• 11/29/2024

At Annapolis, It Takes an Arm and a Leg to Get Ahead

Wall Street Journal

U.S. Naval Academy first-year ‘plebes’ take part in the annual Herndon Climb, scaling the 21-foot granite obelisk coated with vegetable shortening to knock a ‘Dixie cup’ hat off the top and replace it with an upperclassman’s hat. Photo: Leah Millis/Reuters

https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-annapolis-it-takes-an-arm-and-a-leg-to-get-ahead-65d3deb7