St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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1918 WILLIAM BENNETT TUCKER, llTuckYi, HBH!!! CEN'l'REVIl.l.li, Mn. .S'c'ir'11t1'7ic Course. Phi Sigma Kapjur Fraternity. Rat-Tat Board C351 Students' Coun- cil C2, 355 Baseball Team CI, 255 Ser- geant Co. B C255 First Lieut. Bat. Adj. C355 Marksman C155 Expert Rille- man C25 5 Co. B Rifle Team and high- est scorer C255 Vice-President Athletic Association C355 Philokalian Literary Society CI, 2, 355 Class Historian CI55 Class Vice-President C255 Hop Com- mittee C35g Glce Club C355 Machine Gun Company, Border Service C2, 355 ,Tune Ball Committee C35. I I ' 1 ERE is one of the Eastern Sho' specimen, and to wit from the village of Centreville, where so many fish stories originate many of wlnch have been handed out by this worthy son of that burg Being '1 baseball pitcher of renown in his home town, heldecided to enter St. J'ol1n's to seek fame. This he has well accomplished. Tuck however, is one of the hardest workers we have, and mankind when he makes up his mind to do anything you better not step in his way. 'l'he military bug hit Bill , causing him to join the famous Machine Gun Company, and also to spend four burning months on the Rio Grande, of which he now tells many weird and fascinating tales, especially to the fair sex. , Oh yes, he's some fusser, and for him to miss a hop would be at calamity. just visit the gym during a hop and-watch him glide gracefully around thc fioor wearing his dignified committee belt. Then no doubt you will hear such expressions as these, Oh, isn't Mr. Tucker just grand l or Don't you just love that little smile of his? However, judging from the number of letters he receives, we all think Bill's heart is true to the girl back home. Tuck is the fortunate possessor of an amiable disposition which endows him with that readiness to accommodate anyone and also wins for him that equality of good fellowship among his class- mates. We 'are looking forward to the time when as a chemical engineer, he will shine like the brightest and most brilliant star. 110

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1918 RUSSEL EVANS SMITH, Dutch RouNn BAY, Mn. .S'r1'c'i1Iific Course. Rat-Tat lioard f3JQ Star Second Grade Certiiicate Cljg Marksman C2Dg liasket Hall Squad C3D. Motto: To succeed in wlzalcwr l1lllU'L'l'fUkL'.U USSEL, or Dutch, as he is known to us, comes from a little place in the county called Round Bay. After looking over many maps and through a recent atlas, str W we have been unable to lind this center of civilization, but we will take his word for it that it really does exist. Last fall Dutch got it into his head that he could dance, so as a result he has heen attending all the hops this year. 1-le has a way of dancing all his own. One can see him start walking at one corner of the gym and follow a due straight line to another corner. carefully seeing that he does not divert to one side or other. Arriv- ing at this corner, he gives the command by the left Hank and continues his course to the opposite corner where he repeats the same operation. ln other words his one steps are merely square dances or walks, aided by his knowledge of military science. Oh, misery, when will you cease to he! There are many other things that Russel thinks he can do. He thought that he could 'tgrease Scabby', by greeting him with it pleasant good morning every day, but Scablmy showed him how well the grease worked by giving him a 2.00 in recitations. But despite these imperfections, Russel is a hard and conscientious ,Lrg worker and we predict many things of him in the future. ' 109

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1918 JAMES MELVIN WALBECK, Becky , Jimmie , Musrat Fouesr I'IILL, MD. Scientific Course. Rat-Tat Board C35 3 Philomathean Lit- erary Soeiety QI, 2, 351 Machine Gun Company, Border Service C2, 33 3 Marks- man C2D. ' Motto: To become a real .Tf70l'f.'U HE representatives from Harford County at St. Johns have been few and far he- tween, but in Jimmie we sure have some representative. Clf the reader doulats 3,4,4,Q,Q this statement, just take H, peep at this photoj. He came to us practically wild, bfxfsffv from the wilderness known' as Forest Hill, hut he proved to he very apt, and the polish of St. john's soon began to show itself. Now it is hard to find one who has a greater drag with- the fair sex. At hops he sure is a shining light, and there are few who can excel him in treading the light fantastic measure with a fair little dame, pinioned securely in his manly, encircling arms. As to his military ability, there is no iquestion, but as yet he has not had a chance to get in the limelight, although he served a rigorous apprenticeship on the border last summer among all sorts of Iferoeious animals, deadly machine guns, and uncontrollable mu es. Jimmie won his reputation as a wide-awake chap, when one day he opened a volume of Shakespeare, turned to Hamlet, and in- quired who was the author of it. Aside from all fun, Jimmie is a fellow who possesses a stirling worth of character that rings true, and by virtue of this quality he has endeared himself to all our class. We predict a brilliant future for him, and feel sure that he will take advantage of all his opportu- nities until he reaches the mountain peaks of his desire. 111