US Naval Reserve Midshipmens School - Capstan Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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OR CENTURIES upon centuries mariners the world over have been establishing customs and preserving traditions which are unparallelled by other services. And come hell, high water, or a Philosophy major to the lXfIidshipmen's school, every one of their number must be thoroughly familiar with these customs before they qualify as salts of the sea. Seamanship is the type of course which embraces everything pertaining to the Navy which is not covered by other departments. In it you run the gamut from discovering how to tow, maneuver, and anchor a ship to ascertaining who gets the wettest seat in a motor launch when there are two Admirals, a General, a Commander, and an En- sign embarking. CAS if we didn't already knowlj Assuming you are blessed with a just portion of common sense, flavored by attributes of forehand- edness and leadership, the technical knowledge is provided by lectures and drills, supplemented by an indispensable copy of Knightis and a handy pocket-sized compendium explaining the life, loves, and obligations of a YVatch Officer in every im- aginable predicament. Xvhen you can prove satis- factorily that you know what they contain your commission wafts through in the form of a cirro- cumulus halo. Seamanship also meant lforse Code, Hag hoist and movies. The movies were held in somnolent Vlashington Hall and usually featured a deathless serial entitled uShip Construction. Here we watched, spellbound, movies depicting the birth and development of a vessel. Climax of each movie occured when the workmen snapped a chalk line. lt invariably happened and never failed to provide a thrill, YVell-heated XYashington Hall often gave us cause to struggle with Morpheus. Even Lt. Lord, head of the Seamanship Department, once publicly ad- mitted that he drifted off to sleep almost every time he sat in XVashington Hall. l54l