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

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ATHLETICS Over the years, the place of sports in the lives of midshipmen has re- mained relatively unchanged, as the needs for recreation and exercise have not diminished. Competition in intramural contests helps develop individual morale as well as that of the regiment. While fundamentally a source of pride within the regiment, the athletic exploits of Kings Point varsity teams have become valuable in increasing public awareness of the Academy and its mission. 12

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“In the years to come many a Captain and Chief Engineer will open these pages and look back upon his life as a Cadet-Midshipman. One can easily vis- ualize the memories that will ensue. The reviews, the drills, the classes and the highlights of his youth will be lived again.” “We, the staff, feel that it has been a privilege to have been instrumental in producing the first yearbook of the Academy. May there be bigger and better MIDSHIPS in the years to come.” Hill E. D. Swanberg Editor-In-Chief, 1944 for the staff It has been twenty-five years since the words of Editor Swanberg were written. During those years much water has passed under the keel as the saying goes. Thousands have come and gone since then, each to seek his fortune in the world. Times and methods have changed, but one small thread re- mains . . . the spirit of 1944 to produce bigger and better annuals. The staff of the 1969 MIDSHIPS has strived to do this, sometimes wondering if it was worth it. You now have the product of our labor before you and we hope it is “bigger and better” than those before it. Now twenty-five years old, MIDSHIPS is ready to go forth into the next twenty-five, keeping in mind the phrase, “May there be bigger and better MIDSHIPS in the years to come.” 1969 MIDSHIPS STAFF