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Henry T riesler President Thomas Elias Vice-President Alice Vollmer Secretary Arnold Fleagle Treasurer Ruth Mansberger Historian Henry Holljes Ser geani-ai- Arms Two important ports in the voyage of the class of '41 have been successfully reached, and before we set sail for the third, let us cast anchor and recall the important events that we have experienced. Let us suppose, for the moment, that the class of '41 is a master steamer ever in search of new lands and new adventure. As lowly plebes, we started out, weighing anchor for our first long voyage. At first, the weather was favorable and for a whole week, we sailed smoothly along manning the ship as supreme as captains. After a time, especially when our exacting over-seers put in appearance, the course seemed long and tiresome, for within a twinkling of an eye, our position similar to that of captain was taken from us and we were subjected to "rat" rules and paddles. We touched many fascinating ports and discovered lands totally different from any we ever dreamed of. We fought battles too, with other ships. We were very proud of those of our crew who were distinguished victors in Seoenlu-six