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Show -Wednesday, May 2, 1984 . a r t u 1 1 y X .! : r ' . ' v ? K t f a 1 fi f t 4 -1 T' Orem-Geneva Times- nwl WimMSi-SISi ' ii' . ; 5 fi ,lv. H - PfjVi H:(r-J r if- ' i- i V' M Group of Utah Educators give a friendly hello during stop- over at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. (),r) Utah Kducators spent three days at the United States Naval Academy. Utah Educators Enjoy Naval Academy Tour Berdean Jarman, Principal at Orem High and Captain Sam Doxey of Orem take time out to pose during tour of Naval Academy. EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second se-cond of a three part series on the life of a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. The objective of the United States Naval Academy is to prepare midshipmen mid-shipmen morally, mentally, and physically to be professional officers in the Naval service. Until 1975 women were not allowed allow-ed to enter the Academy. However, since that time hundreds of females have entered the Academy and many cases are doing as well or even better bet-ter than the males. According to 3rd Class Rebecca Baczuk of Salt Lake City the Academy is very demanding but she feels confident she can compete with the males at the Academv. MP? tti ,0 Vw TfflRD CLASS REBECCA BACZUK Salt Lake City FIRST CLASS JOHN LENDA HeberCity Sometimes the pressure can get to you but if you keep on a steady schedule you can get all that is expected ex-pected from you finished. The freshman year (plebe year) is the toughest of them all. You have very L'ttle free time, and this is the test tc see if you are the type of person per-son that should be at the Academy. Rebecca stated the first year of chemistry is a class all midshipmen fear and it was very difficult to complete com-plete the class. However as time goes on you begin to feel the pressure of more responsibility. Rebecca stated she misses the IH ? - i lit ..: i Famous figurehead "Tecumseh" part of the tradition at Naval Academy. Heating And Cooling Improvements Are Underway At Utah Tech A contract was recently finalized with the local firm of Brown Brothers Enterprises to add heating and cooling capacity to the central plant of Utah Technical College at Provo's Orem campus. Building under construction, a new Physical Education Building and Student Center expansion, will add some 50,000 square feet, soon to be let out for bid, has created the need for additional capacity to the central plant's heating and cooling system. "This is a fairly unique system that utilizes the heat rejected by large -centifugal refrigeration machines for heating in winter while it operates as a conventional central chilled water cooling system in summer," Gaylen Johnson, campus engineer, said. "The ultimate source of heating is 64 degree well water which also serves for waste heat rejection for summer cooling." Referred to as a heat pump system because of its ability, by means of electrically driven compressor, com-pressor, it raises the thermal head of a low grade, low temperature heat source to a useable high temperature output The expansion of this system, as well as the initial design, was the work of Heath Engineering Co. , who, with their affiliate Bridgers and Pax-ton Pax-ton Engineers of Albuquerque, New Mexico, have been pioneers in this technology. Utah skiing and her friends but graduation from the Academy is her goal. First class (senior) John Lenda of Heber City said he can't wait for graduation in May. It has been a challenging four years and the end results are near, he said. The current class schedule for John includes Biology, Physics II, Navigation, Navy Architecture, Differential Equation and physical education. John pointed out his most difficult year was his plebe year and the pressure from it made him think about why he was at the Naval Academy. Stressing the need to depend on your fellow midshipmen, John said, you become very dependent and trusting of your friends and associates at the Academy. Lenda stated you don't think of the females as girls just as fellow midshipmen and in most cases they are eaual to or even better to associate with at the Academy. Both midshipmen stated that athletics are a very important part of the Academy and this is one area you become very close to your midshipmen. Accoding to the Academy Public Affairs Office midshipmen must meet minimum requirements in various applied strength tests, including running, run-ning, swimming and certain gymnastics. gym-nastics. Requirements for female midshipmen are slightly different, but equally difficult. In addition to physical education classes, midshipmen must choose at least one sport from a selection of 32 intercollegiate and 33 intramural sports. Female midshipmen participate par-ticipate in all but the contact sports of football, lacrosse, rugby, boxing and wrestling. Intramural sports competition runs high and is measured from the company to battalion level, with brigade championships often drawing the enthusiasm reserved for intercollegiate inter-collegiate matches in most schools. It was pointed out by Academy officials only 3 of the midshipmen smoke because they feel keeping their bodies strong will help their performance perfor-mance at the Academy. Both Rebecca Baczuk and John Lenda talked about the figurehead called "Tecumseh' which for many years, played a prominent part in the traditions of the United States Naval Academy. The original wooden image was sent to the Naval Academy in 1866 after being salvaged from the wreck of the old ship of the line "Delaware," which had sunk at Norfolk during the Civil War. The builders of the "Delaware" intended the figurehead to portray Tamanend, the great chief of the Delaware, a lover of peace and friend of William Penn. In 1906 a face lift with the aid of cement, putty, and paint temporarily temporari-ly removed the signs of age and in 1929 it was made into a bronze figure. The statue is mounted on a pedestal of Vermont marble adorned with the Naval Academy seal and is erected on its present site toward the main entrance en-trance of Bancroft Hall, the midshipmen mid-shipmen dormitory. Tecumseh has become not only the "god of C,"-the passing grade at the Academy-but the idol to who loyal midshipmen give prayers and sacrificial offerings of pennies. A left-hand left-hand salute is Tecumseh's tribute and the pennies are tossed his way for good luck in exams and athletic contests. Each year, Tecumseh is decked out in a coat of "war paint" for Parents' Weekend in August, Homecoming in the fall, before the Army-Navy game, and for Commissioning Commis-sioning Week. Next week's installment will feature more on the Naval Academy and the final formal dinner held for the Utah educators. Mi f SI f I !. K "s IIJ ( K : ; "r1 For home improvement. Add that much-needed extra bedroom. Or remodel your kitchen. Whatever home improvements you have in mind, Deseret Bank has the money to help you do it. For a new home. Give your growing family room to spread out in a new home. With competitive low-interest rate mortgage loans available, Deseret Bank can help you get that new home now when you really need it. For new home construction. Make your dreams a reality by building the home you have always wanted. Deseret Bank has money to lend for construction of new homes in Utah County. For strength and security. Now you can have the home you want with help from the bank you trust. 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