The White Falcon - 14.05.1965, Blaðsíða 3

Friday, May 14, 1965
WHITE FALCON
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Navy Prep School Aids Basic Education;
Provides Fundamentals For College
For those who are young enough—still under 20—one of the best educational buys
offered by the United States Navy or any other agency; government or private, is Na-
val Prep School at Bainbridge, Md.
It is a good buy because, costing nothing but effort, it may lead directly to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis; it may lead indirectly to a four-year degree at a topflight ci-
vilian school at Navy expense; it may lay the groundwork for a college education after
a Navy cruise.
At the least it gives to anyone'^
who can last through it a power-
fully reinforced high school edu-
cation, one that can cope with
those tough electronics and other
technical courses that can carry
a man a long way in the Navy.
School One Of The Oldest
The U. S. Naval Preparatory
School is one of the oldest, most-
moved and least-known education-
al institutions in the Navy.
It began in Newport, R. I. in
1915 to let selected enlisted men
compete for appointments to the
Naval Academy.
Through the years it moved to
Norfolk, to Bainbridge, back to
Newport; it once had a branch
in San Diego, and now it has
settled down again in Bainbridge.
Its purpose is still to help en-
listed men from the Fleet get in-
to Annapolis.
And that it does: making it
to NAP gives about a one-in-three
chance of winning the main prize.
For any who don’t make that one,
there are several fat consolation
prizes.
NO NEW EXPERIENCE — For
Darrel W. McClanahan, ACCS, is
this reenlistment. Chief McClana-
han begins his new six year tour by
transferring to the Naval Air Fa-
cility, Naples, Italy, for duty.
Enlisteds Try NESEP
Quite a few enlisted men, a
year or two out of high school,
have been able to brush up suffi-
ciently to make it into the NESElP
program. That is the one in which
the Navy foots the bill for a four-
year-science or engineering course
at a civilian college.
Between 250 and 300 sailors a
year attend the school. They spend
about six hours a day in classes
and most of their remaining hours
with extra-curricular and mili-
tary activities.
Each day is about as full and
as active, and has the same sort
of routine in it, as a day at Anna-
polis.
The high point of the year
comes to NAP the first week in
March when all compete in the
College Board examinations. They
are the tests upon which admis-
sion to most colleges are based.
Pass them big and there’s the
pick of a lot of opportunities.
Otherwise the educational oppor-
tunities aren’t so easy.
Courses Taught For Test
The 23 members of the faculty
point their students for the big
day. They take them through
plane geometry, algebra, trigono-
metry, some analytics, physics and
chemistry — with careful em-
phasis on the kind of thing likely
to show up on the college board.
For what is called the “verbal”
side of education ,the school builds
reading for comprehension and
fundamental knowledge of words.
One even gets drilled on a list
of 700 words likely to come up in
the college board tests.
Trial Test—Then Selections
As a warm-up trial run, the
students take the boards in De-
cember. Then they take them
again in March—not idential ones
of course, but tests that the pro-
fessionals say are equivalent. And
more than nine men out of ten
score anywhere from 30 to 70
points higher on the second try.
FIRST OAK LEAF CLUSTER—SMSgt. Marcus Fields, AFI Hq Section
first sergeant, was presented the First Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air
Force Commendation Medal last week by Col. Alan G. Long, AFI
commander. Sergeant Fields distinguished himself by meritorious
service as technical adviser to the 136th Fighter Group, Texas Air
National Guard, from June 1963 to October 1964, according to the
citation accompanying the award. (USAF Photo by A1C W.R. Keener)
It is then that selections are
made for the July class at Anna-
polis.
Meanwhile, applicants are being
recruited for another class, a
summer refresher course for men
going to college in the fall as
NESEP’s. Many of the men who
missed on the Academy will find
their months of work at Naval
Prep helps them into the NESEP
Program.
Student Not Judged By Grades
Alone
While a Naval prep’s accent is
on the academic side, it has sports
of all kinds, social doings and
dances, a chess club, a science
club, a drama club and other
standard brands of extracurri-
cular activity. The man is not
judged by grades alone, though
they do weigh heaviest.
The applicant must not have
reached 20 before July 1 and he
must have a combined GCT/ARI
score of at least 118. No waivers
on either of these are accepted.
Generally ,he must be a high
school graduate or close enough
to it to piece out his credits at
the prep school.
Each applicant must be inter-
viewed by a board of three offi-
cers and must be recommended by
his commanding officer.
Hail & Bless
Personnel who have arrived
(Hail) and left (Bless) U.S.
Naval Station, Keflavik for
duty as of May 12.
HAIL
Wagner, E. W., YN3
Steed, J. E„ IC3
Gumpper, R. G., AN
Pesko, R. V., AN
Whitney, D. L., BUL2
Thomas, W. F., AA
Schuchhardt, A. E., CET2
Phillips, J. B„ CTSN
Lukchinsky, J. E., CTSN
Campbell, J. B., AN
Cullum, D. A., ADR2
Daw, D. C., A02
Haluza, L. W., AN
Hammond, L. C., ATN2
Herd, B. E., AE1
Leon, H. C., Jr., AN
Osewalt, J. A., AK2
Panos, D. A., ADRAN
Springer, P. V., AN
Wright, T. J., ADRAA
Sheppo, J., AEAN
BLESS
Marcum, K. E., J03
Fortkamp, L. H., Cpl.
Morgan, S. K., BUL2
Johnson, D. L„ SKSN
Shelby, J. R., ABFAN
Mudge, J. R., RMSN
Kravitz, J. S., SN
Tomushunis, S. T., RMSN
Muro, S., L. Cpl.
Ridenour, C. E., Cpl.
Moore, T. E., AMS1
Betters, R. J., SKSN
Rills, D. C., PR2
Macioce, L., RM3
Nisbet, P. L.; RMSN
Cory, R. V., HM
Young, J. R., Cpl.
Sension, H. J., Cpl.
Ewing, G. A., L. Cpl.
CHECKING THE NEPTUNES—Ens Michael J. Shepard, assistant
communications officer at VP-56, shows the Icelandic Brownie Troop
from Reykjavik the outsides of the SP-2H “Neptune” during their
recent visit to U.S. Naval Station, Keflaviko (Photo by Smith, PH2)
Icelandic Brownies
Inspect VP-56 Planes
Patrol Squadron Fifty-Six
(VP-56', Detachment Thirteen,
had the pleasure of taking the
“Blue Bells” 6th Division Ice-
landic Brownie Troop from
Reykjavik on a tour of the squad-
ron, April 20.
The Brownies, guided by Ens
Michael J. Shepard, assistant
communications officer at VP-56,
toured Hangar 831 and had a
complete rundown on the SP-2H
“Neptune” aircraft.
The social leader of the troop
is Mrs. Borghildur Fenger, Inter-
national Commissioner. She is as-
sisted by the leader of the troop,
Ingibjorg Juliusdottir and her
sister, assistant leader Lara Ju-
liusdottir.
The Girl Scouts, 12 to 15 years
of age, and the Brownies, nine
to 11 years of age, are combined.
They do joint planning. In the
near future the Girl Scouts are
planning to take a trip to Sweden
and Denmark. They are establish-
ing a summer camp in Borgar-
fjordur for ten days this summer.
There are four grades of tests
a new incoming Icelandic Brownie
must have satisfactorily com-
pleted before they are authorized
to wear the Brownie uniform.
Reykjavik Sightseeing Tour
Delight To ‘Camera Bugs’
(Editor’s Note: IDF personnel will find a host of guided tours of
Iceland offered them through the accommodations made by Special
Services during the summer months. The tours are planned for the
recreational and educational enjoyment of all hands. Schedules are
subject to change and costs vary for each tour. Interested persons
should make further inquiry by phoning Special Services at Ext.
4254/3193.)
Special Services offers sightseers a chance to discover
some of Reykjavik’s interesting sights in a scheduled tour
this weekend.
The tour gets underway from the Viking Service Club
Sunday, May 16, at 11 a.m. and returns to base at 6 p.m.
'Well over 1,000 years ago the first permanent settler
in Iceland, Ingolfur Arnarson—a Norseman, built his home
in Reykjavik. 1
The name Reykjavik means
“The Bay of Smoke” and he took
the name from hot springs which
abounded nearby.
In 1786, a charter was granted
Benny Suggs Sez:
The actual writing
of a suggestion is not
nearly as difficult as
you might imagine.
Once you set your
course in the right di-
rection and have all
the fact at hands, the
suggestion material-
izes surprisingly fast.
There are unlimited possibi-
lities for suggestions on the
scarpping of old methods; cut-
ting costs on time, manpower,
or materials; for eliminating
safety hazards; in fact, for any
idea you may have for improve-
ment.
NOW is the time for that
“spring housecleaning.” Sweep
out those mental cobwebs; dust
off those ideas; oil those thinking
gears; sharpen that imagination
and submit an award winning be-
neficial suggestion.
I know you can do it — You
know you can do it—
So—DO IT!
—the population was then 180.
Today, the city has become Ice-
land’s capital with a population
of over 85,000. The city’s houses
are painted in gay colors and
should be a delight for any “cam-
era bug.”
Reykjavik is the only city i:i
the world which enjoys central
heating provided by hot springs
and tourists will have a chance
to see how the water is harnessed.
The tour will take in such
places as the Parliament (Althing-
ishusid), which is the meeting
place of the oldest Legislative As-
sembly in the world, originally
founded at the plain of Thing-
vellir in 930.
Located on the University cam-
pus in the National Museum where
sightseers will see a wide collec-
tion of archaeological objects in
addition to national costumes anc!
old instruments. This museum is
a MUST for any one interested in
Iceland’s historical and cultural
background.
Another interesting sight for
those going on this trip will be
the National Art Gallery (Lista-
safn rikisins), which is located
on the upper floor in the Na-
tional Museum. It houses the
largest collection of paintings in
Iceland.