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Volume XV Number 10 11 OCTOBER 1963

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New Gym Under WayConstrucdon of the new Mari­

time College gymnasium is well under way. Ground was broken late in June and up until now everything is going along accord­ing to schedule. The date of com­pletion is the fall of 1964.

The main gym will be 100’ *120’. Itwillhouseamainbasket- ball court plus two smaller courts, a total of six baskets. The backboards will be glass. The bleachers will accommodate 1500 people which is three times our present gym’s capacity. This main gym will also be used for volleyball and badminton.

The body mechanics room will be 34’ - 18’. It will contain punchings bags, pulleys, jump ropes, heavy bags, etc.

The swimming pool measures 36’ - 75’. The six swimming lanes will be six feet wide. Two

diving boards, a one meter and a three meter, will be found at the deep end.

A multi-purpose r oom, 33’ *60’, will be padded and used mainly for judo and wrestling.

Handball enthusiasts will wel­come the four indoor handball courts, each court having four walL

Other important rooms will be:1. Weight lifting room.2. Rifle range (5 targets)3. Looker rooms (Main.'Varsityy-

Staff, Visiting)4. Equipment rooms (Four)5. A student activity room6. Band room7. Laundry

The new gym will have just about everything and will be a tremendous impa-ovement over present conditions.

E.E. MOTT

In July of next year the U.S. is sponsoring Operation SaiL New York Harbor has been designated as the meeting place for the many training ships of the world that will be gathered here at that time. It is the intention of this column to present the reader with a preview about some of the many ships that will be visiting with us then. We hope you will enjoy the series.

In 1961 the U.S.S.R. launched the M/V Zenit out of Rostock to serve the country as a merchant training vesseU This ship is of great interest since she has been designed and built primarily as a training shipi

The ZENIT is 344.4 ft in length, with a beam of 47.4 ft. Her gross tonnage is 4,373 and her dead­weight capacity is in excess of 3,000 tons. Over 150 cadets train, sleep and sail aboard her'ajwrt from the normal crew. Like our ship the ‘tween deck spaces are fitted with rooms for messing,

~§Eud>ing“ and' fe o ’eatfon; etc.

NEW RATESAs the cadets returned to the

Maritime College we found that the rate system had vastly changed. Instead of the old six Companies we now have only four. The companies are divided into the different wings of Van- der Clute Hall starting with A company In the west wing and revolving around from there.

This years regimental com­mander is cadet Robert Carty formerly the chief Indoctination Officer last year. His Chief of Staff is Charles Haramis who will aid him in handling the regiment. There is a new sys­tem of regimental aides which in­cludes regimental adjutant, com­munications officer, operations officer and supply officer.

The regiment will be split up

into two battalions with first Bat allon Commander L a r r y Kenny having charge of A and B companies. The Company com­manders are Bill Fleming of A and P.J. Woods of B, all com­panies are brokendowmintothree Platoons each with a Platoon commander.

Second Battalion’s commander will be H.B, Stoehr and he will have charge of C and D com­panies Commanding C company will be Walt Dabberdt while D is led by Rex Helfant.

All men in the regiment will be exposed to the new system and all should familiarize them­selves. Below is a list of all the rates and a message to the entire regiment from the Regi­mental Commander Robert Car­ry.

Regimental Commander Regimental Chief of Staff Regimental Staff:

Regimental Adjutant Regimental Communications Officer Regimental Operations Officer Regimental Supply Officer

First BattalionBattalion CommanderBattalion Chief of Staff

“ A" Company Fleming, W. J, DiNapoli, R.Wilson, J. F. Clements, G.Grosser, H.J.

Second Battalion

Carty. R, J. - Haramis, C. E.

- O’Loughlin, R. H.- Voso, P.T.- Wyzewski, T.- Ennis, B. R.

C. O.X. O.1st. Plat. Cdr. 2nd Plat. Cdr. 3rd Plat. Cdr.

- Kenny, W. L,- Egan, J. W, “ B” Company Woods, P, J. Barra, V. J, Ruoss, C. W. Petersen, R, E. McMurray, J.T.

Battalion Commander Battalion Chief of Staff

"C ” Company Dabberdt, W.F.C. O.

X. O.l.st Plat. Cdr. 2nd Plat. Cdr. 3rd Plat. Cdr.Damage Control Assistant

Carter, H. T. Giaccio, F. S. Ferranti, A. Bentley, R. A.

- Stoehr, H. B.- Casey, R. W. "D” Company Helfant, R. J. Tommony, S. J. McMullen. W.T. Diodati, J. A. Mashin, N. P.- Ingram, J. G.

With the advent of Vender Clute Hall, we are entering a new era in the history of the Maritime College, The new rules and regulations may seem a burden to us now, but as time passes we will discover that everything will work out for the better. We realize that there will be flaws in any new system, and we will try to da our best to correct them. In the meantime, it is hoped that all will cooperate in achiev­ing this end.

R. Carty—Reg. Commander

By George FingerFrom the twenty-fourth to the

twenty-sixth of September the Maritime College was host to sixty representatives of the ad­missions boards of thirty five units of State University of New York. The men and women who attended the meeting lived for three days aboard the Empire State IV. According to Comman­der Vett, our admissions officer, the novelty of the setting proved fascinating.

On the twenty-sixth of Septem­ber the semi-annual admissions symposium was held. The speak­ers included Douglas Dillenbeck, Dlrestor of Guidance Services for the College Entrance Exam­ination Board, and B. Alden Thresher^ D i r e c t o r of Ad­missions Emeritus at the Mas­sachusetts Institute of Tech­nology, Topics up for general discussion ranged from how to

unusually rigorous a c a d m i c schedule is partly responsible, all colleges fare this problem to some extent. He quoted the sta­tistic that only 55% of all stu­dents matriculating ever earn a degree. This figure may vary from 15% to 95% for individual colleges. However, the admis­sions office is working on a positive plan to improve the ef­fectiveness of the selection pro­cedure. Accurate records are kept of the rank in class, weighted average, math and science aver­age, and test scores of each en­tering student. This data is then correlated with the academic record of the student at the Mari­time College. Commander Vett is in the process of evolving a formula, in terms of the above variables, that can be used to ^ve the most accurate predic­tion possible of an applicant’s

Among the unusual features is the use of closed television circuits for educational purposes. Cam­eras are located in the wheel- house and chartroom along with a duplicated radar and radio room.

The main classroom converts to a cinema and Is provided with television screens for the relay of operations as they are actual­ly in progress. Another innova­tion is the duplication of the engines and controls.

Many of the bulkheads are attractively panelled with murals of an instructive type that can be used during classes. This in­cludes framed specimens of wire and fiber rope in various stages of splicing and knotting. The three cargo holds are equip­ped with different types of hatcli covers: the two forward hatches are served with booms, each fitted with topping lifts of vary­ing types while the after hold is served by an electric deck crane. .

The ZENIT is avessel of which the U.S.S.R. is justifiably proud.

-weight high sctkicl —( t̂aBces. -ferthe question of faculty partied- Dr, Kinney of the mathematics petion in admissions procedure, department has been utilizing our The relationship of the role of digital computer to ease the tre - the centralized office of admis- mendous task of correlating the sions at Albany to that of the data. Commander Vett is confi- admissions offices of individual dent that through efforts of this colleges furnished lively dis- nature the efficiency of the ad-cussion. The representatives were given guided tours of Fort Schuyler including the new dorm­itories, the fort, and the science laboratories. The group will hold its spring meeting at Harpjer College.

In an interview concerning our own admissions office. Comman­der Vett, who supervised the admissions procedures for the first time last year, commented on several peints. He described our standard admissions exam­ination, and scholastic achieve­ment, as seen in the weighted High School average. Comman­der Vett stated that statistics conclusively show that the high school record is the more signif­icant of the two factors as an indicator of future collegiate suc­cess. He went on to point out that p>erhap)s the most important factor of all is the motivation of the p>rosp)ective college stu­dent, Unfortunately, motivation is a highly subjective concept almost impossible to evaluate within the limits of the existing admissions routine.. Comman­der Vett feels that deficiency in motivation is responsible for the inability of many students to complete their college educa­tion.

When questioned about the academic fatality rate at the Maritime College, considered by many to be excessive. Comman­der Vett indicated that while our

missions office,’in selecting ap>- pllcants with the greatest chance of success, will be further Im- pjroved.

Replying to a question concer- ing the effect of the increased costs of the college on the caliber and number of applicants. Com­mander Vett produced datawhidt showed conclusively that the class of 1967 in no way re­flec t^ the increased costs. Since 1960, when the admissions office began to collate its data, the make up of the entering classes has remained essentially the same. The mean weighted average of entering classes has not varied more than 2 points. No trend is apparent even within this range. However, the higher costs are pjrobably responsible for some' of the apipwoxlmatly one hundred applicants who were deared for admittance, but who chose not to come. Of course, many other factors come into play here. Man pirospjective cadets fail to p«ss the physical requirements ot the college. Commander Vett attributedmuch of the blame to Kings Point. This academy fills many of its unfilled quotas from other states by accepting large numbers of students from New York State, many of whom have already been accepted by our school. The re l­ative financial attractiveness of Kings Point is greatly increased

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