Paper, 5 ½" x 8"
From 12:30 PM Saturday to evening study hours on Sunday, Navy students were allowed the liberty to travel within a 40 mile radius of Tufts. Travel beyond that limit required a request for special liberty.
Cotton, 26" x 19"
This shirt is representative of the daily dress of the majority of Tufts students during the war. Each Navy student's name was stenciled across the front, the only personal aspect of the uniform.
Paper, 6" x 9"
THE RULES OF THE NAUTICAL ROAD was a required text for all NROTC and V-12 students in Midshipman's School. Although one of the drier subjects, knowledge of the rules was crucial for life at sea.
Paper and string, 4" x 3"
Dance cards served as a small souvenir of formal dances, including the details of the dance and space to record dance partners.
In 1945, an all Navy basketball team led Tufts to the Eastern NCAA playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Despite taking fourth place, the Weekly heralded the event as "the biggest sports news at Tufts in many years."