Raising of Colors
"Daily Routine"
"My Day by Jumbo"
Navy Jumper, Undressed Whites
The Rules of the Nautical Road
Campus Map
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The Navy presence on Tufts campus affected nearly every aspect of daily
life from the use of campus facilities to text books to daily dress.
For Tufts Navy students, the entire day followed a strict schedule. Each
morning during the war, campus arose to the sound of a bugle at the early
hour of 6 AM. Dressed in uniform, Navy students began calisthenics by
6:10. The remainder of the day included physical training, classes, meals
and very little free time. Weekends permitted more free time, but was
still regulated. From 12:30 PM Saturday until evening study hours on Sunday,
Navy students were allowed liberty to travel within a 40 mile radius of
Tufts. Travel beyond that limit required a request for special liberty.
Request for Special Liberty
The campus facilities were also transformed by the arrival of the Navy
programs. Stratton, Paige, Fletcher, East, Dean, and West Halls all served
as Navy dorms and Theta Delta Chi was used as the Navy Headquarters and
dental clinic.
Mealtime in the "Caf"
Curtis Hall served as the cafeteria for Navy students. The following
poem was found pinned to a weekly menu in the lower mess hall April 1944.
American chow
Is better, right now,
Than millions abroad have been getting,
So it gives us a pain
When people complain
At the table our Uncle Sam's setting!
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