US Naval Reserve Midshipmens School - Side Boy Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Early in the days of World War II, the land adjacent the Fort was an indoctrina- tion center for naval ollicers just out of civilian life. From all parts of the continent and from all walks of life men came to be sworn in, learn as much about the Nag in the limited time available as they could and to venture forth to serve their country which was still reeling from the cowardly punches it had received. The indoctrination center was finally replaced by a midshipmen school as the Navy saw its needs for a training center to handle the stream of young men who came forth from the colleges and universities of the nation. With eyes still aglow from the campus life they had left behind, their hearts and souls singing the hopes and promises of the Navy blue and gold they came to Fort Schuylerf Many in number were those who came to study and learn the ways of the Navy behind the weathered steel gates and fence of the Fort and many in number were those who passed through those same gates a season later, prepared to go to sea in ships. 78

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otes From the Editor Just three and a half weeks have passed since the conception of the third issue of GANGWAY-and now it is ready to go to bed-and so is the staff. Memories of those three and a half weeks will forever remain with us, reflecting scenes of palatial X-8, evening chow in Ship's Service, chocolate layer cake with some of Grandma's own brew of coffee, mid-term exams, proof-reading, layout problems and last-but not least-week-end liberty-in the class room building. To say that confusion attended GANGWAY'S progress, from infancy to the publisher, is putting it mildly-it reigned supreme! Following the close of hostilities with Japan, things began to happen around Fort Schuyler so fast that GANGWAY could not keep up with them. Officers were detached, department heads were changed and midshipmen were moved from one barracks to another. So, in order to stabalize our own affairs and get GANGWAY to bed by publisher's deadline time, we decided to set up the battalions as they existed at the beginning of September, to list the Staff as it was operating at about the same time and to hope for the best. But things were not all as portrayed above-we did have fun even if in a punchy sort of way. Spurred on by a juke box that ate up nickles like a New York subway turnstile, the invigorating visits of Radar and encouragement from the entire staff of the station we looked on the sunny side of things and plowed ahead. Too much cannot be said for a staff that produced in fine style when production was sorely needed. To Bob, Phil, Herb and Ro go a million sincere thanks for wonderful cooperation and work. As a shipis helpless without a rudder, so would we have been without the staunchest supporter and inspiration of the GANGWAY, Ruth Thurman. Disciplinar- ian, advisor and housemother-we owe much to her. Perhaps this will be the last GANGWAY to roll off the presses. If not, we all hope that future GANGWAY staffs have as much fun in producing their book as we did in producing ours. However, they can never have better cooperation from all concerned in the production of a class book than we enjoyed. It is to these, the unsung laborers of GANGWAY,S production we tender a heartfelt and humble 'cthank you. ' BILL DUNCAN 80