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Billows & Pillows. In his portrait, Author Warner tells a great many of the old Nelson stories, and some unfamiliar ones. Example: as a midshipman at 14, Nelson found himself on an expedition to the Arctic. He tried to kill a polar bear to get its skin for his father. He missed the beast with his first shot and wanted to clobber it with a clubbed musket...
...following awards will be presented: the Air Force Association Medal to Cadet Colonel Peter A. A. Berle '58; the Association of the United States Army medal to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Boyd '58; the United States Marine Corps Gazette Award to Midshipman Ensign George H. Douse '58; the medals of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution to Cadet Lieutenant (USAF) John C. Rich, Jr. '59, Cadet Major (USA) Harold D. Gould, Jr. 3L, and Midshipmen Chief Petty Officer Charles E. Rossi '58; and the Reserve Officers Association medals to Cadet Captain (USAF) Bradshaw Langmaid...
...Gawky Girl. The Royal Navy does not take kindly to pampered princelings. Tough instructors at Dartmouth went out of their way to prove the validity of Captain Bligh's legendary dictum that "a midshipman is the lowest form of life in the British Navy." But Phil the Greek (as he was sometimes called) weathered every storm. In two terms he received only one day's punishment, and might well have avoided a second rude admonition had it not been for a young lady who came to call...
...Midshipman Lieutenant Commander Peter V. Raudenbush '57 will serve as commander...
Heckscher played his usual excellent brand of squash as he toppled Midshipman Ken Meneke, 15-9, 15-12, 5-15, 15-8, but his teammates were unable to duplicate his performance. The only really close match came at number nine singles where Hank Holmes lost a very tight match to Mike Mitchell...