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PORTHOLE Volume XVII Number 10 8 JUNE 1965 Capt. Phillips Assumes Command of T.S.E.S. IV r New Leaders With die retirement of Capt. Olivet, the command of the Empire State IV was officially assumed by Capt. Robert A. Phillips. In his capacity of Associate Dean of Students and as captain of the training ship last summer, the cadet regiment has come to admire and respect this man. His ability to lead men and command a taut ship had been bom of years of experience. Capt. Phillips was bora in Richmond, Virginia in 1912 and was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1931. After graduating in 1935 he served as a Junior Division Officer cm board the U.S.S. Colorado. Soon after- wards he was transferred to the U.S.S. Tattnall as Gunnery and Communication Officer. Qiring the early stages of World War II, Capt. Phillips was Main Battery and Anti-aircraft Gunnery Division Officer and Assistant Engineer of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania. He was Officer of the Deck of the Pennsylvania when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. In 1943 he was transfered from the Pennsylvania serving on the flagships USS Essex, USS Bunker Hill and USS Yorktown. He participated in Pacific strikes, raids and operations against the Japanese. His services in war action merited him the authoriza- tion to wear twelve engagement stars on the Asiatic-Pacific Area Ribbon. Returning to the United States in 1945, Captain Phillips was assigned as battalion officer in the Executive Department at the U.S. Naval Academy. From July 1947 to June 1949, he served as Commanding Officer of the USS SHANNON In Mine Force, Atlantic. The SHANNON won the Battle Efficiency Pennant for the year July 1948 to June 1949. Next he was Executive Officer of the NROTC Unit at Miami (Continued on Page 6) Staff Party for Capt. Olivet More than 100 College staff members paid tribute to Cap- tain and Mrs. Alfred F. Olivet with a farewell party on Thurs- day evening, 3 June, at the D.A. Beach Club located on the shore end of Randall Avenue. Every- one on the campus was invited to pzrticipate and there was a good representation from all groups. Probably because of the spon- sorship and management of the affair by die ladies of the staff, there seemed to be a distinctive feminine touch to the evening, which was a welcome change from the somber and cautious mas- culine atmosphere of most Col- lege social functions. After the ice cubes were broken out at five o’clock, an air of in- formality set in, and the wining and dining began in earnest. Just at the end of the buffet supper, Dean A. A. Lawrence introduced Admiral H.C. Moore, who inturn presented the gift of the evening to Capt. Olivet. It was a mas- sive Paul Revere sterling silver bowl with an appropriate inscrip- tion which recorded the feelings of the group. The Captain re- sponded with his expression of thanks and appreciation. The party then continued with danc- ing andother ballroom acroba- tics until the midnight curfew. The many pairs of tired feet the next morning were an apt reminder of te success of die evening’s festivities. Besides the honored Captain and Mrs. Olivet, other special guests were their daughter, Joan, Ellen and their son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent La Preta of New Rochelle. Credit for the success belongs to the staff ladies who helped in the planning andswho attended .the party, with special emphasis mi Pat Dunphy of the Regimental Office; Willys Henrys of the Alumni Office; Eve Ponyman of the Administration Office; and Marie Rogati of the Dean’s Of- fice. Bob Bruco Cadet Chief Engineer The Summer Sea Training Per- iod is the time when the Maritime Engineer has the opportunity to actively employ the knowledge he has obtained during the academic year. In many instances this is “Nut and Bolt** practical exper- ience which puts our graduates in the spotlight at job interview tim e To the class of ■*68 I would like to say that you, and you alone de- termine the value of the cruise. Whether you walk off the gangway at the end of August with a feeling of accomplishment or of regret depends a great deal upon the efforts you have made in thepre- ceeding 10 weeks. 1 hope that during the cruise period all hands will remember that we will be representing our- selves, our College, and above all our country. The best of luck to all cadets. R.R. Bruce C.C.E. Graduation Program Tom Allen Cadet First Officer With the cruise once again here (it seems as if we just returned from the last one) all cadets should try to approach this period with the proper attitude. All men on the ship have a great oppor- tunity. All should keep their eyes and ears open and take advantage of everything offered. This sum- mer you will receive one-third of all the practical experience offered before you get your license. Take advantage of itl T.E. Allen, C.F.O. The program for Graduation Day will start with a Regimental Revue at 0930 on 8 June. Weather permitting, the graduation exer- cises will be held in St. Mary’s Pentagon; if, however, the day should turn foul, the commence- ment exercises will take place in Riesenberg Hall. Mr. Ralph Casey, President of the AmericanMerchantMarine Institute, will be the principal speaker of the day. There will be 99 men in the Class of 1965, 98 of whom will receive their Coast Guard licenses permitting them to sail as officers in the United States Merchant Marine. The Third Mates and Third Assistant Engineers "tickets” are to be presented by Rear Admiral L J. Stephens, Commandant of the Third Coast Guard District. In addition to receiving their licenses and a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Transportation, Met- eorology and Oceanography, M ar- ine Engineering, or Marine Nuclear Science, the following presentations will be made to the named cadets. Following the graduation cere- ' monies. Vice Admiral H. C. Moore, the College President, will host a luncheon in Vander Clute Hall. The Society of Marine Port Engineers of New York award to the Honor Cadet in Marine Eng- ineering to Cadet James Lee Parks. The American Bureau of Ship- ping award for Excellence in Marine Engineering to Cadet Alan Lawrence Rowen. The American Bureau of Ship- ping award for Excellence in Marine Nuclear Science to Cadet James Russell Ewing. The American Seaman’s Friend Society award for Proficiency at Sea, Marine Engineering, to Cadet Alan Gene Wrobel. The Propeller Club, Port of New York award for Outstanding Ability in Marine Engineering to Cadet William Francis DeMaso. (Continued on Page 8) Second Class Deck Attends D.C. School By Bob Brown Fire aboard ship is perhaps the most feared of all disasters which can occur at sea. In keeping with this thought, the Second Class Deck Cadets attended the MSTS Fire Fighting School in Bayonne, New Jersey. The morning session, which in- cluded several movies and lect- ures, was followed by a smoke chamber test. Every cadet was required to wear an OBA (Oxygen Breathing Apparatus) in a smoke filled room for five minutes. After the smoke chamber test, several demonstrations in the use of dry chemical extinguishers were given. The next item on the program consisted of the ignition of a magnesium fire and an at- tempt to extinguish the blazewith water. (Water makes this type of fire burn harder.) After a break for lunch, the cadets returned to the "proving grounds” where they donned fire- men’s outfits. Next came a dem- onstration in the use of a foam extinguisher; then a large barrel of oil, twenty feet in diameter, was set ablaze. Each cadet was then given the opportunity to put it out using water fog. When all had been given a chance to do this, a mock-up of an engineroom was set onfire and two-man teams battled their way through the flames to extinguish the fire. The final step was to go down into a smoke filled hold in order to put out fire without using OBA’s. At the end of the day, the groups returned tired and dirty; but they were thoroughly convinced that the trip was most worthwhile. This permit is not valid for the mailing of individual copies - of the PORTHOLE 5tote University Maritime College Fort Schuyler Bronx, N.Y. Non-Profit Organisation, U.S. Postage PAID Bronx, N.Y. Permit No. 12614
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PORTHOLE
Volume XVII Number 10 8 JUNE 1965
Capt. Phillips Assumes Command of T.S.E.S. IV
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NewLeaders
With die re tirem en t of Capt. O livet, the command of the Em pire S tate IV was officially assum ed by Capt. Robert A. Phillips. In his capacity of A ssociate Dean of Students and as captain of the train ing ship la s t sum m er, the cadet regim ent has com e to adm ire and resp ec t th is man. His ability to lead men and command a taut ship had been bom of years of experience. Capt. Phillips was bo ra in Richmond, Virginia in 1912 and was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1931. A fter graduating in 1935 he served as a Jun ior Division Officer cm board the U.S.S. Colorado. Soon afte rw ards he was tran sfe rred to the U.S.S. Tattnall as Gunnery and Communication Officer.
Q iring the ea rly stages of World W ar II, Capt. Phillips was Main B attery and A n ti-a irc ra ft Gunnery Division Officer and A ssistan t Engineer of the U.S.S. Pennsylvania. He was Officer of the Deck of the Pennsylvania when the Japanese attacked P earl H arbor. In 1943 he was transfe red from the Pennsylvania serving on the flagships USS Essex, USS Bunker Hill and USS Yorktown. He participated in Pacific s tr ik e s , ra ids and operations against the Japanese. His se rv ices in w ar action m erited him the authorization to w ear twelve engagement s ta rs on the A sia tic-P acific Area Ribbon.
Returning to the United States in 1945, Captain Phillips was assigned as battalion officer in the Executive Departm ent at the U.S. Naval Academy. From Ju ly 1947 to June 1949, he served as Commanding O fficer of the USS SHANNON In Mine F o rce , Atlantic. The SHANNON won the Battle Efficiency Pennant fo r the year July 1948 to June 1949.
Next he was Executive Officer of the NROTC Unit a t Miami ( C o n t in u e d on P a g e 6)
Staff Party for Capt. OlivetMore than 100 College staff
members paid tribute to Captain and M rs. Alfred F . Olivet with a farewell party on Thursday evening, 3 June, at the D.A. Beach Club located on the shore end of Randall Avenue. Everyone on the campus was invited to pzrticipate and there was a good representation from all groups.
Probably because of the sponsorship and management of the affair by die ladies of the staff, there seemed to be a distinctive feminine touch to the evening, which was a welcome change from the somber and cautious m asculine atmosphere of most College social functions.
After the ice cubes were broken out at five o’clock, an air of informality set in, and the wining and dining began in earnest. Just at the end of the buffet supper, Dean A. A. Lawrence introduced Admiral H.C. Moore, who inturn presented the gift of the evening to Capt. Olivet. It was a mas
sive Paul Revere sterling silver bowl with an appropriate inscription which recorded the feelings of the group. The Captain responded with his expression of thanks and appreciation. The party then continued with dancing andother ballroom acrobatics until the midnight curfew. The many pairs of tired feet the next morning were an apt reminder of te success of die evening’s festivities.
Besides the honored Captain and M rs. Olivet, other special guests were their daughter, Joan, Ellen and their son-in-law, Mr. and M rs. Vincent La Preta of New Rochelle.
Credit for the success belongs to the staff ladies who helped in the planning andswho attended
.the party, with special emphasis mi Pat Dunphy of the Regimental Office; Willys Henrys of the Alumni Office; Eve Ponyman of the Administration Office; and Marie Rogati of the Dean’s Office.
Bob BrucoCadet Chief Engineer
The Sum m er Sea T raining P e riod is the tim e when the M aritim e Engineer has the opportunity to actively employ the knowledge he has obtained during the academ ic year. In many instances th is is “ Nut and Bolt** practical experience which puts our graduates in the spotlight a t job interview t im e
To the c lass of ■*68 I would like to say th a t you, and you alone dete rm ine the value of the cru ise . W hether you walk off the gangway a t the end of August with a feeling of accom plishment o r of re g re t depends a g rea t deal upon the efforts you have made in th e p re - ceeding 10 weeks.
1 hope that during the c ru ise period all hands will rem em ber that we w ill be representing ourselves, our College, and above all our country. T he best of luck to a ll cadets.
R.R. Bruce C.C.E.
Graduation Program
Tom Allen Cadet First Officer
With the c ru is e once again here (it seem s as if we ju st retu rned from the la s t one) all cadets should try to approach th is period with the p roper attitude. All men on the ship have a g reat opportunity. All should keep th e ir eyes and e a rs open and take advantage of everything offered. This sum m e r you w ill receive one-third of all the p rac tica l experience offered before you get your license. T ake advantage of itl
T .E . Allen, C.F.O.
The program fo r Graduation Day will s ta r t with a Regimental Revue at 0930 on 8 June. W eather perm itting, the graduation ex e rc ises will be held in St. M ary’s Pentagon; if, however, the day should turn foul, the com mencement exercises will take place in R iesenberg Hall.
M r. Ralph Casey, P residen t of the A m ericanM erchantM arine Institute, will be the principal speaker of the day. T here w ill be 99 m en in the C lass of 1965, 98 of whom will receive th e ir Coast Guard licenses perm itting them to sa il a s officers in the United States M erchant M arine. T he T h ird M ates and T h ird A ssistan t Engineers " t ic k e ts” a re to be presented by R ear A dm iral L J . Stephens, Commandant of the T h ird Coast Guard D istric t.
In addition to receiv ing th e ir licenses and a Bachelor’s degree in M arine T ransportation, M eteorology and Oceanography, M arine Engineering, o r M arine N uclear Science, the following
presentations will be made to the named cadets.
Following the graduation c e re - ' monies. Vice Adm iral H. C. Moore, the College P residen t, will host a luncheon in Vander Clute Hall.
The Society of M arine P ort Engineers of New York aw ard to the Honor Cadet in M arine Engineering to Cadet Jam es Lee Parks.
The A m erican Bureau of Shipping award fo r Excellence in M arine Engineering to Cadet Alan Lawrence Rowen.
The A m erican Bureau of Shipping award fo r Excellence in M arine N uclear Science to Cadet Jam es Russell Ewing.
The A m erican Seaman’s F riend Society award fo r Proficiency at Sea, M arine Engineering, to Cadet Alan Gene Wrobel.
The P ro p e lle r Club, P o rt of New York aw ard fo r Outstanding Ability in M arine Engineering to Cadet William F rancis DeMaso.
( C o n t in u e d on P a g e 8)
Second Class Deck Attends D.C. School
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F ire aboard ship is perhaps the m ost feared of all d isa s te rs which can occur at sea. In keeping with th is thought, the Second C lass Deck Cadets attended the MSTS F ire Fighting School in Bayonne, New Jersey .
The morning session, which included several movies and le c tu res , was followed by a sm oke cham ber test. Every cadet was requ ired to w ear an OBA (Oxygen Breathing Apparatus) in a sm oke filled room fo r five m inutes. A fter the smoke cham ber te s t, severa l dem onstrations in the u se of dry chem ical extinguishers w ere given. The next item on the program consisted of the ignition of a magnesium f ire and an a ttem pt to extinguish the blazewith w ater. (W ater m akes this type of f ire burn harder.)
After a break fo r lunch, the cadets returned to the "proving grounds” w here they donned f i r e men’s outfits. Next cam e a dem onstration in the use of a foam extinguisher; then a la rg e b a r re l of oil, twenty feet in d iam eter, was set ablaze. Each cadet was then given the opportunity to put i t out using w ate r fog.
When all had been given a chance to do th is , a m ock-up of an engineroom was set o n f ire and two-man team s battled th e ir way through the flam es to extinguish the fire . The final step w as to go down into a smoke filled hold in o rder to put out f ire without using OBA’s.
At the end of the day, the groups returned tire d and dirty ; but they w ere thoroughly convinced tha t the tr ip was m ost worthwhile.
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