St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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LIEUT. WILLIAM G, FAY 38

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Lieut. walter D. Smith A Was born in Cumberland, Maryland, November 16,l1876. He attended the Alle- gany County High School, graduating at the head of his class in June, 1892. The follow- ing fall he entered the Philadelphia Art School where he remained one year. In Septem- ber, 1893, he entered St. J ohn's College as a freshman. In 1897, he received his diploma from St. John's, and soon after entered West Point. From there he was graduated on February 10, 1901, standing nineteenth in a class of seventy-four. Soon after his gradua- tion, he married Miss Egerton of Baltimore. His leave of absence having expired, he was assigned to the Sixth Cavalry and ordered to Fort Myer, Virginia. Later he was trans- ferred to Troop H., Eleventh Cavalry, and in June, 1901, was ordered to Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. On December 16, 1901, he sailed on the transport Crook for the Philippines, by way of the Suez Canal. Upon his arrival there he was stationed at Vigan. Later he was sent to Camp Wallace, where he is at present. While at St. J ohn's, Mr. Smith took a great interest in athletics. He played on the football team for three years, and earned for himself the reputation of being the best end St. J 0hn's ever had. He was on the relay team which won second place in the University of Pennsylvania races in 1896, and first place in 1897. While at West Point he played on the football team, and was captain during the seasons of 1899 and 1900. Lieut. Smith is a man who possesses a sort of personal magnetism, and a man who holds the highest re- spect and esteem of those under his command. - Lieut. Oscar K. Talley Oscar K. Tolley entered St. John's as a Freshman in September, 1896. He graduated in June, 1900, and soon after accepted a position with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. After remaining in their employ about a year, he resigned to accept the position of Com- mandant of Cadets at North Carolina University. There he remained several years, during which time he materially raised the standard of that institution. ln the spring of 1903, he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Fourteenth Infantry, lf S. A., and sent to the Philippines, where he is at present. While at St. John's Mr. Tolley took much interest in baseball, and played on the team during the seasons of '98, '99, '00. He was Lieutenant in the battalion of cadets in his Senior year. 39