ROYAL
1959 Annual Report, from L’Echo, Juin 1959
by: Midshipman David E.
Parkinson and Midshipman William E. Reid
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A Company of Royal Canadian Sea Cadets was organized at Feller for the first time this year. Enrolment covered all boys from Grades VIII through X. Grade XI Boys will participate in the fall of this year. Total enrolment is set at 60 cadets.
Our Commanding Officer was Lieutenant S. May, R.C.S.C., a member of the Feller Staff during the 1958-59 school year. It was due to his great interest and hard work on our behalf that we have an operating Cadet Corps at the school.
At the outset, it was decided that we should bear the name R.C.S.C.C. "
Before the Ship’s Warrant was officially granted and stores and
uniforms were issued, the Corps was inspected on three occasions.
The Inspecting Officers were Lieutenant-Commander P.E. Buisson, R.C.N.,
Lieutenant G. Gosselin, R.C.N., and Mr. Charles Hutchins, Secretary of the Navy
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On
the weekend of May 30-31, the Corps paraded in full dress to its namesake,
"Fort
The final parade and Annual Inspection of the Corps took place on
Wednesday afternoon, June 10th, before Commander George Manson, R.C.N.,
of R.C.S.C.,
We have paraded every Wednesday evening since the beginning of the school year and have now reached a tolerable peak of efficiency. All in all, the boys have enjoyed a very successful year and look forward to the complete Sea Cadet training program which will begin, in earnest, when school reconvenes in September.
In mid-August, our Commanding Officer will be leaving for the western provinces and the Ship will come under command of our present Supply Officer, Sub-Lieutenant Peter Ferguson, R.C.S.C. Other officers will include Midshipmen Parkinson and Reid, and Messrs. I. Gardiner and J. Kruse, Civilian Instructors.
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