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

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Those hot days of July and August. I don ' t think I have been so tired for so long in all my days. Excuse me, I should say the Class had not been so tired, for I had only been around since the 7th of July. They worked hard, and were proud of their accomplish- ments. They took pride in themselves, their class, and in the Naval Academy. They knew that they must be ready to answer the call, and not fail when it came. For those of you who never had to memorize them, I cite the fifth Law of the Navy: On the strength of one link in the cable, Dependeth the might of the chain. Who knows when thou may ' st be tested? So live that thou bearest the strain! A chain they formed, strong at every link, and they were to be equal to the task. When the day for the field meet arrived, the class was psyched, for it signalled the end of the summer, and Parent ' s Weekend, with all its enjoyment would soon be theirs. I don ' t think those girls knew too much about soft- ball, but I heard no one complain. .. , m 5

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When the Brigade returned, things got tough. No longer was it a question of 12 plebes against 1 firstie, but rather 3 upperclass against 1 plebe! It was to be a long year with many ups and downs. Mostly downs. Those guys had a typical plebe load of 18 hours a semester, but that didn ' t include a 3 hour no credit course entitled The Plebe Pro- fessional Program . Their upperclass expected them to get 110% on each pro-test, and that meant studying about 4 hours a week extra. But plebes are plebes, and it was all part of the game. Like I said, plebes are plebes, and ' 79 had its share ot antics. They were probably the last class to endure an en- tire season of football rumbles, oops, I mean pep rallies, the night before each game. They also saw to it the A-4 and F-4 still got their underway hours. I think those jets have seen more action since coming to Navy than they saw in the fleet. The year passed quickly though and they soon had only one more task to attempt; HERNDON. ' 76 did it up right, and without the dry run scheduled for the night before, they attempted the climb. They got close a couple of times early on, but I helped to bolster their confidence and en- thusiasm, and together we made it in just under an hour, a modern day record which, after observing this years per- formance, might stand a long time. .; If ( i ' ' ' »( ' b-vy