<p>"On the morning of October 10 at eleven o'clock, fifty or so young men, seasoned sailors and novices alike, gathered to hear Superintendent Franklin Buchanan set forth his ambitious ideals for a new school." The year was 1845</p>
<p>I can hear it all now....</p>
<p>" I will listen, learn and lead. Everything else is secondary, optional and conditional. Except the beatings. They will continue until morale improves."</p>
<p>(read somewhere that John Paul Jones has now turned over in his grave.....)</p>
<p>(sorry.... the devil made me do it! :o )</p>
<p>happy B'day NAVY!!!!
Beat Army!!!!</p>
<p>anyway- no doubt history considers Buchanan a true visionary! thanks for the post!</p>