Evening star. [volume], August 25, 1946, Page 7, Image 88

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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erchant Marine *
Naval science is an important part
of the course, for the graduates must
know how to aid in the defense of mer
chant ships in wartime. They hold ap
pointments as midshipmen in the Naval
Reserve while under training, and are
eligible on graduation for commissions
as ensigns in the Naval Reserve.
The academy centers around • Wiley
Hall, the original mansion of the estate.
On one side stand the new stone dormi
tories and classroom buildings in a wide
quadrangle.
A sunken garden leads to the center
ol the quadrangle, where stands a flag
pole believed to be the tallest single
staffed pole in the world. The pool of the
sea goddess Amphitrite also is located
here, and into it cadets toss coins be
fore examinations for good luck.
Behind Wiley Hall a wide lawn, broken
only by a mounted ship's gun and a
swimming pool, slopes down to the sound.
At the water's edge the academy's small
training craft are berthed. At Mallory
Pier are two large ships, one the 1873
square-rigger Emery Rice, now' a mu
seum ship, and the other a modern AKA
assault cargo ship.
Proud" of his command is Rear Ad
miral Richard R. McNulty, U. S. M. S.
the superintendent.
‘Although Annapolis and West Point
predate the new Merchant Marine Acad
emy by many years,” he asserts, “the
merchant marine predates both the
Army and Navy, and even the Republic
itself.
"The academy has taken a fully justi
fied pride in its association with the
grand old seamen who made infant
America the worlds greatest maritime
power between the War of 1812 and the
War Between the States.”
Reviewing instructions
on the ship's wheel ore
Stanley M. Sager, 4428
Edmunds street N.W.;
William S. Kirsch, 331
Peabody street N.W.;
Joseph H. Lion, 3201 S.
Seventh street, Arlington,
and Jack A. Baker, 3031
Sedgwick street N.W.
Chapman, Mount Rainier, Md , and Mr. Major.
Other aids to communications come in for study, including the blinker, handled
by Mr Herndon, and signal flags, run up by Mr Sager and Mr Ma|Or
Merchant Marine Academy Photos.