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UNITED STATES NAVAL 

ACADEMY 

.1111/l1 pol is. !ti a r yl and 

Catalogue or Information 

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The Chapel Chancel and Sanctuary 
'"') Department .. 

Bo,ird of Visitors ..... 

CONJ'BNJ'S 

Administr,1lio11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Academic Board . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . 

Foreword ............................... · .... · · · · · · · · · · · · 

This b the 1'\aval Academy . . . . . ........................................ . 

Re!.igious Activities . . . . ...................... . 

Extracurricular Activities . . . . . . . . . . ..................... . 

llow to Become a Midshipman at lhe l\a,,il Academ} . . . . .......... . 

Sources of ,\ ppointments . . . . . . . . ....... . 

How to Proceed in \pplying for an Appointment ... . 

General Requiremcnb as to Citizenship, Age, Character, and .Marital Status .. 

Scholastic Entrance Requirements . . . .. 

Phpical Hequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . ... , . . . . . . .. 

Entrance Depos.its, Pay, and Ration Allowance .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 

Pl.1ce of the '\aval Academy in the 1'avv's Educational Pattern . . . . . . . . •. 

Curriculum • • 

Exc•culive . . ..................................... . 

Seamanship and '\avig.1tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . 

Ordnance and Gunnery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 

!'>larine Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . 

Aviation . . . . . ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 

athematics . . . . . . . . . . . . ........• 

Elcclrical Engineering . . . • . . . . . 

English, History, and Co,emment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . .. . 

Foreign Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 

l!vgiene .................... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · 

Physical Training . . ........................................ . 

Special Lectures for the First Class . . . . • . ............ . 

Course of Instruction Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 

Practice Cruise . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 

Facult1 ..........•............•............ 

Athletics at the '\aval Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . 

Intramural Sports Proj(ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 

The 'faval Career . 

Line 

~I arine Corps . 

Staff Corps ........ . 

A\·ialion ........ . 

Submarine Training . 

Out\• Assignments .... 

Promotion ..... 

The '\a,•al Profession ... 

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NAVY DEPARTMENT 

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'>Ccrctary of the Sar;y 

J Jonorahle Franels P \Jalthews 

/'hr Umil'r Secretory of tlu :-. <ll y 

I lonorablc> 0.111 \ Kimball 

"f'lw 1\ssista11/ Secretary of the -:'\ ar;y 

I lonorablc John T Koehler 

The hsistm1t Sr:cl'C'tary of the \ "ai;,y for \ ir 

I lonorahle John F. Floberg 

Chir'f of \'am/ Oprratio11s 

\ cl111irnl Forrest P. ShPrman , U. S. '\a\) 

( hirf of .\ auil Pcrso1111el 

\ 1t·t· \d1111ral John \\' Ropc>r. U S. '\ a,~ 

Director \ t11 al 1\ cac/c111y Dirisio11. B11rea11 of Xarnl Perso1111c/ 

\Ir I eonarcl Draper 

~ Midship m en Being Sworn in 

THE BOARD OF VISITORS- I 950 

lh Tiii:: 1'1rnsrnE'.'IT 

Dr. James P. Ba\lCr, 

Preside11t, \\'illia111s College 

l{e\·. John J. Ca\·anaugh, C.S.C., 

Pre.-;ide11/, l'nicersily of Xotre Dame 

Dr. Charles E. Diehl. 

President Emeritus, So11tl11vestem at Memphis 

Dr. J. Paul Leonard, 

President, San Francisco Stale College 

\[r. Thomas A. ;\[organ, 

Chairma11 of the Board, the Sperry Corporation 

\fr. .\lilwee Owens, 

f.ditor, the 1lug11sla (Georgia) Herald 

B' TUE \'1ci:: Pru::smi:;,·1 

Senator Lester C. Hunt, 

Wyoming 

Senator Harle) ;\I. Kilgore, 

West Virginia 

Senator Leverett Saltonstall, 

Massaclwse/ls 

8¥ "'111:: SPEMU::R or Tll£ Llousi:; 

Representati\ e llenr~ \I. Jackson, 

\\'ashing/011 

Representative Ed\\'ard T. ;\liller, 

Jlaryland 

ReprescntatiYe Charles A. Plumle). 

Vermont 

Representath c Charles \J. Prict:> 

lllinois 

Ex Oric1cro \ r E\!BEHS 

Senator .\Lillard E. Tydings. 

Jloryland 

Repr<'sentath e Carl \'111son. 

Georgia 

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ADMINISTRATION 

Superintendent 

Vice Admiral Harry\\'. Hill, U. S '\a'·' 

Commandant of Midshipmen 

Captain Robert B. Pirie, U.S. :--a\; 

Administratii;e Aide 

Captain William G. Fisher, U.S. f\a\; 

Secretary, Academic Board, a11d Aide 

Captain William G. Cooper, U.S. l\a'') 

Aide and Flag Lieutenant 

Commander Asbury Co,,ard. U.S. :--a,; 

,\ide and Flag Secretary 

Lieutenant Ralph G. Leedy, (SC 'C. S '\a\~ 

Chaplain 

Commander Ro; E. Bishop. IChC) U S '\1\ \ 

\ssi.sla11/ Secretary. /icademic Board 

William S. Shields. A.B .. A.\!.. Ph.D 

Registrar 

Richard E. Heise 
ACADEMIC BOARD 

CIIAllll-1AN 

Superintendent, U. S. :'\aval Academ} 

:\[E"J3ERS 

Commandant of ?llidshipmen 

I lead of Department of Seamanship & i\av1gation 

Clead of Dcparlment of Ordnance & Gwmer~ 

Ilca<l of Department of :\Carine Engineering 

Head of Department of Aviation 

Uead of Department of :\la thematics 

!lead of Department of Elccb:ical Engineering 

llead of Department of English, History, & Government 

Head of Department of Foreign Languages 

Head of Department of Hygiene 

Head of Department of Physical Training 

SECRETARY 

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flORBWORD 

·1 he Unilc<l Stalc>s :'\a,al Acadenl\ is mai11tainccl b,· the Go\ern11wnl. under the immediate supen isiO"n of lhe Bureau 'of 0.'aval Personnel of the l\a\) Department, for lhc training and higher education 

of ; 011ng men for the :'\a,·al Sen ice. The students have the rank of 

111iclsh1pme11 111 lhc lJ111tecl States \a'') and arc granted the degree of 

Bachelor of Science upon graduation. 

Our aim is to develop a de' oted and sell-sacrificing public scn·-

ant \\'c must educate him broadh so that he will become a rnluable 

cilizen of his country hoth in dornestic and in foreign circles, prepare 

him for his professional career b~ pro' iding him with scientific insight huill upon basic kno"ledge, endow him wilh qualities of leadership and character, and de\elop him physicall; so that he will have 

the ' 1 gor lo carry ou l his task. 

The ;\a\; looks forward with confidence lo passing on its leadership to the hands of ; oung men imbued \Yilh the ideals exp1·essecl so 

apll~ by John Paul Jones: 

.. Il is h\ no means <?nough that an officer of the Ka',. should be 

a capable n;ariner. I Le must bl' that, of course, but also ~ great deal 

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

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

Tlw purpose of this pamphlet is lo disseminate to preparatory 

and high schools in the country. a11d to i11lcrcsled persons, general 

information co11cer11in<.; the manner in which this mission is ac-complished. It is directed particular!; to those who m:n desire to <:'ntcr 

the :-\aval \ caclemy. 

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THIS JS 18£ NAVAl ACAD£1tfY 

Tlw lJ11ilt>cl Stales :\a1 al \eadl'lll) occupie> the uuic1uc position of 

iei11g lht• 011h mslilution in this countn established and maintained 

·ror the sole purpose of prodding carel'r officers for the 

ackground \a\ al Sen ice 1L is neither a unil ersill nor a training 

-.chool. hut b distinc:lh a na1·al college. the four 1 car 

1ud1·r~radualc "college"' of the Yasl ''"\a1y uni1 ersil1 .. It is admiuiscn cl 11ncll'r the Bureau of :\a1al Pnson~1el b: the' SupcrintenJent, 

• t., \a1 .11 \ cademy, 11ho is a flag officl'r of the 1111c of the >.a1y. 

fhc \c aclc·m) was founded in 181.5, during the administration of 

he llonorahlc Cl'orge Bancroft as Sccrcl<.lf) of the :\a1) , al \ nnapolis, 

lar: land. its present location, where it has been in couli1111ous session 

·xccpl for a brief period cluri.ng the C i1·il War years when il was lemJor.1ril) n•11101·cd lo .:\ewport, Rhode Island 

Begii111i11g i11 the year 1899, follo11 ing an appropriation of 

10,000,000 lJ\ Congress for the purpose, the .\'aval .\cadem) was almost entireh rebuilt in the French Renaissance style after the designs 

f .\Ir. Ernest Flagg, of (\ew York The grounds of the Academy proper 

011 comprise about two hundred thirty-five acres along the west bank 

of the Sewrn Hiver, on which arc lwo hundred seventeen major buildings. 

From its small origins the Academy has expanded to a present enrollment of OYer three thousand midshipmen, organized into a Brigade 

of two Hegiments. Graduates of the >.a1·al Academy, who in addition 

lo meeting the academic requirements ha1·e also been found satisfactory in the physical requirements and in aptitude for serdce (a measure 

of the iudil·idual's officer-like qualities,, are commissioned either as 

Ensigns i11 the "\an or as Second Lieutenants in the U S. arine 

Corps, and all recei~·e the de~ree of Bachelor of Science. 

The physical layout of Lhe '.\aval Academy radiates around the 

hub which is Bancroft Ilall, the midshipmen's dom1ilory. In its six 

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

Plant Bancroft Hall is in itself a small citv, with tailor and barber 

shops, a tremendous galley and me~s hall capable of serving 

al one silting the entire Brigade, a store, a soda fountain. recreation 

rooms, po-.t office, sick quarters, dental quarters, and all the miscellaneous facilities necessat)' to support such a large establishment. The 

various huilclings of the Academic Group are named in honor of aval 

heroes of d<l\'S gone b), and throughout the Yard are situated monu-

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Chapel 

C \T\LO CLE 01 J'\l·O ll .'1\ TIO\ 5 

11c·111' lo the· great men a11d c•\c•uts 111 the :\an "s illustrious past. The 

lo11w of tlw beautiful Chapel, i11 the hasemenl of "hich is located 

01111 Paul Jc111es· s.ircophagus, clo111111alcs the scene. and 1s a landmark 

ought I)\ those approachiug from Chesapeake Ba). The Se\ ern Rin•r 

ifforcls opporlu11il) for lht> midshipmen to cul th ate• their profic.:ie11C) 

111dc•r sail i11 the !llall\ \'awls,\ achts. and smaller craft which are mai11-

lai1wcl for tlwir i11str;1ctio11 a1;d rct-realiou. Tht> Yard is also ec1uippc<l 

\ ith 111am fine pla) ing fields. tl'11111s courts. an l'H~htee11-hole golf 

·omsc-. a g) 11111asi11m. and swimming pools. In tlw academic buildings 

·m· modern laboratories dcrnted to the practical application of theor; 

learnC'd i11 dll'mislry, ph) sics. elc•dron ics marine enginec·ring .. gtnrner}. 

and ollll'r suhjc·ds, as well as a hosl of realistic training aids. all integratt>cl lo g1\ t· s1g11ificanc:e to the acadc·mic pursuits. There is as yet no 

airfidd, hut seaplanes are hased 011 the rh er to prcl\ 1dc training for Lhe 

midsh1p111c·11 in this arm of moclc•rn \\'arfare along "ith their training 

i11 surf.ice a11cl suh-surfote 1 essc•ls. The rifle range•, on tlw opposite 

bani.: of tlw Sc' crn, is used each summer to gh e to the midshipmen a 

fu11da11w11tal indoctnnatio11 in small arms. and to imprcl\ c thl'ir marks111an-.h1p. 

The Brigade of \lid>hipml'fl is ad111in1stcred 1111dcr the Com111a11cla11t of \J ichhipmen In a midshipman officer organization composed of members of the first (senior) class. B~ a sntem of 

Regimen rotation of midshipman officers ('stripers"), opporlunit~ for 

t'\erc1sing leadership in bolh tactical and administrative 

arC'a'> i-. afforded to as man) of thC' SC'111or midshipmen as is practical. 

TIH' lift• of a midshipman at the ;...,ffal Acadcm~ is a rigorous one. 

J It· is fuH~ occupied from \londa~ morning until Saturda~ afternoon. 

Likt· any other person in a militar) oni;anization, lw follows ,1 well 

plaml!'d ro11ti11C' from re\cilJe to taps-that 1s, from the time he rises in 

lhc morning until he goes to hC'd at night. The strict disc:iplinc of this 

routine· distinguishes life at lht· '\a,,11 \cadem~ from lift' al ci1 ilian 

collc•gc•s and uni\ crsities. Yet this same daily progr<U11, sinec it is borne 

by all micbhipm<'n. is conduci' t· lo the close comradeship and mutual 

1111d1•rsta11cling that lead lo enduring friendships. Il is this comradeship 

that forms lhC' hasis for the high rspril of tllt' Brigade and of the :\a,y. 

Co111raclC'ship is an intangible of the SC'n ice. difficult to c-..press either in 

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

n·pn·sl·11Ls m1t• of the grC>atest n•wards of a na,·al career 

\ midshipman's da:. as outlinc·cl in the folio" ing schedule taken 

from '\a' al \cacll'll1\' Regulations. begins at 0615 (6: l.5 a.111.). Ile dses. 

prepares himself for' breakfast formation thirt: mi1111tes later, and begins ;1 cl:l\ of stud:, recitatio11. drills. and laborator: work that keeps 

croft Hall at Twilight 

I\ I \I OC.l F 01 l'\FOR'1 \TI O'\ i 

1im lms: until 16:"30 l-!.30 p.111. Ik is then fr<'e to work al cxtraurric11lar acti\ ilic•s and sports. both \ arsit) and inter-company. until 

1900 (7.00 p.111. .\fter the eH·n111g nwal, which is the hit?;h point of 

the <la~ ·s social aclidt), he again returns lo acaclenuc pursuits during 

tucl~ hom, which ends at 214.5 (9· 15 p.rn.). Fifteen mi11utcs later, laps 

finds hi111 "t11r11ccl in"' for the night. 

Tlw academic da: is dh ided hetwC'C'll inclh idual stud: and group 

rccitatio11, laboratory worl, and practical drills. Time must be \er) 

carefully allotll'd to adequate pr<'paratimt. The allowance of one hour 

of pn·parator: stud: for each hour of recitation req uircs diligent 

buclgding of time b: tlw miclship111Pn but when sueh budgeting is 

clone tlwrc is sufficient time to allow mastcn of each lt>sson. 

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

l'Xeculion of this closely coordinated daily program, the midshipman 

rccciH·s intensi\'C' training for his later duties aboard ship. \ bout every 

eighl<'<'n cla\S he is excused from all his academic duties and sen·es 

or~ tlw '' atch squad, assisting in carrying out the day's routine. This 

is don<', of course. under the direct supen ision of the Commandant 

of \lichhipmcn, the officers of the Executh·e Department, ancl tlw midshiprn;111 <>lfil'C'rs of the Brigade'. The c•xpcriencc gainC'cl by the midshipman ''ill be im aluablc• to him later in his na\'al carc•c•r when he 

will Ill' callc·cl on lo stand watch aboard ship. 

The wN·ks work comes lo .1 close Saturda\ 110011. Tlw wcckemL 

'' hid1 C'11cls ~1111da;. at e\C•ning nwal formatio11. relc•asl'S the Brigade 

I rom the hea\' academic: routinC'. On Saturday afternoons 

The and C'\ en in gs the midshipman ma~ atlencl tile' man: inlerWeekend collC'giate athletic contests i11 which the '\,,1, al \caclenn is 

<'ngag!'d :\11 classC's ha,·e libert: iu Annapolis on Satur(la: 

allcmoo11s. and the upper thrn• classes enjoy the pri\ ilege on Sunda;. 

afternom1s ,tlso. The first class is allowed SC\ era I '' eelencls lor out-oftO\\ n lt•a\ c· and ma) also leaYe Annapolis on holidays Saturda} night 

freq1w11tl: features a dance. or "hop.'' "hich the upper three classes 

ma\ usual!~ allC'nd. (These "hop"' nights, except for two each: ear, are 

not for fourth classmen, nor nia\ the: escort while on town liberty.) 

\lotion picturrs are proYicled in \lahan Hall for all midshipmen on 

Saturchn nit?;ht, and on Sunchn <tflcrnoou the upper three c·lasses may 

escort g11t·-.ts lo these mo' ics 

':.111c1· its bc•ginning the '-a' al Academy has maintained a pattern of 

midshipman participation in formal worship designed lo strengthen 

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

C1tholil' l'11aplains assi~ncd lo the \caclemy b;. the Burrau of :i\a\'al 

P!'rso1111d and a chaplain nanwcl ll\ lhC' l\alional Jewish \\'clfarr Hoard 

Ring Dance-Me morial Holl 

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work together 111 offering all midshipmen their rt•specth e 

t: iws of spiritual ministry. 

ctivities S: mholic of this cu11ccpt of the place of religion in 

h11111all lifr is the proniincnt location of the magnificent 

.hap1l, attcndt•d h: all midshipnwn ''ho do not choose a denominaumal place• of worship Ill tbC' cit: of \ 11napolis. Attenclanc<' al the Na nil 

cade·111y ( hapC'l. or al some church of the midshipman's O\\ 11 choosing, 

'cmnpubon Oil S1111<la;. n1orni11μ: 

Thl l'onwrstone for the :\a' al \ cademy Chapel ''as laid b: A<lniral Dl'\H') in 190.t. Completed 111 1905, the Chapel was culargecl in 

9 10 lo .1lT0111111odate a cougregation of twent\-fh e hundred. Four of 

ls bl'a11td11l stained glass wincfows arc memorials lo heroic leaders of 

he past Signifieantl). the fifth and newest windo\\ shows a youne; 

lffiC<'r m1 Crnc111at1on Day. Behind him arc :·ears of an'\irt: and hope. 

,·or!.. and pla: Before him lies <I lifetime of dedicatt'cl sen ice. Dressed 

or lhC' first lime in the uniform of an Ensign u1 the 0.a\') of the United 

tales h<' rl'ads till' scroll commissioning him as such. II igh aho,·e him 

he St.1rs .111d Stripes floats in the breeze hut in the background stands 

he \ l 1n of (;,11iJec, pointing lo an e\en hie;her ohligation. It is I.he 

•raclual< s Im isible Commission" challenging him lo comecrate his 

O\alt\ to sdf and lo country b: supreme loyalty to the God "ho gave 

1i111 hoth 

D11l'ctly lwneath the dome of the Chapel, in an impressi' e Cf) pt. 

is the hurial place of John Paul Jones; and beneath the Chapel n:l\ c is 

·t . \ ncln•\\ 's Chapel, available like its more spacious counterpart for 

roteslant, Catholic, or Jewish sen ices as required. 

111 aclclit1011 lo the regular and special sen ices prO\ idcd in the cit_: 

lf .\nn,1polis ll\ all major rl'ligious bodies. both Protestant and Roman 

Catholic rc·lig1011s acti,·ities arc offc·red within the Yard. 

On Sunda\ , I Loh Communion is offered in an carh sen ice to 

which nwmhl'rs of all° Christian churches arc im itecl. The main sen ice. 

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

c:hoir of one• l11111dred thirt} voice's participates, is held in the Chapel 

at }():30 i\honl once a month during the academic year a clergyman 

who is rc•cogn1zed as outstanding i11 his denomination is ~uest preacher. 

\\'l·ekch1: Chapel scnices arc lwld during Lent and on the ,·arious 

laoly d.t) s of the church. as wdl as on clays of national significance. 

The fir,t and third Sumhn eH·11ings of the month are resen eel for 

111celin~s of the '\;l\ al \ cacic1m Christia11 . .\ssocialion in Bancroft Hall 

I luh \ lass is celebrated· in the Chapel b: midshipmen of the 

Catholic faith 011 Snnd.ws ancl 011 lloly Days of Obligation. \\'eel..da: 

\ f,iss as said in St. ,\ndrew's C.ha1wl. Confessions are heard on Saturis/ma s Cancer/ in lh e Chapel 

( \ 'I \ I 0 (, l E 0 I I '\ I• 0 ll .\1 \ T I 0 '\ II 

la\s, and al other limes as desired. The .:--a,·al Academ\· Newman Club 

lll:ds rC'gularl: clurii1g Lhe academic year, 011 the sc~ond and fourth 

11n<la: ('\ c:nings of the month. Prominent Catholic clcrg:·men and la\ -

lnC'n ;ire frccpwntl: ill\ ited to address the club. 

The curriculum at tht' :\a\ al .\ cadcm: places primar: emphasis 011 

a-.ic C'dncation, as opposed to pure lrilining, in order that a firm foundation 1rn1: lw laid for the future de' elopment of its gradhe uates. Training is. howe\er included to insure appropriate 

urriculum application of theoretic bac:kgroun<l and at the same time 

lo prm ide the F'leel with junior officers ''ho are of imne<liate uselul11css because they are skilled in operating lechniqucs. 

\llhough a large amounl of actual and simubted training is conducted 

it tllC' \cadt•my proper, b: far the largest amount of it is accomplished 

1 hen the midshipmen arc em harked in the cruise ships for tours of 

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

)eriods th<' midshipmen fill regular billets in the complements of operatini; sl11ps of the .'\a,·:. to learn al first hand the duties of pell.' 

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

ru1st•s an· made 111 hatlleships, cruisers, destroyers, aircraft carriers, 

anti s11h111arines, and during one summer include a major amphibious 

operatio11 in conjunction with a class of cadets from the U. S. ~lilitary 

Academ: al \\ est Point, >..Y. Thrnugh their performance of duties ii1 

cngi11eeri11g, gunnery, na\'igation, communications, a\ iation. and tactics 

on these cruises. the midshipmen are able to confirm b: experience 

much lhal the' ha,·e lea.med in the classroom. 

The integration of the theoretical ,111cl the practical is the core of 

the \ cadcm: 's educational program, a program which has as its aim 

the de' elopmcnt in lhe midshipmen of the ability lo think scientificall:, 

Lo make a scientific approach, to anal: ze problems and to srnthesize 

their logical solutions. The midshipmen are also encouraged to recognize and analvze criticalh the national and international social and 

economic prol;lems of our' times, an understanding of which is heightened b: theii· visits ahroad. Such fields as literature and history Egure 

most importantly in the cle\'elopment of character, breadth of 'ision, 

and a high sc11se of values. The entire educational program is aimed at 

prt'parillg the graduate to the fullest extent possible for the future exercist' of in1portant strategic and operational command in the ~avy, and 

for the ultimate responsibilities of citizenship in a democraC). 

The c11rriculu111 at the Nam! Academy is prescribed for all midshipmen, "ith the single exception of the choice they are allowed to 

<'\l'rc1~e among the foreign languages presented. The prescribed curriculum is considered dt'sirable in \ iew of the specific aims of the 

o re the Army-Novy Gome 

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cademy; it also permits a high order of mterdeparlmental integration, 

ith courses arranged to supplement and complement each other. The 

rriculum further provides formal instruction in leadership, suppleentecl by long established precept, by example, and in general by 

1e prescrilwd way of life at the Academ:. 

An exlensi,·e athletic program, which ensures participation by 

·cry midshipman, is conducted at the Academy. Varsity teams are 

fielded in e\ery intercollegiate sport, and junior varsit) and 

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

orts, \'ictories counting as points in the annual Brigade Color Comany competition Likewise, each midshipman, to be eligible for gradation. m11st s11ccessfull1 undergo a progressive!) difHc11lt series of 

dmming. 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 he required to 

pen ist' as junior officers in the Fleet. 

The Academ) also gi' cs the midsl11pman an opportunity for selfxpression in a \'ariet} of extracurricular acti\ities. According to his 

inclinations, he can de,·elop proficiency as a yachtsxtracurricular man, an actor. a musician, an artist. a writer, journalist. 

ctivilies orator, or photographer. 

One of the most popular midshipman organizaions is the Doat Club, center of sailing and small boat acti\'ily. KJ10ckbouts. half-raters, star boats, whaleboats, dinghies, ketches. and eYen 

rge schooners. yawls, and ocean racing sloops are ;n ailab!e for use 

urin!!; rt'crcation periods and on weekends. 

For the midshipmen interested in writing or journalism there are 

our student publications at the \ cademy. The Lucky Bag. class yeariook, requires a four year effort and rcsponsibilit) and is a $60,000 

nterprise. Serious literary effort is found monthly in The Trident, top 

ollegc humor work is done by The Log. The plebe "Ilible" is Reef 

oints, a research publication of Academy lore. 

For midshipmen interested in public speaking and debating there 

s the I nll.:rcollegiate Forensic Society. which functions under the guidnce of the Department of Engish. History, and Government. This is a 

roup of debaters and extemporaneous speakers who compete with repesentati\·cs of the leading colleges of the United States weekly, often 

wa) 

\lidshipmen interested in public relations find two outlets. The 

uhlic Helalions Committee provides a practical knowledge of pubicily work, midshipmen assist the press in reporting athletic and olher 

mural Tennis 

C\T\LOCl.Jb 01' li\FOll"ATIO'i 1:; 

n·11ls al ll1c: Ac:a<lc•m). The 1\c:c:cpl1011 Committee prO\ ides c:h jjjan 

aiso11 C'\p<'riencc in welcom111g and caring for \ isiti11g college tC'ams 

ncl orga11izaliom. 

\fus1c plays a large part in the extracurricular program of the 

'aq1l \cadl·m~. The Glee Club, the 0.A-10 (midshipman clanee orw>l1a '• a11<l thc C:onccrt Band and Orchestra pro' idc instrumental and 

ocal rxprcssion of i11terest in classical, light classical, and popular 

usic. \lilita1) additions lo this program include the Drum and Bm~I<· 

orps and llw new!~ formed, high!) successful .\larchi11g Baud. 

The .\I asqueradrrs interest those who enjoy theatrical work, 

lwlher it he acting, directing. lighting. prop making, or make up. 

opular receptmn of their polished annual produclio11 is ahnl\ s rn111siastic. 

J!ohby clubs pla) a hig parl iii a midshipman's extracurricular acvitics. Tlirsc organizations include the large and praclic<tl \lechanial Enginrering Cluh. the \l odcl Club, the Hadio Club. the Stamp 

:lub, the Chess Club, and the :\lalhemalics Club. For the linguists 

1crc are the French Club, the Spanish C:lub, the Portuguese Club. 

ic Ccrman Club, and the Russian Club. Sen ing a dual purpose o[ 

ai11i11g and enjoyment. each of these Clubs conducts meetings in its 

articular foreigu language, as well as iu' iting speakers of natural 

uC'nC\ to them. 

1'his, in conclusion, is a summary of the !\an1l Academy, its history, 

s physical plant, its curriculum, and its opportunities. Later sections 

f this catalogue will co' er in detail many parts o( this precis; bul this 

ssay is designed lo gh e emphasis and unification lo the unique feaircs of the :\aval Acaclem) as a naval college-a college with one speific purpose, lo prO\ ide career officers for the :\'a val Ser\'ice. 

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II 0 II' i 0 B £ C 0111 £ A 1111 D SH IP JJI AN 

Ai if/£ NAVAl A CAD£J11 Y 

There arc thn'e basic steps in the process of becoming a midshipman in the l: S .:'\a\y. These im·ohc (a obtaining a nominal1on for 

appo111tment from one of lhe sources menlioncd bclo\\, 

Basic Steps (b) accomplishing the necessar) scholaslic preparation anc.l 

c) passing the required physical examination. Each of 

these steps is described fully in the p<unphlet enlitletl Reg11latio11s Goi.;-

c>ming the Admission of Candidates i11lo the United States \'a val Acad-

' my r1s .\/ ic/ship111e11, which ma_\ he obtained by \'\Tiling lo l11e Bureau 

of i\~\\'al Personnel l'\a\·\ Department. Washington 25, D.C. or to the 

S11p<'ri11lcn<lc•nt l1 5. \a val Acaclem) \nnapolis, \Ian land ,\ summar\ follows 

·From t111w lo t inw there has been C\ ic.leucc that \ oung men consider lhc first of these ~!cps to hc almost impossible. This belief is l'r· 

rom•o11s. In aclclition lo thl' fact that mam '\I embers of Congress ,1warcl 

their 110111inations 011 thl' basis of merit. among tho~e who apply. the 

hm pro\ ides .1cldilional sources of appoinbnents \\·hich i\re open to 

) oung mC'n "ho ha,·c tlw \\ill ln suC'ceed. 

Tlw nu111hPrs ot appoinlrnC'nts mC'ntioned in the following paragraph' ,m· those authorizl•d h) hm. From time to time, howc\ t•r. n•-

duttmm ma: lw C'fTcctcd through limit,1tions prC''crihC'd h) the C:on-

!.!;l'C'SS iu the annual appropriation acts. Such e\eeptio11s would appear 

in thf' Tfrg11/atio11s Cnrcrni11g the \.dmission of Candida/cs into tire• 

L1

11ited States \ 'om/ \cadc111y as \lidshipmen for the ~ear inrnh ed 

The President ol the United States is allowed to appoint seYC'lltyfi,·e midshipmen C'ach \Car, lo he selected from among the sons o( officers and enlisted men of the regular Arm~. '\a'~. \farine 

Sources of Corps. \ir Force, and Coast Guard. 

Appointme nts Tlw Vice President of the United Stall's each 

United Stales Senator, and each Represe11tati\C and 

Delegate in Congress ma\ ha,·c fi,·c midshipmen at the '.\a'<tl cade111~ 

rhe \'ice PrcsiclC'nt ma,· make his nominations from the C'nitecl States 

.1t large The Cnitc•d Stales Senators must make their nominations from 

.1111011g resident\ of tllC'ir respecti\e stales, and thC' \ !embers of the U S 

I lonsl' of lkpH'sentath·es must m<tke their nominations from among 

residents of tlw congressional districts or territories which they repre-

'"nt 

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on Formation 
l'\11 1. 11 :.,·1 \IJ-. '\\\.\I.\ ( \J)l \I) 

\1!•111hl'r' of Co11grcss an· authorized to 110111111atl' ,1 ma\i11111111 of 

lour t·a11didatcs for l'ach \'aCaJK\. Tin tandiclatt•s so nominatl'd an· 

11sualh clt·signakd as tlw princtpal and tlw first, \C0

eo11d, .111d third 

.tltC'm.tl<·s 

One• hundred si\t) enlbtc•d men of the rc~ular '\,t\ \ and \lan11t• 

( :orps ma\' be appointed t'ach yc·ar. 

Onc hundred si\l) enlistc·cl 111en of the '\;n .ii .mcl ;\ f ,1ri11c Corp' 

lh·sen cs 111a) lw appointt'd each ~ear. 

\ total of fort) appointmc·11ts 1s authorizt'cl for tllC' suns of dcct•ast·cl 

officers, soldiers, sailors, aucl marines of the two \\ orld \\'ars. This 

incluclc•s sons of lll<tk and ft·malc• members of tlJL Arnn '\a,\ \ lari11e 

Corps, and C.ua .. t Cu.ml of tlw Li11itcd Stales who \\t'tT killed. in adio11 

or ha\ c died. or ma: he·reaflc•r cite', of wou11cls or injuries recci\ cd or 

disease eo11traetc·d or .1ggr<n ated, in a<:lh t' sc•n ice clurin~ \\oriel \\ a1 

I or \\ mid \\ ar 11. 

·1 \\ c·nl\ appointments ,11111ually arc authorizt'd for you11g me·n who 

.ire honor graduatc· .. of the milit.1ry am! 1ia,·al schools of seconcla1) 

school le\ el \\ hich ha\ e ht·c·n cb.ig11atC'd as honor schools b, lht• Deparln1C'11l of the \nm or the '\a\' Dt'partment, and from the' me111hcrship of thc· '\;n ,ti Hl'svn c• Officc·rs Training Corps units at the fiftv·l\\ o 

collcgc·s and uniH'hities h<n ing '\HOTC. units Ten ol thc·sc· appointments are .1llotkcl to the honm school group .u1d tl'11 lo Lhl '\Herre 

group limill'd lo c.:onlral'l :\HOT( sludeuls). 

One• appointml'nl ts allotll'd to the sous of the ci' iliam rl'sicli11!.! 1n 

the ( .anal Zone. and the sons of the Ci\ ili,111 emplo) c·t•s of thl' L S 

GO\ c·nnnt·nl and Lhl' Panama Hail road Com pan~ residiug in the Hc·public of Panama. 

Th<' s011 of am m1t· "ho has rl'ceh C'ci, or nHn· hrreaftrr receh r, the 

C:on~rl'ssional \IC'dal of I lonor may lw appoi;1ted as a midshipman 

11po11 fulfillment of the aclmiss1011 H'CJUin:nwnls 

FiH· 111idship111c·11 arc. .1lhl\\ eel from the District of Columbia. 

Onl' appoi11l111c•11l is prm 1clt•cl for a natl\ c• Puerto Hican who mus! 

he rc•commendccl ll\ the Gm t•rnor of PtH'rlo Rico. 111 addition, fh c· 

111i<lshipm(•11 arc allowed lo I)(' appoinll'cl from Puerto Hico on Llw 

110111inalio11 of thc Hl'sidenl Con1missiom•1. 

hn non-L- ~ ciltzem. lhl' following .. ourc-c•s of .1ppoi11tmenls an· 

pro\ icll'd 

1 a \ 111;\'.111111111 of lwt·11l\ \ oun~ 111c•11 .1l a lime from \ meric.111 

Hcpubhcs othl'r than the L nikd States) and Ca11acl.1 art allowc·d lo 

rccl'iH• instruction al lhe '\;I\ al \ cadc•111\ but nol mon• than 1l11c·c• 

from all) one of such Hcpublic.· ... or Can.Hl:1 .. hall n•cc•iH• inslrucl ion al 

lhC' sa111t• time'. Till' miclship11H·11 from othe•r \111criea11 Hepuhlics .1111! 
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( .;111ada n·cc'IH' lhr ~aml' (Xl\ allo\\ ancc•s. and l'molumenls as micl-

'hipnwn from th<' Llnitccl St.1tes. and the\ are subject to the same rules 

.111d n·~ulatiom .1s 111iclsl11p111cn from thC' United State's, but their graduation from ll1l \,l\ al \eade111: docs 1ml entitle them tu .1ppointment 

lo an) offict' or position in tht C nited States '\a, y. 

(h \ total of four Filip111os, to he eks1gnated h) the President of 

till' L'nite<l States 111<1y he· .1d111itted as midshipmen under substantially 

tlir '<lllll conditions as arc applicable to th<' eitizc•ns of other ,\merican 

Hqmhlies and C .anacla. 

F\eept in the cases of those rcceinng nominations from the Vice 

Pn·,ult ut. Cnill·d St,1tes SC'nators and \!embers of the House of Represe11t.1ti\·cs, .me! those' scC'king appointments h) \ irtue of 

Competitive being the sons of hokkrs of the Congressional \1eclal 

Appointments of I Ionor. all of lhc appointments mentioned above for 

United Stales citizens an on a competili\e basis. This 

nH•am th.it candidates 111 the \<lrious compctithe brroups must lake the 

n·gular 1·11trancc• e\ami11at1on or the suhslanliatin~ e\amination to establish n·lat1\'C sta11ding \\ilh111 the group For lhose taking the regular 

c·11lra11ec C\ami11ation. the relath·e standing is basC'd upon the a\·erage 

of tlw marks rc•cC'h eel in Fnglish and mathematics. 

fl is tlw polin. howe\ e·r of some \lc>mhers of Congress lo require 

apphl'anls for thl'ir nominations lo participate in a special competiliYe 

l'\aminalion or lo lake tlw \.anti i\cadcm\ 'sown entrance e\aminalion 

on a t·omp<'liti\<' basis. The :'\a,al \cacicmy ·, e\aminations are held 

onh- in \pril ol the: ear 111 which adnfr .. sio11 is sought. whereas the special t'o111pelith l' e•\aminalions are usuall) hl'ld in July of the year pren·cling lhat in which the candidate desires to enter as a midshipman. 

Th!' spt•t'ial eo111pelith e P\ami11ations may also he held at limes other 

than Jnh. a11d all •Lrra11g(•111cnts with respect to sut'h examinations are 

lw11dlc•cl Pxchisi\ eh hv tlw Cnited Stairs Ci\ i1 <:;c·n ice Commission for 

tlH \ll'mlwrs of Cong~ess eoncerncd 

I l is achisahle. though not mandator~. to makt• application for appointnwnt at lc·,1sl a year in ach-anec of <llllicipated admission as a midshipman For e\ample• a candidate who i11lends to 

Wh e n to Apply apph to .1 \lember of Congress should do so h) June 

!st of the> year prece•cling that i11 which he hopes to 

C'llll'r as a midshipman. 

HOW TO PROCEED IN APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT 

rhis sPdion ind1calc•s lh<' steps nc•t·c•,sar) lo obtain a nominat11111 Imm .111\ of the\ ;trious sm1rc1•s o[ appointmc11b 
20 L '\ I T E I> '> T \ 1 L "' '\ \ V \ I. \ C \ f) E \I Y 

I l is the c11slo111 of the Pres1clcnl lo giH· his ;1ppo111l1ucnts to tlu: 

sons of officers and enlisted men of the regular Army, J\a\~, ;\[arine 

Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, because personnel 

Presidential in these categories are rarely able to establish permaAppoi ntme nts ncnt residence and thus he eligible for congressional 

nominal ions. To make application for appointment from 

this source, the candidate or his parent should address a letter to the 

Chief of Na' al Personnel, J\a,; Department, Washington 25, D.C .. 

clearly indicating the serdce connection of the parent and gi' ing the 

son's foll name and date of birth. The letter of application should also 

designate the year in which admission to the i\aval Academ) is desired 

Letters of application should be forwarded any time after June lsl of 

the year preceding that in which admission is desired, but well in advance of the third Wednesda) in April of the admission year. Candiclac\ 

must be established in lime to participate in the April entrance examination. Onl,· the Chief of "\'a,·al Personnel can issue authorization lo 

report for a ·:t\'a,·al Academ~· scholastic entrance examination. 

In the e\'ent of \'acancies in the annual quotas of appointments au· 

thorized from the >:a') and ~Iarine Corps and the Xaval and \ lari11e 

Co11)s Reserves, qualified Presidential nominees in excess of the Presidential quota may be admitted lo fill such 1•acancies. 

Those making application to the Vice President, lo a United States 

Senator, to a Representath·e of a Congressional Disbict, or to a Delegate in Congress should do so at least a full year in 

Congressional ad\'ance of the year in which the candidate hopes to 

Appointme nts enter as a midshipman. As stated elsewhere, some 

Members of Congress require participation in a competith e examination. \\'hich is usuall: held in July of the year preceding admission to the :r\a,·al Academy. Pennission to take the examination must be obtained from the ;\!ember of Congress in ad\'ance. The 

special competiti\·e examinations of this type are not >:aval Academ.' 

examinations and have no direct bearing upon the candidate's scholastic 

qualification for admission as midshipman. After receidng a nomination as a result of a special competitive examination, the candidate must 

still fulfill the Naval Academy scholastic entrance requirements by one 

of the three established methods. A direct letter of application to tl1e 

:\!ember of Congress concerned and inclusion therewith of all statements procured to further the application, such as the favorable endorsements of school officials and prominent citizens, would be in order. 

A candidate for appointment from this source must ha,·e enlisted 

on or before July 1st of the year preceding that in which the :\a,·al 

Academ;· entrance examination is held. Any enlisted man desiring to 

become a candidate should make known such desire to his commanding officer earl~· in his enlisted sen ice. It is customary for the Burem.1 
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:\<n al Personnel to direct the co111111an<l111g officers of ships and sta011~ lo conduct a sun·ey of enlisted personnel, usually in April of each 

year, for the purpose o[ nominating those "ho appl) 

.ppointment and "ho are deemed to he suitable officer material. 

·om th e Regular AflC'r rc>commendation h~ the commanding officer 

lavy or Regular and after undergoing a preliminary physical exam-

~arine Corps inalion. enlisted applicants arc required to take a 

special examination. usuall) in July, to determine 

l1C'ir d<.•grl'C of aptitude i.JJ the subjects i.i1Yoh cd iJl the i\aval Academy 

11tra11cc exa111inatio11. Those who arc successful in meeting these initial 

ccp1iremenls arc then transferred to a preparatory school maintained 

1\ the :\:n) Department at the U.S. 0-'a,·al Training Station, ?\ewport. 

~hode Island. This preparatory school remains in session from about 

Jctoh<'r I st until the time of lhe :\'a\'al Academ)' entrance examination 

n \pril of the following year. The courses of study arc designed to 

mprove the candidctle's preparation for the ;\aval Academ) entrance 

xamination. and ror those who are successful in the entrance e'\aminaion instruction is continued to prepare the cancliclate for Lhe first 

car\ work al the :\a\'al Acadenl\. Enlisted men on acti' e duh who 

1olcl nominations for appointment from any other source may also be 

1-.sig1wd to this preparator.\ school. The one hundred sixty standing 

li~hest among those ''ho pass the ~arnl Acaclem) entrance examinaion arc ordered to the :\anti ,\ cademy for lhe formal physic<tl exami1atio11 and admission as midshipmen early in June. Those standing 

1c low one hundred sixl) in the compelitiYe list but who pass the 

'\amination become eli~ible for admission in the event eligible eandilates foil the physical examination, or for other reasons do not eu te1 

is midshipmen. Eligible enlisted candidates of the regular Na'~ and 

\!arinc Corps. "ho arc in excess of the number allowed from these 

·ourccs, ma' be appointed to fill ,·acancics in annual quotas of the 

President of the United Slates and '.'\aval and \l arine Corps Reserves. 

Enlisted meu of the A'aval ru1d \laJ·ine Corps Reserves on inactive 

lul) should make known to the commanding officers of their respective 

Hcscn e units their desire to become candidates for 

ppointme nt ,1dmission lo lhe Xa' al .\ cadem\ Those who are 

from th e U. S. deemed to possess the necessar) 'scholastic aptitude 

and who Im' e exhibited officer potentialities are recommemkd to the Chief of :\'a,·al Personnel for desigCorps Re serve 11alion as candidates. Briefly. applicants must ha' c had 

at least one year in the Reser\'e by July lsl o[ the year 

or <\dmissicm to lhe '\<\\al Academy, and must ha' e attended a minimum o[ lwC'lll)-SeH'll drills or their equi\ alent between Jul} lst of the 

prccedin~ ) rar and the third Wednesday i.11 April following. Acth c 

sen ice llla) he accepted in lieu of ru·ills, one month of aclh e sen·ice 

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, hei11g lhc l'<l!1h·alC'nl of lhrce drills. Applications must be submitted 

prior lo Aifl\<4y !st to the Chief of :\'a\'al Personnel, Yia the commanding offk~ d'f t~1e Hescn c u11il. Enlisted candidates from the Organized 

a11d \ oluntecr Hesl'nes on inacli\'e dut\ arc not eligible for assignment to the :\a\) preparalor) school at :\~wport. '-

\ acancies in the a11nua l quota allowed the Prl'sidcnt and vacancies 

in the enlisted personnel quot,1 of the \:;n y and \ farine Corps may he 

filled h~ ciualific<l ~a,al and \larine Corps Rcsene nominees who are 

in c·:-.cess of the quota authorized the Hesen c. 

An honor graduate or a prospecth e honor graduate of a clesig11alt'd honor rnilitai') or na,·al school should appl) lo the principal of 

his school for no111i11ation as a candidate for admission 

Appointme nt of to the :\a\al .Academ). Each designated honor miliGroduotes of tai·) or naval school ma) nominate three honor gradu -

Honor Military ;1lcs or prospecli' c lionor graduates each year. The 

or Naval Schools details of submitting nominations arc handled hy the 

school concerned and the Chief of i\a,·al Personnel, 

' •l\) Deparbnenl, Washington 25, D.C. 

01d.' tonlract students in the :\aval Rcscr\'e Officers Training 

Corp' 1111ils at the ,·arious colleges and uni\ ersities arc eligible lo appl) 

for appointments from this source. Contract students 

Appointme nts shoukl appl) lo the Professor of :\a\·al Science at the 

from Naval college or u11iYersit~ , who will in turn forward his 

Reserve Offi cers recommendations to the President of the college. Not 

Trainin g Corps more than tlu·ee C<mdiclates ma) be nominated each 

Un its \car ln each of the educational inslilulions in which 

;l ;\a,·aJ Reserve Officers Training Corps unit has been 

1·stablished and is in opcra lion. 

\ n Acl of Congress appro,·ed June 30, 1950. aulhorizes the Sl'crl'tan of the ;\m ~ lo nominate additional midshipmen from gualiBcd 

Addili o nol 

Appointme nts 

from Among 

Qualifie d 

Alte rnate 

Nominees ond 

Compe titive 

Candidates in 

Excess of 

Authori zed 

Quota s 

alternates and qualified candidates in excess of authorized competiti\ e quotas. The number to be admitted 

annually under this Act of Congress musl be predicated upon the physical capacit: of the i'\aval Academ\ and must not result in an excess of the aulhorLwd strength of the Brigade of Midshipmen. When 

the number of addi tional admissions is determined , the 

\ cademic Board will re' iew the cases of candidales 

'' ithin the e ligible categories. Selections will be made 

from those whose records arc outstanding in scholarhip, ''ho ha\'e the most fa, orahle recommendalions 

from school and other officials covering ch aracter and 

persona lit) , and in "hose cases there is marked e' idence of leadership 

potential as indicated I)\ class offices held, participation in exlracmlose Finish on th e Severn River 

C \ T \ L 0 (, U E 0 r I '\ F 0 R \I \ T I 0 '\ 

·icular adidties and other achil'Ye111e11ts of 11otc 

Those applying for 11om111atio11s under th<.> laws pro' idine; for the 

ons of dcccasc•d 'ekrans and tlw sons of holders of the Co11grC'ssional 

\ l<'dal of I fonor shou lei write to thl' Chi"'f of i\\n al 

:>the r Sources l'l'rsonnel. :\an Dcpart111C'nt. '\'ashine;ton 2.5, D.C . 

f Appointme nts '>uch applicants should gh e th<.' full 11aml'. rank OJ 

rating. and organization of th<.' dec<.'asecl \·etera11 or 

he holder of the Congressional ~!t·clal of Honor. the full mun<.' of the 

·a11d1clatt• for appointnwnt as midshipman. his date of hirlh, and s11c:h 

ther pcrlincnl information as will assist in the posilh e idenlificalion 

>f both Lhc parent and the candidate. Hesidcnts of the District ol 

'olumbia should furnish the Bureau of '.'\arnl Personnel with complete 

information as Lo address of residence, full name, aml date of birth o( 

the candidate for appoii1Lment. Application for appointment from the 

Canal Zone must h<> addressed to the GO\ nnor of the Canal Zone. 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AS TO CITIZENSHIP, AGE, 

CHARACTER, AND MARITAL STATUS 

\II candidates for admission to the United States N"a' a l ,\ cadcmy 

must he citizem of the United Slates, excepl as pro\ ided b) la\\ for 

limited numbers ol citizens of other American Republics. 

Citize nship Canada, and the Philippine Republic. An alien can be ad· 

mitted as a midshipman b) an Act of Congress. 

Age limits are established by law. Candidates must be between the 

ages of se\ enll'Pll and twent~ -two years \11) candidate v. ho has not 

reached his se,·cntccnth birthday on or before Jul) 1st or who 

Age "ill ha'"' reached his twcnt\-second hirthd~n on or before Juh 

lst of the 'ear in which aclmission b desirecl will he ineligihl~· 

for admission. 

Candidates must be of good moral character. The dcterminatio11 

of this prerequisite is in the hands of the ~!embers of Congress for all 

who seek congressional nominations. The Secretary of 

Moral Characte r the '-'a'') ma), howe\ er, decline to accept the nomination of am candidate in the e,·ent conclusi' c e\·idence 

of u11stnl<thlc character is stibmittccl. For other 0 ou1"Ces of appointments. 

tletcrmillation of character qualification re.-.ts with those authorized I)\ 

J.t,, to sponsor such nominations and with the \a,·) Department. 

'.\o person who is married, or'' ho has been married. shall be eligible 

for admission to the :\a' al Acaclem) as a rnidshipJllan, regardless of his 

other qualifications \lidshipmen shall nut marry, and an; 

Ma rria ge midshipman found lo he or to ha,·e been married will he discharged. 

ssroom in Maury Hall 

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SCHOLASTIC ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS 

Jn Lhe following brief description of the three methods of qualify-

·ng scholasticall; for admission to the :\a,·al Academ:, on!} the essential features arc CO\ ercd. In addition, ho\\ C\ er. certain of the administrath e policies applied in the e' aluation of certificates ha' e been inluck·d for guidance. 

Candidates, prospecli\ e candidates, and school officials are in\ iled 

to correspond with the Secretary, Academic Board, U. S. l'\aval 

-\cadem), .\nnapolis. 11ar: land, regarding an) points in the admission 

rcquircmc11ls 011 which fullher information may be desired. The Secrelar) of the Academic Board will he glad lo re\iew scholastic records 

for the purpose of guidance to\1 ard fulfillment of the scholastic entrance requirements. 

The scholastic entrance requirements lor admissio11 to the :\a,·al 

.\caclem) differ Jillie from the requirements for admission to coUcgcs 

and uni\ ersities in the United States. Ju most cases, 

Secondary School the preparation needed is included in the academic 

Preparation and scientific curricula of accredited secondary 

schools. \\'hilc the secomlan sc:hools in some sectio11s of the COUlltT) 111Cl) not offer aJl of the COUrSeS needed to ful.fill 

the minimum certificate requirements, it is beJie,·ed that the candidate 

who <lltlicipalcs these requirements sufflcienll: in acl,·ance of admission 

lo the \'a,al Academy can arrange his schooling to insure their fulfill111enl. Thoroughness of preparation is of great importance and should 

not he sacrificed by an attempt to undertake a clh ersit) of subjects 

constituting an l'Xcessh c work load. It is possible for a candidate to 

riualify scholastically b) passin~ the regular entrance examination even 

thou~h he ma: be unable to fulfill all of the technical requirements 

for an acceptable certificate. The subjects comprising the regular entrance examination are algebra, plane geomelr) and plane trigonometr:, Euglish, U.S. history. aud physics. 

The Regulations Goi:erni11g the )1.dmi.~sion of Candidates into the 

f..'11itcd States \ 'aral .\cademy as \lidship111e11 pro\ icle three methods 

of ful.filling the educational requirements. An: one 

Methods of Fut- of the three methods ma\ be utilized In candidates 

filling Educational who obtain congressio11<ll no111inatio11s ·as principals 

Requireme nts or alternates. Candidates for appointment from au: 

of the various compelili\·c somecs are limited to 

lhc rl'gular entrance examination and the ccrli.ficatc-suhstanliaLing exnminalion methods of qualifying scholaslically. The order of merit of 

tl10~e in lhe 'arious compctiti,·c lists is bawd upon tlw m (•rage of lhe 

marks r<'<'<'h<'d in English and mathematics. whether candidates take 

tp in Mid -Atlantic 

f \ I \ I 0 I ; l I : 0 I I '\ I II f{ \I \ I I II '\ 

lw n·~11l.11 lll tl11 s11l1sl,111t1.1.t111~ l'\,1111111al1011. 1 hl• <'\,1111111.1t1011s 111 1'.11~­

i\h and m.1tlwm.1tic' an• tlll' 'alllt' in hoth till' n•c:ular and tht• 'uhlantiat111g <'\Jmi11alio11s. 

,\ ca11d1datt• m.l) 1111,tltl) Ii) on<· ol thH'<' 111l'll1od,: (I\ 11 <· 111.1: 

prcwnl an acccptahle hic:h sc.hnol record .nl(I pass ,1 ,11hstant1.1li11~ 

t'\:t11tltl.1li011 in 11i.1tl1l'111alic'> and Enc:lish. 

How lo Qualify (2) I It• ma: pn 'Lill olCll'pl.1hle hi!?;h 'chool .111d t'Ollt·~·· 

rt ·<.·ords. 

J) I It llt.l) P·'" th1• rt'c:ular t•11t1.i11u~ <'\.11n111.1l101, 111 .d!!.chr.1, pl.n1<' 

g1·0111dr) .ind pl.1111· tric:ononwlr), Eugli,h, l \ hl\tlll), .111d pll\ \tl·' 

An .tc<'eptahlt• l11c:h 't'l1ool ct•rtific.1le (tunscnpt' ts ont· \\ hidt al 

l!'sh the complt't1011 of fom ) t'ars of proc:n·ssin· sccomlar: school worl,., 

or <.'Cfllh akut, i11 an otl'lTc<likd hic:h or preparntor,\ 

Th e High School sd10ol with c:racll'' of c:ood qualit) .mcl \\ ith certified 

Certiflcate and nt>clit 111 sn1Tici1·11l snhjl·ds lo med '\a\ a l \ eaclrnl\ 

Substantiating 1Pqt11rt'llll0

nls a' to ll'<)ltirccl and option.11 '"hJl'd~. 

Examination ( :r.id11.1tio11 ,111cl tl11• H'll'ipt of a diploma an· cswntial 

Method Tlw '\,nal Al'.tdt 111\ dot'' 11ol haH' a rl'stri<.:trd li't nl 

.tl'nl'clttcd schools. ·It will atcrt'clit for ct·rlilicall' p111-

posc an) of the st.111d.ird four-H :11 h:gh .111d pn•pat .1tor: sd1ools that 

.tn fullv 3l'l'll'tlitl'd )i, thl'ir O\\ 11 Stall' Boards of Ed11t'.1tion, ll\ a11\ 

of tJIP Tl'(!i01ta) :ll'lH'diti11g ,1g1•1t('l('S or h: COlll'{~t'S and tlllin•rsilit•s ,;, 

rt'L"Ognized staruli11c: in tit<' 'ici1tit) of tlw school s111>111itti11c: tlw 

c1•rt ifil'.1t1• 

Thi• certific.1t1 must prnl'lll ~·. 1111ih of cn•cltl 111111,111d.1tor: subjt·Ll' 

.111cl nl ll'a'I (JI., 1111its of optional suhjcch. Till' 11•qu111·d sttl>jl·c:h in tlw 

high \chool ccrtilic.1tc an• a' folio\\': 

'ul•wtt 

Engh'h 

\ h!• hra 

C >tlwr \ ath1~mat1c' 

l'bttt C1·0111l'lrv 

Plane Tr igo110;11d n 

l 1 S. I ltslotY 

l'h\ ~it' 

l"t11rf in l1i1)1 

.c1.,, .. 1 

1· 

1'1 

l:r 

I 

t rul• 11/lou eel for I TOf!.rt \\II { I( irk 

I 

I " 

1 

Tot.ti S'.; 

• lluL'< " ,. I ~ ;I.uh \\111 red thts requ1ument al tl1al 1111ounl will fu'fi'l tlu 

"'I"" nu nl> frr i:r. :luahon fr.>m thr hig!l school a•trmlcd. 

t .\t •rast Hi )C rs of nli;chrn are required T"" )l!.ltS nrc advisable aud prdt'l,1Llr 

If c.r.1

) Ill)< rs of a•~•l>r1 are ,!!crcd thr c<-rhfil tr must pre-;ent an acld.tional half-)"" 

1£ pure m.Uhl malu.:s, suc.1 u5 solul g1 omctr\ \d\ meed and commercial .,rithn1et1t ur 

nu• 1ecpt1hl<• .. s H'<Jlllfe<l malhem Ii<~. 11111 m.t\' he ollCJ\\l'il as optional ~uhjrc·ls 

hemislry loborolory in Sompson Holl 
30 U ' I T I' U S T \ T f·. "I ' \ \ \ I \ <- \ U I \1 ' 

Optional unils ma) be offered from nearl} all oi the ~ubjecb included in the curriculum of a standard high school except stenography, 

typewriting, bookkeeping, free-hand drawing, ~~~ic, agrk11lture, ~tc 

CC'rtifieatc credit is 110L allowed for student aet1nties, such as physical 

education, orientatio11, glee club, etc. The choice of optional subjects 

-;hould he made from the physical sciences espec:iall) chemistry, but 

including ph) sical geograph) astronom~, etc.), foreign languages (such 

as French. Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Latin, and Russian), 

mechanical drawing, manual training. the social sciences economics 

go\ ernmcnt, his tor), current eYents, etc.,, public speaking. industrial 

problems, and commercial law. The object here is to insure such 

breadth of preparaliou i11 academic subjects as is possible within reasonable work load limils. \liclshipmen pursue a prescribed course of insh·uction, and the rec111ircd secondary school subjects haYe a positiYe 

relationship lo subjects undertaken at the _\'aval Academ). The optional 

suhjce;ts that .ire of most direct 'alue to a midshipman are chemistry 

a modern forc>ign language, and mechauical drawing. 

Deficiencies in a hi!J;h school certificate may he offset hv offering 

postgracluatc \\'Ork in the subject or subjects invohed and may he oflset. in many instances, by offering acceptable college work in ad\;rncecl 

and related branches of such subjects. All such work to be considered 

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

high or preparatory school, or in an accredited junior college, college, 

or uni\'crsit'. The '\a\ :11 .\caclem' does not allow certificate credit for 

correspondence Or tutoring courses regardless of the school Or agenC) 

which sponsors such work. Also, there are definite limitations upon the 

amount of credit "hich the '\a val Acaclcrm ma\ allo" for work done 

in accredited C'\ cuing secondary schools and. collc'e;cs 

Candidates and prospecti\ e candidates who are i11 doubt concerni.i1e; the entrance rrquircments are urged to coITespond with the Secretary, .\endemic Board. l'. S. :--.a,<11 Academy. Annapolis. \laryland. 

The :'\am! Acaclem) is e;lad to render any assistance possible in t11e 

selection of preparatory coursrs, and to this t'nd will re\iew and report 

upon complete or partial transcripts co\ cri.il!~ indi\ idual scholastic records. Suitable transcript forms ma\' usualh be obtained from the 

principal of the hie;h or preparatory school attended and should 

include a list of the subjects studied in each 'ear of high school work. 

the total class time clernted to each subject, the marks or grades recei,·ed, and the credit value assigned each subject b,· the high school 

Transcripts that arc submitted in ad\ ance of compietion of t11e high 

school course should inclndc the ahow information for all completed 
I \ T \ L 0 G l I. 0 I I '\ I 0 H \I \ T I 0 '\ 

sub1ccts ,111<l should list the >uhjccb in progrcs> and proposed tor co111-

pletio11 in the remaining time in thl· school '' ith mdication of the total 

class lime to he de\·oted to eac:h incomplete subject The transcript 

should also indude an e:\phu1atio11 of the schoors n1a1li11g or grading 

sntem 

' '\a\ ,tl \ caclc•m) entrance: C\a111i11alio11s, both >t1b>ta11tiali11g and 

regular arc held only in April of cad1 .'car, and the: usually begin on 

the third \\ c:dnesday in that month. The Bure.1u of ~<1\ al Personnel 

issu<'s the authorization lo appear for examination to each dul.' nominall'd candidate. It is the candid,1te's responsihilily to determine 

whl'llw1 he should l;tke the substantiating or the regular cxaminalio11, 

aml, in the case of a congressional 11omi11ee who proposes lo qualif: 

by thl' colkge certificate method, he must dt>ciclc \\ hcther or not he 

''ill rl'port for an) mental exnmi11alio11 other than the U. S. i\aval 

Acadc·m) \ plllnde Test "hic:h is required of all candidates. \ ceurac: 

of dl'c:isio11 is more nearl: possible of attainment '' hl'n the candidate 

has c·wn an informal opinion of certificate prospects from the :\a\ al 

Acadl'lll\" well in adrnnce of the C\amination dall'. This situation is 

p•lrlirnh;rl) applicable in the case of a candidate ''ho is nominated 

for admission to the :\a ml .\ caclenl\ in the same \car in which be is 

sc:lwc111l1•d lo graduate from high scl1001. In such a· case the candidate 

11111st cll'c:iclc hefore completing. his high school course\\ ht>lher to take 

thC' substantiating examii1atio11 or the rc~u ar examination. Thus, it is 

ach isahle lo lnke ad\'antage of tlw opportunities ~cl forth in the prec:t·cling paragraph 

The suhstanliating examination t·onsists of e:1.aminatio11s in algebra. 

plane g<·oml'lry and plane lrigonomctr~ . and English. Candidates laking 

this examination \\ill also be gi\Cll the e S. ::-.a\'al 

The :\cademy . .\ptitucle Test. The substantiating cxaminaSubstantiating tion and the .\ ptitudc• Test are prcp•uccl h) the EducaExamination tional Testing Se1Tkl' under the direction of the :\a nil 

Acadenw, and the results are determined ln the Academic Board. The exan; inalion is held at various points throughout 

the U111ted Statc5, and the authorization issued to each candidate bv 

the Bureau of ~a' al Personnel. '\ a'~ Department. ''ill designate his 

place of C'\a111ination. The dl'signalion i'> usual!~ based upon residence 

of the cancliclalc or the canclidatl·\ preference for any established examinalio11 point. The 'arious C'\amination points arc listed in the Regulatio11s C:cnC'111i11g • .'J.d111issio11 of Call(/idat1·s into the Unitc>cl States Xaval 

. \cadt•1111111s \/ idshipme11. 

'J he t'\ami11alio11 iu algchra i~ based upon the topics 1101mally in-

( \T\I OG L E O F l'\l·O R\J \ T I O '\ 33 

duded in a two-) ear high ~chool t:ourse 111 till' sub1cct. These topics 

arc adequate!) co' ered in standard high school algebra texts, including 

the following 

\\'ells and Jl art, \fode111 lliglt School Alge/Jra, D. C. Jlcath 

& Co 

Hawkes, Luby, and 'luuton, l•irsl a11d ~eco11d )ear 1\lgebra 

combi11ed), Ginn & Co. 

Schorling, Clark, and Smith Scco11d-r ear Algebra, \\ orld 

Book Co. 

The ex,1111inatiu11 in plane gl'ometr: a11d plane trigonometr: is 

hase<l upon the standard one-year high school course in the former 

and a half-: l'<ll course in tlw lattl'r Suit.1hle le\ ls in plane geomC'try 

arc: 

Hawkes, Luh\. and Toulon,.\ eu; Pkme Geomc/ ry. Ginn & Co. 

\\'entworlh and Smith. Pla11e Geometry, Ginn & Co. 

\\'ells and llart, Plane Geom1•try D. C. Heath & Co. 

The topics for the trigonometr: portion of this ernmination are 

adecp1atcly CO\ ered in· 

Curtiss and \loulton, lligli School Trigo11011wtry, D C. lleath 

& Co. 

\\. L. Hart, Plane Trigo110111etry. D ( Heath & Co. 

Gramille, Smith, and \ likcsh, Plane Trigo110111<'try. Ginn 

& Co. 

The C\illllination in English is based upon approximate!: four 

) ears of stuch of the subject in a secondary school. The questions of 

one portion are designed lo test grammatical usage, capitalization, 

p11nctualio11, spelling. ,·ocabular), reading ability, sentence style and 

structure, and a general knowledge of English and American literature. 

The other portion consists of exercises in theme writing designed to 

measure the candidate's abilil: in English composition 

The 1\a,·al \ cadem) has not prepared a list of English texts, but 

for questions in literature it is recommended that the candidate read 

and stud: works of recognized (•xcellcnce in each of the following 

groups: (l l drama: (2) prose na1Tath·e; (3) poetry;(!) essays. biographies, 

and miscellaneous prose. IL is important that tbe candidate haH' an 

.1cq11a111tance \\ ith tradiltonall; great literature and with recognized 

literan t;·pcs. 

TIU' substantiating c·xamination in 111.1tlwmatics .111cl English may 

e library Reading Room 
:1 1 L "\ I T h D ~ T \ T E S "\ \ V ,\ I. \ C \ D E 'J \ 

lie wai' eel by the Academic Board in the c~sc of a cancl!datc l~~ldi11g 

an outrwht 0 co1J<Tressional 0 11ommat1011 who, 111 acld1tton to 

The College an acceptable hicrh school cerlificatc can present a certificate from an ~ccredited junior college, tcchnoloe;ical 

school of college grade, college, or unh erstt), attesting 

the colllpletion of one ; car of collee;e work with grades. 

Certificate 

Me thod 

of a11 acceptable standard. The college ccrlificate must include at least 

six sc>mcster hours of pure mathemalics, six of college English and ·or 

histor), and sufficient other subjects acceptable to the '\a,al Academy 

to establish a total of at least twenty-four semester hours of credit for 

the year's "ork. A normal year of college work "ill ha' e a \'alue of 

approximately thirty semester hours. The >;aval \ caclem; looks with 

clisfa\'Or upon a11 arrangement of collee;e courses which appears to be 

delilwrateh desie;ned to do nothing more than meet the minimum requircme11l of twenty-four semester hours. The college certificate method 

of <111alifying anticipates abilit; lo complete a normal .'ear of college 

work with grades substantially aho\C passing. Candidates q11alif yi11g 

l1y this method are required lo take the U.S. Sarni .\cademy .lplil11dc 

test. This tesl is gi' en at the same points thro11gho11l the United States 

as the substantiating and regular entrance C\ammat1ons. 

As in the case of secondan schools. th<.> '\,l\·al Aeadem\ <loC's uot 

lul\ C' a restricted list of acc:reditecl colleges. It will accredit ·for certificate pmposes an) of the established junior colleges, collc·ges. schoob 

of technolog', and uni\ ersities that ar<' accredited b' their own State 

Boards of Education and or nuious regional accrcd(ting agencies like 

the '\orth Cc•ntral _\ssociation of Colleges and Secondal) Schools, th<' 

\.cw England \ssoc:iat1on of Colleges and Sec:ondar; Sc:hools. etc ht 

general, an) school that is full) accredited b; other colleges and uni-

'ersities of recognized standing will b<' accredited h; the '\am! _\ cadc111\ . 

' Deficiencies in a secouclar) school certificate need not preclude 

ciualif~ ing by the college certificate method. Such cleficiencil's nm\ hl 

offset by off eri11g acceptable college work in ach-anced .mcl relUted 

branches of the subject or subjects which were lacking in the secondarv school record. If the deficiencies are in e'\cess of one unit of secondary school credit, the college work offered to offset them must be· 

aboYe and beyond the minimum re<1uiremcnts for an accept<thll' college 

certificate. lf the cleficicnc; is iu high school mathematics. for C'\ample, 

college mathematics in excess of the sh s<.>mester hoLU·s of college work 

nonnall; requirC'<l in this subject must be offered For credit purpose,, 

lhe '\m·al _\cadenn considers six semester hour' of t·ollecrc <;red it ;p, thl' 

equintlent of one .11nil of seconclar\ school cn•clit Thr~e recitation- .1 
I \ I \ I 0 (, I I. II I I \ I II ~ \I \ I I 0 \ 

'' r1 k for a <;( hool \ rar compn'e th1• 11on11.1l ha'1' for tilt' ""l!!llfll1·11t of 

'1x ~111u 'tl'r hours of colk !!t' cru lit, '' h1•n "' fh ,. r('( 1tatio11' ,1 "l'd; .ll l' 

11\ll lh 11 quired 111 'l'('.f1111la1") 'chool fo1 till' .1s'i!!1111w11t of m11· unit 

of c rccl1t 

C .1111lul.1t«'' \\Im .irt• 1111.1lilc· to 'fll.1hf) h) l'llh1'1 of th!' n •rtifit'ah' 

11wtl11ul' ,1, \\ 1·1! ,1, thosl' \\ho so 1•l1·d, Illa) q11.tlif) \t hol.1st1e.1ll) h; 

t<1!...111g tlw rt ~111.11 n1tr.111n• t''\,1111i11,1tio11 Tlus e1111,iq, of t''\,1111in.1tio11s 

111 f-.11ghsh l I., hi,lOI) alg!'ln,1 pl.1111• !!t 11111 tn .111d pl.11w lri!!o110111-

lll\, .md ph"il·s f ht• l ) '\ t\ ,ti \t'.tcll'lll\' \pll· 

The Regula r tude Test I\ .1lso l!"'fllill I l lu 1·11liH• ('\,1111in 1lion 

Enlrance Exami- i11ducli11g thP \pt1t11cl1• Tt·,t, n·quiu·s .1 pl'riocl of l\\O 

nation M ethod ,mcl 0111•-h,1!1 d.t\ s .111d is gi\C'll ,1t till' s.11111' pl.ters ,1, 

th1• ,11hst,111t1,1t ill!! t'\,1111i11.1tio11. 

1111 '\.1111111,1tio11 j, llt'ld m1h i11 \p111 of l'.lt h \ 1•,11 ,111d 11s11all) 

h1•g111s 011 th1 tl111d \\ l'd1wscl.1\ of th.it 111011th . It j, m·1·1·\\,ll\ lo haH' 

,111 .1uth1111/.1lm11 lio111 tlu• Bm;•,111 ol '\ t\ .ti Pl'r,011m•I i11 onl;·1 lo partu.:1p.1t1• '1 lw .111th11ri/.1l1011 d1·'i!!11 !1' ti 1 pl.Kt' of l''\,1111i11,1tio11 . Tia· 

Bure.m of :"\,!\.ii 1'1•r,1111m•I "ill .1uto111.1tie.ilh '111d thl' .111thoriz 1tinn 

to th1 c.111clul.1t1· upo11 11·1eipt of tlw 11ot1u of 11nm111,1tio11 from tlw 

\luoh1 1 of C 011gn·ss 10111·1•t 11l'd, or 11po11 ,11u pt.111u• of 110111in.1lio11 

f10111,111\ otlll'r of thl' .llllho1izl'cl sm111·1·s of .1ppoi11t1111•11ts 

111 .ilg1•l11.1, pla111· !!t'0tnd1' .111d pl.uw trigo11om1•tr), aucl f 11!~'1,h 

tl11• 1•\,1111111.1!111m .ut• idt•1tl1tal to tl11• s11h,t.111tiati11!! l'\.1111i11.1tio11 )uit 

.1lil1· tntboob i11 thl·se s11hj1Th ,111· Ji,t1·d 1111dt'r tlw cl1''l'liptio11 of tlw 

\11li~t.111ti.1t111g n.1111i11.1tio11 "hit It .1ppt>.1r' 1•arlit•r i11 this p.ut of tlw 

1.1t.tlo~111 • 

1 lw l \,1111111.1lto11 i11 Cnitcd St,1tc' hislor) i, .m ohj1•tliH 1' \.1111i11.1 

tion cl1 s1gm cl to CO\ t't: ,1 \1111 rtt'.111 hi,tor: from till' coloui.tl ll!'\!lll11in~s to tli1 p11•,t•11t. ,is ~l lll'r.ilh t.111~ht in ,t.mcl.ml ,1•co11cl,1r) sC'ltool 

l11ston l'o11r,1·s, .111d h th1· major ,., 1•nh ol c11n1·11t \1111·nl.lll .md 

'' m Id Ji1,to1) . 'I Ill' m11,1l u1111·11t I'\ 1·11ts co111pJt.1m•11t of .111 \ ml'tican 

ht,lm) l'lllllst' should pn·pan• ,1 st11dt'11l for till' q111·st1ons of part (h). 

\ I .1p t 1111 ·'t iom m.t) he llSl'd "l1t•11 · s111t,tl 111-. 

I l1t• l''\.lllti11.1tim1 in ph; ,jn ts h,1\l·cl 011 till' folio" ing: 

\ l1•,1sm 1·1111·nh .111d p> op1·1 ti1•s of 111.1tt<·1 

\ 11 ch.1111l·s of fluid, 

\ ft•cl1.11l it·s of sol ids 

I lc.1t 

Sound 

I ight 

\J.1~11l'tb111 .111d cl1•d1 il'it \ 

\11 1n1d1•1,t.111di11!! of tl11• ,1(hj1·1·t 111.1tlt•1 C'O\t'rl'd i11 ,111\ of tlw fol-

! \ T \ I 0 G l ' 1: 0 I I '\ r 0 R \I \ T 1 0 '\ :n 

11m tJJ~ ll·:-.thook> is con,idcn·cl ,uffilient to meet the n·11u1rt•mc11h in 

physics 

\l1llikan, Gale, and Coyle. \cu Flc111e11tary Physics Ginn C>. 

Co 

Clark Gorton, and <i1·ars, l'l1y1·ics of Today. H oughton. \I Hllin 

( o. 

F111ln-, Bro\\ 11ll·1., and Bakc•r, First Principlf's of Physics \lh 11 

and Bacon 

D11ll 'Iodcrn Physics, I loll. 

I Tt-ndcrson \ < 11; Physics i11 E1veryday Life, Lyons and Can1.1-

han. 

B11rns, \"crwic·bl'. and llazcl, l'hysics, a Ba.~ic Scienc<'. \ ,111 

"\ oslrancl. 

'>cars, J,ssentials of Physic~ Laurel Book Co. 

Stewart and C'ushing. Physics for Secondary Schools. Ci1111 

& Co 

SAMPLE TIME SCHEDULE 

,\II candidates report al 9.00 <l m. The lime unlit 9:4.5 a.111. is 

11tilizc•d in making out the Declaration Sheet and in reading the i11slrn1·-

tions cm the Preliminar~ Sheet. Tlw subjects CO\ ered in each part ol 

the c•xamiuatio11 and the time allmn•cl are indicated in thc followi11~ 

tahll': 

H<' 1mtT1I for c n1l11l1t11 • c-nlrrini: h) 

... ,l,~t ... ,I.Jr I i. ... 1ln• ,, 'uhi't&U· '·'), H1· .. 'Ular llat1.n;; Cnll•a.. C'•mma riammn l'f'rlfij1I• loon 11on 

1111-1 JI." l ~ 'av.I \niol,.an) \11h· 11 Un w t., l'i '·lt1 u1_ (l~O n1111uto) \ro Yr1 , .. t1ull' l'("lt (Jntrrm1ou111 1•, houn. 

l'lu1f' (.,·Qtnrlr} t111•l 1'lnnc ~ on p.m ta I .110 p.m. HO n1inuk•) ,., ,, ... ,,II htgonun1irto ...... n,,u n" I· 11.cli.h H ~o •. m loll Unm - 11.s uiinuh··· \u y,.,, 

I nlt'rtuiu111n, 1 Ii l1011r•.) '" 1.. \".-. ,,, \lfl"l1r• I OfJ ll.IU tn 3 00 f'I tu. l'iOminutt-1) 

1111111> [J.\ \ 

I nit""l 't11tr.. l1 1•lnl') fl OOa tn. l" Ill 1~a.m.(7l mmuk•) \"rt '• 'n 

1'1t, ... .,. IU !JO• m. lo H? oo noon 9llmmult'1) Yc:J ,,, '" 

THE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

TIH Dcparlnwnts of the \rm~ "\a\;, and Air Force h<I\ c 111ad<' 

availahk lo all t•anclidall's for tlw '\ <l\ al . \ cad em~ places ''here> a t·arc>-

ss Parade on W orden Field 
:ill U '\ I T E I) ·1 A T E S '\ ,\ V \ L A C \ D E M Y 

ful prelimi11a1) physical examination can he obtained al no expense· 

to the candidate other than the C'\pcnse of tra\ cl to and from the place 

of examination. The prcliniinar) physical examinations arc conducted 

hy medical specialists; and the proc('durc followC'd is 'er.' si111ilar to 

that used In the Pcrmanc11t Board of \l edieal E.\aminers at the .\a,·al 

\ cademy, ;, here the final ph1:sical ('xamination is gin~n to all candidates authorized for admission. 

These preliminary physical e.\arninations, '' hich are conducted at 

11arnl hospitals. at \rm.' and Air Forcc> Bases, and on hospital ships, 

"ill he giwn to an.' candidate presenting a letter from a '\I em her of 

Congress so r('CJllesting. IL is ad' isable to makP an appointment in 

ach·anee . 

. \ prospectiH• candidate need not ha\e h<'<'n fom1all) nominated 

in order tu undergo a preliminar) physical examination Jn fact. man.' 

\lt'mhers of Congress, before deciding upon their nomi11alions, r<'<juire 

pro,pecth e nominees lo undergo the examination. Prospecth e candidatcs may \\rite to the Sc·nator or H.epresentath·e to whom application 

for appointment will lw n1ade, and request a letter asking that the 

e\iunination be gi' en at the nearest examination point. Early pl1"sical 

C\aminaliou is ach isablc, since defects are frequently reYealed which 

mar be corrected if time permits. Formal physical examinations are 

('onclucted onh In the 13oard of \led1cal Examiners at the \ -<n·al 

\ cadem.' Can(lidates are required to he physicall.' sound, well formed, 

and or robust constitution. The physical requirements are exacting. The 

best interests of the GoYernment, the .\'a\\. and the indiddual demand 

that the, he so. 

Detailed information concerning the physical requirements is 

contained in the pamphlet Regulations Gocerni11g the .\dmission of 

Candidates into the United States :Yarn/ Academy as :llidship111e11. 

which. as previous!) meulionecl, ma: be obtafoed from the Bureau of 

\~l\al Personnel in the .\'a'' Department or from the .:\a\al \ cadem.' 

ENTRANCE DEPOSITS, PA Y, AND RATION ALLOWANCE 

Each candidate who has satisfied the requirements for admhsion 

and who is eligible for appointment must. before being admitted as a 

midshipman. deposit the sum of 8100. This will not be refunded. 

but, in addition to the sum of S250 credited to each new midshipman, will be expended for uniforms, clothing, textbooks, etc. This latter 

item of $250 will be held as an obligation against tJ1e midshipman's 

account until sufTicient credit has accumulated to liquidate this debt 

On the other hand. the midshipman ma) at am time after entering 
C \ I \ I 0 (; C L: 0 I I '\ I 0 R \I \ 1 I 0 '\ 

tlw \caclC'm: repay this amount 111 full from his own funds. A midshipman 1s paid -$78 a nHJ11th. or $9:36 a ;car, plus $1. 1.5 a da; as a ration 

allow.incc. Pa\ and allmqrnce are f11111isl!l'cl b, the Co' crnmenl for the 

full support of a midshipman dming his preparation at the '.\,\\al 

Ac:aclt·111\ for sen ice· as a commissioned officer in the \an. The ration 

,iJlo\\ a11~·c is used solely !or the midshipman ·s hoard The S78 per month 

is 11tilizc•cl , 1111der the dirc•clion of the Superintendent. to prodde the 

folio\\ ing 

la l Suitable clothing, including midshipmen's uniforms. 

(h Textbooks a11d c·quipmcnl. 

( l '\l·ccssan s1111driC's required for clean I mess and good health 

icl \loderale allowance for c•\lrnt·11n·icular ,Jl'li\ il1c·s \\'hich help lo 

broaden and de\elop the midshipman. 

(t•) Lca\e 111011<'\ allowance lor Christmas and September leaH's. 

out-of town foothall games, \\'eekends. and summer cruises. 

r \ grad11al1on balance for 1111ifor111s and equipment rcc1uired 

11po11 lwing commissio1wd. 

This maintenance allowance is considered ample for enabling the 

midshipman lo graduate from the 0arnl Acadcrn) without incurring 

a1n dehls. Indeed. midshipmen arc· expected lo !he frugally and within 

the limits of their pa\. for the arnidance of debt is a matter of e;reat 

i111p01la11t·e in character buildine;. which is a major aspect of the mission 

of tlw '\a, al :\cacle1m 

L\cC'llcnt medic;tl dental. and hospital sen ices are a\'ailable al 

tlH· '\,1, al Aca<lem\ , they are furnished midshipmen "ithoul cost. e\-

al'll) as the~ arc prO\ ided for all other personnel of the regular 1\a') 

011 aclt\e clul\. 

·1 h(' has~ pa\ of the gradual<' upon being commissioned in the 

'\;n v <ts an Ensigll or in the ~Iaruw Corps as a Second Lieulcn<llll is 

$2 .. 56.5 per annum, which sum does not include depcndenc~ <tnd suhsbtalll'l' ,tllowances. 

Tl/£ PlAC£ OP 1HB NA VAl A CADBAIY IN TH£ 

NAVY'S BDUCATIONAl PATTBRN 

rl1C' '\a\ al \cadem: 1s an 1111dergracl11atl' l11stltutio11 close I: integ1 all·d with the '\av: 's O\Cr-all l.'ducational S\sll'm. lt is the "college" 

of a ··:--;a,\ 11111,·crsity" of tremendous scope. The curriculum at Annapolis b designed to impart the fundamentals of the scie11cc·s. thl' 

hurnanitic'>. and 11a\ al subjects as bases for thc na,·al officer's futun 

professional cle' c•lopmenl and graclnall' work. \t ,·arious periods belwcl·n 'c·.1 and fidd assignments in his later carc·cr, thc '\a, al .\ cadcm\ 

gracluall \\ill alll-nd such iustitulions as the l' ~- '\m al Postgracluat~ 

l,chool. the> :'\;l\al War College the Armed Forces Staff College, and 

the '\ational \\ar College 

Thl' '\;I\ al .\cadem: 1s the first stl'p 111 the broad cducalio11 that 

,.,ll'mls throughout the career of the n;l\'al officer. The complc•,ity of 

th1· moclc·rn >.a'' and present and futmc technical de\ clopmcnts de111.111d an aclhere11cc at the undergraduate )eye), lo that which is basic 

Specialization and the clt'lailecl stud: of special techniques ha\e no 

pl.1ec• in the . .\cadem: curriculum 

Throughout the .\'a\\ 's educatioual S\slem the clillrrencc hctwet'n 

lrai11i11t1; 011 the one hand and education on tlw other is recognized. 

Both an· 'ital in the dc·,elopment of the '\a\: s personnel. Training 

'l'arches out the 111orc 1111mecliatc obierth cs and ma' he tem1cd, in a 

militan sense. taelical. The implications of education arc hroaclcr and 

1norc· lastrng. Education rs more profou11d more basic~ it is strategical 

i11 its long-rangl' t'!Tccb. and indispensable to continuing <le\ elopment 

Tlw :\a' al \ catk·m:, through a S) nthcsis of them} and practice>, builds 

'nlid foundations of professional thought eomp<'lcncc, and objeclidt) 

·1 hus it makes ,I\ ailable the outstanding eareer officers upon whom the 

eountr: rdics and around whom the '\tl\) ma\ expand when it bec·o111es nN·c·s~an lo mohilil'c for war 

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idshipmen's " luck"-Tecumse h, Replica of o Famou s Figurehead 

CURRICUlUM 

fhc '\a\ al ,\cadl:'m) curriculum has .is ib purpose the preparation 

ul ) 01111g lllCil for careens in the U uitc>d States ~avy. The curricular 

~·111phasis "hk:h "ill best accomplish this aim is explained belo\\. 

1 IL is liighl) 1111porta11t Lbal ana\'al officer acc1uirc theabilit) to think 

r.ci1·11tifieall). 'fhis does nol mean just a de\ eloped aptitude for chemislr), physics. or t•lectronies. lL means the abilil) to make the scientific 

.1pproach, the capacil; for castiJJg a discerning c_1 c upon data, the de-

' t•lop11w11t of the instinct for br<.>aking clo'' 11 problems into their elcnwnb in order lo analyze th<.>m and ellect their logical solutions. The 

'.\a\ al \eaclc111y pro\ ides a scicnlific-e11gi11ecring background which 

places emphasis on basic principles, 011 awareness of relationships, the 

i11LC'~1«1lio11 of kno\\ ledge, and logical thought founded upon facts. 

Familiaril; wilh fundamcutal ua,·al operational leclrniyues and a broad 

k110\\ ledge of the potentialities and limitutions o[ narnl materiel arc a11 

1·ssl'11lial part of the uaval officer's factual background. 

The 11a\ al officer must ha,·e the abilit) to ree;ognizc and anal) 1..e 

c1 ilicall) lhc 11atioual und intenJ<1tional economic and social problems 

ol our times. For example, Ior<.'ig11 and domestic economic policies arc 

dclcrnli11i11g considerations in na' al acti\'ities. The 11a,·al officer must 

1111dC'rslancl people. He must k110\\ how lo exercise the responsibilities 

ol command. how to cooperate and secure cooperation, and how to com11111111c<1lc ideas and ideals e!Iecti\ ely. Ile must ha' e the physical energ) 

lo accomplish his tasks. 

Ek•, en deparlmenls can) out the instruction and training of 111id-

'hip111cn. These arc: 

Excculi\ e 

Seamanship and 0-a\'igation 

Ordnance and Gunner) 

\lari11e Engineering 

_ \' ialion 

\lalhcmalics 

Elcelrical Engineering 

E11glii.h, Jlislor) , and CO\ C'rnm<.'nl 

Foreign Lauguages 

II) gic11c 

Ph)sit:al Training 

r 131 

ise Ship s 

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EXECUTIVE 

'\c\\ 111idship111l'll report lor dut: at tlw '\,I\ al \ cadcm} during 

th<· sumn11·r preceding then- first aeacl<'mic year. \ t this lime the) rcl"<'i\!• a c.m fulh supcn iscd i11trod11ctim1 lo life al the '\•l\·al \ c:ad< 111: 

and 111 tlw '\a\ al Sen ice Th<') arl' ~i\ l'n imtrnclion in infantr) and 

an· ~iH·n positions of rcspo11s1hilil) \dthin tlw fourth class battalio11s 

t·o111111cns111atc 1dlh their ahilit1 \\ ith the lwgi1111ing of the aeadl·rnk 

) <'ar in S<'ptl·mbcr the) lake their plact's in tlw Bri!!;aclc organizal1011, 

hC'eomin!.( more adqJt at close ord1·r drill and ll'arning the discipli11l' 

eooperali\ <' aclio11, smartness. and predsion eharacterislic of the Brigadl· ] n third and sn'Ol1d class·' l«lfs greater respo11sibilit1 a11d au thmit 1 

an· l.!;i' c·11 to midshipmen in 11atehes aml drills. \cach•mic instruction i11 

appli1·d psychology. with particular l'mphasi'> on 11a1 al leadership. 

lll'gi11s in third class\ car and continues through first class 1 car \ lidsl1iprnl·11 of thl' first cla" are assig11l·d such duties as hrigadl' regimental. 

hattaho11. and company commanders. Subject to onl) general supcrl'ision h) eom111issio11cd officers of the Department. the: arc responsible 

for thl' to11duct of drills and exercises and the general a<lministration 

of thl' ri~;ulc \ course in militar: hi\\ is prt''<~11tcd to first classnwn. 

in which nil\ al justic<' and nan1l courts and boards are studied, both in 

n·la tion to administration undl'r the \ rlidcs for the Gm crnment of thl' 

\,111· and in preparation of 111icbliip111<·11 to act as members or record<•rs 

of t•o11rts and boards \ loot C:omt is a pall of this course. The first class111c·11 arc a lso gi1 en a course 11 1 na\'al orga11izatio11 and administration. 

l'l11s coursC' co1·crs organization of fleet commands, duties of comma11di11g o!lkl·rs e\ecutl\ l officen .. Uld heads of departments ,1Hoat; honors 

and cen·nHmies: and thC' organizalio11 and administration of a <li1 is10n 

on hoard sl11p E1 c·111ng lectmcs supplement hot h the aho1 c courses 

Till' course in modern 11a1 al k·aclership clC'als 11·ith applied P" - cholog) aml human rclatio11s 111 the solution of leadership problems 

r hc pattern of thC' course is sig11ifica11t. Principles are studied first. tht ir 

1 .11iclit\ is then tcslC'cl b1· till· case method. a11d finalh the know led!.!;< 

gaincci is integrated 11 ith the duties of the upper cla~smcu within tl1e 

orga11iz,1t1011 of the Brigade. T he case studies used are taken from act1nl 

sit uations, the) im·oh-e problems I\ hic.:h are met by midshipmen and 

j1111ior olfkl'rs in dl'al111g wilh 11a1al ancl ci1ilian perso11ncl. The '\a1al 

,\ ead1·1111 is ont of the fe11 collc~es pio11cern1g 1n this field. and the 

11al11rC' of its perso1111cl comtil11tes .1 unique ach antae;e for scientific 

i11\C·,ligati011 and ohjccti1 c dTort 

T lw Exl'cuti\ e Dcpartmu1l mai11tai11s close contact 11 ith the mid-

,hipmt•11 i11 thl'ir da1h li1t''· Its major respomiliilitic>s an thC' molding 

nday Morning Worship on the Fantail 

I \ I \ I 0 (, l I. 0 I I 'I I 0 R \I \ T I 0 'I ,, 

ul d1.t1 ad1•1 a11d lht• d.n b) da) dl·H·lopme11l ol qualities ol lo: .tit) 

i11lcg11t:. <tnd pt•rso11al honor. 

SEAMANSHIP AND NAVIGATION 

'>t t111a11sl11p and 11a\ 1gatio11 ,irl .1 co111binalt011 of science .md a rt 

'lH'lll"t 111 the stud:, undt•rslanding .• rnd integration of mathematical 

lo11udalio11s-art when the theoretical 1s couple(!\\ ith and temperC'd h: 

till' pHlglllrnl of tllC' C'\[>('rienced mariner as hr masters the Yagal'it•s ol 

llH' sea. 

Tlw Ill'\\ micl,hiplllan first t•nc:ounkrs life ,1t st•a a fe" cl<1ys afll'r 

1•t1lranc:l' into tht: '\a\ al \ cadenl\. \\ lwn he learns al first hand to 111a11-

.1g1• l)l)ats under sail 011 Chesape;{ke Ha) .\ fter imtrudarn and c1ualificatio11 , lw s.11ls in a Sl'llC' of raCC'S. Dunne; the summer 1wriod he pulls an 

oar i11 a '' h;1lebm1t. learns to tic knoh. 1(•;1111' to sig11al. ;111d is in,tructc•d 

i11 11.tnlirnl 11onw11daturc'. Ile 111ak1·s intimate <:ontacl with sail '' at1·r 

.111d 1m longer 'icws the sea as a landsmai1. 

Till' following st1111111t·r. as a third da\Sman. hC' C'mharks in a 111od 

('Ill hattlesl11p mother man-of·\\<H lor a summer pradic<' cruise rl1is 

trnis<', muall) to foreign ports, places 111111 in the splwrc of the hie; ship 

in co11lrasl to that of s111all boats. a11d presents 'h icll;. the essl'ntial 

t1·a111" ork and spiri t of the ship. 

1'111 tlll'r famdiarizatio11 with boats. both sail and power. a11c1 a11 

i11l1 od11din11 to charh follm\ during third class' l·.1r. 

During part of the llC\l S\lllllll('r as a second elassman. thl' 111idsLip111a11 is L'lllh<ll'kl'Cl 111 ,111 airl'l;tfl c·arner. and ach antes more de<'pl;. 

11110 thr comple\ltic·s and rcspo11sil>d1lil's of shiphoard duty. Through 

al'li\ <'and more responsible participation 1n ship! 1nar<l lif e, he learns lo 

appn·dalc the \arid;. of i11tegratc·d c:omponents whieh make up till' 

01wralion of a ship. \ n amphibious operation. similar lo the nu111) ol 

\\oriel \\ ar II. concludt•s this st111111wr and prO\ iclt·' firsthand P\pos11n· 

to and L'\periencc 111 landing force act i\ il1cs. 

During second class ;. car p1 aC'lienl applieatio11 is made ol 11rnthl'-

111atical .111d s<:ienlifk prin<:iplcs pre\ iousl_, learnt·d. as tlw m1dship111<111 

hPgins thC' stud;. of na\ igation Th<' splwrical trigonomctr;. pre\ ioush 

ta11ghl i11 mathematics is seen as lhl' foundation of astro1101111, celestial 

11a\ 1e;at1on, and c:harts, the nrne;nc·tism and the g) roscopic act1011 ol 

pin sic'> form the basis for stud;. of the magnetic compass and the g) ro 

c·o111pass. It is this understanding of fundamentals that prO\ i<lc~ the 

spli11ghoard for comprehension of fulml' stuches The work of secoud 

d.t'>' ;. L"ar also includes practical imtruction in Com hat l nfo1111,tlio11 

Cl'11lt•r, handling twin sere" hoals, mooring. piloti11g. rule\ of tlw 

rsl Clossme n " Shooting th e Sun " lo Find the Noon Position 

I \ I I I. 0 <, l I. II I I '\ I 0 H 'I I I I 0 '\ l'J 

11.111til'.d road, a11d 'i111ph· 111a11l'll\1·r, 

Durit1!,! his third '11111111er cruh<' thl' 111iclship111a11, as <l first class111a11, 

is tr.ii11<•d in lh<' d11til·s .u1cl rC'spomil11lil1es ol a junior olfic1•r ol till' 

:-\,111. 111· ll'<lfll' till' operation, ha11clli11!.!, and said) ol the ship as n•-

'P011sihilitil's ol thv olfitt•r of tlw d1·tk: the 1ia1 i!.!.1lio11 of the ship .1t 

st•a, to!,!l'llwr 11 ith pilot in!.! 111to and <>Ill of harhors; and thl." supt•n 1s1011 

of 1111cl1-rclassme•11 111 the routine of the ship 

First cl.1ss) ear prm icll's 111on• ach <lllced i11slrucliu11 i11 01wralirn1s. 

l.1dit's, mies of thl' 11a11tical road. c·on111H1nications. l11i11 st·n•11 hoal 

ha11dli11!.!. r.1dar, .111li-sulu11ari11<' 11arfan· air 11a1 i!.!alion. Lora11 ch;1rl 

11 ork, ,llJcl pilotin!,!. I ll•re J.~ain tlw lt111clarne11tal sd1·11tific-engi111•1·ri11!,! 

pri11upl1·s lc•anwd 111 p1-e110us 1 c·ars .ir1· appli<'cl to th1 stud) of sc·.1111a11-

ship .111d 11a1 igatio11. l'ht Ill'\\ llJ.\ al ofl1n·r b prm id1•d 11 ith llw l1111ls 

Im l.1shio11i11~ his l11t11n· progrC'ss i11 thl' '\a1). 

ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY 

I 11 th1•ir i11trodudrn) COUl'Sl 111 this Dt partlll('Jlt <luring pl1•h1· 

S111111111·r, 111idship111c•11 <Hl ac'luaintcd 11 ith th<' capabilities and limitations ol basic weapons of co111hat. the rilk'. the carhinC'. the pistol. and 

tl11• S1d1111achine gun. The•) ha1C' consiclcrahle pral'lice on the rill(;' ra11gl' 

a11d an· gi11·n the op[)ortunit: lo q1ialih under \a1: a11d \larilll' ( .orps 

H1·~11latio11s as 11iarks111e11 sharpshooll•rs, OJ experts 

Formal classroom i11structiu11 hl'!,!ins in second class \ear \\ ith till' 

sl11d) ol e\plosi11·s, interior ballistil''· gun to11strndion: mounts .111d 

lt11 rl'ls, .tl'l'Cssoril'S, rall!,!C finders, a11d l) p<'s of autolllatic control \ f l(lship1111·11 also slncl) rockets, guidl'cl 1nissiles, a1 ial1011 and undl'r\\ at1•1 

urd11.1ne1', and l'\tl'rior hallistic:s. 

I 'in• control, tlw ohjt'dt\'l' c·mplo: 1111•11t .111d dirl'd1on of wcapmis. 

is t'111ph;i-ized in first class : ear. This im oh cs el1·111c•11ts of fire control 

lt•d111iq111•. ohtai11i11g and keeping thl• range. basic fire co11trol 111l'd1<1-

11is1m, .llld fire l'Ontrol radar. This 11 ork is closeh integrated 11 ith a 

stnch of th<' ele1 atC'd trajPctories of prnJL'diles, spollill!.!. hombard111l'11l 

of sl11m• ohjecli1cs surfat·c action lid1H•en ships ;tl'lim1 against sub 

111<1r1111·s, and torpedo l'Olllrol ThC' I.isl half of fir,l class year is clc•1ot1·d 

l'hidh tn anti-aircraft problems a11d pri11ciples in applicatio11s ,issoc1-

.11t-d 11 ith tlw ( mnhat l nfor111alio11 C:entt·r. The ll'd111icp1cs inn>h 1·d in 

a11t1-.1ircraft fire co11trol, fire c:uulrol "stt ms .rnd r,1<h11. batten ;dignnwnt, :ind control oJ 111tl'rceplt'r fi~htt•1'. airtTaft arl' i11tluded. . 

D11ri11g 1·ach of the thrl'C' s111n11H•r cruisL's lhl' midshipman has a 

hattl1• st,1tio11 iu Liu C.u11m·n D1·parl1111•11t i111·oh 111g l'itlwr the wn in. 

11f .1"1•apon or its co11trol 

un nery Drill on th e W aterfron t 



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He'l'areh a11d clc·H·lop111t•11t 111 thl' fic·lcl of Ill'\\ ord11a11t·c and gun111'1") C'<J11ip11l<'11t, cldc·11si1 c· nwa,ures assm:i.itt·cl with suth cit•\ clop111c·11t, 

.111d possihl1• future• applic:alHms are prt'se11tcd in the form of lccturt•s 

hy reprc·sc·11tati1C·s of tlw Burc·au of Ordna11cC', thr .\;11al Prm i11g 

( :rouncl, a11cl 1·;uimh other ordnance: rc·sc·arc:h acti\ it ies. 

llasieall), lhC" D1·p.1.rt11w11t of Ordnance a11cl Cunlll'I") deals \\1th 

11lti111att· lllilitar~ ohjc·t'lil it\. E1er_1 C'f!ort is mack during lhr final year 

:il the ,\lacl1·m; to ell'\ clop i11 the: midshipman an appreciation of na\ al 

c'0111hal as .1 synthl'sis of fire power (applications of weapons and mm C'-

11wnt (t.1tlicsl-a s; 11tlwsis in 11 hich. i11 the final anal) sis. th<' 11a1al offic·c·r 1•wrdsc·s leadl'rship and ladical dirc•c:lion 

MARINE ENGINEERING 

\\'hl'lhn sen 111g as engineer officer on board ship or sen ing in 

till' higlwr c-chcl011s of 11an1l commaud where it is nece,san lo accept 

or n•j1·c:t lar-reachlllg ch<mgc•s in warship construction, a na,·al oITiccr 

IHTds a so1111cl unclc•rstancling of the broad aspC'cts of marine ern~inceri11g. The• opc·ratio11 of a ship is definilC'h circumscribed hy such con-

'iclt•ratinm as the poll'nlialitit•s and li111italions of the engine's and the 

h11ll, tlw po\\l·r a11cl dfcctiH·111•ss of thC' fnels and lubricants used. the 

,1ahility ancl l111oya11cy of the structur;tl design. thC' proprrlics of rngi111·c·ri11g mat1Tials, thl' effect nf 'ibrations and the repair and mainlc11a11cc of powl'r p lants 

\ ltlrn11gh tlw 1H11 .ti officc>r \l'ilh high command rC'sponsibilil) is 

11nt a spC'C'ialrst 111 lhl' field of marine cnginerring. he 11111st possess a 

hro.rcl k110\l'IC'clgc of the fil'lcl. Ile mmt he able to use most profitably 

lhl' tec:lrnical k110\\ lc·clgl' or specialists Ill his c·ommancl for the solution 

nf problems in which such knell\ ledge is a factor 

_\ n i11trod11clio11 ln tlw 11ome11elaturc and stud' of marine and 

11wchanic.d engineering. exposure to basic shop practices, and a series 

of introductor) IC'ss011s in clescriplile gcometr) oc·cup} the new midshipman cl11ri11g fourth class s11m111er. 

Tlw fourth class) ear is cle,·otecl lo descriplh c gcoml'lr) engineering clra'' i11g, graplnl'al JllC'chanics. and, at the end of the year. lo a 

prq>aralin11 for tlw first summc•r cruise through the stud) of the 1'.11gi1wr·riu~ Cruise Ma1111al. 

Ju till' cmirs1• in C'nginc1·ring malt-rials a11cl processes the midshipman 111akt·, a )!;t'nc·ral study of metals and otlwr substances used in 

1·11g111C'l•ril1g, \l'ilh particular c•111phasis 011 their properties. shaping, a11d 

ltP,tl ln·almc·nt This 111;1rks thC' ])('ginning of third class year, which 

l'm1t111ul'' "ith mt\ .11 machim•r\'. 

xo minin g lh e Operolion of o Pump in Ish erwood H oll 

C' \ 1 \ L 0 G l 1: 0 I I ' I 0 H " \ I I 0 ' 

The cmirsl' in fluid mechanics, taken second class \ rar. is folluwrcl 

Ii.~ tlwrmoch namlcs. · 

Tlw lir~t term ol first class \ t'<lt im·oh es the stll(h of comhustiun 

t'11~i11l·s (rcdproeatine; c•n3i11rs. gas turbines, jet rngiiws. rocket motors 

.111cl tlll'ir atn.iliari<'s, \\ ith partieular c•mphasis upon those used in aircr.1ft a11cl marim• propulsion Tlw sc't'oncl term b clc·,·oted to f1111cl,1-

111l'Jltals of huo) <11ll'}, stabilil~, and damage control. 

The classrnoJJJ and laborator) work at the '\a1 al _\caclelll) is SU[>· 

pll'mcnt<'d h1 imtrnclio11 on board ship during tll(' -.ummcr praclit·c 

l'llli'>eS. 

AVIATION 

I od.n the ai1 ,1., 11cll as the '>c·a. 1s a med111111 111 "h1ch tht' '\a, 1 

11111sl ot>cralc. The recent war left lilllc doubt as to the 1 it.ii i111porlu11c~· 

of '" iulion in mod('rn sea warfare. \ c:C'orclingl:, lhc Dcparlnwnl of 

,\ \ iation ''as estahlishC'cl lo pro1 ide the midshipman "ith those fun<la11Jt•11t.tls of a1 ial1m1 "hich cn•11 11:1\ iii officer mu-.l kml\I. and to gh c· 

liim an 1111clersta11dine; of the usc·s a11d pulenti;1litic·., ol air power. This 

proi.,:ra111 is cssC'nl1al incloctri11at1c.11 111 ii lundan1t·11tal professional field, 

ll'hit:h ra11ks \I 1th scum,lllship, 11a1 igatio11, gunner\. or 111arine engineering_ Thl' capahiliti1•s ;111d polentialitil'S o[ n;11·al a1 iatio11, its methods ol 

op1·ration a11d its inlet?;r<llion with other l~ pes of 11a1 al po" er must hC' 

1111cl1•r,toml ll\ all officers if dft'di1<' t:oopcralio11 hcl\\'<'<'11 \<Hiom eo111-

111.111ds .111d .ill t·o111pn11C'nh of the F1"d b lo he ohlainnl 

\Hclsl11p111C'11 Ill. timing thl'ir l1rsl stmlJJlC'\' ;tl lhl' '\;l\ al kadt'lll\. 

rnw !light in pri111<11'~ traim•rs aucl m1c· in patrol l'[H' airnalt. Tlwsl' a1P 

prt'ct'dc•cl Ii~ ground inslrndion in a1rnaft nomenclaturl', aircraf l cq11ipnll'11t, and s,1fC't; pn•ta11tim1s. Th<' llie;hts arc for thl' pmpose of fa1111liar 

izal i1.11 1 at her than f m pilot trni11111g 

\l1ht of lllC' sl'l'Oud class111;111\ s111111m·r is dt"1oll'd to a1 iatin11. 111 

till' inll'rl'sl ol fnrlllC'r incloctrinaticm. the n11cbhip111an has a carr1(·1 

cniisl' a conlmC'ntal air cruise, and ii\ iation training al the :\a1·al t\cade1m lnstniction is prm ided in tlu• practical aspl'els of carrier a\ iation 

Tlw l'onlinental <lir nuise lakes midshipmen to major air imlalh1tinns 

tl11011gl10ut lh<' countn 

\t·roch namic-. :111il 111clcoroloe;:, together with preliminary Uie;ht 

f.1111iliarizalion 111 dnal place, sin~le engine seaplam•s and patrol t1 pc 

airc·raft c·onstitutC' tht work of srcoucl clas~ ! car Tlw mid!>hipmen do 

not protc•ed lo actual pilot c1ualificalion or solo e:..pC'1wncc. 

First dass \ ('ar begins with the stud\ of airborne radar. I FF. airlmrnc· Loran, £fghtcr direction, Ground Conlrol \pproach aud otht•1 

1•lt·ctrumc airC'raft control snt<'ms and current .ind like!~ elC'etrnnic 

tling Acquainted with o New Jet Fighter 
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ln·1H1'. \\"ork 111 'tr.1kgica] a11d lad Ka] 1•111plm 1m 11l of 11a\ al ain.:rafl 

l"l\ l'r' aircraft laclic,, earrin 'trikes agai11\t sl~ort• 1•stahJi,luncnb a11cl 

snrfau· forc1·,, .iir-!.!;ro1111d snpport of and coorclinalion "ilh amphibious 

forc1·s, air '''arch a11d patrol, a11li-s11lm1arnll' '' ;nfan'. a11cl uthC'r relall'CI 

'1il111•ds. Hadiolo!.!;ieal dl'fr11w. ,1 s11hj1·d of par.1111m111l i1nporta11n· in 

pw,1·11l 11.11 .ti op1•ratio11s. is pn•,e11t1·cl lo lhC' n1id,h1p111e11 alon!! 11 llli 

a11 111sighl i11lo flight pl11 siolo!.!;~ .• 1ireraft procun·11wnl. 11<11·al air orga11-

i1alio11, a11d 11;11al air lrai11i11g. Flight famili.1ri1alio11 is eontinued. 

l'he g1adn,1lC's of thC' '\a1.d \('.tcl<"m.' .111 Ir 1111ed lo anticip.1lt• 

f 11t11n• d1•111.111c1'. through oht,1111111g au appropiial1• and f11nthu1w11tal 

l'Olll"l'pl or air j>O\\'('l' at thC' llllclPrgraduale le\(•} l'0111pll"ll'h and t}JOrougfih i11kg1.1lnl into their Iii 1·s al lhl' '\,11 al .\l'aclen11. lh meam of 

i11li111:1t•· .111d frequC'nt coutat'l "ith th!' personnel. C'Cjllipment. ;1J1d 

airer.tfl of 11a1 .ti a1 iation, the midshipmL'll arC' .1pprised of this hasie 

fil'ld a11cl or Lill' scopt• of till' air ;IS an opl'raling JlH'dium 

MATHEMATICS 

\Ian> of lhl' eomses al the '\a1 al \t·aclemy rl'<JUire a so1111d k11011 l1·dg1· of n1allwutal1es This is lrnc of both the scieutific-e11~im·eri11g a11cl 

llw prnll·.,sim1al suhj1·ch. Tlw cour>C'S in mathematics are so plaml\'cl as 

lo ill' of lll\' greatest possible assisltuit·c• lo the midshipmen i11 lht•11 

work i11 ph\ 'ics. elec:tridt; radio, e!C'c:lrnnics, a\ iation e11gineC'ri11g . 

.tl"roch 11;u11ics. 11a1 al machinC'n, lhcmwch 11amics, kinematics. stahilit1. 

lluid ;n<'chanic'. halJi,tics. nt\\.igation. 11a'11 tical aslronOlll), .rnd n·bt<;cl 

lit•lck 

It \I 011lcl hall' bC'cn \ c1v di!Ecull to 11tilize llC\\ technological de1t·lopnH•11h if thl' officers of the, '.\.1\' had failnl to think in terms of 

f1mclar11rnlal Llll'Or\. ~uch tlwon m1 oh c•s planl.: .md spherical trii;o110111<'lr;, lilt' astronornical triangle. tlw tTlcstial sphere, stereographic 

prnjl'l'li011, calculus, and other mathC'lllatical concepts '.\c11 needs and 

m·\1 rm·lhods to lake care of gn·ater 'pn·cls. more comple'\ condilio11s, 

.111d 1111<'\jllon·cl gc·ographical areas 11 ith unkno\\ 11 meteorological conditions \1rll eo11tmut• to make de111auds \\hich will require hasic eclucal11>11 in malht rnatics. Tlw fundamc•ntal mathc>matical tlwon presented 

.tl lite· \;11,11 \ cad<•my is essc·nlial in till building of concepts 11po11 

11 hi1 Ii llw l«chnological fulun• of the \a\\ cll'pcncls so much 

,\II 111·\1 rnidshipmcn take during fourth cl.1" su11111wr a coniprclu 11,i\ 1· r1·\ 11·11 course in phtm• trigo110111l'lr~ \\ l1id1 prl'pares them for 

llll'll first ll·r111's work i11 the stucl~ of tlw more· 1111porla11t properties of 

\<'elm' .111cl their applications. Colle~1· algebra. ;mah tic: gt>omeln and 

d1f11•H•11ti,tl 1·akul11s l'nmpldt• fourth tl.tS\ 111atllC'111.1ties. 

ff on the First Leg of th e Continental Air Cruise 

I \ T \ I, 0 f, l, E 0 1· I '- F 0 R ' 1 \ T I U '> 

Integral calc:ulus, differential c<1uatiuns, and anal) tical a11d applit•d 

11wch.1nks constitutc the work of third class year. 

\l atlw111atlcal slue.I~ during second class ~ear co\ ers spherical 

lnl.(ononH:>tr) and strength of materials. 

Th<.' Depart111e11l pro\ides miclsh1pn1t·11 with a J..110\\ led~e of fundamental mathematical principles, a f.u.:ilit: and acc:urac: in the use ol 

111athe111atieal processes, and an instinct for the application o[ matlwmatical couc:epls in the solution of 11a1·al ancl Cllt?;ineering prohl<·n1s 

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 

The Department of Electrical Ene;im:cring mii;ht \\ell he called the 

D0part1nent of Ph~ sic:al Sc:ieuc.·cs, si11cl' 11 ithin this Department Lhc 

michhipman is taught chemislr.'. ph) >ics, electrical engineering. and 

d<"clrnntcs -\t lhl' '\a1 al \cade1m it is rl'cognized that a familiarih 

with present da~ de1 ices is a practical n('cessit:. Bul ne" de\ices ma~ 

hPc·o111c obsolete aud an underslanding of the fundamental principle~ 

lo "hit:h past. present. and future dc\'iccs owe their existence is most 

important Progress depends on a maslen of ha~ic truths, and the na,·al 

officer 111mt he prepared to direct the de' elopmenl and use nol on!; 

of tlw aecnm t>lished results of the ph~ sieal sciences hut of llwir ful11rc 

possibilities as well. 

Tile' midshipman spends a portion of each of his four ~ean al the 

'\a1 .ti eadPm~ in the classrooms and laboratoriPs of this Department. 

I 11 tlw fourth class \e<tr he takes a course in general chemistn, which 

">latls with atomic ~lructure and ends with qualitati\ e analysis h; the 

s<'mi-miero technique in the laboratories. This is followed in third class 

) Par h; a thoroue;h course in general ph~ sics.'' hieh includes the funcla111<'ntals of mechanics. heat. '''a'e molion, sound. light. electricit;. ancl 

mae;n<'tism. 

During second class year the midshipman studies the basic pri11-

ciple, of eleetrical engineering. Startu1g with simple eireuits, electrie 

and magnetic fields, and the generation of electromoti\'c forces. tlw 

course proe;resscs through the characteristics and pe1·formancc of direct 

current machiner; before laking up alternating current circuits and 

machiner.'. The actual operation of cl.e. and a.c. machiner; during 

nm' laboratory period each week enahles the midshipman to learn the 

possihilili<'s and limitations of such machiner~. 

In first class y<'ar the course is on the the0t) and basic principle' 

nf electronics, emphasizing electron emission and balli~ties in 1·acuu111 

and gas-filled lubes, and the beha' ior of circuits and circuit elements 

ll\l'r a widP rangP of fr<-'q11cnc-if's. \licro-wan' tcchniq11es and apparnl11s 

ight Deck Take-off 

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Mt' 111d11dl0

<1. l'IH· t:Ullr'l vud, \\1th a d1st·msiu11 of Hadar, Loran, a11cl 

So11,1r, 11 hid1 .ire- t) pica! of mocl1•111 dt·1 clupnw11ts based upon tl11• 

theori• 'of r.1dio .md l'it·ctrn11ics. Thi·"· art• co111pll'\ n·,ults of the c\'olutio11 ol lia,ic ph} 'ic:al c.·u11t·l·ph 

Tlll' 1 lt"dro11ic equip111l'11t am! i11tricalt.: t·o1111111111icalion system ol 

a 111mln11 t·o111hata11l ~hip ar1· 1111cll'rst.111dable 011h to nwn well grounded 

111 tlu· law, of ll1l' ph) ,ieal 'cie11c.·1•, Tiu 111is,io11 of thl' Department of 

Elt•1 trit·.d l•:11e:iw•1•ri11e: is to imp.irt tJ11, 1111dn,ta11di11e:. 

ENGLISH, HISTORY, AND GOVERNMENT 

It 1' 11ot ,1iflitw11l th.it 1 111idship111a11 dl·1elop the .ihilill lo c•\-

Pll''' Ins id1·a, logicalh .md dcarl). I l j, not l'lu>ugh that he ha1 e a 

l.1d11al l..110\\ lt•dl(t' of historic:al c\ t•nts and the functions of l(OI ern11u•11t 'lor dm·s it suffice that h<' ha1 l' a pas~in~ ac11uainlanePsh1p '' ith 

~n 1l literalun', t·cm10111ics. and inll'rnational relations. Ile must, i11 

add1tw11, attai11 .111 urnll·rslanding 111 tla•sp fields which will form the 

h,1,is !or imuwdialt' dbt'l'i111inatio11 lwtwl'C'll that which is firsl-ratl' 

ancl that\\ hicl1 is inforim. 

Tlw first lt·n11 of fourth class ) car 1s clernlecl lo composition, the 

sc't'oncl lo moch•rn Britbli aucl \meriean literature. 

E11rnp1·.111 l11stor~ ht gim third cl,1s' 'c>ar, CO\ cring the history of 

F11rop1· from till' Hen,11ssance to thl' pr('sc>nt time. There follows a 

t·o11rs1· in tlw liistnr~ of UnilPcl ~lal1·s lort'ig11 policv. 

Duriue: sl'cond c:lass 'C'ar a courst• is gi\C'll m the el'olution, functim1111g, and sie:nificanCl' of our Fecll'ral GO\ cn1111t•nl. This is follo\\'ccl 

Ii) a 'tuch of the fu11cla111l'11tal connvts of t'co110111ics. Half a term of 

p11lilic speakine: t·0111plC'lc·., this~ ear\ \\'ork. 

,\ k11owlt•de:<' of lht· history a11d cle1clopnw11t of lhe U11itC'd Stale> 

;:\,11 \ a11cl .111 11nderstancli11g nf tlw fon·e' \\ hich ha1e brought it into 

ih positin11 of \\oriel leadership arc i11clispe11sahle fo.- na1 al oliicers, as 

.trl' thl' n•alization of pr<'s1·11t militar.' prnhlems and the comprehensio11 

ol tlw cco11m11ics of i11lern.1ticmal rc•l.ttions. Th1•st' fields ar<' dealt with 

cl11rmg tlH' final ) ear, whC'n 111idship1111·11 are called upon fm C\lensil P 

n•.1di11g. n sl'arc:h, and tlw aswmhling a11cl organizing of data into Lenn 

papns. l n first dass year, in addition. the mic.lshipmen acquire an understa11cli11g ol tll(' tastes, interests. ancl iclL•als of other peoples in the 

l't111rsp in E11rnpl'an litC'rary maslt>rp11•t·<·s 

Demonslroling Circuil A ction w ilh lh e Os cilloscope 

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES 

J 11 till' stud: ol a lml•1gn l.111guage lhl're j, rnon· to he ga11wd than 

facilih of translatmn or int<'rprc·tation. I he fon·wn lanuuacrl• c:our.,l'S 

al the '.\;l\,d .\ c:acll·m: pr0\1d<' other "tlu('s Thc>:e inc:h~de :11 11ndcr-

.,tanding of fmeig11 ci\ ili1.atiom through their litl'rntures; a knmdeclge 

of tonlt·111porar~ foreig11 opinio11 as C\j)l"l'ssed in turrent writings and 

radio broad1.:ash and a l.11niliaril~ \\Ith foreign pl'Oples through c:o11-

lacts with the l'lllh,1ss~ p<'rsonnl'l of thl' 11earl11 national capital arr.111ged In the language cluhs. 

Eacl1 midshipman studies a lmeign la11guagt• for two year>, d100.,-

i11g 1mc• of Llw follO\\ ing: French ~panish. German, Portuguese, Hussi.1.11 or llaliai1. 

\ t tltc encl of fourth class .,u111111t•r an ell'tlll'lltar~ pronunciation 

course is gi\ en ll\ th<' oral drill method, \\ ithout stud: m preparation. 

Thr rc·gular course of fourth class \car cm crs the essentials of 

gian11nar. pro11u11datio11 \\ riting hasecl m.1 graded readings. and intcns1\ l' oral drill. \'oicc r<'eorclings u11cl spt•l'ial com nsation texts .HC' also 

llSl'CL 

Third c:las; \ l'ar contain; ,1 re•\ ie\\ of grammar. t'Oll\ ersatio11, and 

writing. The re~ icw is hasecl 011 readings of inlernwcliatc difficlllt~ 

sl'il'ctcd from the grl'at litC'rnturc of the foreign la11gu.1gc• aud fro111 

contempmar~ 1wrioclicals This last \\'Ork 1.:m·ers rPadings on na\ al s11hjl'els. indncling 11aq1l phrascolog~ L's<' of the special com l'rsalion te:-.ts 

is l'o11tin11C'd during this \ear. 

If a 111idship1na11 sci \I ishes, and his platenwnt tt»l a11d .1plitudl' 

l<'sl Sl'Ol"C'S warra11l it. lw may al the beginning of fourth class 'ear 

1•11rnll in an ach a11cecl languagP sel lion. The ad\ auccd lang:iag<' 

cm1rses, \\ hich also run for two ypars, start th<' IH'\\ nndshipman al second ;l'ar collegl' language le\ el. proddl' a greatcr fa111iliaril~ \\ ilh th<' 

literatur!" and c:i\ ilization of the foreign people. and pr<'pare him for 

qu.ilif_\ in11; as a '.\ii\: translator or intcrprl'ter. :\ch anccd courses are, at 

pr<'sent, offered 0111) in F rench and Spanish. 

Tlwn· are foreign language clubs for all classes in French, Spanish 

Ll'rman, Portuguese>, Hussian, a11d Italian. \II club acli\ ities arc co11-

cl11cted in the la111~11age. The nmlshjpman's flucnC) is de\·elopcd h~ 

nwans of regular medings. foreign lan!!;uagc motion pictures. and 

after-clirnwr speaking. 

Oplio11al i11struc:tion in all la11g11<lgc•s 0£ thr Department is ulTcrcd 

to first aucl second class midshipmen. It requires no prepm«ttion and 

l'Ollsisls of two 111strnclio11 periods p<'r week during free time. 

Shorl' ll'a\ c in forC"ig11 ports cl11ri11c; the summer l'rniscs pro\ idPs 

eel Scen e in Tongier 
61 l '\ I r L U '> 'J \ T I .., '\ \ \ \ I \ ( \ J) L \l ) 

tlw 111iclshiprnen \\ ith an oppmtuJJit' to use their lam~uage and to 

olitai11abC'llC'r1111clcrst.lllcling of for«i~11 p<'oplC's. 

HYGIENE 

\ short st·ril's of lecturl's 1' gi\ <'n the 11e\\ 111iclshipnw11 on plr~, siolog\ [>C'rso11al h\'git•11C', 11.1' al sanital1011, and first aid. 

"J he rc·gular h_, gi<·11c· cmirsc• 1s gh <'11 i11 third class year and coH·rs 

I he folio\\ i11g subjc<.:ls: C'l<'r11cntar: analorm; ph: siology; bacteriolog:. 

11,n al h\·fficnc au<l first aid. cmn11H111ih a11<l social hn~iene; 111ental 

11\ gie11C'; fir'>t aid treat11wnt lor sun hors .ol disusters at s·ea field sanitation. i11cludiug In gie11c of the march and eamp epidemic~ ,rnd their 

control the causes, elf rcts, and methods of O\ ercoming fotil~t1l': and 

the effects of narcotics. sti111ula11ts alcohol and tobaeco. -

PHYSICAL TRAINING 

This Department <leH•lops the strength. l'mlurance .• 1gilil\ skill, 

.111d c-ompctiti\ e spirit of the 111iclshipnw11. In spite of the fact that 

c11tering nudshipmen ha\ e to med certain ph~ ska\ rl'c1uirements, 

there is a \dde rauge ill maturil\ and de\ elop111cnt of the body. There 

is almost ah, a: s room for impnn enll'nt in thl postmc of high school 

graduates. Cood posture allo\\·s the \ ariou' ore;ans of the hod~· to function proper!' a11d is an i111porl;111t health factor. C pon cnterin~ thl' 

'\a\'al \cadem:, midshipmen arc e'.aminecl and photoe;raphed for posture and ach isl'd a' to the correct hrnc-c. errors bei11g noted on the 

photo~raphs. Those midshipnwn shU\\ ine; dPfccts in posturl' are plac-ed 

011 the .. posture squad" to take the 1wc.:essar; cmTcct1\ e cwrci>l's. 

Swimmine; is an olJ\ ious necessil\ for all na,·al officers. It is also 

ahsol11tel; m·ccss.u; for midshipmen ~o that tht'\ ma\ hL safr in open 

\1ater hoat instruction 

Strength tests arr gin·n m \\ midshipmrn to determine spec:ific 

wc•aknesses. Correcti\ e exercises build those muscles which ha1 e not 

liC'en sufficient!: clew loped Periodie tests re\ eal progress. and supplt·-

llll'Hlar.' imtrnction is gi\ en as needed to nwmlwrs of the'\\ eak st1uad." 

.\gilit; is deH'lopecl in the obstacle courst and through instruction in g; 11111astks. The exC'rC'isl's im·oht•d c-011trihul<• both tn a!!;ilit\ 

and strength 

The pl11 ska! training cours(' of fourth dass su111111C'r strt'sscs S\\ im111111~. posturr. agilit_,. militar; track. and obst.1c·k course and 111trod11ccs hoxi11g. g; 11111astics. and wrestli11g. During the regular ac;1clemic 

H'<lr lltC'rC' follows basic instruC't1on i11 ha~kdhall fenung, b0\i11g, g\ 111-
I \ I \ I () (; l L 0 I I \ I 0 It \I \ 'I I 0 \ 

Jl,t'tit·' ha11dhall, 'lltTC'r, ll'1111i,, Jl<"tlllt', "' i111111i11~ .• 111d \\Tc,tli11!!. 

!11 third da,, :<«tr i1"t111dio11 111 tlH• itt·111s ol thl' prl'cccling ~L·ar is 

n111ti11111·d \ltcJ,hip1111·11 .m· a"11 !!iH·11 'm111• opportimit~ to practit'l' 

olfici 1tit1!! .1t .1thktil' c·\ 1•11h. 

'lJW< i.tliZ<•d i11strudio11 i11 t.:1111, li.111dl>,tll, '" i111111i11g. te11111s, and 

''l11.1sh i' !!i' ,.11 i11 ,1•1·1mcl da,, '1•ar. Thi' c11lli' ,1lio11 of i11clh idual 

'P"'h prm id1·' tlu fir,t d,1\\1111 11 with 1111·;111s of lwalthful rl'Crl'alio11 

for thl'1r List \l'ar .1t thl' \a,,tl \t.ull'111\ .111d d11r111" tlwir care1•rs after 

gr,1cl11ali1111. ·f'l11· l1111d.11111·11tal' of athll'lll coatl1i11g an· ,tlso a part of 

tlw 't'cm1d da's cm11sc•. 111 additio11, 111icJ,hip11w11 .m· tra111ed i11 111<1'\ 

<'\<'n is1·' a11d ha11cl-to-ha11d co111li.1t. 

1)111 int: tlH' final ~ c·ar tlw fir,l cJa,, 111idship11a·11 prm i<lc Brigade 

lc·.ult•rsl11p for tlw l'11tin· 'porh prngr<llll within tl11 \ t\ al ,\.cacl1·m\. 

SPECIAL LECTURES FOR THE FIRST CLASS 

\ hi!.~h order of co11n 11lrnt11111 111t111 ... 1 apphcat1on. and sh<Up loc11' 

cliarael<·ri11· :\a\ .ti Acad1•111\ cclucatio11al 111etl10cls. These methods, i11-

dud111!! th1 rq)l all'd 1·\1·rds1·' i11cmporal<'d with them. produce i11lelll'!'ltral film· clo"· a11cl .1cnrrat1· tlrinkine;. and nre;gcd inclc•pc11dencc in 

tlw -;olutio11 of sit11atiom lmth at thl' \ead1•111,· and in thl" fi1,lcl. 

[11 fir,t cJa-., \l'ar lrcl\\t'\t•r it b p.11tic:ul,1rl~ i111porta11t fm tlw 

111icJ,Jiip111an to lift his e~ l'' pl'nodicall; thone;h hridl). from current 

.wJdl'rnil" eorn111it111enl to the liolcl 011Lli111· of tlw future. Such long 

1.i11e;1· '11·w, i11clrl'atl' till' d1alll'11~i11e; prolifem, ,111d an•a, of c:m111nancl . 

• ul11ii11i,lralio11. ,111cl 1ia\ ,ti \l<tll''>llhtJJ'>hip whi('h "ill 1111fold "ith C\ er 

wid1·11i11e; illll'J'('st a11cl i111·1Tasine; i111pat'l a' <111 officer's career de' elops. 

Tl'd111iealh .111d l'd11t ~1tio11.tlh. th1 ,j11~ll' kcturl' 011 a gi' e11 suhj<'d difftor, 1·ss1;11ti;ill~ I ro111 <Lii) or;,. of ;1 "rit·s of da-.srnom lc<:tures 011 

Llw -.11111' .. uhjl'd in thl' lar~er pc·rs[Wl'li\ e 1l ;tflords \ midslripma11 

\\ 111 profit 1110-.t from th1· prcw11t,1tio11 of the hrnaclc't 'ie\\s a11cl Ll11 

111osl 1111•a11i11~fnl implieatiom .ifkr tlw eomph tarn of sl 'cral .'ears of 

Jia,it· sl11th Tiii' first c:la"111<111 111<1' look lo Lhl' 'Pl'cial lec:tur<'s for al 

11»1,l two rdu111,. a"bl<llll'l' in litti11e; lo!!l'llwr the eo111po11cnt parts ol 

k110\\ h·clt.:<' Ill' ha' .1ttai111·cl. and tlr1· application of this k11owlecle;c as .1 

\\ hoh· to l11tur1· 1111clersla11cli11g and polin The 11C'l result is a hroaclc11-

i11!! of .1l'ad1·111ie .n1d prnll·"ional lmriZOll' 

111 tl11· .teach n1ie \l'ar J!.J~f.J-'>O. l\\l·l1<• '[ll'tial ktlml's for tlr1 fir,t 

d.1s~ \\t'rt' d1·lh1·rc·cl 1)\ lwrso11s cl1stine;uished i11 their fields. The lecl1m·' \\<'It' clt•\okcl to thJ'('L tJ'('a' of thou~ht and en<lea1or: the sotial 

,111di1·, .111cl h11111a11ities, 01wratior1'. <llld l\'d111ieal de, 1·lopme11ts. 
l '\ I I I l) -. l \ T I. " '\ \ \ \ I. \ ( \ U L:. 'I ' 

rhc: leclur<'s in tlrn area began, most fitting!; \nth "The ust·s of 

l'hilosoph.\ ," by Professor Brand Blanshard, .chairnian of the Depart 

ment of Philosoph; at ) ale L 111' c·rs1t; The sub· 

The Social Studies jcc:l of philosoph.'. \I hich embraces all branches of 

and Humanities learn in" and \ C't is c·ontainc·d i11 no 011e of them, 

sen es l~oth a,· a f..!;t1ide <Uld a measure: i11 other pursuits. It ph.t." at times the dual role of cause and result. This i' Psp<!-

c:ially apparc nt i11 a young countr: such as oms where \\·c rcaltn the: 

importance• ol political social, and relit?;ious pl11losoph: in the foundation of 011r countt·: and ,,·here wt' ha' t' c•\·oh ed a philosoph; based 011 

our t·ounlr) \ de' clopnw11t. 

Folio\\ inf.!; the lrcture on pl11losoph; ",i- .1 serirs 011 litc·raturt', hhton. go' c'm111c•11t, C'Conornic:s, and international relations. 111 the ~real 

"·o.rk~ of litcraturt• we· find human P\perient·e suspended i11 time for 

leisure]_, contP111platio11 and understanding. Tlw stud; of liistor.1. 

throu~h interpretation of the forces adi' ating our O\\ 11 ;rncl other 

nations. c·ontrihull's to the picture of "hat we arc and "hat we ma; 

hccrnnc. The e,·ol11tio11 of our gcJ\ernmeut. m11 do111est1e and fmeig11 

eco110111ic positi011, and the: impact of our t; pc of go' erume11t aml 

cconom\ on world affairs are all high!: sig11ifieant ele111e11ts i11 tlw 

.1pprc·cialion of our plat·c as .-\nwrican citizens. C11clen.ta11di11g of this 

plate' 1s furthered through such lectures as .. ,\merican Public Opinion 

·incl Fon·1g11 Polic' ... ch Ii' creel to the 111idshipme11 h: Professor Thomas 

\. Haile,. Professor of Iliston at Stanford UniH'r\il\. lt is' italh necPssan tliat our co1mtr: 's role in world affairs he kno\\.n and appr<.'ciatecl 

Ji, l hose who art' called upon lo assume duties in her gm ernment, proll'ctio11, a11cl reprC'sentation abroad. 

These lt>c:tures e"plorecl a \\ ide range of intellec.:tu;1) ,1c·li\ ih gl\-

1ng a11 O\'t'f\ it'\\' of the humanities and social studies "hieh figure so 

nnporta11th in tlw de•\ clopment of c:har,1cter. brC'adtlt of 'ision rnd 

genuine 'allll>s. 

The operatio11al group sen l's to indicate areas of hil!;her leackrsl11p 

and the major staff functious assodatecl there\\ ith. Typical of the scope 

a11d tenor of these leeh1rcs is "The :'\an of the Future 

Operations I" Admiral Forrest P. Sh<.'nnan. U s· :\'an, Chief of 

\,I\ al Operations. · 

Lectures in the tedmical area are cil·signed to gi\ c midsh1pnw11 

•lit i11sight into the matrriel problems confronting the ,;\a\: tocla: The 

topics of the lectmes are so groupl'cl as to establish a 

Technical background of "hat those problems Jrn, e bc•t>n in tlw 

Developments past and look for\\ ;ird to the influe11c·e "hich will proh-

'thh lw rxertrd h: f11tun• den'lopnwnl~ <>ince ~hip' 
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,uc· still tlw backho11C' of the '\a,~, the potC>nllal shiphuilding eapaeit~ 

ol Llw eo1111lr~ is of 'ital imporlantl• Oil and steel are' t\\'O of the detcrmi11a1Jls i11 world politics to<la~. Au undc>rstauding of the nalion 's reso111Tes is a prime n•quisit<' for a propt'r appreciation of our inl<'nialm11al policies. I 11 order lo C\ aluatc proper!~ our wartime industrial 

potl'rrtial, tlw 11;\\al officer must appreciate the immcm.ilies and complexities of warti111c production. l t is l'\pccted that a coordinated u11-

dc•rsla11di11g of these problems ll'ill he gained. T his series deab also 

"itli weapo11 dl'' C'loprnent, researcl1, and the teehnical area of combat. 

l1111slrati\ P ol lcclmcs in this area are' "Ships of Tomorrow's l\a\'} :· 

lH llrar \ dmiral Da\ id II. Clark. LI. S. \a\\. Chicl of the Bureau of 

~hips. and "l'ndcr~landing Business \ ction." h~ \Ir. CharlC's E. Wilson. 

Pr<•siclt•11l of Ce11cral Electric. 

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111/0SH!PMAN PRACTICE CRUISE 

Ead1 \C<tr nl'ar lht' <·nd of \la\ .• 1 fort·c of c:arricrs. battleships. 

niisers. and cll'slro.' 1•rs sll'ams up Chesapeake Ba) and anchors in 

lw roachlC'acl oil the '\a\ al \caclC'111\ The Lim<' has arri1 t•d to c:onc:lnd1• 

lw roulitll' of studies lo eurhark in .ships, lo head for tlw open sea and 

orPign ports. 

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phast· ol tht '\a1 al \ c:adt•1111 comse. \I idshipmt·11 l'ml>ark in aclil c 

,hips of tlw Flc<'l al lh<' eondusio11 of lhC'ir first. scc:oncl. and third 1 ears. 

Tlw thr\'l' cruisl's are clc:signccl to snpplcmC'nt. "ilh practical lra.ini11g. 

Ill<' tlworelical a11d acadt>mie stuch of lhl' prec:cding ) car. The: arc 

phinm·d lo prm icle an undcrslanding of foreign people and tlwir eounril's, a knowledge of n1nc:h importance to the 11<11 al profession .. \ct11 t• 

11idship111an participation in all phases of air and ship operations is 

hl' kcynott of ead1 <.:ruisc, lo the end that cac:h nudshipman n1<11 

')parn 111 doi111.( and graduate with an intimate appreciation of the 

1·parat1· tasks 1d1ich comprise the whole. This is achie\C'd b; the intcrr,1tion of midshipmen into the oiwr.1ting air and ship organizations 

if the practice squadron. 

Tiu: first cruise is designed to introduce tlw midshipman to life 

1hoard a 111an-of-\\'ar I [e is assignC'cl a hat tie station in a turret, or at 

.111 ant1-airtTafl guu, aud hccnm'es a member of the D,unai;e Control 

Part; so 'ital to the safrl; of our ships during lite last'' ar. 111 addition. 

hC' slauds inslruclimi.d wat<.:l1es. sen ing as lookout. member of a lifelmal en·\\ hunwr te11clt•r al a sleamiug bnil<'r. or 1•ngi11c room assistant 

fnll'rspt'rsc·d with drills. gu1111c·r~, and w.it<.:hes arC' periocb. of sc:rnbbing 

decks. cleaning boilers. and m erhanling n1achfoen to prm idc a fundallll'ntal kno\\'lt·dgc ol the essentials of keeping a man-of-war shipshape. 

Tlw battleships and cTursers 111 which this ernisC' is madr pnJ\ ide the 

fim·-.l lahoratoril's for such training. 

\ltclshipnwn of tlw se<·oncl class ha1 l an a\ 1atu1n sun1111er .. Part 

of this period lltr\ spl'ml in the• aircraft carrier c:cnnponenl of the Fleet. 

as memlll'rs of the carrier·s air sq11adr011s and in the <·arrier's ship orga11izalio11 011r111g tlw time' in the air squadrons. the midshipman flies 

in a tnqwdo plane or cli,·e bnmher lakes ofl aud lands on tlw carrier 

flight clC'c:k and takc·s part in tactical Aight' of carrit>r airc:rafl The mid-

,(11pma11 docs uot pilot thr pl<t11t' during this training. sin<.:e it is 11ot 

i11t1·ndt·d that Ill· rc>cl'i\ e pilot instrnc:tion but rather that he hccoml' 

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ing with the Royal Scottish Guard ot Edinburgh Castle 
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familiar with the role of .1ircraft in modem mt\ al la<:tics aud ga111 au 

apprC'c:iation o[ the prohlt>ms "hich co11front the p_ilot as he C'\ecutes his 

mission. Familianzation with Aight cl<•ck operat1011 111 lau11ch111g. rec.·m ering, a11d sen icing planes is accomplished. A s!'cond phase of this 

c.·ruisc, in '' hich th<' midshipman lwco111es a mcmlwr of the can-icr ship 

organization, prOI ides a progression in lo more ach <lllCecl duties and 

re~ponsibilitics, e\lending and hroatkning the pattern of training 

initi.tled on the first cruist· The next part of the summer is deYoled to 

a co11ti11ental air cruise. \lidshipmen in i;roups uf about one hundred 

1 isit the ;-,I\' "s aeronautical mstallations throughout the nation The 

third period ·of Lill' s11n1111L·r in,·ohC's a' iatiun training at the '\a ml 

\cadcm\". 

Th~ act I\ itil's of the ~econcl class summer conclude with a short 

period of i11doctri11ation i11 amphibious warfare. Embarked in attack 

transports and the man; l\ pes of la11cli11g craft. the midshipmen participate in amphibious operations similar to those which were of such importance in \\'orlcl \\'ar II. 

The program of tlw third aud Ja-,t cruise is planned to projC'et the 

111idsl11pma11 into the spline of duties. n•sponsibililies. and leadership 

required of the junior offit-cr. Thi\ cruise. made in battleships. cruisers. 

or dcstro)·Cr'-. [lrcJ\ 1cles thl' opportunity to take charge of groups of midship11w11, to dircc:l them in routine shipboard duties, and lo 11a1 igate at 

sea. ~landing '' atc.·hes as officer of tlw deck. as enginl'ering officer, and 

as radar offit-er. under tht supen ision of ship's officers. the midshipman 

is prm icled ,,·ith practical l'\e1Tises 111 the combination of k11m1 ledge 

and leadership essential to tlw 'ucct·s~f11l performance of clul\ <ls a 

junior officl'r .\Ion• respomible baltlt• stations in the gunner: fire co11-

trol organization. the radar organization, and the ti.image.• control organization highlight the training of this cruise \ period of indoctrination in submarine and anti-submarine' 11 arfore concl11clcs tlw cruise. 

The foregoing pres<'11 ts hriefl: the characteristic program of pure I: 

professional training. Gt·11cral k11owlt•dge of the people, customs. and 

_!!;<-'ogrnpb; of foreign countries is also emphasized on each cruise. This 

phas1 ma.\ h<' best illustrated h: a bric! desc:ription of a recent cruise 

Duri11~ the pass<1gl' across t.he .\ tlantit" lo northern European ports. 

short talks cm erecl points of historical interest. languages. and customs 

of the countries lo he 'bited. These talks ''ere illustrated b: photo-

!!;raphie slides aml suppl<'mentcd with dcscriptiw pamphlets. l'pon 

arri1 al at Furopean ports. which included Edinburgh. Gbtchorg, Oslo, 

Cop<'nhagen, Portsmouth. and Plymouth. opport1111ilies wt•re presc•ntt'd 

for tours. l 11 lh<' British lsk•s midshipmen made trips through the 

Seotli'h Lake Co1111tr.1. 'i'it<>d I ondon and took other tours into the 
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w1111trysidc to \is it interesling historic points. Dances and parties of 

111a11y ,·aridics ashore and on board ship at thc 'arious ports of call 

prcl\ iclcd oppfJrtunilics for man: pleasant associations '' hich se1Ycd lo 

familiarize the midshipmeu with the customs, languages, and ideals 

of the eounlrics ,·isited. Afler three "·eeks in European ports, the 

sq11adron got under way For Guantanamo Bay. Cuba, and ' forfolk, Va., 

for a period of gunner: exercises. 

After complelion of the exercises, Lhe squadron headed for Annapolis lo dise111hark the midshipmen. The clay of disembarkation 

111Jrks the beginning or the annual September leave. Reveille comes 

earl) and is Pagedy awaited. ,\Jter hrrakfast the rapid stowing of clothing and ~ear am! the boal ride lo the dock are accomplished with dispatd1 .. \ change- or uniform and departure 011 lca\·e follow in rapid 

' ~uccrssio11. The thirty-da; lea' e pl'riod scatters the midshipmen to all 

parts or the l'niled Stales, to recount the stories o( ports Yisited and 

lo cli~pla: the purchases made in forrign counh·ies. To no group, howl'\ r·r is this lca,·c period more exciting than to the new third class. 

Th<') ha' c completed their first ~·ear al the :\fa val Academy and their 

first tour of sea duty 

TH.£ FA CUtiY 

Both officers a11d ci\ iliarl'; make· up the lacult~ of the :"\a\'al 

,\e.1ckm~ l'hr m cr· .ill ratio is appro\imatc•ly fifl\ -fh e pcr cenl olTicer 

imlructurs lo fnrh -fn c 1wr c1 nt senior professors, professors, <lSsocial<' 

prof!'ssors. a11cl assislanl profl'ssors of en ilian category. \mong lhr 

olficl'r i11slrudors are rq)J"es1•11tali' cs of thC' \!arine Corps. Arnn, and 

,\ir Force-. 

Tia o[fil'er-c:i' iha11 ratw 'aric·s from one departnw11t lo the lll'\t 

S11ch profc·ssional clepartrncnh <IS Orcl11a11ce and Cunnen and Sea111a11-

sltip and '\;n igation ha\C' mrc· hundn•d per cC'nl offic:C'r inslnrctors 

Otlu-r departments haH· «ppro\imatC'h C'(jUal 1111111hers of each, as in 

\l,11111e l'm~inC'ering and EIC'clrieal Enginecring. ThC' departments al1110st conrpll'lely eo111posed of cidlian p<'rso1111el inc:luclC' Foreign Languages and Fnglish. I liston, and Cm en11ncnt 

Tlw seholarh standards and educational attainments of .tll i11st111clnr .111d adrninist;ati' c· person11d of thc '\;1\ al ,\cademy are high. OITicc·rs arc• cardulh sC'lc·cted fnr assignmC'nt to the '\a\ al :\cadc111\ in 

collahoralron with lhC' Burcau of '.\a,·al Personnel. .\ ci' ilian must ha,<' 

Iris mastC'r s degree and a ~ <'ar of successful college teaching ll{'h111cl 

him lidor!' lw can lwc:omc a 111l'mlwr of the facull\. 

111 ;1cl11.1l numhc•rs then• arC' lwo hundred lwent' officer i11stnrctnrs .111d 011« hundrC'd dghl,-fi, c ddlians on the '\a\ al r\c:aclcnn facull\. 

Thi' ratio ol instnrclor lo studC'nt is \ c·r~ high. rC'C'it,1tio11 SC'Ct(ons il\l .. r-

·•!.';<' lweh-t• to fiflcc•n midshipmen per instructor. 

Facull\ confc·n•11cc•s arC' hl:'ld annualh. just prior to the hegin11i11~ 

of tlw al'aclunk 'C'ar Tlwse s~ mposia sen e lo c\plore and de' C'lop 

llll'lhods 1•111ployc•cl 111 hoth C'clucational and trainini; areas, under lhl' 

din•ction of distinguished lcacll'rs in llw field of cclucalio11. The rnC'C'lings in 19-17. 19-!S. a11cl 19-!9 \\C'rC directed by Dr. A John Barlk~, DC'a11 

of the• School of Education. Stanford Lnhersil\. 

The" 1clc·spr<'acl attendance' at and partidpalimr in C'clucational and 

prnfrssional meetings throughout thC' country. the holding of district 

ancl n·gio11al meetings al th<' '\a' al \c.1dcmy, the writing of numerous 

hooks and arliclc•s. and ach a need stuth in the' summer months arc 

clr.tractrristic of the professional acti,'.itics of the \\1,-,il Acadcrm 

!.1c:ult\ 

[811 

nnery lnslrvction on Cruise 

AiHlfil!CS Al THB NA VAl ACADBAIY 

l:.H.'l} midshipman, whether or not a member of a nirsit; team, 

is ;m athlctt'. for athletics arc an integral pait of the training program 

.it thl '\<I\ al .\cadC'nl\ 

fhc emphasis is. on compclili\ c athletics. and a great portion of 

th<' program is dc,·otcd lo contact sports. Through e\pert instruction 

the midshipman is taught the fundamentals of all sports ~o that lw 

llHl) he acli\ e, nol 0111) as a participant, but as an official or a coach 

as wc>ll 

The sports program offers the opporlunil) for participation in 

,1thll'l1c contests on an intra-Brigade basis, but careful coaching often 

results 111 the de\ elopment of the midshipman to the le, el of 'arsit; 

eompt•li lion. 

'\a\ al ,\caclcmy teams meet the finest opposition 111 intercollegiate 

athletics A resume of the athletic program at the :\a\'al Academ; and 

.1 smmnary of its l\pical schedules folio'' 

FOOTBALL 

'\a\) football teams ha'c all the tradition and color of the sen ice 

the) rC'present. Though the schedule lists man; of the big names i11 

college football, the major game of the season is the traditional battle 

with till team of the United States \ lilitar: .\cademy. This eo11lesl 

helwC'en the two sen ice academics ranks high among the nation's 

oubt.111ding sports C\ en ts. 

For Lhose who 1.1ck the abilit) or the ph) ~ical requirements to 

makt· the Yarsil~ scpiad, there arc the junior nnsity. plebe, and 150-

pound teams, \\ hich pl<i; complete schedules and which oiler opportunilil's for intercollegiate eompctil1011. Jn addition. there are si\ battalion teams, each has a complett• coaching staff, and players arc 

guaranteed the best training. 

Sept. 30 

Oct. 7 

Oct. 14 

Oct. 21 

Oct. 28 

NO\. 4 

:\ov. 11 

'\ov. 18 

Dec. 2 

Football Schedule, 1950 

~Iaryland (al Collc~e Park, '.lei.) 

'\'ortl1westem (al Baltimore, ei.) 

Princeton (at Princeton,:\'.]. 

Southern California (at Baltimore, '.Jd.) 

Pennsyh-ania (at Philadelphia, Pa.) 

.:--otre Dame (at Cleveland, Ohio) 

Tulane (al Baltimore, '.Id) 

Columbia (al '\cw York,_:-._ Y.) 

U <; \Jilitary Academy at Philadelphia, Pa.) 

[83] 

ff lor a Long Gain again st Princeton 

C \ T \ I. 0 (, lo I 0 I I '\ I· 0 R \I \ T I 0 '\ 

BASKETBALL 

I kn• agai11 '\a') mel'ls the best in collegiate competition. (her 

the past l\\ enl\ -fi\C· years, till' rC'cord of :'\a ml Acaclcm) quintets com 

pares fan1rabl) with the adiil'n'mc•nts of the nation\ foremost le uns. 

Jn aclclition lo their n•gular phl\ '\a') sc1uacls ha\e accepted ill\ilations to post-season toumatnents 111 \ ladison Sciuarc Carden as well as 

those schcclulC'cl 111 t"<>ll]llnction "ith the annual '\e" Year·s Da) football howl games 

Just as in football. there arc junior \·arsit), plebe, and co111p<1t1) 

basketball teams which assist in the training of future 'arsit) pla) C'rs 

and gi'c opportunit\ for participation to a large num11<'r of mid-;hipmen. 

Dec. 

Dec 

DC'c 

Dec 

Dec 

Jan. 

Ja11 

Jan. 

Ja11 

Jan 

Jan. 

Feh 

Fch 

Feb 

BaskC'llwl/ Srliedule. 19../9-.SO 

7 Penn \I ilitat") College 

10 1 larrnrd (at Boston, ass.) 

11 \ irginia 

17 \ lanland 

'30-:31 c'.otton 130\d Tournament (at Dallas, Tex.) 

Southern \ lethodist 

St Loub 

7 \'irginia \lilitan I nstitute 

11 Johns ll opkins · 

I I Princt'lon 

IS Colnmbia 

21 \ all' 

2b Pc·nns) h ama 1 al Philadelphia. Pa. 

I Catholic L'nh ersih 

I Duke• (at Dmhan1 .. ;\ .C. 

<, Bucknell 

Feb. l 1 

Feb. l.'5 

Feh. lb 

Fc·h. 22 

Feh. 2.'5 

\ lar. I 

Penn State 

Gettysburg 

Brown 

H.11tgers 

'\olre DatnC' 

U S. >J ilita1·~ Academ~ (at \\'est Point, l\.Y.) 

o sk e tboll in Dahlgre n Holl 

C \ 'I \ I. 0 (, L 1, 0 I· I '\ I· 0 R )1 \ T I 0 :'I 117 

BASEBALL 

The '\;l\ al Academy's baseball facilities are as fine as can be fou nd 

al any colk·gc or 11niYer~1l), Three excellent diamonds arc put lo extcnsi\ c use· by the \lHsity, junior' ars1ty, and plebe nines. Exhibition games 

arc pl.1~ eel with mh1or league professional teams, in addition lo the 

n·gular schedule of collegiate contests. '\a'·) ·s coaches are former major 

league stars, and the 111idsbipman teams enjo~ consistent!} successful 

r<'cor<ls on the diamond 

Baseball Schedule, 1950 

\lar 25 Fordham 

\lar 29 Delaware 

.\p1 l \laryland 

Apr. -! Vermont 

.\pr 6 Lafavctle 

\pr & Rutgers (al :\cw Brunswick, :\.J.) 

Apr. JO S)l·acusc 

Apr 12 Duke 

Apr. 15 Columbia 

\pr. 18 Ballimore Orioles (Exhibition) 

\pr. 19 Penns} h ania (at Philadelphia, Pa.) 

\pr. 22 Bro\\11 

-\pr. 26 Bucknell 

\pr 29 !ale 

\la\ 3 Pittsburgh 

a~ 5 Dartmouth lat llano\ er, i\ .II.) 

\h1\ 6 I Iarvar<l (at Cambridge, '\lass.) 

\hi) 10 Princeton 

\la) 13 Cornell ~a t Ithaca, :\.I.) 

\la" 17 Gettysburg 

\la} 20 George Washington 

i\la\ 23 Penn State 

\h1\ 27 lJ S. '" ilitary. \ ca<lem) 

TRACK 

Tl11 '\a' al ,\ caclem) presents a splendid opportunit) to the young 

111a11 int( rested in track. Dual meets with other institutions, as well as 

participation in the 'arious well-known relays, insure competition 

a~aiml the best in the nation. Thompson Stadium offers excellent 

tramm~ facilities. There is a plebe team to cleYelop the future ,·arsit) 

cornpc>litors. 

ale al Third on Lawrence Fie ld 

( \ 'I \ I 0 I: l ' E 0 I I '\ I 0 H " \ T f 0 '\ 

I rack Schcd11lc. 19.5(} 

\ pr. );) \ Ian land 

\ pr 22 CC"o;gc-lo\\ 11 <tll(! PcmJS\ h ania 

Apr 28-29 Penn Helays (al PhiL~clt•lph1a, Pa.) 

\I a\ 6 D uke 1 at Durham. ;'\ .C.) 

\ la\ 1:3 Pl'nll State• al )late Collt'gc, Pa.' 

\Lt\ 27 l S. \ I ilitar; \eadc1m 

LACROSSE 

ll9 

Tlwugh laernsst· compelitio11 in the past has been mainl; confined 

lo llit· 11mtheaslern seet1011 of th<' eounlr;. the game is rapid!; gaining 

populanl\ lhrunghout the Cnit<'d States. Both partidpants and spectatms c11jo\ this rugged sport. Played i11 the spring of the y<'ar on an 

111wn fit·ld it <ll'111a11ds funclanlC'nlalh the same eonclition and st,1mina 

as football ).;1\ ,i] \cack1m tl'ams pcr<'nniall; rank at m near the lop 

11 1 in Lc•reollegiall' la<:rossc com pc ti lion. 

,\pr. l 

\ pr. s 

\ p1 Io 

\ pr. 1.5 

\ pr 22 

\ pr 29 

\ la\ 6 

\ !.1\ 1:3 

\l,1\· 17 

\la\ 2() 

\ la\ ry-

~· 

Lacrosse Schedule, 19.50 

\ \ ashington ( .nllcgc 

J lan anl 

Dukl' 

l'C'nn State 

\ Ian bud at College Park. \ Id 

Yal<' al '\e\\ lhl\en. Conn 

Pri11cTlo11 

]ohm I lopki11s 

\ Jl. \ \ ashingtm1.\ thletic Cluh Exh1h1t1011) 

Pcn11s: h ania (al Philadelphia, Pa.) 

U S. \ lilitan \cack1m at \\est Point.);.).) 

CREW 

\\ i1111ing the Poughkc•eps1<' Hegalta 1n the spring of 19-!/ \\as one 

of the 111,111~ 011lslancli11g aceomplishnwnts of the :'-.<l\lll Acaclem: in 

c:re\\' c:o111pclitio11 The Se\ern Hi\er offers •111 e\ccllent training sit<· 

lor lh1 oars111t·n. ft \\as here. in tht. sining of I 9.'50. that the Eastern 

I 11lt•rcolll'gialc Sprin t Hcgatln \\as held. Inside tanks in lluhharcl Hall 

lwrn1il \\ 111Lcr workouts insuring thorough conditioning. Junim 'arsit.1 

.111d pll l>l' CIC\\ s are also acti\ <' the; nwel eomparahl<' c:rews from the 

schools of the\ arsity opponents. 

Score against M aryland 
<II) L '\ I 1 I , U .., ·1 \ ·1 I .., "'\ \ " \ (, \ (; .\ 0 I" '1 \ 

\ pr 13 

\ pr. 22 

\ I n (j 

\la\ I~ 

Jum 17 

( rr u, Sclwc/11/c 19.50 

( ol11111h1a al '\c·" York '\ \ 

) ak at '\e\\ Il,l\C'll, Conn 

,\ cl.um (up He~att,1 (II.in .1r<l, Pc·1111s) h Jnl.l, 

and '\a\\) 

Eastern Championship Hcgatt.1 

I 11tcrcolk gi.1tc Rowing ,\ ssociation Hl'g.1lta (at \ !arictta Ohio 

SOCCER 

Sot·c:u ha ~amcd in popularil) throughout the cast, and OH'f the 

, cars the '\,1, al -\ c.1d('lln has comislC'nth indicated its abilil\ to c·xccl 

in this 'port Then 1s instruction for c.·omi>any, junior v.1rsit:, :ind pl<'hc 

t1•a111s, ,tlso. 

<;occ1 r '>cltrd11/e, /9.50 

Oel Lett: sburg 

Oel. 7 '\ale 

Oct. IS I la\ rrford 

Oct. 21 Penn t.1t1· 

Oct ..,-

_) Dcl.1'' .irt 

Oct 2S Pcnnsyh ani.1 (.1t Philaddphia. Pa. 

'\O\ I l'nnceton 

'\m '> <;,, arthmore 

'\()\ II Dai t111outh (.it Ilanon:r '\ II 

'\o, "-.:;) L s \J ilita1Y ,\ caclc·m: at " rst Point '\ ) 

CROSS COUNTRY 

Crn" cou11tr), .111 cst.1bli,hccl sport in its 0\\ n right, 1s al,o .m 

l':\c1•1l1•11t cm1ditiom•r for distance tr.1ck runners In addition to \ .ir-

'it)" and plelw t1•.uns, till '\ ,1\ al ,\ cadc·m: prm idC', opportunil\ for 

\dd<.' participation in cross connln through intc•r-compan: compc•ti· 

tion. 

Oct. -

' Oct. 11 

Oct 21 

Oct 2S 

'\o\ 1 

'\o, 111 

Cro~\ Co1111try ~cltec/1111' , 19.50 

\ l .m I.ind 

\ illano\ a 

St Josc·ph Collcgl' 

Pc·ruM h .mi,1 (at Phil.iddphia, P.1.) 

Duke 

I ll'pl.1gon.1l Cross Country Championship' 

c1t '\ c•\\ \ ork '\ Y 
( \ 'I \ L 0 C L L 0 ~ I \ F 0 fl \I \ T l 0 "\ 91 

BOXING 

Although bo:-.mg 1s not on an intercoUegiate basis at the Na' al 

\cadem) the program of ri11g i11slruction is ncYcrtheless complete and 

thorough. Hcgular classes in bo:-.ing arc held, and from these classes 

of inslruclion come the ballahon rcprcscntath cs who compete C\ cr~ 

"i11tcr for the individual championships. 

FENCING 

Through the years, Eeucing has been lrcnwndousl) successful al 

the :\a val Academ~. The 1950 team captured the ~ational IntcrcollC'giale Championship '\a\) fencing teams \'njo~ lop-flight coaching a11d possess the best in facilil1cs. 

Fencing Schedule, 1950 

Jan . 2 l Yale 

F<'h. 1 Pennsykania 

Fl'h. 11 Colun1bia (al :\ew York, :\ Y.) 

Feb. I') Cornell 

l·1•b. 2.5 .\ew York U1mersil) 

\lar. 1 lJ. S. :\liUtar) Academy (al \\'est Point, N.Y.) 

\l,1r 11 Princeton (at Princeton,:\.). 

\ lar. 1/-lb Eastern Jntercollegiale Championships (al :\e'' York, 

.'.\.Y.) 

\lar 25 '\ational Collegiate Championships at Detroit, :\lich. 

INDOOR TRACK 

Indoor track is gaimng in popularity at the :--.a, al Academ}- :\ 

demanding schedule, including some of the east's most promine11t indoor meets, is arranged each year. 

Indoor Track Schedule, 1950 

Jan 11 \\ a.shington Star Indoor ,\feel (al Washington, D.C.) 

Jan. 2'> ,\lillrosc Games (al .\cw York, :\.Y.) 

l•\•h. 11 '\ew York Athletic Club Indoor Games (at .t\cw York, N.Y.) 

Feb. l '> l:ni\ crsity of \laryland Indoor Ganws fat College Park, :\Id.) 

25 Southern Conference Indoor Games (at Chapel Hill. ::\.C 

3 Heptagonal Indoor Gamc>s (at Boston, :\lass.) 

C \ I I I 0 (. l I'. 0 I I '\ I· U II \I I 1 I () '\ 

SWIMMING 

S" i111111111!.( is rnw of the must important sports i11 the '\,l\ al \t··.1d-

<'111~ progr,1111 I 1 l'n 111icbltip111a11 11111st pass a number of rigornus lt•sb 

to i11s11n· his aliilit~ lo takC' care of himsl'lf 111 tlw 11atcr heforl' grad· 

11atio11. \ spac:io11s 11atatm111111 a11d a11 inslructio11 pool arc the faciliti1•s 

a1 ail.thlt·. 

Su iu1111i11:,( Sc/1n/11/e. JiJ.51J 

J.111. 7 ( rn11cll 

Ja11. 11 D.utmouth 

J.111 :11 '\orth <.arnli11a 

·l·\·li. I l{utgt•rs 

Fl'li 11 11 an .ml 

l•'i•h Ii> P1 im·L'lm1 at 1'11m:do11, :\.j. 

Fl'li. 2.'5 'I all' ml '\t'\\ I la1 t'll ( 01111. 

\Jar I L S \lilitan \c:ade111\ 

\la1 10 l'e1111" h a11i.i (al PhilaclC'lphia. Pa.) 

\ Jar 11 Col11111hia al '\t•11 York,.:'\.) .) 

\lar 17-18 Ea,l('J11 !nterc:ollcgiatc Championships 

WRESTLING 

\\ r1·,tl111!.( " 111 great f,l\m both ,,, an i11ll'rc:ol1C'giate and i11traB1 l!!<tc11 spo1 l Si11t·t• wrl'stll'rs .nt• matc:hed ac:c:ording to weight. there 

Ml eq11.d p•trltt·ipation opportunities for 1111.11 of all builds and sizes. 

'\a\ 1 lt'.1111s of tht' past dt•e,1clt• ha1 l' ht'en c:o11sislent \\ 1111wrs 

\\ wsllill:!, Sclll'cl11le. 19.)0 

J.111 <:olu111hia 

ja11. 1 I Pt•1111s~ h a111a :at l'hilaclelphh1. Pa.) 

Ja11 21 ! air 

Feh I \ lil·higa11 [al ,\11 11 \rhor. \lic:h.l 

Frb. 11 HutgC'rS 

~C'h. JS Lehigh (at Bl'llilehem l'a.l 

r1 h. 25 Prnn St;1te 

\lar. l(l. J J Easll'rn lntcrcollt•g1ate Championships (at PrincC'lon. '\.j 

\Jar 2.'5 '\at1011al CollC'giatc Championships at Ced<ll' Falls, la 

GYMNASTICS 

\ c n kw 111iclship111e11 ha\ t' had an~ ~~ nmastic npericnct• prior lo 

tin ir < nt1 ;111C'l' into th1 '\ \\al \caclem~ hut man~ t.1ke ath antage of 

bondon Ship Drill, o Phos e of Swimming Instruction 

1. \1 \ I Q(, LI O F l'\IOR'l\ T I O '\ 

till' fill(· opportu111l1es offered !]('re. B; hard work a.ud dil1g;ent pract icr', the aspiring g, mnast de, clops tlw coordination and strength 

'' hich t•11ablc him lo perform in this 'port. ,\l one time :\a'') went 

l w<'IH' .'cars '' illiout losing; a meet in dual competition. Such conspicuous i11tcrcollt'gialc success has its basts in the'' icll'sprcad participation 

of 111idsh1pnll'n in g; mn.islics in the >. ;I\ al \ cacle1m sport... program 

J .111 

J•lll 

Jan 

Feh 

Fl'li 

I l'b. 

\l ar 

\l;ir 

\ pr. 

1-1 

21 

28 

-I 

11 

18 

-I 

ll 

l 

Cym11a~tic Sched11le. l!J.50 

Delaware 

\\ est Chester Teaclwrs 

Lock 1Ia1 en Teachers 

S\racuse (al Snacuse '\.) .) 

Temple 

Penn Slate (al State College. Pa.) 

U S \filitan Academ\ 

Eastern l nlc.rco llcg;iat~ Championships at Stale College, Pa.) 

'\ational Collegiate Championships (at \\.est Point. :\.Y.l 

GOLF 

\ beautiful eigh teen-hole golf course gi1 es e\·er) midshipman 

a11 opporl11n it; to lC'Sl and develop his skill on well kept fairways and 

t·•11p<'l-smooth greC'ns .. \ \·arsit; team represents the Acaclem; in clual 

competition as well as in the \ arious intercollegiate tournaments held 

in this area. Then· is also a plebe Leam. and battalion Lea.ms compete 

through Lill' '\a,·al caclem~ sports program. 

\ pr 

\ pr 7 

\ pr b 

\ pr 15 

\pr. 22 

\ pr 26 

\ pr 29 

\la\ 5-6 

\l a\ 13 

\ fa \ 27 

Coif Schedule 1950 

DartmouLli 

'\orth Carolina (at Chapel Jlill. :-\.C.) 

Duke at Dmham. >. ('.) 

Princeton 

Penns\ h ania 

Penn State 

William & an 

Eliminations, ·Eastern Intercollegiate Golf Association 

Championships (at Cbarlottes,;llc, Va.) 

Finals, Eastern Intercollegiate Golf \ssociation Championships 

U S. ~lil itan Acaclc1m . . 

n th e Eighte enth Gre en of the Naval A(Ql/emy Goll Course 

< \ 'I \ I 0 G t: I" 0 I I '\ I· 0 I{ \1 \ T I 0 '\ 1)7 

TENNIS 

rl1ill:-fu111 co111ls <tlksl lo the prominence of tennis al the '\a' al 

\cad(•m:·· In additio11 to lhl· courts for the use of the \itrsit: and plelw 

squads. tht•rc an sulTicil'11t fa<:ilitil·s for less skilllnl but e<1ualh c·11-

th11siaslic pla) l'rs. The 'arsit) sclwclule inducles matches with ranking 

net kams lro111 all O\ er the nation. a11d is climaxed ll\' the a1111ual clash 

\\ilh \rm: . · 

_\pr l 

\p1 6 

\ pr 'i 

\p1. 12 

\pr l.? 

\ pr 19 

\p1 22 

.\pr 26 

\pr 2& 

\pr. 29 

\la\ ·3 

\hi\ Ci 

\la~ 10 

\la' 1;3 

\f,l\ 20 

\l,n 27 

fc111iis Scficd11/c , 19.50 

Buck11(•ll 

I lanard 

Dar lmou th 

Ccore;e \\ <tshmgl<m 

Pri 11cl'lo11 

U. S \lerc:hanl \larinc :\c:adem\ 

( .()I lll'll 

S" a1thn1mc 

Brown .1l Pro' ide11ce. R.l.) 

'\ale al '\l'" I la,e11, Conn.) 

Pe1111 Stall' 

Duke 

Pittsbun~h 

Columbia al '\e" )ork. :'\.Y 

Penns\ h ania 

L' S \Hlitan _\caderm at \\'est Po111t. '\) 

RIFLE 

\II midship111cn 111,1ke a stud: o[ the rifle, and from that trainine; 

has grcm n a rifle team "hic:h pits its ac:c:urac: against both ci' ilia11 

and militan institutions along the eastern seaboard. Both indoor and 

outdoor riffe mne;c•s aflord practice facilities. A plebe team also meets 

outside competition. 

Hi/le Sclwd11le, 19.50 

Jan. 7 Brooklrn Poh lechnic Iustitutc 

Jan 14 

Jan 21 

Jan 28 

Feb. J 

Feb. 11 

Feb IS 

:'\ew Y.ork Uni\crsit\ (at :\ew York, :'\.Y ) 

George \\'ashingto1{ 

Georgc•tO\\'ll 

Lchicrh 

C:arn~gic• Tec:h 

]) ( Hiflt- Championships al \\'aslii11gto11 . D.C.l 

inghy Racing on the Severn River 

I \1 \L OG l r: 0 1 l\ F' OR \1 \ T I O \ 

Feh. 25 

4 

11 

I 

\ Jar 

\ far 

\pr 

\htr)·land 

L S. \ lililar) .\cadc111\' lat \\'est Point,'\.) .) 

Johns Hopkins 

C)c•clio11al Jntercollegiale Rifle Championships 

SQUASH 

99 

lul<'resl in sc1u,1sh, a ~port c:allil1g for real skill and stamina, bas 

llt'en confined until recent!) to the northeastern section of the country. 

Excellt•nt facilities are a\ ailable for those playing this rugged comt 

game 

Sq11ash Schedule, 1950 

Jan . 21 Pcnns\·kania 

Feb. -! Princeto11 lat Princeton, ;\.j 

Feb. 10 llarrnrd (al Cambridge, i\lass.) 

Feb. 11 1ale al '\e\\ lla\en, Conn. 

\lar. 1 lJ. S. \ lilitan Academ~ 

\lar 10-11 '\ational Intercollegiate Championships 

at Amherst, \lass. 

THE INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM 

rhc sports program of the Department of Physical Training incluclcs c:ompctilion for the midshipman in twenty-four cWierent sports. 

IIcre he has an opportunil) to put to use the instmction and practice 

Ii!' rccch·es in the \'arious athletic clas~C'S. 

\part from c·xtracurric11lar acti\itics. \ arsit~ athletics, and physical training. the ;'\,11 al ,\caclem) requires all midshipmen not on organized teams lo utilize tlu• fine opportu11ities for physical de,·elopmcnt 

and r<'crealion offered through its sports program. Thus the midshipman 111ay compete' with others possessing abilit: comparable to his 

()\\'JI, 

Basketball 

Bowling 

Boxing 

Cre\\ 

Cross Cou11lr~ 

Fencing 

Ficlclball 

Lisi of Intramural Sports 

Foot hall Squash 

Golf Steeplechase 

c,·n1nastic~ Run 

I land hall S" imming 

Lacrosse Table Tennis 

Soccer Tennis 

Softball 

fouch Football 

(hea\y and 

150 lb.) 

Track 

Volle) hall 

Water Polo 

Wrestling 

THE PHYSICAL TRAINING PROGRAM 

Tlus program is discussed in detail under Physical Training in 

the ehapter on C11rr1c11lu111 

gility Tes I on Farragut Field 
' \ 

) 

\ 

I 

' 

; ' 

• I· 

I I 

~ 

! 

. ' 
i HB NA VAl CA RB£H 

Tlw 11<1\al caret'r 1s onl' of ~en it·t• and ohlie;ation lo count!"). It is 

al,o trm· thal I('\\ fields oflC'r t?;reall'r opporhmitiC's for enjoynw11l an<l 

l'clnrntion th.in tlu '\,I\ al St·n 1c·e. \\ ilh its crnisl's and operations in 

\ ariou' p.trh of lht ''oriel \ 11a\ al officer is sme tlut Im sen ices .Ill' 

i111porta11t lo his l'011ntr~ at .ill timl's a sourcl' of salislaction lo tl1e 

aspirin!!; .md constit•11lious man Jn t·c1111parint?; h1111self "ilh the most 

\llt·cpssful nwmlit•rs of other profes'1ons, the n;l\al oHicer rightl) t·ont·l11dC's that lw is C'C(llall) re\\'ardecl in autl10nt_1, independence, and 

inllut'lll'l'. and ha' th<' satisfaction of earning 0111 assignments of !.(real 

n·sponsiliilil). 

Upon complt•tion of thC' four ~car course at the \a1al Acaclen11. 

1·ac.:h mitbhipman is a\\'ardl'd a diploma and the <legn•l' of llac:hclor 

of ~c:1t·nu· and is tlH'n gi\l'll his co111111is,ion in the '\a1al Sen ice. Dep1·11di11g upon the rlC'eds ol tlw Sen ice al the ti111t·. gracluah>s arc co111-

1nrssio1H'd l ithC'r as Ensie;11., i11 thP Line of the '\a\' . as Srconcl Lll'11-

1<'11a11h in thC' U S \ larinl' Corps, or as Ensigns in onr of the Staff 

Corps ol !ht '\a1' Indi' iclu.11 gntdnates an 1wrn11tted lo indicate 

thl'ir prd1•11·11ce as to the branch in \\ hich thc·1 shall he t·ommissi0tll'd. 

s11h1rc:t In thc·ir nu·t'ling tlw perso1111t·I and pl11 sit'ul rcquirenll'nls 101 

!hat hr,111t'h. Tht grt•at majm1l1 ol t•aeh class rs. ol course. assigrwd 

lo the Lilll' of the '\a\ 1. 

The olfic:ers ol the ·Li1w ol the \a1' are those unrt•strictecl <ls to 

I\ pt• of dull assignment, and eligible fo~ command at sea and ashore. 

Thl' Ill'\\ Em.ign reporting to the fleet for his first lour of dnt; 

Line at st«t "ill gain a broad knowledge of the 111<UH skills that must 

hL' mastered h; a Linc· officer through a progra1;1 of rotation that 

puts l1irn for se1er.1l 111onlhs C'ach in the principal departments of the 

ship. I It• "rll learn through th rs rotation of dut; that a Linc o!Iiccr 

11111sl lw t·o11\ t•rsa11t with Ihl\ igation. enginet•ring. communications. 

gnnnen .111d iu lac:l e1 en phase of shipboard operations, if he is snen ssf11lh lo l '\l'tTise comrnand. Liuc officers of the '\m 1 are rendih 

dhling1.1isht'd b' tlw star \\ h1c:h thC'y \\C'ar abO\ e th~ir stripes 0;1 

lmtlr sl1·1·1t and shoulder-hoard 

The \larine Corps is an integral part of the :"\a,al Senice. ad111inislt red ll\ the Com111a11danl, \larine Corps, under the Chief of 

r ion 

eralion CAMID- Amphibious W arfare Exercises for Cadets and Midshipmen 

( \ I \ I 0 f, I.: r () I I ' r 0 R " \ ., I 0 ' 103 

:'\ <l\ al Opcratiom \ career in tlm Corps 1s open to a 

U. S. Marine limited number of graduates of the :\a nil Academ), 

Corps who arc commissioned as Second Lieutenants and are 

se11t for their first duh a'signmcnt lo the arine Corps' 

Basic 'ichool al Quantico, \'irgi111a. Following a year's in<loctrinalion 

in this 'ichool ead1 officer is transferred to general duty, in the course 

of wl11ch he ma\ s(·n·c afloat. or ashore in infantrv. arlillcn, co111-

1111111itations, cngine<'ring or at '.\a\'al Bases abroad a1;d in this countn. 

The \ larine Corps has a poslgraclualc educational system similar in 

on~a11ll'.al1on and oh1t•ct1ws lo that of the :\a\). and \ lai-ine officers 

selected for a\'ialion .tre trained in C\acth the sanw manner as their 

co1111tt•rparts in tht '\a,). · 

U pan their o\\ 11 ,1pplication, a limited number of officers ma) go 

at graduation or latC'r in their careers into either the Supply Corps 

or the Chil Engineer Corps of the :\a')· Like those commisStaff sioned i11 tllC' \ larine Corps, these officers arc sent to schools 

Corps organized lo prepare them for their chosen specialties. \ 1-

though not eligible for command at sea. officers of these staff 

corps \\ho demonstrate the requisite c1ualitics 111a; rise to positions 

of gr<'at authority and rcsponsihilit) 111 the :\a,al Establishment. 

\t an carh dat(• after graduation an officer commissioned in the 

l.111!' of the '.\a' y may make application for A1ght trai11ing, leading 

to designation as a '\ ;n al \' iator. If his application is apAvialion prmecl, tlw officer Will Ill ordered to one of the :\m al \ir 

Stations and undergo a program of flight instruction \\ hich 

is rC'cognizcd as the finest in the world. Upon the successful complC'tio11 

of this course, the a\ iator's carl'er parallels in general Lhal of all other 

Lin<· officers \\ ilh <·111phasis 011 a\ iation assignments 

'iim1larly. after graduation an officc•r may request suhSubmarine marine training. in which case, if qualified. he ma) be 

Tra ining ordered to the Submarine School at :\cw London, Conn 

followed ))\ duty in the submarines of the Fleet. 

\ fter the young orficer !~as complC'tcd his first period of sea duty, 

lie lllil\ he orden•cl ashore for graduate instruction or for duly at the 

\arious \an Yards or 5tations. \s an officer advances 

Duty in experience and rank, he is assigned duties of greater 

Assignme nts responsibility both at sea and on shore. fter his first 

seagoing job he may become in turn a di' ision oITicer. 

head of dcpartnl('nt for example, 1rn1 igator. gu1u1er; officer, or chief 

1·11gi1wC'r-of a YCssC'l or C\ccut i1·c officer or second in command of a 

'hip; finally he 1s g" <'It a ship of his own to ('<llltlllall(l. E\enlually, if 

dmiring the Awards Presented ol Prize Parode, a Feature ol June W eek 

(\I \1 0(, lf o r l"\ fO R"\11 0 "\ 105 

he ;1ll;1i11' flag rank, he will ht· giH'll C'Ommancls <tshorC' and afloat in 

till' hi~lwr cchC'lo11s 

The t\ pes and locations of shore dul.' in tlH' \a\\ are almost 11nli111itt'd 1 n adclitio11 lo the ma11: postgraduate sC'hools. an officer ma: 

lw ,1"ignecl cl11l\ as a Ila\ ,ti allacllC' 111 foreign lands ht' ma\ ha' e· dul\ 

i11 1111<' of the B1;rc·am in the '\a\\ De·partmenl i11 \\'ashilw;.ton: lw 111a.\ 

se·n t' in a n•searC'h e•stahlislmwnt lw ma\ ha' c duh in om of our 

rt'C'l'lllt training l't'nte•rs. or he 111<1\ he• assig1wd lo 0;1C of Our man.' 

'\a\itl Hesen e Officc•rs Training Corps 11nits in C'ollcgcs and uniH·rsiltc•s thrn11ghoul tlw C'ountn. 

\\hat arc the d1anC'cs for pro111olio11 in the '\,1\ al Sen ice·~ Undc•r 

lhc Olfictr Per-iHtn<'I ,\ cl of HJ II tlw competu1l officer is pract1c.1ll: 

ass1111·cl of being pro111ol1•d to the rank of Captain in the 

Promotion >.a\.' or Colo11el ill the \larinc Corps. Fe\\ positions in 

life hold greater promise for llw young man of ambition. 

The normal tcnm o( sen ice fer olfict'rs i11 the 'ariom t,rrades liC'lm" 

Hi ·ir \ dmiral arC': Captam-fin· .'l'ars Con11nander se\e1i :ears L1c·ull-11a11t C.ommandc•r-si'\ .'ears; Lieute11a11t-sh .' c•ars, Lieutenant j11ni01 

grade•l-three 'ears and Ensign-thrc>c 'cars. l 11 aclclition to thl' ass11r-

.111ct• of ad' aiicl•111cnl there ts the C'ert;iint\ of c:omlortable rctin•ment 

.1fl<•r \ l'ars of honorable sen iC'c. · 

'i'hc late James Forrestal our great wart1111C' Secreta1 .' of the 

\a,' .rnd first Sl'crctan of :\ational Defense .. in an address to a grad11at111g clas~ at the l'nited States '\a' ·1! \ ca<lenn. said 

Th e Naval '\1m if~ ou \\ill pc•rmit me. I "ill talk a liit!C' .1hout 

Profession the• profession 111 \\ hich YOU are e11gagrng It is an ho11orablc• prnfl'ssion associatt"d with llw lradilions of unselfish 

se·n in• lo our cou11t1' You go into a profession. "hich. broad!: speakitl!!;, 1s a wa\ of life It rl'quirt•s the same high de\otio11 tlw s.une 

iclc•.1lis111 and the sam<:> self-sac:rifiCl' as lhc professmn of nwdidnt'. of 

thl 111i11istr: or of lC'ac:hing. 

") ou will pro' 1de the cadres of professional knowledge and skill 

aro1111d which this c:ountr: can e'\pancl rapid!~ in li111e of trouble>. Jn 

" mid \\ ar l I. the \ mcnc:an \a\' grew from a force of a little O\C'r 

}fl(}.()()() in J9% (o 0\ er thrCl' ill;cJ Olll'-half 111i!liot1 in 19 .. J.). ft \\JS 

ahle· to expand its f1ght111g forces from a 11<1\ .' of 111oderale s1zl' <Ille! 

dfl·di\ l'ness, lo the• greatest sea ancl air power that the world has l'\l'l 

't'l'tl. Thal 1l "as ahll' lo do so s\\ 1fth and effedi' eh is clue to thl' 

fact that thousands of graduates of tliis Acaclem: had had sufficient 

pal riot ism idealism ancl clc•\·otion to rl'main in the '\a,·al Sen it·<' 

a ccalaureate Parade 
JO(, U 'I I T I·. 0 '- T \ T E " '\ \ \' \ L \ C \ D E \I \ 

"You will not become rich men through your career in the :--a\'). 

,\t the present rates or pay you can look for\\'ard, when you fi!1all) 

achie\·e that serene and dignified det,1clunenl enioycd by the higher 

ranks, to recci\iJJg about $9,000 a year. ,\s a captain toward the end 

of your career, when you pn'stmiabl) will be supporting a harried and 

long-suffering :\a\ y wife, a11d we hope, with a suitahle number of offspring. you will then be recei\ ing the prince!) pay of $7,500 a year 

"On the other hand \'OU will have a life of association with a 

group of men representing the best that there is in .\merican life. It 

is truly a band of brothers held together b' that cement of mutual 

respec't and affection which comes from dangers and difficulties shared 

in common. You will not be rich in dollars at tlw end of \·our career, but 

you \\'ill he rich in C'Xpcriencc and accomplishment · 

"This brings me to 111\ final obsen·ations: \\'hat interest and 

satisfactions lie ahead of you in your na\ al life? c\gainsl the modest 

material rewards which you \\ill recci\ e ) ou m11y balance my assurance that you will ha\'c a career din~rse in its interests and touching 

a great \ariet~ of human experienct'. You ''ill h;\\e the chance not 

mere!~ to see the world: you will be compelled to understand the world 

as you make progress in your career. It is s<li<l at most gradualio11 

c>xercises that commenecmcnt mereh means the commenc<'ment of 

education, but \\'ith you tl1is is litcrali\ true. You \\ill have to continue 

your studies in engineering as ,,·ell a~ in the military aspects of ,-our 

profession. You \\'ill ha' e to kno" something ol )a,, and history. 

international and national politics will be among your textbooks. You 

will ha' c have to deal wilh business men. \\ ilh laho1 leaders. and with 

statesmen, aml \'OU will ha\·e lo ha' c a little of all three in YOU, as 

well as a lot of cliplomac;' lo do your joh. , 

" \ s for your ultimate opportunit;, I suggest that : ou will find 

ample c\ idence lliat there is no ceiling on an able man simph bec,msc 

he happens to be in the Ann) or ;\a\y. H public seniee is to be taken 

as one of the criteria of success, here arc a fe" examples that prO\ c 

my statement: Admiral Leahy, member or the Joint Chiefs of Staff 

has in his lifetime been Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. Chief or the 

Bureau of Na' ie;alion, Chief of :Naval Operations, Co,·ernor of PuC>rto 

Rico, .\mbassa<lor lo France. and militan ach isor lo two Presidents. 

George .\larshall has been Chief of Sta[ "of the Ann\'. member of the 

Joint Chiefs of Sta[, Ambassador to China, and Secretar) of State. 

Alan Kirk, of the Class of 1909, has been a Vice .\ clmira1 in operating 

command of the Invasion of i\ormanch, and is 1w\1 .\ mhassador to 

Belgium. William F. Halse\, of the Class of 1904, had under his command in the Third Fleet the greatest aggregalio11 of sea power the 
I \ r \ I. 0 <. l I : 0 I I '- I 0 R \I \ T I 0 '- 107 

1 \\orld ha, 1•\c•r sc>en assrn1hl1•cl. The 11uiet and bnlhanl \!arc .\lit-

'chcr, of lhe (lass of 1910 of hclon.•d memor), cJe,clopc>d. organized 

all(! lvd the use of air power lwyoncl C\"C'n the imagination of the air1m·11 tlwrmchc·s. And fi11alh tlll'rr is Chester William '\imitz, of the 

Class of 190.5, who as Commanclc>r-in-Chief of the Pacific Ocean 

\rl'as, rc-cn·alcd confidrncc and morale after the Japanese blow al 

Pead I larhor, brought the \nlC'rican '\a,·y hack fighting lo win the 

grl'at critical battles of .\lid'' a\ and the Coral Sea. and directed the 

'.isl op1·ralions ,,·hic:h c:ame to a clima\ in the crushing defeat of Japanest' na\'al power in the Batlll' of Le.' te Gulf. I am not c>xaggerating 

wlwn I s.l\' that ,\dmiral '\ imitz ''<Is a rock of confidence. of character 

and of al;ilit: upon which \nwrican na,·al power in thc> Pacific was 

b11 ii l. 

Tlwsl' an• great careers of s1•n ice lo counlr) and lo mankind. 

Ohvio11sl: nol .11! of you ''ill end your scn ice in such posts. hul the 

1ehic·1 c·11w11l of such rarcrrs is open lo all of you." 

CONCl USION 

For nH·r a hu11cln·d \l'a1~ tlw t.:11i1t•d States '\,l\al \tadenn al 

,\1111ap0Ji, ha' lll'l'n tht• •:<'positor; of the :\a'; 's grc>at traditions of 

ell'\ otio11 a11cl st·n 1c1·. From its founding. the :\a\ <t i \tadrnn assu111ed 

tlw 11;1\ al traditions '' hic:h wt•rc· e'tablbhcd in the earl\' iifc> of the 

lfrpuhlic. TllC' 111ithhip1111•11 of the L'nited States '\,n~ k11t• th<' n•-

spm1sihilil> of 111ai11taini11μ; and carr; ing forward tire 1nspiri11e: prt•t'l'-

cl£'nls wt In Ian is, PorlC'r, aud Farragut. 

\ I id-.h(p1;1c•n acquin· cm1cc·pls an~I loyalti<'s. as to their role ,md 

rc>'>po11sihilitiPs, "hich rt·prc·srnt genuine spiritual \ .1lues. Just as a 

thurth with its tradition ,rncl liturg>, is the medium through which 

dc>\otio11 1s C'\)Ht'SSt'cl, so th!' '\t11al ,\caclcm; is a medium through 

'' hieh 0111 \'Cllllh lra11s111il clC'\'Olion lo their eountn. I !ere ar<' de-

' elopc·d that to1w and C'.\/lri/ "hich an· the 'er; essen~l' of profC'ssional 

attitude· and pride• in the "><'nice. \ singleness of purpose and an c>ducalio11 in a \\ill of life make• it appropriate and essential that the '\anti 

Acaclc 111; and ib grndualc>s IC'acl in areas both professional and inspiraticmal. acting .1s .1 nnif\ i11g fmec• in the '\a\\. 

\\'1thout pn·jud1011g tlw loft; standards which lul\e contrihutC'd 

so 11111d1 lo tlH cit•\ dopnw11t and attainments of its graduates in thC' 

past tl11 '\;\\al \eadt'lll) assumes ih hasK· role in the O\ er-all ;\a\) 

plan 1 f l'dut·atio11 1n iewing and rC'stating its objC'eti,es. taking into 

account tlw hroaclc•r scopC' of C'ducat1011 and traming requ1rC'cl for our 

lutllll' na\ ,ti offit·t·r,. 

Di.,t-ri111i11al1011 ;u,d p1dgnwnt are tlw products of ;\a,,d Acade1n) 

education. knowledge is important in the attainment of the ck•sirecl 

goal, lhtT('forC' 11wthe111alits and the t•ngineering sciences, togethC'r 

''1th the> prolnsio11;,) studiPs, suppl) the background of facts and 

scic·nlific thi11ki11~ '' hich are I undamental. The humanities and social 

studies nplorc and clarif) th!' realm of human ,·alues. \ loral courage 

and pl"·skal lorlitncle arc of the c>ssenee i11 leadership: thus, sine!' the 

n<.I\ al olfi<:tT 11111st co11sta11th make decisions. he must han• th!' ahilil\ 

to n·t·ngnut' tlw prnpl'r cou.rst· of action and the strength of character 

to CM•) a task thronμ;h to it-; optimum conclusion. It is in the combination of ll'd11iital k110\\ k·clge and appreciation of hu111a11 ',ilut•s that 

then· is dl'H'lop1·d lht critical sense which must lw intuiti\ c in lllC'll 

('\I'll isill\! l'Ollllll<lllCl. 

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