St Johns College - Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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l9l7 ALFRED HOUSTON NOBLE., Ouston Ca Mnrunoa, Mn. Latin-.S'vfvl1!ifIc. Marksman CZDQ Track C2, 3, 455 Captain Track C455 Second Grade Cer- tillcatc C255 Art Editor Rat-Tat CSDQ Corporal Co. B C35 5 Glee Club C2, 33 3 Second Lieutenant Co. B C405 Vice- President Class C455 Associate Editor of Collegian C453 Sharpshooter Cgjg lklachine Gun Company Border Ser-vice CS, ill- WIMZ Motto: l.auglz and the World lauglis ' H: rufiflz you. Do what is 1'1'gl1.t. N this short space we will try to tell the good and bad traits of Ouston. - Ouston came to us three years ago, and a regular Eastern Slioreinanf' but hy Q,g,K,G the undauntecl efforts of the fellows' he has at last become civilized.. ifxfxfxfv After he had been at St. J'ohn's a httle wlnle he saw the fellows going down to the gym, in what he thought were swimming suits, but he afterwards found out that the fellows were doing track work, so Ouston thoughhe could run, and went down. As luck was with him he turned out to be one of the fastest men in college. This year when the track team needed a captain and no one else would take the job Ouston was elected by a unanimous vote. His great ability was recognized by making him manager also. They thought that with such a man at the head a coach was useless, so Ouston is captain, manager, coach and everything but the track itself. ln the military department his great ability was not recognized until the latter part of last year when he was made a corporal, but this year he has become a distinguished lieutenant of ll Company. Ouston likes military so well that he enlisted in the Machine Gun Company of the First Maryland, and spent the whole summer on the Mexican border. X Ouston's ever ready humor and generosity have won him many true friends. and all of us wish hun the greatest success that is possi- ble' in lns l1fe's work.

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l9l7 ROBERT H. MADDOX, Pria Pm Ncess A NNE, Mu. Sciclztizic Course. t Phi Sigma Kappa Fralvrnfty. l Secretary of Class U, 2, 3, 45 S Llllfa- rian Philomathean CID, Secretary C253 Vice-President C3D: Pfeslllcflt C451 Quarter-master Sergeant C359 1'H'Sf Lieutenant Quarter-master C4?3 Secre- tary and Treasurer Hop COl'l'll'l1lttCC-C45 3 June Ball Committee C373 A5S1SUlnl Editor Rat-Tat C313 Business Manager Collegian C432 Secretary Athletic Asso- ciation C3J: Sharpshooter C352 Second Grade Certificate CID. xy Motto: Business World Forever. HILE the presidency of the G. O. H. was still in existence, there appeared upon the St John's campus a till lanky youth who soon became the worthy oblect of atten- tion to the holder of that office It was not long before this slick individual soon learned the tricks of the trade and Sam Freeny's cupboard soon became his haven ' in time of trouble. ' However, during this year Pris made quite a record for himself in scholastic work. Since then he has been on a sliding Scale with the arrow pointing downward until now he is a member of Ducky's veteran class. In his first year he had neither athletic ambition nor desire. The next year he showed he had the old St. Iohn's spirit and went out for track, and since then he has been a loyal supporter of all athletic teams. . Early in his sophomoreiyear he was the main factor in the organ- ization of the firm of Maddox, Storm and Jarman, manufacturers of DOGS and HEADACHES. From this time forth he has shown marked ability in other business endeavors, culminating his career by well esteemed service as Business Manager of The Collegian. Pris is a shining star in all social circles. The ladies are his long suit. A serious crimp was put in his hopes for a trip to Sudlcrs- ville when a two-thirty return from a pass caused John Storm and our hero one month's confinement in Annapolis. Ou the whole, however, Pris has only to continue his traits of St. John's days to insure him a happy and successful hereafter, which is the earnest wish of his class. 57

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rm l9l7 JOHN W. NOBLE, Bill , Napoleon , Baldy , General Villa Pinzsron, Mn. LaI1'n-Sciontifizf. l'11i Signza Kappa Fraternity. Class Sergeant-at-Arms C153 Football Team tt, 2, 3, 435 Track Team tl. 233 Baseball Team C313 Second Grade Cer- tilieate ti, 255 Corporal Co. H 1225 Quarter-master Sergeant tl, 2.3: Captain Co. B C455 Hop Comnnttce .t3Jg Chairman Hop Committee C45 3.3115111055 Manager Rat-Tat C373 Boarding Club Q3, 435 Philokalian Literary Society' tr. 2- 3- 45 1 Chairman June Ball Committee t3l: Vice-President Class C333 Inter- collegiate Debating Team Q45 3 Maryland Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest lzjg Marksman Cz, gjg Senior Brom Com- mittee l4lQ Assistant Librarian QI, zlg ' junior Ritle Club CID. G Motto: To rival 'Oscar Sc1zark.r. ' HA! Doesn't this noble countenance remind you of some great genius? lt should- it is so different from my other that you may have seen fortunately Afttt tlmost two years of Buck Pttvatism the responsibility ot' 1 corportlcv wts ctst upon his I A A 3 I 'Y ' ' , - ,- 1 x 1 U - -I 1 I ll - ' I ' 1 1 1 u r - sv 1 'A 9 . . , U I . ,t 2 . Q . , .. .. , 411921 shoulders and immediately his conscience Cheretofore idlej began to grow and expand, for before the ink had dried upon his appointment and before the unhappy news had been announced to thc batalion, he reported a poor unfortunate cadet who attempted to pay him a friendly call. Where before, it had been a pleasure for him to lie in bed during breakfast formation, to do so now became a deadlv, ghastly sin-for others. ' ' Having reached the height of glory Cin his own eyesl in the mil- itary department, he tried his hand Cin the absence of a lmrainb at teaching, and woe unto the poor candidate, who, under such tutor- age, knows not that he will never wear a midshipman's uniform. But john collects the shekcls just the same. 'l'he first two weeks of every year Villa sells every new man .1 32.98 uniform for the princely sum of SI2.5o, and the man leaves thinking how generous Mr. Noble was in secretly selling him this S20 uniform so cheaply. So you may see, gentle reader, that when his qualities are all com- bined Bill is the best of good fellows, well met. 1-le has that push and aggressiveness that are bound to carry him to the top whether it be in the Army or in law, and will leave St. John's with the beat wishes of the whole class. , 59