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VOLUME XH NUMBER 2 THE STATE UNIVERSITY MARITIME COLLEGE NEWSPAPER 26 OCTOBER 1959 DEAN O’HEARNE TO KP Science After thr3e years in and out of the assistant dean's office at Fort Schuyler, John J. O’Heame has resigned his position to a c c ^ t a more promising offer at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. While at the College, h is duties have required him to do a lot of traveling up and down the State for the purpose of spreading the Maritime gospel to prospective stu dents. The last three entering c lasses show some of the good results of his recruiting, in which he has collabo rated with Captain A. J, Spring, dean of students. At Kings Point, he will be assistant dean for admissions, and guidance. Department ReceivesSim ulator Dean O’Heame is a native of the Bay State which is also noted for its beans and cod. His home-town was T aim ton where he attended Coyle Memorial High School. While there he was president of his class and managing editor of the school’s paper. While a junior, he was chosen to go to Boston and participate in Boys’ State — a juvenile replica of the commonwealth government. The gron) elected him attorney general, party chairman, and managing editor of the paper. After graduation in 1948, he en listed in the Navy and trained at Great Lakes. He later went to Machinists’ School and then saw service on a destroyer and an a ir craft carrier with the Atlantic and Med Fleets. In 1951, he took a fleet exam for USNROTC and was one of die selected few. He was sent tc Bainbridge, Maryland, for prepara tory school training and in Septem ber, 1951, entered Columbia Col lege. His career in the reserve officers ’ ( C o n t i n u e d o n P a g e 8) By Rolf Helterung Due to the great present-day in terest in Nuclear Physics, the Science Department has acquired a Reactor Simulator and a non- critical reactor. Nuclear reactors have been built primarily for two puiposes; for research and power production. The Reactor Simulator is a repli ca of a power reactor, where the actual power producing component is replaced by a working model. The Simulator control panel is an exact facsimile, on a reduced scale, of a power reactor. In the case of a power reactor, the power output appears as ter- tnal power , which may be utilized directly, or be converted to electri cal power by conventional means. The heat is generated as a result of bombarding Uranium 235 with hugh speed fission fragments, which causes a partial conversion of mass to energy. Since the courses here are purely for instructional purposes, a reactor Simulator provides the means without the hazards. The sub-critical reactor is an example of the other type, e.g. the research reactor. This unit is not self-sustaining, but requires an a i ^ i c a l source of neutrons to perpetuate the fission chain. The purpose of a research reactor may be to make neutrons available in sufficient quantities and is not de signed to produce any useable po wer. At present , the Reactor Simula tor is in operation and it is hoped the Sub-critical reactor will be operational within a short period of time. CXRROTHERS SPEAKS TO PROP CLOB On Thursday, Oct, 22, the Propeller Club convened to hear a very interesting and informative lecture by Mr. John C. Carrothers, one of this country's most zealous critics on the results of the Andrea Doria-Stockholm disaster. He stressed that \he desired the truth to be revealed or uncovered\ as to whom was at fault in the calamity so that next year's International Convention of Satety of Life at Sea might use this case as a sprii^board for more detailed survey of problems confronting the officers of a v e ssel at sea. Mr. Carrothers has been associS' ted with the marine industry for about 35 years and has made over 200 Transatlantic crossings. He has sailed as Chief Engineer with Mat- son Steamship Co. and as an engi neering watch officer for the United States Lines. At the present time he is Chief Engineer of Overlook Hos pital in Summit, N.J. For them o stpartM r.Carrothers’ lecture concerned itself with the question of who was responsible for the accident that claimed 51 lives and several million dollars. He has already written a 7,000 word analysis of the case which was pub lished in U.S. Naval Institute Pro ceedings and is in the process of completing a manuscript which he topes will also be published soon. In both works, Mr, Carrothers as serts that the Stockholm was ulti- nately responsible and he attempts ;o alleviate the AndriaDoria’sskip- 3er from any blame. Mr. Carrothers basis his entire heory on two points; (1) the ap- ( C o n t i n u e d o n P a g e 8) Mr* Carrothers relating his theory of the collision PARENTS GET 3y John Klumpp TOGETHER The first Parents Association meeting of the 1959-60 school year was held in the Armory Oct, 23. In spite of dismal weather conditions the meeting was well at tended by parents, alumni and officers of the organiza tion. The meetii^ commenced at 2050 when Mr. James COMMA IDANT OF CADETS, CAPTAIN OLIVET AND MR, JAMES HICKEY, PRESIDENT OF THE PARENTS ASSOCIATION Hickey president,officially welcom ed the parents of freshman class. One of the first points of Mr. Hickeys’ address was to congrat ulate Vice Admiral Durgin the r e cently retired president of the col lege, on a job very well done. Mr. Hickey, on behalf of the par- enth association, was most enthus iastic in his praise for the admirals’ untiring efforts in procuring for the college a non-sectarian chapel where cadets of all faiths could meditate whenever they saw fit. He pointed out that $16,000 of the money required for the chapel was pledged by the Parents Association Mr. Hickey also went on to en- numerate other services of the association. Among their donations were a $400 Bell and Howell movie projector,replacementof water cool ers on the ship and $100 for re cords on the ship. Mr. Hickey terminated his address by quoting the purpose of the Parents Asso ciation He said, “our sole purpose is to provide, whenever possible, items such as these for the better ment of the cadets.” Minutes of the previous meeting were then read by the secretary, Mr. Jos eph Drescher and the treasurers’ report given by Ur. Walter Nelson. Upon the acceptance of these re ports, Mr. Hickey introduced sever al members of the Maritime Col lege alumni association. Thosepre- sent were, Mr. George J. Morten- sen '38, current president of the association, Mr. Gordon M. Lee ’22 first vice-president, Mr. For rest H. Smith '21, Mr. William E. Ryan '45, both members of the executive board, and Mr. Eric Svaigsen '44. Next on the agenda was an address by Dean Porter. The dean directed his speech pri marily to the parents of the mugs. On behalf of himself and the faculty, he assured the parents that, althou^ their sons have been indoctrinated to abstain from contact with the upper class, they would find cap able faculty members who would be willing to help them in any way possible. Ca^ain Alfred F. Olivet, spoke next. The captain explained briefly the reason for the absense of Admiral Moore and welcomed them on Ibis behalf. He then spoke of the 1959 operation al training cruise. Captain Olivet delivered a most inusrestlng and informative speech. He recalled his first visit to Plymouth in 20 years. He also mentioned the Tact that Miss Francis E. Willis, U.S. Ambassador to Norway, held a re ception for 500 cadets in Oslo. Captain Olivet also recalled his candy campaign for the hospital ized children of Santander. It was as he put it, a \gratifying exper ience” . He told the parents that this cruise was the first time a Maritime College training ship vis ited the port of Marseilles since 1914. That was the year the U.S.S. Newport, the schools second train ing ship, helped evacuate United States citizens from that war threat ened country. The captain,however, was most enthusiastic about the visit to Funchal, Madeira. It was ( c o n t i n u e d o n P a g e 8) I
