United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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w cz JJrofrcoor COLONEL AND JUDGE ADVOCATE EDGAR S. DUDLEY. Cadet, U. S. M. A., 1866-1870; appointed from New York; graduated 15; Captain, Staff. 189 ; Lieutenant and Judge Advocate, U. S. V., 1898; Major and Judge Advocate, U. S. V., 1899; Professor of Law and History, U. S. M. A., 1901; Colonel and Judge Advocate, 1904. 300iot int Profcooor CAPTAIN JOHN K. MOORE, 15th Infantry. Class ’97; graduated 10. •Jnotructoro FIRST LIEUTENANT IRVIN L. HUNT, Infantry. Class 99; graduated 24. FIRST LIEUTENANT GEORGE S. SIMONDS, aid Infantry. Class 99; graduated 26. FIRST LIEUTENANT HALSEY E. YATES, 5th Infantry. Class 99; graduated 55. FIRST LIEUTENANT EDWIN G. DAVIS, Artillery Corps. Class 00; graduated 17. FIRST LIEUTENANT PRESSLEY K. BRICE, Artillery Corps. Class ’00; graduated 47. SECOND LIEUTENANT EDWARD CANFIELD, Jr., Artillery Corps. Class oi; graduated 18.

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The H O W I T Z E R 2 I MOT LOW'S MATH. Bill: “This equation contains nine unknown quantities of which six must be known in order to solve the equation. “LOWE BAWLS.” Rkciting: “I am required to discuss the jib crane, the mast, and I B the guy.” Let A B “THEY” SCORE. Pot Graves: “Lieutenant, the problem wc had yesterday didn't tell us anything at all.” Lieut. A.: “Well, most of you retaliated.” (The third and fourth sections in Engineering, in place of the usual one and one-half hour recitation, have just been treated to a four-hour practice march, visiting the suspension bridge, library, bridge below Highland Falls, West Point Station, filter plant, and a large number of other places). Dunwoody (passing a scat): “Well, I think it is about time for me to be taking a permanent jet. NEW ENGINEERING WORK. Entitled “Notes on Poughkeepsie Rridge by “Vassar” Bill. C.—m

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The H () W ITZER BENNY TAKES THE FULL COUNT. Feii.d: “Captain, how would you distinguish a barbarian from a civilized man ?' CAPr. M.: “Well, if you were down on Flirtation and a drowning man in the river yelled for help and you didn't throw him a rope, you'd be a barbarian. Growly Please ! I Daly (reciting): “About this time two legions of Varus were cut up by the great and renowned military leadet •Herman the German’.” DEFINITION. “Government is what you might call the rudder of the ship of state.”—Siioat Pridgen . HE KNEW. Lieut. C.: “What did the Mussulman War cause, Mr. Merritt ?” Si.ew: “Much bloodshed, sir.” A LEGAL DISCUSSION. Bill Prosser: “Sav, Willie, here's a case for you—If C in throwing a stone at I) knocks a picket out of l)'s fence, can D pick it up in defense? Willie Miller: “Sure he can, that is if C has entered upon D’s land, in which case he can not be put out on a pick up.” FMQ TuDBINq lA ml as hall.