United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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CLEON JUDSON HOLDEN TlCONDEROGA, New YORK CLEO CLE THE hops come and go and so docs Cleo; he goes to all of them. He is first to chow, first to bed, and last to sing the blues. With no fear of academics after exams are over, he spends his time answering his stacks of fan mail. Many a poor maid ' s stationery reposes on his desk awaiting a spare moment in Cleo ' s busy life. He has dabbled in various sports, but none have successfully retained the young athlete ' s interests. He is always ready to argue, frequently downing his roommate with good sound logic. On many a dreary Sunday afternoon the strains of some beautiful sym- phony orchestra may be heard issuing from this music lover ' s room. Four years of domestic bliss is mute testimony to Cleo ' s ability to be a lawyer, judge, and roommate. Soccer 4, Water Polo Manager 2; I. P. 0. CECIL AUSTEN BOLAM Brewster, New York bobo bo YEAH man! I ' m a soft dog! Don ' t care if I do! No matter where we heard them spoken in those first three years, it had to be Bobo. Hailing from the hub of the Harlem Valley, Bo has given his podunk what podunks ask of their native sons. Nothing less than amazing have been the feats of this 185 pound cross country and track ace. The only academic worry he knows is the fight with his conscience to determine whether to master or to be mastered. In either course he is successful. He considers man ' s greatest vice to be failure to get the word. Boundless energv and a will to be doing things will spell his success. As a roommate and a friend — a four-year term speaks for itself. Cross Country 3, 2; Captain 1, N; Soc- cer 4; Track 4, }, 2, , i T ,4; Ii ' . if Polo Manager 4, y, Reception Com- mittee ), 2; I ' ice-President 1; Lieu- tenant. t 278

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IRWIN THORPE BROOKS Monico, Wisconsin IF anyone should ask you what you think of Mrs. Brooks ' little boy Ike, you would probably say What a magnetic personality! and the gals, Isn ' t he just too adorable! He generally succeeds in getting everything he wants. He has a good knowledge of human nature, a keen sense of humor, and a most generous appreciation of the cultural aspect of life. Ike stands for what is right. He goes about his own business without much fuss. Gets by without much boning — the hardest work he did in his first two vears was to keep some of his pals above the danger line. If his eyes hold out, he ' ll make one of our crack flyers. Otherwise, the diplomatic corps should claim his ability as a statesman. And his face lit up with a smile of joy as an angel dream passed o ' er him. Soccer 4, 3, 2, ij Boat Club 2, 1; Lieu- tenant (y ' .g.). FREDERICK WILLIAM BROWN Richmond Hill, New York red junior JUNE S, 1934: Midshipman Brown reporting for pool duty, sir! He ' s been at it ever since, though his deep friendship for Mr. Ortland has not kept him from putting his untiring energy into the one he-man sport around here — crew to you unlearned sages. In studies, too, Bill just goes unsat for the sport in it, always jumping the line just before time for leave. Nearlv a confirmed Red Mike he does break down periodically, the dates coinciding almost to a moment with visits to the old homestead in New York or visits of that certain young lady to fair Annapolis. To those of us who know him best, Bill is just about tops. He can take it as well as dish it out. And right now he ' s eyeing a flag with four stars in it, no less. Here ' s to him. Crew 4, 3, 2, 1; Ensign. Ill D- 1

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JOHN JOSEPH WALSH Baltimore, Maryland bucky red DEUCES were wild and look what we drew — Mother ' s joy and the Navy ' s despair was handed down to us to have and to hold, for better or for worse, to swear by and at. Starting off with a bang, Bucky wanted to be both good student and athlete, so Plebe summer found him out for his favorite sports of boxing, wrestling, and crew coxswain. How- ever, when the trees enveloped him in their branches, he decided that one thing well done is better than two halfway — he dropped athletics. During the subsequent four years of persistent and conscientious effort Bucky made the grade, the squads (sub, ship, etc.) won our hearts and the sobriquet: subcalibre; but don ' t let his size fool you, for there ' s enough T. N. T. packed in that frame to propel him a long way in our universe. CARL BERMAN HOLMSTROM Arlington, Washington FROM far out rounder where the lumberjacks grow comes this very good-natured Swede. It would seem that the big trees of the evergreen state imbue in a fellow a love of fun that makes him liked by everyone. Rarely serious, always easy going, the Swede ' s inordinate desire to sky- lark coupled with a very fertile mind have furnished laughs on any num- ber of occasions. However he ' s a good sport and when some of his victims retaliate with more than they receive he laughs it off and goes to work on a new idea. Ever the Plebe ' s friend, his fund of pertinent dope has made him an oracle to which the knowledge-thirsty untouchables are sent for the answers. Compositely, Swede is a complacent hard-working Semi-Red Mike possessed with a delightful manner of bumming cigarettes and an abilitv to make friends with evervone. Track $, z, )8; Batt. Football 2, 1, Cross Country 4; Log 4; Ensign. 279 Z5 3