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UNITED STATES NAVAL 

ACADEMY 

Annapolis. Mary/and 

Catalogue of Information 

1954 
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ow to Bl't'Ollll' .t \lidsh1pn1.1n at the "·"ti Academy ...... li' 

So11rt1·' of Appoint1m·nts. • ... , . . . . . . . Ii' 

!low to l'rnc1 .. ·d in \ppl\'in(! r. r '" \pp111nhni·nt 20 

C:"no·ral Rf'f(llin·mcnts ns to Citi1cn,hip. Ai:c, Char;1ctcr ancl \[.irit.d St.tins 25 

Sc·hnl.i.tk Entr.mct• Rer1uirc111cnts . . . . 27 

Pll\'sit»I R1~111irl'mt'nts . . • . • • • . . . . 37 

Entr.tnc" Dt·p<l'its. Pa\". and R.1tinn Allowance 38 

lat~ nf th<' :-\,l\.tl ..\c.1d .. mv in the '\an's Education.ti Pattern 41 

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Sr·amamhip and '\a\'igation 

Ordnant'!' and C:unn .. rv 

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Elt·C'tricnl F.n~inct·ring 

English, Tlistory, .incl CoH·rnmt•nt 

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BOARD OF VISITORS 

The Board of Visitors to the Naval Academ,· co11\'cnes 

annually It is composed of. · 

The Chairman of the Committ<'e on Armed Services of 

the Sl'nall or his dc~ignec, 

Three other \kmlwrs of the Senate designated b) the 

\'ice President; 

ThC' Chairman of the Comm1ltee on Anned Sen ices of 

the I ln11s<' of Hcprcwnlal1\ cs, or his designee; 

Fo11r other .\lcml)('rs of the llo11se of Representatives 

dC'signalC'd h) lhC' Spcakcr of the House oI Representatives, 

Si\ pt•rsom dC's1g11ated b) the President 

The Board i11q11in•s i11lo the state of morale and discipline, lhc c11rnc11l11111. i11struclio11. physical equipment, 

fiscal affairs. academic melhocb and olhPr matters relating 

lo the :\a\al \ cademy. 

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oord of Visitors- 1954 

ACADEMIC BOARD 

CttAIR\IA:-1 

Superintendent, U. S. :\a\'al Academy 

:\[!:.\!BERS 

Commandant of :\!idshipmen 

llea<l of Dl'partment of Seamanship & :-\a\'igation 

£lead of Department of Ordnance & Gunner~ 

Head of Department of :\larine Engineering 

Head of Department of A dation 

Head of Department of ~lathematics 

llead of Departmenl of Electrical Engineering 

Head of Department of English, History, & Government 

I lead of Department of Foreign Languages 

Head of Department of Hygiene 

I lead of Department of Physical Education 

SECRETARY 

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J?ORBWORD 

The United States Naval Academy is maintained by the Government, under the immediate supen ision of the Bureau of Naval Personnel of the :\av) Department, for the sole purpose of educating 

and lrainmg young men for careers in the Naval Service. The students 

ha\'e the rank of midsl1ipmen in the United States Navy and are 

granted the degree of Bachelor of Science upon graduation. The 

mission of the 'aval Academy is as follows: 

Through study and practical instruction to provide the midshipmen with a basic education and knowledge of the naval profession; 

to develop them moral!), mentally, and physically; and by precept 

and example to indoctrinate them with the highest ideals of duty, 

honor, and lo)·alt), in order that the na\'al sen ice ma) be pro\ ided 

with graduates who are capable jumor officers in whom have been 

devdoped the capacity and foundation for future development in 

mind and character leading toward a readiness to assume the highest 

responsibilities of citizenship and go,·crnment. 

The Xa\) looks forn•ard \\ ith confidence to passing on its leadership to the hands of young men imbu"cl \\ith the ideals expressed so 

aptly by John Paul Jones: 

"It is hy no means enough that an officer of the Na\ y should be 

a capable mariner. He must be that, of course, hut also a great deal 

more Ile should be, as well, a gentleman of liberal education, refined 

manner, punctilious courtesy and the nicest sense of personal honor." 

The purpose of this pamphlet is to disseminate to preparator: 

and high schools in the c:onntry, and to i9terestc>d persons, general 

information concerning the manner in which this mission is accomplishc>d. It is directed partic:ularl) to those who ma) desire lo enter 

the l\aval Academy. 

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1HIS IS !HB NA YAl ACADBMf 

The Uniled States Naval Academy occupies the unique position of 

being the only institution in this country established and maintained 

for the sole purpose of providing career officers for the 

Ba ckground Naval Service. It is neither a university nor a training 

school, but is distinctly a naval college, the four year 

undergraduate "college" of the vast "Navy university." It is administered UJ1der the Bureau of Naval Personnel by the Superintendent, 

U. S. ~aval Academy, who is a flag officer of the line of the Navy. 

The Academy was founded in 1845, during the administration of 

the Honorable George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy, at Annapolis, 

\ laryland, its present location, where it bas been in continuous session 

except for a brief period during the Civil War years when it was temporarily removed to ?\ewport, Rhode Island. 

Beginning in the year 1899, following an appropriation of 

$10,000,000 by Congress for the pUJ·pose, the Naval Academy was almost entirely rebuilt in the French Renaissance style after the designs 

of J\lr. Ernest Flagg. of New York. The grounds of the Academy proper 

now comprise about two hundred fifty-six acres along the west bank 

of the SeYem River, on which are two hundred seventeen major buildings. 

From its small origins the Academy has expanded to a present enrollment of over three thousand five hundred midshipmen, organized 

into a Brigade of two Regiments. Graduates of the Naval Academy, 

who in addition to meeting the academic requirements have also 

been found satisfactory in the physical requirements and in aptitude 

for service (a measure of the individual's officer-like qualities), are 

commissioned either as Ensigns in the Navy or as Second Lieutenants 

in the U. S. ~larine Corps, and all receive the degree of Bachelor of 

Science. 

The physical layout of the Naval Academy radiates around the 

hub which is Bancroft Hall, the midshipmen's dormitory. In its six 

inter-connected wings are housed all members of the Brigade. 

Pla nt Bancroft Hall is in itself a small city, with tailor and barber 

shops, a tremendous galley and mess ball capable of serving 

at one sitting the entire Brigade, a store, a soda fountain, recreation 

rooms, post office, sick quarters, dental quarters, and all the miscellaneous facilities necessary to support such a large establishment. The 

various buildings of the Academic Group are named in honor of Naval 

heroes of days gone by, and throughout the Yard are situated monu-

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The Chapel 

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nu:11ts to the great men and e\ents in the ~a'') 's illustrious past. The 

dome of the beautiful Chapel, in the basement of whieh is located 

John Paul Jones' sarcophagus, dominates the scene, and is a landmark 

sought b: those approaching from Chesapeake Ba). The Severn Hivcr 

affords opportunit) for the midshipmen to cultivate their proficienc: 

under sail in the many Ya\\ Is,' achts, and smaller craft'' hich are maintained for their instr~1clion a11d recreation. The Yard is also equipped 

v,:ith many fine pla) ing fields, tennis courts, an eighteen-hole golf 

eoursr, a gymnasium, and swimming pools. I n the academic buildings 

arc modern laboratories de\'oted to the practical application of theory 

learned in chemistry, physics, electronics, marine engineering, gunnery, 

and otlwr subjects, as well as a host of realistic training aids, all integrated to gh·e significance to the academic pursuits. Tlwre is as yet no 

airfield, but seaplanes arc based on the rh•er to proYide training for the 

midshipmen in this aim of modern warfare along with their training 

in surface and sub-surface Yessels. The rifle range, on the opposite 

ba11k of the Se,em, is used each summer to give to the midshipmen a 

fundamental indoctrination in small arms, and to impro' e their marksmanship. 

The Brigade of \ lidshipmen is administered under the Commandant of I idshipmen by a midshipman officer organization composed of members of the first (senior) class. B~· a system of 

Regime n rotation of midshipman officers ("stripers"), opportunil) for 

exercising leadership in both tactical and administrative 

areas is afforded to as man; of the senior midshipmen as is practical. 

The life of a midshipman at the 'aval Academy is a rigorous one. 

Ile is fully occupied from l\londa) morning until Saturday afternoon. 

Like an) other person in a militar) organization, he follows a well 

planned routine from re\-eille to taps-that is, from the time he rises in 

tl1e morning until he goes to heel at night. The strict discipline of this 

routine distinguishes life at the :'\a val Academ: from life at ch ilian 

colleges and unhcrsities. Yet this same daily program, since it is borne 

by all midshipmen, is conducive to the close comradeship and mutual 

understanding that lead to enduring friendships. It is this comradeship 

that forms the basis for the high esprit of the Brigade and of the i\avy. 

Comradeship is an intangible of the sen ice, difficult to express either in 

writing or in speech, yet to midshipmen as to the officers of Bag rank it 

represents one of the greatest rewards of a naval career. 

A midshipman's day, as outlined in tl1e following schedule taken 

from Naval Academy Regulations, begins at 0615 (6:15 a.m.). He rises, 

prepares himself for breakfast formation thirty minutes later, and begins a day of stud), recitation. drills, and laboratory work that keeps 

Bancroft Holl of Twilight 

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1im bus) unlit 1555 (3:55 p.m.). lie is then free to work al cxtraurricular acthitics and sports, both varsil) and inter-company, until 

1900 (7:00 p.m.). After the e\ening meal, which 1s the high point of 

the day's social activitv, he again returns to academic pursuits during 

tud) hour, which ends at 2200 ( 10:00 p.m.). Fifteen minutes later, 

ps finds him "turned in" for the night. 

The academic day is divided between indiYidual study and group 

ecitallon, laboratory work, and practical drills. Time must be ver~ 

arefully allotted to adequate preparation. The allowance of one hour 

f preparatory study for each hou1· of recitation requires diligent 

budgeting of time by the midshipmen, but when such budgeting is 

done there is sufficient time to allow mastery of each lesson. 

Watch standing is a \ital part of midshipman training. In the 

xecut1on of this closely coordinated dail) program, the midshipman 

receives inlensi\ c training for his later duties aboard ship. About every 

ightt•en da,·s he is excused from all his academic duties and serves 

n lhc watch squad, assisting in carrying out the <la: ·s routinc. This 

is clone, of course, under the direct supervision of the Commandant 

of \lidshipmen, the officers of the Executh·e Department, and the midshipman o£Iiccrs of the Brigade. The e.\perience gained by the midshipman ,,i11 be in,·aluable to him later in his narnl career when he 

,,;II lw called on to stand watch aboard ship. 

The week's work comes to a close Saturda\ noon. The wcl'kend, 

which ends Sunday at evening meal fo1 mation', releases the Brigade 

from the hea\\ academic routine. On Saturda\ afternoons 

The and e\ en in gs the midshipman may attend the' many interWeekend collegiate athletic contests in which the :\a,·al Academy is 

engaged. All classes have liberty in Annapolis on Saturda) 

afternoons, and the upper three classes enjoy the prh ilege on Sunday 

afternoons also. The first class is allowed several weekends for out-oftown leave and may also leave Annapolis on holidays. Saturday night 

frequently features a dance, or "hop," which the upper three classes 

may usually attend. (These "hop" nights, except for one each year, are 

not for fourth classmen, nor may they escort while on town liberty.) 

~lotion pictures are provided in Mahan Hall for all midshipmen on 

Saturday night, and on Sunday afternoon the upper three classes may 

escort guests to these movies. 

Since its beginning the Naval Academy has maintained a pallem of 

midshipman participation in formal worship designed to strengthen 

our country's cherished religious and moral heritage. Protestant and 

Catholic chaplains assigned to the Academy b) the Bureau of ~aval 

Personnel and a chaplain named by the National Jewish Welfare Board 

The Ring Dance-M emorial Hall 

C \TALO GUE Of l'IFOR,t\TIO'\ 9 

work together in offering all midsl1ipmen their respective 

eligious types of spiritual ministry. 

ctivities Symbolic of this concrpl of the place of religion in 

human life is the prominent location of the magnificent 

'hapel, attended h) all midshipmen who do not choose a denomina-

·onal place of worship in the city of Annapolis. Attendance al the Naval 

cadem> Chapel. or at some church of tlw midshipman's own choosing, 

compulsory on Sunday morning. 

The cornerstone for the '\a,·al Academy Chapel was laid b) Ad1iral Dewey in 190..J. Completed in 1908, lhe Chapel was enlarged in 

9..JO to accommodate a congregation of twenty-five hundred. Four of 

s brauliful stained glass windows arc memorials to heroic leaders of 

le past. Significantly, the fifth and newest window shows a young 

ffi cC'r on Graduation Day. Behind him are years of anxiety and hope, 

•ork and play. Brfore him lies a lifetime of dedicated sen·ice. Dressed 

r the first lime in the uniform of an Ensign in the Navy of the United 

talcs, he reads the scroll commissioning him as such. High above him 

e Stars and Stripc•s floats in the breeze; but in the background stands 

1e ~Ian of Galilee, pointing lo an even higher obligation. It is the 

radualc's "Ill\ isiblr Commission," challenging him lo consecrate his 

j alty to self and lo country by supreme loyalty to lhc God who gave 

im both. 

Directly beneath t.he dome of the Chapel, in an impressive crypt, 

the bw-ial place of John Paul Jones; and beneath the Chapel nave is 

t. Andrew's Chapel, available like its more spacious counterpart for 

rotestant, Catholic, or Jewish services ,tS required. 

In addition to the regular and special services prO\ ided in the city 

f Annapolis by all major religious bodies, both Protestant and Roman 

'alholic religious activities arc offered within lhc Yard. 

On Sundav, Hoh· Communion is offered in an ('arh sen ice to 

hich member~ of all° Christian chuxches are imited. The ~ain service, 

hich is non-denominational in character and in which a midshipman 

hoir of one hundred thirt) 'oices participates, is held in the Chapel 

t 1010. ,\bout once a month during the academic year a clergyman 

·ho 1s rC'cognizecl as outstanding in his denomination is guest preacher. 

\'c ckcla~ Chapel sen ices arc held during Lent and on the rnrious 

oly clays of the d1urch, as \\Cl! as on clays of national significanc('. 

'he first and third Sunday e' enings of the month are reserved for 

lL'L'lings of the ).a\'al Aeaclc1m Christian :\ ssociation in Bancroft Ilall. 

1 ol~ \lass is celebrated' in the Chapel b; midshipmc11 of the 

:athohc faith on Sundays and on Ho!; Da;·s of Obligation. \\ eekda> 

lass is said in St. \ndrcw's Chapel. Confessions fll'(' heard on Salurhristmos Concert in the Chapel 

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ap, and at other times as desired. The ;\a\'al Academy l\ewman Club 

eets regularly during the academic : ear, on the second and fourth 

unday e,·enings of the month Prominent Catholic clergymen and layen are frequent!: in\ited to address the club. 

The curriculum at the ::\am! Academy places primary emphasis on 

asic education, as opposed to pure training. in order that a firm foundation may be laid for the future de\'elopment of its gradhe uates. Training is, howeYer, included to insure appropriate 

urriculum applie;at1011 of theoretic bnc.:kground and at the same time 

to pro,·ide the Fleet with junior officers who arc of imediatc usefulness because they are skilled in operating techniques. 

though a large amount of .ictual and simulated training is conducted 

t the \ cademy proper, b; far the largest amount of it is accomplished 

·hen the midshipmen are embarked in the cruise ships for tours of 

iree months' duration at sea and in foreign ports of call. During these 

eriods the midshipmen fill regular billets in the complements of oprating ships of the .\a'}• to learn at first hand the duties of pett; 

fficers and seamen as well as those of the junior and other officers. The 

ruises are made in battleships, cruisers, destroyers, aircraft carriers, 

nd submarines, and during one summer include a major amphibious 

peration Through their performance of duties in engineering. gunery, nadgation, communications, a\ iation, and tactics on these 

ruiscs, the midshipmen are able to confirm by experience much that 

le) ha,·c learned in the classroom. 

The integration of the theoretical and the practical is the core of 

he Academy's educational program, a program which has as its aim 

he clc' clopmcut in the midshipmen of the ability to think scientifically, 

o make a sciC'ntific approach, to analyze problems and to synthesize 

heir logical solutions. The midshipmen are also encouraged to recogizc and anah ze critiralh the national and international social and 

conomic problems of our· times, an understanding of which is heightucd hy their visits abroad. Such fields as literature and history figure 

ost importantly in the development of character, breadth of vision, 

nd a high sense of ,·aJues. The entire educational program is aimed at 

rcparing the graduate to the fullest extent possible for the future exer-

·isc of important strategic and operational command in the ;\a, y, and 

or the ultimate responsibilities of citizenship in a de111ocracy. 

The curriculum at the Naval Academy is prescribed for all midhipmen. with the single exception of the choice they are allowed to 

xcrc1sc among the foreign languages presented The prescribed curiculu111 is considered desirable in \'icw of the specific aims of the 

elore th e Army -Novy Gome 

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cademy, it also permits a high order of interdepartmental integration, 

vith courses arranged to supplement and complement each other. The 

urriculum further provides formal instruction in leadership, suppleented by long established precept, by example, and in general by 

he prescribed way of life at the Academy. 

An extensive athletic program, which ensures participation hy 

very midshipman, is conducted at the Academy. Varsity teams are 

fielded in every intercollegiate sport, and junior varsity and 

thletics intramural sports programs are conducted for all midshipmen throughout the year. Spirit runs high in intramural 

ports, victories counting as points in the annual Brigade Color Cornany competition. Likewise, each midshipman, to be eligible for gradation, must successfully undergo a progressi,·ely difficult series of 

wimming, agility, and physical stamina tests. In the course of their 

hysical training the undergraduates learn the techniques of coaching 

nd of conducting physical drills, which work they will be required to 

upervise as junior officers in the Fleet. 

The Academy also gives the midshipman an opportunity for selfxpression in a variety of extracurricular activities. According to his 

inclinations, he can develop proficiency as a yachtsxtracurricular man, an actor, a musician, an artist, a writer, journalist, 

ctivities orator, or photographer. 

One of the most popular midshipman organizaions is the Boat Club, center of sailing and small boat acti\"ity. Knockbouts, dinghies and even large schooners, yawls, and ocean racing 

loops are a\·ailable for use during recreation periods and on weeknds 

For the midshipmen interested in writing or journalism there are 

our student publications at the Academy. The Lucky Bag, class yearook, requires a four year effort and responsibility and is a $60,000 

nlerprise. Serious Hterarv effort is found monthlv in The Trident; top 

liege humor work is done by The Log. The plebe "Bible" is Reef oints, a research publication of Academy lore. 

For midshipmen interested in public speaking and debating there 

s the Intercollegiate Forensic Society, which functions under the guidce of the Department of Engish, History, and Government. This is a 

roup of debaters and extemporaneous speakers who compete with repescntatives of the leading colleges of the United States weekly, often 

way. 

idshipmen interested in public relations find two outlets. The 

ublic Relations Committee provides a practical knowledge of pubicity work; midshipmen assist the press in reporting athletic and other 

nlramurol Tennis 

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cnts al lhe Academ). ThC' Reccplion Committee prO\ ides ci\ ilian 

tiso11 (".periC'ncc• in '' <.'lco1n111g and earing for \ isiting college tt'<llltS 

r1<l orga11izatio11s. 

\ lime plays a large pa1 t 111 lhl' C'\lracurricular program of thC' 

a\ al \ cadcm\ The GleC' Club. the ~ ·\-10 lmidshipm<llt dance or1estra and the· ConcE'rl Band and Orclwstra pro\ ide 1mtn11nenlal and 

cal l'\pression of interc•st in claso,ical. light classkal. and popular 

usic A mililary adcl1t1on lo this program 1s the Drum and Bugle 

orps 

The \f ,tsqut>raders 1nte1 C'\l those ''ho cu joy thc,1l1 ic.il work. 

hcthcr it hc acting. di reeling. lighting, p1 op making, or make up 

pular reception of lheir polished annual production i> <lh1 a~ s cnusiastic. 

Il ohh~ eluhs a~ a big part in a midshipman's extracurricular acilies. These organization'> 11;cludC" the large and practical \leeha11i1l Engincermg U11h, the \l ode! Club, the Radio Club, the Stamp 

lub, the Chc•ss Club, and the \l athematies Club. For lllC" linguish 

ere are the French r]ub, the Spanish Club, the Portuguese Club 

e German Club, and the Hussian Club. Sen ing a dual purpme uf 

aining and enjo~ nwnl. each of these Clubs conducts mcetin{';s in its 

tlrticular foreign language as well as innting speakers of natural 

Jene\ lo them. 

This, in co:1cl11sion is a summar\ of the '\anti Acadenl\, its hislor\. 

ph; sical plant, it> curriculum, a;td its opportunities. L'att>r scct1oi'1s 

this cataJoguc " ill co' er in detail man; parts of this prec1s. but this 

sa; 1s designed to gl\ c emphasis and unification to the 1111iq11e feares of the :'\,11al .\ caclC'm; a~ a n<11al collcg-e-a college with one spefic purpos<• lo prO\ ide c.irC'cr officers for the ~a' al SC>n icC'. 

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AT Tl/£ NAVAl ACADE!r/Y 

Thl'rc <11c three ba~ic slcps in the proecss of becoming a midsh1prnn in the U.S. :\av; These inl'Ohc (a) obtaining a nomination for 

appointment from onc of lhc sources mentioned below, 

osic Ste ps (b) accomplishing the neccssar; scholastic prcparalion. and 

(c) passing the required ph; steal examination. Each of 

hesc steps is described fully in the pamphlet entitled Reg11latio11s Gorrning the Admission of Candidates into the ['nited States Xaval Acadmy as ,\/idshipmen, which may be obtained by writing to the Chief 

f t\nval Personnel, ·avy D epartment, W ashington 25. D.C., or to the 

upcrintendent, U. S. '.':a"al Academy .. \ nnapolis, aryland. A sum1arv follows. 

·From time to time there has been e' 1dence that ,·oung men conider the first of these steps to be almost impossible. This belief is er-

:mcous. In addition to the fact that many embers of Congress award 

eir nominations on the basis of merit among those "ho apply, the 

lw prO\ ides additional sources of appointments which are open to 

oung men who ha,·e the will to succeed. 

The numbers of appointments mentioned in the following paraaphs are those authorized by law. From time to time, howe\'er, re1ctions ma; be effected through limitations prescribed by the Coness in the annual appropriation acts. Such exceptions would appear 

the Hcg11/ations Goi;erning the Admission of candidates into the 

nitf'd States \'ai;al Academy as :'.lidshipman for the year in\'olved. 

The President of the United States is allowed to appoint seventy-

' e midshipmen each year, to he selected from among the sons of officers and enlistecl men of the rC'gular \rnn i\a\\, arine 

ureas of Corps. Air Force, and Coast Guard. · . 

ppolntments The \'ice President of the United States, each 

United State's Senator. and each Hcpn·sc•ntative and 

cl<'gatc in Congress ma; ha' e lh e midshipmen at the' '\a' al Academ~. 

he \'ice President ma\ make his 11ominalions from the United States 

large• The United Stales SC'nators 11111st make their no11111iations from 

nong re\idenls of thC'ir rC'spccti,·c statC's. aucl the \ IC'mbC'rs of the U S 

ouse of H<'prcsentatin•s must m,1ke their nominations from among 

sidcnts of the congressional districts or lC'rritories wltklt lh<'y reprC'-

nt. 

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18 U'ilTED STATES AVAL ACA D E MY 

:\!embers of Congress are authorized to nominate a max.imum of 

four candidates for each vacanc). The candidates so nominated ar~ 

usually designated as the principal and the first, second, and third 

alternates. 

One hundred sixty enlisted men of the regular Navy and :\!arine 

Corps may be appointed each year. 

One hundred sixty enllstccl men of the Xarnl and ~farine Corps 

Rescn es ma) be appointed each year. 

A total of fort) appointments is authorized for the sons of deceased 

officers, soldiers, sailors, and marines of the two \Vorld Wars and for 

tl1e period from 27 June 1950 lo an undetem1ined elate. This includes 

sons of male and female members of the Army, Na''), ~larine Corp , 

Air Force and Coast Guard of the United States who were killea in 

action or have died, or may hereafter die, of "·ounds or injuries re7 

ceivecl, or disease conlraeled or aggravated, in active service during 

v\'orld \\'ur I or World \\'ar II and for the period from 27 June 1950 

to an undetermined date. 

Twent) appointments annually are autl10rized for young men who 

are honor graduates of the military and naval schools of secondar) 

school Je,·el which ha,·e been designated as honor schools by the De 

parlment of the . .\rm: or the Na,·y Department. and from the member 

ship of the Naval Resen c Officers Trainu1g Corps units at the fifty-twa 

colleges and uni\ er~ities ha,·ing XROTC units. Ten of these appoint] 

meuts arc allotted to tl1e hunor school group and ten to tl1e NROTO 

group (limited to contract i\ROTC students). 

One appoinlment is allotted to the sons of the cidlians residing i~ 

the Canal Zone and the sons of the cidlian employees of tl1e U. S 

GoYernmen~ and the Panama Railroad Company residing in the Repub 

lie of Panama. 

The son of anyone ''ho has recei,·ed, or ma,. hereafter receive, th 

Congressional ~ledal of Honor may be appoi~ted as a midshipmati 

upon fulfillment of tl1e admission requirements. 

Fi\'C.' midshipmen are allowed from tl1e Dbtrict of Columbia. 

One appointment is pro,·i<led for a uati\'e Puerto llican who must 

be recommended h\ the Governor of Pueito Rico. In addition, five 

midshipmen arc allowed to be appointed from Puerto Rico on the 

nomination of the Hesident Commissioner. 

Such additional qualified alternates and competitors as may be 

authorized under pro\'isions of Act of Congress Approved 30 June 

1950. 

For non-U. S. citizens the following sources of appoinhnents are 

pro' idecl: 

(a ) A ma\imum of twenty yo1mg men at a lime from American 
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cpublics (other than tht• L'nited Stall-s' and Canada .ne allowed to 

.. eei\t• i11strn<.:lion at lht '\,\\'al Acadt•m\, but not mon• than three 

·om ai1y one of such Hqrnbhcs. or ( :anada. shall H•cc•1\ L' instrucl1011 al 

w sanw l1nw. The nrnlshipmen trom other :\.nwrican Hqmblics am! 

·anad.1 rt•cl'i' e the sa111e pay. allo\\ ant·t•s, and l'molunwnts as 111id1ipn11:11 I rn111 the L nitt-d States; .111<l tlu·~ an· subjt'd lo the same rules 

nd n·gnlatwns as nmlsl11pnwn fro111 the L nile<l Stales; but their grada tio11 from the :-.a,,tl \t:adc•m) docs not entitle then1 lo appointment 

an) offict• or pos1l1011 in the Unikel Stales >,,n-~. 

( b) \ total of lour Fil1pmos, to lie clcs1gnatccl h: the President of 

1e lJnited SL!tc·s. 111a: be .1cl1111llcd .ts 1111<lshipmen umkr s11bstantiall: 

he S•llllt' conclit1om .is .u e .1pplicable lo the citizens of otlwr American 

cpubl1cs and Canada. 

E\cept m thc cases of those recet\ n1g nominations from the \ice 

residl'nl United Stales Sc11ators, and \kmlwrs of tlw llouse of Heprc-

:ompetitive 

~ppointments 

sent,1tl\ t·s, and those sn-k111g .1ppointnwnh h: 'irtue of 

being the sons of holders ol the C:ongrl'ss1onal \led,11 

of llonor, all of the .1ppuinl111t•nb me11tio11t·d abu' e for 

Umted ':>talcs c1lizt·ns illl' 011 a compct1tl\ e basts. This 

neans that ca11diclalc' 111 the \'arious cornpditi\ c· groups must take the 

·cgular e11lra11cc C\aminal1on or the s11lista11liating t'\.tlllltlalion to estah1sh rclati\ e slandi11g withi11 the group. For thost• taking the regular 

nlranc:l' c\am111al1011, tht· rdall\ t standing is based upo11 the a\ era gt• 

f the marks rccci,·ccl in English aud m.1thematics. 

It is the polic), ho,,e,·er, of some \kmhers of Congn·'s lo re1111irc 

pplica11ls fm their non11nal1ons to parl1c1pak iu a spC'c1al <:ompct1l1\ c 

xami11alio11 or lo lake the ;\;\\'al .\cadt>lll\ 's O\\ n l'lll1<111ct• t•xaminal1on 

n a l'Olll[>Lltll\e basis Tht >.;nal \cadem: s exami11.1tions are held 

nh 111 .\ l,1rch uf the 'l'ar 111 which admission is sought, whereas the 

pe.ci.il t·ompl'ltll\ l' L'\:u11in..1Lions an• mu.ill~ held i11 Jul) of the ) ear 

rececl111g that 111 wl11d1 the candidate des1rt·s tu enll'r as a midshipian T ht· s1wcial t·o111pl'liliH' exa11n11ations nrn) also he held at times 

itlwr tha11 Jul:, a11d all ana11ge111t•11ls with rc;,peet to such cxaminaions an• handled exclush ch bv thl' U111tcd '>t••les Cl\ ii Sen ice 

..:01111nb'1on for the \lunhu~ of 'co11gres> conc<'rnecl 

I l IS ad\ isahlt tho11gh not mamlator} lo make application for ap-

>ointmc11l at least .1 : l'ar in ,,d, .rnc:t• ol .111l1cipatt•d admission as a 1111dsl11pm.111 For t·x.1111pl1', 1 candidatt who inlc:mls lo 

When to Apply apph to a \Jcmbn ol Congress sho11ld do so h: J1111c 

[,l of tlu 'car pn·cl'd111g that 111 "hich he hope~ to 

•nl<'r as .1 1111cbh1pma11. 
20 U N I T E 0 S T A T E S N A V A L A C A 0 E M Y 

HOW TO PROCEED IN APPLYING FOR APPOINTM ENT 

This section indicates the st~ps necessary to obtain a nomina· 

t1011 from an) of the "arious sources of appointments. 

It is the custom of the President to gi,·e his appointments to th 

sons of officc·rs and enlisted men of the regular Arm}, i:\a\), ,\ arin~ 

Corps, Air Force. and Coast Guard, because personnel 

Preside ntiol in these categoriC's are rarel) able to establish penna· 

Appoi ntme nts nent resi<lmce and thus be elie;ible for congressional 

nominations. To make application for appointment from 

this source, the can<li<latt or his parent should address a letter to the 

Chief of :\a, al Personnel '\a,) Department, \\'ashington 25, D.C., 

clearl) indicating the sen ice connection of the parent and gi' mg th~ 

son's full namC' a11d date of birth. The letter of application should also 

designate the \car in which admission to the ;\a·.-al Academv is desired 

LC'tters of application should be forwarded any time after June 1st of 

the year preceding that in which admission is desired, but well in ad• 

\anc<' of the fourth \\'ednesda) in \larch of the admission year. 

C ancliclac) must he established m time to participate in the ,\!arc~ 

entrance e:1.am111ation. Only the Chief of Naval Personnel can issu~ 

authorizat10n to report for a ;'\aval Academy scholasfic entrand 

examination 

Jn the e\cnt of vacancies in the annual quotas of appointments authorized from the >la') and \larine Corps and the Naval and ,\ arin~ 

Corps Resen es, qualified Presidential nominees in excess of the Presidential quota ma: be admitted to fill such 'acancies. 

Those making application to the Vice President. to a United States 

Senator. to a Representati,·e of a Congressional District. or to a Delegate in Congress should do so at least a full year in 

Congressiono l ad,·ance of the year in which the candidate hopes to 

Appointments enter as a midshipman. As stated elsewhere, som 

embers of Congress require participation in a competiti\ e examination, which is usually held in July of the year preceding admission to the Xaval Academy. Permission to take the examination must be obtained from the \ !ember of Congress in advance. The 

special competitive examinations of this type are not :-.:a\'al Academy 

examinations and ha\'e no direct bearing upon the candidate's scholastic 

qualification for admission as midshipman. After recehfog a nomina· 

tion as a result of a special competiti\'e examination, the candidate must 

still fulfill the :\a\'al Academy scholastic entrance requirements by one 

of the three established methods. A direct letter of application to the 

ember of Congress concerned and inclusion therewith of all statements procured to further the application. such as the fa"orable en-
CATALOGUE OF l 'IFO R MAT I ON 21 

forsrmrnts of school officials and prominent citizens, would he in order. 

A candidate for appointment from this source must haw enlisted 

m or before July 1st of the year prrcrdin!!; that in which the :\arnl 

C'aclcmy entrance e.\amination is held ·\n: enlisted man desiring to 

l< conw a candiclall' should make known such desire lo his commanclng offiC"c'r early in his enlisted ser\'icc• 1l is customan for the Bureau 

f :\arnl Personnel to direct the command111g officers of ships and stations to conduct a sun c\' of enlisted personnel, for the purpose of 

nomi11atmg those who apply and wl10 are deemed 

to he snitahle officer material. After recommendation b: the commanding officer and after undera vy or Reg ular going a preliminary physical cxammation, enlisted 

applicants are required to take a special examination, usually in July, to determine their degree of 

ptitude in the subjects inrnlved in the Naval Academy entrance 

xaminat1on. Those who an.' successful m meeting these initial re1uirenwnts arc tlwn transferred to a preparatory school maintained 

>) the :\a\) Department at the U. S. Naval Trainmg Center, Bainbridge, ~lar: land This preparator) school remains in session from 

bout September lst until the time of the Na\'al Academy entrance 

examination Ill \larch of the follO\\ ing year. The courses of stud) 

re designed to impro\e the candidate's preparation for the Naval 

cade1m entrance exammat1on, and for those who are successful in 

the ent;ance examination instruction is continued to prepare the 

candidate for the first year's work at the Naval Academy. Enlisted 

en on acth e duty who hold nominations for appomtrnent from any 

other source may also be assigned to this preparatory school. The 

one hundred mt} standing highest among those who pass the Naval 

cademy entrance examination will, if physically qualified, be apointed as midshipmen. Those standing below one hundred sixty in 

the competitne list but who pass the examinations become eligible 

or admission in the event eligible candidates fail the pbysicaf examination, or for other reasons do not enter as midshipmen. Eligible 

enlisted candidates of the regular Navy and ~1arine Corps, who are 

in excess of the number allowed from these sources, may be appointed 

to fill vacancies in annual quotas of the President of the United 

States and Naval and arine Corps Reserves. 

Enlisted men of the Naval and Marine Corps Reserves whether 

on active or inactive duty should make known to the commanding 

officers of their respecti\'e units their desire to become candidates for 

admission to the ::\a,·al Academy. Those who are deemed to possess 

the ncccssar~ scholastic aptitude and who ha,·e exhibited officer potentialities are recommended to the Chief of Naval Personnel for 

C AT \ LOGUE OF l 'iF OR\l AT IOi'I 23 

l1•'il!;1ial1on as eancl1dalt•s. Bridl), applicants must ha\'C' had at least 

m· ~car in the lfrsc!I"\ c b) Jul) isl of the year of admission lo the 

a\·al Ac:adc•m\, and 11111sl ha,·e al tended a minimum of l\\ cnl)-cight 

ppointment 

rom the U. S. 

regular drills or their cqui\'alcnl between July 1st of 

the pn·ecding year and the fourth \\'ed1wsda) in 

\ larch following. Acth c sen ice ma) he accC'ptcd in 

oval Reserve lieu of drills. one full \\eek of aclh e sen ice being the 

r Mo rine eq11i\ alent of one drill. ;\ pplicahons must be suborps Reserve 1111ltcd prior lo October !st lo the Chief of i\antl 

Personnel, Yia the commandmg officer of the Rescn e 

1111it. Enlisted cancli<lales from the Resen·es on inacthc clul\· are not 

L•ligihlt for ass1g11111e11l lo the \a1·~ preparntor~ school at B<iinbridge. 

\ aeancies in the annual quota allowed lhe President and \'aeanC'ies 

·n the c nlistC'cl personnel quota of the :'\a1 ·' and '\ larine Corps ma) be 

illed h) qualified :\a\ al and \ larinc Corps Resen·e nominees who are 

in cxees~ of the quota authorized thC' ResC'n·e. 

I .\11 honor graduate or a prospecli\ e honor graduate of a desig-

~nall'd honor militar) or na\ al school should apply to the principal of 

his school for nomination as a candidate for admission 

Appointment of lo the :\a\'al Academ). Each designated honor mil.iGraduates of tary or na,·al school ma) nominate three honor graduHonor Military ates or prospectil e honor graduates each year. The 

or Naval Schools details of submitting nominations are handled by the 

school concerned and the Chief of :\am! Personnel, 

:"\n1) Dcpartme11t. \\ ashington 25, D.C. 

On!) contract students in the :\'a\ al Resen·e Officers Training 

l.orps units at tht:" \ arious colleges and u11i1·ersities are eligible to apply 

for appointments from this source. Contract students 

Appointments should appl) to the Professor of ::\a ml Science at the 

from Naval t·ollege or unh·ersit\. who will in turn forward his 

I Reserve Officers reco1;,menclations to the President of the col!C'ge. Not 

!

Train ing Corps more than three candidates may be nominated each 

Un its ,·ear b,· each of the educational institutions in 11 hich 

~ :'\a1·al Ht:'sen·e Officers Training Corps unit has been 

I r\lahlish<'<l an<l is in operation. 

I Those appl) in~ for nominations under the laws prO\ iding for lhe 

1 sous of deel'asccl 1 clcrans and the sons of holders of the Co1w;rt•ssional 

Other Sources 

\ledal of llonor should "rile lo lhe Ch id of :'\;11 al 

PcrsoHud, :\a\')' Department, Washington 2.5, D.C. 

' of Appointme nts Such applic:anls should ghe the full nanw, rank or 

rating. and organization of the deceased 1 cteran or 

I A Close Finish on the Severn River 

C A T .\ L 0 G lJ E 0 F I 'I F 0 R .\1 .\ T I 0 'I :?5 

he holder of the Cougressional '.\ledal uf llonor, the full name ol the 

·andid;tle for appoi11t111c:>11l as midshipnM11, his date of hirth. and st1ch 

thcr 1wrti11C'11l i11f01 ma lion as will assist in the pmtll\ t' ick11llficatm11 

f both the parent a11cl the cand1ch1tl' Hcsidents of the· Oi-.tric:t ol 

::olumbia should furnbh the Bureau of '\a, al Per,0111wl "ith complete 

nformalion as to acldn·ss of residc11cc, lt11l 11<1111e. ,111d cl.1tt• of birth of 

!lw canclid.ite for appointment. .\pplicati011 for appoi11t111t·11t from the• 

:anal Zo11c must be addressed to the Cm C'rnor ol the ('.anal Zone' 

An Act of Congress appro\'ed J cnw 30, 1950, authorizes the Sec-

·etar~ of the ~a'·) to appoint additional midshipmen from qualified 

dditional 

ppointments 

rom Among 

ualified 

lternate 

ominees and 

ompetitive 

andidates in 

xcess of 

uthorized 

uotas 

alternates and qualified candidates i11 e\cc•ss ol authorized competiti\ e quotas. The nu111her to he admitted 

anmrall~ under this ,\et of Congress must he predicated upon the phnieal cnpacit~ of tlw :\'a,·al Acadc•1m and must not result in an C'\ccss ol tlw authorized strcn~th of the Brigade of \llclshipmen \\hen 

till' number of additional a<lmissiom is determined, tlw 

,\caclc·m1c Board will rcYiew the cases of 1.:andi<latl's 

within the eligible categories. Selections will he made 

rrom those whose records are outstanclmg in scholarship who ha\e the most foyorable rc:>connnendations 

from school and other officials cowring character and 

ersonality, and in whose cases there is marked e' idcncc of leadership 

otc>ntial as indicate-cl h~ class officc>s lwld, participation in C'\tracm-

·icular acth ities. and other achic•\ t•111t·11ts of nolt'. 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AS TO CITIZENSHIP, AGE, 

CHARACTER, AND MARITAL ST A TUS 

\ll ca11didatt•s for .id mission lo tlrl' L nitul St.1ll's '\,I\ ,11 :\cadC'11l\ 

11111sl Ill citizens ol thl' l'nited 'itatC'S ('\('!'pl as pnn 1cled h_, law rc;l 

limited 1rnmhNs of citizC'ns ol other \111t•1 iean Hepuhl1t·s 

Citizenship Canad.1, and the Phrl1pp111(' H.epublrc \11 .tlit•n can he ad 

1111tkd as .1 midshipman h~ an Act of Congrpss. 

\gl' limits ar<' l'St.1hlishecl by law Candidates must he hctween thl' 

ag1·s ol SC\l'nlcC'n and twent\-two 'c·;1rs \m cancliclatC' "ho has not 

n·adtcd his Sl'\l'lllcent'h hirll;cla\ on or lwforc> Iuh Isl or \\ho 

Age \\ill lrnH' rC'at'hl'd his twe11l>-wconcl hirthchn 0;1 m bcfon' Jul~ 

hl of the \C'al in \\ liich admission is clC'\in·d "ill he· ineligihlc· 

for .1d111ission. 

Ca11dicl.1tes 11111\t he of good moral ch,iractn rl1t• dl'termi11atio11 

of tl1is pn·rl'q11isitl' is 111 the hands of tht• '.\lcmhers of Congrc·ss for all 

lassroom in Sampson Hall 

CAT \ LOGUE OF l :'IFO RM\ T l ON 27 

who seek congressional nominations. The Secretar~ of 

Moral Character th< \,1\ \'ma~, ho\\!'\ l'r d!'dinc to accept the nonu11at1011 of anv ca11d1date 111 the C\ c11t t•onclusi\ e c\·idC'ncc 

>f unsi1itahl1• character is s1;lm1itted For other so111ces of appointments, 

lctc•n11inat1011 of charadn r1u•1hfication n·sh "1th those' authorized In 

<l\\ to sponsor such nominations a11d with the \a\~ Depart111ent. 

'-.o pcrnm "ho is lll<Hried. or" ho has hcen married. shall bC' eligible 

for admission to tlw ~a' .ii -\cadc1m as a midshipm.111, regardless of his 

ntlwr c111alifil'at1011s \I 1dsh1pnw11 shall not marr~. and am 

Marria ge 111idship111a11 found to he or to lul\ c llC'!'ll married will he dbcharged. 

SCHOLASTIC ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS 

111 the follo-.vi11g brief clesniption of the three methods of qualilyng scholasticalh for admission to the l\'aqiJ Acadt•lll\', onh the esscni<~I ft•at1m·s ,m: con•rccl. In adcl1tio11, howt"\l'r. certain of the admi11isr.1th !' policiC"s applied in the t'\itluall!ln of certifkates h<I\ e hcen in 

:hal!'d for guich1nec. 

( andid.1tl's, prosp•·t ti' c candidatc>s, and sehool offic:iab an• im itcd 

o t·orre.,pond with the Secretary, Academic Board, U. S. :\'a, al 

\cade1m, .\1111apolis, \lar~ lancl. n·ganling an; poi11ls in the acl111issio11 

c11'1irc·111e11ts 011 which furlher i11for111al1011 ma; he dcsired. Till' Seerl'-

<ll ~ of the .\t·adcmic Board \\ill he glad lo re\ it•\\ scholastic records 

or th<' pmpow of g111cla11cc tcmard fulfillment of the scholastic enr.tllt'L' rec1uirc111c11h. 

The scholastit: cnlranct• rl'q11irt:nw11ls lor ad111issio11 to the :\'a\ al 

\t·ach·m~ differ little• from the req11ire111e11ts for .1cl111ission to eollegcs 

a11cl u11iH·rsil1l's Ill the l' 11itl'cl Statc·s. I 11 mosl cases, 

econdary School th!' preparation neeclC"cl 1s incluclC'cl in the ,1cadC'mk 

re pa ration a11cl sdc•ntifit• c·11rril'11la of aC'neditccl sc·condan 

sd10ols. \\'hil1 th< sc•condan school-. 111 some se~­

ions of tlw co1111tn lllil\ not ofkr all of thC' c;i111ses nceclt•cl to fulfill 

th<' 1111n111111111 ct•rtdicatl' ·r!'quin·11w11ts. it i'i helic•\t•cl thal tlw candidate 

\\ hu .tlltieipat1·s lh<'s<' ll'<l'iin•111c•nh ,uffic:i1·11th i11 ad' ancc ol admission 

lo tli< \;t\ al \l'aclt•m\ mu ana11g!' his scliooli11g to insun· thl'ir fulfill1m·11t rhoroughnc" :11 prt'par,1t1011 is of !!;l<'at lllJport;\11('(' a1.cl should 

not he saC'rifkC'cl h: .111 al1C'111pt lo 1111ck1take a di\1•rsit~ of suhjccl'i 

t·onstituling an l'\l'<'ssl\<' \\ork load It 1s possible for a canclidat!' to 

•111al1f) sdwlastieall: )i, passi11~ tlll' n•e;1il.1r !'11tra11u· na111111atio11 C'\l'n 

A Dip in M id-Atlantic 

C AT A L OGUE OF I FORMATIO 29 

hough he may be unable to fulfill all of the technical requirements 

or an acceptable certificate. The subjects comprising the regular cnrance examination are algebra. plane geometry, English and U. S. 

istory. 

The Reguwtio11s Gor.:.eming the Admission of Ca11clidates into the 

Jnited States Nacol Academy as M idshipmcn prO\ ide three methods 

of fulfilling the educational requirements. An; one 

i\ethods of Ful- of the three methods may be utilized b\ candidates 

llling Educational who obtain congression;I nominations :1s principals 

equirements or alternates. Candidates for appointment from any 

of the various competitive sources are limited to 

he regular entrance examination and the certificate-substantiating extmination methods of qualifying scholastically. The order of merit of 

hose in the various competitive lists is based upon the a' eragc of the 

1arks received in English and mathematics, whether candidates take 

he regular or the substantiating examination. The examinations in Engish and mathematics are the same in both the regular and the sublantiating examinations. 

A candidate may qualify by one of three methods: {l ) lle may 

resent an acceptable high school record and pass a substantiating 

examination in mathematics and English. 

ow to Qualify (2) He may present acceptable high school and college 

records. 

3) He may pass the regular enrrance examination in algebra, plane 

eometry, English, and U. S. History. 

An acceptable high school certi.flcate (transcript) is one which atests the completion of four years of progressive secondary school work, 

or equivalent, in an accredited high or preparatory 

he High School school wilh grades of good quality and with certified 

:ertiflcate and credit in sufficient subjects to meet Naval Academy 

·ubstantiating requirements as to required and optional subjects. 

!xamination Graduation and the receipt of a diploma are essential. 

ethod The Naval Academy does not have a restricted list of 

accredited schools. It will accredit for certificate puroses any of the standard four-year high and preparatory schools that 

re fully accredited by their own State Boards of Education, by any 

f the regional accreditillg agencies, or by colleges and universities of 

ecognized standing in the vicinity of the school submitting the 

ertificate. 

The certificate must present 7 units of credit in mandatory subects and al least 8 units of optional subjects. The required subjects in 

he high school certificate are as follows: 

hemislry laboratory in Sampson Holl 
30 U N l T E D S T A T E S N A V A L A C A D E M Y 

Suhwct 

English 

Algebra 

Plane Geometry 

U. S. Historv 

l'ears in loig/i 

school 

4• 

21 

1 

J 

Units a/lou;ed for progressi~c u:ork 

3 

2 

l 

l 

Total 7 

• Thwc y"'1rs of English will meet this requirement il that amount will fulfill the 

rc<1uirements for graduation from the high school attended. 

t Three semesters of algl'bra will be acceptable for th" algebra requirement if the 

school <Trtifics that the c.rndidall' has covered s;ilisfnclorih the material listed under 

matht·nMlics Al and A2. in 1lw Rcgulations Governing Admi~sion of Candidates into the 

U111kd Stales \:av:1I .kadt·my as \lidshipmen. 

Optional units rna: be offered from nearly all of the subjects included in the curricula of standard high schools except stenography, 

t~ pt'\\'rili11g, bookkccpi11~. free-hand <lra\\'ing. music, agriculture. etc. 

Cl'rtificate cre<lit is not allowc<l for student actidtics, such as physical 

t'cluc:atio11, orientation. ~lee club, etc. The choice of optional subjects 

should he made from the physical sciences (especially chemistr), 

and/or physics but i11cl11cling physical geography, astronomy, etc.), 

foreign languages (such as French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, 

Italian, Latin, and Hussian), mechanical drawing, manual training, 

the social sciences (economics, go,·ernment, history, current events, 

etc , public speaking, industrial problems, and commercial law. The 

objeet here is to insure such breadth of preparation in academic subjects as is possible \\ ithm reasonable work load limits. \Iidshipmen 

pursue a prescribed course of instruction. an<l the required secondar} 

school subjects ha\ e a posith·e relationship to subjects undertaken at 

the :\a\'al Academy. The optional subjects that are most beneficial 

to a midshipman arc chemistry, physics, trigonometry, a modern 

foreign language, and mechanical drawing. 

lJeHciencies in a high school certificate may be offset by offering 

postgraduate work in the sub1ect or subjects involved and may be offset, in many instances, by offering acceptable college work in advanced 

and related branches of such subjects. All such \\'Ork to be considered 

for certificate credit must be pursued in regular classes in an accredited 

high or preparator; school, or in an accredited junior college, college, 

or unr,·crsity. The Na' al Academy does not allow certificate credit for 

correspondence or tutoring courses regardless of the school or agency 
C \ TA LOGUE OF I I'< FORMATION 31 

,vhid1 sponsors such work \lso, there arc definite limitations upon the 

u11011nt of cr('cl1t which lhl' '\a,·al Acadclll\ ma\ allow for work done 

n accredited cH•ning sccondan schools ;rnd. colle'gcs 

Candidates and prospecti;e candidates who arc in doubt conc('rnng the ('ntrance requirements are urged to correspond with the Sccre-

.ary, Academic Board. U. S . .\a,·al cadem~-. Annapolis, :\Jar) land. 

rl1c .\aval Academ~ is glad to render an~ assistance possible in the 

;election of preparatory courses. and to this end " ill re' iew and report 

Jpon complete or partial transcripts CO\ ering indh·idual scholastic rec-

)rds. Suitable transcript forms may usually be obtained from the 

principal of the high or preparatory school attended and should 

include a list of the subjects studied in each year of high school work, 

the total class lime devoted to each subject, the marks or grades received, and the credit value assigned each subject b) the high school. 

Transcripts that arc submitted in adHrnce of completion of the high 

school course should include the abo'e information for all completed 

subjects and should list the subjects in pro~ress and propo~ed for completion in the remaining time in the school, with indication of the total 

class lime to be devoted to each incomplete subject. The transcript 

should also include an explanation of the school's marking or grading 

system 

Naval Academy entrance exammahons, both substantiating and 

regular, are held only in :-.larch of each year, and they usually begin 

on the fourth Wednesday in that month. The Bureau of Naval Personnel issues the authori:iation to appear for exammation to each duly 

ommated candidate. It is the candidate's responsibility to determine 

"hcthcr he should take the suhsta11tlat111g or the. regular examination; 

and, in the case of a congressional 110111111ee who proposes to qu'llify 

b} tlic college certificate method, he must decide "hether or not he 

will n•port for an: mental examination other than the U. S . .:\a val 

Acadt•1ny Aptitude Test \\hich is required of all candidates .. \ ccuracy 

of decision is more near!~ possible of attainnlC'nt when the candidate 

has c·,·cn an informal opinion of certificate prospccts from thc '\aval 

Academy well in ad\ ance of the examination date. This situation i-; 

particular!: applicable in the case of a candid,1tc "ho is nominated 

for admission to the ;-..'a,·al Aeaclcn1\ in the same \car in which he is 

scheduled to graduate from high scl1ool. In such :I case the candidate 

11111sl decide before completing his high school course whether lo take 

the suhstantiating examination or the regular examination. Thus, it is 

ach·isablc to takl· ad\'antage of the opportunities •ct fmth in the preCC'ding paragraph. 

The substantiating e:-.amination consists of exa111i11alions in algebra, 

C ATALO GUE O F fNF R~t \ T I O 33 

lane geometry and English. Candidates taking this examination will 

also he given the U. S. :-.:a val Academy Aptitude Test. 

he The substantiating examination and the Aptitude 

ubstantiating Test are prepared h} the Educational Testing Service 

Examination under the direction of the :\aval Academy, and the 

results are determined h\ the Academic Board. The 

examination is held at rnnous pomts th~oughout the United States; 

and the authorization issued to each candidate by the Bureau of 

:'\aval PcrsonnC'l, ~a'y Department, will designate his place of exanunal!on The designation 1s usually based upon residence of the 

candiclate or the candidate's preference for an) established examination point The 'arious examination points are listed in the Regulations 

Go1;c•rning Admission of Candidates into tlie L'nited States Narnl 

Academy as ,,fidshipmen. 

Thl t•xammatio11 in algebra is based upon the topics normally mcludcd 111 a two-year high school course in the subject. These topics 

arC' adequate)~ co,·ered in standard high school algebra texts, including 

the following. 

\\'elb and llart, 'lode111 J/igh School ,\/gebra, D. C. Heath 

& Co. 

I lawkes, Luby, and Touton, First and Second Year Algebra 

co111b111ed , C11111 & Co. 

Schorlrng. Clark aucl Smith. Second-Year .\lt;ebm, World 

Bool C..o. 

The examination m plane geometry is based upon the standard 

one-year high school course in that subject. Suitable texts in plane 

geometry are. 

l lawkC's, Lub~ , and Touton, S eu; Plane Geometry, Ginn & Co. 

\\ c·11t\\orth a11d Sm1lh, Plane Geometry, Ginn & Co. 

\\'elb a11d Ilart, Plane Geometry, D. C. Heath & Co. 

The cxa1111nat1011 in E111~lish is based upon approximately four 

~ (•ars or stuch of the subject in a secondary school. The questions of 

one portion are designed to test grammatical usage, capitalization, 

pttncltt;1lio11 spelling. \OCabulary, reading ability, se11tence style and 

slrudun and a J;l'neral knowledge of English ancl American literature. 

TlaC' olhn porlion comists of exC'l'c:iscs in theme writing designed to 

llll'asun· th<' c·;utclidatc\ ahilil~ in English composition 

Tlw '\.1\ al \cad1·111~· has nol prepared a list of English texls, hut 

ror qu1·sl10ns 111 lill'rat11re il is recommended that the candidate read 

The Lib rary Reading Room 
H U '\I TED STATES l'\AVAL ACA D E MY 

and study works of recognized excelJence in each of the followmg 

groups, 1 drama; ( 2) prose narratn e; ( 3) poetr), ( 4) essays, biographies, and m1sce1laneous prose. It is important that the candidate 

have an acquaintance with traditionall) great literature and with 

recognized literary types. 

The substantiating examination in mathematics and English may 

be wai,cd by the Academic Board m the case of a candidate holding 

an outright congressional nomination who, in addition to 

The Coll ege an acceptable high school certificate, can present a certificate from an accredited junior colJcge, technological 

school of college grade, college, or u111,·ers1t:, attesting 

the completion of one year of college work with grades 

Ce rtific ate 

Me th od 

of an acceptable standard. The college certificate must include at least 

six semester hours of mathematics, selected from Co Hege Algebra, 

trigonomctr:, analytical geometry, calculus, etc. six of college English 

and or history. and sufficient other subjects acceptable to the Naval 

.\ cadem\ lo establish a total of at least twentv-four semester hours of 

credit for the year's work A normal year of ~o llege work will ha\'e a 

'aluc of appro:ximately th1rt: semester hours The :\a val Academy 

looks with clisfa ,·or upon an arrangement of college courses which 

appears to be deliberately designed to do nothing more than meet 

the minimum requirement of twenty-four semester hours. The college 

certificate method of qualifying ant1c1pates ability to complete a 

normal : ear of college work with grades substantially abo' e passing 

Candida/rs q11alif ying by this mrthod arc rcq11irrd to take the [' S . 

.\'ai:al .\cadrmy .\plit11de Test This test is gi,en at the same points 

throughout the United States as the substantiating and regular entrance exanunatlons . 

. \s in the ease of seconclan schoob, the :\a\ al Academ\ does not 

h;n·c a restricted list of accredited colleges. It will accredit ·for certificate purpo~cs an: of the establ1shccl pmior colJegcs, colJegcs, schools 

of tcchnolog' and uni\ ers1ties that are accredited In their own State 

Board of E~fucation and or 'arious regional accre<litine; ae;encks like 

the Xorth Central -\ssociation of Colleges and Secondar: Schools. the 

'.'\cw England hsoc1at1on of Colleges and Secondary Schools, etc. In 

general, an: school that is full.~ accredited b; other colleges and uni-

' ers1lies of rccog111zed stancl111!!; "ill be accrl'd1te<l b: th<' :\a' al 

\ cade1m 

Dt'fic1cnc1es in a secondar~ school certificate• need not preclude 

quaJif, ing b: the L·olL·ge certificate method Such deficiencies may be 

ofTsC'l h: offering ac<'eptable college work 111 ad' anccd and related 

lll'anches of the subject or subjC'eh which "ere lacking in the secondan school record If the deficiencies arc 111 e\cess of one unit of sec-
( \ T \ LOCUE OF l'\ FO RM\ O~ 35 

ondan school ered1t. thl' collegr wmk offered lo offset them must he 

.1l>m·e and he' 011d t hv 1111111nH1m rcq111renwnts for an acceptable college 

Cl'rtificate. If the ddicil'ncy bin hi~h school ma thematics, for example, 

collc•gc matlwmall{·s 1n c·\('t'ss of the s1\ sL·mrster hours of college work 

normalh required i11 tlm sub1ect must be offered For credit purposes, 

thC" \';n«tl :\ caclemy considers s1\ scnwster hours of college credit as the 

eqm' ak·nt of one 11111t of st•condary school credit. Three recitations a 

week for a school yl'ar comprise the normal basis for the assignment of 

si\ semC'ster hours of college credit, "hereas fi, e recitations a week are 

usu.illy required 1n sccondar; school for the assignment of one unit 

of credit 

Candidates "ho an• unable to qua lify by either of the cert ificate 

nH thods as well as thosC' who so elect, may qualif; scholasticall; b) 

taking the rc·~1ilar C"ntrance e\aminallon. This consists of examinations 

in English, LT S history. algebra. and plane geomC'try. The U. S. 

0-a' al Academy i\ plllude Test is abo required. The 

The Regular entire e\amlll.ttion. including the Aptitude Test, reEntrance Exami- quires a period of two and one-hall days and is given 

nation M ethod al tlw s.une places as the substantiating examination. 

The ex,1minat1011 is held onh in \larch of each 

0

'<'ar and usu.tlh bt•gim on the fourth \\'t·dncscla,:s of that month. It 

1s necC"ssan lo ha\t an authorization from the B'ureau of '.\a\'al Perso11m•l in c;rdl'r to part1<:1pale. The authonzal1on designates the place 

of e\,11ni11al1011 Thl· Bureau of '.\a\'al Personnel will automatiealh 

SC'llll the a11lhonzat10ll to the Candidate upon receipt Of the notice Of 

11omi11alion frnm tlw \!ember of Congress concerned. or upon acceptance of nomlllat1011 from any othn of thC' authorized sources of appointnwnts 

In .1lgdna, plane gl·Ometr}, and English, the exam111ations are 

idl·nlical to the substa11tialing examination. Suitable textbooks in 

thC'sc suhjt•ch are listl·cl undc•r the descnption of the substant1atine; 

t'\aminatio11 "hich appears earlier in this part o[ the catalogue. 

Thl' C\a1111nal1on 111 V111tc-d Stat1·s hislor; 1s an ohjecth t' examinatum design<'d lo co' er ,1 \ 111enc,1n histOr} from the colonial beginnings to the prcsc•nl, as g<·ncrnlly taught in standard secondary school 

histon c0111sL·s. a11d ( h thC' major e,·ents of cunt·nt American and 

world histon Tlw usua l current c' ents complement of an American 

his ton eour..,l' should prepare a studc•nt for the questions of part ( b). 

\ l.1p q<1t•stio11s ma} lw 11sPd "here suitable 

CATALOGUE OF F ORM AT I ON 37 

SAMPLE TIME SCHEDULE 

Me ntal Examinations 

All candidates report at 9 a.rn. Thr time until 9:45 a.m. will be 

tili:wd in making out the Declaration ')beet and 111 reading the in-

;trucllons on the Preliminary Sheet The subjects comprismg each 

ypc of examination and the lime allowed are as indicated in the 

!lowing table. 

UhJC'\.I 

Xo SubJ«I -, 

t<cc1uir-c<l of C:indidatc .. Enterm1: by 

Sub., tan Time: Allowed 

t1at1nl.' Colle;rc 

_J tion Exotmin:i· Ccrt16Ut(' 

• _ _ __ ----------~--~-•-•o_n __ _ 

I 

U S. :-\:aul .Academ\ I FIRST DA 'J \t•ltlu•le T'""' 9 .t5a.m. to 12:-iS p.m. (JHO m1nutc11) Clntcnnission, I ~ hours) 

Em.::11 .. h ..? OOp.m. to" IS (1.m. (IJ5 minutes} 

Plilnl' GC'Omtlry 

Ahrcbra ... . 

1 \;mud s ..... m .. o,,· 

SECOXD DAY 

1

'1 JO:a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (90 mmutCJJ (lnlcrmi!i!iion, 2 hours) 

I OOprn. to J.)() p.m. ll20 m:nut~ 

THIRD DAY 19 OOa.m. 10°10:15 a..m. (7.S minutes 

L____ l 

Ye .. 

\·eo!. 

Yc11o 

Ye~ 

Yt~ 

THE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

Ye• Ye< 

y,." "\o 

y,, "\'.o 

Yes "\'.n 

"o '.'\o 

1 

The Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force have made 

vailahle lo all candidates for the 1 aval Academy places where a careul prd1mman physical examination can be obtained at no expense 

o the candidate other than the expense of travel to and from the place 

f C\amination 

These preliminary physical examinations, which are conducted at 

aval hospitals, at Army and Air Force Bases, and on hospital ships, 

\di be gi\·en to an} candidate presenting a letter of request or authorzation from the Bureau of Naval Personnel, a Member of Congress 

r from a member of the Armed Forces, desiring examination for his 

;on or dependent relative. It is advisable to make an appointment in 

dvance . .'\. prospective candidate need not ha' e been formally nominated 

n order to undergo a preHminar) physical examination. In fact, man} 

\!embers of Congress, before deciding upon their nominations, require 

>rospec:th e nominees lo undergo the examination. Prospecti\'e candilatl's ma~ \Hile lo lh<' Senator or Hepresentati\·e to whom application 

or appointment will he made, and request a letter asking that the 

Dress Parade on W orden Field 
3R lJ '\ I T E 0 S T \ T E ~ '\ \ V .\ L \ C \ D E 'II Y 

C'xamination be gi\'(~n at the nearest examination poiut. Early physical 

e\amination is acl\isable. since defects are frequt'ntly re\t'aled which 

may be corrected if time permits. Formal physical examinations are 

conducted at spcc:ificd :\J.\ al Hospitals and othl'r specified l':a,·al 

activities in ,·arious parts of the United States. Candidates arc requirc·d to be physically sound, well fonned, and of robust comtitution Thr ph) sical requirements are exacting. The best interest of th~ 

Go,·crnment. the i\a'', and the individual demand that the\ be so. 

Detailed information concerning the physical rcquircmdnts and 

th<: places at which both prcliminar) and formal examinations an~ 

giH·11 is contairwd m the pamphlet R<'gulations Got·emi11g tire ,\ dmission of Candidates into the L"nitcd States Xar:al .\ cadcmy as .\lidshi7Jmc11 whic:h. as pre\ iousl: mentioned, ma) be obtained from th 

Bureau of :\a\·al Personnel in the ;\a\~ Department or from the Naval 

Academy 

ENTRANCE DEPOSITS, PAY, AND RATION ALLOWANCE 

Each candidate who has satisfied the requirements for admission 

and ''ho rs cligrhlc for appomtment mmt, before bemg admitted as a 

midshipman. deposit the sum of $100. This will not be ref uncled 

In addition the sum of $600 1s advanced to the account of each new 

midshipman, to be l'Xpl·nded for unifonns, clothing, te\thooks. etc. 

This latter item of $600 "ill be held as an obligation against the midshipman's account until sufficient crecht has accumulated to liquidate 

this debt. On the other hand, the midshipman ma) at any time after 

cnter111g the \ cadem: repa: tlm amount m full from his own funds. A 

midshipman is paid $81.12 a month, or S973.-14 a year, plus a ration 

allowance. Pa\ and allowance are furnished b, the Go,·ernment for 

tlw full suppo~t of a midshipman during his pr~paration at the ~,\\al 

Acadl•m\ for sen ice as a commissioned officer in the :\an-. The ration 

allO\\ a nee IS used sole!: for the m1dsh1pman's board Tlie $81.12 pc 

month is utilized, under the direction of the Superintendent, to pro-

,·ide the following. 

(a) Prescribed uniforms and required clothing. 

( b) Te,.tbooks and equipment. 

( c) Sundries (for cleanliness, health, and relaxation). 

( d Sen ices ( laundn, tailor, cobbler, and barber 

( e \loderate allowance for e"tracurricular acth ities 

f Lea' e money; provided a sufficient balance 1s maintained 

in his account 

( g Pa) ment of income la" by checkage of his account. 

( h) Funds to purchase nl'Cessary uniforms and equipment for 
C: \T A I O CUE OF I FORMATI ON 39 

lis graduation outfit so that he will be in all respects ready to assume 

1b duties as <1 commissioned officer. 

This maintenance allowance is considered ample for enabling the 

nidshipman to f!;raduate from the 0-a,·al Academy without incurring 

ny dc·hts lnckc·d. midshipmen are e\pcctcd to liH" frugally and within 

tlw limits of their pay, for the a\'oidancc of debt is a matter of great 

·111port.111ce in character building, which is a major aspect of the mission 

>f the :\ <l\ al \cadem' 

Exc:cllent medical dental, and hospital sen ices are available 1t 

hl' :\ :l\ al .\caclC'm~. ther are furnished midshipmen without cost, c\-

,1cth as thC'y arc prO\ idcd for all other personnel of the regular i'\a') 

:m acth c• dut\". 

Tlw hase JM) of the graduate upon being commissioned in the 

:\a\y as an Ensign or in the j\(a.rine Corps as a Second Lieutenant is 

$2,66i 60 per annum, which does not include dependency and subist.1w.:c allowances. 

188 PtAC8 OF fH8 NA YAt ACAD8MY IN fH8 

NA YY'S 8DUCAflONAt PAfflRN 

The Naval Academy is an undergraduate institution closely integrated ''ith the ~avy's over-all educational system. It is the "college" 

of a "~a''} universit)" of tremendous scope. The curriculum at Annapolis is designed to impart the fundamentals of the sciences, the 

humanities, and naval subjects as bases for the naval officer's future 

professional development and graduate work. At various periods be· 

tween sea and field assignments in his later career, the Na,·al Academr 

graduate will attend such institutions as the "C. S. Na,·al Postgraduate 

School, the Naval War College, the Am1ed Forces Staff College, and 

the l'\ational \\'ar College. 

The l'\a,·al Academy is the first step in the broad education that 

extends throughout the career of the naval officer. The complexity of 

the modem :\avy and present and future technical deYelopments demand an adherence, at the undergraduate level, to that which is basic. 

Specialization and the detailed study of special techniques have no 

place in the Academ} curriculum. 

Throughout the l'\avy's educational system the difference between 

training on the one hand and education on the other is recognized. 

Both are vital in the development of the ;\avy's personnel. Training 

searches out the more inlmediate objectives and may be termed, in a 

military sense, tactical The implications of education are broader and 

more lasting. Education is more profound, more basic; it is strategical 

in its long-range effects, and indispensable to continuing development. 

The ;\aval Academy, through a synthesis of theory and practice, builds 

solid foundations of professional thought, competence, and objectivity. 

Thus it makes available the outstanding career officers upon whom the 

country relies and around whom the avy ma:.· expand when it bcc·omC's nccessan to mohili7c for war. 

(41] 

Mid shipmen's " tuck"-Tecumseh, Replica al a Famous Figurehead 

CURRICU£U1Jf 

The 1\a\al Acaclem) curriculum has as its purpose the preparation 

f you11g men for careers in the United States 0-avy. Tht· curricula1 

·111phas1s \d1ich \\ill hcst accomplish this aim is explained below. 

J l b high I: important that a na\ al officer acquire lhe ab1lit) lo lhu1k 

cit·11tihcall). This docs 11ol mean iust a de\ eloped aptitude for cl1cm1sr), pli) sics, or electro111cs. I l means the abilit) lo make the scientific 

1pproad1, the eapacit} Jor casln1!!; a discerning e: c upon data, the deelopm<•nl of the instinct Jor break111g down problems mlo their clem•nls 1n ordt•r lo analyze them and elJ ecl their logical solutions. The 

N<I\ al •\ cade111y provides a scientific-engineering background \\ hich 

Jlaccs en1phas1s on basic principk·s, on <l\\ areness of n·laliomhips, the 

ntt·gratio11 of knowledge, and logical thought founded upon facts. 

'a111iliarit) wllh fundamental na' al operational tecl1n1c1ucs and a broad 

111m kd~c· of the potentialities and limitations of na,·aJ materiel arc an 

.sst•nlial part of the na\ al officers f,1ct11al background. 

Thl' 11;1\ al officer must ha\ e the abilil.' to recognize> and anal: zc 

'fitit·all.~ lht• national and international economic and soC'ia) problems 

four tml<'s. For example, foreign and domestic economic policies are 

lelt'r111ini11g cu11sidcrat1011s in naval acti' ities. The na,al oHicer must 

111derslancl people. Ile must kno\1 ho\\ to exercise the rc>sponsibililies 

f command. how to coopcr<llt• and sc>cure cooperation, and ho" to com1111111icatc• idl'a'> and ideals eflrcl1H·I: li e must haH· the ph: sical energ} 

to acco111p)1,h his tasks. 

Elt·1 <'11 dl'p.1rtments can) out the instruction and training of 111idhipnw11 'J'l11·w art>: 

Ewen ti' e 

St-.11n.111ship a11d .\«1\ igalion 

Orcl11anct• and Cu11111·1: 

\la1 i1w Engi11t·eri11g 

\ ' 1,1[ ion 

\lathl'n1atics 

I· kdrieal Eng111eering 

English, JI isti;r:. and'< :m c·rnnw11l 

Fon·i~11 La11gua~<.·s 

l l)gi< ll( • ~ 

Phpkal Education 

r 131 

Cruise Sh ip s 

C \T\LO ClJE ~ 1\ RMA ON 15 

EXECUTIVE 

~ew 111idship111e11 report for clut) at the :\'a\ al Academy during 

the summer preceding their first academic year. At this time they recei' ea careful!} supen iscd introduction to life at the ~a\'al Academy 

and in the '.'\a,·al Sen ice They are gi,·en instruction in infantr) and 

arc gh en positions of responsibilit) "ithin the fourth class battalions 

commensurate with their ability. \\'ith the beginning of the academic 

year in September they take their places in the Brigade organization, 

becoming more adept at close order drill and learning the discipline, 

cooperath·e action, smartness, and precision characteristic of the Brigade. In third and second class years greater respomibility and authoril) 

arc given to midshipmen in watches and drills. Academic instruction in 

naval leadership is given throughout second class year. Midshipmen 

of the first class are assigned such duties as brigade, regimental, 

battalion, and company commanders. Subject only to general supervision h) commissioned officers of the Department, they are responsible 

for the conduct of drills and exercises and the general administration 

of the Brigade. A course in militar} law is presented to first classmen, 

in which the '.lanual for Courts artial is studied, both in relation 

to administration under the Uniform Code of '.lilitary Justice and in 

preparation of midshipmen to act as trial counsels or members of 

mcn 

courts and boards. Moot Court is a fart of this course. The first class- arc also given a course in na'a organization and administration. 

This course CO\ ers organization of fleet commauds; duties of commanding officers, executive officers, and heads of departments afloat; honors 

and cere111onics; and the organization and administration of a division 

on board ship. 

The course in naval leadership deals with applied phychology 

and human relations in the solution of leadership problems. Tne 

knowledge gamed is integrated with the duties of the upper classmen 

within the organization of the Brigade. The Naval Academy is one 

of the few colleges pioneering in this field, and the nature of its 

personnel constitutes a unique advantage for scientific investigation 

and objective effort. 

The Executi\'e Department maintains close contact with the midshipmen in their daily lives. Its major responsibilities are the molding 

of character and the day b} <la) development of qualities of loyalty, 

integrity , and personal honor. 

Sunday Morning Worship on the Fa ntail 

CAT \LOG UE OF l'i FOR M\ TION 17 

SEAMANSHIP AND NAVIGATION 

Scamamhip and na' igation are <I combination of science and art-

\Cience in the stud~, understanding, and integration of mathemalical 

foundations-art whe11 the theoretical is coupled with and tempered b) 

the jud~menl of the experienced mariner as he masters the rngaries of 

tlw .. ca. 

The nc'' midshipman first encounters life at sea a few days ;1ftcr 

t•ntram:c• into the \ a\ al Acadenn , when he learns at first hand to manage boats under sail on Chesape;ke Bay. After instruction and Ljualificalion, he sails in a series of races. During the summer period he pulls an 

oar 1n a whaleboat, learns to lie knots, learns to signal, and is instructed 

111 naulical nomenclature. He makes intimate contact with salt water 

and no longer 'iews the sea as a landsman. 

Instruction in elementary seamanship and communications is 

continued throughout the fourth class year. The following summer, 

as a third classman, he embarks in a modem battleship or other manof-war for a summer practice cruise. This cruise, usuall) to foreign 

ports, places him m the sphere of the big ship in contrast to that of 

small boats, and presents \'ividly the essential teamwork and spirit of 

the ship. 

Further familiarization with deck seamanship, signaling, and 

rules of the nautical road follows during third class year. For a part 

of the next summer, as a second classman, the midshipman is embarked in an aircraft carrier, and ad,·ances more deeply into the complexities and responsibilities of shipboard dut) . Through active and 

more responsible participation in shipboard life, he learns to appreciate the \'ariet) of integrated components which make up the operation of a ship. An amphibious operation, similar to the many of 

World War II, concludes this summer and pro\'ides first hand exposure to and experience in landing force activities. 

Dming second class year practical application is made of mathematic:al and scientific principles previous!) learned, as the midshipman 

begins the stud) of na\ igation. The spherical lrigonometr~ pre\iousl~ 

taught in mathematics 1s seen as the foundation of astro110111\, celestial 

11a\ 1gallon, and charts; the magnetism and the g: roscopic' action of 

physics form the hasis for study of the magnetic compass and the gyro 

compass. It 1s tins undcrsta11ding of fundamentals that pro\ ides the 

springhoarcl for comprdwnsion of future studies. The wm k of second 

class 'car also includC's practical instruction in Combat I11formation 

CentPr, electronic na' 1gation equipment, handling twin screw boats, 

moor111g, piloting, rulc-s of the nautical road, a11d simple maneuvers. 

During his third summer ernise the midshipman, as a flrst classman, 

First Cfossmen "Shooting the Sun" to Find the Noon Position 

C \ TAL O CUE OF I N F O RM AT I ON I? 

· lramed in the duties and responsibilities of a junior officer of the 

'a')'· Ile> learns the operation. handling, and safety of the ship as reonsibilitlC's of the officer of the deck; the na' igation of the ship al 

a, togetlwr with piloting into and out of harbors. and the supen ision 

f underclassmen in the routine of the ship. 

first class ) ear pro\'ides more ad\'anccd instruction in operations, 

c:tics, mil's of the nautical road, communications, twin scrc'' boat 

andling, radar, anti-submarine warfare, and piloting. Here again the 

undamental scientific-engineering principles learned in previous 

ears are applied to the study of seamanship and navigation. The new 

aval officer is provided with the tools for fashioning his future 

rogress in the Navy. 

ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY 

In their introductory course in this Department during plebe 

ummer, midshipmen are acquainted with the capabilities and limitaions of basic weapons of combat. the rifle, the carbine, the pistol, 

nd the submachine gun. They have considerable practice on the rifle 

ange and are given the opportunit) to qualify under Navy Regulaions as marksmen, sharpshooters, or experts in the pistol and carbine. 

Fomrnl classroom instruction begins in second class year with 

he study of explosives, ammunition, small, medium and large caliber 

uns, mounts and turrets, guided missiles, rockets, torpedoes, mines, 

nti-submarine warfare weapons, exterior ballistics and the surface 

·re control system, the Latter being augmented by practical instrucion. 

During his first class year, the midshipman receives classroom 

nstrnction in the anti-aircraft fire control system, battery alignment, 

aval gunfire support system and the anti-submarine fire control syscm, all of which are closel) paralleled by practical instruction coverng these sub1ects. 

On the summer cruises, midshipmen man and control the various 

atteries on combatant ships during actual gunnery practices. 

Tlie Department of Ordnance and Gunnery keeps abreast of new 

levelopments in weapons, equipment and systems by the use of 

upplemcnts prepared prior to the commencement of each Academic 

ear. Rcst•;trch and development in the field of nC\\ ordnance and gunwr~ cc1u1pmenL clefensi' e measures associated with such deYelopment, 

111d possible future applications arc presented in the fom1 of lectures 

l~ repres!'ntati' es of the Bureau of Ordnance. the 0.aval Pro' ing 

:round, and Yarious other ordnance research activities. 

unnery Drill on the Waterfront 



C .\ T \ LOG I. OF l'l lO R'1 \T ~ 

Basically, thl Dcpartnwnt of 01 dnance and Cu1111er) deals with 

ultimatl' milit.11 ~ oh1t·cti\it~. E\'l·r~ dim t is madl• dur111g the final year 

at th1• ,\cad1·1111 to deH•lop 111 tlw mid,hipman an .1pprl'ciatio11 of ll<l\ .11 

l'Olllfi,1t US ,1 s~ ntht·sis or ri1t J>•l\\l'r appJic,1tiOJ1S or \\'l apOn\ illld lll<l\ ClllC'llt (t.1t'lic,)-.1 ') ntlll'si' 111 which m tlw final anah sis, the 11an1l offin·r 1'\l'rdscs lc•acll'r,hip and t.1ctical clin·t•tion. 

MARINE ENGINEERING 

Whether sen mg as engineer officer on board ship or ser\'mg m 

the lugher l'chclons or na\'al command where 1t is m•cessan to accept 

or reject far-reaching changc·s in warship construction, a na\'al officer 

ne1'ds a sonnd understanding of the broad aspect~ of marine engineering. The operation of a ship is definill'l) circumscribed by such considerations as thl' potentialities and limitations of the engines and the 

huil, the power and effectiveness of the fuels and lubricants used. 

the stability and buo) ancy of the structural design, the properties of 

engirH:t•ring materials, the dfcct of \ ibrations, and the repair and 

ma111tcnancc or power plants. 

,\ !though tlw na\'al officer with high command responsibility is 

not a spccialbt in the field of marine engineering. lw must possess 

a broad knowledge of the fidd. Ile must he able to use most profitabl) 

the tl'chnical knowledge of specialists in his command for the solution of problems m which rnch knowledge is a factor. 

\ n introduction to the nomenclature and stuclv of mar111c and 

ml'cha111cal enginl'l·ring. exposure to basic shop practices, and a series 

of introduct<>r) l('ssons 111 d1·.script1\t! gL'Ometry occupy the new midshipman during fourth class summer. 

The fourth class )l'ar is de\'otcd to descripll\'e geometry. eng1111·l'ri11g, drawing. graphical mechanics, and, at the end of the year, 

lo a t'Our~l' in na\'al boilers, the llC'art of the machinery plant with 

which the midshipmen will work during the first summer cruise 

In the c-ourse in engineering materials and processes the midshipman makes a general study of metals and otlwr substances used 

in l'nginecring. ''1th part1c11br emphasis on their properties, shaping. 

and heat treatment. This marks the beginning of third class year, 

which continues with a course in basic mechanisms leading up to a 

stndv of na\'al turhmes and auxilian· machinerv. 

·Till' courw m fluid nwchamcs taken scccind class vear, is follcm t'cl Ii\ thnm0<h namics. ' 

'1 IH' first tt•111; of fi"l dass \car involves the stud; of internal 

comhmtion t·ngint·s (reciprocating t•11g11ws, gas turbines: 1et engmes. 

rockl'l motors) .incl tlwir am.iliarit·s, with particular emphasis upon 

- Examin ing the Operation ol o Pump in Ishe rwood Holl 
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thosC' used in aircraft and marine propulsion. The second term is devoted to tlw funclanwntab of n;l\·al comtruction, huornncv and stability of ships, and the principles of damage control · · 

The dassromn and laboraton· work at the Na\'al Acaclemv is 

s11ppll'11wnted by instrnction on hoard ship dunng the summer p~acticC' cntises. 

AVIATION 

Toda\' the air, as well as the sc·,1 1s a medium m which the 

'\a\,. mu~t opnall' Tlw n·ct·nt war left little doubt as to the \·ital 

11nportancl' of a\·iat1011 in mocll•rn sea warfare \ ccordmgly, till' 

lkparlmt nt of A' ialion prm ides the midshipman with thosC' funda1ncnt,1b of an.1l1011 which e\t•ry na,·al officer must kml\\, and p;i,·es 

him an 11ndt·f\ta11di11g of the usC's and potenllaht1es of air power 

This prn~1-.1111 cm1.,bts of l'ssent1al mcloclrinta10n in a fundamental 

professional fil'ld, which ranks with seamanship, na' igation, gunnery. 

or m.1ri111· en~i1H'eri11g . The capabilities and potentialities of naval 

aviation, ih nwthods of operation, and its mtegration with other ty p1•s 

of na' .ti p<m er mmt Ill' understood by all officers in order to insure 

dfecl1\ 1• coopt·r.1l in11 het" Pen 'arious commancb and a ll components 

of tlw rl«el. 

Jmtrndion of tlw nndshipnwn in '\;l\ al A\ iation commences at 

tlw end of tlw third class \ear with a safet\ lecture and surnval 

cle·111omtratio11 in preparation. for the second ch{ss, or a\'iation summer, 

which is to follow 

A \'iation summer c-onsisls of a we'll ro11nclC'd presentation of thC' 

\'<lllom fan·ts of n;I\ al air opC'rat1ons, \\hi ch best illustrate the coopc·ration ancl coordinat10n necessary between fleet air and surface 

units for achicn•nll'nt of tlw desired ohjccti,·es. Two weeh of th<' 

sumnwr term an· dC'\'OtC'd to an amphihiom tra1111n~ t•'\ercise. In this 

t•xc·1-cist· "l11d1 1s usually concluc-tecl at the· C S '\;I\ a l Ampl11h1ous 

Ba\C· '\ en folk \ a tlw 111idshipme11 ha\I' aC'tual prattiCl• in the ashore 

aml afloat pha"'s of tl11s t) pt• of opt•ration A schedule of clemomtration flights in '\'3'1. smgle· enginl' seaplane) typ<' aircraft and 111 

LI multi l'ngmc St',1pla1w ) t;pl' aircraft. is carril'cl out al the '\a,al 

.\c.tdPm) ,\ three· wt•1·l.: c;nrit•r tT11is1· aC<JU.iinls midshipmen with 

th!' up·lo-da!t' pictnn· of prc·sC'nt flt·d air C'apahilitil's. A ten clay field 

tnp. induding tlm·t· clan •ll 'I..\'-, Palt1'\1 nt Hrn•r. where a 'ie·w of 

a\'iation de,·elopment i; o!Terecl, and on<' week in Philadelphia where 

logistic integration 1s pomted up through \'isits to '\;\\al installations 

and ci\'ilian inclustrit·s in that area, complete the summer. 

First cbss year prondes an opport11mt} to further clc\'elop their 

aviation pe·rspecti\C': additional flights in i\3l\' and UF h·pc aircraft 

Coming in for fuel 

CATALOGUE OF I N F O RM AT I O"'i 57 

serve to demonstrate the capabilities and limitations of aircraft and 

some of the operational problems actually encountered in the control 

and operation of aircraft; academic instruction during the Winter 

Terms include a study of meteorology and a course emphasizing the 

integration of air operations with surface and sub-surface operations 

in the conduct of naval warfare. 

MATHEMATICS 

:-.Ian) of the courses at the Naval Academy require a sound knowledge of mathematics. This is true of both the scientific-engineering and 

the professional subjects. The courses in mathematics arc so planned as 

to be of the greatest possible assistance to the midshipmen in their 

work in physics, electricit), radio, electronics, adalion engineering, 

aerodynamics, naval machinerv, thermodvnamics, kinematics, stabilil\, 

fluid ~echanics, ballistics, na~igation, na'utical astronom), and related 

fields. 

It would ha\ e been very difficult lo utilize new technological developments if the officers of the 1a\ y had failed to think in terms of 

fundamental theon. Such theory in\'Oh es plane and spherical trigonometry, the astronomical triangle, the celestial sphere, orthographic 

projection, calculus, and other mathematical concepts. ~ew needs and 

new methods to take care of greater speeds, more complex conditions, 

and unexplored geographical areas with unknown meteorological conditions will continue lo make demands which will require basic education m mathematics The fundamental mathematical theory presented 

at the ;\a\ al Academy is essential in the building of concepts upon 

which the technological future of the ~avy depends so much. 

During fourth class summer, the midshipman begins his study 

of mathematics by learning the operation of the slide rule. Other 

subjects studied fourth year class include plane trigonometry, college algebra, analytic geometry and calculus. 

Continuation of calculus, differential equations, and analytical 

and applied mechanics constitute the work of third class year. 

\lathematical study during second class year covers spherical 

trigrmomelr) and strength of materials. 

The Deparlmt>nl pro\ ides midshipmen with a knowledge of fundaml'ntal mathematical principles, a facility and accuracy in the use of 

mallll'matical prnc('ssc> and an 111stinct for the application of mathematical concept\ in the solution of na\ al and engineering problems. 

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 

The Department of Elec:tncal 1:ugi11ecring might well he called the 

Department of Physical Sciences, smce witl1in this Department the 

111idsh1p111a11 is taught clw1111stn. pll';sics, electrical engineering, and 

C'leC'trm1ic·s .. \l the 0.arnl :\cadcm; it is recognized thal a familiarity 

with pn·st·nt cla~ de' ices is a practical necessit:. But new de' ices may 

bC'c:ome obsolete, and an 1111derstanding of the fundamental principles 

lo which past. present. and future dc•Yices owe their eYistence is most 

impo1 taut. Progress dt>pends 011 a masten of basic truths. and the naval 

officc·r must he prepared lo clirt·c:t the de, elopment and use not onl: 

of tlH' ac:wmplished results of the physical sciences hut of their future 

possibilities as well. 

Tlw midshipman spends a portion of each of his four \ears al the 

.:\;l\ al \cacll·m\ in the c:lassrooms and laboratories of this Department. 

In the fourth class year he lakes a course in general chemistry, which 

st<11ts with atomic structure and ends \\ ith qualitati\ e analysis I>\ the 

semi-mkro technique in the laboratories. This is followc•d in. third. class 

year hy a thorough course in general physics, which includes the fundamental\ of mechanics, heat \\'<l\ c motion, sound, light electricity, and 

magnellsm 

During second class year the midshipman stuclies the basic principlrs of clct'lrical engineering. Starting with simple circuits, electric 

and magnetic fields, and the generation of electromoli1e forces, the 

course progresses through the characteristics and performance of direct 

current maC'hinery before taking up alternating current circuits and 

machi11en The actual operation of d.c. and a.c machine~ during 

one lahoratm: period each week enables the midshipman to learn the 

possibilities and limitatious of such machinery. 

In first class year the course is on the theor) and basic principles 

of dc•ctroniC's, emphasizing electron emission and ballistics in 1acuwn 

and ga' filled tubes, and the beha,·ior of circuits.and circuit elements 

OH'r a wide range of frequencies. '.\licro-wa1·e techniques and apparatus 

arc included. The course ends with a discussion of Radar, Loian, and 

Sonar, which are t) pica! of modern developments basrd upon the 

theories of radio and electronics These are complex results of the evolution of basic plwsical cot1cepls. 

The dectronic equipment and intricate communication system of 

a modern combatant ship are understandable on I: to men well grounded 

in the laws of the physical sciences. The mission of the Department of 

Ell'Ctriral l~ngit1eering is to impall this understanding. 

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ENGLISH, HISTORY, AND GOVERNMENT 

IL is not suffieient that a midshipman deYelop the ab\).;ty to express his ideas logically and clearly. It is not enough that he have a 

factual knowledge of historical e\ cnts and the functions of government. \. or docs it suffice that he haYe a passinfa acquaintanceship with 

great litl•ralme. economics, and internationa relations. Ile must. in 

addition, attain an understandine; in these fields which will form the 

basis for immediate discrimination between that which is first-rate 

and that which is inferior. 

Thr first lt'rn1 of fourth class year is devoted to composition, the 

second to modern British and American literature. 

Europl'a11 hbtor~ begins third class year, co' ering the history of 

Europe from the Renaissance to the present time. There follows a 

course in the hislor~ of United States foreign policy. 

Dunng second class ) ear a course is given in the evolution, functioning. and significance of our Federal Government. This is followed 

by a st11ch of the Fundamental concepts of economics. 

\ knowled~e of the history and de,elopment of the United States 

:-\a,·~ and au understanding; of the forces which ha' e brought it into 

its position of world leadership are indispensable for naval officers, as 

are the realization of present military problems and the comprehension 

of the economics of international relations. These fields are dealt with 

during the final year, when midshipmen are called upon for extensive 

reading, research, and the assembling and organizing of data into term 

papers. ln first class year, in addition, the midshipmen acquire an understanding of the tastes, interests. and ideals of other peoples in the 

course in European literary masterpieces. 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES 

D11n11g the course of his career the American naval officer frequt'ntly comes in contact with foreign officers and civilians both 

socially an<l 111 an official capacity. In these contacts he is more effective if hC' can converse with the foreigners in their own language. 

Ile can gain their respect and f ricndship more readily if he knows 

somethi11g about their countr:, its history, its institutions, its customs, 

its likraturc. etc. 

The course in Foreign Languages at the Naval Academy is designc·d lo meet these needs of the naval officer: conversation is 

stressed and as mllch inforniation as possible is given with regard 

lo the characteristics and backgro\lnd of the people who speak the 

rcspccti\c· languages. 

Each midshipman studies a foreign language for two years, chaos-

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62 UN I TE D S TATE S N A VAL A C AD E MY 

ing one of the following: French, Spanish, German, Russian, Portuguese, or ltalian. 

The first semester of Fourth Class year 1s devoted to pronunciation drills and a study of the fundamental principles of grammar 

with daih con\ Prsalion exercises based on the vocahulan, idioms 

and gran{matieal principles im•oh-ed in the lesson of the d~y. In the 

second semester, after the stud: of the elementary principles of 

grammar is completed, there arc dail: com ersations based on graded 

readings '' hich contain selections or adaptations from well-known 

authors and inforn1ation with regard to the foreign peoples. 

During Third Class year there are daily com ersations in the 

forl'ign language based on the readmg of short stories, plays, or 

novels of well-known authors of the modern period. The last few 

weeks arc dernlccl to :\a, al Phraseolog~ to acquaint the midshipmen 

with the professional \'OCabular~ which they will find useful in the 

fulfillment of their duties in connection with 'isits of their ships 

abroad or ,·is1ts of foreign warships lo tlw United States. 

If a midshipman so \\ ishes, and his placement test and aptitude 

test ~corl's warrant 1t. he ma: at the beginning of fourth class year 

enroll in an ach·anced language section. The advanced langua~e 

courses, '' hich also run for two years. start the new midshipman at 

second ) car colk•ge language Je,·el, prm ide a greater familiarit) with 

the 11leralure and Cl\ rlizalton of the foreign people, and prepare him 

for qualifying as a :\<l\ y lramlator or interpreter. Adrnnced courses 

are, at present, offered onh in French and Spanish. 

There are foreign language clubs for all classes in French. 

Spa11ish, German, Portuguese, Hussian, and llalian. All club acti\ illes 

are conducted 111 the language. The midshipman's Auenc: is de-

,·eloped by means of regular meetings. forei.e;n language motion pictures, and after-dinner speaking. 

Optional instrnction in all languages of thC' Department is offered lo first and second class 1111tbh1pmen. I l requires no preparation 

and consists of l\\'O imtrucl10n 1wriods per week dunng free lime. 

Shon• lea\<' in foreign porh clmi11g tlw summer cruises pro' ides 

the micbl11pnw11 ''1th an oppmlu111t: lo use their language and to 

obtain a hettL-1 undl•rstamling of fon•ign peoples. 

HYGIENE 

It 1s 11nportant lo pnl\ ide t'aeh midshipman with sufficient knowledge that he ma~ appreciate the 'alue and nC'cessil) of personal 

hygiene for himself and also understand his future command responsih1lit~ for the promotion and mainlC'nanct' of physical and mental 

hc<1lth among his men. 
C A T A L 0 C U E 0 F I 'i F 0 R '' A T I 0 I'/ 63 

To start them off right the Department of I I n~1c·1w g" es a sho1 t 

series of h·cturcs lo the 11C'w micbh1pmc11 on personal h) giene, including hoth mental and dental. 

Then the regular hygiene course is gi' en dunng the Third Class 

Y<'ar ''here the nmhh1pmen arc 111slrueted m the c·lemental aspects 

of anatom), ph) swing). bacte1 iolog.'. personal hyg1c1w, and the effects of narcotics sl111111lants, alc:ohol, and tobacco, so that the) ma} 

be lwtlt'r able to take· care of themsch cs. They are taught the basic 

clc•menls o r sanitatmn. pre\ entail\(' mcdieinc and group hygiene so 

that they will bc helter ec1uippcd to deal with health problems encountered 111 their future roll as :\aval Officers. It is also the aim of 

the coursc· to acc1uai11t tlwm with nlt'chcal orga111zat1on and accomplishnwnts contnh11tmg to the effici<•nt operation of the :\'a\) and with 

the general h1olog1cal co11tribut1011s to the waging of warfare. 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 

The general oh1cctl\ e of the Department of Physical Education 

1s lo de\'l'lop lht strength, endurance, agilit}. skill and compel iii\ e 

spirit of the 111iclsh1pn1<·n lo thc t•ncl that the) \\'ill lw physically fit lo 

carry out efficit>nll) tlwir respomihd1t1c·s as officers of the Flcl'l after 

graduation, and will he qualified lo tram and instruct others in 

various sports and associated acli\ 1tit•s. This ob1c•cth·e is ach1e..,cd 

h) ( 1 ) conlinuom, proe;rcssi\ c imtruclion in a ,·aril'l;. of physical 

skills designed lo slrene;then the hod), dcn~lop self-confidence and 

qu1ckt•n the reflt•\cs, and (2) an i11kns1vc 111lrammal sports program 

dcs1gncd lo deH•lop lo a high dt·grt·c the compctili,·c spidt and will 

lo win "luch an• so <'s\<·11lial lo tlw make-up of the successful Na\'al 

Officl'r 

In addition, 1111chhipmcn are ta11e;ht sporb, such as swimming. 

golf tennis, hadm111to11. squash, handhall, etc wluch will serve as 

hl'althf11l recn•ational acll\1lies afll'J e;raclualion. and will assist them 

1n 11rn1nla1ning mcf11l ltahits of ph:s1c:.d fitness \\'hich they will can') 

with them through hit 

Corrective exercises for building those muscles which ha,·e not 

been sufficient!: de\'l'loped are e;iwn lo those midshipmen ha' ing a 

need therefor, particularly during fourth class )Car ,,hen great progress 1s normally made in physical cond1lloning and posture tra1111ng. 

Periodic tests to re\'eal progress and supplementar: instruction are 

given as needed . 

. \ general outline of the physical c·ducation program 1s as follows: 

During fourth class summer, the ph) sical education course stresses 
6 1 UN I TE D ST AT E N AV AL AC AD E MY 

swimming, posture, agility and obstacle course, and introduces boxing 

and wrestJing and some of the other sports in lhe athletic program. 

During the regular Academic Year, there follows basic instruction in 

basketball, boxing, g)mnastics, handball, soccer, posture, S\\ 1mming 

and wrestling. 

In third class year, more ad,·anced instruction in the subjects 

of fourth class year is conducted and golf, tennis, volleyball, softball 

and squash are added to the physical education program 

The second and first class years show a continuation of such 

sports, and incl11de the addition of badminton, mass exercise. handto-hand combat and athletic administration. 

The fundamentals of officiating are also a part of the course to 

provide all midshipmen with a well rounded education in nearly 

all phases of physical education and competiti,·e sports. 

During the final year, the first class midshipmen provide Brigade 

leadership for the entire sports program within the Na\'al Academy. 

SPECIAL LECTURES FOR THE FIRST CLASS 

A high order of concc11tration. intense .1pplication, and sharp focus 

characterize ;\a,·al Acacle111\ educational methods Th<'SC methods, ineludi11g the rept•ated exercises incorporated with them, produce intellectual fihre, close a11d accurate thinking. and rugged independence in 

the soltttion of situations both at the \cade1m and in the field. 

In first class ~·ear, howe1 er, it is particularly important for the 

midshipman to lift his eyes. perioclicall; though bridl;. from current 

academic commitnwnt to the hold 011tli11c of the future. Sud1 long 

range \ iews indicate the 1.·hallenging problems and an·as of com111a11d, 

administration. and 1ta\al statesmanship which 11 ill unfold 11ith e'er 

wicle11i11g interest and increasing impa( t as an officer, career de1 clops 

Tcchnicall; and educationally, the single lectml' on a gil en subject differs essentialh from <ll1\ one of a ~Pries of classroom lectures on 

the same subject in. the larger persprcti1 e it a fiords . .\ midship1m111 

will profit most from the presentation of the broadest dews and the 

most meaningful implications after the completion of se,·eral ) ears of 

basic stud~. The first classman ma~ look to the special lectures for at 

k•ast two returns. assistance in fitting together the component parts of 

knowledge he has attained. and the application of this knowledge as a 

\\hole to future understanding and polic). The net result is a broadening of academic and profes>ional horizons. 

A recent t) pica! series included se,·enteen special lectures for the 

first class b) persons distinguished in their fields. Lectures during tJ1e 
( \ T \L OC L E OF l~l·O RM \ T I O 'I 

first term were de,·otrd to problems in international affairs, and during the second term lo profc·ssional na\al subiects. 

The lcet111es 011 world problems wrre arranged to prO\ ide the 

midshipnwn of lhl' first class with a fuller appreciation of the \'ital 

Lectures on 

World Problems 

issues of our times 111 the field of international affairs, to define these issues sharp!), to point up 

the interest and dominant thinking of the nations 

with which we must reckon. and to clarify the 

immediate and long range poliC) of the United States in it~ role 

of leadership for a 111st and enduring peace. 

The first two lectures were concerned '' ith the characteristics 

of lhc> Hussian peopl<· and their countr), hy a fom1er United States 

Ambassador lo Huss.a and an analysis of the 1deolog~ of the So' icb, 

hy a prominC'nt writer and professor of philosophy. \\'ith that as a 

background the lecture series then proceeded into an examination 

of ,·ano11s specific geographical areas such as the .\lidclle East, the 

Far hast, Southeast Asia, \\'estern Europe, and the Satellites of 

Eastern Emopl'. and to analyze the maior issues of these areas. Included also were lectures on subjects invoh ing all geographical areas, 

.l discussion of lnternallonal Law, a lecture on the Economics of the 

Cold \\ ar. and a disC'l1ssion of United States Foreign Polic} 

Such lectures arc a ,·aluable supplement to the formal academic 

study of histor), govC'rnmeut, and foreign polic\ which the midshipmen undertake. The :\a,al Acadcm) recognizes that it 1s \itall} 

nccess.11') that our countr) s role 111 world affairs be known and appreciated by those' who are called upon to assume duties 111 her government, to protect her. and lo represent her abroad. 

Tc·C'h11olo~1cal ath ancc brings new problems and new possibilities 

in th<· fidd of materiel. Senior officers closelv associated with the 

Professionol 

Novol Subjects 

continuing dewlopmenl of ships and weapons 

addressed the midshipmen during their final term 

at the '\aval Academ} on such subjects as "Ships 

of Tomorrows l\a,) ... ''\\'capons of Tomorrow's 

\;n) ," and ",\tomic \\'arfare" Lec:tures on "Alf Operations in i\a\·al 

\\ arfan•" and on tht· AJr Force were likewise a part of this series. 

In the area of personnel and careC'r pla1111ing, presentation was 

m.1de of the career of the n;n al officer through the progressi\ e stages 

of junior officl'r, staff, and command rcsponsib1lities, and of the steps 

taken hy the '\a,\ Department to develop a well rounded na\'al 

officer lncludc•d, furtlwr. in the d1scmsion of carC'C'r was the international rcspousibilitv and leadership which naval and military 

officers have been more ;rnd morC' called upon lo assume. 

CATALOGUE OF IN FO RMATION 67 

COURSE OF 11\STRUCTION, 1952-53 

<Reference book» are marked*) 

FIRST YEAR FOURTH CLASS 

DtPatlmt:nu ~:~ Subjecls 

[X'-Cl:TI\ tu_·-· ___ 2J Oritnl..ll1on 

SJ Inf.a.nlry drill Orientation ~lo, 1~ 

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L" S. Naval Academy Regulatioos. 

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GO\llSlU~!lof 

Foaucs LAsr~tA<.u 

PHYSICAL T'aA1srsc 

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ru,c1iu1 "'•ma.nllhlp 8&.'tc in ... ltuction in lnol· tyini.:, pullini;t '-Aha.ltboab.. "ulin1. ,.i,uat communica- tion\ illnd handlintt motor launch~. 

~mall arm.. _ 

Gt-ntrAt muint t-niintering and b;uic )hop prl\C.ticn. Cht-mi ... try 

librar)' ~nd :I.I u~um orien- tation M.t<ldinie' an nn.1.l hbtory __ _ L~1utt.' in na ... al hl'LOrY ~:umin.1.tton 

Langu:11u• inttr\1e.,.... uJ pl.urmtnt lt"il~ 

l'hh~~I 1n~~~~~·~r;:ej! s1::::: nung bo•inii: and YtttsthnR- OntnUt1un in S additional !t.potU 

Pt:!;i~~I .an1:l.ll:::l..J 1;::.1~~~~ oral h>·11:1rnt, care of the t)'~. prt\·entable diseases. and rules for maintaining br&llh. 

EIC"mC"ntary :.e.;.maMhip (by De- partment of $(.am.anship and Navi~ation). 

Stamllin"hip (Na.vPtrs l6l l8·A). BlurJICket'5 Manual 

Des,artmen1.'s Me:uurement.s and Mathtmatical Qper.atlons (mimto) Tht Book of the ~a,·y. by Roberts and Brent.a.no. ='a.val Orientation 

Th" lOLal hf>un .. ho"'n abo\C re1>r~nt tht muimum. The adml!ISion or the "'"' fourth c~ began on JO Junr &nd cont1nuf'd throuith the rvl)· pa.rt or tht tUmmer The utent of indi\·idual parlicipatK>tl de-- 0<ndrd upon tht date" of entrance 

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68 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 

FIRST YEAR-FOURTH CLASS (Continued) 

FIRST TERM 

Departments 

PerlodaeW. weok 

Prac. 

Rec. work 

(lab., 

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Subjects 

Weeks'··············· Ts~; 1-~-1--------

M AJlr.-l'E Esor.sr:ER· --------- 6 EoglDeerlog draw!og. tNn. 

M..l.TREl.fA-TlCS •••••••. ···-···· Plaoe trigonometry ... 

&LICT1UCAL ssor- 2~i I 3 NEJ!BJNG, 

Algebra ••••••.•••••••• 

Plane analytic goom- etry. 

Chemistry •••••••••••• 

Esown, lllsToRT 2~5 l 3~ ·-··- Compoe!Uon end Utr AS-D OOVEllS}IE.NT. emture. 

FORE10H LANOt'AOES 

PnYSlCA.r. Tru.rnmo .. ...... _. 2 I 1 

Spanish ••••••••••••••• 

Spanlsb (Advenccd) •• 

French..,_ _____________ _ 

French (Advenced) ••. 

Germen... •••.••••••• _. 

Portuguese.. • ••••••• 

Russian. 

lt.alllln ••• ·····----·--· 

Reverse Spanlsb/Por- tugu<so. 

Posture, boxJng, wro,s.. 

tung, gymnosUcs, 

Sw!DllDIDg, ng!Uty l.CSt. 

Textbooks 

Fundamentals or Descriptive Oeome-

~~:g~eru~:~n;n~~~f1E":g1~~: IDg DrawinR, Warren 1. Lnzadder, m"ised e<litlon 1919. Plnne Trie-onomctry, third edition (1952), by SJ»rks nnd RPeS. Pickett's Slldt' Rule No. 500 with 1'.ranu'1. Log:uithrbtc and Trll!'.onometrfc Ta- bles, 19-t5, 0. S. N"nvnl lnstituttt. • Brief C'ollcge Algebra, revised edition. by Hnrt. Aruilytlc Geometry, revised edition, by RoscocW~. 

.Rlcbnrdsoa and Scarlm's Briel College 

Cbernlstry, revised edition. Depvt-

~ot~Jbf>~::::rm~!~~ ~~ edltlon. ·wt'bstcr'! Xew Cttlleglste DfN!onary. JTandbook for Writers, by ~rt , 

Mead, and Chorvnt. A Quarto or Modern Literature, by nro~'n and Perrin. Good Rending, by Tbe Com- mittee on College Reading. 

Spanish !or Co0\'r.t!3tlon1 by Leslie. 

:J>j~~~-~~~ EI)fc~~~~ Cuy!s. 

~!~s= {!~~nhd;, ~ ~~~ and $p.3rk:man. Cucntos del alto Peril. b;· Jones. 1~. by Valdl:s. Beglnnlnj! French, by Hl"ndrit and M eiden. Concf!e French and Eogllsb Dloti003!;. by ~ranslon. 

Snmo as regular Fourth ClASS French ~us: Dant.Os, by Dwna.s. Cosette et 

n:j~~ ~·~n~i pn:.tg~oec; :t: and Milligan. Pbooetics Pamphlet (Departmental 

TrunscrfptionJ. Oerman Roodlag Orammur, by Sharp aod Strothman. 

A of o,m Dorie, by Meyer (top sec-- lions only). In Der Stadt, by Meler 

s:~t~l~t!oo~: byef~~~ ~ew 

p~fc:g~~e:!'rt:~~~~opt°o~: Ftr.::t Drnr.Wnn Grammar', by WU- llams. A nodotns FAccls, by Hamll- toa and Fahs. Modem Portugu.,.,_ English and Engllsh·Portugu""' Dictionary, by Rlcbard.5oo and SA Perilra. Russian Conn•rss.tfon and Ora.mma.r (0. S. N. I.). Rll!!fl\D·EogUab 

~!~ ~t.':J1!mir; if~. ltallaoEngf!sb and EngiJsb-lt.alllln D!cUoa· 

~e bt.:::l'.:'inat6s, by SJ»rkman. 

P~6fi~. 'ITIWllDg Drlll Manual, 
<. \T \LOG U E OF lNF'ORl\1 \TlO~ 

fl RST YE \R -FOURTH CLASS (Continuerl) 

l'ttlods WN'\c each I l>t•PBrtm1•nll J Pra('. 

BECOl'D TERM 

11... ~-~~I 

\\ ... u_ ..... ··-.:_:_:_:_:__ 8 o , s I ; --------!-------------- \f AR~, Esr.rs1:1:R- '6) 0 rsa. 

012 011 

•• ,U'TKl<"H fo.:i..:cn- 3 2~'l 

)i.tEBJ~t;. 

Lsr.u;i;u, lll~TOKY 

4 SH (;(1\ l:HNMl.:-<T 

F.ngmerring drawtnc.. Funclnrn1•ntu1s of F.nJ:in1>erimt Draw- inR', by \\'arn·n J. l,ui/\ddcr, re,·lsed edition. 10t!J. ~BVl\l holJl'rs •••• ____ I ~-Wal Holl1•rs, JlllCJ, b)'' Oep.'\rtmf'nl or 

OrntraJ marine engi~ 

nt"('rinp: 

Soli1t .\n11l~·t1c Q,•)(U11• 

l'lry. 

C'Wculus 

'.\13.rlnr En1?;1~rln5: 

G1'n\·ml '.\lr.rinf" Engm«rin~. hf ne- p:\rlml'nt of .\forim• f:oi::im•rring. .\ual)til" 1 i•'Om"lr)', r1•\•l.se1l t•tlltiun, by ROS('()(• \\"~I~. 

l'niOed C.dculus. hy Smith, Salkovcr rm<I J11.5tlC"l•. :O:li•li• Hull" Hlch.mtsou ond :-O:ro!'l1 ti's Hrit·f <'olll"l!'e f'bl"mi!lr)·, rn\'iSt' I l"'hllon. I l1'p.irtm••nt '.s C'h"mi.stry J..1hor.1tMy '1 in· ual ;11111 D1m.U"tmrnt :-.:oll'.S, 1950 eoition Composition and Ht· Thi~ C'oll• R:t' :-;urw)· or t-:nJ,!li.sh l.ilna· 

cnture LUn.o, \' ol. I and ll, by Wh1tlm~. 

.~m1·ric:m f'Ol~tr)' burl Pro~~. ~horl4'r 

I 

Jo:1t1tlon, by F°"n.tcr .rnd C'harv.lt 

<lCXJo1l H1 .l hn~. hy Thl' Commtttec on Colle'.!P rh .. .ldln~. 

S:im~ ti.." llrst tnm 11liu'" PJl\.1 k'!l.'I y t~ml.." by OU)'H 311•1 Ug!lrte. Spanl111h (.\•l\"anroi) S:.lme M Thir·l l'bs.tl. 

French same as first tnm 11111.s lA·cturcs Fmn· (':t.lSf"S, J-:1,.mentary, b)· Ernst u.nd Schw:1n. French (.\dvanOC'd).. Samea..~'l'hir1l Cl:L"-"· Oennan _ • Gt·nnn.n Hra•Jini; fir.immtlr. tiy ~hl\l'P 

:md Strothm:mn. L11mm1•I, ~t.·1ae 

&huhf', hy frl\$Clwl. Ot•nl:ilt.\t'ho Jui«n•I, by .\leyu (top ~ ·l'llum onlyl, ~ay It In Ontn:in, hy r \'..UlS 

Russian • Italian .•• 

Swimmlni:. voll••)'hall, bu.skl'tb:ill. WreJl· l1n1, h m•lball, safely trt'ln1n1t. appHed Sllt'nglh ll·~t. 

Ft~~ d~~i1~rn (~:~~~!~~~;~t~~{ii:•ms, plus: .\rUt;OS e C.>:mtm f'ortuguC'SCS, 

by Dul" &.'lm~ as Or.it t('Tm. Sam~ :lS llrit ti·rm phu XL•l P:lf'.st'I Ocl 

~'"·by Husso. Phy!ICD.I Tramin; '.\f:utual, 1951-52. 
70 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 

SECOND YEAR-THIRD CLASS 

Departments 

Porlods each week 

Rec. Prac. 

work (lab., 

etc.) 

Weeks............ ..... g J s g J 

MARINE ENOlla.E.R• 

INO. 

M.!TBEMATICS _______ _ 

ELEC'TR?CAL 'ENGi· 

NEER!NO. 

ENGUSR1 HISTORY AND GOVER...."YEST. 

•3 

• 3 

FIRST TERM 

Subjects 

EDglncerlng materials. 

Basic mecl>anlsms ••••• 

Calcu.Jos __ ·----------- Dtftcrt"nt.lal equations. Physics ••••••••.•••••• 

}.fodern European his- tory. 

SpSDlsh (Adv8DocJ) •• 

French •••••••••••••••• 

FrnDCh (Advanced) •.• 

German._ ••••••••••• 

Portuguese ____ -----. 

Russlan. .....•........ 

Italian ••.•..•.•.•... 

All Langun<es ••.••..•• 

Tcnni!. softball, o.l!U- ity lt.>St, S\li lmmlng, 

volley-ball, squash. 

Textbooks 

Eog!D<erin< Materials. 1052, by De- Pftrtmcm oC Marine EoRJnecring. Prlnclpl .. or Basic ~lecltanlmls, by Departmmt or ]\.farme Eogtnt'f>rlns;:. Onifio<I Calculus. by Smith. Salko<er and Justice. Slldc Rnle. Sears and Zf>monsky's UmvPrsity Physics, first edllltm. rM·is«t (1050). ncPft.ftment.'s La.borat.ory ~fanuaJ: 

Ph)o"Sics, 19.52 edlth a. 

AP~~~~ sr~oeEl~~ f~~:,~':'d Bruun. Pageant c.r EuroPt>, Sources and Seteclfoas trow the Rennl'Sl\nce to the Pre~nt Pnr, by Stea.rm. Handbook for Writers, hy LeUtU, Mead and Cbnn-at. Hammond's .Advnnced Rererence Atlas Shorter Spnnisb Re\•ie\\· Grammar, by 

Casl.('11.ano and Brown. J~. by Vnld@s. 

P~~":~~~; bybCasLr~~ytortOa. fbero. 

Be~nnlng French,. by Dendrl't a."d Meldc-n.. To,•nrHch, by Ernst and Ber..-itt. Iotermcdfate Re:idlnt!~ In l'rencb Prose, by Onlpto and Milli· gan. 

A First Review or French Grammar, 

by Fundenbull!. Le BoW1<ools Oentilbomme. by .'.\lollhr. Lt· Bar- bier de Sfville, by Bt!lllmnrchnls. Les Orundes Epoques Culturel1es de 1n France, by Rebouss.ln -""' Of'rman Sketchbook, by Von Bore and Marr-u..~. Oennan Resdlng Ornmmnr, by Sharonnd Strothmann ner Liebe .o\ugustm, by Geissler Ctop sections only). A.us Nab und Fem, by Follin. First Bnu.flbn Grammar, by Williams. Vfda Bra.qJ,..im, by Rossi. 

DialORUCSon Ru.s..fofan CuJture (depart- ments! trensoriPlion). PrCSl!.nt Day lrallan, by Russo. La Locandiern, by Ooldonl. Tht dktlonnry aequired fn Fourth Class Y~r. 

Ph>">•cal TraiDlng Drill ~fo1111al, 1951-$2. 

t 8 woo.ks o! eogineerf.Dg matulals and Q wee.ks of basic mecbnnlsms. 
C ATALO G U E OF I FORMATION 71 

SECO"ID YEAR- THI RD CLASS-Continued 

Oeriartmt'.DLS I PnlC, 

•·ort Ree. I (lab., 

etc.) 

SECOND TERM 

Sub)«LS Tutbook1 

w .. u................ 8 ~_.I 9 

1 

________ 

1 

____________ _ 

M .\.ft.IS& Esr.as~£R· 

U.1.o. 

Mnm:..wATICS .•• ---

EL~C1'RlnL ENGl· 

hl.U.IHU. 

E:-oGLf-tIJ, ll11tORT 3 I 2~i 

At.U Ouv1as1iU.!"T. 

Foums L £. sGVAGE5 

BTOl&SS.... -·---- 0 I (') 

I 

l'b1slcs ....••••••.•.•. 

...••• Unll<d Stat .. foreign policy. 

...... 1 Spanish ............ . 

• 1 

Sranlsh (Ad•anccd. 

1-'rench •••• ··----·--· 

fretJcb (Ad•Mlced) .• 

Oerman ............... . 

Portogut'3C, .• __ . __ ----

Ru~bn •••. ---------·-

ltalWI .............. . 

Pt'rsonal, soci"ll, nswl, and mtlltary by· 

itltnc. S" lmmtn1, wr~tllna. 

applltd strenatb 

l~l. bolin«. J>O""' t ure, ,-oll"'r·b!1U, SQU115h, ROlr, soabn.lL Survtvol drUL ••••••••• 

Na\·1~1 Turbines and No.val Aullliary ).1 :\.Chl..uery, by Depru-t.mmt or ).l.1rl.11e EngU1r.-rln1t. 

Moch1mlcs, l'art l SLatlcs anti Part TI: Dyuo.mit's, by Mcrlnm. Slid., Rule. Seti.ro; and Zt-mansky's linl\'t·rslty Ph) ilCS, flr:-t cdtllon, n·vlsed l'J50). Ilt1~rtmcr.t·s. LubomLOry MimUlll: Physics, UJ~'Z cdlllon. A t>Jplomallc U istory of the A m('rJcan Pcovlc, hy Ballt•y. Outllnc of Am<'rlcan l-on!hm Pollry, by :"orris • GeoJ;:mphlml FoundtH1uns of X'Bt· lon.11 FowN, edltt.'<i by Dept. of lho Army. J~, by \"aldt-.!1. Lt'Ctura.s Tberonmer· tc::m.l!t, by G~lo and Tayler. A ntologio de Cueulos Espafio1Ni. by HUI lind Duet•w. f'\cw l'\u,val l'hm«olon- (U.S. !'> l) D('I Sols.r 1Ja<;p1Jlloo, by Del Rlo. 

I>on Quh;otc, by Cf'n antes. fntnrnrdlau.~ H.1·3.tlln~s In f'rflncb Pr~·. by Q.,Jptn ,,nd ~tllllr:in. 

C umt>n 1•t Au~ :o-;Qu\·ellr:o1, by :\l~run~. :\'.ew !"o\':il Phraseology (LS.:< JI. Le~ 0Mnde.! Er>o11urs Culturell1•5 rte la 1-·nmcc, by Rl'houssln. Le Cur~ de Tours, by 0.1lu\f' Anthcloa:i4! de Conh'..s Fnn~ liS. by '.\1oody Vol dl' :--;ult, h~· s.~lnt-Exup(>ry. Knock, b)' Romalns. Lectures ccchnlques en f'rar1yds (departmrntal tr:ms- crlptlan). 

Au!i ~:,h und Fern, by Foltln. M0ttt"m Tt•chn1t'9l O!'nnnn (depnrtmrntal tnnscrlptlonl. Orr Llt'bt> AUltllilln, 

~;,~~'r:~:-n~:f:}:t~~nss~"~· t.~~ Conlos do tlr.l..-;11, by llamllton and Jo"ahJ, New ~bvtil Phru.."'COlo ·y (0. 

s. :<. u. Ru-.sl:m Con"ersatlon and 0Mmmar CU. S. N. I.) Chm.tomathy of Rus-- sl,m LlWn\lurt" Cdrpnrtm(lntnl u1ms- crtptlon). RtL~L'ln SnJ'fllrrn,.nl to 

A ~~·!'l~~tt!i~hr::f~~~: ~t~l~~ b)' Ooplo. Nel PB<'sc del Solt·, by RtLl\.."6, l\"t"W Naval Pbm.<;.1:•01ogy (IJ R. )'I I). 

llnyd<'n'! Eh.•mentarr llyglenf!, Oen- tnil n.od No,;o.l. 

Phy•lcal TrolnlDi DrlU Jllanual, IOM-62. 

> B >'Jlrnc 0Duru1 oon."bL'! of 111f'Ctures followed by o.o e.umlnatlon. "I pitrlod onl y for sun·tval d rill. 

C A T A L 0 C U £ 0 f l N f 0 R '11 ,\ T I 0 N 

THIRD YEAR SEC01''D CLASS 

I 

rrriod'! f'Kb 

•«l I l'rac ltr(u.rtmrni.s 

r. WOfl 

(Lab. 

tlC) 

\\tf\ t ' • XlCCTIH I it ~'",."'""urrr AH'D l '•\IC'110' 

0.0""AP..:CL A"'iO f1C!li 

Z..U'll 

~lo1~t: l !'lit;.1,lU 

ING 

,\\Arttt\li-'Th.l 

• ucnu •t. •NCI Nt.U"SC 

f ..... usu ll1uon ''."(b (ioVU!<.W,Sf 

PtnJl(4t. T1A1s1sc 

• l 

'• .U4Al'UlllP AfriD l ' :\•H A110!'rt. 

(hotu.NC E •ND G1,.1'i 

tHt\ 

\ h tlNf. t NCJMn 

" 

f.J.tCUlC"• L tl"<;.1 

PilU SC.. 

.. !liG.Llllt HtUC•ll\' 

' "'" r.ou uo.u Ht 

o I I 

1-lN..ST Tl·ft\l 

Sub.lf'(U 

L...t<nlup 

"•vtntaon rn.unruc compau ad]ust· mrnt 

Grnrnt ordn1ncr 

Xav11I 1.t"adt•olup I ~49 Tb"' \rmN f ')tf't":"> Offictt '\;a\:O:AUon .a-nd S.auucal \ .. tronomy 

{~1!.::~11CZ"1u~k1tu~ 1~ 0 11" '".aul Ordnancr and Gunntr)' (~a' 

Ptn Jlilt6tU 

4 Jlf'o~rth '~!;,~~~·ll> R:t .. tt!Hson 

!)11htttul ltlJCODOmc- )'Lant:" And 'ptinaa.I rnllonomttry 1ry rr\L~ 1950 by \h1hly .and !\&.'la." LoauuhmK' and Tn,(onnmrtric Ta bits 100 L !S 'aul ln"1l1Jlr • 

~trrfthth of nutl!'fub '"tl!!rd.a~11 :,:S by''(li~:_n ;1~~~1'-

son '.'-hdr Rul, )1.1.n.ul of 'fathf"· nutic..111 and \hdu.nks. ~ond f'di· hnn b) Uf'mf"nts and Wil~n • 

• ltctn .... "ll f'n1nnttr1ni f•r.11) and \\"alb.er s Pnnc1ples and l'ucllcf' of f lr<tnal Enl{in~nn.: 

tol'th rd1t1on Urpartmmt s f·lrctrl· nl l..alJou,lnr)' 'hnu~I t 950 t'd1ttnn 

l ' l1•>Vttnnirfll • l•mf'flh of \mtr c.an ("J()\rrnmr nt. by 

•~t. britin1t ;ap- 52' I 

fniru:1on and \f(Hf'nr,,· 

'•amm1ni .a1olity f'b)-sial Training Dull \bnu.al 19ll 

&~~ .. ,~·th tnt 

:\:.n1i-.auoo m.lDnl\ 

n1n1 bu&nJ dup- handhna 

(,rnf"ul (Jlfdn;tncr "'" trnor t~lhUK and surfac" f1rl"' control Jm:il.ilrm TMrmodynamlcs 

•c<•nomKs 

~ptteb 

,,.s~l Lr.adrr1Jup 19"9 Tbf" ArmnJ fore~ Oftlc:rr S:&\¢,atJOft and Sauuul \~tronomy, 

by ltultl.n II 0 zi.i Amrrlun '-i.auuca1 \lrnan.ac lhvt'ton Off. en' Gu1dr \\atcb Offacl"T's Guid., 1'.n ~ht' \lo"w:Jf'rn Snm..aru.t11p 

'ual Ordnan<f' "'"d (,unnrry {'°"" 1· .. r; 161 1610 

I- rmrnu of \p11l1rd Thrrmorlyrumio. 1os1 rd1twm rf'uvd b)· Jnhn,ton 

l\rochtt •nd Bocl Thrrmot:!.~':nc 11 ~rir:;:; of ~tum by 

Gr•y and \\ all.&cf' rr nc1pl" •ncl l'uctKr nf •lrctnul fr..::1,,-nnr tltlh rd1Uon Urps.rtmf'nt" 1- INUI 

C".tl l..;a.bt'lralory \hnu:t.1 l"HO t"lllton 

:~!~;ltl~k~ ":n~I flcy';;,m':t ti~~~l"fb~· ~1onroor 

I l'hf;'al Tum1n1: Unll '1.anual 1911· 

Computer Drill, on Aspect of Fire Control Training 
74 U NITED S TATE S NAVAL A C AOF:\1) 

FOURTH YEAR- FIRST CLASS 

DeparllllCllLS 

Periods each week 

(hb, 

etc.) 

F IRST T ERM 

Subjr<LS Tut boob It<)(' I ~.:;;t 

·-------Ts 91 8-;----------1-------------- Weeks ·-·-·· 

EXECUTIVE ____ ••••••• 

SEAMANSHIP AND 3}ij 3 

N A\'IUAT.IOS, 

0 RDNA:SCE .t.!\"'D Om.·- N!-:RY. 

.Ml. RIS E EN"GJ:-OEER-_ 

INO. 

A YIATIOl<.. ••••••••••• 0 I 2 

ELECTRICAL E.SOl· 

Nl:CERINO. 

2 I I 

2 I o 

?-\aval organltatlon and ndminlstrnt Ion. 1";:n-fga.Lion. Rule$ of Lhc road. Mnneu- vcrinR boord. CrC. Nn\·aJ oommunicn- tions. lnU'rnn1 iona1 ,l4v;. SC3man.shi11. 

I 

:\4\·:11 lllcHcs and operations. 

Revic"A· of surface ftre control problem. The antiair('mft Ore control problem and S}"3tc:ms. 1nt~rnul oombustioo 

F~~~~n~.doctrinntfon and assoc1.Lted J,l'.round instruclion. Practica I i ISlructlo:i co\·ering the Novnl Aeronautical Estab- Hsbmcnl, lhe U. S. Air Force. uriue 

Corps.-\ \'Ul.LIOD;lllld 

flight training U. S. :-..-1n·r and l' S. Air For1 .. • ).i1•1eoro- J~y 

cctrow~ •• -. ··----. 

ENGUSD, -b~ORY 3 I • ......... Naval history ••••••••. ..... D OOVEB.NM.ENT. 

See .tootnotc a t cutJ ot La ble 

:U:1.Ji~~spea iDC ·} Ooll, posture, squ;ish. 

badminton, h mJ-10-

hnnd, nthleclc sd· rufol$lmUou, lennis. 

lJ. S. :O.:ary R~ulationo;. ~:n·y Do.- partmt.>nl Oenenil OnJtr-::, 19-1 ~. 

N'n\.·fgouon nnd Nautical AMronomy 

by lJuuon. U. S. Coo.st Gwmt Pilot Ruic.~. NavaJ Cor.omunica· tJons. AlhOO Kaval .\l.UICUHring LIL~trucllorL", Amcric:m Air Alms.- nae. Sup1)fementary Tt.>its rreμo.red. 

by the lJcpartment of Sbm.UlS.bip and X s vfgnlion K(lvll.l Ordnance aud Gunnery (Nnv- Pers 161 Hill) and departmental pamphlets. 

Oep:inmeoL 's U .. .sic Cour-oe in Elec- tronics, second cdlltou. IJt11mrt- mcnt'~ Eleotronfcs Uibomlory Man- ual, l~ etlilion. 

lt. Bblory or Sea P ower. by Stenos and WcstCOlL Amerfco.n ~C"-1 POWt>r 

Smee li7.5, rc~iscd 19.52, b:>· \\'c"-tOOtt, et. al. Materf:lls in ,\;av.•1 llio;ton·. 

b)" Oep1.Lrtmc.ut of En~lish, I lbtory and Oo\"cmmcut. Wnuug th 1 Tt•rm I"ui>tr. 1052. by Dl'p:.irtnw111 or f::.udish, lisb, fllslory ::m1t Govcmmt~nt. U. S. ="arnl Purttt'iJkllfon In tlu• Korrua War, by Lymi \.fomro..~. ~todern 

.~nns and lo'retJ Men, by \"anne\·.sr Bu;h. 

"-~~nl~ i~~1Jh~rli;t!:;' ~r~3· s:~~= mcnt. Ph}'"!til.':ll 'l'minfng l>rill M :1nuol 19St--.S2. 
C ATALOG E OF I NFORMAT I ON 75 

UtP-UtmtnU 

• 'IC'lTOI 

~14\Ufll•UIP' 

'\'.~\IC.4fl0' 

\lo1'i r J ~c.1~-u ,. ,, 

Ju:n•h. 4L t-:-.c1 .. , ...... (; 

r .. c.ll~U ll rn11ll\ 

A .. L> (•O\f ISM> !'!IT 

FOURTH YEAR FIRST CLASS <Continued) 

S!.CO'i D Tl ~l 

Pwods •ach --=--=----=T======== 

R.c 

.!'~k 

Pr.c. _.,.k 

(lab. 

<IC ) 

lh 

0 O I I 

SubJttU 

:-...: .. ul t.a.clJCJ and nJlf'fa tt0ns 

8 atlf't)· alitnmtnl . 

Ji~ll !:~i=,\:aJ ~k~~ and mi'\IClt' control. IQf'~ con tro l , anli-,ubnarinr r~­

rw>n cnnlrol unntty 

drpartmtnt and 

comm u n icallons. anti h1n~ to junior KURRC"f")' offiCt'ts 

~&HI con!ltructtnn and diim~t' control 

()pcorauon .and Cllnuol 

nf nnal aircraft l'r&e11cal inHruction in&rrialcomb&l tac~ 

tM:,, and •tatbt'r 

ma~andthf'1ranalyM!. fliirht ind«- lrin.ation and •"'-'-"~ 

c1.atrd wound '!.lrUCtlQft t- lf"Ctrontc .. 

I· uropr.an 11trr.1turt: 

Tnm flo1r-'' 

To tboob 

Manual for Court" Martial. Cnited ~t.tt"'. 1951 anl Su1>Pltmf'nt to \l.t.n ual for C"ouru-\l&n ia.I .\l11t'd i&\'l.1 \l&ftt'UVt'rinjit fn \tfUC· 

lion.. Eau~cb from p t rtin t nt av l 

Wu r ubhcation<1: 

·a\al OrdnJ.ncc and Gun nery (Nav· Pt,... 161168 ) a.nd drpa.rtmtn tal 

Jl~mph ru. 

f uncbmt-ntal~ of '\;"u-al Construct K>n 

and OamASl't Control by Adair and Gillmrr 

.\llif'd ."';1."·al \lanti..~tr1n1i1 l n .. truc- Uon., 

.\ftrr-dinntr o.pn.kinst'i Ph>·ua.l fr.a,inin.: Orm 'lanu;1l. Athtttte adminL'lr.l IQSI ·Sl. Cann, (>t~lurt".!.qU&.'loh, 

badmintnn tf'nn1s, u~ to-hand ____ _ 

!i t.Mh mMhh11miin ""Ill A\rntr t,.,u !i•ftChrs for thr >""' 

u~~1~~1~"~,:C::i".~l nck~n~; ~; 1~~~3',1!:~11~~;::~"~~ ~: 1~~'r1':n":1~ ~r~\f~~~~~~ and '""" uhon for •h1ch no nurl<ti .arr r~rtf'ft In tht' thlr1t ar.d fourth )r.U (lfi1<t1cal ,.,url.. for thr ~ nd o\nd (1r .. l cb..""..t°$ untltr thf' l>f'Ptlllmf"nl of 

~.-am<1mhi1• :and '&\1;:o1t1<•n 1ncludn drtlf"" 1n -.a1n•n,h111 and l.KtiCS. 

"'DT• -lbr 19SZ·Sl tt'rlr:'\ J( ~,M:'e&.al Lt'<IUfM ror lht' rir" t'~" include."'"" lt'CtUtt'S dt"\ottd to the tooc1a1 burrunl .. tlc .uu and f1, t 10 thr Ol)('"Ut toru;I &ru 

Af/DSHIPAIAN PRACf/CB CRUISB 

Each rear, near the end of ~hl\. a force of carriers. battleships, 

cruisrrs. ai1cl destroyers steams up ·Chesapeake Ba: and anchors in 

tht· roadstead off the >-<\\al .\caden1\ The time has arri' ed to conclude 

till' routine of studies to embark in °ships. to head for the open sea and 

forrign ports. 

Practical shipboard tr.tining in the 1i.1rnl profession is an important 

phasr of the >-<I\ <ll .\cadem\ course. \ I iclshipnwn cm hark in acth e 

ships of tlw Fleet at the conclusio11 of their first, second, and third years. 

Tht• three cnmes are desi~ne<l lo supplement, with practical training, 

lhC' tlworelical and academic study of the preceding; year. The; are 

pla1111Nl to prO\ ide an understanding; of foreign people and their counlric•s. a knowledge of much importance lo the na\al profession. Acthe 

midshipman participation in all phases of air and ship opc•ralions is 

the key note of each cruise, to the end that each midshipman may 

"learn by doing" and g;racluale with an intimate appreciation of the 

separate tasks which comprise the whole This h achie,·ed b' the integration of midshipmen into the operating air and ship organizations 

of the practice squadron 

The first cruise is designed to introduce the midshipman to life 

aboard a man of-war. l le is assigned a battle station in a turrc•l, or at 

an anti-aircraft gun, and becomes a member of the Damage Control 

Part\ so i~al to the safel\ of our ships during the last war. Jn addition, 

lw stands inslrud1011al watches, sernng as lookout, member of a lifeboat crew humc·r lender ••l a steam in~ l10iler, or engine room assistant. 

Interspersed with drills, gunnery, and \\atches arP peiiods of scrubbing 

decks, cleaning hoilers, and O\ erhauling machim·ry to pro' idc a fundamt'nlal knowledge of the essentials of kl·c·ping a man-of-war shipshape. 

Tlw battlcsl11ps and cruisers in which this cruise is made pro' ide the 

finest lahoraloric·s for such training. 

\ftdshipmen of the second class h;l\ e <Ul "anatum summer." Part 

of tl11s period the; spend in the aircraft carrier component of tlH' Fleet, 

as nll'mbers of lht· carriers air squadrons and in the carriers ship orga11izalio11. During the lintc in the air squadrons, lhl' midshipman flies 

111 a lorpcclo plane or di\C' bomber, lakes off and lands on the carrier 

Hight dt'ck, ,rnd lakes part in tactical flights of carrier aircraft Tht' miclshipman clues not pilot the plane during this training, since it 1s not 

inlt•ndt•d that lw recei' e pilot instruction, hut rather that he become 

[ 77 l 

- To/king w ith the Ro yal Scottish Guard at Edinburgh Castle 
78 U N I T E 0 S T A T E S N A V A L A C A D E \I Y 

familiar witJ1 the role of aircraft in modern na,al lactic:s and gain an 

appreciation of the problems "hich confront the pilot as he executes his 

mission. Familiarization with flight deck operation in launching, recovering, and servicing planes is accomplished. A second phase of this 

cruise, in which the midshipman becomes a member of the carrier ship 

organization, provides a progression into more ad\'anced duties and 

responsibilities, extending and broadening the pattern of training 

initiated on the first cruise. The nex1: part of the summer is de\'oted to 

a continental air cruise. \I i<lshipmen in groups of about one hundred 

'isit the i'\a,·y's aeronautical installations throughout the nation. The 

third period of the summer in\'Olves a' iation training at the :-..a\'al 

Academy. 

The acti\ ities of the second class summC'r conclude with a short 

period of indoctrination in amphibious warfare. Embarked in attack 

transports and the man) types of landing craft, the midshipmen participate in amphibious operations similar to those which were of such importance in World War II. 

The program of the third and last crnise is planned to project the 

midshipman into the sphere of duties, responsibilities. and leadership 

required of the junior officer. This cruise. made in battleships. cruisers, 

or destroyers, proddes the opportunity to take charge of groups of midshipmen, to dfre<:l them in routine shipboard duties, and to nadgate at 

sea. Standing watches as o!Ticer of the deck. as engineering officer, and 

as radar officer, under the superYision of ship's officers, the midshipman 

is prodded with practical e-.ercises in the combination of kno" ledge 

and leadership essential lo the successful perfomrnnce of duh as a 

junior officer. :\lore responsible battle stations in the gunner: fire control. or.ganization, the radar organization, and the damage control organization highlight the tra111ing of this cnibe . .\ period of indoctrination in submarine and anti-submarine warfare concludes the cruise. 

The foregoing presents briefl) the characteristic program of pmcl; 

professional training. General knowledge of the people, customs, and 

geography of foreign countries is also emphasized on each cruise. rhis 

phase may be best illustrated b; a brief description of a recent cruise. 

During the passage across the Atlantic to northern European ports, 

short talks covered points of historical interest, languages, and customs 

of the counb·ies to be \ isitecl. These talks "ere illustrated by photographic slides and supplemented with descripti\ e pamphlets. l'pon 

arrh al at European ports, which included Edinburgh, Gtitehorg, Oslo. 

Copenhagen, Portsmouth, and Plymouth, opportunities were presented 

for lours. In the British Isles midshipmen made lrips through the 

Scottish Lake Country, \ isiled London, and look other lours in lo the 
C \ T \ L 0 (, U E 0 F I '\ F 0 R )J \ T I 0 N 79 

countr: s1<l<· lo \ isil inlC'rC'sl1ng h1stonc points. Dances and parties of 

m•w: \ aridit•s ashore· and on hoard ship at the 'arious ports of call 

pnl\1dl'd opporl1111llies for many pll'asant associations which served to 

l.rn1ilia11zl till" m1dsh1pml'l1 with tl1C' customs, languages, and ideals 

of till' c:ountnl's \ is1lcd \fll'r thrc<' weeks in European ports, the 

squadron ~ol under wa: for Guantanamo Ba:, Cu ha, and :\orfolk, Va., 

fm .1 penod of ~u1111er: l'\e1-cises 

\fll'r compldion of the C\ercises, the squadron headed for An11apoll', lo d1wmhark thl' m1dshipmcn. The day of disembarkation 

111,nk\ the lw~111111111! of th<' annual summer lca\·e. Re\·cillc comes 

l'a1 I: am\ 1s <·a~crl: awa1ll'd \fter breakfast the rapid stow111g of clothin~ .1ml gear .111d the hoal nde to the dock are accomplished with dis-

[latch \ chan~l' of urnform and departure on lea\'e follow in rapid 

s11t·e1·ss1on The thirty-da: lea\ c period scatters the midshipmen to all 

path of lhC' l' nitl'd Stales, to recount the stories of ports \'isited and 

to cl1spla: lhl' purchases made in foreign countries To no group, how1·\ 1·1, is tlw. h•a\ t• period more exciting than to the new third class. 

Tiu:: han• co1nplcted their first year al the Naval Academy and their 

first lour of sea d11ty 

THB J'ACUlTY 

Both offict•rs and c1\ il1ans mak~· up the [acull)o of the Naval 

Acadrm:. Thr O\er-al\ ratio is apprmimately si:-d) per cent officer 

iuslructors to forty per cent senmr professors, professors, associate 

professors, and assistant professor~ of <:i\ ilian category. Amon2; the 

offieer instructors are n•presPntati\ es of the \larine Corps .. \rim. and 

Air Forcr. 

The olficN-ch ilian rutio \<Hies from one depa1 tmcnt to the ne\l. 

Such professional clepartn1e11ts as Ordnance and Gunucn ,111d Seamanship and ?\a\'igation ha' e one htmdrPd per cent officer instructors. 

The numbers in other dC'pa1 lmC'nts are \'ariable, the desirable ratios 

ranging from one ci\ ilian lo thrC'e officer instructors in t11e D epartment of \lannc Engineenng to the re\ erse of that proportion in the 

Dcparlnwnls of \lathcmat1cs. English, History and Goq?rnment, and 

Foreign Languages. Jn the Department of E lectrical Engineering the 

eITort is made lo kl\e equal numbers of officer and civilian instructors 

and in the Dcparlmrnl of Phpical Education the officer-ci\'ilian ratio 

in the leaching staff is one to four. 

The scl10!;1rl\ standards and l'ducational at tainments of all instruc·-

tor and administ;·ali\ e personnel of the :-\arnl Academ~ arc high. Officers arc caref11ll _1 selected for assignment to the '.\'a\·al Acaclem: in 

collahoratwn with the Bureau of ~<l\ al Personnel. A civilian is required to ha\'(' his master's degree and a year of successful college 

t<;>aching behind him before he can become a mcmhcr of the teaching 

staff. 

The ratio of instrnclor lo student is \ ery high; recitation sect10ns a\eragC' tweh-e to fifteen midshipmen per instructor. 

Faculty conferences are usuall; held annuall~, just prior to the 

lwg111ning of the academic ;car. These symposia scne to explore 

and d<;>1·dop methods employee.I in both educational and training 

areas tmder the direction of distinguished leaders in the field of 

ed11cal1011. 

The 11 idcspreacl altenth111cc al and partil'ipation in educutional and 

profr~sional mceli11gs throughout the country, the holding of district 

and rc•gional mef•tings al the :\a\·al Academy, tl1c writing of numerous 

hooks and articles. a11cl ach ;meed stud) in the summer months are 

diarnd<'rislic of the professional ac:ti1itics of the \:a\·al Acadc1m 

facull\ 

181 ] 

Gunnery In struction on Cruise 

AiHl£i/CS Ai iHB NAVAl ACAD£AIY 

En:-ry midshipman, whether or not a member of a \ arsity learn, 

is an athlete, for athletics arc an integral pare of the training program 

at tht> :\<\\al .\eadcmv. 

' The emphasis is' on eompetitt\ c athletics, and a grC'at portion ot 

the program is dcvotccl to conlaet sports. Through experl instruction 

the midshipman is taught the fundamentals of all sports so that he 

ma) be acti\ e not only as a participant, but as an official or a coach 

as well 

The sports program offers the opportunity for participation in 

athletic contests on an intra-Brigade basis, but careful coaching often 

results in the de,·elopment of the midshipman to the le\'(?I of varsity 

competition. 

Naval Academy teams meet lhc finest opposition in inlcrcollegiate 

athletics. A resume of the atl1letic program at the Naval Academy and 

a summary of its typical schedules follO\\. 

FOOTBALL 

(\avy football teams ha,·e all the tradition and color of the sen ice 

they represent Though the schedule lists many of the hig names in 

college football, the major game of the season is the traditional battle 

with the team of the United States ~lilitarv Academv. This contest 

between the two service academies ranks l1igh amo~g the nation's 

outstanding sports events. 

For those who lack the auilit: or the physical ICtJUirements to 

make the varsity squad, there arc the junior rnrsity. plc>be, and 150-

pound teams. which play complete schedules and which offer opportunities for intercollegiate competition. In addition, there are six battalion teams; each has a complete coaching staff, and players are 

guaranteed the best training. 

Sept. 26 

Oct 3 

Oct. 10 

Oct 17 

Oct. 24 

Oct 31 

0\. 7 

No\. 14 

Nov. 28 

Football Schedule. 1953 

\Villtam and \lary (at Annapolis, ~Id .) 

Dartmouth (at Annapolis, Md. ) 

Cornell (at Baltimore, l\!d.) 

Princeton (at Princeton, N. J. ) 

Pe1111s) lvama (at Philadelphia, Pa.) 

'\otre Dame (at '\otre Dame, Ind.) 

Duke I at Baltimore, \Id. 

Columlna (at :\cw York,:'\. Y.) 

U S \ltlitary Acadcm; (at Philadelphta, Pa.) 

{ 83 l 

- Off for o Long Goin 0901ns1 Princeton 

CATALOGUE OF "iFO RM ATIO~ 85 

BASKETBALL 

llcrc a~ain \a\' meets the best in collegiate competition. o, er 

the past lwenty-fh e: ears, the record of :\'aval Academy quintets compares favorably with the achic,·emcnts of the nation's foremost teams 

Jn addition lo th<:>ir regular pla:. :\;n: squads ha' e accepted im itations to post-season tournaments m \ladison Square Garden as well as 

those scheduled in conjunction with the annual :\'ew Year's Day football hO\\ l games. 

Just as in football, there are junior varsity, plebe, and compan: 

basketball teams which assist in the training of future varsity players 

and gh e opportunity for participation to a large number of midshipmen. 

Dec. 5 

Dec. 9 

Dec. 12 

Dec 16 

28-29-30 

Dec. 

Jan. 2 

J an. 4 

Jan. 6 

Jan. 8 

Jan. 9 

Jan. 13 

Jan. 16 

Jan. 27 

Jan. 30 

Feb. 3 

Feb. 6 

Feb. 10 

Feb. 13 

Feb. 17 

Feb. 20 

Feb. 27 

Basketball Schedule 1953-54 

Virginia 

American U. 

Yale 

Columbia 

D1Xie Basketball Classic (at Raleigh, N. C.) 

Cornell (at Ithaca, N. Y. ) 

Princeton 

Johns IJopkms 

Pennsylvania (at Philadelphia, Pa. ) 

Temple (at Philadelphia, Pa. ) 

Rutgers 

Penn State 

Franklin and :'.larshall 

Duke 

Pittsburgh 

Harvard (at Cambridge, ass.) 

Georgetown 

:'.laryland 

Gettysburg 

Notre Dame 

U S. ~lilitary Academy (at West Point, N. Y. ) 

Bosketboll in Da hlgren Holl 

C A T A L 0 G U E 0 F I 'i F 0 R .\I A T I 0 N 87 

BASEBALL 

The l\a\al t\cadcm} 's baseball facilities are as fine as can be found 

at an} collC'ge or uni\ ersil}. Three e\cellent diamonds are put to exlensh'c use b) the varsil)', junior \'arsily, and plebe nines. Exhibition games 

are played with minor league professional teams, in addition lo the 

regular schedule of collegiate contests. Nav) 's coaches arc fom1er major 

league stars, and Lhe midshipman teams enjoy consistently successful 

records on the diamond. 

Apr. 3 

Apr. 6 

Apr. 8 

Apr. 10 

Apr. 13 

Apr. 15 

Apr. 17 

Apr. 20 

Apr. 22 

Apr. 24 

Apr. 27 

Apr. 30 

?\lay 1 

May 4 

?\lay 6 

}.lay 8 

\lay 11 

\lay 13 

\ fay 15 

}.la) 18 

\lay 22 

l\!ay 29 

Baseball Schedule, 1954 

Columhw (al :\ew York, N. Y.) 

Delaware 

Bucknell 

Lafayette 

Rutgers 

\'illano,·a 

TemplC' 

Fordham 

Hanard 

Dartmouth 

Georgetown 

Yale (at New Haven, Conn.) 

Brown (at Pro\ idence, R. I.) 

Gettysburg 

Prnnsy lvania 

Duke 

Come II 

\ Ian land 

Prin~eton (at Princeton, N. J.) 

Penn State 

Pittsburgh 

U S. \ lilitary Academy 

TRACK 

rhc ~a' al Academy presents a splendid opportunity to the young 

man intt•rt·ste<l in track. Dual meets with other institutions, as \\'ell as 

participation in the \·arious well-known relays, insure competition 

against the best in the nation. Thompson Stadium offers excellent 

training facilities. There is a plebe team to develop the future varsit) 

compeli tors. 

- Sole a t Th ird on Lawrence Field 

C \ T \ L 0 G U E 0 F I '\ F 0 ll \1 \ T I 0 '\ 

Track Schedule, 19.54 

Apr 10 Pittsburgh and Georgetown 

Apr 17 Prmcelon, Yale anu Pennsylvania 

ay 1 Penn State (at State College, Pa.) 

\ la) 8 \laryland (at College Park, :\id.) 

:\lay 15 Ileptagonals (at Cambridge, Mass. ) 

\ lay 29 U S \ lilitary Academy 

LACROSSE 

89 

Though lacrosse competition in the past has been mainl) confined 

to the northeastern section of the country, the game is rapidly gaining 

popularity throughout the Unite><l States Both participants and spectators <'njo\· this rugg<'<l sport. Pia} c<l in the spring of the year on an 

open fitlcl it demands funclamentall} the same condition and stamina 

,ts football '\a, al Academy teams perennially rank at or near the top 

in inte>rcollcgiatc lacrosse competition 

La Crosse Schedule, 1954 

Apr 3 Washington College 

Apr 8 Ilarrnrd 

Apr 10 Virginia (at Charlottcs\ ille, Va. ) 

Apr. 14 Penn Stale 

Apr 17 \lar} land ( at College Park, :\ld.) 

Apr 24 Duke 

\lay l Princeton 

\la\ 8 Johns I lopkins 

\ la} 1.5 Penns) l\'ania 

\fay 29 U S. \ltlitar} Academ) (at \Vest Point, N. Y.) 

CREW 

Winning the 1952 Olympic rowmg champ1onsh1p represents one 

of the many outstan<lmg achie,·ements of the Naval Academy in crew 

c:ompl'l1t1on on~r the years. Following the Olympic triumph, the ' aval 

Acackmy complC'tC'<l the 1953 season undefeated, climaxing its seasonal triumphs with a nctor} over ten other crews in the Intercolll·g1alc How mg Association Hegatta m June to ei.tabl1sh the longest 

unbroken wm streak in c:ollcgiatC' rowing history. 

• A Score against Maryland 
90 U N I T E D S T A T E N A V A L A C A D E M Y 

Apr. 17 

Apr. 24 

J\lav 8 

Nlay 15 

June 19 

Crew Schedule, 1954 

Princeton 

Syracuse 

Adams Cup Regatta (at Philadelphia, Pa.) 

Eastern Association Rowing Colleges Regatta (Away) 

Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta (at 

S)racuse, N. Y.) 

SOCCER 

Soccer has gained in popularity throughout the east, and over the 

years the ;-\aval Academy has consistent!) indicated its ability to excel 

in this sport. There is instruction for company, junior varsity, and plebe 

teams, also. 

Soccer Schedule, 1953 

Sept. 26 Yale (at New Ha\·en, Conn.) 

Oct. 7 Gettysburg 

Oct. 10 Cornell 

Oct. 17 Princeton (at Princeton, . J.) 

Oct. 24 Pennsylvania (at Philadelphia, Pa.) 

Oct. 30 an·land 

1ov. 3 Lehigh 

Nov. 6 Penn State 

ov. 14 Swarthmore 

Nov. 21 U. S. >Iilitary Academ) 

CROSS COUNTRY 

Cross country, an established sport in its own right, is also an 

excellent conditioner for distance track runners. In addition lo \'arsity and plebe leams, the l'\a\al Academy proddes opportunit) for 

wide participation in cross country through inter-company competition. 

Cross Country Schedule, 1953 

Sept. 26 anhattan 

Oct. 9 J\ laryland 

Oct. 17 S) racuse and St. John's (at 'ew York, '. Y. l 

Oct. 2-i Penn State and Georgetown 

Oct. 30 Pennsyh'ania 

ov. 6 lleptagonals (at iew York, . Y.) 
C \ T \l. OCUE OF l l\F OR'1 A TI O N 91 

BOXING 

Although boxing bi nol on an mlercoUegiatc basis al the ~a\al 

.\.cadem) , the program of ring instruction is ne' erthcless complete and 

thorough. Hcgular classes in boxing are held, and from these classes 

of instruction come the battalion rcprest·ntatives ''ho compete e,·ery 

winter for the individual championships. 

FENCING 

Through the years. fencing has been tremendous!; successful at 

the :\a val Academ;. The 1950 team captured the ?\'ational lntercolleg1ate Championship. :\a\: fencing teams enjo; top-llight coaching and possess the best in facilities. 

Fenci11g ScliC'clule, 195.J 

Jan. 16 Cornell 

Jan. 23 Brook!; n College 

Jan. 30 Johns llnpkins 

Feb 6 :\cw York L' al :'\l'\\ York, N. Y 

Feb 13 Penns\ h ania 

Feb 20 Pentagonals (al :\e" York, ;\ Y. 

fl'h 27 C S. \I di tar) \ cadem; (al \\'csl Pomt, N. Y. ) 

\lar. 6 Columbia 

\lar. 12-1:3 Easll'rn 11tcreollq.~1all'~ (at i\t•\\ 1 ork, N. Y. ) 

INDOOR TRACK 

Indoor track is gaining in popularity at the :\ <n al Academ:. A 

clcm.mding schedule, including some of the east's mo\t prominent indoor ml'eh is arrang;ed each yC'ar. 

Indoor Track Schedule, 195·l 

J.111. 2:3 \\ ,1,lrn1gto11 Star \I (•l'l at \\'ash111gt011 I) (' 

l\•h. (j \lilJro,t Camt·' at '\cw ). 01 k. :'\ ) 

Fvh. 20 L ol \l <1n l.111d ,1t ( ollegl l"1rk \Id 

I 1 Ii. .J- '\orlh (.,u:ol111a Indoor \ll'C't al Ch.1pd I lill :'\ _, ( ) 

\lar (j 1 lt pt.i~oual Ca11H'\ ( 1t llhaca, '\ ) \ 

( \ T AL OGllE O F l'\I O R-'1 \T I O '\ 93 

SWIMMING 

5,, 1111111mg is 011t: of the most important sports i11 the ;... ,\\al .\caclcmy program. £, ery midshipman must pass a number of rigorous tests 

lo insun• his ability to take care of himself in the waler before graduatio11 \ spacious natatorium and an instruction pool arc the facilities 

arnilahlc 

Su:imming Schedule, 1954 

Dec. 12 Lehigh 

Jan 8 Penns.\ lvama al Philadelphia, Pa. ) 

Jan 9 Columbia I at l\e\\ York, X. Y. ) 

Jan. 16 Darlhmouth 

Jan. 30 Pittsburgh 

Feb 6 Princeton (al Princeton, N. J. ) 

F<'b. 13 Harvard 

Feb. 20 Yale (at New Haven, Conn. ) 

Feb. 27 U.S. ~lilitan Acadenn 

ar 6 Rutgers · · 

\far 18-19-20 

Eastern Intercollegiates (at Princeton, N. J.) 

WRESTLING 

\\ rcslliu~ is in great fann both as an i11tercollegiale and intral3rigade sport Since wrestlers arc• matched according lo weight, there 

arc equal parlic:1palion opporl11111tic·~ for men of all builds and sizes. 

\a\\ teams of the past dcc:acle haH· hc'l'll consistent\\ innC"rs. 

\\'rest/mg Schedule. 19.54 

Jan 9 '.'\orth Carolina 

Jan 16 Cornell 

Jan 20 \ lanlancl 

Jan. 30 Pitt~burgh 

Feb. 6 Penns} h ·ania (al Philadelphia, Pa. ) 

Feb. 13 Columbia (at ew York, N. Y.) 

Feb. 20 Penn State 

feb. 27 Lehigh 

\lar. 

12-13 Eastern lntcrcollegiates (at Ithaca. :-\ Y ) 

GYMNASTICS 

\en few midshipmc•11 Im' c had an) gymnastic C\pericncc prior to 

their entrance into the '-a,·al Academy , but many take advantage of 

< Abandon Ship Drill, a Phase of Swimming lnstruclion 

! \ T \ L 0 G U E 0 F I '\ I 0 R -'l \ T I 0 '\ 95 

the fine opportunities offered here B} hard work and diligent practic:c, the aspiring !!;} mnast de,elops the coordination and strength 

whic:h enable him to perform in tlm sport. At one time :'\a'} went 

twelve) ears without losing a meet in dual competition. Such conspicuous intercollegiate success has its basis in the widespread participation 

of midshipmen in g}mnastics in the Na, al Acaclem~ sports program. 

Jan. 9 

Jan. 22 

Feb. 6 

Feb 13 

Feb. 20 

Feb. 27 

~far . 6 

~far. 13 

Gymnastic Schedule. 1954 

'forth Carolina 

Georgia Tech 

Duke 

Penn State (at State College, Pa ) 

Syracuse (at Syracuse, N. Y. ) 

U. S. ;\lilitary Academy 

Temple 

Eastern lntercollegiates (at Philadelphia, Pa.) 

GOL.F 

A beautiful eighteen-hole golf course gh es e,·ery midshipman 

an opportunity to test and develop l11s skill on well kept fairways and 

carpet-smooth greens. A \'arsity team represents the Academ} in dual 

compelilion as well as in the various intercollegiate tournaments held 

in this area. Thrre is also a plebe team, and battalion teams compete 

through the :\a' al \cademy sports program. 

Apr. 10 

Apr 14 

Apr 17 

Apr. 21 

Apr. 24 

~fay 1 

\fay 

&-9-10 

\lay 15 

~fay 22 

May 29 

Golf Schedule, 1954 

Duke (at Durham, N C.) 

Bucknell 

Penn State 

;\laryland 

Pennsylvania (at Philadelphia, Pa.) 

Georgetown 

Ea~tern lntcrcollegiates (at II an over, N. H.) 

Princeton 

Pittsburgh 

U S \lilitary Acadcm}' 

On the Eighteenth Green of the Naval A cademy Goll Course 

<: \ TA L OGUE OF 1'/FO R~ \ T I ON 97 

TENNIS 

Thirt) ·fow· courts attest to the prommence o( tc111lls at the Naval 

Academy. In addition to the courts for the use of the varsity and plebe 

squads, thl·re are sufficient facililirs for less skillful hut e<1ually enthusiastic players. The varsity schedule includes matches with ranking 

net teams from all over the nation, and is climaxed by the annual clash 

with Arm). 

Tennis Schedule, 1954 

Apr. 3 Columbia (at New York, N. Y. ) 

Apr. 8 Harvard 

Apr. 10 Dartmouth 

Apr. 12 Williams College 

Apr. 17 Cornell 

Apr. 21 Bucknell 

Apr. 24 Yale (at New Haven, Conn. ) 

Apr 28 Penn State 

May 1 Princeton 

May 5 ~laryland 

~1a) 8 Duke 

May 12 Swarthmore 

May 15 Georgetown 

May 19 Temple 

May 22 Pennsylvania 

May 29 U.S. ~lilitary Academy (at West Point, N. Y.) 

RIFLE 

All midshipmen make a stud: of the rifle, and from that training 

has grown a rifle learn which pits its accurac: against both ci' ilian 

and militar: institutions along the eastern seaboard. Both indoor and 

outdoor riAe ranges afford practice facilities. A plebe team also meets 

outside competition. 

Rifle Schedule, 1954 

Jan. 9 New York U. 

Jan. 16 U. S. Coast Guard Academy 

Jan 23 Virginia Pol). Inst. 

Jan. 30 St. Johns College (at Brooklyn, N. Y. ) 

F'eb. 6 Fordham 

Feb. 13 ~laryland 

Feb. 20 Georgetown 

Feb. 27 U.S. ilitary Academy (at West Point, N. Y.) 

Mar. 13 Johns Hopkins 

+- Dinghy ltocing o n the Severn River 

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150 POUND FOOTBALL 

1 n addition to tlu 'arsit\ foot hall program. the ;>\a val Academ) 

abo has a 150 pouu<l football team which has been high ly successful 

and popular since its inct'ption in 19 W. A member of the Eastern 

I nlt-rcollcgiall' 150 1'011n<l Football Lt·ague, this team has won the 

k.1gm· ch.unpiomhip for -l straight yl'an,, inclu<lmg the 1953 season. 

and has lwl'll un<ldeated and 11ntiC'<l for the past 22 games. 

1.50 l'o1111d Football ~clwd11/r, 19.5.3 

Oct. l6 

Ott 2:3 

Oct. 31 

:\m. 6 

:'\m 1-l 

Cornl'll (at Ithaca, . Y. ) 

Rutgers 

\'illano'a (at \'illanova, Pa.) 

Penns\ h'ania 

Pnnct:ton (al l'nnceton, N. J ) 

PISTOL 

.\s 111 tht case· of tlw rill<' team, th<' ;\;'.l\ al Academ' pistol team 

annuaJJ_, t·ompetes against top flight competition. · 

Pistol Schcd11/c, 19.5.J 

Dec 12 lh1rC'au ol Ordnance Pistol Team 

Jan 9 l\qu1tahlc Pistol Team 

J.111 16 L' S Coa't Cu<1r<l .\ca<lerm 

Feh J 3 L ~. \Ju chant \brine \c:1dem,· (at Kings Point, N. Y.) 

Feb 20 '\l'w York State \ taritime College 

Fvh 21 l ~ 'd iltlan .\ca<lem' 

\tar 6 \l.issachusetts Inst o(Tcch. 

DINGHY SAILING 

Dingh) sailing is a sport which has made great popularity strides 

throughout the countr) in recent years. Facilities at the Naval Acadc·nw for this sport arc excellent. and the Severn River furnishes an 

ideal area for practiee The '\a,al Acadcm) has a schedule of ten 

111t•t'ls d11rn1g the st«t>on m "hich it meets the best teams in the 

Eastern ;1rc·a- h) co111pet111g 111 such rt·gattas as the ~!iddle Atlantic 

Ht·gatta Owen Troph~ Ht'gatta. \\'ash1ngton Arca Championships. 

'\,.,ins Trophy Regatta 

~ Agiliry Test on Farragut Field 

\. A TAL O GUE OF l">I FO RMATI ON IOI 

SQUASH 

Interest in squash, a sport calling for real skill and stamina, has 

been confined until recently to the northeastern section of the country. 

Excellent facilities arc available for those pla) ing this rugged court 

game 

Squash Schedule, 195.J. 

Dec. 11 Harvard (at Cambridge, ~iass. ) 

Dec. 12 Yale (at New Haven, Conn.) 

Dec. 12 Trinih (at Hartford, Conn.) 

J an. 9 Princeton 

Jan. 30 Pennsylvania 

Feb. 5 Penns)frania (at Philadelphia, Pa. ) 

Feb. 6 Princeton (at Princeton, N. J.) Feb. 13 Pittsburgh 

Feb. 20 Fordham 

Feb. 27 U. S. ~lilitary Academ} 

THE INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM 

The sports program of the Department of Physical Education includes competition for the midshipman in twenty-four different sports. 

Here he has an opportunity to put to use the instruction and practice 

he rccch es in the various athletic clasws. 

Apart from e:xtrncurrieular acli\ itic•s. 1 arsity athletics, and physical training, the );a\ al Acadl'm.' requirl's all midshipmen not on organized teams to utilize the fine opportu111lics for physical development 

and rl'creation offered through its sports pro~ram. Thus the midshipman may compete with others possessing ability comparable to his 

own. 

Basketball 

Bo\\' ling 

Boxing 

C:rc\\' 

C:ross Countn 

Fencmg · 

Field hall 

L~t of Intramural Sports 

FootbalJ Squash 

Golf Steeplechase 

C\'lnnasllcs Run 

l 1:111dball Swimming 

Lacrosse Table Tennis 

Soccer Tennis 

Softball 

Touch Football 

(heayy and 

150 lb.) 

Track 

\'olJeyball 

Wate;· Polo 

Wrestling 

THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM 

This program 1s discussed in detail under Physical Education in 

the chapter on Curriculum 

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fHB NA VAl CABBBB 

The naval career is one of sen ice and obligation to country. It is 

also true thal few fields offer grealer opportunities for enjoyment and 

education than the :\a val Sen·ice, "'ith its cruises and operations in 

various parts of the world. A naval officer is sure that his services arc 

important to his countr) at all times, a source of satisfaction to the 

aspiring and conscientious man. In comparing himself with the most 

successful members of other professions, the na\'al officer rightly concludes that he is equall) rewarded in authority, independence, and 

influence, and has the satisfaction of carrying out assignments of great 

responsibilit). 

Upon con1pletion of the four year course at the Naval Academy, 

each midshipman is awarded a diploma and the degree of Bachelor 

of Science and 1s then gh en his commission in the Naval Service, Depending upon the needs of the Service al tbe time graduates are commissioned as Ensigns in the Line of the >:a\'y, as Second Lieutenants 

in the U. S :\larine Corps, or as Ensigns in one of the Staff Corps 

of the Na' y. Individual graduates are permitted to indicate their 

preference as lo the branch in which they shall be commissioned, 

subject to their meeting the personnel and physical requirements for 

that branch. The ~reat majority of each class is, of course, assigned 

to the Lme of the Navy. 

The officers of the Line of the Na\'\ are those unrestricted as to 

type of duly assignment, and eligible Io; command at sea and ashore. 

The new Ensign reporting to the Fleet for his first tour of duty 

line at sea ''ill gain a broad knowledge of the many skills that must 

be mastered by a Line officer through a program of rotation that 

puts him for several months each in the principal departments of the 

ship Ile will learn, through this rotation of duty. that a Line officer 

must be conversant \\ ith na,,,igation, engineering, communications, 

gunner), and in fact e\·ery phase of shipboard operations, if he is suecessrully to exercise command. Line officers of the Navy are readily 

distinguished by lhe star which they wear above their stripes on 

both sleeve and shoulder-board. 

The :\larine Corps is an integral part of the :-\aval Senice, administered by the Commandant, }.farinc Corps. unde1 the Chief of 

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CATALOGUE OF INFORMATION 105 

Naval Operations. A career in this Corps is open to a 

U. S. Marine limited number of graduates of the i\aval Academy, 

Corps who are commissioned as Second Lieutenants and are 

usually sent for their first dut} assignment to the 

~1annc Corps Basic School at Quantico, Virginia. After the required 

indoctrination each officer is transferred to general duty, in the course 

of which he may serve afloat, or ashore in infantry, artillery, communications, engineering, or at Naval Bases abroad and in this country. 

The :\Iarine Corps has a postgraduate educational system similar in 

organization and objecti,es to that of the :\'a\~, and :\farine officers 

selected for aYiation arc trained in exactly the same manner as their 

counterparts in the ;-\a,y. 

Upon their own application, a limited number of officers may go 

at graduation or later in their careers into either the Supply Corps 

or the Civil Engineer Corps of the Navy. Like those commisStaff sione<l in the :\larine Corps, these officers are sent to schools 

Corps organized to preparn them for their chosen specialties. Although not eligible for command at sea, officers of these staff 

corps who demonstrate the requisite qualities may rise to positions 

of great authority and responsibility in the Naval Establishment. 

At an early date after e;radualion, an officer commissioned in the 

Line of the :\'a'}' may make application for Hight training, leading 

to designation as a Naval A ,·iator. If his application is apAviation pro\'ed, the officer will be ordered to one of the Naval Air 

Stations and undergo a program of flight instruction which 

is recognized as the finest in the worlJ. Upon the successful completion 

of this course, the aviator's career parallels in general that of all other 

Line officers, with emphasis on a\'iation assignments. 

Similarly, after graduation an officer may request subSubmarine marine training, in which case, if qualified, he may be 

Training ordered to the Submarine School at :\'ew London, Conn., 

followed by duty in the submarines of the Fleet. 

After the young officer has completed his first period of sea duty, 

he may be ordered ashore for graduate instruction or for duty at the 

various l\avy Yards or Stations. As an officer advances 

Duty in experience and rank, he is assigned duties of greater 

Assignments responsibility both at sea and on shore. After his firsl 

seagoing job he may become in turn a division officer, 

head of department-for example, navigator, gunnery officer, or chief 

engineer-of a YCssel, or executive officer or second in command of a 

ship; finally he is gi,·en a ship of his own to command. Eventually, if 

he attains Hag rank, he will be given commands ashore and afloat in 

the higher echelons. 

Admiring the Awards Presented at Prize Parade, a Feature of June Week 

C \ T A L 0 C. L E 0 F I '\ F 0 R M \ T I 0 ~ 107 

The types and locations of shore duty in the avy are almost unlimited. In addition to the man~ postgraduate schools, an officer ma) 

be assigued duty as a naval attachc in foreign lands; he may have dut) 

in one of the Bureaus in the :\avy Department in Washington; he may 

serve in a research establishment: he may have duty in one of our 

recruit training centers; or he ma} be assigned to one of our man) 

:\aval Reserve Officers Training Corps units in colleges and uni\·ersities throughout the counlr~. 

What are the chances for promotion in the Naval Service? Under 

the Officer Personnel Act of 19.fi, the competent officer is practicall; 

assured of being promoted lo the rank of Captain in the 

Promotion :\a\'y or Colonel in the arine Corps. Few positions in 

life hold greater promise for the young man of ambition. 

The nom1al terms of service for officers in the various grades below 

Rear Admiral are: Captain-fi\·e years. Commander-se\en vears; Lieutenant Commander-six years; Lieutenant-six years, Lieutenant (junior 

grade)-three years; and Ensign-three years. In addition to the assurance of ad\·ancement there is the certainty of comfortable retirement 

after years of honorable sen ice. 

The late James Forrestal, our great wartime Secretar} of the 

i'\a"y and first Secretary of l\'ational Defense, in an address to a graduating class at the United States Na\'al Academy, said: 

The Naval ":'\ow, if you will permit me, I will talk a little about 

Profession the profession in which you are engaging. It is an honorable profession associated with the traditions of unselfish 

sen ice to our country. You go into a profession, which, broadl) speaking, is a way of life. It requires the same high devotion, the same 

idealism and the same self-sacrifice as the profession of medicine, of 

the ministry or of teaching. 

'"You will pro\ ide the cadres of professional knowledge and skill 

around which this countr; can expand rapid!) in time of trouble. In 

World War II, the American l\a\ y grew from a force of a little over 

100,000 in 1938 to over three and one-half million in 194.5. It was 

able to expand its fighting forces from a na\y of moderate size and 

rlfccli\'eness, to the greatest sea and air power that the world has ever 

seen. That it was able lo do so swift!) and elfecli\eh is due to the 

fact that thousands of graduates of tliis Academy ha~l had sufficient 

patriotism, idealism and de\·otion to remain in the Naval Service. 

You will not become rich men throu~h your career in the :\avy. 

At the present rates of pay you ca11 look for" an!, when you finall} 

.1cl11c-.·e that serene and dignified detachment enjoyed hy the higher 

ranks, to recei\ing about $9,000 a year. As a captain toward the eud 

Ba cca/aureole Parad e 
108 U 'I I TE U "T \ T I . _, 'i \ V \ L \ C \ 0 L \I '° 

of your career, when you presumably will be supporting a harried and 

long-sufTering :\a\~ "ife and we hope, with a suitable number of 01Tspri11g. you will then he recei\ ing the princc·ly pay of :>7 ,500 a year 

"On the other h.111cl mu will ha,·e a life of assoc:iation with a 

group of men representing the best that thrre is in American life. l t 

is truly a band of brothers held together by that cement of mutual 

respect and affection which comes from clangers and difficulties shared 

in common. You "ill nol be rich in dollars at the end of ,·our career, hut 

you will be rich in e\[Wricnce and accomplishment. , 

"This brin!!;S me to mv final obserrntions \\hat interest and 

satisfactions lie. ahead of ,·ou in vour naval life._, .\gainst the modest 

matrrial rewards which vou will. recch·e vou m<l\ balance 111\ assurance that )'OU will ha\C a career dh·erse ln its interests and touching 

a grrat variety of human experience. You will have the chance not 

merely lo see the world; you \\'ill he compelled to understand the world 

as you make progress in your career. It is said al most graduation 

exercises that commcncl'mcnt merek means the commencement of 

education. hut with \'OU this is litcraJi,· true. You will l1a,·e to continue 

your studies in engi;wering as well as in the militar~ aspects of your 

profession. You will ha' e to know something of law and histor~ 

international and national politics "ill be among your tc\tbooks. You 

will ha' e have to deal with business men, with labor leaders. and with 

statesmen, and you will have to ha,·e a little of all three in you, as 

well as a lot of diplomacy, to do your job . 

... \s for your ultimate opportunity, I suggest that you will find 

ample C\ idence that tlwrc is no ceiling on an able man simply because 

he happens to be in the :\rm~ or ;\a,y. Jf public sen ice is to be taken 

as one of the criteria of success, here are a few e\amples that pro,·e 

my statement: Admiral Leahy, member of the Joint Chiefs of StalT, 

has in hi~ lifetime been Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, Chief of the 

Bureau of :'\a\'igation. Chief of '\arnl Operations, CoYcmor of Puerto 

Rico, Ambassador to France, and military ad,·isor to two Presidents. 

George .\larshall has hecn Chief of StalT 'of the \1111y. member of the 

Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ambassador to China, and Secretary of State. 

Alan Kirk, of the Class of 1909. has been a Vice \clmiral in operating 

command of the Im·asion of Xormand', and is now \mhassador to 

Belgium. William F. llalsc), of the Class of 190-1, had under his command in the Third Fleet the greatest aggregation of sea power the 

world has e\er seen assembled. The quiet and brilliant .\!arc .\litscher, of the Class of 1910, of beloved memory, de' eloped, organized 

and led the use of air power beyond eveu the imagination of the airmen thcmseJycs. 1\ nd finally there is Chester Willinm Nimitz, of the 

Class of 1905, who as Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Ocean 
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Areas, re-created confidence and morale after the Japanese blow al 

Pearl Harbor, brought the .\merican '.\a\y back fighting to win the 

great critical battles of ~lidwa) an<l the Coral Sea, and directed the 

vast operations '' hi(;h came to a climax i11 the crushing defeat of Japanese na,·a) powl'r in the Battle of LC) le Gulf. I am not exaggerating 

when I sa\ that \dmiral '\ imitz "as a rock of confidence, of character 

a11<l of al)ilil\ upon whid1 \merican n;l\·al power in the Pacific was 

built 

"These an• μ;real ca1 t•crs of sen ice to country and to mankind. 

Obvious!~ not all of ou ''ill end your service in such posts, but the 

achicwment of such careC'rs is open to all of you." 

CONClUSION 

For oH•r a hundred \ears the United Stales ~arnl ,\cadenw at 

.\nnapolis has been the ;epositor: of the :\a\: 's great tradition's of 

dc\'otion and sen ice. From its founding. the :\amt Academ_\ assumed 

the naval traditions which were established in the earl\ life of the 

Hcpublic The midshipmen of the United States 0:a\} kn e the responsibilit: of maintaining and carrying forward the inspiring preccdmls set In Janis, Porter, .md Farragut. 

\lid;hipmen acc1uirc concepts and loyalties, as to their role and 

responsibilities, which represent genuine spiritual \·alues. Just as a 

church, "ilh its tradition and liturg:. is the medium through which 

d('\Olion is e\prcssccl. so thr \<nal Acaclem: is a medium through 

which om \·oulh transmit dc,·otion lo their countn. Ilere are de-

\ eloped th al tone and esprit which arc the \'Cl) essence of professional 

altitude and pride in the Sen ice. A singleness of purpose and an education in a wa: of life make it appropriate and essential that the Naval 

cadu11~ ;m<l its ~racluates lead in areas both professional and inspirational. actmg as a unif: ing force in the ~<I\:. 

\\'ithoul prejudicing the loft) standards which lHl\°C c011h·ib11led 

so much to the de\clopmenl and attainments of its graduates in the 

past. the \a\al Academy assumes its basic role in the OYer-all >.a\y 

pl.m of {'(l11cation, re\ iewing and restating its objecti\ cs, taking into 

account the broader scope of education and trainine; rec1uircd for our 

f11 turl' n•n .11 officers. 

Discrimination ;:11<l judgment are the pro<lucts of :'\a\<tl Academ~ 

education. Knowled~c is important in the attainment of the desired 

goal; therefore, mathematics and the engineering sciences, tog('tl1cr 

\\ ith the professional studies, suppl~ the background of facts and 

scientific thinking \\ hkh arc fundamental. The humanities and social 

studies explore and clarify the realm of human \·alues. ~!oral courage 

and physical fortitude are of the essence in leadership; thus, since the 

11,t\ al officer must conslanth make decisions, he must h<n e the abilil\ 

lo rc>cognizc the proper cou'rse of action and the strength of charactC'r 

lo carry a task through to its optimum conclusion. It is in the combination of technical k11owlcdge and appreciation of human ,,tlucs that 

thc•rc• is dc·\·clopcd the critical sense which must be intuili\ e in men 

c•\crt'isi11g command 

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Graduation 
112 U N l T E D S T A T E S N A V A L A ( A 0 ~ "\I \ 

For information regarding curriculum or mental qualilications 

communicate with: 

Superintendent, U. S. :'\am! Ac.1demy 

Annapolis, \laryland 

For other information or a current copy of the "Regulations 

Governing the Admission of Candidates Into the United States 

Naval Academy as ,\lidsliipmen and Sample Examination 

Questions'" communicate wjth: 

Chief of 'ia\'al Personnel 

Navy Department 

Washington 25, D. C. 

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