US Naval Academy and Preparatory School - Cruise Yearbook (Newport, RI)

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7114 Glaaa Speaks From the four corners of the earth we came. Nothing spectacular marked our arrival. For some of us, our first look at the state of Mary- land was Perryville. It wasn't very impres- sive. Our new base was! To a college high on a hill, overlooking the Susquehanna, we came to spend months of studying. Only a selected few, from all the fleet and the Marine Corps were fortunate enough to be chosen. Among us were some Congressional ap- pointees, too - soldiers, sailors, and marines. For the most part, though, we were men who would compete for entrance to Annapolis. We are not the first to follow this path to the future. Since 1919 other men have studied and competed for the ' Academy, though at dif- ferent bases. Originally sit- uated at Norfolk, Va., the school later moved to Bainbridge in 1943. This, however, is the first year, that the students have had a real college all to them- selves. The whole school is here to lend the proper atmosphere to our studies. First constructed in 1904, the three dormitories, the gym, and the administra- tion and school buildings now house some six hun- dred men. Though attending col- lege, our lives were gov- erned by Navy discipline Formations, musters, in spections, reveille and taps were all observed with a strictness that only the service can render pos- sible. Each Saturday we stood Captain's in- spection, and each weekend we went on lib- erty. Yes, there were duty days, too! Mess cooking and watches also came in for their share of attention. ' Studies occupied most of our time. We had come to this school solely for the purpose of reviewing enough to enable us to pass the Naval Academy entrance examination. Under tl1e capable instruction of ollicers the Academy had produced, we had every opportunity to enlarge our store of knowledge. Our instruc- tors had already reached part of our goal - graduation from the Academy + so they could give us the .best insight into that which we must learn. We studied hard and at times we played hard. Our large campus allowed us to have teams in every sport. Football games on Fri- day afternoon occupied the whole school. Not all of us made the team, so those who didn't succeed played intramural games or ran cross country. As the season moved on, basketball and swimming gained our attention. Our bas- ketball team proved to be our pride. After de- feating stiff competition in its own league, it went on to win the Middle Eastern Service Championship. After our Christmas dance and fifteen days leave, other sports also gave us a chance to relax and stretch our muscles. .Track, Baseball, Lacrosse, Tennis and Golf occupied our time. For the less athletically in- clined there was the hobby shop, the library, ' and the whole campus to roam over. Time moved on and ten- sion grew. Marking periods drew to a close and we sweated the exams. Some .went to night study, others breezed through. For all, the growing apprehension could only be relieved by taking The Exam. Three weeks, of practice exams and then it came - The United States Naval Acad- emy Entrance ,Examina- tions - three days of the roughest tests we had yet encountered. ' Our courses had been well rounded and com- plete, our instructors the finest. With that combi- nation we already had a great deal in our favor. on leave, just as we did at but this time with the our work was over and we had done our best. On returning to the base we found that our confidence had been well founded, and many of us had passed., For those who had, only the all important physi- cal examination lay ahead. In our eight months at Tome we have learned to love the school as one does any alma mater. Many friendships have been formed and a great deal learned. It is with reluctance that we leave Bainbridge. The road is parted and we meet at the fork to say good- bye. Many of us will go on to Annapolis with the Navy as our future: others must travel the other road to their goal. Whatever our suc- cesses, though, we will always remember Tome as a happy stepping stone toward our future. W'e went home Christmas time, knowledge that

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