St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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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

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Lzeut. Edward H. 'Tarbutton Edward H. Tarbutton was born in Sudlersville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, in the year 1881. He entered St. J ohn's Preparatory School in the fall of 1897, and was graduated in 1898. The following September, he entered the College. During his course in College, Mr. Tarbutton held many positions, being captain of the baseball team in 1902, treasurer of the Athletic Association in 1900-01, and president of the Athletic Associa- tion in 1901-02. He played quarterback on the football team during the season of 1901. On June 13, 1902, he received his degree of B. A., and one year from that day was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Army, and attached to the Thirteenth Infantry. He is now stationed at the Depot of Recruits and Casuals, Angel Island, California. Mr. Tarbutton possesses a disposition in which there is a happy mixture of levity and seriousness. He is highly thought of by the people of Annapolis. l1,i Lieut. Douglas F. Duvall The subject of this sketch is a member of one of the oldest and most highly respected families in Maryland. Mr. Duvall graduated from St. John's in 1891, and the following year took up the study of medicine at the University of Maryland. At the end of his first year,.he left there and entered the University of Virginia. Upon his graduation Cafter two yearsj he took a post-graduate course at Johns Hopkins, and was placed on the staff of Dr. Kelly of that university. Here he remained three years with the exception of a few months spent with Dr. Csler. - In the spring of 1898, he entered the medical corps of the United States Army and was stationed at West Point. In the summer of 1899, he was sent to the Philippines, where he remained three years. Returning in 1902, he was stationed at Fort Williams, Portland, Maine, where he is at present. ' . 7 Capt. Joseph B. Douglas Joseph B. Douglas was born May 7, 1874, near Roaryville, Prince George County, Maryland. After receiving his primary education in the schools of that county, he en- tered St. John's College in 1893. During his course at St. J ohn's, Mr. Douglas took much interest in the Military Department, and in his Senior year was Captain of Company A, of the.College Cadet Corps. After his graduation in June, 1897, he accepted the position of assistant principal of the Bel Air High School, 'Bel Air, Maryland. A year later he resigned his position and went to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, where he took an examina- tion for,Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. In a short time he received his commission and entered the Artillery branch of the service. He was soon promoted to First Lieutenant, and in 1902 was further promoted to Captain and assigned to duty 'at Fort McKinley, Honolulu, where he is at present. 40