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

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lured, , but... C' 1 X 7 TW. 4 f'1 Y '-s .4.,sJ,s. ahl ren and Ward Leaving the Chapel and passing by the beautiful home of the Superintendent, we next approach Dahl- gren and Ward Halls. Here, perhaps, we may find the Naval Academy's most striking version of the old and the new, afforded by Dahlgren's venerable appearance and Ward's more modern features. Home of the De- partment of Ordnance and Gunnery as well as a milti- tude of other functions, Dahlgren Hall continually amazed us with its versatility. During our four year stay, we have seen this building serve as a ballroom, a concert hall, a held house, an armory, an indoor baseball field, a gym- nasium, and for two departing classes, a hallowed hall in which graduation exercises were held. Its plaques and flags allordecl much of the rich tradition of the Academy and the Navy. Its rangy conhnes gave the Executive Department a chance for parades on tllC rare occurrences when it rained on Wednesdays and much drill space to the Department of Ordnance and Cunnery.

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fh.ay,lmou4hLio l At the beginning of Second Class Year, we were introduced to the Department of Ordnance and Gunnery. From that time on, the world of breechblocks, recoil mechanisms, and computers was a big part of ou 1' academic lives. Many of us came to dread the Walks over to Ward Hall or the occasional trip to Dahlgren or the gun shed for the competitions. However, we all came to agree that the program of theoretical and practical instruction was indispensable to success in our future naval careers. From the 'nuts and bolts' course of Second Class Year, we proceeded very rapidly, . A it seemed, into the intricacies of modern naval tire control with its maze of directors, computers, ballistic predictions, and so much more. Who can forget the hours we spent poring over rangekeeper flow diagrams or the countless dehnitions and symbols which we had to memorize? How about the many times we heard, Gentlemen, this isnlt a memory course, and then wondered who was kidding whom? Captain John V. Smith Head of Department Left to right: Front row-Pattillo, Donovan, Hartley, Slagle, Smith, Joslin, Gastrock, Hel- strom, Gambrill. Second row-Oberholtzer, Janiszewski, Babcock, Farrell, Orvis, Evans, McNamara, Jones, Cheapman, Parker. Third row-Gorman, Patton, Gray, Roach, Townley, Metcalf, Salin. I i I i I I A