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

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We gratefully acknowledge our debt to Lt. Cronin, through whose able Hngers ran all the threads that bound this Capxtan together. And to those oflicers who guided and directed our efforts in the various fields of our activityigo our thanks, to: Lt. Pence, artg Lt. Pearce, advertising, and Lt. Wagner, photography. LT. CRONIN AND EDITOR Cnwmmw 'X 1 Om! ' - An old Arab story tells of a huge boulder that was started from some place in the Middle East along the road 'the pilgrims took to Mecca. As each Arab came to the stone he lifted it and threw it as far as he could along the road. After many centuries the boulder reached its destination. Sometimes it seems that the Capsian got to the printers much the same way. Those harried midshipmen you may have noticed around the. school were worried not over finals but deadlines. Those thoughtful ones were planning a new layout. The frantic ones were tearing their hair over the lack of pictures from the photographers. The fiendishly chuckling ones were struck with the idea for a devilish cartoon. And you couldnlt have missed the mid- shiprnen photographers who popped up from under the table to snap you enjoying your Saturday afternoon stew, who blinded you at inspections, and who were always on the scene of a mishap or accident just hoping it would happen again. Of course the Capstan staff didn't spend all its free time on the Caprtan-itjust seemed like that. There were times when we shrugged our shoulders at our storm-struck work room and dashed off to Sweeney's-but, somehow, we always came back, with an inspiration more or less. Finally, somewhere along the line, it happened, and the thing was clone. So hereis where we give it one last fling. From now on it's your problem. s. 9' Ai - 1 f 2 . . f ,Q . , .Qi ., .gf L ft x t N f . - .W-'.s..t1 - - 4,7 ft-4.41 -,-2... V ,,..- g if' 'i5ifffTi ? 'Eml. .' -'ii .Q-. -T 'M J. Q.. .f. W:-f : V .f --'- - K 1 H' s . V 'A Wm' LF 7 Zi rilfl 2 .., . . ,.s:w'f'- -F-'Z---c 1 i sf' f. 'f fm 'V . A 1,55 5 5113 fi' lei it iw' , r' 'wif '- 1 VS AV w,A..,, 4..,.v.,,. ,V .5,1,,, of f ff, A 4, 1.1, guy- '-S ,l'., .Hit Ja. mug- ' - t' - N-1 5:1 '41, . t2f'f :-- s -,,-i .' 'I-:E X .1 ' .. ' ' f,...4., -, ,,,.,g, ,iff 4 .ij -in ,.., I 1 get 1 1515- ts. t tf. ' . V , , H ' an sg, ' f .Fir Q - 1, . .K If - - ' ' 1.1.5.2-L.,-...?f :f, T' -in .. : - . rr:- -. :..1.:3z7vi.- -we . -,ur J.:-4'2 9 IQ 1 '1 f if n 4 iw '.-ie, Z,-w . ,, M 4 .. f'Tf ff.i?j?f'.. ,Q S - , . - vi.. - . . 0 Xit'1fQ2n-:l:a:R2i-'nwfw'-sefllfff i . 4- sviseay.-: -i. u Ef-.:i,1- 1- . 9 1 , ,t6f .,-,At-N-,A 1: ' g A, I :fi-. if' . . ,q.1.f.-.:7- vfrmg- r ' ' f' 'f'::,1 E , ' Q ag ' :., Miz? -' ' ' ,, ff- asv 71 -i 1 M ta, ff., - ' f 1. 55531 ' 'Misa' - ,, 4 5,5 Q Q. t Q f N I I V ij. 'li Q' -1.2.5 t aff: '. Ni 2 nxt. 1 f 45 1 .j 'fl,:j'f:-1'- gf ., fl-3 ' ..,.'m?TJff:4rfr1g . 1.7. ' .2 1'-.H+-Qfn V. s fm ., . ,.., fa' 'Q' tt v iQ5'1'4 .... VIH! WL 1. J, K gm , ...tg 3 J 5 I gm' ' : ' ff: ei? F1511 -fs . 'I' MW 5-'tl' tu.-. 'Trgff .. if . - J. -9,-,,,,.,-, .. ,,

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