Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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THE BOMB HISTORY OF J905 History of 1905 F ( )R the fourth and last time we come before the pub- Uc with our little tale of woe. As this is our last time up, Mr. Knocker, please put away your stick, and you stern critic, it is not fair to take advantage of us when you know that we won ' t have another crack at you. It is true that we are few in numbers as you can see from the roll, but every man loves ' 05, and we have been drawn together as only such a number could be. From present indications every member of ' 05 will get his dip at finals, it being the first time since we have been here, and probably for many years before our time, that this has happened. We can ' t lay claim to any prodigies among our number, nor to being an unusually bright class, but there is herein pictured a bunch of dispositions ever ready at the proper time and occasion for either pleasure or work. Having entered the Institute in the fall of nineteen hundred and one, hazing having been abolished the previous 3 ear, we are not able to tell you as the preceding classes have done that we were treated worse than any class ever here. We got our share, however, but it was in a milder form. Our rat year passed ciuietly and without much excitement, with the excejition of the trip of the Corps to the Charleston Exposition. Returning in the fall of nineteen hundred and two, at the end of our first furlough, we were minus a great number of our classmates who did not return, we are sorry to say, but we gained some good men that fall who entered the class, and they have since shf)wn their worth in every department. All contributed in December of that year to the fireworks escapade, which is on record as the most daring and well executed stunt of any former class, but that deserves mention elsewhere. The outcome was the loss of about sixteen of our members, good ones, too; men whose places in the class have not since be en filled. At the beginning of the second class year we missed se eral other familiar faces, and everything passed smoothly, the year terminating with the annual ball, which has e -er been a success. 48

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THE BOMB OUR EX-CLASSMATES JoxES, T. R Xorfolk, Va. Junker, W. M Pittsburg, Pa. Keyser, J. W Washington, Va. Lee, a. C Palatka, Fla. Lee, E. B Goldsboro, X. C. M. CF. RL. ND, Ed v. rd Towanda, Pa. M. RCUS, M Tallahassee, Fla. M. tthews, R. L Bowie, Tex. McCoRMic, W. B Chicago, 111. McNuTT Monroe Cit}-, Mo. Meeks, Emmbtt fashville, Tenn. Meyer, George Pittsburg, Pa. P. DGiTT, R. E Dallas, Tex. P. GE, E. R Ansted, W. Xa. Parsons, H. E Accomac, ' a. Penn, E. C Reidsville, N. C. Pennixgton, E. C Standards ille, Va. PiGUE, J. MES Nashville, Tenn. Rich, J. IT. G Nash ille, Tenn. Robertson, C. C Jackson -ille, Fla. RucKM.iX, F. V Monongah, AV. Xa. Russell, J. R Bonham, Tex. ScHL.iCKS, R. J Denver, Colo. Shields, W. R Lexington, A ' a. Schropshire, J. K Lexington, Ky. Smith, C. E Fairmont, W. Va. Smith, Holl. xd Rockingham, X . C. Sp. rks, J. D Fort Smith, Ark. Stewart, P. R Cincinnati, Ohio . Squires, Fargo Havana, Cuba. Tabb, Paul Hampton, ' a. Taliaferro, A. B Xa.sons, Va. Uhler, a. L Alexandria, Va. Vax Valkexberg, J. B Hunts dlle, Ala. A ' lA, J. T Woolwine, Va. Voss, M. H El Paso, Tex. ' Waggoner, Guy Decatur, Tex. Warren, Tazewell Hot Springs, Xa. Wilson, Fred Chattanooga. Tenn. Young, R. S Concord, X. C.

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THE BOMB HISTORY OF J905 That brings us up to the present time, and mighty glad we were to have that time come. It is true we have enjoyed the privilege of being cadets although not following the paths strewn with roses, but even the greatest pleasures sometimes become monotonous. Nearly everj- man has worked this year for we appreciated the importance of the final year. By an addi- tion of two more subjects to the course, we found ourselves up against the real thing, and not much time to rush Lexington society, nevertheless she has some stand-bys. In Athletics, ' 05 has always taken part, but never has she been as promi- nent as this year. Her men have stepped well to the front in every branch. To the Football Team she contributed James, Steele, and Morison, while Conrad and Booker stood first in line of substitutes. James, captain of foot- ball, with a single year ' s practice, never failed to put up a star game, while Steele and Morison, a pair of burly ends, did fine work the whole year. In baseball, the team not having been picked, we cannot tell what we can do. Conrad, having made the team for 1903-04, enters upon his duties as captain of baseball this season, and we expect good work. Craighill, James, Morison. and Steele are trying for a place on the team, and ' 05 bids fair to furnish a pair of twirlers. In gym athletics members of ' 05 constitute pretty much the whole team, Craighill, Wharton, Morison, James and Hob.son all being good men. Craighill, captain of the team, puts up star work, and e ' ery one of them is an all round worker. Nineteen hundred and five has always stood high in athletic spirit, even where she could not take part. Some of her men are natural born rooters. Here ' s to V. M. I. Athletics, no matter what kind, and may V. M. I. keep her place in Southern college sports, which she has so justly gained by reason of her clean college athletics. There is no further use in taking uj) your time, for a true history of this class would fill a volume by itself, but would probably not interest you. We want to tell you right here that numbers do not count, and it is only the men back of the numbers that do. We have a small class, but are proud to say that we are as one big family, and have always been so. We have worked together through the four happiest years of our lives, and are looking forward to many a happy reunion in later years. May the men of old ' 05 climb high up on fame ' s immortal ladder, that Y. SI. I. may point out their names with pride, as having lieen turned out of the old mill. Historian.