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The new Air Academy began all this business six years ago by grafting its own lingo on a century-old tradition at West Point and Annapolis. It is not quite hazing; an upperclassman has to ask a doolie's permission to touch him, even to straighten his tie. But...
"Sir, my altitude is 7,200 ft. above sea level, and far, far above that of West Point or Annapolis." But they must also memorize, and later teach new doolies, the 1879 thesis of Major General John M. Schofield: "The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable...
Having been elegantly introduced to Washington society fortnight ago (TIME, Dec. 29), Diane ("Dede") Buchanan, 18, captivating daughter of former State Department Protocol Chief Wiley Buchanan, last week bestrode the world. Occasion : Manhattan's glittering seventh annual International Debutante Ball, where Dede as official U.S. representative joined an Annapolis...
In a hotly contested meet at Annapolis last Saturday, the varsity swimming team edged Navy, 50-45. Four pool records fell in the course of the meet, and Bill Zentgraf added a new Harvard record to the books with a 2:05.1 clocking in the 220 yard freestyle.
The varsity swimming team tackles one of its toughest opponents of the season this afternoon at Annapolis. Navy lost only Guthrie, Norfleet, and Oldham from the squad that beat Yale last year, and gained a highly touted sprinter from last year's freshmen. But the Crimson was not hurt much...