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

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MESSAGE FROM OUR CAPTAIIN' Arlen, our first year at Newport, Rhode ls land, l1as bee11 tilled with Rocks and Shoals , 1101 the least of which has lJCCIl your final goal, tl1e entrance exanriuations. The initial ruove fronr Bainbridge, the hurried setting 11p of elass- es, the chilly classrooms, t11e distracting study conditions. t11e difficulties i11 obtaining athletic eornpetition, the awlcvvardness of becoming aef quainted with tl1e young ladies i11 this area, and tl1e winterizing program have all l7CCll enough to try our souls. But throughout the e11tire year you have performed like seasored troopers, and to all of you I gratefully say, XVell Done! To the successful earididates who go U11 to t11e Naval Academy and to those who return to the Fleet, I assure you' that yo11 vyill always be a part of 11s. Good luelc 2l1lCl happy sailing in your future 'tCrnise. L. A. BRYAN, Connnander, U. S. N. A'l'o get you into the Naval Aeadeniy '... H Vllith those seven vvords in his opening address to us, Connnander Bryan announced his mission as Connnanding Officer of U.S. Naval School, Academy and College Preparatory. 'l'hroughout the academic year vvith zeal and understanding he pointed all activities of the school tovvard that goal. Connnander Bryan, though first a ineniber of the class of 1928 at the University of Kentucky. matriculated xvith niuch success at the U. S. Naval Academy, graduating in iqgz, llis four years there were highlighted by being elected class president, COMNl.XNDl'1R L. .X. BRYXN being appointed regimental eonnnander, and nialcf ing the varsity crevv and football squad. liven af- ter graduation he worked in Naval Academy activ- ities, as he coached the plebe football teain for live years, and then helped eoach the varsity foot- ball teani one year. During the vvar Connnander Bryan served as executive officer of the USS Duncan, Connnand- ing Otliicer of the USS Shnbriclf, and Conunand- ing Oflieer of the USS Blue. CD11 these ships he participated in several engagements i11 the Bled- itcrranean and Pacific areas. llere at Nevvport vve have conie to knovv Coni- niander Bryan. with his chala lenging background, fOI'CCflll personality. and exemplary rnilitary bearing, as a respect- ed leader, guiding us to, and hi111self living by. the finest qualities of a naval oflicer. N.Xl'S - 'l'hough by no nieans attractive. vvith'in the walls of these 1141141011110 buildings the facts ex' plained by tevt hooks and teachers xvere transplanted from print and lectures into our gray rnatter.

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ADMINISTR TIO i it l Rl+l.XR .XDMIRAL T. R. COOLEY The officers and men of the Naval Academy Pre- paratory School were welcomed aboard by Rear Admir- al Thomas R. Cooley, Commander of the U. S. Naval Base, Newport, Rhode Island, ln his address just prior to the start of academics the Admiral expressed the hope that during our stay here, we might come to appreciate the pleasant atmosphere of the city of New- port and the surrounding area. Admiral Cooley, a native Californian, graduated from the U. Naval Academy in March, 1917. He reported immediately to the battleship, USS Florida. remaining on her throughout VVorld VVar I and par- ticipating in the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet. In the recent war, the Admiral commanded the USS Alniaack from 1941 to llliil-1Q42, the USS Wasliiiigtoii from April 1944, to November, 1944, and was then elevated to the rank of Rear Admiral, becoming Commander Battleship Division SIX. After the peace Rear Admiral Cooley held several more interesting sea duty flag commands, before being ordered to his position here at the Naval Base. Now that NAPS has joined the base, we look to his leader- ship as we work and discover the pleasant atmosphere of Newport he commended to us. I O 0 4 O CAPTAIN XY, V. HAMILTON As Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval 'l'raining Station, Newport, R. l., Captain VV. V. Hamilton, provides logistics support for the Naval VVar College, the Ceneral Line School, the Naval Academy' Prepar- atory School. and other Base activities. The Captain QUSNA, Class of 'zij spent the early part of his naval career on board destroyers, be- coming commander of tl1e USS Claxton in 1937. Then he had several interesting shore assignments, taking the iunior course at the Naval VVar College, teaching the U, S. Naval Academy, duty in the Navy Depart- the time of the Pearl Har- the staff of COIIIVTHSRFOICC- One until 1943. Later in 1944 he assumed command of the USS Astoria which he kept throughout the' re- mainder of the war. ordnance and gunnery at and serving two tours of ment at VVashington. At bor attack he was there on Since the war Captain Hamilton served as Chief of Staff to the Commander of Naval Forces Mediter- ranean, and in April 1946 he set up the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia. On IQ june 1949, Captain Hamilton took over his present post, and he with Admiral Cooley, re- ceived NAPS as we moved llltl October. 1 l

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Lt. Cdr. K. Steen, executive officer. Une detinition ot the term executive is: any person charged with putting laws or plans into etteet. Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Steen, as Executive Ofhcer, fuliills this definition. Previous to his enrollment at the U. S. Navf al Academy, Lt. Cdr. Steen attended the Uni- versity ot Michigan tor one year. During his so- journ at Annapolis, he held a position on the football squads of '38, YBQ, and l4o. A graduate of the Hrst class to be accelerated because of the war emergency, he received his commission on j February 1941. llis entire vvar time career consisted of dutv on board destroyers, the small but miglitv tin-cans of tl1e fleet. ln October, 1947, he vvas ordered to the Bureau of Naval Personnel, where l1e ser- and ved as director ot the Nledal and Avvards Divi- sion tor fifteen months. ln lanuarv, 1949, he came to NAPS as XVcltare and Recreation Oili- ccr, and in October vvas named Executive Officer. ln this final capacitv xve have been proud to know and follovv him. I TERNA ORG NIZATIO During the past academic year, the heavy wheel of administration rolled steadily along its chartered course, giving organization and pro- gress to our ulife at NAPSN. The commanding otHcer was, ot course, the hub, but his executive oflicer was his munber one supervisor. Then fol- lovvcd the spreading chain of command, led bv men pictured in this section. 'I'l1e areas of life represented bv each one of them, vvhen summed up. gave us our evcrv dav activities. From academ- ics to athletics. phvsical health to spiritual sc- curitv, and battalion routines to personnel prob- lems, thcrc vvas ellicient machinery set up to handle our needs. Cdr. G. R. Iohnston, doctor. l.t. Cdr. l,. ll. llrcnning, dentist.