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mimtciE Volume XVI Number 3 18 May 1964 CAPT. SNOW GRADUATES On May 1st, two alumni of SJJ,M.C. were certificates for successful completion of the nuclear course at Kings Point. This five-rntmth program is designed with the idea in mind of training officers for the opei> ation of die 83-mUIion dollar ship Savannah. The two Maritime alumni who received tiieir certificates this past week were Ted Sergio '58 and Cqit. George Snow (all will remanber Capt. Snow as a staff duty officer as well as a watch officer aboard the T.S.E.S.) Three other alumni arepresaitly enrolled in the program and are sdieduled to graduate later this year. The three are Capt. Ka minski '36, Mr. Bright\'57 and Mr. Flanagan '61. The entire ceremony took less than twenty minutes with Rear Admiral McLintock of the UJS.M.M.A. making thepresen- tatloiis. ' fihmedlatety Tbllowing the cer^ony, Capt. Snow left for Gatveston to be cm hand to accompany the Savannah on its voyage to New Yoi*. Capt. Show, being the elder statesman of the group, acts in the capacity (rf a trouble-shooter with vhat is known as a Port Operations Team. The fiinction of tills group will be to preceed the Savannah, by as much as a month, to various fordgn ports of call. Once thtfe, Capt. Snow and his team will investigate all aspects of possible danger to the ship as well as dangers which could be caused to the population of .the ports. These precautions are just in the ev«it that the ship's nuclear plant should be come critical. All in all, the functions performed by the Port Operations Team are quite necessary for the successful operation of the Savannah, es pecially when one considers that many of the countries to be visited are skeptical about the Savannah' representing this nation's \Atoms For Peace” program. This then becomes the chief ob jective facing the team - to bring a better understanding to the peoples of the wotid con cerning the peaceful uses of tomlc energy. A truly respon sible job. As learned from Mr. Sergio the five-month course was by no means a breeze. Both deck and engine officers to<A the same courses which included nuclear physics, reactor, p o s ies, eleo- »l engineering, and a sim- ilator lab which was able to r e produce any possible situation which might occur on board. This crew is deffnitely well e- quipped to handle most anything tiiat could present itself. For those interested, the Sa vannah is taitadvely scheduled to arrive at Pier 84, New Yort on Tuesday June 2nd with general visiting planned for June 3-6, To Capt. Snow and Mr. Sergio, who will take over as 2nd Mate in August, go our sincere widies for every sucx:ess in the opaadon of one <f the most cxmtroversial ships in the annals of maritime history. CHANGE OF COMMAND It's that time of the year again. The 2nd class relinquishes its controlling interest in tiie Port hole and turns the helm over to tile 3rd class, who will be in command undl this time next year. Professor Thomas Hi dalgo the faculty advisor, has just recently announced the se lections to head the paper for the next year. Bob Flint, from King Park, has been named editor for the coming academic year to suc- coed Reggie Sjokvist, of Forest Hills. Filling the shoes of Carl Goetz, from the Bronx, as man aging editor will be Barry Brandes of Island Park, Heading tile New and Features Depart ment will be George Finger, from Utica who will replace John Millard. The wide world of Maritime sports will pass fttHn tbe hands of Ernie Mott of Lyi>- brcxik, to Tom Allen of Roslyn. Rounding exit tiie other depart ments are Al Pellegrino from Wantagh as Technical Chiefs ButcA Kuebinskas, of Elmhurst, as typing head. The business of (Continued on Page 8) Schooner To Arrive TTie schocHier yacht MISTRESS, built in 1930 for George E. Roose velt, has been preseiSed by his widow to the Faculty-Student As sociation. State University of New York Maritime C o llie, with the hope that she will be used to continue the training of young men at sea, wUch was one of the great {tieasures Commodore Roosevelt derived from the yacht. Many erf today's ocean raedng and cruising men sailed In their youth aboard the Sherman Hoyt designed schocmer. Sbeh men as Irving Johnson, Herb Stone and yachts men from more than half a dozen countries shipped aboard MIS TRESS at one time or another. As flagship of the Cruising d u b of America, the New York Yacht Club, and the Seawanhaka Corin thian Yacbt Club, she has carried their burgees twice across the Atlantic, many times to Bermuda, around Fastnet Rock, and in numerous other ocean races. Schooner MISTRESS, a familiar sight to seaman on both sides cf the Atlantic, and one of thefew end sing vessels of her size wllh- out an engine, will sail under another name in the future. Vice Admiral H C. Moore. USCG (Ret.). President of tbe State University of New york Maritime C o llie, said, in accepting MISTRESS^ “ I. know I express the sentiinents of all hands at the Maritime College, expecially the cadets, in extend ing our sincote than k s for your most generous gift. 1 realize the many pleasures you and your late husband have enjoyed on board MISTRESS and I also know that she will continue to render oixstanding service at the Mari time College. Felix Riensberg, Jr., inastory of the U. S. Merchant Marine in World War 11, said, \Nearly all real seamen begin the life in early youth. It was always oae step at a time for boy to master. The sea has not changed. Human nature has not altered very ma terially. The training is a as much needed as it ever was. Seamen are not made on shore. They are not taught in a corres pondence schooL As no man be comes a swimmer e x c ^ by going into the water so no man, what soever his ancestry, becomes a seaman except at sea.” Ccanmodore Roosevelt, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the New York Yacht Club in 1944, said, \The love of the sea is bread in a large part of the human race and, therefore, know ledge of the sea is eagerly sought. Also, of course, the sea is so necessary to humanity that, even without a natural love forit, a practical knowledge of it is a necessity.” Although we must utilize books for our technical iifomiation. we must turn to the sea i t s ^ for real knowledge and the master of seamanship, which camot be brought home with a greater im pact than it can with experience under saiL With these things in mind, it is most fitting that MISTRESS should contribute to the seamanship ed- ucation of those who would make the sea their livelihood, and it is enirely in acctntl withtbewishes of Commodore Roosevlet who trained so many \Boys” aboard MISTRESS hiirou»lf- PRIVATEERS BLANKED BY K.P. A vastly improved Kings Point squad handily defeated Coach Rog Reinhart's baseballers, 5-0, be hind the two-hit pitching of Don Collar, last Tuesday, at the fed eral academy field. Collar’s no-hit performance was ruined by Budday Rosar, who singled twice. TTie loss put die Privateers at 3-6 on the season and, with only two games remaining on the schedule, a sure bet to finish under .500. Nick Esposito, who yielded only two earned runs while going the route for the fourth time this Reason, k ^ his ERA at a re spectable 2.35 but sent his per sonal ledger plunging to 2-3. Kings Point didn’t waste any time, scaring their total before the fifth. A misjudged single that went for a triple proved to be the first run in the second hning, while an error, a double, and a single brought two more home in the third. Two unearned runs scared in the fourth as Joe Bishop’s perfect throw to the plate took a wierdhop and skipped by Rosar for a two-base error. Kevin Brandttossedahofoerun hall to Don Fairchild in the eighth faming, enabling Danbury State Teadiers College to defeat the Mariners, 6-5. May 8, in Dan bury. Maritime fought hard through out the entire contest knotting tile score at 3-all in the fifth and then at 5-all in the seventh, but fell short of the equalizer In the final stanza. Bill Steffenhagen scored on a wild pitch with two down in the fifth for the 3-3 tie a l ^ r Rosar and Brandt had each singled home a run. Stan Pobutkiewicz and Stef fenhagen then raffled back to back singes in the seventh scoring Rog Danes! and Brandt. Esposito coasted into the ninth inning against Kings College May 7 with a 5-3 lead but found him self the victim of four runs and the loss as a bases loaded rally in tbe home half failed. Kings evened it up in the fourth at 3-3 after Pobutkiewicz, Tom Crawford, and Brian Skeels tal lied in the first, seemd, and third innings respectively. Skeels’ single sent home Po butkiewicz and Steffenhagen in the seventh giving Esposito the brief lead until the Maritime shortsop booted a double play ball in the ninth to aid a Kings’ rally. Esposito, tapped for three hits and three rtms in the first inning, gained composure and went on to hurl the Privateers to a 4-3 victory over Hunter College, May 2, on the Hunter Campus field. The win, Esposito’s second in a row, was Maritime’s third straight, evening up the base- ballers’ ledger at 3-3. The big righthander had no (continued on page 6) CARD PARTY C a r d parties are held and for gotten; those who attend seldom know more of them than an eve ning of enjoyment. The annual card party held at Fort Schuyler is sponsored by the Parents Association, in the interest of the cadets. All pro ceeds go to improvements in and around the college. Inpastyears, money has gone towards chairs, television aerials and other as sorted items for the cadet’s en joyment. This year’s funds go to improvements in the new librai\y. In addition, the Parents Associa tion acts as a benefactor to cadets in need. It should be noted, that this card party is the sole source of revenue for the Association. This year’s card party was held on Fridaynlght, the eighth ofMay, at eight thirty, in a very hot and stuffy armory. The party was well attended, according to Mr. John Egan, who Is the Treasurer of the Parents Association. A raffle drawing provided some lucky parents with valuable prizes. A nineteen-inch General Electric portable television was won by Mr. F. Lawrence, a Westing- house portable stereo set went to Mr. George Hoetzl, 50 silver dollars to Mrs. S. Sabo; a camera to Mr, Joseph DlPaola; and final ly, the basket of cheer was won by Mrs. B. Bopp. , As usual, a fine job of usher ing was done by the Circle-K Club whose members were unhesitant to give their time on Friday night. Thanks go from the Cadet Re giment to the Parents Association for their fine contributions to the college andtheir ever ready help ing hand. 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