United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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- ¥0--- i.«rf ■■: . n V j .♦■.■ • ■ WT 5 81 unva iai3 4: . ' fyl. MAHAN HALL • • • Mm ■. ep. W. !i2i fe: . Lil 2 r:::.5J- iS r « .:A yft - ' i K ' ' - — ■ ■.ImWvti; When we left Bancroft and proceeded straight ahead, we found the most imposing of the Academic group. Mahan Hall, complete with the tower and clock, seemed to be the center of the yard. In our plebeian ignorance, we even looked forward to the day when we would start our academics within its confines. It didn ' t take us long to appreciate the complete library that was the main part of Mahan, the scientific classics housed in its right-wing, Sampson Hall, and the mathematical derivations hidden in the crevices of Maury Hall. 28

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MacDonough hall . . . W.Z laaned tke %fa id aveA, Thus, while the first and third class sauntered out the gate to sample the pleasures of Crabtown, we of the fourth class began to know and appreciate the yard itself. We spent many leisure hours wandering over the Acad- emy grounds, admiring the buildings, the landscapings, and, of course, the upperclassmen ' s drags. MacDonough Hall attracted us first, and we soon learned of its many recreational facilities. That massive structure provided us with many pleasant hours of relaxation during the long summer, when basketball games and one-minute boxing rounds supplied our oflF-duty enjoyment. 27

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. . . G4iJ(ll iAJLe leoAMjed tU t .i , ' Our tours through the yard provided some well-earned relaxation and also gave us something to think about. Every building commemorates the name of one of our Navy ' s great men, and every monument pays tribute to some famous part of the Navy ' s past. Our interest was partly natural, and partly artificial, for many of the upperclass inspired us to learn the date on the Herndon Monument and the number of icicles on the Jeanette Monument. One of the most imposing memorials was the Tripolitan Monument— a fitting memoriam to the six valiant naval officers to whom it is dedicated. TRIPOLITAN MONUMENT