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PHOTOS OF THE MOMENT

A while back, March I think, one of our younger Classmates, that well-known Sailor of the Inland Waters (Dinghy) , that distinguished Attorney, that Son of the South, J. Percival Googe, took unto himself a wife, a Grand and Lovely Lady of Distinction, one Barbara Ruth Chase. The Glorious Seventh rejoiced with the happy couple and, even though we were easily swayed, it was immediately evident that J. Percival had much the better of the deal. But then he's a lawyer and accustomed to getting the better in almost any deal. Those of us from the Glorious Seventh offered Congratulations to the Handsome Groom and our Very Best Wishes to the Beautiful Bride. We had, earlier in San Francisco, welcomed Barbara Ruth to our Ancient and Exhalted Blue Water Canoe Club (Held In Reserve at Present). We ask the entire Class to join us in welcoming Barbara Ruth to our Happy Throng!!

The Seventh plans, as a highlight of the 55th, to regale Barbara Ruth with truthful renditions of the vast store of Glorious Seventh "Tales of Googe"!!

Barbara Ruth and Jim
Notice how the jacket buttons so nicely!!

J. Percival and Friend!!
You can choose which one is Jim!!

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Class of 1957

What’s New (or Fairly New) in This Edition

This is the 5 May 2012 Edition of our Class Web Site. We are rolling along in the 236th Year of our Independence and the 58th Year of our Association with Mother Bancroft.

There is an updated schedule of Reunion events on the Reunion Page, correct as of 5 May 2012. This update to the Reunion Schedule of Events included in the Reunion Registration Package contains only minor changes. Of note: The time for the Memorial Service is now 1300 vice 1330.


Two additional essays written by students of Professor Craig Symonds, the current occupant of our Class Chair of Naval Heritage, are located on the Heritage Chair Today Page. Short biographies of the two authors are included. Also our Prez reports the appointment of Mr. Jon Hendrickson to be the first Class of 1957 Fellow in Naval History.

See Now Hear This!! for Stanford School of Engineering’s announcement of Brad Parkinson as an Engineering Hero.

The Final (So to Speak!) Class Events Schedule for 2012 is contained on the Class Events Page.

Your Class WebMeister continues to solicit photos from all of us doing any of those things that some of us are still capable of doing!!

Special Reunion Notice

Ladies and Classmates,

Our 55th Reunion will be celebrated Thursday 20 September through Sunday 23 September 2012. The currently proposed schedule of events for the Fifty-Fifth has been added to the Reunion Page. Our Reunion hotels are ready to accept Reunion room reservations.

Our 55th Reunion Headquarters is the Westin Annapolis Hotel located on West Street about three blocks west of Loews. The Westin is a very modern, well-appointed hotel. The rooms are attractive and comfortable. Each room is equipped with a large flat screen TV. The Westin web site can be viewed at www.westinannapolis.com. The room rates presently displayed in the web site are not representative of rates to be charged during next year's fall/football weekend season. We have been able to negotiate a room rate of $269.00 per night with a minimum of a three-night stay. There will be a 6% Maryland sales tax and 7% Occupancy tax applied to the room charge. The reservation phone number for the Westin is: 1-888-627-8994. If you call to make your reservation, ask to be booked in the “USNA Class of 1957" block of rooms. Reservations can be made electronically by going to the following Westin web site:

http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1106105794&key=37515

A credit card number with Expiration Date later than September 2012 and a one-night advance deposit will be required to secure a room from the Class of 1957 block.

Additional space has been reserved at the O'Callaghan Hotel for Classmates planning to stay less than the three-night minimum required at the Westin. The O'Callaghan is located on West Street about two blocks east of the Westin. The O'Callaghan will require a minimum stay of two nights if one of the nights is Saturday. The O'Callaghan web site may be viewed at:

http://www.ocallaghanhotels-us.com

The phone numbers are: 1-410-263-7700 or 1-866-782-9624. When booking by phone, ask for room block "The USNA Class of 1957". Bookings may also be made electronically at the O'Callaghan web site listed above. You will be asked to enter a "Group Code". The code is: "USNA1957".

Reunion Registration information will be mailed in spring of 2012.

Questions may be directed to us by e-mail or telephone. You may also get information through your Company Coordinator.

Peter Junghans pjunghans@aol.com 703-836-7966
Dave Cooper dscooper57@aol.com 703-280-2820

Best Regards,

Peter and Dave

PS: Later transmittal from Peter - Might be best to call for Westin reservations using 1-800-627-8994. Ask for “USNA Class of 1957” block of rooms. IMPORTANT: Credit cards used to secure reservations must have Expiration Date later than September 2012.

As of 8/15/2011: 252 Classmates and Guests have reserved 130 Reunion rooms.

The Class of 1957 Web Site provides information on special events, reunions and other items of general interest to the Class, those associated with the Class, and other interested persons. It is not restricted nor are there any membership requirements. Comments are welcome as are notes and papers of interest to Classmates that can be published on pages such as “Now Hear This!!”, “Class Events”, or “Reference Info”, depending on urgency and enduring nature of the information. Some information is published through links to PDF Files to provide a modicum of security/privacy. Other categories of information will be added as appropriate. Send in your suggestions to the Class WebMeister at crhall@comcast.net.

Here is a good place to explain some protocols. Text in green and underlined indicates a link to some other location or function: an e-mail to the person named, a transfer to another page, or a command to download a file, usually in PDF format. One can navigate around the Web Site by using Browser tools or by clicking on the pages listed on the Sidebar. Some pages have sub-pages which will be revealed when the arrow to the left of the page title is clicked. Take your time and wander about to your heart’s content. The site content will be changed and updated from time-to-time.

Use the links on the Chat Groups Page to subscribe to any or all of our Yahoo Chat Groups, USNA57, USNA57 Photo Group, and USNA 1957 Wardroom. We use these Groups to discuss various issues and to display items of interest to the Class. All members of the Association of the USNA Class of 1957 are invited to participate. Information of a more urgent nature is passed to the Class by Jack O’Donnell using his E-Mail List of all Classmates except those who have opted out.

The Sidebar sections of the various pages will be used to display photos that might be of interest to the Class in general, or maybe portions thereof. These are not intended to be, and are likely not to be, works of art, although some will certainly pass that test. Works of art, in general, are welcomed by the USNA57_Photo_Group, operated by Gerry Sedor.

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