson Richard Alexander Johnson Samuel Dean Johnson Wallace Brantley Johnson Henry Lincoln Jones Horace Watson Jones William Everette Jones 78 THC C LASS Of 1946 Stanley Perry Leicester Benjamin Daughtridge Lewis Fred Galan Lewis Clifton Wells Loveland Jesse James Lucy George Robert Lynn Marvis Felton Lynes French Charles Mabe, Jr. John Albert Mann Bryant Mayes Marks Hale Harvey Marshall Robert Norman Martin Carlton Davis Massengill James Joseph Maume, Jr. Belton Thomasson McAlexander, Jr. Robert Day Me Amis Morriss Franklin McCaffrey John Emmette McCluney George Guy McDearmon, Jr. Leland Victor McFall Elton Yancey McCann Trentis Aaron McKinney James Bernard Miante Archer Lester Michael William Otis Michie Wilbur Carlyle Miller, Jr. James Winston Mitchell Walter Clifford Mitchell Carl Richard Morris Lewis Farland Morris Melvin Morris, Jr. Carl Taylor Morrissett Melvin Frances Moxley Ralph Neal Murray James Rudolph Narron Albert Joseph Nichols Beryl Norris O’Quinn Gary Norton George Robert Oden James Collier Ogburn, Jr. 79 THG CLRSS Of 1946 John McKinley Osborne Edsel McGuire Owen Ivey Holloway Paige Allen Joe Park. Jr. George Bayer Penn Robert Taylor Pennington James Robert Phillips Sterling Eugene Phillips Leroy Lawrence Piland Robert Vernon Poe Billy Jim Pool Emmett Calvin Preston Harold Lloyd Price Luther Anderson Prillaman Steve Bragaw Privette Robert Davis Pullen Roland Thomas Pullen Max Junior Rager Phillip Ross Ramsay Marion Wadsworth Rawls The adore Burniss Ray Joe Lred Reeves John Henry Reeves William Arthur Respess. Jr. John Burch Respess Robert Leonidas Rhodes William Habbard Riggan. Jr. Archie Stephen Riggins. Jr. Robert Lee Ripple Lemuel Carson Robertson. Jr. Stephen Martin Robins Willlam Parham Robinson Vernon Gates Rountrey Clarence Alston Russ Charles Anderson Russell Ralph Weldon Sales Richard Odell Satchf.ll Alfred Landon Scarboro [ames Charles Schwerdtfeger Otto Buffin Schwerdtfeger Walter Calvin Scott Jack Lawrence Seabloom Morrell Mackensie Shelor. Jr. Vernell Hughton Sheppard Harvey Wray Sherman Stephen Adlai Shuford Terrell Albie Singletary Poweli Harris Skipper George Vernon Smith Gordon Bernard Smith. Jr. THC CLASS Of 1946 James Earl Smith James Richard Smith Ralph Whitman Smith William Edwin Lee Smith James Walter Sparrer Cecil Aubrey Speake, Jr. Silas Flannery Speaks Harry Paul Steele Cecil Blake Stevens Noah Fred Stewart Samuel Jockwell Stiles Ben Bryan Stockard, Jr. Walter Marvin Swain Curtis Drayton Taylor Herbert Godfrey Taylor John Robert Tew George Edward Thompson Rucker Alexander Tibbs Charles Clark Tregaskis David McNider Trent Homer Carpenter Tucker James Milton Tucker Thomas Warren Turner James Frederick Underwood Eugene Anthony Urick Edward Mabin Wagner William Buxton Wall Edwin Prentice Morrow Watson Howard Watts, Jr. James Bernard Wells James Russell West Willard Ray White Kenneth Calvin Wiley Richard Fred Wilke Isaac Lesi.ie Willard John William Willetts Kenneth Eugene Williams Ernest Warriner Williamson Edward Emerson Wine Harry Samuel Winfrey, Jr. George Beazlie Wingfield Carl Richard Wood, Jr. Calvin Page Woodford Dewey Reed Worley Robert Allan Wright Orville Manker Yarbrough Ernest Warren Yates William Ai.fonso Young, Jr. Robert O’Neal Youngblood 81 “RECONDITIONED TANKER LEAVING DRY DOCK - ’ Oil painting by T. C. Skinner ★ 82 STUD6I1T GoveRnmem ☆ S3 T. J. Morgan and Elmon E. Scott Student Officers Elmon E. Scott President George A. Ellis, Jr Vice-President Thomas J. Morgan . Secretary S T U D € PI T The governing officers of the Apprentice School Student Body and the Apprentice Athletic Association are three in number. Chosen once a year by the popular vote of the Student Body they are the President, Vice- President, and Secretary. At a meeting of the entire Student Body, held once each month in the Apprentice Athletic Building, these officers preside over discussions brought to the floor concerning the problems of the day. It is their duty to keep order in the School at all times and to set the example for conduct which all students are expected to follow. Through constant association with the Supervisor of Training, the President is at all times in a position to state the policies of the school and Athletic Association. It is through C R B I fl £ T this close association that a spirit of co- operation exists so constantly between the School Administration and the Student Body. Any problem, no matter how minute or unimportant, if conveyed to a student officer, will be presented to the proper authorities and a just solution guaranteed. This is the one way by which the student officers can benefit directly the individual Apprentice student. The smooth functioning of the Apprentice governing body has drawn comment on many occasions, and as long as there remains such a combination as the student officers now presiding and an administration of the present caliber, there will be no trace of anything in our government except a spirit of willing co- operation. 84 Edryn K. Long Vice-President Richard Broad. Jr. President George F. Abele. Jr. Secretary HonoR counciL No organization in the Apprentice School plays a more useful part or is more active than the Honor Council. This council exists primarily to promote personal responsibility, loyalty, and above all, to develop honor in the individual Apprentice. Although no formal oath is required of a new member, the Presi- dent and other members of the Council make clear to him the serious nature ot the business frequently handled by the Council. Dave Brown was elected President of the F. W. Muhich L. B. Mitchell B. F. McLaurine Council at the beginning of 1942. In May, however, Dave volunteered for service with the Merchant Marine and upon his resignation Dick Broad stepped into the presidency, which he filled lor the remainder of the year. At the end ol 1942 plans were made to expand the Honor Council from ten to fifteen mem- bers to more completely represent the ex- panding Student Body. This expansion will be carried out by the Council upon reorganiza- tion at the first of 1942. L. M. Sawyer W. F. Shivers S. A. Smith 85 TH€ flPPR€riTIC6 RTHL6TIC BUILDinG Headquarters for the Apprentice Athletic Association is the large building just south ol the shipyard. In this building the Apprentice can spend his leisure moments in various forms of recreation. The Apprentice Athletic Building is the place where all extra- curricular activities are centered. Housed in the building are the offices of Mr. Frank M. Dobson, Apprentice Athletic Director, and Mrs. Edel M. Pullen, Hostess. We affectionately refer to “Ma” Pullen as “mother ol 1,000 apprentices,’’ but the rule book still says “Hostess.’’ The panelling in the lobby came from leftover lumber from several great passenger liners completed about this time. The large gymnasium is welcomed as a place ol entertainment, for it is here that we spend the chilly winter nights watching the varsity basketball or wrestling teams in action. The building was built by Apprentices and their instructors. The hours spent in its construction have been repaid many fold. W e are proud to offer such a place of recreation to the Apprentice who will find nothing else of its kind in Newport News. Mrs. Edel Pullen, Hostess of the Athletic Building, and group of ‘‘her boys” 86 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 67 CHRisTinnsen RUJRRD Niels Christiansen 1869—1933 Late Superintendent of Machinery Installation, and enthusiastic supporter of all Apprentice activities — for whom the Christiansen Award was named From each graduating class, five Apprentices, representing the main divisions in the shipyard, are awarded the coveted Christian- sen Award for outstanding craftsmanship. This award, which is presented each year by the Apprentice Alumni Association, was inaugurated after the death of Niels Christiansen, former Superintendent of the Machine Shop and a firm believer in the apprenticeship mode of training. In the Hull Construction Division of which Mr. H. T. Bent is Superintendent. T. H. Minor, of Lightfoot, Virginia, received the award. H. Y. McCulloch and M. V. Gayle, III. both from New- port News, Virginia, received the awards in the Hull Outfitting Division of which Mr. G. D. Cole is Superintendent. A. L. Davis. Jr., of Hampton. Virginia, was rewarded for his craftsmanship in the Machine Shop Division of which Mr. J. C. Sterling is Superintendent. In the Machinery Installation Division, Richard Broad, of Newport News, was awarded the Christiansen Award and his Superintendent is Mr. C. B. Palen. K. E. Savage, Jr., of Norfolk. Virginia, received the award of the Hull Drafting Division from Mr. H. F. Norton, Consulting Naval Architect, while J. D. Baxter, from Newport News, was given his Christiansen Award by Mr. Frank R. Benson, Chief Engineer in the Engine Drafting Division. J. D. Baxter R. Broad A. L. Davis, Jr. M. . Gayle, III H. V. McCulloch T. H. Minor K. E. Savage, Jr. 88 GOLD RCTIVITY R UU fl R D S J. D. Baxter R. T. Cowling A. L. Davis M. W. Gayle III Basketball Football Football Football J. W. Rayfield Football E. L. Scott VV. T. Stephenson Basketball Basketball ATHL€TIC AUUARD The Gold Athletic Award is the highest award that can be made to the Apprentice Student for athletic activities. To receive the Gold Athletic Award an athlete must prove his worth by receiving at least two monograms for one sport, playing for four consecutive years or serving satisfactorily until eliminated for some reason beyond his control. In addition the award is made only after being approved by the Athletic Director and Supervisor of Training. Any Apprentice who wears the Gold Award bears a mark of meritorious service to his school. mUSIC AUUARD The Gold Music Award is just as difficult to obtain as the Gold Athletic Award. After play- ing in the Apprentice Band for a period of two years, the musician, if his conduct is worthy of the honor, is presented with a monogram. If he displays the same high standard of service for two more years, he is then entitled to wear the Gold Music Award. This award must be approved by the Officers of the Band, the Faculty Adviser, and the Supervisor of Training. The students’ attendance record for rehearsals, conduct at rehearsal and in public are taken into consider- ation. L. C. Hicks H. Y. McCulloch VV. F. Peleaux D. E. Wright G. A. Ellis JOURnALISm AUUARD The newest of the Gold Awards is the Journalism Award. Mr. Ellis and Mr. Broad are the first recipients of this award. To be eligible for this award a student must offer his services on either The Broad A or The Binnacle for four years, and hold a major editorial position on one or the other. The editor of each publication submits a list of those eligible for the award to the Supervisor of Training, who makes the final selection. 89 R. Broad CHRS. f. BRIL6Y Charles F. Bailey RUURRD The Bailey Awards are scholastic awards presented at the annual commencement exer- cises. Named for Mr. Charles F. Bailey, former Engineering Director of the Shipyard, now generally referred to as Godfather of the Apprentices, these awards are presented to the student in each class who attains the highest scholastic average during the school year. A gold medal is presented to the highest ranking third year student; a silver medal to the highest second year student; and a bronze medal for the leader of the first year class. These awards are made by the Apprentice Alumni Association. In 1938, the Bailey Awards were presented for the first time, and since then, because of the competitive spirit established, the school grades have been improving. The award portrays an open book over which appears a lighted torch. This is an al- most universal symbol for scholarship. Below the torch is inscribed the year for which the award was presented. Mr. Bailey has been, and still is, an ardent believer in apprentice training. The better- ment of the Apprentice system in this Shipyard and the individual development of each student was something for which he worked night and day. The very existence of a Bailey Award is a tribute to Mr. Bailey for the faith he held for the Apprentice Student, as well as a tribute to the student to whom it is presented. For the year 1942, the bronze first year award was made to N. B. Christie, of the Ap- prentice Drawing Room; the second year silver medal to T. P. Norwood, of the Apprentice Drawing Room; and the gold third year medal to R. F. Powers, of the Electrical Drawing Room. Robert F. Powers Gold Award Thomas P. Norwood, Jr. Silver Award Norman B. Christie Bronze Award Richard Broad Scholastic Award 1942 SCHOLRSTIC RUURRD The highest Scholastic Award that can be bestowed upon any Apprentice Student is the award made annually by the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This award, presented to the graduate with the highest scholastic average, entitles the recipient to one year of study with the International Correspondence Schools. Richard Broad, who received the award for 1942 after maintaining a three year average of 93.7, is now studying the Marine (Steam) Engineering Course offered by the Schools. Those who realize the thoroughness of the courses of the I. C. S. can ap- preciate the significance of this award. 90 monoGRRms ☆ The x pprentice Monogram Men of 1942 were honored with a banquet at the James River Country Club December 16th, 1942. Mr. Frank M. Dobson acted as Toastmaster and intro- duced the Guest Speakers, Mr. E. J. Robeson, Jr., and Mr. G. Guy Via. Those Monogram Men were: Austin, H. V. BKB McDermon, E. M., Jr. BKB-TR Ayers, C. U. BB-BKB-FB McLaurine, B. F., Jr. BB Brenner, M. D. TR Massie, J. G. TR Brinn, W. C. FB Mayberry, W. L. FB Broad, R., Jr. FB Morgan, T. J. FB-W Brooking. T. N. TR Morse, G. H. W Bull, W. S., Jr. TR-CL New, C. G. W Bullington, P. BB Nunn, W. V., Jr. TR Gale, R. BKB Oglesby, R. S. FB Carmean, A. C. FB Osborne, R. J. W Carroll, A. M. BKB Perry, J. W. FB-BB-BKB-TR Chappell, H. W. FB-TR Pennington, R. T. FB Chenault, B. Me. TR Pfaff, J. A. BKB Clendenen, W. W. W Polick, E. L. FB-TR Cline, L. D. FB Rama. J. M. FB Crocker, G. M., Jr. FB Rappold, E. W. G Crocker, K. W. FB Rappold, J. H. G Draper, D. S. L. BB-FB Ray, E. W Draper, W. E. G. BB Roulet, C. F. FB Efird, H. H. FB Russell, C. A. BB Eley, C. A. G Sawyer, L. M. FB Evely, C. P. FB Scott, E. L., Jr. BKB Gerard, F. R. S. G Serio, L. E. BB Hall, S. B. TR Shivers, W. F. FB Hanbury, O. E. BB-FB Simpkins, J. G. G Henderson, J. F. FB Smith, L. E. FB Howie, C. H. TR-W Smith, R. G. TR Huffman, C. A. FB Sokol, W. BKB Huffman, W. G. W Stephens, W. S. BB Jacobs, W. E. TR Stora, F. X. FB Johnson, L. G. FB Strickler, N. FB Johnson, H. R. BB Watson, E. P. M. TR Jordan, F.. C. BB Wetzler, H. J. FB Laffoon, W. J. BB-FB Wheeler, H. C. G Link, T. F. FB Whitehouse, G. A. TR Williamson, E. FB-BB .97 Standing left to right: T. J. Helmer. W. Satchell, F. J. Brown. Jr.. A. J. Lambiotte, F. L. Matthews. Seated: E. E. Jackson, C. L. Soter, F. J. Dwyer J. C. Lester. E. B. Barker. flppRermce mumni nssociRnon There exists among our fellow workers an organization whose functions should interest every member of our Apprentice School. It is unfortunate that so many of our Appren- tices are ignorant even of its very existence, particularly since its work is felt in so many of the organizations and activities of the school. This far-reaching group is known as the Apprentice Alumni Association which, having lain dormant for a time, was reorganized in April, 1936, since which time it has been anything but inactive. The objectives of the Association are set forth as follows: “To promote the general and social welfare of its members; to foster any or all of the legitimate undertakings of the Apprentice School; to promote or foster any civic, social, charitable or general activ- ity of the community when so decided by the Board of Governors of this Association.” Reviewing some of the group’s gifts to the school, we find that in 1939 it presented a large United States Flag and standard to the Apprentice Athletic Building; in 1940 a large Virginia State Flag and standard were presented as a complementary unit to the National Flag, and two hundred dollars was contributed for the purchase of five uniforms 92 Mrs. F. J. Dwyer Sponsor for the Apprentice Band; in 1941 an electric clock was presented to the Student Body and mounted in the lobby of the Athletic Build- ing and a substantial contribution was made toward publication of the first Apprentice Annual, “The Binnacle. ” The Association’s latest gift is a trophy case for the Athletic Building. The Association also subscribes regularly to the “ Broad A, which allots them one page of each issue for alumni news. News items and other material for this page are gathered and edited by the Alumni Editor, Marcus F. Ritger, Jr. As an example of contributions of individ- ual members we have that of Richard B. Poythress, who designed the newlv-adopted Apprentice School Seal which appears on the title page for the Class of 1944. “Dick” Poythress has also served on the Art Staff of the “ Broad A since its inception in 1937. The Alumni Association also provides the “Dr. Charles F. Bailey” and “Niels Christian- sen” Awards, which are made yearly to students outstanding in scholastic work and in departmental or shop work, respectively. The body is directed by a Board of Gover- nors which consists of eleven men, the five major officers and six additional members appointed by the President. This Board meets at least once a month. The present officers are: President, F. J. Dwyer; Vice-President, J. C. Fester; Record- ing Secretary, C. L. Soter; Financial Secretary, E. E. Jackson; and Treasurer, G. T. Helmer. The Board of Governors consists of the officers and A. J. Lambiotte, T. J. Helmer, F. L. Matthews, F. J. Brown, Jr., G. R. Seeley, and W. Satchell. “Dick” Poythress 93 GRRDURTIOn €X€RCIS6S “What you make of yourself is up to you. Great things are expected of you. Do not let your people down.” With these inspiring words Rear Admiral Ormond L. Cox, L . S. X. Supervisor of Shipbuilding at the X. X. S. X D. D. Co., opened the commencement exercises for twenty-eight graciuating Apprentices at the Athletic Building on January 15, 1943. Claude Eley, President ol the Student Body, spoke in behalf of the Apprentices and George Ellis, Jr., expressed the gratitude of the graduating Seniors for all that had been done for them. The presentation of certificates was made by G. Guy Via, Supervisor of Training, who noted that one thousand three hundred ten graduates had passed from apprenticeship to craftsmanship. The Charles F. Bailey Award for excellence in scholarship was presented to X. B. Christie, T. P. Norwood, and R. F. Powers. T. H. Minor, H. . McCulloch, M. . Gayle, A. L. Davis, R. Broad, Jr., K. E. Savage, Jr., and J. D. Baxter were given the Niels Christiansen Award for out- standing craftsmanship. Graduates who received the Athletic Award were J. D. Baxter, A. E. Davis, Jr., R. T. Cowling, J. W. Rayfield, M. W. Gayle, Jr., W. T. Stephenson, Jr., and E. E. Scott, Jr. L. C. Hicks, W. F. Peleaux, H. Y. McCulloch, and D. E. Wright received Gold Music Awards. George Ellis, Jr., was awarded a medal for outstanding work in Journalism while Richard Broad, Jr., was given a course in Marine Engineer- ins: bv the International Correspondence Schools. 94 95 “U. S. S. YORKTOWN” Oil painting by T. C. Skinner music Albert F. Michael Director on the seventh successful of the spectators present enjoyment just as important as the football games themselves. Dressed in the regular summer uniform of maroon and white, the bandsmen made quite an impressive spectacle as they marched snappily down the field to the martial strains which have made Sousa, Hall, and Fillmore famous. f „ Tohn T. Carvil year ol its existence, l or many Faculty Adviser it meant the end of a seasonal However, football season marks only one of the Band’s many services, for throughout the entire year the Band appears in public on many occasions. At the graduation exercises in January for the Class of 1941, the Band made its first 1942 appearance. Not long afterward, a drive was made by the Yard for the benefit of the U. S. O. E. C. Post Sergeant E. K. Long Lieutenant T. E. Leigh Captain C. P. Smith R. E. Cazer Sergeant Corporal F. W. Muhich Lieutenant C. E. Larsen Corporal Absent from picture: D. F. Seabloom Corporal J. R. Sanders Corporal 98 and the Band played for the shipyard workers as they stood at pay-line one Friday afternoon. At the launching of the new U. S. S. Yorktown, the Band made another public appearance, and at this time its music was heard over a coast to coast radio hookup. Four Shipyard men are largely responsible for the success of the Band. Mr. John J. Carvil, Faculty Adviser and Manager of the Band, collaborated with Mr. Via, the originator of the Band. Since 1935 Mr. Carvil has labored untiringly to promote the success of the Band. He has done remarkably well, especially during the past year when time was at a premium and rehearsal attendance became a major problem due to the absence of boys working overtime. Mr. Albert F. Michael, our Director, has made music his life, and the education in music which he gives to members of the Apprentice Band is almost an appren- ticeship in itself. His loyalty, patience, and eagerness to serve has contributed largely to the success the Band now enjoys. Norman McKelvey, now Assistant Director of the Band, was one of its original members. He has been with the Band for seven years as Player and Director. The part Mr. McKelvey has played in the building of the present Band will long be remembered by those who have played with him. To Tommy Leigh, the 1942 Captain of the Band, goes the credit for the spirit of cooperation present among Band Members during the past year. Elected Captain by popular vote, Tommy commanded the re- spect and good will of every musician in the Band. The part he played in making this Band a success was most important. For the first time since the Band was organized, a sponsor was chosen for the year, 1 942. She is Miss Mary Frances Sheehan, of Hampton, Virginia. One can plainly see how a love of music can develop good taste in the musician. Miss Mary Frances Sheehan Sponsor 99 Mrs. Frank Swelling Director m i n s t r 6 l With over one hundred students partici- pating, the sixth annual Apprentice Minstrel was held at the Athletic Building during the latter part of May, 1942. The show, as in the past six years, was directed by Mrs. Frank Swelling with Miss Miriam Carmel in charge of dance routines, and Claude ard, directing the end men. Following a patriotic and military revue theme and incorporating a number ol new features, the sixth minstrel proved to be one of the most successful ever staged by the Student Bod} ' , playing to capacity audiences every night. The proceeds for the entire show were donated to the Navy Relief Fund. David M. Brown, dressed as Uncle Sam, headed the cast as interlocutor, and the end men, in a full regalia of red, white, and blue, 100 assisting him with the jokes and crossfire of the evening, were C. H. Howie, H. H. Scott, J. D. F orsythe, A. C. Carmean, J. C. Craw- ford, and Watt Winslow. Sixty well-blended voices, sounding more professional than amateur according to critics, provided the chorus for the performances, with the renditions offered well surpassing those of any previous revue. The highspot of the program, as usual, proved to be those terpsichorean beauties, the Apprentice Chorines, receiving after each number a swelling ovation. “Drama” for the occasion was furnished by W. S. Bull, M. L. Cohen, and W. T. Dicken- son in a novel skit entitled THE CAT’S MEOW. Little four year old Miss Marilyn Aronow, the only girl in the entire show, represented Miss Liberty in the finale, giving the Pledge of Allegiance and singing a patriotic song. 101 ★ ★ CHIPPING, SCRAPING AND PAINTING” Oil painting by T. C. Skinner ★ ★ ★ 102 PUBLICATIONS 103 R. Broad Co-Editor-in-Chief M. H. Mahoney Co-Editor-in-Chief H. L. Loftis Associate Editor G. C. Karam Associate Editor M. R. Jordan Feature Editor L. M. Sawyer Sports Editor J. J. Milnes Art Staff R. W. Adams Business Manager F. W. Muhich Circulation Manager C. A. Speake Advertising Manager T H € b i n n R C L € With the publication of the 1942 Binnacle, many years just a dream in the minds of the the Apprentice Annual makes its second Apprentice School’s foremost journalists, The appearance in the history of the school. For Binnacle became a reality in 1941. The Seated, left to right: M. R. Jordan. R. Broad, F. W. Muhich, J. Q. Francis, M. H. Mahoney, E. B. Rape, H. L. Loftis, G. C. Karah. Standing: W. T. Berryman, J. C. McAlexander, R. T. Holdren, C. W. Kruse, A, H. Mulling, J. J. Milnes, M. H. Willis, C. A. Speake. 104 R. T. Holdren Photography Manager J. C. McAlexander Feature Staff C. W. Kruse Photography Staff M. H. Willis Feature Staff A. H. Mulling Photography Staff J. A. Robins Advertising Staff C. C. Gilman Photography Staff J. Q. Francis Advertising Staff W. T. Berryman Art Staff H. G. Urrutia Business Staff The major aim of the staff this year is to present to the reader a composite picture of apprentice life during a period of worldwide strife. Here we shall attempt to depict the part the Apprentice plays in this important fight for global justice and decency. And with the picture of the Apprentice doing his part to expedite production, we also show his life at leisure, for it is the American way of life in its entirety for which we are now waging war. In selecting a staff it was first decided that as a matter of prin- ciple the Editor-in-Chief and Busi- ness Manager should be members of the graduating class. However, since no one in the Senior Class 105 had been active in any previous Apprentice publication, the idea was immediately dropped. Dick Broad, however, was selected to manage the book on the grounds of his seniority and the versatility he had displayed in other activities. Matt Mahoney, a veteran journal- ist of Broad A activity was chosen to assist Dick in the capacity of Co-Editor. At this time Laird Loftis, Associate Editor of the 1941 Binnacle, was hard at work with the North Carolina Shipbuilding Com- pany. L ' pon his return to Newport News he was asked to join the staff as Associate E ditor along with George Karam, another Broad A Editor who had served with The Binnacle Staff of 1941. Bob Adams was selected for Business Manager and he commissioned Johnny Robins to act as his assistant. To these two young men fell one of the most difficult jobs ever handled by Apprentice students. The publi- cation of The Binnacle is the only Appren- tice activity in which the responsibility of financing an organization rests entirely upon the shoulders of the students involved. This work was entirely new to both Adams and Robins and they handled this responsibility remarkably well. Other managers on the Business Staff were Frank Muhich, in charge of circulation; Cecil Speake, Advertising Manager. Able assist- ants in the business department were Huyke Urrutia, Mitchell illis, and Johnny Francis. The Editorial Staff, in addition to the Executive Editors, consisted of Jack Milnes, Art Editor; Merrill Sawyer, Sports Editor; Ray Jordan, Feature Editor; and Assistants Wesley Berryman, Joe McAlexander, Carl Kruse, Charles Gilman, A1 Mulling and Bobby Holdren. A group of department representatives were largely responsible for the large initial order taken out for The Binnacle. In addition to members of the staff these were Elmon Scott, Earl Rape, John Rayfield, Bill Shivers, George Abele, Winston Pierce, Marion Cutchins, Bobbie Lake, Herman Scott, and Frank Horan, Departmental Representa- tives. To all those who helped in the creation and circulation of The Binnacle, this staff ex- tends its most sincere thanks, and it is our hope that this book will be kept by the reader as an authentic record of the Apprentice School of 1942. m George Elms. Jr. Editor and Illustrator The Calendar TH6 flPPR€ITnce CflL€nDRR An entirely new field .of journalism made y Upon being opened the Calendar provides S o jMoiTu jWe Tt l Fr |S f Su Mo Ta We | Th|Fr its debut this year with the appearance of the a useful scjp|i| on one side and the Apprentice Calendar under the editorship of George Ellis, Jr., and ' EuiPif ' oftis, with i j calendar on the other, both calendar and pad 28 illustrations by George Ellis, Jr. being replaceable. J _ J 3 d useful bool many Ph0t ° graphs by tHe Wel1 , r . known photographers, Dmitri Kessel, of Lifi inrle nr nrarhra v f Tf r T x o l This attractive an its way into the hands of practically every; Apprentice Student an d official of rhe yard Magazine, and E. P. Griffith, of the Newport ... ... O i( ah 1 «.,• 1 T”A TA , and having made its timely appearance prior to the Christmas season, it proved to be qi a godsend to the last minute shoppers those whose time was limited. News-Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, S (ST the book proved to be more than just an A Covered with duro-leather in the al school colors of maroon bad calendar but one of lasting interest. —A- - The major feature and the most widespread comment was received by the humorous FRID AY I gold lettering this book was designed and cartoons, drawn by Apprentice George Ellis, Jij, on each page depicting an average edited with the idea of giving the student a memoir of his school tlAgaK r Afiteaem monthly meeting, wrestling, Broad public a brief, but thorough, glimpse into our school, etc., in the life of an every day every day routine. Apprentice Student. 707 Seated, left to right: D. Hubbard. Matt Mahoney, L. M. Sawyer, G. C Karam, B. M. Lake. A. J. Park. H. L. Loftis, L. Johnson. J. Francis. Standing, left to right: W. Ames, J. Rowe. H. C. Crawford O. C. Barbour. R. Duckett, R. D. McAmis, R. Carroll, R. T. Holdren. TH6 BROAD A Filling a vital position in the realm of journalism in our Apprentice School is The Broad A which made its first official appearance as a regular monthly publication some six years ago — the exact date being March 4, 1937. The purpose and goal of this publication has been not only to provide an outlet for those students who possess journalistic and literary ability but also to keep the students, alumni, faculty, parents and others acquainted with the rapid progress and development of the Apprentice School and its activities. As time has progressed it has become recognized as the official organ of information for the entire Student Body. Miss Adele Wilson Sponsor 108 O. C. Barbour Harold E. Crawford Merrill. Sawyer Marcus F. Ritger. Jr. Dick Poythress During its six years, The Broad A has progressed rapidly. As editors and staffs have changed annually or semi-annually, so have the paper’s style, make-up, policies and contents. Ultimately, it will earn and keep the title of “good as the best,’’ but until that goal is reached each editor and each staff will continue to inject new life and new ideas toward this end. Repressing chronic modesty for the time being, it has been worthy to note the interest taken by the students during last year’s publication of The Broad A and the aid that they offered in making it one of the most progressive years in the history of the publi- cation. In the capacity of Editor-in-Chief of the first semi-annual period of last year was Laird Loftis, aided by a progressive staff composed of Bobbie Lake and Matt Mahoney, as Assistant Editors; George Ellis, Jr., Art Editor; Jack Milnes, Assistant Art Editor; George Karam, Feature Editor; Frank Horan, Assistant Feature Editor; James Walker, Sports Editor; David Hubbard and Charles Pereira, Circulation Managers; and Raymond Nelson, Alumni Editor. During the second semi-annual period, Bobbie Lake served as Editor-in-Chief, assisted by Laird Loftis and George Karam, as Co- Editors. Other invaluable aid was rendered by O. C. Barbour, Feature Editor; Harold Crawford, Copy Editor; David Hubbard, Carolina Editor; Matt Mahoney, Editorialist; Merrill Sawyer, Sports Editor; Dick Poythress, Art Editor; and Marcus Ritger, Alumni Editor. Others on the staff included Robert McAmis, Bill Ames, A. J. Park, O. K. Goodwin, Wade Key, John Francis, Ralph Duckett, Laurence Johnson, and Roy Carroll. Faculty Advisers were G. C. Mason and Mrs. Frank Swelling. 109 “THE FORGE SHOP” Oil painting by T. C. Skinner 779 ☆ ☆ SOCIRL RCTIVITI6S Seated, left to right: W. Winslow. B. MacLaurine, T. Bristol, F. Muhich, K. Edwards, D. (Humming, L. Crook. 2nd row: G. Kidd, K. Bradshaw, VV. Blanton, E. Long, R. Sommers, I. Spain, K. Crocker, f. Underwood, B. Clayton, J. Thorton, W. Mitchell, T. Leigh. 3rd row: B. Rollins, D. Hubbard, J. Ackerly, G. Crocker, W. Dickinson, H. Wright, P. Laird, J. Shinn, G. Puffenberger. Mrs. J. C. Sterling Sponsor COTILLIOn CLUB Although an infant in the realm of social activities in the Apprentice School, no organi- zation of its kind has done more towards promoting good will and closer fellowship, both socially and morally, than the Apprentice Cotillion Club. The result of a portion of the Student Body wishing to depart from the usual routine of social activities, this organization, the first of its kind in our school, was founded in November, 1940. The primary purpose and objective was to promote a non-profit club of above the average caliber and toward this aim the officers and members have constantly been striving, with more than an average success. Although laboring under many difficulties during a period in which most pleasures are willingly forfeited, the Cotillion Club success- fully promoted and sponsored two formal dances last year. The first dance, with music by Ted Ross and his orchestra, was held on February 14, 1942, and the second was held on December 5, 1942, with the Southerners’ Orchestra swinging into full command. Both dances were held at the James River Country Club, 112 with the usual accessories of corsages for the girls and refreshments served during the course of the evening. Much credit must be extended to those boys whose untiring efforts made both dances a memorable success in the mind of every member and guest; George Kidd, Jr., Presi- dent; Bob Downey, Secretary; H. L. Wright, Treasurer; and Ken Crocker, Sergeant-at- Arms. To these officers is due the appreciation of every member of the Cotillion Club for the manner in which all details were so efficiently managed. To Mrs. J. C. Sterling, unanimously elected Sponsor, also goes the thanks of every person present at both dances, for her merited work in making the year a most successful one. Lost from the roster of membership by graduation this year were five charter mem- bers who have played a major role in the furtherance of the suc- cess of the club. These boys were Leslie Hicks, Donnie Wright, Harold McCulloch, Mordecai Gayle, and George Abele. 113 ☆ ☆ ☆ Miss Edith Hartman Petersburg , Virginia 114 Miss Katherine Barfoot Hampton , Virginia Miss VVinkie Clark Hilfori Village, Virginia Miss Ann Speake Richmond , Virginia Miss Tena Smithers Fairfield, Alabama Miss Lois Blakemore Newport News, Virginia JhM Miss Margaret Anne Loftis South Boston , Virginia Miss Peggy Barber Hilton Village, I ' irgima Miss Kitty Barron Newport News, Virginia o ☆ ☆ Miss Saraii Gentry Newport News, Virginia Miss Rose Meena Newport News, Virginia Miss Betty Johnson Hampton, Virginia Miss Nancy Perkins Lynchburg, Virginia monoGRfim club In 1936, a move was made to organize a club consisting of all students and graduate Apprentices in the school who had won mono- grams in various sports during their athletic career. This organization, which elected to call itself the Monogram Club, has been active since its formation, and until the Cotillion Club was formed last year, was the only organization of the school to foster social functions. benefit. The Club also strives to better athletics in the Apprentice School and does much charity work. Claude Eley is President of the organization and Joe Mitchell is Vice-President. Other officers are Vernard Worrell and Thomas Miss Gladys Smith Sponsor The purpose of this Club, primarily, is to keep the athletes of the school in communica- tion with each other at all times; however, this was not the sole reason for organizing. It assists Apprentices who come to Newport News from other places, and aids them in becoming acquainted in the city. Each year four dances are given for the students’ First row, left to right: Shivers, Perry, Meanley, Inabinet, Morgan, Eley, Worrell, Brown, Rayfield, Baxter. Second row, left to right: Sawyer, H anbury, Elliott, Clendenen, Strickler, Scott, K. Crocker, Cline, Russell, Serio. Third row, left to right: Barker, G. Crocker Jacobs, Madsen, Heath, Warren, Ray. 118 Morgan, the Secretary and the Treasurer, respectively. The Club is now holding its regular meetings in the Apprentice Dormitory. When the Club was first formed, meetings were held in private club rooms on Washington Avenue, but these were discontinued several years ago. winning a game isn’t nearly so important as playing it fairly, a quality which they carry through life in a game which is played with every person with whom they come in con- tact. The Monogram Club is composed of many boys of this caliber, and is doing excellent work in assisting new Apprentices to become good athletes, good workmen, and good citizens. The Monogram Club has many commend- able qualities. It is composed of members who have participated in sports of all kinds in the school. In athletics, boys learn many things other than how to dodge a guard on the football gridiron, or ring up two points on the basketball court. They learn that V. L. Worrell, Jr. C. A. Eley T. J. Morgan, Jr. J. Mitchell Secretary President Treasurer Vice-President 119 THE MOLD LOFT LAYOFF FLOOR Oil painting by T . C. Skinner ★ ★ ★ 720 727 Frank M. Dobson Director of Athletics We are passing through an era when we must give to the youth of this nation a freshened emphasis on that which constitutes real accomplishments, and in our appraisal differentiate between what one has accumulated and what one has contributed to humanity. Since the most essential requisite of all commonplace things is character, we find in our sports the greatest medium for the development of these qualities. Frank M. Dobson 122 COflCHinG STAFF First row, left to right: L. E. Simpson, Varsity Backfield Coach; Barton Barker, Varsity Wrestling Coach; Granville Gresham. Varsity Track Coach and Football Trainer; F. M. Dobson, Director of Athletics; Edwin Allmond, Varsity Basketball Coach; Linwood Bunting, Varsity Baseball Coach; J. Jenkins, Freshman Football Coach. Second row, left to right: F. B. Gall. B. G. Carmean, Assistant Wrestling Coaches; Norman Ochs, Line Coach; W. Warren, Assistant Basketball Coach. fTlAAAG€RIAL STAFF First row, left to right: R. Henley, R. Oglesby, G. Crocker, R. Broad, M. Sawyer, L. Serio, W. S. Bull. Second row, left to right: T. E. Bowman, C. Monahan, W. Gam ache, T. Demro. Absent from picture: Mr. S. A. Hickey, Graduate Manager. 7 23 first row, left to right: Coach Gresham, Whitehouse. Ayres, Perry, Hall, Massey, Nunn, McDermon, Speas, Brooking, Howi e, Watson, Assistant Coach Simpson. Second row, left to right: Crocker, Chappell, Jacobs, Stokes, Holloman, Mitchell, Henley, Morrissett, Laugh- inghouse, Bausman, Smith, Chenault. I hird row, left to right: Manager Bull, Shinn, Kearns, Hami in, Assistant Mana- gers Buck and Cohen. Coach Granville Gresham TRRCK 1 he Apprentice Track Team under Coach Granville Gresham, had its most successful season in years in ' 42, topping three of its six opponents. The Apprentice cindermen defeated Randolph- Macon. 6 7 -59, and twice defeated William and Mary, Norfolk Division. The A’s trackmen were nosed out, 64-62, by Catholic University. Powerful North Carolina State and William and Mary Teams handed the A’s the other defeats of the ’42 seasc p ' The A’s compiled a season point total of 375 «j points as compared to 382 points scored against them. Jack Perry established a new school record in the javelin evept with a 178 foot, 4 inch throw. The points were very evenly distributed among the members of the team, the major portion being earned by the “Big Ten” — Perry, McDermon, Massie, Brook- ing, Howie, Pollick, Watson, Smith, Chenault, and Jacobs. The Cross Country Team defeated William and Mary ' s Harriers, 17-31, in its only run of the year. Tom Brook- Byt nil S fT i - . ing, Kermit Hibbetts, Bryan Chenault, Perry Hall, Bill Nunn, and Jack Saunders were members of this team and were, of course, under coach “Granny” Gresham’s tutelage. The run was featured by the three-way tie for first between Brooking, Chenault, and Hibbetts after 4 % grueling miles. With the talents shown this year under Coach “Granny’s” supervision, even greater things may be expected of future Apprentice Track Teams. 124 SCHOOL RECORDS 100 Yard Dash J. W. Gresham 10.1 sec. 1935 High Hurdles J. L. Hyatt 16.2 sec. 1934 220 Yard Dash F. F. Shaver. Jr. 22.4 sec. 1936 Low Hurdles B. E. Garrett 26.5 sec. 1940 440 Yard Dash J. W. Gresham 51 sec. 193 5 Shot Put J. L. Whitmer 39 ft. 9% in. 1935 880 Run J. W. Gresham 2 min. 3 sec. 1935 Discus J. F. Jackson 123 ft. 5 % in. 1940 Mile J. C. Sinclair 4 min. 47.7 sec. 1935 Javelin J. W. Perry 178 ft. 4 in. 1942 2 Mile W. V. Nunn, Jr. 1 1 min. 27 sec. 1941 Broad Jump C. H. Spangler 22 ft. 2 in. 1941 High J ump Q. R. Flickinger 12 ft. 1940 SEASON RECORD O JZ ft ’5 C 3 U o £ £ r; c � . CJ oj J - ' C 5 - jy C -c s o u o o £ a a O N. C. State 5 0 1 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 96 Randolph-Macon 10 8 3 8 5 4 3 1 5 1 3 3 5 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 67 59 William and Mary William and Mary 5 5% 7% 3 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 2% 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 38% 89% Norfolk Division 6 8% 7% 8 10 8 6 11 8 8 6 2A 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 94% 31% Catholic LIniversity William and Mary 5 8 8 3 4 2 6 2 5 8 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 62 64 Norfolk Division 6 5 8 6 5 8 8 13 4 5 6 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 83 43 Total 37 34 % 34% 32 29 28 28 27 23 23 16 15 15 1 1 7 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 375% N oc cO 1 25 First row. left to right: Coach Bunting, Laffoon. Russell, Stephens, Perry, Moore, Baldree, Wills, Bullington. Second row. left to right: Manager Serio, Ayres, Wines, Carlisle, D. Draper, Jordan, Williamson, W. Draper, Assistant Manager Pullen. BRS6BRLL The Apprentice Baseball Team, under the guidance of Coach “Lyn” Bunting, ended its regular ’42 season in a three-way tie for first place in the city league. The A’s had won 16 games and lost five as had the Shipwright and Fitter Teams. In the play-off, the Apprentices fared no better than the Yankees in the World Series, losing four and winning one. The A’s lost to the Shipwrights by a 4-3 score, to the Welders by a 3-2 score, defeated the Ship- wrights, 9-8. The A’s then dropped two games to the Fitters, 8-2, 10-2, and were eliminated. Even so, the Apprentices’ sea- son’s average of .680 was better than that of either the Yankees or Dodgers. The A’s had five play- ers batting over the .300 mark. Laffoon led with .369; D ve Draper followed with .337; War- ren Draper hit for .331; Williamson for .308; and Ed Russell for 7303. Jr Both Ollie Hanbury and Fred Hancock had 7 26 perfect records at their pitching duties; Hanburv with two wins and Han- cock with one. Warren Draper, who hurled seven games, had only one de- feat chalked against him. SEASON RECORD Inn. AB R H RBI Baidng Average Laffoon 98 38 9 14 8 .369 Draper, D. 173 86 22 29 13 .337 Draper, W. 64 29 6 9 1 .331 Russell 174 76 12 23 23 .303 Jordan 169 82 14 24 4 .292 Bullington 175 79 23 22 7 .279 Wines 182 76 9 21 20 .276 Ayers 123 53 10 12 5 .227 McLaurine 51 23 2 5 3 .218 Wills 72 37 6 8 5 .217 Moore 51 25 3 5 0 .200 Stephens 119 57 10 11 5 .193 Hancock 67 27 3 5 1 .185 Perry 54 19 2 2 0 .105 Coach Linwood Bunting Jack Perry won four and lost lour; William- son won three and lost three; and Dwyer won one and lost one. Draper struck o ut 59 while only walking 16 and allowed 71 hits; Perry struck out 47, walked 16, and allowed only 33 hits for the most impressive pitching rec- ords, although Han- bury allowed only 10 hits and Hancock only two in their games. Appren- tice pitchers struck out 153 opponents while walking 67 and allowed only 153 hits in 182 innings. 727 E. W. Rappold J. H. Rappold H. G. Wheeler J. G. Simpkins C. A. Ei.ey F. R. Gerard G O The Apprentice Gold Team ended its colorful season with five of its seven oppo- nents tasting defeat. The Apprentice Linkmen started the season with a decisive victory over V. P. I., 2334 to 34 - This was closely followed by defeat of William and Mary to a 23-4 score. After defeating Washington and Lee, 1 1-7, the A’s lost their first match to the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia, 6-21. The next day the Apprentice Golfers dropped their SEASON Apprentice -2334 Apprentice -I, 23 Apprentice 1 1 Apprentice 6 Apprentice Apprentice 334 12 Apprentice ...24 L f only other match of the year to Hampden- Svdney, 334 to 1434- The A’s then went on to defeat V. M. I., 12-6, and the William and Mary Indians once more by a 24-3 score. The A’s scored 143 points during the season as compared to 56 scored by their opponents. The squad was bolstered by four returning letter men, Simpkins, J. Rappold, Eley and Wheeler. Francis Gerard was the only new- comer in the small but potent squad. RECORD V. P. I - 34 William and Mary. 4 Washington and Lee 7 University of Virginia 21 Hampden-Sydnev 1434 V. M. I. 6 William and Mary 3 728 f O O T B R L L In one of the most exciting seasons in Apprentice gridiron history, the Apprentice Football Squad concluded a full schedule with three wins, three losses, and two scoreless ties. The A’s started their season with a 16-13 set back from Appalachian State Teachers College. The Mountaineers went ahead 14-0 in the first half; but the Maroon and Gold, not to be denied, came back in the second half to score 13 points. This, however, proved to be insufficient despite the fact that the A’s made sixteen first downs as compared to seven for the Mountaineers. The A’s next opponent, Camp Pickett, went down under the full wrath ol the Apprentice gridders in a 20-2 debacle. In this contest the A’s made fourteen first downs to the soldiers’ three. They rushed 186 yards 129 H. W. Chappell T. J. Morgan C. A. Huffman O. E. Hanbury W. C. Brinn H. J. Wetzler W. L. Mayberry L. G. Johnson C. F. Roulet J. M. Rama N. H. Strickler A. C. C.armean F. X. Stora C. P. Evely as compared to the forty yards to which the Pickett men were held by the stalwart Apprentice linemen. The next game saw the A’s battle to a score- less tie with Randolph-Macon. Although the A’s rushed 184 yards to Randolph-Macon ’s 55 yards; and passed 121 yards to the Jackets’ 3; for fifteen first downs to Randolph-Macon’s four; they failed to cross over into pay dirt. The Apprentice linemen, however, dM not allow a Jacket to cross beyond the A’s twenty- eight varcL line. The Tigers of Hampden-Sydney were the next to fall at the hahds of the Apprentice gridders. I n a razz.le-dazzle game that featured an aerial contest of tremendous magnitude, the A’s defeated the Tigers, 20-13. Although the A’s running attack bogged down and the ground gained totaled only 59 yards, the A’s line held the Tigers to 46 yards gained on the ground. The A’s passed for 225 yards and 130 J. W. Perry W. J. Laffoon R. T. Pennington W. F. Shivers K. W. Crocker E. W. Williamson J. F. Hender son T. F. Link F. S. Dulaney L. D. Kline L. A. Kuchemba H. C. Tucker D. L. McLean H. H. Henderson twelve first downs to 98 yards gained by passing and four first downs for the Hampden- Sydney team. The Maroon and Gold then suffered the only other defeats of the season at the hands of the William and Mary Reserves and Newberry College. The A’s dropped a 14-0 count to the Indian Reserves and were set back by the Newberry Redskins, 12-6. Emory and Henry, the A’s next opponent, was pummeled by vicious line play and at the final gun the scoreboard read 6-0 in favor of the A’s. The Maroon passing attack failed J3J and it fell to the A’s line to blast for fifteen first downs while holding the Emory and Henry Wasps to five first downs. In the final fray, the High Point Panthers held the Apprentice Maroon and Gold to a scoreless tie. As in the Randolph-Macon game, the A’s outrushed and outpassed the Panthers but lacked the punch to score. The A’s rushed 264 yards for seventeen first downs while holding the Panthers to 90 yards gained and four first downs. The Apprentice Freshman Squad defeated Newport News, 14-0, in its seasonal debut. The A’s Reserves, in the only other football game of the season, dropped a 12-0 score to The year’s summary showed that the Apprentice Team had compiled 1,300 yards rushing, 670 yards by passing, for a total of 106 first downs while the opponents rushed for 750 yards, passed for a gain of 400 yards and totaled 45 first downs. 132 SEASON RECORD Apprentice 13 Appalachian .16 Apprentice 20 Camp Pickett v v IggHKA 2 Apprentice IP Randolph-Macon. 0 Apprentice 20 Hampden-Svdney William and Mary Reserve . 0 Apprentice 0 14 Apprentice 6 Newberry College 12 Apprentice 6 Emory and Henry . 0 Apprentice .... 0 High Point 0 133 Seated left to right: Ayres, McDermon. Carroll, Scott, Perry, Sokol, Cale. Standing, left to right: Assistant Manager Pfaff, Coach Allmond, Austin. Switzer, Assistant Coach Warren, Manager Gamache. Coach Edwin Allmond BRSH6TBRLL Coach Edwin Allmond’s Apprentice Basket- ball Team concluded its 1942 season with a record of eleven wins and four losses. Among the teams falling prey to the Sharp- shooting Apprentice hoopmen may be listed Hampden-Sydney, Randolph-Macon, Medical College of Virginia, Camp Lee, Westinghouse Apprentice, William and Mary Norfolk Divi- sion, and the Navy Yard Apprentice. The A’s lost by one scant point to the Naval Training Station Quintet, 37-38; to the Langlev Fliers by four points, 38-42; to V. P. I. by five points, 36-41; and were on the short end of a 67-49 game with William and Mary. mm W M The A’s aggregated, In the course of the season 725 points while holding their opponents to 559 tallies. 134 Sokol came close second with 142 points lor a nine point per game average. Other big guns were Ernie McDer mon with The seasonal record of the A’s is all the more impressive in that four regulars, Jimmy Baxter, Elmon Scott, Joe Mitchell, and Billy Mitchell, were lost through graduation. 98 points; Vern Cale, 88 points; Charlie Ayers, 78 points; and Archie Carroll with 73 points. V. P. I. . u u V Oh 8 SEASON a o g w 1 G u o « (A I 12 4 William and Mary Norfolk Division 15 3 4 Medical College of Va. 4 8 16 Langley 9 4 10 William and Mary Norfolk Division 17 4 — Camp Lee 9 16 6 William and Mary 3 14 6 Navy Yard Apprentice 14 6 10 Medical College of Va. 14 6 6 Naval Training Station 8 7 9 Randolph-Macon 7 12 5 Navy Yard Apprentice 8 14 10 Westinghouse Apprentice 15 12 3 Randolph-Macon 11 6 1 Hampden-Sydney 28 8 8 Total 162 142 98 Extensive credit must, of course, go to “Cootie” Allmond’s persistent coaching and the valuable assistance ol Willard Warren. RECORD Cale Ayers Carrol Scott Austin Switzei C 5 Opp. 3 4 — 5 — — 36 41 11 16 — • 2 3 12 66 23 10 7 4 0 2 - — 51 29 4 4 4 3 — - — 38 42 14 13 4 4 10 — 66 21 2 4 11 8 0 — 56 52 9 4 9 2 2 0 49 67 4 7 1 — - — • 42 37 7 0 2 — 4 0 39 29 2 0 9 2 — — 37 38 7 5 2 6 0 — 44 37 3 5 8 — 1 2 51 38 8 0 7 0 0 — 45 42 6 3 2 0 0 — 29 28 — 6 10 13 2 1 76 35 88 78 73 45 24 15 725 559 135 Coach_B. RTON Barker Barton Barker’s squad of Apprentice wrestlers closed its ’42 season with a 16-16 tie with Petersburg. Previously, the A’s had lost to George Washington and Appalachian, handily had trounced W illiam and Mary, and had dropped a heartbreaker to North Carolina State by two points. Herman “Peewee” Morse had the best season of the A’s regulars. “Peewee” dropped a decision to George W ashington then went the remainder of the season unbeaten. Hufl- 136 man and New won three bouts each; Morgan and Howie won two each; and Lafoon, Collier, and Ray, each won one bout. In such a sport where no points whatsoever are given for individual endeavour, a team score may seem very poor when that is not the case. So let it be with the A’s grapplers; that their opponents were superior, in most cases, and more experienced, is indisputable. Yet, though their season record appears unfavorable, they have given good account of themselves, and have shown signs that indicate a promis- ing future. SEASON Apprentice ... . 0 Apprentice ..... 6 Apprentice 31 Apprentice 14 Apprentice Reserves ... ... 16 RECORD George Washington 28 Appalachian 24 William and Mary 3 North Carolina State ........ 16 Petersburg 16 137 HOUS6 L € R G U € The House League ended its tumultuous ’42 season with the Plumbers emerging cham- pions. Twelve teams participated in the regular season. Six of the teams fought their way into the play-offs. The departments repre- sented were xYIachinists, Shipwrights, Plum- bers, Fitters, Machinist-Plumbers, Decorators, Drawing Room, Apprentice Gallery, Copper- smiths, Sheet Metal, Electricians, and the Hull Fittings and Plant Repair Shop. The League was divided into two sections, the top teams in each division winning a play- off berth. Thdj§Machinists lead the “A” section, followed by the Shipwrights and Machinist-Plumbers’ teams. The Plumbers led their half of the league, followed by the Drawing Room and the Apprentice Gallery Teams. .At the close of the play-offs, the Plumbers emerged the victors with the Drawing Room and the Machinist-Plumbers tied for second place. The regular season concluded, the Plumbers played the First Baptist of the Sunday School League to determine the city championship. The Plumbers dropped a 28-29 score to the Baptist in a fight- to- the- finish game. A group of twenty-one officials, composed of club coaches, loop officials, and basketball observers, selecteci the top-ranking players for the All House League Teams. ALL HOUSE LEAGUE First Team Haithcock Shipwrights Forward Hall Machinists Forward Butterworth Drawing Room Center 138 House League Champions of 1 942 First row, left to right: E. H. Bullock, T. D. Smith, A. W. Smith, W. T. Barbee, G. T. Robinson, Jr. Second row, left to right: W. G. Draper, G. R. Langdon, W. D. Anderson, R. H. Wills, R. E. Ricks, Coach Bob Lane. Wills Plumbers Guard Barbee Plumbers Guard Second Team Scott Machinist-Plumbers Forward Brooking Drawing Room Forward Langcion Plumbers Center Brown Decorators Guard O’Donnell Gallery Guard The members of the winning team were awarded a five inch gold “A.” This award is a newly created one, and is an added stimulus to keener competition, offering tangible evi- dence of achievement. The League was directed by Earle “Pappy” Jackson, who was assisted by Alfred “Buck” Soter, as Chief Timer, and Herman “Doc” West, as Chief Scorekeeper. Frank Steele and Captain Gene Willis handled the task of refereeing. The various teams were coached by L. E. Simpson, Sheet Metal; J. Jenkins, Ship- wrights; A. Soter, Machinist-Plumbers; E. Scott, Machinists; S. K. McFall, D rawing Room; R. Lane, Plumbers; A. Davis, Decora- tors. This year, as always, the House League served its purpose well. The competitive spirit and the will to win, brought about by this form of wholesale student recreation, is as great a single contribution to morale as can be designed,. PLAY-OFF RESULTS Won Lost Pet. Plumbers 5 0 1.000 Drawing Room 3 2 .600 Machinist- Plumbers 3 2 .600 Shipwrights 2 3 .400 Gallery 1 4 .200 Machinists 1 4 .200 7 39 W. C. Brinn A. D. Combs R. T. Cowling W. R. Fortner C. D. Padgett A. P. Power J. C. Seward L. M. Sawyer uuiLminGTon, n. c., city lgrgu BRSK€TBRLL CHRfTlPIOnS The Apprentice Maroons, city league Basket- ball champions of Wilmington, N. C., completed their season with a record of 18 victories and two defeats. In compiling this record the Maroons doubled their opponents score in scoring 1,004 points as compared to 502 points scored against them. The Maroons defeated the Y. M. C. A., winners of the first half, in the playoffs in two straight games, -44 to 33 and 61 to 30. Boasting a complement of only eight men, the Maroons proved themselves very capable of outlasting and outscoring all opponents. Alec Combs led the high scorers with 264 points. Bob Cowling scored 156, Aubrey Power 147, Claude Brinn 132, Doug Padgett 115, and “Jake” Seward and “Georgia” Fort- ner scored 95 each. Other boys who participated in the league as members of the Apprentice Gold Team were Jack Bouton, Bob Oliver, Fred Han- cock, Charlie Wheeley, Dewitt Peterson, Bill Blanton, Hampton Peterson, Sid White, and Charlie Roulet. 140 ■I- 141 RPPR€riTIC€S Foundry Machinery Drawing Room Apprentice Shipbuilding Class Main Machine Shop Toolmakers Toolmakers 142 AT UU O R K � � � Copper Shop Apprentice Gallery Machine Shop Milling Machine, Apprentice Gallery Machine Shop Lay Off Table Place Lay Off Floor Toolmakers Main Machine Shop 143 Apprentice Gallery, Machine Shop Foundry Apprentice Drawing School Sheet Metal Shop Apprentice Gallery, Machine Shop Sheet Metal Shop Apprentice School Drawing Class Pattern Shop Auxiliary Machine Shop Mold Loft Apprentice Gallery Machine Shop Machinery Drawing Room Copper Shop Auxiliary Machine Shop Foundry Apprentices 745 Why so bored? Picnic Homework Clearing for action Sailor’s rest Joe Macron] top Upper Berth 146 In the clouds Man or Mouse? Sweet Rub-Downey ’Tain’t fair Pick ’em out Austin, Gillman and Michael Grandview N-y-ce 147 148 Sunday interlude Brass on the grass Across the threshold Commandos Southern style Sitting pretty Head work “Scotty” Fife Sadie Hawkins Day Painters’ picnic Missed Fishermen’s luck “Zib” 149 Gals ’n guys Pigtails Artist or madman? Two timer? Ready, willing, able? Seaside 750 All wrapped up Why the binoculars? Hold tight Ah! Beach combers Trim mast Buddies 151 Apprentice Dormitory, Newport News FIPPR EnTIC€ DORmiTORhES After many years of anticipation and plan- ning, a dormitory for Apprentices at the New- port News Shipyard was constructed on West Avenue at the head of 35th Street. Normal capacity of this modernistic project is about two hundred students but due to the ex- panding war programs, the dormitory is now housing over two hundred and fifty Appren- tices. The top photograph shows the exterior of the building. Steel garden chairs have been placed on the front terrace. The large win- dows on the first floor to the left of the porch open from the splendidly furnished lounge, a corner of which is seen in the bottom left photograph. Carpets cover the tile floor, and deep chairs and sofas offer comfortable re- laxation. The picture at the lower right on the next page was taken from the door of one of the double rooms. It is furnished with two comfortable beds, one bed table, one writing table, one desk chair, one sitting chair, a wastebasket, a wash basin, and medicine chest. Thirty-three persons are employed in the dormitory. Mr. and Mrs. George Padgett supervise the operation. On September 1, 1941, a dormitory was constructed at Wilmington, North Carolina, to house Apprentices transferred from the local yard. This building which may be seen at the top of the next page contains more than thirty-five bedrooms, a recreation room, a study room, and an attractive lounge. The dormitory is under the supervision of Mr. Harry E. Payne. Interior of Apprentice Dormitory, Newport News 152 Interior of Apprentice Dormitory, Newport News 153 154 ik ik ik SHIPYRRDS i% i% it 755 t Official U. S. Navy Photograph Aircraft Carrier Yorktown 1937 th€ neuupoRT news SHiPBUiLDinc dry dock compflny The Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, second largest shipyard in the world and foremost exponent in construction of the United States Navy’s hard hitting Carriers, was founded in 1886, at which time an area of one hundred acres was selected on the east bank of the James River, and a capital stock of two million dollars was provided for the Chesapeake Dry Dock Company for the purpose of repairing every type of ship. The tug DOROTHY, built in 1891, was the first vessel to slide into the James from the ways of this ship- yard, and since that time over four hundred ships have tasted the saltiness of that river. The ensuing ten years were years of progress and marked a rise in importance for the Yard that had started so humbly. Among the wide varieties of quality ships which were constructed in that period of lime were such renowned naval vessels as the battle- ships KEARSAGE and KENTUCKY, which were delivered in the early part of 1900. These were fore- runners of our great fleet today which boasts such capital ships as the INDIANA, ESSEX. ENTER- PRISE, ENTREPID. YORKTOWN II, and HOUS- TON II. Demands on the Yard became so great that it became necessary to acquire additional land and construct more shop, space and at the turn of the century a second dry dock was commissioned. This dry dock was capable of holding any ship afloat at that time. Twenty per cent of the naval tonnage available in this country when it entered World War I was supplied by this company. Four of the ships built here planted more than half of the mines in the mine barrage across the North Sea. During that war this Yard furnished sixty per cent more naval vessels than any other private yard, and thirty-seven per cent more than all the Govern- ment yards combined. During the years that followed World War I. the United States Navy was reduced to a mere skeleton, and the Merchant Marine not much better, but with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency of the United States, things began to look brighter for the Navy. Mr. Roosevelt realized the menace of certain European countries and concluded that a strong Navy and Merchant Marine should be available in case trouble should start. On November 21, 1941, the battleship INDIANA was launched. This was the heaviest vessel ever to slide down the ways of the local Yard and the first battleship to be launched since 1921. Perhaps one of the greatest achievements was the construction of the AMERICA for the United States Lines. This ship, the largest of its type in the country, embodied all of the safety devices available in modern shipbuilding practice. Unfortunately, the arrival of World War II rearranged all of the plans for this magnificent ship and it was converted into a transport and renamed the WEST POINT. 156 Dock Trials at an Outfitting Pier View of an Outfitting Pier near Shipways Dmitri Kessel Cargo Passenger Ship at Outfitting Pier Shown on two of these pages are the battle scenes in which the ill-fated carriers and other locally con- structed naval craft participated. It is true that their loss is a great blow to the democratic cause, but then the price of victory is a great one, and it would be folly to stick our heads in the sand and expect no losses. The aircraft carrier YORKTOWN, built in New- port News in 1937, after serving valiantly in many operations, came to a glorious end in the Battle of Midway started June 3, 1942. Before being knocked out of the battle, planes from the Yorktown aided in the de- struction of three Japanese carriers and additional enemy losses in this battle were one more carrier, two cruisers, and three destroyers sunk witli three battleships, one cruiser, three destroyers, and three transports damaged. The Yorktown was severely damaged by eighteen Japanese bombers June 4, but only four escaped the terrific fire of the carrier after scoring three direct hits. After the crew abandoned the ship a salvage crew re- turned to tow her to port, but June 6 an enemy sub- marine delivered the death blow sinking the York- town. The light cruiser U. S. S. BOISE blazed its name on the pages of fame on the night of October 11, 1942, in Aircraft Carrier U. S. S. Yorktown sinking June 4, 1942 New Aircraft Carrier U. S. S. Yorktown Launched January, 1943 Official U. S. Navy Photograph 157 Dmitri Kessel Pouring a Casting in Foundry Battleship U. S. S. Indiana before Launching Battleship U. S. S. Indiana being Launched November 21, 1941 .Six Tank Landing Craft being Launched from New Construction Dry Dock the Battle of Cape Esperance, off Guadalcanal. With- out air support, the Boise, with other cruisers and destroyers, intercepted an enemy landing force near Guadalcanal and in the darkness, after sighting six enemy ships, the Boise trained its guns on a large lead- ing ship and its smaller guns on another smaller ship. In four minutes the enemy heavy cruiser was sunk and the destroyer broke in half and sank. In another minute the Boise blasted a destroyer out of the water. Four minutes later an enemy cruiser blew up and sank from the tire of the Boise. Several minutes later the Boise sank another cruiser bringing the toll to six ships in twenty-seven minutes. The battle-scarred and triumphant Boise then steamed under her own power to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for repairs. I he 20,000 ton aircraft carrier U. S. S. HORNET, commissioned late in 1941, had less than a year of fighting life. This aircraft carrier, which had the dis- tinction of being the first carrier to send out planes to bomb Tokyo, was feared by the Japanese more than any other carrier. This valiant ship’s life came to an end October 26, 1942, in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands after two savage attacks by Japanese torpedo planes. One plane made a suicidal plunge into the signal bridge, causing considerable damage. Later, after seeing the ship was beyond hope of being saved, our surface units sent her to the bottom. Though these three ships and many others are gone, their service and unforgettable valor shall be remem- bered for many years to come by those who built these sturdy ships. Official U. S. Navy Photographs 158 Official U. S. Navy Photographs U. S. S. Houston, Heavy Cruiser Last year, two construction dry docks were com- missioned. These up-to-date docks make it possible to construct ships on a level keel thus eliminating all launching and building difficulties which arise when a vessel is on declivity. New ships alone do not account for all of the work done by this Yard. Many ships are repaired, engines overhauled, and various other items of work pertaining to ships are handled. Water turbines are also being constructed in the Yard. Nineteen hundred and forty-three will mark the completion of turbines for the greatest man made project in history, the Grand Coulee Dam. These turbines are much larger than the ones built for the Russian Dnieprostray Dam which was blown up to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy. How- ever, the turbines for this project which were constructed at the local yard, were moved east and these can be used when the dam is rebuilt. Official U. S. Navy Photographs Aircraft Carrier U. S. S. Yorktown under way during Operations Aircraft Carrier U. S. S. Hornet Sinking October 26, 1942, in Santa Cruz Islands 159 Liberty ship coming into pier after the trial run noRTH cflROum shipbuilding cornmny Backbone of the fleet of over 2,300 ships to be delivered before the end of 1943 are the Liberty ships, America’s emergency cargo vessels for the wa r service. Justly proud of its record as one of the nation’s “Production line champions” is the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, re- ceiving, for its reward, the coveted Maritime “M” and more recently the award of the “Gold Star,” both being given by the United States Maritime Commission for the main- tainance and improvement of the record of production. Receiving its certificate of corporation on January 17, 1941, the North Carolina Ship- building Company was founded on the eastern bank of the Cape Fear River, several miles below the industrious port and city of Wil- mington, North Carolina. Occupying over one hundred acres of what was once nothing but sand, mud and scrub pine, the Yard has steadily been enlarged and improved to incorporate the ever-increasing number of contracts granted for more boats. Nine inclined shipways dominate the princi- pal portion of the Yard surrounded by out- fitting sheds, railway tracks, mold loft, main office, a modern clinic and also the platens and skids, where a major portion of each ship is pre-fabricated prior to its assembly on the shipways. Situated just outside of the Yard is a modern dormitory capable of housing the eighty-five or more Apprentice Students who A portion of the crowd of over 15,000 to witness the award of the Maritime “M” on August 30, 1942 The “S. S. Zcbulon B. Vance,” first Liberty ship to be completed by the yard prior to her launching 160 Three stages in the construction of a Liberty ship were constantly being transferred to the Wilmington yard from the “Mother” Yard in Newport News. These Apprentices served a six months auxiliary training period in North Carolina in order to better equip them for their future jobs. We, of the Apprentice School, have been justly proud of the fine records and standards set up and carried out by these students and naturally we feel that they did their share in making this Yard one of the outstanding of its kind in the world. Roger B. Williams supervising the launching of the “S. S. William The “S. S. Roger Williams” takes to the water for the first time Moultrie” 161 Main Entrance Doors to Mariners’ Museum m r r i n € r s museum The Mariners’ Museum continues to be a source of educational information and delight to many thousands of visitors. Although the war has greatly restricted civilian travel, a large number of military convoys, each with groups from two hundred to five hundred troops, have viewed this pageant of marine history. The counter of the museum this year recorded more than seventy thousand visitors, and signatures on the register are from the distant corners of the earth. The Mariners’ Museum, world-wide in scope and by its charter “devoted to the culture of the sea and its tributaries, its conquest by man, and its influence on civilization,” is located on the Virginia Peninsula in a park adjoining the James River about six miles north of the busy shipbuilding city of Newport News. In the park is Lake Maury, a picturesque body of water about two and a quarter miles in length. This lake was formed in 1930 from an area known as Waters Creek, an arm of the James River. The four spacious halls of the Museum contain collections of ship models, working models of propulsion machinery, navigation instruments of different periods, Guardians of the Dam at Lake Maury Main Entrance to Mariners’ Museum Memorial Statue dedicated to Collis Potter Huntington by Anna Hyatt Huntington 162 Leif Ericson use of these books by students and writers has proved the value and service of this specialized branch of the Museum. The North Wing opened in 1941, with well-planned lighting and wall space, has proved of inestimable value for the. display of special and timely exhibits. A series of large murals, depicting various scenes of modern shipbuilding in the Newport News Yard as shown throughout this issue of the “Binnacle,” are from the brush of our Staff Artist, Thomas C. Skinner. Several other paintings by this artist, including that of the RANGER, a product of the local yard, the first specially constructed Air Craft Carrier, also hang at the Museum. As a share in the nation-wide drive for scrap metal for war purposes this institution donated in the vicinity of thirty tons of metal, mostly short lengths of heavy chain, two hundred cannon balls of the Civil War period, and several old iron cannons of which duplicates still remain in the collection. F. F. Hill Curator Museum Relics to Scrap Drive Collection canoes, and small boats from many countries. Some five thousand lithographs and prints cover the history of the past two hundred years or more of all important harbors and ports of commerce of the world. The collection of ships’ figureheads is the largest single group in existence. The model shop has completed numerous models, from that of the CFERMONT to the S. S. AMERICA with a craftsmanship truly representative of American skill of shipbuilding. Several of these models are of steamships built at the Newport News Yard where the requirements have always been “We shall build good ships.” In addition to these models a number of large models of many famous ocean steamships presented by American and foreign companies are on display. The splendid library contains about twenty-seven thousand books and pamphlets on marine history, naval architecture, and engineering. The almost constant The “Gypsy” on Lake Maury Pictures courtesy Mariners ' Museum , Newport News, Va. Ship Figureheads in Main Exhibit Room 163 Photograph by Johnson ami Johnson Ship Model Towing Test TH6 HYDRAULIC LABORA- TORY AAD mODCL TCSTinG BASH! The Shipyard’s Hydraulic Laboratory and Model Basin has been engaged in a great variety of hydraulic testing since its erection in 1933. Tests made in the Hydraulic Laboratory and Model Basin have furnished much valuable information regarding the desirable characteristics of lines for merchant vessels. Flow lines on ship models are obtained by chemical methods and wake values by means of a small propeller fitted to the ship model. A good percentage of the equipment in the Hydraulic Laboratory is designed for testing water turbines and pumps. Power and efficiency tests on turbine models for the Dnieprostroy Dam in Russia, Norris Dam, Grand Coulee Dam, Boulder Dam, and for many other places, have been made in the Laboratory. Calibration of water and gasoline meters, stray nozzle tests, condenser scoop tests, pressure regulator and relief valve tests, and many other experiments of a like nature have been made to furnish information to the Hydraulic Engineering, Hull Technical, Engine Technical, and Piping and Plumbers’ Departments. Making Efficiency Test On Model Water Turbine Mixing Chemicals For Streamline Tests On Ship Models Studying Water Nozzle Flows 164 7 65 ROLL O f navy arm meRCHfinT mamne R. M. Benford. Jr.; T. A. Barsell; D. M. Brown; L. T. Beasley; M. M. Clarkson; J. R. Danheiser, Jr. J. H. GodbeyjJ. P. Gaesser; J. P. Harris; W. S. Havvkes; J. R. Hunter; R. M. Harrison, Jr.; H. R. Johnson B. A. Kirkland; G. M. Kirkpatrick; H. ' P. Lamb, Jr.; VV. H. Leigh; H. McClellan; W. K. McGehee L. B. Mitchell; C. E. Moser; VV. H. Osborne; C. L. Rountree, Jr.; H. A. Price; R. G. Simpson; H. J. Stokes W. ThomassonjJ. VV. Taylor; VV. A. Umphlet; E. S. Young, Jr.; VV. M. Sokol; J. A. Threewitts; M. C. Martin; VV. E. Bippus 1 66 H O n O R flRmy Arm mARines T. W. Curde; E. B. Old; W. D. Fahringer; H. E. Winters; W. H. Horton; J. H. Smith; S. M. Tidd; R. P. Satterfield; G. W. Maxwell, Jr. J. M. Coleman; W. G. Hill, Jr.; D. M. Patterson; G. E. Smith; A. B. Quinn; J. A. Monehan; A. P. Pereira; M. L. Cohen M. T. Cummings; J. M. Byers; S. C. MacIntire; J. F. Gregory; C. V. Pickup, Jr.; John T. Powell, Jr.; V. W. Wilson R. G. Hawn;J. J. Strickland; G. E. Kelley; L. H. Hince; V. B. Honeycutt; J. H. Donovan; C. H. Peterson, Jr. 167 ROLL OF nflVflL A I R CORPS E. R. Ahlmark; R. W. Gatlin; C. N. Collier, Jr.; H. W. Dun, Jr.; W. F. Hancock H. E. Morgan; H. M. Harrington; P. L. Kostyal; G. A. Massenburg; J. E. O’Donnell R. W. Pearce; D. L. Switzer; H. S. Talton, Jr.; G. E. Aiken, Jr. E. R. Buck; J. S. Wise; J. A. Whitehouse; G. A. Whitehouse; K. E. Snyder 168 H O n O R flRmy AIR CORPS C. U. Ayers, Jr.; T. O. Bigger; J. M. Birchett; J. W. Boozer; D. T. Britt A. L. Copeland; L. M. Clifton; W. A. Crane; R. P. Dudley; I. B. Holloman F. R. S. Gerard; W. H. Lewis; F. E. Little; J. E. Murphy; C. G. New F. Perkins; R. P. Phillips; C. M. Sifford, Jr.; G. V. Stanaway; C. W. Wines 7 69 A PSALM OF LIFE Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world’s broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife ! Trust no Future, how’er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead ! Act — act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o’erhead ! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o’er life’s solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ☆ ☆ 171 S. M. 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Into that he has put as much of his human patience, common sense, forethought, experimental philosophy, self-control, habits of order and obedience, thoroughly wrought handwork, defiance of brute elements, careless courage, careful patriotism, and calm expectation of the judgment of God, as can well be put into a space of 300 feet long and 40 feet broad 7 John Ruskin, 1819-1900 178 nejuPORT news shipbuildiiig R nD dry dock compRny Plewport flews, Virginia 179 MULE HOUSE TO SCHOOL HOUSE (A Mule’s Lament) When old Maud heard the pension call, Her farewell look was to the stall In building Number Sixty-three Of the Shipyard Works down by the sea. The useful life of a hybrid beast Had met reward: in Maud at least, To a well-earned rest on pasture grass; A fitting end for a faithful ass. Too brief a term of worldly rest, When Maud departed to the West Her days of toil had barely passed When Maud was haled before the mast. She did not grieve to heed the call, Though a last fond thought concerned the stall In Building Number Sixty-three Of the Shipyard Works down by the sea. When Maude escaped her earthly woe She went where all good mules must go. There quickly grew a set of wings, And pondered on celestial things. The years rolled by in the Milky Way As Maud’s old cronies came to stay. From each to come a yarn would flow Of an altered world on the sphere below. How auto trucks and motor vans Had displaced hers and all their clans. Of fireside chats — for votes to get, And Government by alphabet. They told of plowing under hay, Of Townsend Plans and A. A. A. But not with this could they impress; Was not Maud’s sire an A. S. S.? Though each new tale brought smiles or tears, Maud heard them all with patient ears, Until the news that came one day Caused Maud to show her first dismay. The story came with “Dry Dock Pete,” The last Yard mule with earthy feet. He told of a change in Sixty-three Of the Shipyard Works down by the sea. “What happened there is simply this — There’s been a metamorphosis. Where once it was our Sixty-three, It’s now a university. 180 “Where once mules of another year, Could munch and bray without a fear — That place of haven for a mule — Is now the Yard Apprentice School. “Apprentice boys in days of yore, Who on their jobs acquired the lore Of craftsmanship, would doubt my word, In much the skeptic way you’ve heard. “The floors are new, but through and through, In spite of other changes too For strictly sanitary reasons, A scent persists in all the seasons. “Where once were sounds of munching oats; Now evening air envelops notes Released from brassy horns and flutes, Resounding drums, and timid toots. “Around the walls where harness hooks Once held our raiment; now are books. Where mulish laughter once did reign, There’s now just academic pain. Fob. in Their Haste? To CHANGE ALL RuLE5, The Pro apl Now Have Schools fes. “The loft where once was stored our hay, Is used in quite a different way. The place from whence our food descended Is by their hierarchy tended. “We never saw the erudite, Save once at dawn, again at night, In wagon drawn by ‘Pete’ and ‘May’ To haul the ‘biains’ of yesterday. “But now our spirits must endure An everlasting sinecure. A constant air of mental strain, Where many a weary mule has lain.” From her misty eye there dropped a tear For the happy days of yester year, But then Maude bravely raised her head, And in a stoic manner said; “This is a pleasant place to dwell; And to have left is just as well; For in their haste to change all rules, They probably now have schools for mules.” Anonymous 181 FOUNDED BY R. T. CRANE 1855 CRANE CO. 2 East Twenty-second Street Norfolk, Virginia MINNESOTA MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO. A. M. Deal, General Agent 99 28th Street Newport News, Va. 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There will be a tomorrow — a tomorrow in which each business will sorely need a regular and friendly trade to consume an expanded post-war production. The maintenance of a friendly trade for that tomorrow is the purpose of this Com- pany. TH€ BfiUGHnrmn compRny Printers-Lithographers-Stationers RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 192 ILLIOnS FOR