US Navy Officer Candidate School - Sea Chest Yearbook (Newport, RI)

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X-. ---.---f-f--'FI' L 5. A, Standing: R. W. lsert, BMC, LTJG R. L. Marshall: LT W. B. Jones, Jr., LT P. B. Davis: LT H. F. Kane: C. E. Bailey, BMC Seated: LT C. F. Faas, LCDR A. H. Waldo, Jr.: LT R. S. Watson Down Lo the sea in ships, we shall go and as we clanrber up our lirsL ladders Quo! we shall never say USL2lll'SH agaiuj there is no doubt Lhal the minds of each of us will be groping for the nomenczlalure and principles gathered in seamanship class. May we all remember our newly acquired 'vocabulary and may none of us ever fall so low as to use those horrible words which would mark us as landlubbers to the crew Qligadsl what a fatej. Although a rose by any obher name might smell as sweet, slill rope is nol rope, but line and walls are not walls, but bulkheads. Standing: G. E. Stomper, BMC, LT J. D. Singer: LTJG R. A. Walling LTJG R. J. Carey, LT J. K. Lawrence, LT W. E. Reed, LTJG R. E. Hersmang H. J. Stack, YN3 Seated: LT D. E. Hihng LT F. S. Handler: LT J. N. Echternach 4'-1.- -44

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LCDR GEORGE W. WAGENHORST Of course, by far the most popular topic was taken up in the second month when we touched upon those empyrean subjects liberty, leave and discharge. Many a more imaginative O. C. was seen to lean dreamily back in his chair and Count on his fingers the days of leave he had already acquired. As a matter of fact, many had already decided how they were going to Spend them by the time the class had ended. Of course, such reveries were always conducted at the expense of a military aptitude mark. But now we are Ensigns and wish we had paid more attention to thevpart that concerned the proper procedure on going aboard ship. Let's see - shall I ask the C. O. out to supper 01' not? Might as well, maybe he'll pick up the tab. 1 X

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LCDR ARTHUR H. WALDO, JR. No doubt the more conscientious O. C. will clutch his H. C. Enterprises' Rules of the Road cards fondly in his left hand as he salutes the Officer of the Deck for the first time. Witli his confidence thus bolstered, he may rest assured that his career aboard ship will be a meritorious one, for does not white over red mean pilot ahead? Those submarines might prove elusive though, as one could hardly be expected to dis- tinguish side lights 100 feet under WZltCI'. But, so long as we mind our blocks and tackles, and keep a stiff double luff, we may ourselves be one day classihed ancient mariners and amaze our grandchildren with our salty tales and sea lore. .-1. tp PPB I