Bernhard Ruth

Interview Outline

00:59 What degree program were you in? What years were you at Cal Maritime?
01:40 What do you remember about your training cruises aboard the Golden State?
02:47 How long were your training cruises?
03:29 What was your experience in the Port of Stockton?
04:28 Do you remember your commanding officers?
06:41 What made you decide to come to Cal Maritime?
11:07 When you arrived on campus, did you live on the ship?
11:44 What was it like in the San Francisco Bay Area during the war?
13:39 What were your most challenging courses in school?
15:45 What were your favorite courses? Who taught them?
16:31 Who were your favorite professors?
18:08 Devine's early career after graduation
24:10 Did you all go into the Navy after graduation?
24:40 What did you do after graduating?
27:38 How long did you stay in the Naval Reserve?
29:45 Mr. Devine, how long did you keep your Naval Reserve commission active?
32:12 Do you ever wish you had been on the engine side instead of deck? Did you spend time in the engine room when you were in school?
33:41 How did you feel about wearing the uniform when you came to the Academy?
34:45 Did you get off campus (off the ship) very much?
36:12 What did you do for fun when you went off campus?
36:52 Do you remember any social events, like dances?
37:51 What was the hazing like?
41:58 Do you remember a school dog named Soogie?
44:08 What's your fondest memory of your time on the school ship?
47:36 Have you visited the Academy in recent years?
48:15 How do you think the Academy has changed in the past 65 years?
49:29 Did anybody else in your family come to Cal Maritime?
50:38 You waited to get married until after you'd been sailing for a while?
52:49 Mr. Devine, how long were you a Bar Pilot?
53:03 As a Bar Pilot, was it easier to have a family life?
53:37 When did the Bar Pilots get rid of the sailboat they used to pick up the pilots?
55:56 Were there any other things you wanted to add?