United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATING CLASS I congratulate you on graduating from a proud Academy-proud of its tradi- tions, proud of its accomplishments, proud of its prestige, and proud of you. You are different from the Plebes you were four long years ago. You have grown up as you grew older. You have sailed perhaps 50,000 miles—twice round the world. You have grown familiar with many types of ships—liners and tankers, bulk carriers and general cargo ships, steamships and nuclear propelled ships. You have talked, often in their own language, to people in every land on the face of the earth. You have had to study hard, and one third of your classmates found that they could not achieve the high passing grades we require. You have as good an academic background now as any Rachelor of Science from any college and you have trained minds to use this knowledge. You have your Federal License to be a Third Officer of “any ship, any tonnage, on any ocean.” You have your Ensign’s commission in the U. S. Naval Reserve. This is your Yearbook. Your activities are in it, your picture is in the back. This is your life. I am proud that you have come so far, so well. Now we give you your free- dom so that you can fulfill your mission. It is to be the Rest Ship’s Officers that anybody has ever seen! You enter the Long Blue Line of graduates who have risen to the top of their profession, and who, by their competence, dedication, and diligence, have brought credit upon themselves and their Academy. I have confidence in you. I wish you Good Sailing. Your prospects are bright. “May you sail the deepest deep and win the fairest fair.” Godspeed. Gordon McLintock Rear Admiral, USMS Superintendent

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THE HONORABLE James W. Gulick DEPUTY MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR

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 ‘iv REAR ADMIRAL Gordon Me Lintock USMS, SUPERINTENDENT