Word: interwar
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...George Watson had an interesting article on teaching problems vis-a-vis undergraduates. We are all sympathetic with the undergraduates who feel that they do not see enough of the faculty and especially the older members of the faculty. This was a less serious problem when in the interwar period we had a smaller student body and an excellent tutorial system. Unfortunately, the latter proved very costly...
...work-ferociously-when inany good officers were relaxing in the interwar illusion of peace. He specialized on electrical equipment, after five years of sea duty went back to the Naval Academy for postgraduate work in electrical engineering. When on the battleship Nevada as a lieutenant j.g., he and his men installed a 500-unit battle telephone system. When on the submarine S-48, he redesigned its defective motors. He fought against waste and slipshod ways. These activities earned him commendation, but they won few friends and no preferment...