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Cadets Invited to Use
YMCA Recreation Facilities
Pre-Flight cadets are invited to
use newly installed recreational
facilities in the University’s
YMCA building during their lib
erty hours.
The formal opening is sched
uled for tonight, coeds will be on
hand as hostesses, and refresh
ments will be served.
Recreational facilities include a
room for dancing, game tables,
desks for letter wi'iting and a gen
eral lounge.
TRACK
(Continued from page three)
by Lieut. Robert Pitkin, and
Lieuts. (jg) P. H. Hooser and
Francis Ryan, all track coaches.
Points will be credited to the
squadron of all cadets winning
places, and the squadron with the
highest total will receive the lib
erty award next Saturday night.
Tied for first place in the spring
sports program standings are the
Vindicators, Catalinas, and Mus
tangs with 14 points each.
SPORT SLANTS
(Continued from page three)
Marousek is the first baseman, E.
F. Conlan and H. R. Ralicki are
the best bets for second, G. F.
Bonifant and A. Greenwood look
good at short, and R. Wolff is hold
ing down the hot corner.
Outfielders include R. A. Flem
ming, J. T. Katz, K. J. Nevedau-
sky, and A. Marchand.
Head Coach Don Kepler likes
the spirit of the boys on the pres
ent club, but he’s hoping that fu
ture battalions will include some
more good ball players.
“We’re in fast company in this
‘rationed league’,” says Lieut.
Kepler. “Last year the Univer
sity of North Carolina had one of
the finest college clubs in the na
tion. Most of their men are back,
and you can count on them to be
tough. The same holds true for
Duke and N. C. State, the other
two members of the league. If we
can hold our own with these clubs,
there’ll be some good baseball
played in Chapel Hill this spring.”
On Promotion of Officers
March 17, 1943.
COMMANDING OFFICER’S MEMORANDUM
Subject: Promotion of Officers by AlNav 37.
1. Promotion in the Navy is a very serious step and not
to be taken lightly nor as a matter of course. A stanza from
“The Laws of the Navy” by Captain Hopwood, R.N., is quoted
below:
“Count not upon certain promotion,
But rather to gain it aspire;
Through the sight-line end of the target,
There cometh perchance a missfire.”
2. The Commanding Officer extends his hearty congrat
ulations to the officers attached to this Naval Activity who were
promoted under provisions of AlNav 37. He feels that all these
promotions are well deserved and trusts that the higher ranks
and added responsibilities will serve as a greater incentive to
the individuals concerned to extend themselves to the utmost
in the training and indoctrination of the Naval Personnel under
their direction.
John P. Graff.
Marines Promoted
Three members of the Marine
detachment here were promoted
recently. Heading the promotions
was Gunnery Sergeant F. E. Wir-
kus who was raised to the rank of
marine gunner, which is equivalent
to warrant officer in the Navy.
Wirkus has been in military ser
vice for 28 years.
Others promoted were Philip N.
Boyd from platoon sergeant to
gunnery sergeant, and Joseph R.
Cruz from sergeant to platoon ser
geant.
HAMILTON
(Continued from page three)
first year, his classmates elected
him permanent president for their
four years’ “cruise” together. •
Upon graduation, Comdr. Ham
ilton was called upon to make an
important decision. Several ma
jor league clubs saw Tom as a big-
league baseball prospect, and they
offered him tryouts. Tom chose the
Navy.
There followed duty on the USS
Maryland, flight training at Pen
sacola, and further duty on the
USS Lexington. Flying with the
USS Milwaukee, of the Pacific
Fleet, he coached the Fleet team
at San Diego in 1931, and the
Navy football squad at San Pedro,
in 1932 and 1933. All three teams
made splendid records there which
led to his recall to Annapolis as
head coach of football in 1934.
Three years as head football coach
at Annapolis, and then Hamilton
flew with patrol squadrons for the
next three years. He piled up thou-
Navy Gold
Words by Cadet R. B. Curtis
19th Battalion
(Tune—“Song of the Vagabond”)
Sons of blood and thunder.
Crash the Jap asunder,
As we head for Tokio.
Hitler, here’s the Navy;
Sends your subs to Davy.
All we ask is where’s the foe.
Upward, upward.
Wings against the sky;
Forward, forward.
Is our battle cry.
O’er the sea we’ll smash ’em.
In the sea we’ll crash ’em;
And to hell with Tokio!
Son’s of Freedom’s Glory,
Ending Hitler’s story
With the bombs of Victory.
Tojo’s ships are burning
As his planes go churning
From the skies into the sea.
Skyward, skyward.
Always we’ll be free
Forward, forward.
On to Victory!
Navy Gold will smash ’em
Navy Gold will ci'ash ’em
And to hell with Germany!
sands of air hours in flights from
the mainland to Hawaii, Alaska,
and the Caribbean islands.
Then Pearl Harbor, and the Pre-
Flight training program. That, in
brief, is the story of Comdr. Tom
Hamilton, fighting American.
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