Culver Military Academy - Roll Call Yearbook (Culver, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 276 of the 1916 volume:

3C ?77.202 2899C, 1916 IVl TiFFANY Co. Jewelers Silversmiths Stationers Jewelry, WATCHES, rings FOBS, EMBLEM PINS, TROPHIES SILVER CUPS, STATIONERY WITH MONO(JRA IS IN COLOR, I TIT TIONS OF ALL KINDS,DIPLONAS,MEDALS AND DIES FOR STAMPING SEALS PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO INQUIRIES BY MAIL Fifth AVENUE 37 ' -t ' Street New York PALMER HOU SE CULVER. INDIANA i,yu A First Class, Comfortable Place to Stop Steam Heated Electric Lighted Good Bathing, Boating and Fishing Garage in Connection Ai-join, grounds of |, Culver Military Academy t JOHN P. WALTER, Proprietor f ' t.-- ' Gr eco - Ionian Riding Culver MJliiary Academy ROLL CALL i9l6 WM. D ELLIS SJHor- in Cftief GEO. M.HODGE Engravings by RO Prmled by OSCAR Rochhrd, Illinoi Rockford, Illinoi f •ipilllllIISiiSllltllllllll pimmwli I i •■ilMli IS !| V. RO LL CALL :f, || il ' i _L?l r-; ' III 1] ••:-j Tlie Year_Bqok | ' : j| II I i published by the i £ • r-1 ?.u ' ; Mi |i j , oenior L lass ot- the ,j jj III J Culver,3,.x.. Hi I I ♦ ' ! Academy I A, I ii I I ' ) l I tl I i ,, I Military ,, ,1 If I II !l ■ tm t ■ ' l l l 1 H ' N ' M H MRS. GIGNILLIAT 2 2-979S l ye ROLL CALL o 73 ae a 7 c a ea o YOURSELF The lady of the open door and the outstretched hand ; mother of us all at Culver; whether Plebes or Old Men, privates, non comms or com ' missioned officers ; friend to us when in trouble and fount of hope to those of us who were faint of heart ; a guide to many along life ' s highway; genial hostess, wise counsellor and kind friend; the Class of Nine- teen Sixteen affectionately dedicates this Roll Call to you, Mrs. Gignilliat. EDITOR S PREFACE HIS book is an expression of the life at Culver; the result of many thoughtful hours and earnest efforts. We offer it as a part of our contribution to the forward movement of the Greater Culver. It has been our aim to make this a book of memories — memories that are both pleasant and worth while. We have endeavored to publish a Roll Call that will bring smdles to every face, when on some far dreary day we turn its pages and feel again the thrill of our cadet life. We wish to bring back fond memories of our plebe days when Dante ' s Inferno was too cold for the Shores of Lake Maxinkuckee. And we ask, as a farew ell word, that all join with us in an expression of our love for Culver and of our determina ' tion to do her honor and prove worthy of her name. w. D. Ellis [8] [9] Major B. H. Greiner, M.S. Military Staff L. R. GiGxii.i.iAT, A. M., Lt. Coi,. Ind. Major John Q. Adams, V. S. A. Retired Major B. H. Greiner, M. S. Captain W. M. Hand Captain H. F. Noble Captain W. R. Kennedy Captain H. L. Bays Captain R. Rossow Captain A. R. Elliot Captain C. A. Rockvvood, A. B. Captain W. C}. Johnson Captain B. Middleton Captain G. L. Miller, A. M. Captain A. D. Purdie Lieutenant C. F. McKinney Superintendent Professor of Military Science Commandant of Cadets Quartermaster Senior Tactical Officer and Instructor in English, Mechanical Drawing Instructor, Mathematics, Tactics Instructor, Mathematics, Tactics Instructor, Cavalry, Post Adjutant Instructor, English Associate Instructor, History Director of Cadet Band Director of Study Hall Instructor of Artillery, Assistant Mathematics Aide to Commandant of Cadets Aide to Commandant of Cadets [10] Maior H. G. Glascock, B.S. Academic Staff Major H. G. Glascock, B. S. Major C. E. Reed Captain F. L. Hun ' t A. M. F. Grant H. MoBRAY, Ph. B. F. WiLLHITE, A. B. H. Crandall, a. M. L. Durborow, a. B. . A. Fleet, A. M. Stouten BURGH B. ElSEKHARD, A. M. . V. Bennett, A. M. S. Crawley Captain J. Captain R. Captain B. Captain G. Captain H. Captain V Captain A, Captain G, Captain M Captain J. Dr. Irvine Lieutenant S. R. Wilson, A. B. Lieutenant S. T. Starbuck, A. B. Lieutenant C. P. Harrington, A. B. Lieutenant L. G. VanderVelde, A. B. Lieutenant L. S. Sickles, A. B. Lieutenant L. G. Frailey, A. B. Lieutenant G. W. Blake, A. B. Lieutenant S. P. Conrad, M. A. Lieutenant J. G. Kuderna, B. S., A. M Lieutenant M. C. Hubble, A. B. Lieutenant G. J. Forbush, A. B. Mr. David Seabury Mr. W. a. Miller, A. B. Mr. Kurt Donath Mr. Hugo Fischer Head Master Surgeon: Lecturer, Hygiene and Sanitation Head of Department of English Head of Department of Boolckeeping ( Commercial Law, Typewriting Head of Department, History Head of Department, French, German Head of Department, Mathematics Aide to Superintendent Latin, Greek, Aide to Superintendent Instructor, Mathematics Head of Department, Physics Head of Department, Latin Head of Dept. of Public Speaking Instructor of English Literature ( Consulting Psychologist Instructor of Chemistry Dir. of Athletics, Associate Inst. Geom. Head of Department of Spanish Instructor, History Instructor, English Associate Instructor, English Assistant Instructor, English Debate and E.xtempore Speech Associate Instructor, Mathematics Instructor, Latin, German Associate Instructor, French Art and Mental Training Moral Instruction, Y. M. C. A. Sec ' y Piano, Voice Physical Director [11] Class of 1916 W. Brown, President Reece, Vice-President McLean, Secretary J. Zahn, Treasurer Vii Anderson T Arend • ' . ' ■ Broderick Black ■ Bolton Boughner Brevillier Brinkman B roderick Brown C Brown L trW-o Brown S P- - I • Brown W ' i,l- ' Buck W Burke JVji- ,. ,s-... Cattern CaJU. Clark E-tyvj . Clay -h rv . Conant ' r ' - Cooper Crotliers De Coning L Devonshire Dosbaugh Diekema Drake C Dunlap Ellis W Erlenborn gi . Fordtran Franklin Frasier Frenkel Geupel Gibbs Given Grainger J Gregg Hardie Harting Hastings Herr Higgins S Higgins P Hodge Holmes Hodgman James C Janssen [ohnson A Johnson T Kellogg D Kellogg W Kutschinski La Gunke Lane LeflFell Leinenkugel Liepman Loose W McReynolds Mann Marshall C Maxwell O Merton Menefee Millard D Millard H Mitchell Montgomery Moore Moran Meakins Nelson N Noble E Noel Oviatt Parkinson Perkins Perley Perrot Pfleuger Kullman Quear Reece Reib C Reid Russell Scholtz Schuette Sheffield Shimansky Slagle Smith M Smith D Smith G Smith H Stewart N Stewart W Stiefel Solt Thompson P Townslev Ulmer C Urban Vette Vickers Warren Weber Wehn Po- ' Wells Werner W White E White S White W Wilkinson Wortendvke Zahn C Zahn J Zellars T [12] History of the Class of 1916 by W. D. Ellis IN looking over old Culver annuals it is very evident, that, in order to bring his book to the high standards of its predecessors and in order to demonstrate that his graduation class is the greatest since the founding of Culver, the Editor must possess a superhuman line, (so to speak) and the more hot air he puts into his class history, the higher this organization will soar. He must let flow that attenuated stream of asphyxiated thought which emanates out of his organs of conversation and which will efifect his classmates to the extent that they will each buy two books. This year, however, statistics only will be used ; statistics which are in themselves more convincing than the strongest arguments. The class of 1916 has, without a doubt, participated in more notable events and aided more to the establishment of Greater Culver than any other class that has ever passed through the iron gate. It found its beginning in the year 1912 when the stings of Sally and the distinction between plebe and old man were at their prime. The Inaugural Parade was a large afifair, but it wasn ' t too large for the members of the class of ' 16. Its men were plebes to be sure, but that didn ' t keep them from escorting Vice President Marshall down Pennsylvania Avenue. It was in this year that the Battalion answered Logansport ' s call for Help, and ninety of her cadets rescued one thousand four hundred people from the fatal death of the rushing flood. During the second year of our existence we can well remember the erection and dedication of the Logansport Gate in honor of our afore mentioned services in behalf of Logansport. And Oh ! that day of dedication ; the day of days when the entire Hoosier city came down to enjoy a picnic dinner on the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee and to watch Miss Helen Fickle christen the gate with a bottle of flood water. It was during this same year that the Administration Building and the North Barrack were erected. In the third year of our career the class was really organized under the control of Bon o Reece as President, Walter Brown as Honorary President. The class chose as its colors, maroon and white, and just before Christmas large coat sweaters with glowing sixteens could be seen accompanied by members of the second class with smiles from ear to ear. The first great thing that the class did was to feed the Seniors. We put the food before them and the easiest way to express it is that they ate. Now, in all due reverence and respect to Mr. Boblett, those bo s acted as if thev were starved and the reaction of a free feed was [13] too great ; so on the next day after the banquet Engine Annex was turned into a hos- pital. We were favored during this year by visits from Mr. John Barrett, Vice President Marshall and General Wood. We have now entered, and are all hoping to finish, the crown ing year of our glory. The class started out with a big rush, its members numbering 120 and its prospects wonderful. The trip to Fort Sheridan was an event long to be re- membered and we are only sorry that the plebes in the class were not able to join in the enjoyment of it. Possibly the greatest calamity that has ever befallen the school hit us earl} ' in the first term. This was the Troop Fire. We were sad only a few days for we found that the fire was only to hasten the Still Greater Culver, and it did. Immediately, ground was broken for the Arsenal and the New Riding Hall. Construction gangs, steam shovels and building material were seen at once, and, soon afterwards, the Arsenal was sheltering 65 black horses and the Riding Hall followed. A great leniency was made with the Seniors and a number of changes were made in the schedule. Spring found us free from Exams, but working hard on maps and essays and enjoying our many freedoms. We have crossed, by hard forced marches, the mountains and plains of our Prep, days to come at last to the broad ocean of life. The question which now con- fronts us is, In what boats and how shall we embark? It is up to us fellows. Some will not embark, yet others will go on and on to success. The Roll Call Staff wishes to extend its hand to every graduate of the class of 1916 and say, Good-bye, old man, God bless you. L14] [15] Colonel Leigh Robinson Gignilliat Born in Sa annah, Ga. Graduate of Emerson Institute, 1891 ; ' irginia Military Institute 1895. Assisstant engineer of boundry line location of Yellow- stone National Park 1896. Commandant of Corps of Cadets of Culver Military Academy 1897-1910. Commanding Culver Summer Naval School 1902. Superin- tendent of Culver Military 1910. Lieut. -Col. Asst. Insp-General of Indiana Nat- ional Guard 1900-4. Now Lieutenant Colonel. President of the North Central Academic Association 1911-12-15-16. Member of National Council of Boy Scouts of America. President of the Naval Militia Regatta Association. Con- tributor to various publications of physical and psychological value of military training for bo s. A. M. Honors Causa Trinity College. [Member Executive Committee Association Military Schools and Colleges. Col. and Aide de Camp Staff of Governor of Indiana 1915. [16] MILITARY RECORD 14-15 Pvt. B. Co. 15-16 Pvt. B. Co, 1st Serg-. Field Scouts Oila (o y-i c - TT ' -- Aurora, Illinois Al is one of the best looking men in the class and all the girls seem to fall for him as shown by the number of letters he re- ceives every day. Once he thought Culver no place for him and left a la midnight. His main ambition is to become a second Caruso and anyone passing his room at all hours will hear sounds that cause them to Stop! Look! Listen! Summing him up socially one might use the words of Shake- speare and say As a society man he is superb. When he walks thoughtfully through the Iron Gate, his presence at Culver will be greatly missed. [18 ] 15-16 Vars. Track { -rc lX -i.- . Omaha, Nebraska Mr. Arend, if 24X ' — 17Y-= Z how much does 41 W equal? I don ' t know Sir . Then go to study hall . We are not going cra zy when we write this but we are only giving a bit of conversation between A. D. Arend and Capt. Stoutenburgh. It is certainly hard to tell which A. D. loves the best, algebra or study hall, for we always find the three together. Arend is one of those corporals of D Co. He is a great help to them in athletics and plays a good game of all three of the leading sports. A. D. is very popular in his company and is liked by all the cadets. Wirelc:) 15-16 Artillery rmingham, Alabama Business Do they allow blacks to go to Culver? Yes we have three, color Sergeants and one Blach. M. A. came to Culver years ago with only one friend in the state and that was Trost. This is really the only thing t hat we can find a him. The man sings like a nightingale. Every cadet in school reads the Vedette and enjoys most all of the articles which he himself put in, but few realize that someone is managing the publication. This is Blach and we wish to thank him for his earnest ef- forts and for the pleasure he has given us all. Two three I. V. gainst I ' [iimiiiiimii Athletic RECORD Cross Country Alexandria, La. V. of Pennsvlvania Uncle ' found it necessary to spend four summers here before deciding that Winter School was the place for him. But he has made good and is one of the first new men to gain his service stripe. Trig, is his failing and he calculates distances while cross-country running by Dur- rell ' s methods. James hates to leave C. M. A. but no more than C. M. A. hates to see him leave, for he is the type who would rather be than seem. Co. Basketball Co. Bowling Uniontown, Pennsylvania Bones Boughner started his career at Culver by taking an im- portant part as a plebe in the inaugural parade in Washington, and some people have even said that he was going to be with Culver when they marched in the next parade. Bones is the man that put the Li in Library and the sock in the socker. In the year 1915, A. D. he aspired to the rank of Sergeant in A. Co. Whether a commish was too big for him or he was too big for a commish is hard to tell but 1916 found him hold- ing down the Librarian chair as a buck private and as happy as a lark. Athletic RECORD 14-15-16 Football 14-15-16 Co. Hockey 15-16 Co. Skating } . .Wm.vUIo, Erie, Pennsylvania U. of Pennsylvania We wonder why Brev enjoys wearing his full-dress so much, but on second thought we think that it is due to living on Parade Street. He doesn ' t believe in over taxing himself and holds a high rank in the Triflers Association. But you cannot hold that against him for any man who ; can speak German the way he does must be gifted. Max can also play tennis and if he only cared to he could hold the school championship, but he is too good natured and wants others to have a chance. He has many friends in C. M. A. and is a corking good fellow. L. L. MILITARY RECORD 15-16 Pvt. A. Co, ATHLETIC V ' RECORD fe Co. Track Tennis ■ ]ti yt ' iW Warsaw, Illinois Little Bounce Brinkman, the living advertisement for the O ' Sullivan ' s Live Rubber Heels, is one of the sharks in Lieut. Conrad ' s debating classes. From his line of spiel in these classes we judge that he has chosen well in picking out the Law as his profession. He is very fond of society and dancing and he has confessed that his only dislikes for Culver lie in the fact that it isn ' t co-ed and that it only has three dances during the year. One of Bounce ' s chief occupations in good weather is the art of tennis at which he is a past master. 14-15-16 Pvt. C. G THLETlC RECORD 13-14-15 Co. Bowling Cross Country Sterling, Illinois Massachussetts Tech. Ralph hails from Sterling; consequently he must be pretty good. Well he is good, especially in spelling. Brod is a member of the Drake regiment and before long hopes to re- ceive the rank of Major. Yes, that proves that he is not a Plebe . He is a very danger- ous sort of a fellow and was heard once to exclaim Brace up. Those of us who have not known much of Ralph, wish that we could have known him better, for he is a good fellow and holds the re- spect of all. Joliet, Illinois Wallace Brown is distinguished from the others by being a kind of Red-brown . He is one of the youngest members of the graduating class for he is only seventeen, and has already graduated from a high school. He is so long and lank that he is a very good bowler because he can wind himself around the ball and give it speed. An- other accomplishment is tick- ling the ivories, and he sure can gather the crowd around when he does it. He is plan- ning to be a lawyer and we are certain that he will succeed. Athletic RECORD Log ansport Crew 13-14 C. Co. Football Basketball Co. Bowling Team Co. Rifle Team 15-16 Vice-Pres. Hop Club Y. M. C. A. Cabinet Student Council Local Ed. Roll Call Ser. Club West Point Oh ! if Cicero only had his voice. Lu is the owner of the big- gest title in the Batt . Did you say West Point? Yes, he is going there and a plebe at that. Look at the data above and then say who was King at Culver. Brownie took the Senior Captaincy this year with the sole idea of making this the finest battalion in the history of the school and we leave the results at your decision. Lu has been in a great variety of organizations and he has par- ticularly made good with the Roll Call. He is very popular among the Academy officers as well as the cadets. [28] Pvt. D. Co. 12-13-14 13-14 Corp. D. Co. 14-15 1st. Sergt. C. Co. 15-16 Capt. B. Co. VoXt xJ.t B nAmr . Athletic RECORD 13-14-15-16 Football Ba.sketball Baseball Logansport Crew 15-16 Pres. 1st Class Vice-Pres. Ser. Club Cadet Council JIgr. Hop Club 14-15-16 Vars. Track Capt. Track 15 New York City We didn ' t think that Raoul was a knocicer until we asked him how Culver life compared with Home Sweet Home. A close second he said. And then we found that he had reference to his Mexico home. Yes Raoul Brown, President of the Senior class, Capt. B. Co., practically the best sprinter who ever pounded Culver ' s track. Lieu- tenant in the Black Horse Troop and one of the most popular men in school, has a Culver record to be proud of. It is his class that is passing through the iron gate and we wish to thank him for the suc- cessful year. .. U ruie Q ( ii- t- Williamsburg, Pa. U. of Pittsburg Hark! the melodius voice of Dope Wehn. Feast your eyes upon his superb physiognomy and see the only hope of the white race in vocal talent. George is very fond of Culver but he likes it on the installment plan. He takes it little by little. It has always been George ' s ambition to become a great singer and certainly he will acquire this desire if he con- tinues to spray his throat with that cheap perfume every night. Wehn has been with D. Co. for a long time and has helped them out a great deal in football and basketball. 15-16 Capt A Co. Rifle Team New York Citv 49-72-3S-17-Hike! There he goes up the field and it is Hob Buck to be sure. A. Co. wins and Buck smiles the smile of pride. Hob lives on a little road that runs along the side of a little river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean but to be brief about it Buck lives in New York City and the little road is River Side Drive. Hob , is not a lady fusser but he is some actor and track man. What Hob doesn ' t know a- bout Trig isn ' t worth knowing. Buck experienced a taste of the Navy last Summer in Sum- mer School but he really looks better in infantry uniform. 14-15 Cori.1. Band 15-16 Sergt. Band 14-15 Band Football 14-15-16 Band B ' sk ' tball y i :- AJ,  o- - o-«Ci k ' - --J ' J Jennington, Vermont Pennsvlvania Tuby leads the Band and everywhere he goes the Band goes, for Tuby is the right guide. How well we can picture dainty little Tuby as he lies asleep every night in his room on a bed of roses and breathes the sweet aroma of violets and daffodils. Fat is a good soldier, but which is the snapiest, Fat or Helander? He is one of the men who makes music in the Band and who, like most of the Band men, used to smoke but does no more. He is a chum with everybody and his popularity is seen everywhere. Goodbye Tuby we hate to leave you. II iiiiim I m Pasedena, California Newt Cattern rejoices in the title unanimously conferred upon him by the cadets of South — that of the laziest man in the barrack. By his own confession, his chief occupation for quite a while was working the sick list. His hobby is one of the sports of Kings, golf, and he rides it whenever he can. In spite of his title and occupa- tion, Newt is well liked by everyone for his good humour and ever present grin;besides that he can do some pretty good track work for his com- pany when he gets waked up. His future business will be banking. ' Ill I lllllinill IITTT Did you say draw? Oh, no! nothing like that, but when it comes to the real stuff, Fatty ' s right there. It was he who put the artistic flourishes in this Book of Books . He is also some piano player and singer. You should hear him rattle off And the Little Ford Rambles Right along. Fatty is studying to be a cartoonist and if he man- ages to graduate from here he is going to a college where, he informs us, he will divide his time between skating in win- ter, shooting pool when there is no ice, and, last but not least, drawing. tar Bi ' ss Athletic ' - RECORD 14-16 Co. Football Co. Baseball Co. Basketball Co. Trask 15-16 Vars. Track Plainfield, New Jersey Annapolis Last Spring when Anglo-Saxon dashed past the receiving officer carrying Clay on his back, there was some doubt as to whether he would ever be seen again or not; but as you see this plucky little soldier who is striving to be a sailor conquered. He is one of the West Bar- rack rounders, and the second floor has been blessed (?) with his Spanish serenades for some time now. He says he plays the mandolin. And it is rather odd how Clay and Rice do mix! He is the fastest little track man Culver has had in a long time. 4$Ce-r ue. ATHLETIC RECORD 14-15 Co. Football 15-16 Hockey 15-16 Mgr. Co. Bowl ' g Hubbell, Michigan Massachussets Tech. S. O. S., this is Cony Conant the chief wireless operator of the wireless squad. Cony was one of the fellows who was a frequent visitor at the ice slide last Winter. He became ex- pert driver of the sleds, in fact he became such an expert driver, that one cold day he lost con- trol of his toy and went shoot- in over the bank. He broke himself all up and also his comrade. Cony has the great ambition to get into Mass. Tech and we all hope that he will succeed. He is in the gym club and can toss around on the bars just as much as the next man. 15-16 Corp. Artillery 2nd Lieut. E Co. ATHLETIC RECORD 14-15-16 Y. JI. C. A. 15-16 Co. Track Sramwell, W. Virginia E. C. Jr. is especially fond of blonds and the sudden glimpse of a pretty girl inspires him to writing poetry, his chief dififi- culty being that he can ' t make his words rime. We wish to suggest that he try writing blank verse. But he may overcome this in after years when he be- comes a mining engineer in South America. Coop came to us after Christmas and was indeed a most welcome pre- sent. He rose high in his second year but on account of an insufficient number of stripes was forced to shoulder a musket instead of blooming out in a sash. R O MILITARY RECORD 12-15 Pvt. Corp. B. Co. B. Co. 13-14-15 Co. Baseball 13-14-15 Co. Football 15-16 Vara. Football Sergt. Wood- row Wilson Camp Cincinnati, Ohio It is hard to realize why some fellpws have so much Bull Ring , but when you find out that Danil lives on Tuxedo Place, the mystery is solved, for if he was born on Tuxedo and has been raised on it, it was very hard for him to cut it out when he got to Culver. Hence the name Slim Crothers, the Bull Ring King . Stanley has held several high offices during his career at the school. He was Corp. in B Co., Sergt. in Camp Woodrow Wilson, and greatest of all was Col. of Capt. Drake ' s regiment. Stanley is liked by all and hated by none. ' ' Mil MUM I nil UMji ' iM .HI) ,11), I II III! [..iiiinimiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiMiiiiiuiimniiiiiii [39] MILITARY RECORD 13-14-15-16 ootball Co. Track Baseball Co. Soccer , = ,x,,x.t Montesano, Washington Business Stop! Look! Listen! Do you see that little fellow walking over there? That is Dippv Dew , the Hospital Lieut, and believe us he makes the sick sit up and take notice. Dippy has been adding service stripes to the same blouse for five years and now he has the honor of  .. -_ wearing the only red cross in the Bat. Dippy i s an inmate • % j71 of North Barracks and that is really enough to say about liim, but we may add that he is quite a football plaver and he is a shark in bookkeeping. ' Di ppy is fond of evervthing; but the girls. He is friendly to everyone and everyone ' s friend. ' ' ' R O MILITARY RECORD 15-16 Pvt. B. Co, -. T - ' ATHLETIC ' ■■ RECORD 15-16 Vars. Football Vars. B ' sk ' tball Holland, Michigan U. of Michigan Among those good and true men who defended the Red and White on the gridiron last fall, the name of Gerritt J. Diekema stands high. Diek has done a lot for his Alma Mater in his single year of service and well deserves the many cheers he has received at games. When old Diek ' s thoughts are off the subject of football, which isn ' t very often, he is planning the great things that he will do in years to come as one of our rising young chemists. ■II ii ' iiniii) in i N iiiiiiiii niii i i [41] MILITARY RECORD 12-13 rrvt. D. Co. 13-14 Corp. A. Co. 14-15 Pvt. B. Co. 15-16 [-leut. F. Co, Jocko goes through the gates as a First Classman who has made good in the school itself, along military lines, and with the fellows. His big brother having left him he didn ' t come back his plebe year but his come back a year from that time was successful from every viewpoint. He immediately became a star at roughriding and as a battery driver he knew no J hX-C i . A tO ' i Austin, Texas University of Texas There is one thing wrong with this school , says Chester, and that is that reveille is just where taps ought to be . Some people get tired of being a private. Chester did, so he formed a regiment of his own and aspired to the rank of Capt. Drake of the Drake Regiment. The Capt. is a wonderful baseball player and if anybody can hold down first base on the varsity he can. Chester has always taken an active interest in Mexican athletics partly be- cause he comes from Texas and partly because he has to do it in order to graduate. Good luck Chester. I ' ' Miirrr Pvt. B. Co. Atlanta, Ga. Georgia and Mass. Tech. Here is a little gentleman whom we wish we might have seen more of at Culver. He hails from that Land of Paradise and Honey, Atlanta, Ga., and he is trying very hard to get through Georgia and Boston Tech. He is a wizard at Solid Geometry, so of course is going to be an engineer. He has helped B Co. out in athletics and has re- ceived a warm spot in the hearts of all who know him. He is somewhat of a joker and a good plebe. ■iiiiiiiii II nil I 1 II ' MILITARY RECORD 14-15 Co. Baseball Co. Basketball 9KLc, €JU. Athletic ' RECORD 14 Public Speaking Medal 2nd Medal Oratorical League 14 15 Orcliestra 13-14-15-16 Bdt.-in-Ciiief Roll Call 15-16 Atlanta, Georgia This is the little fellow who makes us keep time. And besides that he carries some line. He is the proud possessor of many oratorical medals as well as the Northwestern Scholarship and medal of 1915. Skeeter takes a great deal of pleasure in to the sunny South via Indian- apolis and believe us he likes ¥ the fair ones. He is known by , all and has a good word to say to everyone when he passes. We have no criticism for Skeeter and if you wish the reason just cast your orbs thru this book of which he is the big noise. We are with Bill in heart and soul. San Antonio, Texas Whoopee! Cowboy Red from the wild and wooly Texas has just turned up. Now can you deny that he is the Cattle King of that said State? At any rate we will agree that he is some rider as he holds a pair of gold spurs and a couple of horsemanship medals. Red had 1356 hours of Bull Ring assigned to him his plebe year but he ran our Troop last summer and demonstrated to the bovs that Winter School was I-T. He is wild over girls (look at the troop sponsor) and we are positive that some fair damsel will rid the communitv of his presence. Eldon, Missouri Missouri Bill Franklin is a shark when it comes to cav- alry. There is not a bucking bronco or Kentucky steed that is too wild for him to tame so that it will come to him and eat out of his hand. BilT ' is known as Benjamin ' ' in Physics be- cause of the original conclus- ions that he has advanced for his views in that subject. Bill is planning to go into medicine r ' ff or banking, but he has not de- M ' cided which. Perhaps he will cut up people for part of their money and take care of the rest for them. Anyway Bill, here ' s luck. Pittsburgh, Pennsvlvania Wild Ox Frazier was one of the C. Company ' s stand-bys in the football line this year. When Dab got under way, things used to fly. He was a member of the athletic council represent- ing C. Co., and he was a pretty busy man in the consequence of it. The fellows all know and like Dab for his genial smile that won ' t come off. He intends to follow up his ambi- tion to go to West Point. If he is as successful there as he al- ways has been here he should graduate with honors. ' ' ' 13-14 Eng-ineering Corp. Orchestra 15-16 Artillery Corp. Y. M. C. A. Cabinet Dramatic Club Galveston, Texas Wisconsin We say nothing about him as to appearance when he entered this school, as we don ' t want to have any law suits on this book; but look, ladies and gentlemen, at what we have now. Johnny has had for a pastime the bad habit of carefully placing the male bovine round the school but we lay this to the fact that he has roomed a whole year with Gunga Dean Loose . But after all, John is one of the most generous fellows around the school and has often done for many friends and others, many favors which have only been discovered long after- wards. Oh! you violet. MILITAR-V RECORD 15-16 Pvt. C. Co Evansville, Indiana Will any of you readers ever forget how the football team last year used to tear right through all of those that it came up against? How a lone man used to jump through the holes made by the rest of the team and run down the field for yard after yard? Well, he was Nig Geupel who was one of the brightest stars of last year ' s all-star team. The best part of it is that he is a good student as well as a good athlete and shows the true Culver spirit in . CffiHMj - ' every way. 15-16 Omar Comedy Club (J ' - O .- - n (A3=ZC(r.0 Wilmington, Del. Heidelberg, German ATHLETIC RECORD 13-14 B. Co. Baseball 14-15 Vars. Baseball B. Co. Fr- ' - ' Xall B. Co. 15-16 Vars. Baseball B. Co. B ' sk ' tball 13-14 Pvt. Troop 14-15 Corp. Troop Checkers is a wonderful game. It can be played any day in the week and on Sunday too. Colonel Gibbs must take this attitude towards it for it is his dream, his hobby and the height of his ambition to beat someone. Colonel came to summer School two years ago and was put in charge of a cutter. It was the first time he had ever been inside a boat. Colonel is a good rider, some base- ball player and a popular ca- det. He says that he is going to Germany when he gradu- ates. Good luck. to Colonel Gibbs. Frankfort, Indiana Take the chairs ofif and pull the rugs back fellows, Bob Given is going to give us a little dance. Bob is the fellow who tickles the piano keys every night for the little Tattoo dance on 2nd floor North and if we wanted to get him stuck up we would tell you that he was the musical director of The Cabaret Hound and Omar and the Lost Charm . Bob wants to be a banker and if he tickles the bank notes as much as he tickles the ivories he will surely succeed. He has been with us only two years but he has added a great deal to our xj , pleasure. II ' ii iii i iii i iiii i ' I II MILITARY RECORD 12-13-14 Pvt. A Co. 13-14-15 Corp A Co 15-16 Q. M Lieut ineers 14-15 Q M Serg-t. Engineers 15-16 t. Engineers ,x5 RJ3mJ- £ o THLETIC RECORD 13-14 Co Football Glee Club Choir Vars Rifle Team Vedette Staff Sharpshooter N. R. A. Marksmanship Pres. and Capt. Rifle Team Service Club Barrack Enter- tainment Com- mittee Lincoln, Nebraska Cornell We really could publish this whole page and leave the name off and it would be just the same for who doesn ' t know Joe Grainger? There is only one man that the school has lost money on and it is this same little? — : Joe . Just look at the picture above and we need say nothing else. For four winters and one summer, Joe has carried his 280 pounds around the school with a smile on his face and that is really the biggest com- pliment that we can pay him. Fat won the Vedette Fob as the alumni editor when he was only a second classman. I ■ MILITARY RECORD 15-15 Pvt. D . Co There are not many fellows who can be good in track, hockey, golf and tennis and yet stand high in their studies. June Gregg, however, is the boy who can do all of this, and at the same time he is in society and dances. Altogether he has some list of accomplishments and it is hard to say which he is best in, although his particular hobby is golf. He is going to join Crisco Millard at Cor- nell for a course that will even- tually lead to manufacturing. [55] MILITARY RECORD Indianapolis, Indiana Business Babe was the name this mighty warrior received while room- ing with Bear Wittwer . During this period of his life he formed the motto that The fellow who can bottle up his wrath is surely a corker and since Bear left us he has showed it. Give Ralph his Hard and he is happy but he has a great fear of Capt. Bays who usually Gloms him for excess lights or tacks in moulding. All in all, R. W. is a good scout. He is not a woman hater and pictures of the fair sex around the room never leave his eve. e have found few faults with Babe at Culver. Ill iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii imac CALL. ■.(TO.-. ij ATHLETIC RECORD 14-15 Co. Football 15-16 2nd Varsity Football 14-15 Troop JZ( ! 9?: ' , .. iUoPZS i; Brockton, Massachussets Every ters to letters, theless man has his failings and Aby ' s big one is writing let- the fair sex. His room is filled with boxes containing as well as blank ammunition for more letters. Never- there are times when more serious thoughts enter his mind and if you could only hear him bite ofif a chain of Spanish you would understand (?) him better. He has won a place in the hearts of all the men in South Barrack as well as placed his name King high in the memories of his friends. As a trooper he has been most successful. 15-16 1st Lieut. Battalion .Adii Dramatic C ' lul Omar Theatr. Company 15-16 nramatic Club , Seo ' Hop Club M -P- W ' rgt. Artillery 14-15 1st. Lieut Artillery Pittsburg, Pa. Exerter and Yale Whenever anyone hears the name of Fat Herr around the school, he is immediately reminded of the giant who played guard on the football team for the past two years. Herr has certainly made good in everything at school, except in losing weight, and he is still busy at the task. By the ribbon that Fat wears to the dances it looks as if he was a disbeliever in the saying Nobody loves a fat man . He has the honor of being the first two service stripe Adjutant. Omar goes away from Culver with many friends and certainly the good wishes of his class. Vars. Track Squad 15-16 Hike Club Clinton, Connecticut This is our friend Doc Higgins. Doc is a plebe to be sure, but he is so smart that he is taking a Post Graduate course be- cause there is no higher. The only regret that we have about Doc is that he didn ' t come here five years ago and give us the benefit of his work. Doc is one of the few plebes who jumps right into things and takes an interest in everything. His record above takes up a great deal of space for a man with only one service stripe. He is a wonderful student. Doc has held the only plebe editorship on the Roll Call and he has done well with it. 15-16 Pvt. B. Co, 15-16 Glee Club 15-16 Co. Hockey QiUflA Mp . Clinton, Connecticut Harvard Pewee Higgins is only sixteen years old, but he has gradu- ated from High School already and has passed his examination for Harvard. But not only is he a shark, especially when it comes to languages, but also an all around good fellow. He most o ' ' spe spj shooting pool and skating, and at the Thanksgiving Hop, he was one of the best dancers on the floor. At present he is plan- ning to make international banking his career, and if he keeps on at the present rate it looks as if he ' d have a big future. He ' s little, but. Oh My! MimTTT 1 1 1 III Iinilllllll II III 111 I II 111 111 I inilimMiiii mill II i, i ii in ii i nun j 1 1 1 ii 1 1 ii 1 1 1 iii i ii 1 1 1 r [60] MILITARY RECORD 13-14 Pvt. B Co. 14-15 Sergt. B. Co. 15-16 2ncl Lieut Wireless 1st Sergt. 15-16 Lieut Artillery 13 B. Co. Football Athletic RECORD Co. Bowling Team B. Co. Gym Team Dramatic Club Hiking Club, Treas. 14-15-16 Secy. Cabinet 14-15-16 Glee Club Mgr. 15-16 Asst. Editor Vedette Business Mgr. Roll Call Rockford, Illinois Hedge once had the aspiration to become a poultry raiser, but since sucessfully acting as Business Manager of this publi- cation he is so stuck up about it that he is going into the print- ing business. He is a somewhat large person, consequently stands rather prominent in the Y. M. C. A. He has worked hard and has given this insti- tution an orchestra for their movies as well as numerous other improvements. George ' s record has been above par and he deserves a great deal of credit for holding down the business end of this book. Keep it up old man. I I ' ll Inkster, North Dakota Had you seen this North Dakota rough rider before his arrival here you could understand why he has gained his point. Yes, that quick temper of his was soon calmed after a few such questions as Wha-ja-do to get here , etc., and although he can overcome Indian ponies and Kissel Cars, he had to fall under the trampling feet of his superiors, the old m an . Esau is planning to sell either of the Dakota ' s to the highest bidder, so get ready to cash in, boys. The troop will miss Esau , but we all hope to see him often at reunions. Princeton, Illinois Football, Football, Football! That is all Doc thinks and dreams of. He has it served with every meal and if there were such a thing in the school he would doubtless like to take a course in Attack and Defense in the Noble Art of Football . He says he is going into busi- ness when he has completed his college course, but it seems a good deal more probable that he will make coaching, at a vast salary, the aim of his ca- reer. Whatever he does he will carry with him the best wishes of his classmates. For he is a jolly good fellow. ' MILITARY RECORD 13-14-16 Pvt. 13-14 Field Scouts 15-16 Artillery C ook-A -e. Voungstown, Ohio U. of Virginia Allow us to introduce to you one of the distinguished members of Jawn McLean ' s taxicab. Gibby hails from Youngstown, Ohio, but his ambition in life is to get married. Now, girls, if you want a nice blond who plays football like a wizard, here is your chance. Gibby is a great songster and it is hard to tell who has the sweetest voice, he or Bono Reece. He has been a staunch member of the Glee Club and the Barber Shop Quartette. Gibby is going to Brown University and we expect to see him play- ing varsity football next year. MILITARY RECORD ■ ' Z cK ' Cc.a.t. J CC-ft. ' fV ' . Minonk, Illinois U. of Illinois Shine de kid Jansen is the boy who ' s got us up at 5 :20 A. M. in the cold mornings of the past winter when the moon was brightly shining. Many are the lads who have thanked their lucky stars because the Kid held the bugle call two seconds so they have just slid into place on time. Bill ' s favorite stunt is going out into the fields to study the little boidies and flowers. In other words, our class possesses a nature fake — pardon me — student. citfC ' C Jackson, Michigan Its all right to get letters from her; but don ' t leave them on the table and walk out. This little cadet did it in his plebe year and it ruined him. Hence the name Sweetheart . Have you ever seen the boat of three barrels ? Well, this is a specimen of his work. Jonny is also a musician. He is the man that plays the rests. Sometimes, 4 however, he plays the flute. He tears up the Ukelele, the fift 14-15 Pvt. A. Co, 15-16 Corp A. Co, 14-15 Omar Club sm . rfUu Boonville, Missouri Funny why these auto-nitoxicants always like to be well sup- plied with shoes isn ' t it? We are in hopes that Trig will help the shoe business, for there is need of close figuring to fit some of the balancing blocks, especially those like Trig ' s . We are sorry to loose W. T. J. Jr. and wish he might have been with us several years sooner. He is ?l a good scout and hard to beat, and if from now on third floor West seems dull and dreary it will be because this Missourian has left us. MILITARY RECORD Entered 1911 11-12 Pvt. Co. C. 12-13 Corp. Co. C. 13-14 Corp. Co. E. 14-15 Serg-t. Co. E. 15-16 2nd Lieut. D. Co. 13-14 Co. Football 14-15 Co. Baseball Hoqiiiam, Wash. U. of Washington O. C. moved to Culver five years ago and now it seems like home. In fact, he has been here so long he doesn ' t know much different. Quite true, Oscar has paid the dividends of several railroads in his time and he can now name every milk station between here and Hoquiam. He has joined the rough-rid- ing squad thinking that his training will help him when he becomes a logger . Well, they say Oscar has quit courting Madame Fatima but still hangs the horseshoe up. Old Up and at ' em has a friend in every one of us and we shall miss him greatly. MILITARY RECORD 14-15 Pvt. C. Co. 15-16 Corp. C. Co. 14-15-16 Troop Rough Riding lo-lS Artiller ATHLETIC ' RECORD 14-15-16 Vars. Track Team Indianapolis, Indiana Besides being noted for the production of automobiles and accessories, Indianapolis, Ind., is far famed as the home of our friend W. N. Kellogg. The greatest thing that Kelly does is to sleep in his little bunk in the Open Air and dream of the days when he will soar through the air in an aeroplane and dart to and fro like a bird. Kelly is quite a football player and he played good ball with the sec- ond team in both of their games. He is a chemistry shark, and when he was llibSB knocked out in a football game Cl ' J last fall his first words were ■ HMnO and FeO. 13-14 Pvt. Band 14-15-16 Sergrt. Band j)X4««Si t Q.AilMi i- ' ' -K Grand Rapids, Michigan Just read that last name again and you can easily guess Kutch ' s ambition. No doubt he will someday conduct a band in the ice fields of Labrador. When he is not fiddling he may be found entertaining the Cottagers with his short clar- ionet. It makes no difTerence who is missing in the band, for in an urgent call Kutch can fill the place. He is wonder- fully posted in music and has an enormous pack of editor- ials which he has collected from newspapers all over the country. Kutch will be greatly missed. ■ I ' ' I TT MILITARY RECORD 14-15-16 Pvt. C. Co 14-15 Signal Corps 15-16 Vedette Hockey 15-16 Cleveland, Ohio College : Beef Trust is one of these third floor West terrors. He has played company football, but he made his big debut at Culver when he played his first game this year with the second varsity. This little tot may be short, but it didn ' t keep him from getting through the opposite line for twenty yard gains. Here is the man who knows how to be a German chemist. We don ' t know about the chemist stuff, but he has got the German part down pat, for he is some fighter. He is the man who read all the Vedette ex- changes and so always had his name among the contribs. iiiiniiiiiii ' - I I J I I I I ITTT ' III Ml lllllllN.lllllllliMl ll.:iiiinnMiiiiiMjiiiiiiiiiiMiiiim mf [71] R O MILITARY RECORD 14-15 Pvt. C. Co, 1516 Pvt. C. Co. JUcL I Detroit, Michigan U. of Michigan ATHLETIC RECORD 14-15-16 Co. Football Basketball Baseball Track 14-15-16 14-15 VS ' ireless Troop 15-16 Whoa ! Whoa ! Don ' t be astonished, this is just a friendly dis- course between this Michigan cowboy and his horse. Danny is one of the greatest triflers in school and is one of the few who get away with it. He has taken an active part in athletics and in all school happenings for the past two years. Recently the Vedette contained won- derful series of travelogues joined together by Lane ' s fas- cinating idea of TattooTales . Dan has got it into his head that the humble tiller of the soil is the greatest man of all and it is to this occupation that he is going to turn. RECORD ATHLETIC RECORD 11 Co. Football 15 Co. Basketball Co. Basketball Springfield, Ohio Business James OSBORXE blew in from Springfield in September, 1911, as a little plebe about four and a half feet high and now, just think, he is the tallest Commish in school. With his slender but graceful figure he is holding down one of the most respon- sible and honorable jobs in the Battalion. We are all wonder- ing who this little dame Mary from Springfield is that he keeps talking so much about. Yes, J. O. is going to be some lawyer, and he can hardly wait to take charge of some big law firm, the kind we now call razor-backs. He is some ora- tor. 15-16 2nd Lieut. C Co £ z .: ,.. -.. - Service Club Eau Claire, Wisconsin Wis. College This Wisconsin delegate lias been known to do many peculiar things in his sleep. Let us name a few. One cold and stormy night he opened wide his yindow and flung his bed clothes to the winds. At another time he is said to have ofifered an Acad- emy officer a pill or two. Now Leiny doesn ' t sleep continually. He is wild over the fai r ones and while dancing with the ladies is contented. He has annexed himself onto Main where the plebes have learned many a lesson from him. He has put his best into his work and has made good in everything he has undertaken. IM I II IIIIII IILlhlllll I I ll l l lllllll l llll l l ' ATHLETIC RECORD 15-16 Co. Football C. Co. Varsity Basketball C. Co. Pitsburg, Kansas Chic Liepmax is one of these pretty guys and if you want to see him at his prettiest tell him to Wipe it off and then watch him dimple deliciously as the novels say. In spite of this, however, he ' s the guy that put the ball in the basket and made the tracks in the company track meets. Lippy always denies any ambition in life but to have a good time, but we notice that every time he gets a letter in ereen ink, he hits the trail a little harder and edges up a little nearer the top. ' ' ■ Mill. III. III! ' 1 [ ' 6] MILITARY RECORD 12-13 Pvt. A. Co. 13-14 Sergt. B. Co. 14-15 Corp. B. Co. ■ 15-16 Lieut. B. Co. 12-13 2nd Vars. Football Varsity Basketball AT HUE TIC RECORD 13-14-15-16 Vars. Football Varsity Basketball Vars. Track 14-15-16 Student Council 15-16 Service Club Omar Comedy Club ' icliita, Kansas r. of Kansas Jawn has done about everything possible for a fellow to do at Culver. From football to dramatics he has shown up finely in every department. His graduation leaves a vacancy in the football line that will be hard, if not impossible to fill, and the track team is wondering where it can find another man to throw the discus out of sight. His combination of strength, nerve and never say die spirit makes him an athlete without peer. In military afifairs Jawn has weathered several little busts , but he graduates 5 - a -J ' - ' ' - highest of the infant |dp ' M commish. Football Team 15-16 D. Co. Hockey 14-15 Orchestra Waco, Texas Cornell Water and love are dangerous. Mac has been in both over his head. No lifesavers or preservers can rescue him. Mary is a pretty name, though. Here ' s a man who can tell you anything in Math from the price of a turnip salad to why a road runs both ways. He is a tennis shark and takes a hand in football. Just after last Summer School he took a trip to Frisco, and what surprised him most was that someone had put salt in the Pacific just before he got there and it tasted of it. Mac is a wonderful student and has a good chance for the Scholar- ship Medal. 1 ' ■ ' ■ ii i ni iiiii iiii i i i i i i i iii iiiHiiMi I ' I ' ■I iinnilnnini niTm-rr l lll ' l l lll ll ' l ' l ' ' ' Mill I nil III I I I. Ill I Ill Mill I Ml 1 1 I iiiim-rrr [78] 15-16 Vars. Track 15-16 c vtA. L na Brunswick, Missouri Journalism Steve Mann is a great student of history. In fact, he gets his highest marks in that subject which he takes because in the near future he plans to become a journalist and he wants to know just how to manufacture history. Watch for his History of the World from 1920-19— (That little ad cost him five bones) . But Steve is not only a dry chronicler of events, he is also a speedy half miler. No doubt he considers that a valu- able asset if he should be caught on a battlefield with a troop of the enemy on his trail. He walked off with the first intercompanyspeaking contest ' ' I ' ll I I- I I l.llMlliniMll II lllllllliMlllMinillliniiiMiii.il] inini i.iiii m i m. i i 1 1 ' [79] MILITARY RECORD 15-10 Pvt. D. Co ATHLETIC RECORD Chicago, Illinois ■ ' Cliff Marshall has a vaulting ambition and a new scheme for carrying it out. The first is to be a millionaire on the Car- negie or Rockefeller order, and the second is to make this little pile by manufacturing Pure Food stufTs and selling them at a low price but in such vast quantities that there will be a fortune in them. You see, he combines the work of a Dr. Wiley with the business ideas of a Ford to produce the cash of an Astor. His favorite oc- cupation is quite a contrast to his strict ideas of hard work, for he is very fond of dancing. ROLL. MILITARY RECORD 12-13 Pvt. A. Co. 13-14 Corp. E. Co. Co. 15-16 Capt. D. Co. 13-14 Hosp. Crps PcJi(hMlr}0U(MAM ATHLETIC RECORD 14-15-16 Vars. Track D. Co. Chrap. Football Team 14-15 Golf Club 15-16 Capt. Vars. Track Military Eclt. Roll Call Pres. Hop Club Service Club Cadet Council Seattle, Washinj ton It is too bad that we haven ' t larger pages in this book, for when we come to such a man as Tillie Maxwell we are somewhat crowded for data room. Tillie wears the big chevrons and has turned out one of the best companies in the school. Yes, it is D Co. and they are sporting j, the champion football iy ' sweaters and Tillie possibly ; deserves more credit for this than anybody else. Tillie is the track man who repre- sents the school at Northwest- ern every year. He is Presi- dent of the Hop Club and Military Editor of the Roll Call. asmmzDzni iiiiiiiiiiiiii II MIL.ITARV RECORD Pvt. C. Co. Calumet, Mich. Columbia I ' niversity One of the most popular of this year ' s plebes is ' Jack Merton. He is a busy man, as you can see by his string of jobs and was specially active in making the Plebe show the rattling good success that it was. He lives, breathes and sleeps machinery, and his great ambition is to become some kind of an auto- mobile engineer, even if it ' s only a chauffeur. However, it seems more likely that he will design a new type of en- gine and in the future, cars will be listed as Merton motored . 14-15 Ex. Committee 2nd Class Banquet ATHLETIC RECORD 14-15-16 Omar Theatre Club 15-16 Barrack Entertainment Committee CF £u. to--i . Portland, Oregon Harvard Like David Warfield, P. Lee Menefee leaped into promin- ence in a singk night. Opportunity came knocking at his door in the form of the Omar Comedy Club which lacked a lead- ing man. Who cannot, in his mind ' s eye, see P. Lee — his hair in the great divide, rosy com- plexion and sweetly bashful eyes, dashing madly up and down behind the footlights, an Omar chorus behind his back. In addition to this he is an author of no little note, his most notable works being the Cabaret Hound and Omar and the Lost Charm . ' ' 1 ' 1 1 IIMIIIIMI II. IIIMimilMMIIIII lin ] Mill [83] [84] Illlliiim II I TTT CALL. MILITARY RECORD 13-14 Pvt. Band 14-15 Corp. Band 15-16 Sergt. Band (jU it Syn. ( u ATHLETIC RECORD 14-15 Band Basketball 15-16 Y. M. C. A. Orchestra 15-lB Local Editor Roll Call School Orch. Omaha, Nebraska Business First in war; first in peace; first in the hearts of the ladies. Don ' t get anxious, girls, because he ' s taken — Cupid holds the high cards. Three years ago he was a free man, but Summer School sealed his fate. Hubie is a staunch supporter of the band and is on the Roll Call staff. Whether his efforts went to a good cause or not we leave to your judgment. He is one man who always sees you when you pass him and invariably has some cheerful word. He is popular with all and we wish him the best of good luck for the future. I I I II I IIII I II II III II I M IIIIIII ■ III ' Ill ' I IIIIIIIIIIIM II .III ) I MM [85] IIIIIUIIIIIIIIIII Ill [86] Here is a Southerner who is a Northerner — at least he rooms far up in North. Monty speaks German better than he speaks English and is a member of the famous German Club . He has been here two years and still craves to be ruled by the stick book, so he is going to Annapolis. Monty is al- ways talking about the time when he will be an electrical engineer in the navy. He plays good games of basket- ball and pool, stands high in his studies and is King in Solid Geometry. We know Annapolis will receive him as gladly as Culver has. 15-16 Dramatic Club Omar Club Service Club fk 15-16 Capt. F. Basketball MiciC)4ii_ ' Charleston, Missouri Look him over closely. Now would you say that he was an in- cessant trifller? Well, he is, and his chief delight is trifling with Willie Ulmer. But Mas has a commanding attitude also and all the members of the large and mightv F Company jump at his deep roaring voice. He enjoys the little recreation walks which always lead him to the Indiana Boat-House. We know not why, but it is a fact. He can pick a mandolin to a fair ye well and is a hard worker and a good fel- low. ' ■ iiiiNi-rrT MILITARY RECORD 12 Pvt. -13 Band 13 Corp. -14 Band H Pvt. -15 Band Athletic RECORD 13-14-15 and Athletics 12-13-14-15 Pvt. Troop Orchestra dZj :; . Seattle, Washington Squirley smoked, in fact he smoked three vears at Culver and Squirley was one of the very few who got away with it. As said before, Squirley loved his pipe, but one night he went up to Capt. Johnston voluntarily and laid his faithful hod and ten cans of P. A. on the table, and Squirley smokes no more. He has been a member of every musical organization of any sort, kind or description in the last four years and plays several instruments. He helps the Band in all athletics and is a hearty supporter of every- thing that comes up. ' 11 1 I 11 ' ■ TTT MILITARY RECORD ir,-]6 I ' vt. Ba 15-16 r. M. C. A, Orchestra ATHLETIC RECORD 15-16 Football 15-16 rs. Baseball Orchest. a Morrison, Illinois Another football champion of this last season was Mick who held down a job at fullback. He is, sad to say, afflicted with Blowum Tromboninias and has his worst attacks at par- ades and guard mount. Mick has not yet decided on a career but will probably take up either farming or music, pos- sibly both! There is one good thing about Homer Meakins: When he sets out to do a thing he generally does it; so it is pretty safe to say that if he wants to be a musical farmer he ' ll be one and a good one. MILITARY RECORD 14-15-16 Pvt. D. Co, Athletic RECORD Vars Riflle Team L Los Angeles, California Fellows, this is Nellie. Oh ! Just a second. Don ' t start fixing your hats and brushing your hair because if you give one glance above you will see that it is only Nellie Nelson. Nellie has had a taste of both Summer and Winter Schools, but now he is going to leave our happy bunch. We have heard that he is going to be Colyum re- porter at $1.50 per. We don ' t _ know why, but every Saturday 1 t .} night NeH gets his violin out and sighs and looks at his fem- inine pictures and sighs again and then someone goes out hunting for the cat. [92] MlLITAR ' i RECORD 14-15-16 Pvt. A Co, 14-15 Co. Football and Baseball Football, Shot- I )ut, Boxing Frankfort, Kentucky HOWDY, Si. Wall ril be switched if I don ' t believe it ' s going to rain. Old Si Noel is going to be a farmer and a Kentucky farmer at that. Just imagine him twenty years from now, a big fat man with regular Kentucky hat and a cheroot stuck in one side of his mouth, talking politics. Si is a good foot- ball man and he has helped A out in their athletics a great deal. He is a shark in Mechanical Drawing and an all-around good fellow. r oj ] ■o ' XnM c rry- Broken Arrow, Oklahoma U. of Illinois Yes Sir, here is Parkin Space , above and below sir. Park is a plebe member of that Culver Band, and he plays one of those gobb sticks (clarinets). We can usually find Parkin Space in the Band cottage because they don ' t allow Fords there. He is popular with the bunch for his never failing good humor and willingness to work. When he gets his little sheepskin in June he is planning to go into busi- ness for a year and make a mil- lion or two and then go up to Boston Tech to specialize in Engineering. He is deter- mined that he will always find a way or make one. ' ' Nii ' MM III N III I IIIIII II IIII III IIIIIIIII I III Nir Leiand Stanford Perky is one of these quiet, likeable sort of chaps that sticks pretty well to his job, but finds plenty of time to show his com- pany loyalty by going out for the teams and working hard while he ' s on them. In 1915 he was one of C Company ' s star players on the football team. He plans to go to the Univer- sity of Illinois or Leiand Stan- ford and will take up scien- tific farming as his work. It is hard to imagine old Perky going around chewing a deli- cious piece of straw, but if he wants to do that we are sure he will succeed. 15-16 Vars. Football Basketball South Bend, Indiana ' TiS many long years since Squirrelly was a rhiney and it took him just that time to prove that size is no factor in football. Through years of practise he has developed to be one of the leading men on the subject of Drafts. Because of his ability in this line he has been elected president of the Unruly mob of West Barracks. His other occupation is that of writing a friend and from his French roommate we learn that he hopes to have a happy home in a few years. His chances are better to be the star bareback rider for Ring- ling Brother ' s Circus. [98] MILITARY RECORD 14-15 Pvt. F. Co 15-16 Pvt. D. Co Athletic RECORD Co. Tennis Co Bowling- 14-15-16 Troop Artillery Dramatic Club Co. Rifle Team S- l -j jUUL C - Johnny came to us a mere infant and goes away — well, some changed. He is small but has a powerful energy beyond con- ception. The best thing about his opinions is that that they ring true. Strong and consistent work characterizes everything that he has done at Culver. 5 The best place to view Johnny is at a hop in the Gym, because then his true soul is upper- most. Socially he is a star and one of the first magnitude. In the corps every man is his friend and to each one he gives a warm and whole- hearted friendship. MILITARY RECORD 13-14 Pvt. A. Co 14-15 Pvt. A, Co, Cleveland, Ohio This important personage entere d our midst in the fall of 1913, a meek and lowly plebe, look at him now! We all remember his important work at center, and were pleased to see him get his Culver . As a speaker Joe certainly takes the cake and from the way he thrills his audiences we expect to see him make Billy Sunday look like C an auctioneer. At Hallowe ' en he made his first appearance on the stage as assistant to the magician and the bulge in his cheek caused numerous spec- ulations. Some thought it was Joe ' s favorite peiperheid- sik . 13-14 Corp. Band 14-15 1st Sergt. Band 15-16 1st Lieut. Band Honor Council a ATHUETIC RECORD Co. Bseball 13-14-15-16 2nd Football Band Baseball Band Basl etball Band Football 12-13 igansport Crew Noblesville, Indiana Business If any man in the world deserves a front seat in the Service Club, Bill Quear is the man. It seems natural for a little man to play a small instrument, but if Bill were put in a room full of gold horns and told to take his choice he would turn them down and take his big, dented but sturdy E flat bass and start playing. No words are neces- sary, his data speaks for itself. It ' s just plain Bill and every person in this region knows Bill ' . He is an athlete, mu- sician, hard worker and a man from his cap down. ■ IIIIDIMIIII [II 1 I ,11 nillllllllllllllll ]ITT [101] 14-15 Pres. 2nd Class South Barracks Comedy Club 15-16 Vice-Pres. 1st Class Cheer Leader Omar Club Y. M. C. A. Cabinet Evanston, Illinoi The varied talents of Shakespeare, Beethoven, George Cohan and Pavlowa have all been concentrated in ' ' Bono . Once he was ours, but he has long since been dragged into Chicago ' s social whirlpool. His chief work this year has been the reform- ation of the indefatigable He- lander. His paternal appeal wrenched results from the very talons of despair. But in this the total of his ambitions are far from realized, for his hope of founding a school for girls on the opposite shore of Maxinkuckee is ever foremost in his mind. o MILITARY RECORD 12-13-14-15-16 Pvt. D. Co. Pvt. Field Scouts 13-1-1 Signalling (Heliograph) ATHLETIC RECORD 14-15 Corp. Field 15-16 Artillery Dallas, Texas Southern Methodist Sir, Cadet Private Reib, C. reports his presence. Have you been a private since you came here? Reib was asked. No. I was a corporal in the Field Scouts last year was the reply. And so he was and a mighty efficient one. Cut that out, Reib is about all this little lad hears, for he is one of the biggest triflers in school. What it takes to play a good game of pool Reib has and the Y is his usual camp- ing ground. Ribs wants to be a doctor some dav and we are sure he will succeed. Band Athletics «-- . ■ ' i?C - -- = Sullivan, Indiana Poor Tubby Reid is afflicted with a guitar and a longing for motorcycles. Someone has said that we all have our idiosyn- crasies. Probably the guitar is Tubby ' s and he is not to blame for it. just the same, his roomie wishes that he would select a better time than between taps and reveille to figure out a new chord and would take that time for study. Aside from this Tub is a good fellow and evervone who knows h him for his good natui ikes ammmsm ' - MILITARY RECORD 14-15-16 Pvt. B. Co, lu U ' ' - - § Bonham, Texas Look out ! Here comes the round-up with Reb Russell in the lead. Here is a man who ' s motto is Try anything once, like it, try it again , and he certainly lives up to it. Rus tried rough- housing once and liked it, but tried it once too often and walked for four weeks on a pair of wooden supports like those Lieut. Vander Velde uses. Rus is one of those fielders you read of, and take it from us he has a right wing on him like a German army. I i ' JW% Louisville, Kentucky Germany Scholtz is a camera fiend. He has the knack of getting perfect pictures and he very rarely has failures. Last fall he photographed a great number of the football games and he got some wonderfully clear results. But taking photos isn ' t his only art. He is a very good Mechanical Draftsman and is pretty well up in ma- chine design. Scholtz came here largely for the military training, but he has made good in everything and has acquired a great many friends who will be sorry to lose him through graduation. - IIIIIIIIIIIIIIQI Athletic RECORD 15-16 Basketball Trap Shooting Club Pvt. Troop Manitowoc, Wisconsin Jack Schuette found his way down here from the wilds of wooley Wisconsin for the purpose of taking a Post Graduate course, to prepare him for his State University. He has entered into everything here and has shown the true Culver spirit in many ways. Basketball, skat- ing and tennis are his favorite sports, but when he is home he likes to go out in the woods % ki for a day of hunting, coming back in the evening with a bag of game. He plans to take up banking for his career. [MIIJIII 1 1 ATHLETIC RECORD 15-16 Co. Basketball •.ulJ C. S ' uA- -J Greenfield, Illinois I ' , of 111 It seems highly probable that the world of electricity will soon be astonished by the work of one L. C. Sheffield, a Culver grad. He has already shown marked talent in that line and will prob- ably begin original investigation in the near future. He has be- come an old man in six months, which shows how ageing his hard work has been. Here ' s good luck to vou in whatever you undertake, Shef , old scout. ' ' •TTt MILITARY RECORD 15-16 Pvt. A. Co, Athletic RECORD Pole Vault High Jump ° Cf J , ,. ! - ! Cleveland, Ohio If there is ever another Olympic Game Series, America will have the pole-vault cinched. Big Ed Shimansky will see to that, and it ' s quite possible that he will take care of the high jumps too, if he holds on his present form. Shimmy took a course here in preparation for newspaper work. When he leaves he is going right on the job and he will work up from the bottom to the highest place that hard work combined with a vaulting ambition will put him. He is well liked by all of the fellows who wish him the best of good luck. LORDY ! LORDV ! white folks, if this here ain ' t Ehner Slagle from old Louisiana. Slag is one of those human beings who wear 2nd Lieut, chevrons on his shoulders and who is a member of that organization called the Engineers. Slag had dreamed for a long time about going to Cornell where life is easy and where you don ' t have to sleep on top of the cover to keep from making up your bed in the morning. He is one of those fellows who can tell you what FR ' Hn ' 0 ' X— ZnJ-U ' equals as quick as you can buy a red balloon from an Italian ven- [Ill] [112] ]3-U I ' vt. D. Co 14-15 Sergt. A. C 15-16 Pvt. B. Co Athletic RECORD 14-15-16 Vars. Baseball Vars. Football Vars. Baseball Troop Golf Club 5 : C -,6iw J - Fort Worth, Texas Buck hails from the Lone Star State, making his headquarters at Fort Worth. He has certainly made good in athletics and is one of the best roughriders in the Troop. In fact Old Buck is a regular jack of all trades. We will surely have to hand it to him on his new aeroplane which he has made himself, ■and out of the five patents which he entered in the office at Washington four were ac- cepted. We expect great things of him, and his name will be remembered around the academy as first in ath- letics, first in E. D. and first in the hearts of his schoolmates. Joliet, Illinois Do you know Smith who lives in Chicago and owns a Ford? If not, this is his little picture above so you will know him the next time that you see him. He is another of the fast set in our school. He can do the half in nearly two flat. His hobby, he says, is stamp collecting, but he doesn ' t sa y which kind of stamps. His specialty in the line of studies is Solid Geom. which he takes because he is going into the steel business and wants a firm foundation — a solid one as it were. See? Smithy is going from here to Dartmouth. iiiiiii I ' ' ' 13-14-15-16 Pvt. D. Co. 15-16 Co. Football Co. Basketball Co. Baseball Co. Track 14-15-16 Sig:nalling Hospital lud M::: New York Citv Bunny was born when he was detailed as orderly and he died wdien he drew his sabre and found a bayonet. If Loose had small feet and Tracy Cowell had hair on his head, who would be the greatest Solid Geom. student in school? Bunny Stewart. He played football with D. Co. and usually hangs out on the pool tables and on the Bowling alleys in the Y. M. C. A. He is another one of those Northern cadets who room in North. Bunny has been with us for a long time ) and we hate to see him go. MiNiiiii II [iMiii m- MILITARY RECORD 15-16 Pvt. B. Co. Team Chippy Crew Varsity Track B. Co. Football ' lAX l 3 XCvJ-CLyL4 Lamanda Park, Cal. Berkeley Colleee Bill Stewart is pretty well known for his swimming ability. He is a regular fresh water shark and in Summer School was on the swimming team as well as the crew and track team. He was a sergeant there also, but being a Winter School plebe could not hold office this year. After graduation he is planning on going to work and later to en- ter Berkeley College where he will take a course to prepare him for the business and com- mercial life of a merchant. I I I IMII II ll l l Ill TTTt 15-16 Co. Basketball 14-15 Wireless Ft. Wavne, Indiana Look Out! here comes Stief ! ' Stief is a motor enthusiast and a mechanical genius. He loves his car better than his girl and drives a - - ters and guess. - -. No we can ' t say it, but you can count the let- Stief is on.e of those members of that myster- ious club that likes to walk. Bull Ring? Oh no! It is practically the same thing, but they call it the Hiking Club. Stief is one of the best stu- dents in school and deserves a great deal of credit for it. He is a good athlete and is pop- ular. R O MILITARY RECORD 14-15 Pvt. D. Co. 15-16 Pvt. A. Co. msjm - £ Boulder, Colorado U. of Colorado Cy is one of those fellows who inhabits 2nd floor North. He is a medium round cadet with black hair, big feet and a pretty smile which all girls like. Cy has an ambition to be a mining engineer and is going to Colorado University when he receives his little sheep-skin. Cy wants to be a farmer if his other profession fails, so, of course, he will have some- thing to fall back upon. He has helped his company out in football and he is very popular in North Barrack. rilllllllllllMllliiil I I l-m-r-r ' I MILITARY RECORD Kansas Citv Missouri U. of Missouri K Co ' Thompson is distinguished from most of his worthy class in that he doesn ' t like society and isn ' t particularly fond of dancing. At least he says that swimming and mechanics hold much more interest for him than running around to pink teas and dansants. He is a more than average tennis player and in the summer spends most of his time on the courts. His hobby is writing letters to his numerous friends back in the State where you have to show them. [120] I MILITARY RECORD 12-13 Pvt. Co. C 13-14 Corp. C. 14-15 Junior Col Sergt. C. 15-16 Capt. F. 13-14-15-16 Co. Football Basketball and Bowling- Baseball j:i C i.. ATHLETIC RECORD 14-15 Track Manag 12-13 Engineers 13-14 Corp Engineer 14-15 Y. M. C. A. Cabinet Sergt. Eng. 15-16 Pres. Y. M. C. A Cabinet Artillery Pottsville, Peiinsyh Here we have Willie brother to Fat and Jack. Know ' im? Well if you don ' t you have missed a valuable friend. Willie wears the big chevrons and every man in F Co. is proud to say that he is in Capt. Ulmer ' s Co. You never see Willie with a long, downhearted face; rather he always has a smile and a cheerful word. We are sorry girls, but Willie can ' t even be gotten during leap year and if you will only look on the F. Co. page you wall ask no questions. Willie has worked hard and has certainly made good. ' jaA ClAJiJrrJ..y Terre Haute, Indiana Sarg confesses to be a woman-hater, but, nevertheless, at each hop he has one of the Royal Twelve in the way of beauty. M. C. has made good in both military and academic ways de- spite the fact that he spent a year or so in the same cell with Eddie Beggs. Walking is his special hobby, and if you could ever see him at it you would know why he has a pat- ent all his own made up from walking to the Q. M. every day for the daily purple envel- ope. Sarg is not going to college, but, like Roosevelt, he expects to take in some of the wilds of South America. Basketball 12-13 First Aid 15-16 Artillery Whitenater, Wisconsin Say, did you see the Vedette last week? Well, here he is again. Fred Vette, alias Vedette, comes from Whitewater. We expect that the place is alright, but it sounds like a ginger- ale or a cocktail. He is the international noted driver of the ta.xicabs, but now out for championship in the cycle-car line. Thus far we haven ' t missed any of our four legged friends, due to his careful man- ipulation of the throttle. Ve- dette is very quiet, but when he speaks he says something. He has entered into the interest of the school and is always ready to do anybody a good favor. ' ' ■ Huntinp;ton, V. ' a Johns Hopkins A.B. and M. D. Hello Vic! Was the Open Air cold last night? This is our littl e Bald headed soldier and, take it directly from the battery, he is a neat Culver cadet. Vic and Trig, get along just as if they were born together. Most of all Vic believes in being individ- ual; perhaps this is due to his being the only one in the school taking Homer. We sincerely hope that when John Hopkins welcomes him, he will not be alone in his A. B. and M. D. course. P. S. He dislikes the society Queen because he thinks she talks too much. Watch him girls. M 5 s, ' f: 111 ■■ ia-14-13 Pvt. Corp 13-14-15-1 Basket! Co. Baseball Vars. Traek Carnegie Tech. Three years ago Culver met him as a small boy minus half his trousers. Since he has been here he has made an enviable record, not brilliant perhaps, but one no red-blooded American need be ashamed of. In football he has ever been dependable and his nerve could never be doubted. Every year Bill has represented Culver in the high jump and has seldom failed to take first place. Studies? Well, he could do better but he never fails. Prob- ably he gets his luck through affection for schoolteachers. His ever-present good nature has won him many friends. O ' fu c ' K ' kJU- Bartlesville, Okla. Rush Medical College Old Doc Weber is one of the Kings of the third floor East, and believe us East Barrack is proud to say it. Doc starts around the hall with a little red silk stocking cap on the back of his head trying to borrow soap. Doc has been a c adet too long to buy soap, so his New Year ' s resolution was to bor- row all of his soap and tooth paste. The two things that Doc is most noted for are playing basketball and speak- ing German at the same time. This is quite an accomplish- ment, for when he misses a basket, he stops playing and uses German. II niUTTTT R O MILITARY RECORD 14-15-16 Pvt. B. Co. ATHLETIC li RECORD ' 14-15 Co. Football Co, 15-16 Basketball Baseball 15-16 Vedette Staff Hiking Club Gsm. Leader ' ' } Aurora, Illinois Oh ! I say girls, this is Dave. Dave is a dancer, a good looker, a talker and a regular ladies ' man. Dave comes from Aurora so of course he is used to girls. Here is another of that hiking bunch. He hikes for miles and miles and returns with a worn- out body, but a smile on his face. He is somewhat of a foot- ball and basketball player and has helped his company out a great deal in all athletics. Dave wants to be a commer- cial designer and he is a shark at mechanical drawing and debating. Dave is a good student, works hard and is a popular man. [128] R O MlUITAR ' t RECORD 15-10 Pvt. A. Co. ATHLETIC RECORD 15-16 Co. Football ' ' - ll ll Stockton, Illinois r ' ennsvlvania Riley White is what might be called business personified. Everything he does is businesslike and even his course here has that tendency. He has one weakness and that is automobiles. Whenever he has a chance to run a machine he is perfectly happy and contented and his idea of heaven is a Mercer speed boat and of the lower regions a certain popular low priced car. His future occu- pation will be managing a fac- tory along efficiency lines. 1 1 1 1 1 i-m MIUITAR-V RECORD 12-13 Pvt. D. Co. 13-14 Corp. D. Co. 14-15 Sergt. D. Co. 15-16 2nd Lt. A. Co 14-15-16 D. Co. Artillery Driver 13-14 Corp. Troop cS ! y 13-14-15 Sergt. Troop 15-16 Basketball and Track Co. Football 14-15-16 Service Club Pen and Pencil Club Chicago, lllinoi; Here is Stamford, gentlemen. He is a great rival of Bono Reece, and we have even heard that he is getting the best of Mr. Reece. Sam has been wearing his little uniform for four long years, so of course he is a member of the service club. Sam is one of those fellows who likes to sketch with pen and pencil and he is one of Mr. Seabury ' s star pupils. Sam is a roomer of Open Air and he has been in the Troop for four years. He is what you might call a classy photographer and he goes around snapping pictures of the little birds. ' I ' I ' ' ■ • MILITARY RECORD 15-16 Vars. Track Russellville, Arkansas Snow White is one of our stars in the sprinting line. At the time when Mr. Fischer introduced the athletic day system, Bill cleaned up all of the dashes for Co. C and then got his promotion. Bill has quite a- fondness for speaking and would like to go into the ministry for a profession, but he thinks it probable that he will abandon his likes and take up a business career. Snow Bill spends most of his time at home in hunting and writing poetry, and he is quite an adept at both arts, as his friends know to their grief. Ill ' •i? ' Muskegon, Michigan Hailing from Muskegon we have George Wilkinson corti- inonly known as Wilkie. From the above data you can readilv see that he has a pedigree somewhat on the order of a fighting bull terrier. How well we remember Wilkie charging the line in our football engage- ments ; when a few yards were f ' s needed Wilkie was always on the job. With ladies and his pen Wilkie is right there. His name was attached to our Christmas ballad Sol- vol. Once, just once, some fair maiden made a poetic proposal to Wilkie and he accepted in like manner. I ' ' ■ ' 14-15 Sergt. A Co, ATHLETIC RECORD Cross Country Team Jersey City, New Jersey Cast your glims this way and see whom we have. The crook in the lower left hand corner is Sergt. Wortendyke. Do you hear all of that noise coming out of East? Well that is Sarg and Joe Kullman having a little room-mate argument. Look out! Here comes the Sarg out of the window. Possibly Joe won. Sarg is one of those fellows who wants to get a comfort- able farm and settle down. Farming is just like Culver. When you try to settle down for the night the cannon goes off as soon as you close your eyes. Sarg is an engineer and an artillervman. Tulsa, Oklahoma Do you see that pretty little fellow working those stage lights? That is Pinkie Zahn and he is the big cheese in the Y. M. C. A. Saturday night picture shows. Pinkie wants to be an actor so of course he is starting out his career as a stagehand. Pinkie is one of the men who is re- sponsible for the publication of this book because Pinkie is the Asst. Business Manager. This little lad owns a pair of corporal chevrons which he wears with great delight. Pinkie is very quiet but he takes an interest in everything. He is a good shot and a mem- ber of the Dramatic Club. illlMIII ri35] o TLKfL. ' illllllMIILTTT JOUUJCOKJd: X !iil iJ . ' ' iT C A L L. -wr MILITARY RECORD 14-15-16 Pvt. F. Co. ATHLETIC RECORD 14-15 Co. Basketball and Football 15-16 Co. Baseb::!! ■, £Ul Grantville, Georgia Annapoii Yas Sah ! I comes from Georgia and believe me we got more possums in my home town than you all folks ever seen. People, this is Tom Zellars, alias Booker T. We don ' t know why this little gentleman should carry such a nick name through life, but does, so here we are. Tom will be the last man in the class to receive his dip. Not because he had the hard- est time getting it, but because he is the last man on the roll. Tom is a sailor boy from his heart, and we are sure that he will give Annapolis a good opinion of Culver. ' ii mi iiiiii Miii ' I ■ ' gnnr ' II ' ' ' II I i ii ' mi nil I I [136] I niiinn m ' 1J17 1917 1917 1117 „„ « ' ' ' 1917 1917 U J ' WW 1917  1S17 IW I Second Class ,1 ,( ' Whitehead, Preshieni Murray Secretary ■1 Cowell, n e-President Raleigh, Treasurer ' i Adams Drake J O ' Keefe J Anderson Dunbar Irvine O ' Neil R Bachmann Isard Barnes Eberhardt Paine R Baker Edwards Janes B Parker Baur Eichenberger Janes L Pearsall Bernstein Perrine Bookwalter Faulkner Kirby S Peters Brodnax, G. Firestone Poison ; Brodnax V Fischer Lakin Potter ' i Brown J Flick Lee Putnam Brown P Fosmire Labrot Rabbe Butterworth Fox R Leonard Reed M Byerly French Liddle Rice Frost Long Root C Caldv rell Fryer Lounsberry Ross S Calvert Love :.■ Chance ij Collard ■ ' i Covington Cox Clarabut ; Crane Gignilliat L Sammons Gonzales McCallum Schaffer Goodman V McCord Schneider (1 Grainger E McKeever Schramm Greiner Martin Sickmund Griffith J Matson Sims j: Crimmel ; ! Crosbv ' ; Cross Cutrer Culver V Cushing Gulley Mellen Miller T Spears Halle Mulliken J Thixton Haskins R Merrifield Turk ■ Heinbuch Meyers C Hickey I ' hri Hilderhrand Nease rimer J I Davis D Hill Nelson H Denny Holms T Noble H ' ade A : Decker Hoster Wadsworth Diehl ' K Hunsaker Officer K Walker [137] i [138] einoru of the BLACK HORSE TROOP [139] Military Review of the Year The Battalion On the evening of September twentieth, a body of officers and non-com- missioned officers arrived at the school for the purpose of drilling the new cadets. The men worked very hard during the first week and at the beginning of the second, guns and equipment were issued and the new-comers went to work to learn the manual along with the foot movements. This was done as an experi- ment and it worked very successfully. While the new men were working in the primary stages of drill, the old men received instructions in advanced military work, which proved more interesting than drilling with the beginners. About one hundred and eight old cadets were organized into a companv which was called The Provisional Company. This company was granted leave of absence of three days which was spent at The Business Men ' s Training Camp at Fort Sheridan. Here they received training in practical field work. The Thanksgiving drills proved a great success and were thoroughly enio}ed by all of the visitors. The music drill was the best it had been in four years. A great deal of interest was shown in the company competitive drills and the companies all worked hard for the supremacy-. E company finally proved her- self victor by a close margin. The Troop The Troop of 1916 consisted of sixty-five men and out of this number fifty- eight were old cavalrymen. With so many experienced men the efficiency of the Troop was very high. The Troop started the year with a big jump. All of the horses were new and of a better stock than the old ones. The saddles and bridles were also new and of a better grade than the ones before. For roughriding exhibitions the troopers wore white uniforms with white blankets and saddles. The new riding hall, which is to be the joy of the school and the Troop, is now well under way and will prob- ably be completed by next Thanksgiving. During the Spring days, the troopers enjoyed a few all night rides which added to the excitement of Trooping. Gold spurs were presented to the man having the best trained horse, and the gold medal was given, as usual, for horsemanship. The Troop did wonderful work during the entire year and entered into the parades and manouvers more frequentl ' than e er before. The Artillery The Artillery began its work later this year than usual, but, with the interest and hard work of the cadets assigned to it, became very efficient before the end of the term. The new cavalry horses worked well in the battery from the start and during commencement drilled a great deal better than those of the old toop. The special details of the battery were better trained this year than ever before and the battery was able to show its ability to simulate war conditions and place the guns in positions overcoming the obstacles that would be presented in war. The Engineers For speed and endurance the engineers probably excel all of the other mis- cellaneous corps in the battalion. Their specialty seems to be a six pontoon bridge which, when being constructed, seems to gather like mist before oiu eyes and before we realize it we are standing on a completely finished bridge. [140] The engineer corps is one of the most important corps in the service and the government inspector gave it his closest attention. He seemed very much pleased v ' ith their work and the fine spirit of the organization. Field Scouts The Field Scouts consisted of most of the new men of the first and second classes under the leadership of Capt. Middleton and certain cadet officers and non-commissioned officers of his selection. With untiring efforts they made this squad rank among the first of the miscellaneous drills. The work of this organization centered on camp hygiene and sanitation and actual conditions which exist on a field of battle. This branch of the training is considered one of the most important branches in the service and a great deal of attention was paid it. The equipment of the Field Scouts consisted of new field tents and ha er- sacks, with all of the necessar - articles of a soldier in camp. A different collar ornament was adopted, which were cross guns instead of cross arrows. The new ornament added a great deal of distinction to the corps and all of the new men seemed to take an abundant amount of interest in the work. The Machine Gun The Machine Gun Squad made its debut this year and under the auspices of Capt. Elliott pro ' ed a very capable organization. The equipment was all new and of the very highest type. This took the place of the gatling gun squad, but it retained the snap and ginger of the old organization. The Wireless The Wireless Squad and equipment seems to improve each year. While there were not so many men in it this year as in previous years, less time was taken to raise the sixty-four foot ladder which served as the support for the aerial by which messages are sent. The equipment of the squad consisted of the wireless wagon, supplied with the sixty-four foot ladder, and all necessary instruments for sending and receiving messages. It required the squad only four minutes to run up the ladder and prepare the instruments for use. The Inspector was very much pleased with the work of this organization and praised it highly. The Signal Corps A great deal of praise must be given to the men in the signal corps this year for their untiring efforts to make the organization the best. The men were very adept, both in sending and receiving messages in which they combined both speed and accuracy. Their equipment consisted of heliographs, signal flags, telephones and tele- graph of the latest type. Hospital Corps The Hospital Corps under the direction of Maj. Reed reached the highest standard of efficiency. Their work of resuscitating the drowned and caring for the woimded was both interesting and beneficial and we hope these men will be given the opportunity to prove their ability and knowledge of this kind of work. The squad was characterized by its snap and precision, especially in litter drills. [141] Cadet Officers A Co. L. S .Brown B Co. W. R. Brown E Co. H. V. Oviatt C Co. V. D. Loose F Co. C. H. Ulmer D Co. O. Maxwell FIRST LIEUTENANTS A Co. I. O. LeflFel W. M. Fordtran B Co. V. R. Gibbs E Co. M. C. Urban C Co. E. E. Noble F Co. P. H. Moore E. W. Qiiear H. D Co. T, Herr, Jr SECOND LIEUTENANTS A Co. S. White B. F. Mitche B Co. G. M. Hodge J. McLean E Co. C. H. Reece P. C. deConing C Co. E. C. Slagle J. J. Grainger F Co. W. M. Dosbaugh W. A. Devonshire D Co. R. W. Martina O. C. Kellogg- [142] t- 9 1 f f 9 ' : •: f 9 S f ■ % 9- 9- ' !■ , S 4.. 1 ....;, ■ m  ' . ■ .S-: . f mM:)A ' _ ■ J ■ - ■ .,   -■ -■ w, -a KJHK K K B K K . S ' B U K H I K E yj HHHH l w v MBU ' i m fi MiSSrMmM mm m Wwm ly? W $ ' mK mMK la .! - f « ' M -rsif •:5;j - qc 1 ■ ' I5  4fc -: !s, ' ' :-J t Non-Commission Officers FIRST SERGEANTS J. H. Denny R. W. Frost R. W. Hicke ' V C. P. Whitehead A. C. Gonzalez C. I. Murray SERGEANTS C. S. Poison B. N. Janes F. C. Sammons H. C. Martin D. E. Nease P. Eichenberger E. B. Diehl T. R. T. Cowell M. C. Matson R. W. Faulkner L. R. Gignilliat L. M. Fryer Kutschinski H. I. Millard V. L. Culver H. A. Uhri J. H. Burke H. A. Noble T. C. Peters H. S. Rice W. D. Ellis R. H. Isard J. H. Brown J. T. O ' Keefe J. G. Schneider V. M. Covington C. B. Mevers T. H. Mellen F. A. Schaefer H. W. Flick J. R. Drake C ORPORALS E. Cooper, Jr. S. W. Crothers B. Rasbury A. B. Dunbar O. F. Byerlv G. L. Butterworth C. F. Cushing J. H. Bookwalter W. W. Wa ' rren J. F. Hardie R. M. Heinbuch E. A. Logue C. B. Caldwell C. E. Zahn H. Manning D. D. Lord H. M. Buck C. P. Lewis A. D. Arend W. H. Eudv P. L. Menefee M. K. Weber J. C. Warnock L. J. Deuel W. T. Johnson H. P. Camden A. L. Johnson H. H. Crimmel W. S. Brown J. M. Frenkel J. Culver F. G. French A. B. Hastings F. W. Clare M. A. Blach J. D. O ' Keefe H. J. Burt W. J. Elliston W. M. Friend G. W. Schumann H. B. Wortendvke J. R. Stadtfeld L. B. Janes G. G. Clav J. L. Vickers W. C. Adams R. C. Anderson R. R. Haskins W. K. Behler J. S. Pflueger R. F. Officer C. R. Kern J. C. Root E. J. Zahn H. S. Wolff [143] [lull H. T. HERR, JR. First Lieutenant and Adjutitnt J. O. LEFFEL First Lieutenant on duty at Headquarters J. GRAINGER Second Lieutenant and Quartermaster jr. A. DEVONSHIRE Second Lieutenant on Special Duty idtli Hospital Department m J. D. LEONARD Sergeant Major C. B. RALEIGH Quartermaster Sergeant J. J. KULLMAN Drum Major and Sergeant [144] Band Quear, l.t Lt. Kutschinski, 1st Sergeant Kullman, Drum Major Chaffee Emory Field M Goslen Harris Janssen C Kirbv D McDonald Lov Meakins Obarrio R Parkinson Reid J Tanton Thixtun • SERGEANTS Burke J Ellis W Diehl K Millard Johnson A CORPORALS Palmer R Potter Warnock In behalf of the Batta ion, the Roll Ca 11 Staff wishes to thank th e Band fo r the pleasure given us on many an occasion during the school ear. Their Saturday night concerts were ool ed i orwar d to with a great deal of interes and their e fforts to give us enjoyment were a ppreciated by all. . [145] u. A Company L. Brown, Captain Fordtran, 1st Lieutenant Denny, 1st Sergeant 2nd Lieutenants White, S. Mitchell SERGEANTS Neece Poison i CORPORALS ' ' . ' Brown S Burt, A Caldwe 11 Men efee Buck H Byerly Cooper Hasting Johnson s Va T PRIVATES ren JHk i Allison Ammann Boughner Bowers Brinkman Brown M Clarabut Isenberg Issel Libenthal Le Messurie Lounsberry ■ Lount Merrifield r Scholtz Sheldon R Shimanskv Smith A ' Smith H Solt Stevens T 1 i Cook Decker Field Millard D MuHlken J Xoel Thompson Townsley Van Dusen j .„, ' Firestone O ' Neill R ' ackman . 9 v Fox R Paine, R Wade A ■ Gaddis F Phelps H Walker i Gullv Rabbe Ware H ]g Hastings A Hattan Holding Huebener Reyling Rhodes G Sample Schenck Watson Webster White E [146] ' B Company W. Brown, Captain Gibbs, 1st Lieut. McLean, 2nd Lieut. Hodge, 2nd Lieut. Whitehead, 1st Sergt. SERGEANTS Echenberger Janes, B. Schneider Folkner Schaefer CORPORALS Behler Breveiller Crothers Wells Bolton Butterworth PRIVATES Vickers Zahn C Bachman Fuller - Russel Bartholomew Gaddis F Seneff Baiimer Given Shaw W Bernstein Hardie J. Sims W Jm Brix Hodgman Smith B 1 ,.-- Braudnax W Honey Smith G r;: • . Broock F Hughes Smith -_ . .. ■■ Brown C James C Stewart W ■ ' ■. _■ . r Brown P Kirkwood Strong Calvert Kohlsaat Thorp Clark H Labrot VanBerkel Cox H McCord VanValsah L ■ Denton McKeever Vernier ™  — Diekema Mann Vivian Drake C Moiser Wilson M Dunlap Nelson H Wortendvke Edwards Peavv Wray Erlenborn Phillips Wilkenson G Franklin Robinson [147] C Company V. Loose, Captain E. Noble, 1st Lieut. Slagle, 2nd Lieutenant Leinenkiigel, 2nd Lieutenant R. Frost, 1st Sergeant SERGEANTS Noble H Covington Sammons Isard Flick CORPORALS Adams Clare Frenkle Stadtfeld Camden Elliston Lewis Weber PRIVATES K Anderson T Hill N Movar Borland Hopson Nash Brabm Howard Neal 1 Brodnax G Howell F Perkins H Brodrick Hunsaker Perrot Crane Kellogg, W Ross S Crewdson Kinnear Saulcy I B Cross Kirbv S Schoen J Ciitrer Kistler Schramm 1 Davidson A Krost J Schuette 1 FitzHugh LaGanke Seller H H H Fleming Lane Sheffield • Kf Fosmire Langham Shuey k Hw Frazicr Leinenkugel Shuler i Pi Gee Liepman Smilev F J Geupel McCormick Smith D Gibson Mellor C Spears Hamilton H Merton Swanev Higgins A Mi ley J White ' W [148] D Company O. Maxwell, Captain Gonzalez, 1st Sergeant 2nd Lieutenants R. Harting O. Kellogg Brown J SERGEANTS Culver W Gignilliat L Peters CORPORALS A rend H. einbuck Pflueger Ci jshing M anning Rasberry PRIVATES Albaugh Hildebrand Peschell Barnes Holmes J - Putnam Bartle Houston Reib C Bauer Kennedv J Riggs Bennett Knights Savage Boyd H Koppin Searles i Beyers LaBoiteaux Sickmund i Cattern Lakin Spencer 1 Chance Lanning Stewart N ■ Clark Liddle Stiefel I Dean Loose C Straub ■ d ' Heur McCallum Thompson G B Doty McNichol Trvon 1 Drexler L McRevnolds rimer J 1 Driver Marshall C Vette Eilers Munson B Wadsworth Fischer W Nelson M Wehn G Gilmore Overell Werner W Gregg F Williams H Haltom Wood [149] E Company Oviatt, Captain Urban, 1st Lieutenaiit deConigh, 2nd Lieutenant Hickey, is Sergeant SERGEANTS Anderson R Bookwalter Marton Blach Friend Root C Dunbar Grainger E Wolflf H PRIVATES Allen Goodell May Anderson D Griener Miller J Anderson P Ground Niekamp 1 Baker R Hall Officer D k Beale Halle Officer R I H k Bovd R Hamilton J Parker i l HM Bradley Henderson Perley i l H Brooks Heil C Rank 1 Brnnning Higgins P Reece I H Clark E Hoster Reed M r HB H Carlson Irvine Rendle jH|Hh| Cowell Isaacs Russ _ r H Culver J Janes L Snvder W W 3 Crabbe Jennings Starks «- , H r Crubaiigh Kempton Suterlin  i B Crawford Klein H Steinbriner f Davis D Klein L Tavlor r Dellifield Kubn Wilson G Drexler H LeBlanc Wolfe R Elliot Lewthweight Zahn J Forward Long [150] I : -spas. F Company H. Moor, 1st Lieutenant Dosbaugh, 27id Lieutenant C Ulmer, Captain Frinkel, 2nd Lieutenant Murray, 1st Sergeant SERGEANTS Cri mmil Mill en Rice Fry er O ' K, eefej Chri CORPORALS Brandt Deuel Haskins Schumann Clay Eudy Frinch Logue O ' Keefe D Wertheimer PRIVATES Bertoglio Goodwin C Okie Buffen Goodman W Osborn Chamberlin Griffith Palmer S Collard Heist Perrine Connant Hill F Roemer Conklin R Holems Rose R Crutcher Howe R Sheldon R P Denby Kennedy Smith L Dawey Kern Smyth W Dick Lord Teague Dodson McCuUough Tanhauser Drannon McN ' amara Thompson E Ebenhardt Marshall Warner K Fisher H Maver D Weber S ' ■ i « Flanders Merritt Weil A : Fulk Milliken F Wieland • ' . ' i Gates Nelson D Williamson R ■ Gignilliat F Obarrio J ■ -J , [151] Cavalry Fordtran, 1st Lieutenavt W. Brown, 27id Lieutenant J. O ' Keefe, 1st Sergeant S. Brown, 2nd Lieutenant Wliiteliead, 0. M. Sergeant Edwards Loose W SERGEANTS Murray Mevers C Noble E White S Bookwalter Dosbaugh Hastings A CORPORALS Kellogg O Moyar Schumann Smith G Stedfeldt Wolf H Adams Borland Brahm Brandt Brevillier Byers Chance Clay Cowell Cross Crothers Cushing Davis D Denton Deuel d ' Heur PRIVATES Driver Franklin Gilmore Hardie J Hildehrand Holmes A Hoster Kellogg W Kinnear Kirby S LaBoiteaux Lane Manning Moran Officer D Officer R O ' Keefe D Perley Pflueger Phillips G Rank Rendle Sammons Sims Schuette Sickmund Smilev F rimer J ' ickers Wilkinson ( [152] •■y0 Artillery McLean FIRST LIEUTEXAXTS Herr SECOND LIEUTENANTS Hodge FIRST SERGEANT Martin Drake, C SERGEANTS Schneider G Warren Cooper CORPORALS Isaacs Poison Wolfe R Anderson T Bertoglio Blach Boughner Brooks P Brodnax W Broderick Buck H Butterworth Bverlv Caldwell Calvert Collord Conant Culver W Cutrer deConnigh Denny J PRIVATES Dunbar Mulliken Falkner Nease Frenkle Perkins Friend Raleigh Gibbs Rasburv Gignilliat Reib C ' Hodgeman Schenck James C Smith H Janes B Stewart N Krost J Thompson P Leinenkugle Uhri Leonard Ulmer C McKeever Vette McReynolds Werner Mann Wertheimer Marshall J Wortendvke Maxwell O Zahn J Moore H [153] Engineers Oviatt, 1st Lieutenant J. Grainger, 2nii Lieutenant Hickey, Jst Sergeant SERGEANTS Gonzalez Matson Urban Harting R Noble CORPORALS Logue Ell ston Menefee Given Kern PRIVATES Albaugh Field W Kuhn Sheldon R Ammann Forward Lakin Shimansky Arend Fox Liepman Smith A Baclimann Frazier Lord Smith D Barnes French Lounsberry Smith L Beliler Fuller Lount Stewart Bewers J Gaddis F McCullum Strong Brook F Gee Mellon Thompson E Clare Gignilliat F Merton Townslev Clark A Grainger E Noel Van Berkel Clark E Gullev Putnam Wade A Crabbe Hattan Saulcv V adsworth Diekema Hughes Schaefer Walker Drake J Hunsaker Scholts Weber K Drennon Isenberg Shaw White E Echenberger Kohlsaat Sheffield Williams H [154] Anderson D Brown C Buffum Cattern Clarke H Denby C Dodson Drexler H Dunlap Fleming Wireless ng Corps PRIVATES Goodman W McCord Greiner Mellor C Hamilton H Merritt Higgins A Milev J Higgins P Miller L Howard Osborne Howe R Palmer S Irvine Roemer Janes E Riggs Lewthwaite Smith B Fryer, 1st Sergeant Stiefel Straub Teague Turk Van Va lzah Vivian Warner K Weber S Weil A Zellars T Signaling PRIVATES Beale H Drexler L Issel Seller C Boyd H Filers LeMessur ier Swaney Bruning Haltom Overell Thompson G Crawford Hopson Paine Tryon Crubaiigh Doty Howell F Savage Van Antwerp Telegraph and Heliograph Allison Hamilton J Robinson Van Dusen Farell Lewis Sample Wackman Firestone McCullough Stevens Watson Fosmire Reyling Thorpe Webster Hall [155] i 3 2 ' - Z J ' j ' £: ' ' % Machine Gun W. Loose, 1st Lieutenant Slagic, 2nd Lieutenant Covington, 1st Sergeant PRIVA TES Baur Culver J LaGanke Rose R Brodnax G Dean Nelson M Snyder W Burt A Deiafield Niekamp Solt Camden Janes L Parker Taylor Chamber lin Johnson T Perrine Wehn G Cook Kempton Peters Wells Crane Kennedy T Reed M Crimmel Koppin Rice [156] First Aid R. Haskins, 1st Sergeant Bradley Brinkman Brix Brown M Eberhardt Fischer W Flanders Fulk PRIVATES Gates Lilienthal Halle McNamara Heinbuch McNichol Holmes J Merrifield Houston Nash Knights Obarrio J Labrot Rabbe Schramm Shuler Smythe W Spears Ware H Wilson G Wood [157] Field Scouts Devonshire, 1st L eutenant Erlenborn, 1st Sergeant Mitchell, 2nd Li •utenant Isar J, Q. M. Sergeant SERGEANTS Anderson R Flick O ' Neil R Brown J Griffith CORPORALS Crutcher Eudy Starks Smith N Davidson G Root C Sutterlin ' eiland PRIVATES Allen Fitz-Hugh Lanning Peavy Allais Gaddis J LeBlanc Perrot Anderson P Gibson Lee Peschel Baker Goodell Liddle Phelps H Bartholomew Godwin C Loose C Rhodes G Hartley Ground Long Root C Baumer Heil McCormick Ross S Beiinitt Heist Mav J Russ W Bernstein Henderson Marshall C Schoen Bovd R Hill F Matlack Sheldon B Brown P Hill N Maver D Shuev Carlson Holding Millard D Snefle Clarabut Honey Miller J Spencer Conklin R Huebner Milliken P Steinbrenner Cox C Holmes C Mosier Thanhauser Crewdson Jennings Munson B Vernier Decker Kirkwood iNeal Miite W Dewev Kistler Nelson D Williamson R Dick Klein H Nelson H Wilson M Elliott A Klein L Okie ' ray Fisher H [158] A [159] SHF-R DAN ' HIHES MS [160] The Football Season, 1915-1916 The snake dance, headed by the Band, came rollicking down from the Riding Hall to the field — A Yea Culver — a shrill blast from the referee ' s whistle and with McLean ' s heavy foot behind it, a new pigskin went rocking sk ' ward. The 1915 football season was on. Winona, our opponents, captured the ball on the 30 yard line and carried it about 40 yards when Hodgman made the first tackle of the season. Culver next showed her defensive strength and held Winona for downs, forcing them to punt. Eddie Zahn (Capt. and Quarter-back) received the ball and carried it 75 ards by a sensational run through an open field. Three of Winona ' s men dove at him at the same instant and when they arose, a groan went up from the Culver rooters. Eddie was out. He had received a broken shoulder, rendering him useless for the remainder of the season. With Perley in Zahn ' s place, the ball was quickly passed in front of Winona ' s goal, where Perley had the honor of making the first touchdown of the year. Omar Herr in a short while allowed four or five men to sit on his leg, and as a result joined Zahn in the hospital with a torn ligament in his left knee. Kullman took his place at Right Guard. In the third quarter, IMac. intercepted a forward pass and galloped 40 yards for a touchdown. It was in this third quarter that Guepel was picked out as the plebe star. In the fourth quarter Winona took a brace and acquired a goal. The final score stood Culver 42 — Winona 6. It is very true that the overpowering weight of Notre Dame ' s team crushed through Culver ' s line to victory, but Culver, although crippled by the loss of two veterans, was the first to cross the goal line. This was the result of a long run by Guepel. For the remainder of the game, the visitors had things pretty much their own way. At the final whistle, the score stood Culver 6 — Notre Dame 35. In the third game of the season football degenerated into a game of cross- country running, as the score of 118 to indicates. Culver ' s team was so superior to that of Lewis Institute that after the first quarter even Culver ' s most ardent fans lost interest. The Detroit Universit ' School came to Culver with an unbroken string of victories, and as they trotted out upon the field the looked to be a husky lot. The game itself was everything that a foorball game should be, with plenty of brilliant playing on both sides. Unfortunately, Hoster and Guepel were hurt, but the game went on successfully just the same. In the last quarter, AValt Brown was turned loose carrying the ball across the line for the final touchdown, which made the score 21 to in Culver ' s favor. We really wish to apologize to the Detroit team for spoiling so nice a record, but it just had to be done. (Editor ' s note. The following is an extract from the Vedette article on the Kalamazoo game.) : Can you imagine a team, the lightest man weighing 178 pounds? Can vou imagine a team on which the slowest man went like a streak of greased lightning? If you can, you can understand why Culver was snowed under by the Michigan Western State Normal on Saturday to the tune of 83 to 14. Our boys put up a wonderful exhibition of gameness as is shown by a clipping from the Kalamazoo Gazette: [161] Jt„ i B-y Football Squad Brown S KuUman Byerly Leinenkuge Crothers McLean Gushing Meakins Diekima Murray Geupel Parley Herr Quear Hodgman Smith G Hosier Wilkinson Janes Zahn J [162; Culver made a host of friends in Kalamazoo. They played clean football and tackled superbh ' . They were game to the core and kept on fighting to the end. Their splendid physical condition was the only thing that saved them from practical annihilation at the hands of their superior opponents. Our touchdowns were the result of a well-executed forward pass, Brown to Smith, and an intercepted forward pass by Brown and followed by an 80-yard run for a touchdown. Everybody worked like Trojans for Culver, with Murray, Meakins, Brown and Hodgman starring; the whole Nomal team was a constellation of stars. Lake Forest was undoubtedly our Big Game. The Lake Forest contingent arrived with about forty rooters determined to make or break. Th e third quarter was the critical period. The score stood 26 to 20 in Culver ' s favor with the ball in the hands of Lake Forest and ten yards from our goal. At this moment Lake Forest attempted a forward pass — the Culver rooters rose to their feet in an agony of suspense which ended in a shriek of joy. Walt Brown had inter- cepted the pass and in the next instant was seen gently skipping from one white line to another going toward our goal with five or six Lake Forest men behind, but losing on him. Wilkinson and James proved themselves important factors in stopping all rushes. The final score stood with Culver 32 and Lake Forest 21. At about two o ' clock fond parents and fair ones drifted towards the grand stand and in a few minutes the seats were a talking mass of color splotched here and there where a grey uniform sat proudly erect beside her. Presently the big noise was heard and the snake dance came rolling out from the shelter of East Barrack. Twice around the field it went and then after a Yea Culver rent the air it broke and scrambled into the stand. The Rose Poly Technic team was already on the field going through a snappy practice. Soon the Culver squad trotted out to be greeted by a roar from the stands. Dainty handkerchiefs waved and bright eyes flashed — Culver must win — They were there. At the first whistle, McLean sent the ball far over into Rose Poly ' s territory. Hodgman downed the runner. Rose Poly carried the ball to the shadow of Culver ' s goal, but the latter tightened up and held the visitors for downs. Brown was turned loose with the ball and made forty yards before they could stop him. From that time on Culver was never in danger of defeat, but always fighting, plunging, struggling they made the game just as exciting as possible. At the end of the fight Rose Poly returned home beaten by a score of 33 to 6. During the whole game, Wilkinson, Murray and Lienkugle fought like giants, and Brown ' s sensational dashes made school history. John Mc was — just John. This victory marked the close of an- other football season — a season in which Culver Spirit and hard work triumphed in spite of innumerable injuries and hard luck. It also marked the end of the foot-ball careers of several veterans who have faithfully given their best to Culver in many a hard fought game. May 1916 bring forth as good a team as the one of this year. To quote the Kalamazoo Herald: They played clean football and tackled superbly. Men of the team, you have a place in the hearts of all who saw yoi; play. ou are the men who make Culver. You are Culver. [163] SECOND TEAM CO. A CHAMPIONS CO. D [ 164 ] [165] . _ miiiip ' . . ' 1 Hockey Season 1916 Hocke ' more nearly approached the position of a major sport this year than ever before. From the start prospects were good as five men of last year ' s team were back to form, a nucleus for the new team. The team, Captained by McCallum, fully lived up to our expectations, losing only one game during the entire season — and as that was with a university team — we can claim an unbeaten record with all prep teams that we played. The icemen of 1916 have done more to write Culver on the ice than any like team in the past. R. Frost, Manager Meyers, g Paine, Rep Barnes, r Janes, c Gregg, 1 w Gushing, p Hockey Team Capt. McCal Snbs. Brown, P Officer, R Officer, D Kuhn Wadswortli Davison [166] [167] !fJ-  } ' mm- ' !l ' ' i v., ,. - %7i:i Track Team Devonshire, Mgr. TRAC H Maxwell O. Capt. Arend Baur Broderick Clay Clare dishing Geupel Kellogg W Kirby D Kutchinski Liddle Loose Mann Mellen McLean Millard D Murray Myers Paine R Rasbury Shimansky Smith H Whitehead Wilkinson [168] Track Season 1916 South Bend High School Northwestern Interscholastic (at Evanston, 111.) Oak Park High School Lane Technical High School Notre Dame University (Freshman) Lake Forest Academy (At Lake Forest) Evanston Academy From canvas to cinders the 1916 track season was one continual string of victories. Victors in every meet! This is a record equaled but once before in the annals of School History. Capt. Oakley, Maxwell and Coach Hoyt are to be congratulated upon turning out the most victorious team of the athletic year. This has also proved to be a year of finds with Rasbury, Robinson, Clay Shimanski and Baur as the new stellar lights. R. Brown, Capt. of last year ' s team, again came to the front as the fastest man in school, although injuries kept him from competing during the later meets. Carl Cashing, after a year ' s absence from all trac k work, proved his ability to come back by lowering the indoor mile record to 5 :08. Oakley Maxwell ' s greatest asset is his steadiness. Oakley has never so far entered a meet without coming back with points to his credit, and Culver will have a long time to go before we will get another track Captain of his caliber. In the pole vault and high jump Shimanski was our star performer, with Warren, Arend and Liddle close behind. John McLane plays a lone hand in the discus, and succeeded in out-throwing all rivals. At the Northwestern Interscholastic our team showed up remarkably well, Clay establishing a new world ' s record in the Junior 60 yard dash. Cushing won third place in the mile, Shimanski tied for third place both in the high jump and the pole vault. The team winning the academy relay and getting second place in the medley relav. The fo llowing men composed the victorious squad : Dash Maxwell, Captain Millard Murray Brown W Clay Bauer Smith F Discus McLean J Rasburv Stadfelt Fischer W Fuller Raleigh McLean J Whitehead Cushing Robinson Meyers C Mellen Mann Thompson i Brodrick Kutchinski High Jump Shimanski Warren Arend Pole Vault Shimanski Liddle [169] Basketball Team Coach Capt. Rockwooil J. Zahn, ( ' a plain Fienkel, Manager Liepman McLean Meakins Smith G Zalin J Substitutes AUee Bertogllo Diekema Frazier Gignilliat L Merrifield Shaffer m nEx Mii [170] Basketball Season 1916 Culver ' s 1916 Basket Ball Season started with a victory. In a rather one- sided game, Culver piled up a score of 56-15 on Winona College. Both Meakins and Schaefer guarded their men closely, allowing them few opportunities for baskets. Schaefer clearly demonstrated his ability to throw baskets, making six during the game, two of which were beautiful shots from the middle of the floor. Zahn, although hampered by his injured shoulder, played his usual brilliant game. In our second game with Bronson Hall of Notre Dame, we lost by one basket when the visitors made a pretty shot from a difficult position, changing the score for the last time. Buck Smith emulated a streak of lightning making the majority of Culver ' s baskets. Lane Tech High School arrived with memories of defeat and visions of suc- cess. Culver ' s contingent came back ' ' in the last half and piled up a score of 29-20. Frazier and Diekema brought the on-lookers to their feet by several spectacular plays. Accompanied b} their Commisioned Officers, Morgan Park s team came down to repeat their last year ' s victory. In the second half Culver put in an entire team of subs. Brown and Liepman, by their stellar performances, earned their right to a position on the first squad. Our fifth game was a walk-a-way. Lewis Institute played hard but Culver proved much the stronger, both at team work and basket shooting. Zahn, by his fast playing and accurate shooting, alone scored enough points to beat the other side. McLean was momentarily knocked out by a kick on the ankle, but came back later strong as ever. Culver handed the Dental students of the Indiana Dental College, a tooth- some article in the way of scores. 60-30 were the figures at the final whistle. Basket Ball Fans saw one of the best games of the season when Crawfords- ville High School came out victorious in the hard fought battle b ' the score 41-30. At the beginning of the second half Tracy X. Cowell put some life into the team by leading some yells. The Culver vs. Elgin Academy game was the most spectacular of the season. From start to finish the Cadets fought like Tigers, sweeping their opponents off their feet with an avalanche of baskets. Elgin seemed to come back at the Cadets this period with renewed PEP but to no avail. The final score stood 28-14. Amid resounding cheers, the Basketball team and Commissioned Officers, departed for Lake Forest. The game started at three o ' clock and as Culver ' s contingent trotted out on the floor the little band of Culver rooters rose to their feet and welcomed them wih a Yea Culver . The game started off with a rush, at least for Lake Forest. Culver, somehow, seemed to lack that effervesing quality of pep . In vain the team looked for their wandering goat . The first half ended 27-10 in favor of Lake Forest. At its close the score stood 50-20 against Culver. The Basketball season as a whole was very successful. Out of ten games Culver won seven and lost three. Nine were played at home and one at Lake Forest. The average of the team was a little better than last year ' s in which six games out of ten were won. [171 Baseball Team Adams, Manager Gibbs J Catchers Reed M Drake C, 1st Base Matson, 2nd Base Russell J r E-- 1 J u - Left Field Hosier ) Drake J ) c i E- 11 ' - subs. Brown S Raleigh Bachman Kennedy J Smith G., (Capt.) Short Stop Zahn J., 3rd Base Edwards } n !?■ c f t enter tie savage ) Diekema 1 Parker Subs. Irvine ) [172] BASB-BALIx Review of Baseball Season Capt. Buck Smith and Coach Starbuck did not need to issue a call for volunteers for baseball. Spring came to Maxinkuckee early this year and set out a silent, irresistible summons to the devotees of the Great American Sport. Eight men of last year ' s teams returned to form the base upon which Lieut. Starbuck built one of the strongest nines in the school history. Sam Brown and Gibby Gibbs formed an invincible battery while our superb infield, Chester Drake, Buck Smith, Savage and Eddie Zahn worked as one machine. The outfield work of Speck Edwards, Russ Russel and Franklin, was remarkably steady. Taken all in all, the 1916 baseball season was a success worthy to be the last crowning athletic event of the school ' ear. B. ' iSEBALL Schedule April 22nd— La Porte Y. M. C. A. April 29th — Lane Technical School. May 6th — Englewood High School. May 13th — Concordia College. May 20th— Oak Park High School. May 27th — Lake Forest. (At Lake Forest) June 3rd — lorgan Park. [173] :;ii ' -.. , ,i Wli ' ' ■: ' ' ' W ' mm ■ iKJi 5 --- ' Rifle Team linger, President J. Ulmer, Sec ' y and Treas. Anderson T Gulley Nelson N Brandt Hickey C Wertlieimer Elssel Manning [174] Culver Racing Crews [175] To Those Who Gave Us This Book To those who gladly gave their time, Ungrudgingly forfeited their recreation, To records, history, pictures and rhyme, We wish to express our appreciation. To Ellis, the faithful Editor-in-Chief, Who has admirably done despite ill health, We feel that our thanks are all too brief. For he has given our memories wonderful wealth. To the Business Manager ' ' whose name is Hodge, For the work he has done, we are grateful indeed, No pains did he spare, no duty dodge. He has filled the bill in the hour of need. To Clark, who drew each man ' s cartoon. We wish to show our sincere esteem, For he has brought mirth into every room, We thank them all, this three-man team. L The Staff ' s Appreciation The Roll Call Staff wishes to extend its appreciation and thanks to the members of the corps who helped us in our publication, A school annual cannot be gotten up by the Staff alone and without the help of several persons, this book would be lacking in many qualities. We especially wish to thank Mr. Seabury, Mrs. Seabury, Dr. Irvine, Capt. Hunt, Lt. Conrad, Mr. Baker, Mr. Braden and our far famous poet, George Wilkinson. [ 1T6 ] ft ' 8- «■  t w « ., r-a irf ff : :f ii f ' Service Club Quear, P, esideyit W. Brown, T; ce-P ■psidejit 0. Ke I ' ogg, Treasurei Devonshire, Sec ■etary J G ainge r. Mascot Boughner Brown S Moran Rasbury Byerly Grainger E McLean Raleigh Crothers Gibbs Noble E Slagle Cutrer Harting Oviatt Uhri Loose W Leffel Perley White S Maxwell O Leinenkugle Poison Zahn J Brown L Moore H Reib C [177] Y. M. C. A. Advisory Committee Mr. I ' lmer, President Mr. Hodge, Secretary Mr. Cowell, Treasurer Mr. E. R. Culver Colonel Gignilliat Capt. Rossow Capt. W. Hand Mr. Miller CABINET Brown L Hodge Mellen Uhri Cowell Kutcliinski Raleigh Ulmer C de Coningh Loose W Reece Vickers Denny J Matson Sholtz Zahn C Frenkle [178] W JP,®, t t? ' [;;-.,, Vedette Staff M. A. Blacli, Managing Editor Associate Editors C. Gonzalez X. P. LaGanke J. G. Schneider G. M. Hodge J. O. LefFel D. E. Wells [179] Orchestra Violins Isard Frenkel Chaffee Bernstein Issel Kiitschinski Piano Burke J Flute Johnson A Clarinets Diehl K Parkinson C- Clarinet Blach Cornets Reid T Jansen French Horn Thixtun Cello (Baritone) Warnock Trombone Millard H Meakins Bass Quear Traps Ellis W Goslin [180] Glee Club Gonzalez, President Butterworth, Manager Cowell, Secretary Hodge, Stage Manager Bachmann Higgins A Long Ross S Blach Higgins P Merrifield Smith A Brook F Hodge Mosier Swaney Butterworth Howell F Mulliken Vickers Burke Janes E Neece Wehn Clark E La Brot Obarrio Werner Cowell Merton Pearsall White W Cox Menefee Rabbe Williams Gonzalez Liddle Robinson [181] ' t t mMi amm f K dlBH f r ' Wm SE H isK. - U W m a W ' ' ' - 2 Honor Council L. S. Brown, President V. D. Loose, I ' ice-Presldenl O. Maxwell ) H. Oviatt Capts. C. E. Ulmer ) W. R. Brown Fordtran | , m Quear } . , Gushing - ..Men. j ean . yrs. Men. H. Buck ■ ' P. Thompson [182] Hop Club O. Maxwell, President L. S. Brown, rice-President E. E. Noble, Treasurer W. R. Brown, Manager H, T. Herr, Secretary [183] Vonne ut [AssiUg show 4 STAR S Again we were brought to recognize the cre- ative genius of Capt. Crawley in the production of Miss Civilization and Gringorie by the Dramatic Club in November. Schneider, the leading man, betrayed nothing but the characteristics of the true yegg, while Menefee and tJonzales, his faultless accomplices, were worthy of no slight mention. After a brief intermission the scenes were shifted to the time of Louis the XI. Here Gonzales as Louix XI was again brought to the front, and McLean and H. Moore recog- nized as the other shining lights. It was with a keen appreciation for Capt. Crawley ' s untiring efforts and high regard for his true ability that every one left the Gvm. that night. Omar J. q Schneider Rich! Rare! Racy! These were the terms which manager and playwriter Reece used in speaking of his latest production Omar and the Lost Charm. After seeing the pla advertised for several weeks we expected something w-on- derful and no one was disappointed. From the first note by the orchestra until the grand finale there was not a dull moment and the absence of last year ' h unnecessary intermissions was espec- ially gratifying. The musical numbers were splendidly rendered, while the singing of the chorus equalled that of Chin-Chin or of t he Follies. We are very proud to boast of our lady-like chorus and their costumes were very tasteful. These, together with the fumes of in- cense and the dreamy Turkish music, created a decidedly oriental atmosphere. As Omar Herr did full justice to the canvas-cutter of old, and Princess Logue looked as though she would honor anv roval familv. McLean and Gibbs, as Ethi- [184] opian ex-convicts, pulled off some good ones, and their graceful ship of the desert is to be complimented on not getting out of step, considering it was equipped with both front and rear drive. Schneider as Court Magician inspired us with great awe, while Butterworth the Grand Vizier, is to be complimented on his fine singing, and last but not least Tracy Cowell gave us a most entertaining consul under the title of Luke MacGluke. All in All the production fulfilled all expectations and after hoping that something else may be stolen from Omar ' s kingdom next year we again congratulate Bono as a producer and manager. [185] [186] [187] Aft % t t ' 2 1 i 1 _.;■■■ ■ :.:-■.:;■• . ' - Sg saWB - .. fe .■SS ,%B ' • ' Hike Club Lieutenant S. Conrad. Officer in Charge K. Diehl, Pres ' uient Stiefel, Vice-President H. Ware, Secretary and Treasurer HIKERS Carlson Higgins A McKeever Fischer Kennedy T Merritt Isaacs Kirby D Watson The following are the names of the different towns that ha -e been taken in b - the above hikers, giving the number of miles traveled : Monterey, Ind 15 miles ;• .. Around Lake 12 2 Plymouth, Ind 25 De Long, Ind 12 Rutland via Maxinkukee 9 Lietters Ford, Ind 18 Argos, Ind 22 Ober, Ind 20 Around Lake 12i o In connection with the above tiiere will be two short additional hikes to be taken May 7th and 8th and a final hike to Soutii Bend. The distance to South Bend from Cidver is i2 miles. [188] (1 F , [. A .1 V i r i i ' J — IN 1 1 , ri d j w °« = -- b. • ) -•- : ' -- i (ij-i r r P IT — s — -k- - k — t.— U — k- 4 — f — r t - —I — -4 I r — [189] School Calendar September 20. New cadets arrive and are thrilled b}- the pretty grounds and new en- vironments. 21. New cadets take up the simple life and learn that Bulgarzoon is not the only thing to give strength to the feet. 22. Cigarettes are showered upon the janitors. 23. Helander leaves for a week-end in Chicago. 27. Pop Walters dedicated his new Sody fountain. 29. Rhynies welcome? the old men. 30. The real fight begins. October 1. Jessie James sleeps through reveille. 2. Wilkinson finds new use for Solvol — soar throat. 6. Billy Quear pulls off a hot dog festival. 7. McLean Taxi Co. is formed 8. Moran gets to formation on time. 10. Ellis uses Solvol on woodwork and gets Best-room. 11. Covington buys a dozen stick books. 12. Mac makes his daily Presidential speech from Main balconw 15. Herr telephones Miss Bennett ' s school without result. 17. Gen. Crothers reviews Capt. Drake ' s regiment. 22. Bill Riggens invents Sea Breeze with aid of Solvol. 26. Entire Black Horse Troop burns with stables. Biggest loss school has ever sustained. 29. La Boiteau is assigned right guide. E. D. 30. Farwell camp. November 1 . Oviatt takes a splash. 3. P. Lee has his hair mussed. 5. Schneider G. gets THIRD in the beauty contest. 6. Troopers arrive to break in new horses. 8. Wilkie gets turned down at Kalamazoo depot. 9. Matson telephones to Racine, Wis. Phone Bill was $11.95. Rela tixe? Not yet but soon. 10. Senior Class organized. Moved for permanent rings. 13. Helander attempts to reform. 17. The janitors put on uniform. 18. Hodge puts in an oflficial about the organization of janitors. 20. Onions for breakfast. Instructors sign written work for classes. [190] 21. Girl seen on campus. Forerunner of the fair horde at Thanksgiving. 24. The Heart Charmers arrive in full force. Herr ' s cape matches her hat. The dance. 25. They leave. The world is all wrong again. 26. Matty ' s girl writes to his Roomy. Hear of divorce in 26 W. 28. Tuby Burke buys a derby. 29. All Weekly letters are adressed to Miss. December 1. H. O. P. 2. Band swears off smoking? 4. Colonel Gignilliat tells in Chapel of Army and Navy game. 6. Col. Drake finds a man wearing shirt and reports him for extravagance. 7. Draw out Citz. Omar Club presents The Night before Christmas. 8. Good-bv to Culver for three weeks. January 5. Back again but the smiles are gone. 6. Vacation Bull is everywhere. 8. The Stags have a dance after movies. Oh! Joy. 10. Capt. Robinson ' s lectures begin. 11. Lt. McKinney breaks through the ice. [191] 16. Moffet manufactures beauty for the Roll Call. 17. Mr. Gaynor starts dancing lessons with a new pianist. 18. Fat Grainger runs to formation. 20. Mr. Palmer tells of war front. 21. Overcoats were taken off for Supee. 25. Crothers falls in love. 28. Grainger and Herr give fancy dancing on 2nd North 29. The Cabaret Hound. 30. The Drake Regiment goes for a walk. Febrlary 1. The first class decided reveille shall be one hour earlier next year. 2. Reveille cannon goes off one hour too soon. 4. LaBoiteau still works off E. D. with a smile. 5. Russell gives a dance on crutches in the gym. 7. Almost saw the Birth of a Nation instead of B. I. 9. Enjoy tactical walk ? 10. Pflueger ' s class in fancy dancing meets. Burke J. is absent. 12. C. Co. banquets at P. H. Moyar stayed to hear his corporalcy read out. 13. Roll Call Staff meets to discuss Drake ' s military ability. 14. Lt. Kelly ' s lectures begin. No smiles for Seniors. 15. Wilkinson hears from a leap year girl. 17. Battle Cry of Peace. 18. First parade of the season. 19. Hodge where are my pictures? 20. Pictures arrive and mail is very large. 22. Big feed for it ' s Washington ' s Birthdaw 24. Rough riding squad eat the dust. First tryout of the year. 26. First track meet. Beat South Bend High School. 27. Herr agrees to write love stories for the Cosmo. 28. Wortendyke and Kullman take a short vacation. March 3. Capt. Crawley ' s act and musical programme. 4. Second exam in Trig, and Solid. 5. Reggie Palmer makes up for lost sleep. 6. Where are those Senior essays ? 7. Schumann is reported for slouching mid-night inspection. 8. South Bend. May Irvine in 33 Broadway. 11. The Seven Sisters. Wilkie cracks a joke at the gym. 14. Capt. Bays removes a report. 16. Schneider nurses a bruised nose and ( mar is next Saturday. 17. Langham gets caught third time and out. 18. Omar and the Lost Charm. What more can be said? [192] 19. Bill Quear says he is growing. 20. Oh ! such a moon to-night. (Wandering thoughts) 21. Editor is nearly crazy, nufced. 22. Wilkie adopts Bull Ring for good. 23. Dosbaugh comes out of the bush for a day. 24. Hodge is writing his autobiography. (U 25. Track team does fine work at Northwestern. 26. Burke and A. Johnson lose something. Ask them. 24. No water in Mess Hall. 28. Wilkening buys a cold bottle {Bay Rum) from Riggins. 30. Fordtran banquets troop Non Coms — wish we could all be troop officers. April 1. 3. 5. 7. 10. 11. Chicago Alumni turn out in full force. The - take Reed ' s Cottage by storm. Wilkening spends the afternoon in Plymouth. ] Iajor Greiner drills A Co. — Brown must be considered inefficient. Capt. Noble talks on target designation. Shooting the bull makes one perfect. John Barrymore entertains the cadets in Gym. First miscellaneous drill. Herr finds another New One. A Malted Milk with lots of Eggs Please. ( Get me, lots of eggs. ) [193] 12. Artillery men try the new horses for the first time. 13. S. White commands the battalion. We think he should ha e been a Major. (A dream) 14. Reece out of E. D. Big celebration. 13. Troop takes overnight ride. It rained. We don ' t envy them. 16. Colonel banquets Service Club. 17. B. I. in ducks — that means June is near at hand. 19. Cooper and Eddie Zahn put in their requisitions for sabers. 20. First Classmen drill Battalion. 21. FAIR SEX ARRIVES— AT LAST. (Consolation and Joy). 22. Culver has been transferred near to Heaven — Women galore. 23. Easter Sunday. 24. Big dance — No sleep tonight. 25. Oh! that dark brown taste. Too much dissapation for soldiers. Easter Celebrations The weather at Easter was typical Culver Easter weather, but did not keep people from having the best of times. From the base-ball game on Saturday afternoon straight through to the dance Monday night everything went fine, keep- ing people in good spirits. The wonderfully gowned members of the fair sex only inspired the cadets to put up the best possible appearance, and the baseball game and the track meet, as well as the many parades, were of the best. The most impressive sight of all was the wand drill given by about two-thirds of the Battalion. This was more than a success considering the lack of time in which to prepare this year. Plebe Old Man Day Five dai,s before finals began, the old men again showed the plebes their idea that the true Culver Fellowship makes the world go ' round, and that is the idea carried out in the Plebe Da). Company bonfires were lighted, and wienie sandwiches, ice-cream and coffee were served to all. After this each plebe in the Battalion had a service stripe presented to him by some old man. The plebe then took to beating up the old men in a friendly way, because all hard feelings were forgotten. The Junior-Senior tug of war was then held, in which the seniors were victorious. [ 194 ] Dictionary G. I. B. I. Q. M. O. D. U. S. A. Chapel Reveille Taps Weekly letter Recreation Orderly Fountain Water P. O. Box Bull Ring Laundry Hospital Rest Band Hair Cut Window- Barber Shop P. A. (almost) German Invasion. Inspection preceeded by a track meet. Short for Gold Mine. Head Janitor for a day. Use Solvol Always. Crother ' s rest period. Assembly for Taps. A no-late formation. Sr. — $$$ P. O. Q.— R. S. V. P. Jr. From Taps till Reveille Full dress office bow Culver Bar. Iron Ricky. Something to cuss. Place to work off excess pep. Something sent but never returned. Iodine Palace. Taps till Reveille. Dream of Capt. Johnson, (don ' t wake him.) $.05 work and $.20 hot air. Opening in room for exit of draft. Rest Room. Culver Blarney Store. Probabh ' a German Prince. [ 195 ] History of Culver Looking back to the very start of Culver Military Acadamey, I will call attention to the fact that no one now connected with the Academy was here when Culver sarted in the year 1894. As near as I can recall the number, eighteen youn;; men came to Lake Maxin- kuckee in the Summer of 1894. On the t;rounds now occupied b ' the Academy, we were housed in a two-story frame building on the site of Main Barrack. This small band of young men, had come for a Summer school outing from the Ohio Military Institute where we were as cadets. We put in a most enjo3 ' able Summer during our stay. Mr. Henry H. Culver became enthusiastic and began to talk about a permanent school. At this time the equipment was very meager. The buildings consisted of a two-stor - frame build- ing (formerly used as a hotel) which was used as a barrack, class-rooms, dining rooms and kitchen. For the gymnasium and dance hall, we had an old tabernacle building (now used as the trunk room and carpeter shop) built for use of the Chautauqua meetings that used to be held on the grounds. At the spot occupied by the fountain at the boat pier, stood a one-story cottage which was also used as sleeping quarters. Where the tennis courts now are, stood what was called the Bunk House. This building was a very crude two-story affair, with the steps funning up on the outside and a narrow railing porch running around the house. The doors to each bunk room opened out on a narrow porch. The present parade grounds inside the rimning track were at that time very marshy. The field now used for cavalry and artillery drills used to be the fair grounds. For the athletic field we used the field over near the target range, and it was there that Culver ' s first field day was held. For Church, we marched to the village of Marmont, now called Culver, in honor of Mr. Henry H. Culver, the founder of the Academy. The Fall of 1894, which was really the beginning of Culver, showed about forty young men to make up the first Culver Battalion and the Bull Ring. Our privileges were few ; the present freedom of the candy shack and meals at the Palmer House were unheard-of-stunts. From the very beginning of Culver, there was an effort on the part of the then President to make Culver a strong Episcopalian School, but Mr. Culver very sensibly opposed such a sectarian plan. On February 4th, 1895, the school burned to the ground. The fire, fortunately, broke out in miday, a fact which undoubtedly saved many lives. The fire was so fierce, owing to the high wind, that many of us carried our belongings far out on the ice ; the lake being frozen solid at that time. Mr. Culver, who was in St. Louis, was wired of the calamity, and immediately wired back to the authorities to take posses: ion of his cottages on the east side of the lake. This was done and we were made very comforable. The old Bunk House formerly mentioned, was fitted up into a class room. Immediately after the fire, Mr. Culver began active prepa- rations towards the erection of a fire-proof building, and Main Barrack was started in the Spring of 1895. The building was only built three stories, the fourth being added after my time. In 1896 Colonel Fleet came with the faculty and boys of the Missouri Mili- tary Development. From his arrival began the consistent policy of development which has continued to the present day. It is the policy for which every boy of those early days owes to the management an expression of his appreciation for the great school, whose great influence enhances his own, and makes him increasingly proud to bear the name of Cuher. D. C. Bradex. [196] i:lliiliill.fe: [197] The Alumni Association Fellows, do you ever stop to think what will happen when you leave here to go out into the world? What will happen not only to you, but to your Culver friendships? Many of you will go to college, others into business, and a few — only a few, we hope, into a life of leisure. Some will go East, some West, some North and South, ' ou will become scattered far wide over this country ana inan others. After this great war there is bound to be a rebuilding of most of the world, and just as surely as this is coming is the hand of the Culver man going to play a large part in it and that work means that necessarily you will become separated. Fellows who were close chums here may be thousands of miles apart, and it is the purpose of the Alumni Association to keep you in close touch with each other and with the School. Of course if the only meeting place were at Culver a large part of the real value of the Association would be lost ; but its object is to form as many branch clubs or associations as there are towns or cities with Culver men in them. Where- ever there are two or more Culver men, those men ought to get together at least two or three times a year to talk over the news from the school and from other grads. A little history of the Culver Alumni Association and its work will show you how much has already been done towards the fullfilment of its object. In 1910 a bunch of old boys got together at a Commencement Reunion and organized this association with about twenty-five active members. In 1913 the number had increased 100%, and commencement of the year 1914 found 130 mem- bers. Today the number is 210, and there are Culver Clubs in many of the larger cities of the East as well as in those of the West. The members of the Association are kept in toucii with each other through the Alumni Column of the Vedette which is sent to each active member. This also helps to keep the graduates informed on what is happening at their Alma Mater and is generally a source of enjoyment. Another step toward uniting the Alumni will be taken when the Still Greater Culver is completed, for there will, without a doubt, be an Alumni room in it for reiuiion and meetings. An idea which is going to greatly assist the work along this line is one which I am proud to say was originated in this class of 1916. It is the plan to have a standard ring by which C. M. A. graduates can recognize each other as easily in the future ears as it is now possible to pick out a Mason or a Son of the American Revolution. ou fellows here at School often think of the Alumni as old stagers or back numbers who should fall out and make way for the new men. But in reality one of the strongest points you can use in judging a school is by the loyalty of its Alum- ni — and did you ever think that some day you may be an Alumnus yourself? Just a word in conclusion to ou. The graduating class of 1916 never forget, wherever you may be, that ou are a Culver man and stick by the school and every Culver graduate as you would by your own brother. And, really, after all, the Alumni Associations are the older brothers of the undergraduates. [198] Greater Culver Riding Hall and Stables Diagonally to the northeast of the hospital is the site of the new stables ami riding hall which will far surpass the dreams of the old Culver troopers. The riding hall will be a splendid arena 300 feet long by 100 feet wide, facing toward Aubenaubee Bay and the Culver Hill. Rising above, and running back from the side wall for the entire length of the structure, will be a gallery sufficient to seat 1,200 persons. Under the same roof, and placed in part under the gallery, will be the stables, which are to be 300 feet h 65 feet. Here there will be room for 100 horses. Not only will the entire structure be made as fireproof as it can be built, even with a concrete roof, but the stables will be divided into five sections, each separated from the others by a solid brick wall. Two doors from each section will open into the hall and each door will admit two horses side by side. Here, too, will be provided sections for the artillery. In connection there will also be locker and shower rooms, and every facility for rapidly taking care of the troop equipment. New Athletic Fields The change in the road, which will swing around the new building and meet the lake shore road about 600 feet east of the present route, will supply the exten- sion of drill and athletic grounds. In the new area thus thrown open toward the lake there will be constructed a fine new cinder track and there will be laid off several new football and baseball fields. The terrace will be carried on in a wide swing beyond the hospital, and on its front below the riding hall will be the grandstand of the future. This eastern extension will thus become the athletic center of the academy with every facility for recreation. At the same time the unobstructed sweep from Administration Front to the Hissong hill (there will be no fences along the road) will offer superb opportunities for maneuvers and sham battles. Target Range, Cavalry and Artillery East of the road will be the drill field for cavalry and artillery. With one permanent firing line north of the stables, the target range will extend east with the targets placed in echelon, so that all ranges may be fired from the same line. The targets will number sixteen in contrast to the present four. Old Hall Recreation Room With the completion of the new riding hall, the present fine building will be transformed into an indoor recreation room, which will solve the question of winter sports when out-door opportunities are blocked by the snow, ice or rain. A floor suitable for all sports will be put in and sufficient apparatus for all nec- essary equipment. Then there will probably be erected a new covered way to the gymnasium. Swimming Pool Along with these improvements there will follow another whicn many cadets have long wished to have, namely, a swimming pool. This will be added to the present gymnasium and will put the crowning feature upon the plans for the recreative part of cadet life. [199] R O Thanksgiving Dance The Thanksgiving festivities were brought to a brilliant end by the Annual Military Ball in the Gym. To the many syncopated selections played by an or- chestra of numerous pieces, hundreds of beautifully gowned members of the fair sex and their Military escorts danced away the hours until the clock struck two, when the strains of the Star Spangled Banner brought to a close another of Culver ' s distinguished social functions. ij ,|j The Mid Year Hop The beautiful weather which prevailed all during the Easter festivities only served as a stimulus for the hop on Monday night. The gymnasium was wonder- fully decorated with seven large Easter lilies hung from the ceiling, while around the balcony were strings of smaller flowers. One feature of the dance was a series of Scottish dances and songs gi en by one of the cadets and his friend between the 7th and 8th dance. Everyone had a good time and a weary but unwilling group of soldiers with their ladies left the gym at 3:45 A. M. The June Dance Old traditions were more than lived up to in the last of the social functions of the year. The ball started promptly at ten o ' clock with the officers ' figure which led into the grand march. At midnight the 16th and 17th classes faced each other, and, with taps blowing, the numerals on the great shield changed proclaiming new rulers at Culver. [200] Last Guard Sheet Adams Out of step at officers center Byerly Excess shoes not shined midnight Butterworth Singing Beatrice in hall Cowell Out of room after taps ! — no cigarettes Crothers Smoking in bar without permission Edwards 12, 9, 8, 7, 6 (second offense) Given Dust behind ears G. L Herr Rep. dep. dance and going elsewhere Hodge Swearing James C. On time reveille (1st offense) La Boiteau Poor draft in room 2 c. p. Menefee Hair not parted Rev. Reier Fighting with White S. Schnieder No chevrons on pajamas taps Tink Not signing for weekly bath Van Berkle Not using Solvol on gun Warner Not signing up for P. L Wilkinson Wearing grey shirt. 998 offense Zahn No girl dance Schumann Slouching midnight Noble On bed after taps (5 nights S. H.) Oviatt In shower after warning Brown S. Abs. Highbrow meeting Drake C. Extravagance — wearing shirt Perley Abs. double time for late weekly leeter McLean Heartbreaking — dance Mover Disrespect to horse Troop drill Meilen Pool balls not racke up IcP Grainger J. Wearing Leffels blouse aft warning Janes B. Rust on saber B. L Shnider G. Unservicable lining in cape B. I. Dawsbaugh Hiding in bush from A. O. Maxwell O. Naughty pictures on wall Cutrer Refusing to talk in class McCallum Heat in radiator — 1st off Harting Unofficial spike nail in wall (2nd oitense c. c. c. Lt. Blake C. Stoughtenburgh C. Bays C. Stoutenburgh C. Stoutenburgh C. Middleton C. Miller Lt. Conrad Schumann O. D. Bays O. C. Reece Crimmel Brown S. Noble E. C. Middleton McCallum Lt. McKinny Warner O. D. C. Middleton Lt. Conrad Wilkinson G. lenefee Crothers Kern Brown S. Frodtran Wiley Miller Boughner C. C. C. C. Bays Rockwood Wilkinson C. Mowbrey C. Bays smissal) C. Bays [201] THE VEDETTE CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY, CULVER, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1916 fIRE HASTENS STILL GREATER CULVER Big Extensions In Be Pushed Witii Riding Hall and Stables. Seniors Move (or Permanent Rings , LIEUTENANT KELLEY TALKS ON PRACTICAL PROBLEMS The ieoontl series of R MANN OF -B COMPANY HOLDS FIRST IN SPEAKING Sunday niijlit, immediately after A CAR LOAD OF BLACKS NOW ON THE GROUNDS Most of us have noticed (he e - . C. A.-ter Becnmes Gym-ater. CULVER PICTURES ATTRACT PITTSBURG Mr. Miller and Dr. Irvine with the Loyal Alumni in Smoky City. Mr. Miller returned Tuesday from Pittsburgh and brought with him o etory of his experience in the Smoky City that speaks volumes for Culver ' s growing popularity Hie mission was the showing of th. Culver p ictures and slid es whic Colonel Gignilliat Joins Camp. COMPANY IS HOME FROM FTSHERIDAN Cadets Resume Academic Duties I Aher Strenuous Days in Camp, The company from Fort ;?t«ridao relumed last evening to take up the familiar Culver routine. The five days in camp were filled with drilla and instruction, as the battalion UNIVERSITY SCHOOL GOES DOWN IN GAME Cadets Prove Too Strong (or De- in Thrilling Contest. Singing As We Go. Friday, after the chapel were over, the band executed a oew movement by pJayiog a march to the waltz HOW CAN I LEAVE THEE which was eonR by the ca- dctp :! • they taarched oat of chApe). B Company Dine Out. at the Palmer Mo?t of the Dutch treat. Cadets to See May Irwio. )n the 8th of Mnrch the battalion ' s to South Bend to see May Ir- I in 33 WaahinRton Square. LEWIS INSTITUTE SWAMPED [NONE-SIDED CAME; 118-0 Football degenerated into an ex- hibition of cross country running in the Culver-Lewia Institute game played last Saturday The score. Culver IIS to L e wis 0, s peaks for START THE SEASON WTTH A VICTORY Cadet Team Defeats Winona in Hard-Fonght Game 42 In 6. Victory nas more costly to C CHICAGO GRABS TAKE ACADEMY The Old Boys Hold Full Posseuioa Daring Their Stay. FIRST CLASS ROUNDS UP HUGE NUMBER FOR ELECTION Tuesday evening aft ' .T iUpper Ma- War Secretary Praisei Culver. Newton D. Baker, aecretary war. wrote Colonel Gignilliat tl week expresBioB his appreciation a letter of congratulations and 1 OUR FIRST ATHLETIC QAY PROVES A GREAT SUCCESS Last Wednesday afternoon f the inauguration of Culver ' s Ath fine show of spirit with which this Cadets Travel with Lyman Howe. From the Bottom Up. Beginning tomorrow evening Dr Irvine will give, in a series of fou talks, the story of hi? life as told ir ■ From tlie Bollom Up. Th Hill tell of hia early lite unde title ol ' The Awakcninent, (irs r Ih, ■Thi Frederick Palmer. Mr. Frederick Palmer, the oted war correspondent, will he at Cnl ver next Wednesday afternoc n 10 deliver .. 1 cii.ro here He has NEW DEPARTMENT STARTS THIS WEEK Mr. Seabury Opens Work in Art and Special Mental Training. TheRoUCdL The dummy for that grand, fine book known as The Roll Coll has d. Any cadet wishing to eee a do 60 by going to Cadet Hodge ' B roona. 313 North. cadets who wish the Roll Call. ite in their weekly letlera to- w telling their parents to [ ruah those PermiBBion Garde Rear Admiral Rosa Visits Coli Saturday morning Culver honored by an extended visit I Rear Admiral Ross. Classes ' inspected at the end of the fourth period, and the admiral was comed to Culver by thirteen CAPTAIN ROBINSON INSTRUCTS CADETS Practical Talks to the Corps by Fort Sill Authority on Small Arms. During the past week the and officers of the academ; listened tn a snlendid 5ii ' - • May Irwin in Breezy Comedy. ual (heater trip lo South Bend reat were the preparations madt therefor. Button shiners, meta ' polish, and safety razors wert; in great demand. Eddie Bergman ii isily in .the hospital lult of c B and ' .00 overca MiddletoD Docs Some Sbootiaf. tndi napolis. — Culrer has taki oto camp some more honors. a lounced Captain Basil MtddUto D a letter to Colonel GignilUat dur ng vacation. Captain Middleton lot only won the Governor ' s match for the individual championship of BAHLE CRY OF PEACE STIRS THE BATTALION That masterpiece al propaganda for Preparedness, The Battle Cry of Peace. held the cadets spell- bound and stirred them lo enthusi- asm when exhibited under Y. M. C. OMAR A BIG HIT WITH LOST CHARM Stage Ptchires and Catchy Music Exceed Expectations. ' AH I TbiB to deed, proved to be the case when last Saturday night the battalion had the extreme and de- lightful privilege of witneasing that magnificent production, Omar and the Lost Charm. THIRD PUCE IS WON BY CULVER Evtiittaa and Oregon He for Le«i m InterschoUstic Meet. Third place with a total of 14f points was secured by the Culver aUiletce in the big indoor mtvrsdiol- Northweatem laat Fridaj- and Saturday. Eight of tin tea quaJified for the Gmla, and in the declamation contest Cadet Den- f also went into the last round. Clay was the favorite on the field id although he drew number 23 3 won first place in his four heats arkable ■ for Old Mories and New. A five-reel photo play featuring Blanche Sweet in Stolen Goods enjoyed last Saturday evening the cadets. John Barrrmore ■ing in The Man frqm Me.Tico be ehown tonight. Men with :eB were allowed to attend as [202] THE VEDETTE Volume XIX CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY. Culver, Indiana October 30, 1915 CULVER TROOP HORSES PERISH Culver cadets have gone about their tasks with heavy hearts this week. Abob, Ajax, Agility, Apache and all of the other famous horses of the troop lie as charred masses in the rviins of the stables that burned to the ground early Monda ' morning. Every man in the troop has felt a personal loss when his favorite mount and companion of many a drill and hike perished in the flames. Fire broke out in the long frame stables shortly after midnight on Sunday, and the rush of the flames was so rapid, that not one of the 65 beautiful black horses of the famous troop escaped. Every animal, with the exception of five or six found huddled around the door, died in his stall, the posi- tion of the bodies in regular rows indi- cated that not a single halter was broken from it ' s manger, and that probably all had been suffocated before the flames reached them. The troop had returned from a cross- country ride to Winamac. The barn men had looked after the horses, blanketed them and prepared them for the night, and Dr. Gordon, the academy veternarian, had him- self turned off the last electric light. HISTORIC APPEARANCES There was nothing like those horses in the country, and their fame was not limited to the United States. They and their pre- decessors have a record of public appear- ances not equaled by any cavalry group in the land, dating back to McKinley ' s inaug- uration, when they participated in the par- rade as Troop A of the Ohio National Guard. Their next notable exhibition was at the St. Louis Exposition. This was fol- lowed some years later by their appearance at the Jamestown Exposition, and more re- cently in the proud march down Pennsyl- vania Avenue as the personal escort of Vice-President Marshall. Their latest ap- pearance away from home was in the big military tournament called War in Ind- iana held in Indianapolis in September. It seems the irony of fate that this, next to the last of the frame buildings on the grounds, should have gone through all of the years of the school safely, only to burn when the trustees had already announced the erection of the splendid new brick stables as part of their construction program for 1 )I6. [203] ik SOME PRESS NOTICES TURNERVILLE LAD IS HERO IN CULVER FIRE Blow on Head Saved His Life Little John Hamkins, the seventeen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hamkins, is a cadet at Culver Military Academy and a member of the famous Black Horse Troop. In the recent fire that destroyed the stables and also the horses of the troop, John ' s faithful charger, Audacity perished in the flames. For days, John was beyond con- solation. Audacity knew me as I know Helen, John wrote his father. In a letter received by Mr. Hamkins from John it was related that when the fire was discovered, John and some other boys made a rush for the stables to attempt to save the horses. But the flames made it impossible. John could see Audacity. The horse poked (Editor ' s Note) — John was in bed durin cadets to arrive on tlie scene. But the above is his head through the flames and it seemed to him as if the steed was calling to him for help. Two or three boys, led by John, threw blankets over their heads and made a rush to enter the burning building, hut before they could reach the door, someone struck John on the back of the head and knocked him down. He was unconscious for a time and when he recovered, it was too late for him to do anything. John said that it was impossible to find out who struck him, but that it was evident that the blow saved his life, for he would have burned to death had he entered the burning building. g- the whole fire and was one of the last the story that came out in the home paper. [204] SOME PRESS NOTICES DONALD WILLIAMS ' HORSE PERISHED IN FLAMES The Pride of The Black Horse Troop is Cremated Donald Williams, one of Bingville ' s most promising young men, who is at Culver Military School, is all broken up. Donald is the Grandson of the late Tom Williams, who kept the grocery store at the corner of Maple and 10th Streets. He is also the great grandson of Corporal Kiser, who fought in the Civil War. As stated before, Donald is all broken up. The fire vhich occurred at his school last week took the dearest friend that he had. He has written his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Williams who run the Williams ' Confectionary Store, that he would like to come home — that the place has lost its charms for him. Donald had one of the handsomest and most perfect horses in the Troop. From a wild, ferocious, unmanage- able steed, under Donald ' s kindly discipline and his mighty hand, he had become gentle, affectionate and obedient. An intense friend- ship had grown up between horse and rider, which only those who have horses can ap- preciate. All of Bingville is heartbroken over Don- ald ' s sadness, and we wish to extend our sympathy to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Williams. (And Donald wasn ' t even in the Troop). r 20.5 ' fEC LEf ' NEMETEE PflRTlctPflTED ' • CM ' 1 ' ' ' ' •° ' ' ' ' = ' [ 206 ] [207] ii::i [208] A TOAST TO CULVER BY MRS. GIGNILLIAT to the Classes of ' 15 and 16 at the First Class Banquet So here ' s a toast to Culver The greatest school of all To everyone among you, Be he large or be he small. We love you while you are with us, And in the years to be You have our hearts best wishes Our prayers and sympathy. May your greatness and your honor Win for you a place In the hearts of all w ho know you In the future of our race. [209] The Graduates Lament By H, ' 01- ' 02. (More apologies to Kipling) On tlie shores of Maxinkuckee, lookin ' out across the bay, Is the cannon still a-settin ' that was want to bring dismay; For at 6 A. M. it thundered, and its voice would always say; Get you up you lazy laddies! Get you up in C. M. A. Get you up in C. M. A. Just as quickly as you may ; Don ' t you hear the corp a-callin ' that it ' s morn in C. M. A.? Oh ! the days in C. M. A. Where the splashing waters play, An ' the dawn comes up like thunder outer Aubenaubee Bay! II When the football game was over, and the field looked dark and lone. When the boys stood all unmoved, as retreat was softly blown; Then again that same old cannon used to make us all to know That another day was over and the sun had sunk below. That the sun had sunk below And the darkness gathered slow. With the silence broken only by the strain the band played low — In the davs at C. M. A. Oh! the days at C. M. A. Where the splashing waters play. An ' the dawn comes up like thunder outer Aubenaubee Bay! Ill But those days are all behind me, long ago and far away. And there ain ' t no street cars runnin ' from the coast to C. M. A. And I ' m learning here in business, what the old man alwavs tells; If you ' ve heard the trumpet callin ' why you won ' t heed nothin ' else. ' No, you won ' t heed nothin ' else But them calls as dear as bells And the music and the cannon and the fine old Culver yells, ' Mong the boys at C. M. A. Oh! the days at C. M. A. Where the splashing waters play. An ' the dawn comes up like thunder outer Aubenaubee Bay! IV Ship me east of Culver Station, where the boys are still a-playin ' . An ' instead of ten commandments, some three hundred they ' re obeyin ' For the trumpet calls are blowin ' and it ' s there that I would be — ■ On the shore of Maxinkuckee, where the boys I once might see. See the boys in C. M. A. Far off there again today; Where thev drill, recite and plav, as of old in C. M. A. Oh ! the days in C. M. A. Where the splashing waters play, An the dawn comes up like thunder outer Aubenaubee Bay! [210] It ' s good for a cough, Better for a cold, Will polish up silverware, And add a luster to gold. Softens up harness, Takes the squeak out of shoes; Makes a dandy high-ball When mixed with some booze. It ' s excellent for cuts. Also briuses and sprains. Relieves a fever instantly, Works wonders on a pain. They use it in the Mess Hall To polish up a chair. Also in the Barber Shop For dandruff in the hair. They mi x it with the cement When about to pave; It ' s used on the face Just after a shave. It won ' t mix with water, Cannot decompose, Is an aid to typhoid fever. And thaws out frozen toes. ' onderful for furniture, Fine for squeaking doors, Blackens up most any stove And polishes all doors. Its uses are a million — I could not name them all; Its made in Indiana And the darn stuff ' s called SOLVOL. The Bull Ring A stranger asks what means this thing. Those boys are walking in a ring. ' Why is it that each bears a gun? It does not look like ' twould be fun. Ah! Stranger, if you ' d only know Their thoughts as round that ring they g The weariness and black despair That those poor patient sufferers bear. ' Tis not for pleasure that the tread, But things that the have done and said, That makes them with such steady gait Around the ring preambulate. We cannot calculate how long ' Twill be till in that mournful throng. We take our place, with wills resigned, And sadh ' trudge along behind. And e ' en when years have passed away Since we were plebes at C. M. A. The memory to us still will cling, Of how we hit the old Bull Ring. [211] Bull Durham vs. Bull Ring He blew in — in September He was up before the cannon Just to be a soldier boy, For the first morning or two, To be clad in a uniform ' Cause military life is great Was his only thought and joy. Especially when it ' s new. And then one morning He said I will croak If soon I don ' t find a place Where I can sneak a smoke. So he opened up the window, But what went on in there And took his makings out, A Caddie took all in, He says This sure is easy. Got out his yellow paper (Cause the draft was going out). And w as sure to hand it in. Next Wednesday he heard his name In old Bull Ring ' s call to arms, Just for dragging on a pill He couldn ' t see the harm. And then he shagged his weary self Then Mother wrote and told him Around the cinder track, It broke her heart to hear it, And the rifle on his shoulder The Captain of his Company Nearly broke his back. Said it wasn ' t Culver spirit. He shagged and shagged and shagged and shagged Throughout his recreation. He swore he never would come back After Xmas vacation. But he came back — In E. D. he ' s up to his neck Like all the rest who hit here. And he never will get out Because he couldn ' t bear to hear Until the Colonel says Dismissed His Dad call him a quitter. And all the boys drop out. I know this verse is pretty poor. Because I am no poet, But this is how I spent last year. And I want you to know it. ;; ' G. Wilkinson 1916 When through ' T ' he Old Iron Gate we ' e won ' t be happv as we thought pass When the Band plays Home Sweet With our siieepskins in our hands. Home, We ' ll pack our trunks and all depart We ll hate to leave old Culver then, To a different part of the land. For the years she ' s been our home. And when the Colonel says Dismissed With heavy hearts we ' ll hear it. But one thing we will ever lia ' e. And that ' s our Culver spirit. [212] Impossible The stricken youth lay dying, The room in silence lay, The tender nurse n as crying. Major Reed had turned away. Apoplexy was the stroke ' Twas a hushed and solemn moment. That laved the victim low, Around that fatal bed. For he had heard a funnv joke When Major to the patient turned And could not stand the blow. And slowly, softly said; Have you a last request to name Before — before you die? A tremor shook the dying frame. The patient made reply: ' ' O! doctor, this fleeting breath. For five whole years I ' ve been here, Now slowly ebbs aw a ' . My toils I ' ll not repeat. Despite the nearing hand of Death, In sunny June, November drear, O! grant me this I pray. Through rain and snow and sleet; And w-hene ' r I ' ve seen his shining bean My fervent wish was that, I ' d die content when I had seen Wilev Miller in a hat. The Branching of the Ways ' ' Good bye, dear friend! old chum, fare- And when my even ' shades are falling Weill perhaps The time has come to part; I ' ll see again each well-known face. You know that in my heart Appearing as the twilight comes apace, Are thoughts that lips could never tell. Before the bugle ' s sighed my taps. In Springtime sun, or mist of Fall I would our paths together grew We stood there side by side; But till they meet Farewell And when all other thoughts have died I give you all my lips can tell These fondest ones we shall recall. May God Bless and Keep You. by Jf. If. Ifarrer [213] -. f f Mv Pal Who is it that ' s King of East? That ' s Schumann. Who cares for his office least? That ' s Schumann. Who is German to the core, Can ' t see Culver any more And wants to go and join the war; That ' s Schumann. Who ' s the best liked boy in school? That ' s Schumann. Who is it that never breaks a rule? That ' s Schumann. Who sits in his room and chokes While some other fellow smokes When for a drag he nearly croaks? That ' s Schumann. Who is it I like to be around? That ' s Schumann. Who is it that always stands his ground? That ' s Schumann. Who is it I ' ll be glad when I may boast that he ' s my friend And I hope I always can ? That ' s Schumann. — G. ll ' ilk ' nison [214] Romance of a Soldier To work long hours, sometimes for days and nights — the work of a ditch digger. To load and unload and carry large packs of supplies — work of a stevedore. To stand at beck and call of officers and serve them with food — work of a waiter. To feed, curry and tend to someone ' s horse — work of hostler. To touch the torch to peasants ' crops, haystacks, and cottages — work of a vandal. To stand up before men whom he has never met before and shoot them — work of an executioner. To replace torn up ties and re-lay torn up rails — work of a section hand. To serve in Mess Hall with towels and troughs of water — work of a dish- washer. To cut down forests and hew large trees with adze and ax — work of a lumber- jack. To run off cattle belonging to others and prepare their flesh for the kettle — work of a butcher. To be flung into combat where and when he cannot tell and then have his body tied in a bundle of four and sunk in a ditch and have a road plowed over him — This is the romance of soldiering. To June Month of months, with your day of days Oh June, thy name is a world in itself. We keep you first in our songs, in our praise Your joys, your honors, your treasurec wealth. Your nights are nights like never before; Your days will be days that can never repeat. Each one that is drawn from your match- less store Held aloft for an instant, then dashed at vour feet. But with all your pleasure comes the gnawing pain That stabs and tears at each true friend ' s heart. The quivering lip with it ' s sad refrain Good luck, old man as the clasped hands part. The tear that creeps from the blinking eye Tells more and means more than the husky murmur In that final parting our last Goodbye, When your place in my memory burns deeper, grows firmer. No, wonder of months, June, we love you the best With all that you mean, your joy, your sorrow ; In your sunset our last bond of youth is then burst To set forth in the sunrise of manhood ' s tomorrow. by Jf. JV. Warren [215 ' Let Him Know It When a fellow pleases you Let him know it; It ' s a simple thing to do Let him know it. Can ' t you give the scheme a trial? It is sure to bring a smile, And that makes it worth the while Let him know it. You are pleased when anyone Let ' s you know it. When the man who thinks Well done Let ' s vou know it. For it gives you added zest To bring out your very best — Just because some mortal blest Lets vou know it. When a fellow pleases you Let him know it. Wliy it isn ' t much to do Let him know it. It will help you in the fray And he ' ll think his efforts pay; If you like his work or way Let him know it. Here ' s to dear old Culver, The mother of manly men. With true regret we leave her In the lands of the It has been. At Parting The friendships which we formed there Betwixt her embattled walls, Are never broken by time or space Till death upon us falls. Linked fast in all our memories With bands of adamant. Are thoughts of dear old Culver And the happy days we spent. So let us with the spirit That made her always greater, Win new laurels, and uplift the name, Culver, our Alma Mater. —hy R. ir. BroJrick [216] La Boiteau or ISIy Room-mate Says I ' d like to be a cow-boy I ' d like to be a skipper To breathe the open air, To sail the bounding sea, I ' d pose for the movies I ' d go to nearly every land And save the heroine fair. And bring relics back with me I ' d like to be a racer With a thousand horsepo ver car, I ' d make some awful records That would set the world ajar. I ' d like to be a Caruso I ' d like to be the Kaiser And go upon the stage, (I ' m German to the core?) I ' d have my special traveling car I ' d reorganize his army — And would be quite the rage. And soon would win the war. I ' d love to be a 16 But an 18 is my fate. I ' d give the world, if only I Could this year graduate. — by JFilkinson I ' ve roamed the wide world over The hues of many sunsets From Frisco to Paree, The colors that woo the rose, And viewed the beautiful things of earth The shimmering moon at midnight That fortune saved for me. Where the storied Arno flows. The fields of golden poppies That grow by the Golden Gate, The autumn tints of the forest Where the wood lark finds its mate. But the sky has a fleeting beauty One day in sad September The rainbows colors pall. On a somnolent afternoon. When I think of a picture fairer I found myself at Culver That hangs on memory ' s wall. To be a soldier soon. Two years I ' ve spent in uniform The rarest I ' ve ever seen, But my fate, is to graduate And leave that world, it seems. — by H ' ilkinson [217] WESTERN UNION RECEIVERS NO TIME FILED CHECK TELEGRAM THEO N. VAIL, PRESIDENT SEND the following Telegram, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to Cleveland, Ohio, Dec, 14, ' 15. Frank L. Gregg. Care Nickle Plate Train No. 2. Ft. Wayne, Ind. There has been loud and continuous explosions in the West beginning about one fifteen and apparently growing louder in Cleveland. The weather-man reports great atmospheric disturbances east of Chicago, but the Nickle Plate Officials, upon examina- tion, have located the row in the Oviatt Special. In the name of Henry Ford, we ask for peace. [218] WESTERN UNION RECEIVERS NO. TIME FILED CHECK TELEGRAM THEO. N. VAIL. President SEND the following Telegram, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to Cleveland, Ohio, Dec, 14, ' IS. Frank L Gregg, Care Nickle Plate Train No. 2. Lorain, Ohio. There is great excitement at Cleve- land. The Cleveland Grays Fifth Regiment Cow-boys Brass Band and the Suffragette Chorus have been called to arms to meet the invasion from the East. It is reported, that un- less the riot on the Oviatt Special ceases immediately, Theodore Roose- velt will be called out. After consultation with Mr. Jones Thompson, we have decided that it would be best for you fellows to walk in from Lorain. EDITOR ' S NOTE — These are two telegrams that were received enroute to Cleveland by one of the Cadets on the Oviatt Special. The trip on the Oviatt Special will long be remembered by all who took it. [219] I Jokes If Franklin were at Culver he would I ' lmer (dressing his company) — Man, write this sort of verse: the other side of Culver, come up a little. Flatten those hands, _ _ Straighten those eyes. Early to bed and earlier to rise. Take a brace and give no replies, Is what makes a plebe military and wise. IDLE NOTHINGS Are you Hungary? Yes, Siam. Inspector to plebe at taps — Didn ' t you hear taps blow.- Plebe— No, sir. I thought that was re- call from tattoo. We ' ll Fiji. The maid will Servia. I want Samoa. Well, Alaska. I ' m in a hurry. Will you Russia? — Ex. MY FRIEND He may be six kinds of a liar, He may be ten kinds of a fool; He may be a blooming high flyer Without any reason or rule. There may be a shadow above him Of ruins — and woes that impend ; I mav not respect — but I love him — I love him because he ' s my friend. I know he has faults by the billion. But his faults are a portion of him. I know that his record ' s Vermillion, He ' s far from a sweet seraphim. But he ' s aKvavs been square with Yours Truly, Ever ready to give or to lend, And though he is wild and unruly, I love him because he ' s my friend. I knock him, I know; but I do it The same to his face as away; And if other folks knock — well they rue it. And wish they ' d nothing to say. I never make diagrams of him. No maps of his soul have I penned ; For I don ' t analyze — I just love him Because — well, because he ' s my friend. —P. jrilkitisnn, Co. F. The pessimist says, fiercely, Is there any milk in that pitcher? The optimist says, sweetly, Pass the cream, please. Captain Johnston — You make an awful noise on that cornet. Potter — Well I ' m sorry to hear jt. Captain Johnston — So is everybody else. And the very next day Drake C. re- ported his departure to medieval gym. Chet. Drake — I ' ll say that girl sure can kiss a fellow ! John Russell — I say she do! C. D.— How ' s that!!! J. R.— I say, does she? Son — Mother, how old is that lamp? Mother — Three years old, my son. Son — Turn it down; it ' s too young to smoke. [220] Jokes Cadet. — (on lake shore). If I should at- tempt to kiss you would you call for help? She — Would you need any? The boy stood on the railroad track, He heard the engine squeal, The engineer climbed slowly down And scraped him off the wheel. Shattuik Cadet. The usual rush was made to Bill Rig- gins last Fall for football tickets. Xmas Rhiney (at Q. M.)— Sir, I would like to buy a bath ticket. We always laugh at the Maj ' s jokes, No matter how bad they be, Not because they are funny, folks, But because it ' s policy. Who was the Xmas plebe who tried to buy a Latin Pony at the Q. M ? Bah! Bah! Vickers, Have you any wool ? No, sir. No, sir, not a handful, A hair on my forehead, and one on my neck, But now I ' m using Hiki And it ' s growing by the peck. Her face was happy, His ' n was stern, Her hand was in his ' n His ' n was in her ' n. Ohio Transcript Absent-minded Millard. (sttanding knee-deep in the band cottage bath-tub) Now what on earth did I get in here for? The mosquitoes are also enjoying a very successful year. A. — Why is it that all you fat fellows are so good-natured? B. — We have to be good-natured. You see we can neither fight nor run. m [221] Lest You Forget we ask you to re- member those who have made this book possible — Our Advertisers THE HICKOK PRODUCING COMPANY Manufacturers and Distributors of 86-88 Test Gas Machine Gasoline Distributing Stations General Sales Dept. Davenport, Iowa Toledo, Ohio 401 Nasby Bldg., Toledo, Ohio [222] [223] Ohlemacher Brick Company Manufacturers of SAND STONE BRICK Michigan City, Indiana F. W. OHLEMACHER, President A. O. OHLEMACHER, Secy and Treas Our Brick is peculiarly adapted to interior work because of its whiteness. Thus helping to make interiors lighter. Hoadley Stone Company Incorporated Cut Stone Contractors Bloomington, Indiana [224] FED ON VIM Remember the Wealth of Vitality That Lies in Quaker Oats Oats are for animals needing spirit and strength — for fiorses, not for placid cows. This is Nature ' s vim food. Here she concentrates the very essence of energy. That IS why Quaker Oats is so essential to children. To countless grown-ups too. It means activity, vivacity, power for work or play. It should be Quaker Oats because these are the choicest grains. We pick just the rich, plump, best-fed oats for Quaker. Their flavor and aroma make the dish inviting. Their fullness gives the utmost vim-producine power. Find out how quickly two big dishes daily can make languid people bubble with vitality. Ten pounds per bushel is all we get from the choicest grow. That is because all the puny, starved grains are discarded. You gel in these flakes just the cream of the grain, rich in prec- ious elements And you g ' t here a flavor, enhanced by our process, which maltes the dish extra-dehcious. Qyaker Oats is so rare and exquisite that oat lovers, from all the world over, send to us to get it. In the homes of a hundred nations is the premier morning dish. THE LUSCIOUS FORM OF VIM FOOD ts that Here it is handy to you. Every grocer has it. A for Qyaker Oats brings it to you always, and at no ext We urge that it pays, in a food like this, to serve the n The way to insure that is to serve it in this tempting fo lOc and 25c per Package Except in Far West and South [225] ■•Mm Society Brand Clothes are the standard for well dressed men throughout the country. They are designed especially for men who are particular as to their appearance. The manufacturers of these clothes conduct a merchant tailoring de- partment, where they make nothing but gar- ments to individual meas- urements. We carry a complete line of the wool- ens featured in this department, enabling us to furnish to our Culver customers Society Brand models made to order, at prices ranging from — $25.00 to $40.00 We also shoviT the newest and best styles in hats and haberdashery for young men A d 1 e r Brothers Room 26, Palmer House CULVER INDIANA [226] THE NEW BLACK HORSE TROOP IS EQUIPPED WITH Famous VC hitman Saddles (Regulation Type) COMFORTABLE To the Trooper, to the Horse Easy Riding, Well Fitting ■When Culver equipped the troop they considered only what saddles that would add to the appearance of the troop in gen- eral and have the real military air, the one that would give real riding comfort and add to the ability of the troopers as well as to the horses; price was a minor consideration. There was only one saddle with all these qualities and that was the Whitman. Rid- en and recommended by the nobility of Europe and the best horsemen in this country. No better recommendation is needed than the appearance of the Black Horse Troop and the praise of the troop- ers. REMEMBER there is only one WHITMAN, and it is manufactured by The Perkins Campbell Co. 89 Chambers St. New York City 622-626 Broadway Cincinnati, Ohio All genuine Whitman ' s bear the above mark Outfitting of cavalry troops, polo teams and smart riding clubs are a spec- ialty. A Complete catalogue of saddles, bridles, spurs, blankets and rid- ing accessories will be sent upon request. [227] In acknowledgement of the patronage received from Culver Cadets D. C. BRADEN Merclia?it Tailor Indianapolis, Indiana Furnished Clothes for Cadets for Elev en Years Culver, 1904 to 1916 [ 228 ] CHARLOTTESVILLE WOOLEN MILLS CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. MANUFACTURERS OF : Of High Grade Uniform Cloths FOR Army, Navy, Police, Letter Carriers jp and Other Purposes p N And the largest assortment and best quality of - CADET GRAYS i Including those used at the United States Academy at West Point and other leading Military Schools of the country. Prescribed and used by the Cadets of Culver Military Academy [229] Edw. K. Tryon Company TRADE m AAARK Tennis, Golf, Baseball Sweaters, Jerseys Running Shoes Track Goods Pennants Our goods on Sale at the Q. M ' S. [230] Jacob Reeds Sons 1424-1426 Ckestnut Street PHILADELPHIA Uniform Manufacturers for Orricers or the Army, Navy ana Marine Corps ana Students or Military Scnools ana Colleges We are tne oldest uniform makers in United btates, trie house bei lormea in 1824 oy Jacob Reed. Our unitorms are made in sanitary workrooms on our own premises and are ideal in design, tailoring and fitting quality [231] CULVER SUMMER CAVALRY SCHOOL Eight vVeeks with llorses, ana t ' lenty of damp Life A ly to COMMANDANT, Culver, Indiana CULVER SUMMER NAVAL SCHOOL An Ideal v acation : Eight Weeks on tne Lakes Learn to Row : Swim : Sail : All kinds or Athletics • Entertainments : Weekly Dances WIN A TUXIS EMBLEM THE CULVER SUMMER VOODCRAFT SCHOOL Start Your Younger Brother Off Right ana Bring Him Back with You 1 hjs department of the School is ESPECIALLY FOR BOYS UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE A Jy to COMMANDANT, Culver, Indiana [232] LVER Pride in your school should make you wish to see it grow. Do your part by bringing in a new cadet every year. I ' he Record of Culver s Enrollment by Semi-Decades 1896 1901 1906 1911 1916 :3S l f-i k ' In a Healthy Body Rests a Healthy Mind. ii [233] The jiest tiqui ed Laundry in the State CAMPBELLS STEAM LAUNDRY The latest improved methods which we employ, care ful treatment eiren all ■work entrusted to us have won second to none. Bundles from out-of-town customers receive the best of care and are returned promptly. Entire satis- Wc do the work for the Cuher 9 Hitary Academy and Cuher Summer Haval Schaah J, J. CAMPBELL, Proprietor 129 Market Street. LOGANSPORT, IND. Ricnelieu, Fernaell and. Batavia Brands of FOOD PRODUCTS extensively used by discriminating consum- ers, represent tke higkest accomplisliment of more than fifty years constant endeavor to produce, by a careful selection and scientific methods, a complete line of pure foods pos- sessing a distinctly superior value. SPRAGUE, WARNER y COMPANY CHICAGO Tie Roohins Ljom ' any Quality and Service First C o ege ana Sctiool Jewelry Class Pins and ' Rings ' Badges Souvenir Spoons jVLeaals and Tropnies We cater to Cuher Miltary Academy Needs ractory: Attleooro, jylass. ED. J. BERGMAN C. M. A. TAILOR Cj leaning Pressing Rej airing We Make All Kinds of Alterations MONOGRAMS - PENNANTS TRACK SUITS - COSTUMES - ETC. [234] For the Nation ' s Defense The Nation ' s Defense is not in guns or in dreadnaughts alone, but in sturdy, stalwart j ' oungsters who are properly fed and properly trained in the lessons of valor and patriotism. Building sturdy boys for the national defense is largely a question of food and exercise. SHREDDED WHEAT contains the greatest amount of muscle-making material in smallest bulk and imposes the least tax upon the digestive organs. The food for the camp, for the march, or the long hike — ready cooked and ready to serve — easy to carry and will keep in any climate. A daily diet of Shredded Wheat means preparedness for any task. Made only by — The Shredded Wheat Company Niagara, Falls, N. Y. m Cooper Mfg. Co. A. J. COOPER, President Bennington, Vermont COOPER ' S -BENNING- TON -UNDERWEAR is close-fitting but not tight. The elasticity in Cooper ' s- Bennington - Underwear gives you a snug lit, at the same time allows every muscle to play in perfect harmony. Made in all weights and sizes. Look for the trademark on e-uery garment I Coopers ' -Bennin iDn ' ' Underwear I BENNINOTON.Vr. [235] HOLLAND ' S Garage The Culver Citizen AND Auto Livery IS glad to he numbered among Telephone the lusiness houses which have received many exjires- REPAIRING AND SUPPLIES NIGHT CALLS ANSWERED sions of good ujill from the Cadets of the Culver Mili- tary Academy. The Place to — Eat H. L. WERNER Drink 3Hatti)miiber anb JetiJtlcc ' ' Be Merry CULVER INDIANA HAYES RESTAURANT Special attention to ' Banquets KEEN BRO ' i ' HERS DR. NORRTS DENTIST ' Pnotogra n.ers Dental Work for Culver Cadets CULVER INDIANA CULVER, INDIANA Affhi-ted-CUA Fruit Co.. Ft. Wayne. Ind. Clark Fruit Co. Huntington, Ind. Lake Superior Produce Co.. HoujKton, Mieh. FISHBURN ' S M. PIOWATY y SONS le: — village Blacksmith. Incor ,orated ' Distributors Desires to cater to your FRUITS AND VEGETABLES requirements in tliis line. --sej-Grand Rapids, Micl, ; Muskegon. Miet. Lansing, Mich.; Jackson, Mich ; South Bend, Ind i Pittsburgh, Pa.i St Louis. Mo.; Kansas City .Mo.; San Antonio, Texas You can depend upon full recompensation in tke best or -workmanship for your 526-530 So. Scott St. SOUTH BEND. IND kind patronage. [ 236 ] Form — Germkill Fumigators Best for School Room Fumigation Convenient Effective Economical Highly Recommended Bacteriological Tests Affirm Efficiency Illustrated Booklet on Request CENTRAL CITY CHEMICAL CO. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Remember — McLANE ' S GARAGE AUTO LIVERY PHONE 34 REPAIRING and SUPPLIES Your requirements tn this line we assure _Vou will be fully satisfied Pleasant Memories 1915-1916 cAs the days and years roll round, the petty trials and disappointments of life are forgotten, the bright spots and pleasures remain to remind us of happy days. This is the spirit we aim to foster in all our dealings with you. Only pleasant mem- ories of service and courteous treatment, to each and every one of you, has been our constant endeavor. SMITH, The Shoe Repair Man CULVER, INDIANA BOOK SUPPLY STATION FOR ALL LIBRARIES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC Official Stationers and Engravers for the Culver C il ' tar Academy BOOKS— All new books received on day of publication. .VIAG.AZINES— We handle all the Magazines. Special Rates on Subscriptions. I ' OUNTAIN PENS— We carry a full assortment of Water- man and Conklin Self-FillinE Pens, from SI. 50 to $15. THE ROBERT CLARKE BOOK STORE STEW ART CS, KIDD CO. CINCINNATI Hear Ye! Hear Ye! 11 Ye Cadets You will find that newsman always on the job at the well known station MAIN BARRACKS LOWER HALL every A. M. Don ' t forget to look for him and order your newspaper requirements accordingly J. C. REEDERo RIDABOCK CS, CO. Custom Tailored Uniforms and Equipments for MILITARY ACADEMIES 149-151 Thirty-Sixth St. NEW YORK [237] N.W.NEWMAN £ SONS Cutlery of Quality Breeders of Holstein Cattle I handle the Famous Keen Kutter Guaranteed Cut- Young Stock Always lery, suchas Knives, Razors. For Sale both plain and safety styles T and Edge Tools of every description. Also full line of Fishing Tackle, Guns, Ammunition, etc. O. T. GOSS, Proprietor CULVER, INDIANA TELEPHONE 30-K Take Notice That — Stop! THE CULVER CITY Listen! DRUG STORE CULVER, INDIANA This is Rector ' s Pharmacy Headquarters for — The Eastman Agent for Pennants, Sporting Goods, Toilet Articles, Books, Kodaks, Films, Camera Supplies Fishing Tackle, Soda Water, Stationery, Souvenirs, Confectionery, Perfumes, PATRONIZE us FOR DRUG SPECIAL Curios TIES, TOILET REQUISITES [238] CRANE CO., INDIANAPOLIS Branch of Crane Co., Chicago Established 1853 DEALERS IN HEATING AND PLUMBING SUPPLIES Makes an Expert of the Amateur While gritting your teeth over a back-lash snarl, you have had to pause and exclaim in admi- ration of the ease and accuracy with which the expert beside you— the old greybeard of many sum- mers ' casting experience — gets his bait out with nary a hitch or snarl or catch. Ten, fifteen, twenty years of fishing experience will give you that same deftness and skill. But why wait those weary years when inventive genius has placed within your reach a reel with which you can cast, with all the expert ' s ease this sea- son, on your very next trip — NOW! The Pflueger-Redifor Anti-Back-Lash Casting Reel makes casting a real pleasure, for beginners as flange of the spool enclosed within the reel, fre retarding the spool as the bait slows down. SPECiriCATIONS; — Best German silver, satin finish; genuine scarlet agate jewels, balance crank, fluted Pyralin Amber Handle with phosphor bronze bearing, adjustable sliding click and drag Holds 60 to 100 yards, according to size line used. Price, $7,50. (Fully guaranteed against defects of all kinds FOR ALL TIME.) If your dealer cannot supply you, we will send it. postage prepaid, on receipt of price. Enterprise Manufacturing Co., Dept. No. 50, Akron, O [239] SEA BREEZE This is the ' Big Hit of the Season Manufactured by J. W. RIGGENS Academy Barher : CULVER, IND. LAKE VIE V HOTEL C. A. SHORE, Manager Midway between the Station and Academy CULVER, INDIANA GEO. S. SLOAN SONS Poultry, V egetaoles, Fisn and Oysters 62 W. Soutk Water St. - CHICAGO [240] W. D. OSBORNE Cuhier S, C. SHILLING Freddenl Cxcfjange pank Culver, Indiana Does a General Banking Business Pays 4% Interest on Deposits The Kent Mfg. Co., Clifton Heights, Penn. Manufactnren of Arm} ' and Navy Blankets, Cloths and Flannels Can furnish on short notice Blankets for National Guard, Military Schools, and Col- leges, Hospitals or other Institutions. Write for Samples and Prices The heroic work of Culver Students during the flood of 1913 kindly remembered by i ongtoeU = Cummingg Co. Pr inters, Binders, Wholesale Stationers LOGANSPORT, INDIANA Schiller, Klingel Co., South Bend, Indiana For the best of produce, oranges, bananas, etc., we desire that you bear us in mind to fulfill your require nents in a satisfactory manner. We feel positive our recommendation can be based on our past demonstration of deliver- ing the best of goods in all respects. We wish all Culver Cadets the best of success, happiness and good health. Eves Examined n Guaranteed. Dr. J. Burke Company. optometrists and Maniifactiiri?ii Opticians 230 S. Michigan St. South Bend, Ind. Frf.m.rmuth ' s Art Gallery Pictiiies and Picture Framing Three Floors Elevator South Bend, Ind. SEND THE PIECES The South Bend Supply Co. Jobbers Pipe, Fittings, Valves, Steam Specialties, Hose, Belting, Packing Complete Line of Mill Supplies 324 326 South St. Joseph Street Theo. B. Robertson Products Company, Inc. Original 20th Century Soah Triumph h,iquid Soap Disinfe eta nts 700-904 W. Division Street Chicago, 111. [241] R OBERTSON R RQTHERS Department Store SOUTH BEND INDIANA Caters to the requirements of the Cadets and their patrons WE ASSURE ALL VISITORS A PLEASANT AND CAREFUL RECEPTION OF THEIR NEEDS cyls a part of your education while at Culver, learn to familiarize yourself with this trademark — HAygAlUCK. CONN., U.S.A.. Stamped on the sole of every pair of GOODYEAR GLOVE Rubbers You use them at Culver, and have learned of their good wearing quality DEMAND THIS BRAND IN AFTER YEARS WHEN BUYING RUBBER FOOTWEAKj cTVlARION RUBBER CO. Wholesale Distributors ... MARION, INDIANA [242] To AH Cadets and Friends Drink Quinhy s (coffees and Be Merry THE W. S. QUINBY COFFEE COMPANY Im ' jyorters ana lioasters 42 EAST KINZIE STREET CHICAGO. ILL None-SucK Eat Plenty oi Bread, It s Good for 1 ou. Supreme Quality Goods Canned Fruits and Vegetaoles Preserves, Jams and Jellies Tke Best Bread is Made witK J aae of the Choicest Products Ohtainahle Put up ty tke Most Sanitary Methods Known rieiscnmann s Yeast. McNeil y Higgins Co., Manufacturers and ' Distrihutors CHICAGO [243] One in every three motor cars manufactured during 1916 will be equipped with Goodyear tires. Motor car manufacturers jealously guard their good repu- tation in the choice of tire equipment. The marked preference shown Good- year over all other brands, by a long list of America ' s representative manu- facturers, is so significant, that it calls for no comment. Goqi %AR THE GOODYEAR TIRE ir RUBBE R CO. AKRON, OHIO All Cadets in need of Wearing Apparel, Hats, Shoes, Furnishings, Clothing should visit or telephone Mitchell and Stabenow at 0. M. Store Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4 to 6 Alio Local A enti foi WALK OVER SHOES and ED. V. PRICE ir CO. Mad,- to Order Clothes [244] J VT Responsibility — the logical outgrowth ■ - of over half a century ' s progress, achievement and business integrity — stands as a stronger assurance for your satisfaction than even the most complete written guarantee. COVERS THE CONTINENT ' ohns- iVlanville Products 1 hat contrihute to the Safety and Ir ermanence of the ' Suy ' aings of Culver f ilitary Academy, include J-M ASBESTOS ROOFINGS- Built-Ui,, Pre ' area, Transite Sningles J-M INSULATION- Around Pi ' es, On Boilers J-M STEAM PACKINGS- In Engines J-M SECTIONAL CONDUIT- For carrying Underground Steam Lines Vrite for Information and Catalogs H. W. JOHNS -MANVILLE CO. 408-410 Capitol Avenue INDIANAPOLIS, IND. CHICAGO MINNEAPOLIS DENVER LOUISVILLE MILWAUKEE SALT LAKE CITY DULUTH [245] Buy Indiana Millwork If you want qutility and service Indiana Lumber Manufacturing Co., South Bend, Indiana C. G. CONN, Ltd, New Wonder Model Band and Orchestra Instruments The Wiinicrs of thr Gold Medal of Ho no r (Grand Prize) and special mention from the Jury of Awards at the San Francisco Exposi- tion. Used by every successful and prominently known artist in America. Highest Grade Manufactured. Sent on ten days ' trial. Sold on cash or installment plan. Guaranteed best value purchasable. Aluuivs RflMhh- C. G. CONN, Ltd. Elkliarr, Indiana Take Notice! Additional copies of THAT Roll Call for the year 1916, may be obtained by addressing Mr. G. M. Hodge, 977 North Main Street Rockford, Illinois The priee of additional copies ■will he $4.00 [246] This Label, Madam, Stands tor Pure Food Always look for the Supreme label when you buy ham, bacon, poul- try, butter, eggs or lard. You can be sure of getting the best if you find the Supreme label. There ' s a Supreme dealer near you who sells SUPREME FOOD PRODUCTS Ham Poultry Bacon Butter Eggs Lard The Supreme dealer is a good man to know. He usually sells the best of every- thing. Seek him out. Then try Supreme hams, Supreme bacon, Supreme poultry, Supreme butter, Supreme eggs and Supreme lard — you will like these pure food products. They are backed by the reputation of Morris Company, It ' s Always Safe to Say Supreme Morris Company V. S. A. 62 [247] LAMMERT ' S Tenth and Washington St. Louis, Mo. FURNITURE of Enduring Worth [IBB vve Furnisnea the Ciulver J ihtary Academy Deep Vein No. 4, White Ash Coal The Highest Grade No. 4 Coal Mined in Indiana Analysis Made by Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Moisture 8.36 Ash 6.07 Volatile Matter 35.48 Sulphur 69 Fixed Carbon 49.80 B. T. U ' s _ 12406. This Company also mines the famous Princeton, Indiana Coal, which is the same as the Harrisburg, Illinois seam. We would be pleased to bid on your contract requirements. DEEP VEIN COAL COMPANY Terre Haute, Indiana DAILY CAPACITY, 3.000 TONS [248] The entire steel structure of the above building (a Royal Monument to our workmanship) was furnished by us. The Rochester Bridge Company Rochester, Indiana W. H. Dexiston, Pmuient O. B. Smith, Treasurer A. L. Deniston, Sec ' y and Gen ' l Mgr. Engineers, Designers and Manufacturers OF STEEL STRUCTURES OF ALL CLASSES PARTICULARLY STEEL BRIDGES and BUILDINGS Inquiries Solicited sales OFFICES: Chicago, III Cincinnati, Ohio Home Office and Works 1925 Peoples Gas Bldg. 990 Paradrome Street Rochester, Ind. [249] The JDest Cjostumes at Reasonahle Jr rices are ohtainea from ' Phone Cent. 1765 FRITZ SCHOULTZ CO. CHICAGO Wi)t l albtoin Jlanualo 7 ne Vlayer t ano that IS all hut Muman f)e albtuin $tano Company CINCINNATI CHICAGO INDIANAPOLIS P.F.PETTIBONE CO . rintfrs anb Jiinbcrs Manufacturing Stationers, Lithographers, Steel Die Embossers. Loose Leaf Devices Factory, General Offices and Store - 27-33 No. Desplaines Street CHICAGO. ILL. Down Town Store 18 So LaSalle Street Off;,;. Bell Olive 4130 Residence. Kinlock Victor 2696 816 Olive itrect ALBERT KNELL Architect 501 Odd Fellows Bld|f. ST. LOUIS, MO. COAL anJ COKE Richard Evans Go. 417S.DearhornSt.. CHIC AGO, ILL 7Ae Casparis Stone Co. Crushed Limestone, Ruhh e and dimension Stone General Office Clinton Bldg. COLUMBUS. OHIO liirsch s (joodies — Tne Finest in the Woria Catsup, Cnili Sauce, Salad Ijress- ing. Pickles, etc. HIRSCH SROS. CO. LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY [250] When In Your Civilian Togs Custom demands certain articles of jewelry. Whether they are for dress or informal wear, there is satisfaction in knowing that every piece is in good taste. They will be correct if you select them at Peacock ' s. Some of the Things Men Wear Peacock Elgin Watches Scarf Pins Signet Rings Waldemar Vest Chains Fountain Pens Card Cases R-vening Dress Sets Coat Chains Cujf Links Belt with Gold or Silver Buckle Pins for Soft Collars Gold and Silver Pencils Tie Clasps Leather Belt with Sterling Silver Buckle. Monogram engraved without charge, $3.00. Orders by letter receive prompt attention of competent people. Catalog upon request Established in Chicai o in 1S37 State and Adams Streets CHICAGO [251] BURLEY COMPANY Pureveyors of CHINA— CRYSTAL— SILVER We invite you to call and inspect our New Impo? ' tations in China and Rock Crystal Taste and individuality find freest expression in the appoi7itment of the Dinner Table BURLEY S? COMPANY SEVEN NORTH WABASH AVENUE : SIXTY EAST MADISON STREET CHICAGO LA WTON- B YRNE - BR UNER Insurance Agency Company Suite 705 Pierce Bldg., ST. LOUIS, MO. 11 E i isure JEWELRY against ' ' ALL RISKS yy of Loss, and PERSO fA L EFFE C TS against loss by THEFT, PILFERAGE, ROBBERY and TRANSPORTATION, also against BREAKAGE caused by FIRE, COLLISION, DERAILMENT and THIEVES. [252] — to tree surgeons whose methods are scientitically accurate and mechanic- ally perfect, who save your trees with- out guessing or experiment? — to tree surgeons made absolute mas- ters trough long study and practical training, before given anv responsibil- ity? — to tree surgeons who are MEN — picked men — chosen because they lo ve trees, and because they are honest, honorable, and intelligent? — to tree surgeons who are backed by a responsible business house which has but one standard — quality-first i :ork, alien ys: — to tree surgeons who are selected officially by the V, S. CJovernment after exhaustive investigation, because they are best? — to tree surgeons whose record of sucessful performance spans a period of many years? — to Davey Tree Surgeons — the o.ily tree surgeons who measure up to these standards of super-excellence. Take the dependable and satisfying course, and go to the Davey organ ' - zation. Learn the real condition and needs of your trees from this expert source without charge. Every year of neglect adds 10% to 25% to the cost of saving trees. Write today for free ex- amination and booklet illustrating Davey Tree Surgery. The Davey Tree Expert Co., 321 Elm Street, Kent, Ohio iOpe, Surgery, Accredited uaj City and Bultun) elphiai Washinelon; BuHilo ■.Milwaukee; Mil Davey Tree Surgeons Have yotir trees examined NOW! ' ' Home Comfort ' ' STEEL RANGES and FURNACES For Fifty-Two Years Pacemakers in the Field of Cooking and Heating Apparatus A million users, including the U. S. Military Academy at West Point and many other Government Institutions, place them in the distinguished class Wrought Iron Range Company (CULVER BROTHERS) SAINT LOUIS, U. S. A. [253] Moffett Studio Official Photographer to lgl6 Roll Call of the Culver Military Academy A PHOTOGRAPH is a wonderful piece of art work, both from the standpoint of modern invention and human sentiment, to say no- thing of the trifling cost of securing the best. Pictures of great buildings, landscapes, animal pets, when painted by skillful artists, ancient or modern, are great to behold and of high value. They may take the place of dangerous travel, they may bridge history over the gulf of Time, as many great por- traits do, but for real interest, pure sentiment, human nearness, a fine substitute for the presence of our friends and loved ones, there is nothing so real and satisfying as a good photograph, or a good portrait made by a first class artist, who puts himself into his work and scr ice, using the best materials. How viT.AL with human and almost speaking nearness, as well as tomblike presence, does a good photograph seem to make our friends and loved ones to us. Poetry touches our fancy, music stirs our feelings, religion quiets our fears and builds our faith, but a good photograph or portrait of parent or child or friend, kindles memory, stirs afifec- tion and grips the very heart of us all. For we see the face behind the face, grasp the hand that is not seen, and feel the influence of the soul which seems so near behind the eyes that look at us from canvas or card. C f all the treasures of the home, or tokens of love and friendship, nothing equals a photograph or portrait. So LONG as real friendship is the gatewa ' of true love, so long as love binds itself with the golden chains of memory, so long will a photograph or portrait have a supreme place in the home and in the soids of men, women and children. All Photof raphs in this Annual l y Moffett Studio. Chicago SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO CULVER MEN [254] SCHOOL ANNUALS [255] w II For a man to make a success in bus- II iness, he must see to it that his rep- resentatives represent him correctly. What printer is responsi- ble for your success ? Is he making you look like a suc- cessful man, or a nobody? Do you get ideas for your money, or do you get just paper, ink and type? We would rather show you what we have done than tell you w hat we can do. This book is a sample of our work. OSCAR F. WILSON PRINTING COMPANY THE QUALITY SHOP S. CHURCH AND CHESTNUT ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS [256]