College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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SLEEPYHEAD! Johnny ' s chief contribution to the annals of his Alma Mater is his record of rapid dressing. On chapel mornings he can rise when the bell commences to ring, dress, breakfast and scuttle over to chapel in time to answer to his name. Can you beat it ? John has other characteristics, of course — he is a heavy calico sport, but don ' t say calico to him, she ' s fine silk to his love- lorn notions. Taylor is one of the old reliables — steady, always dependable and enthusiastic about anything that will bring glory to his Alma Mater. College spirit? He ' s chock full of it, and it oozes out of every pore in his soft, fair epidermis. Next to the fair sex John ' s softest spot is for Brafferton traditions. If dead roosters could tell tales, Taylor would now be only a memory at the College, but a pleasant one to be sure. His favorite grouch is the grub at the Mess-hall. One day he was going up the steps to the dining-hall when the dinner bell was ringing. Just at that time John ' s cur dog was heard to growl and bark. Taylor turned to him indignantly and asked: What in hell are you growling about? You don ' t have to eat it. But he seems to have thrived on it just the same, and claims to have gained 7f ounces during the five years he has spent here. He doesn ' t look any heavier, so we assume the gain was in his cerebrum. Rogc Tntent i-ieven

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IN THE cafe to your right, ladies and gentlemen, you see the only specimen of the Scandinavian wampus in captivity. Reared in the dark fens of Denmark, Leif at an early period condescended to grace the ancient Capital with his presence, and has been gracing it ever since. For versatility, Scheie has a cameleon or college professor beaten to a frazzle. An athlete, a scientist, a professional beauty and an inventor — all of these he is, nay even a human being — almost. Scheie ' s athletic bent is rather a tender subject and we drop it right here. As an inventor, however, his fame rests secure; he can invent more excuses per minute than a Philadelphia lawyer in a month. Leif ' s inseparable companion is a wicked, black mule, cleped Demosthenes, who is as eloquent with his hinder limbs as his master with his tongue — and much more effective. With all his faults we love him still. Leif ' s tow-head is a welcome sight on the campus, and when we see it we prepare for five-foot-six of college spirit, good fellowship and level-headedness. Page Ta ent f-iix

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Y. Xc- 4 3 Pi Kappa Alpha; .V. .V. O.; Manager Baseball Team 1914; Manager Colonial Echo 1913 and 1914; President Class 1914. THE subject of this sketch is John Lewis Tucker: the object of it is to acquaint you with a man who does things without talking. In fact, he won ' t ta lk anyway, whether he ' s busy or not. But as a man who can get things done, John Lewis is hard to beat. He has been doing things here at William and Mary for five years — and doing them well. A glance at his career will astound you : he ' s managed and presided over so many things that it just comes natural to one to address him as Mr. President, or Mr. Manager. The Literary Society, the Junior Class and the Senior Class have all known him as their president. Then he ' s managed a baseball team, a Literary Magazine and two COLONIAL Echoes — a veritable glutton for work. We doff our hats to John Lewis, an ardent exponent, at all times, of what is highest and most wholesome in under- graduate life. We doff our hat and offer our hand to the President of the Class of 1914. Page Tiventy-eight