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

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Clockwise fr dock; a bridge level view of a break-bulk Frank Tejada with a buddy on the t :o, ''This is all folklore', Hoc ause the sea is vio- lent, the lore of the sea is frequently violent. Where normal arts are heroir, heroi( a( ts are beyoncf th(' pale of credibility. When the light is dim, thunder mutters and the sea growls, it is diffic till not to believe as an old man tells these traditions. The life of mariner folklore is like the life of a breaker. The sea gathers together, swells, c rests and rushes ashore to break, withdraw and reform. So folklore stems from little incidents to whic h others accrete for a while and then the mass breaks apart, but the pieces reform again in another shape and the act is repeated. i t Opening 15

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 ■■ : i 'i i:. i (» vi |’ns..-n. iVlmv: snn.mri sLirs Ii ‘'I'»-' tic fiy 1’uimm: hie Linr, up • | ikn in I ! 11 I v') i •. Futhonnoro, if the sea wanted a person ano he was rescued, it was believed to be only a temporary salvation, because the sea took him in the end and maybe his lescuei as well. Few seamen today understand why they sa- lute' the quai tei doc k when they stop aboai d a man-o-war, why a broom is hoisted to the masthead aftei a successful catch, why a man j'ives money to the first person he- meets aftei a promotion 01 why the whistle is blown leaving the port. Should the sailor loyally obsoivo all these acts, no blessing will attend him noi will he he punishc'd if he disiC'| ards them. Yet, lie does them and such ac ts as c ustoms. Opening v v- 3 €. r 14

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The Faculty and Administration section is placed here to acknowledge those people who have dedicated themselves to the Academy and the education of Midshipmen. The section also provides the Graduates with an opportuni- ty to remember the people who have made the passage of their time at the Academy a little more interesting than it might have been, To thse whose names and faces appear on the fol- lowing pages a hearty thank you and Godspeed. FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION President Vice President Secretary of Transportation Maritime Administrator Superintendent Deputy Superintendent Assistant Superintendent for Administration Offices of Academic Dean and Admissions Offices of the Commandant and the Registrar Offices of External Affairs and Academy Administrators Departments of Humanities, and Math and Science Department of Marine Engineering Departments of Naval Science Physical Education and Athletics Chaplins, Librarians, and Hospital Staff mm Full Speed Ahead by Griff Foxley This dramatic rendition of convoy action during World War II shows the undauted sprit of the American Mer- chant Sailor. Secure in the knowledge that his cargo must be delivered the Captain sees his chance and orders Full Speed Ahead , disite the dangers posed by the enemy. I