United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook (New London, CT)

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A Mural On Every Wall CDR Espelie and Mr. Dixon library The key to success in our technical society of today is not knowing all the facts, but in know- ing where to find them. At the Academy this poses no problem with our completely equipped library. As we pass through the portals of this store- house of knowledge we have four paths which we may follow. The first is to remain in the main room and enter upon the world of fiction. The second leads to the periodicals which cover all the recent technological developments, as well as current literature. The third path brings us to the stacks in the rear which house a vast wealth of science and technology. The last path is that well worn thoroughfare that the first class follow into the law library. Here are to be found all that we can ever use in either federal or mili- tary law. For those of us who find these paths to be a confusing maze, there is always the help- lul advice from Cdr. Espelie or Mr. Dixon. 21

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CDR Smith, Department Head Mat elmzfias' During our first two years at the Academy we felt that we were being subjugated to some unnecessary mental gymnastics in an attempt to become accomplished mathematicians. During our last two years we felt that we had not applied ourselves studiously enough to the most important facet of our engineering back- ground. Without the perseverance of the Mathe- matics Department, few of us would have been able to plod our way through ship design, elec- trical engineering, or any of the other engineer- 20 if xl The Department Staff Department ing courses. We were the last class to complete all our mathematics in one year and two quarters. We managed to cover, in that time, all that was required, although we did so with a loss of some classmates, and the experience of Christmas trees. To Cdr. Smith and the Mathematics Depart- ment, we owe thanks for their undying efforts to give knowledge that we seemed to repel more than to understand.

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CA PT Hoag, Department Head Science Much of our class time during the first two years at the Academy was spent under the watch- ful eye of the Science Department. Who will ever forget uDaddy,' l-loag's weekly Magic Showsm? Professor Hoag had his own unique way to make the learning process both a pleasant and profit- able one. Third and Fourth class Physics prepared us for the engineering courses that were to come during our final two years. Only this Hrm foun- dation made it possible for us to undertake the difficult Second class year. Chemistry classes were intensely informative, even if we sometimes had to choose between a joke and a quiz-we could usually laugh! Chem- istry Lab was always a challenge. We were taught the importance of neat graphical and statistical results. However, it was not all work. We can all remember the dust explosion experi- ment very vividly. I wonder who knocked the acoustic tile off the overhead or who turned the Agar Agar green. The background given by the Science Depart- ment has been invaluable. As we enter the service as officers We will remember the theoretical and practical knowledge imparted to us. Q' 6 'I The Depczrfnient .Stuff