United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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YOUTH, the Joy of Living, but without Sorrows there would be no Joy. Our Nell knows. It happened a long time ago. A picture, something bound with a pink ribbon, memories — need I say more? Sad? Oh, no, that something in his eyes denotes experience, age-old exper- ience; ' tis thus we learn. For instance, one sleeps in Church but once; one sleeps through drill but once; just ask the king of the sand pile, and take heed. And he is a persistent lad. Picture a mere youth, standing on the sand pile, a fast express — then, flying legs, clutching hands — he didn ' t miss anything and is still going strong. The right bat, a long easy swing and there you are: baseball, studies, or whatever it may be, he gets there. Need we make predictions; well started means well ended and the Country needs such men whether it be as officers in the Service or officers of public service. Class Water Polo ( , 2); Class Baseball (j), Numerals. Neville Goodloe Holeman dawson springs, kentucky Nellie Goodie Clarence Wade McClusky BUFFALO, new YORK Mac Wade S AY, wait until I tell you about the ones I got this leave ; thus begins a good story on why girls leave home. But with all this it is a safe bet that down in his heart there is only room for one and we all know who that is. Ask him — he doesn ' t mind telling you. And it all started Plebe summer. Wade also has his difficulties with the Academics, for some nights, he has to study almost a half hour on one day ' s lesson which means he can ' t turn in before eight- thirty. Mac ' s philosophy of life is never to let anything inter- fere with pleasure, because you are young only once. It took him a long time to decide to dedicate his life to the Service, but to hear him talk of Buffalo, with its many wonders, it is hard to see how he ever tore himself away from the old homestead. When Mac finally worked up enough ambition (in- spired by a certain sweet young thing} to break away from the radiator, we had great hopes for him; then bad luck in the form of a sprained shoulder ruined everything. If June 1916 finds Mac still looking for that wonderful position, we all think the Navy will be the winner and civilian life the loser. BlackN ; Class Football (2); Expert Rifleman. 361

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Walter Edwin Fratzkf. crookston, minnesota ■Walt Ski TO note all the traits, the likable characteristics and the exciting life of our hero from the Northwest would have done credit to a Boswell. We have learned a lot about him in our four-year sojourn with him but we suspect that in back of tho se smiling features are hidden a dark and terrible past of which we know nothing. But let that be as it may, he has made a place for himself in the hearts of all of us. In the line of athletics Walt has tried everything but polo and had he followed his youthful ambition to enter West Point he might be playing it. Up until the beginning of Second Class year he had steered pretty well clear of the fair sex but of late he has taken to the gentle art of Snaking. Every now and then he steps out and shows the lesser satelites how they do It back in Minnesota. Ever since he became one of the Forty Percent, he has had a continual battle with the Ac Department. His version of Johnny Gow did not agree with that of the Steam Department so Walt found himself high and dry on the steam bush. Only by hard and conscientious boning has he been able to stay with us and despite his little controversies he has managed to slip through. Nev- ertheless it ' s all over now and he ' s a better man for having won his battles. Howinell do they expect a fellow to work this prob.? DEUCES were wild and look what we drew Wiscon- sin ' s pride and the Navy ' s despair. This six feet and one inch of ' 2.4 was handed down to us to have and to hold, to keep and possess, to swear by and at. Starting things off with a crash. Salty has held his own through thick and thin, St. John ' s, the Reina, and the Sub-Squad. This last has always been his biggest trouble. He takes to water like a Filipino takes to winter ice carnivals. Every afternoon during Sub-Squad season will find Salty with his ballast tanks filled cruising about on the bottom of the swimming pool. Never of the rabid Snake variety, still there have been times when the femmes did exert their influence to an alarming extent, and it was during this period that Elmer needed the most careful attention. However, of late, some one seems to have thrown a wrench in Cupid ' s machinery for the femme curve plotted against amount available has taken a decided drop. In spite of all his faults and short-comings, his cruises, leaves and general life all bear the same tale of making friends, keeping old ones, and in general finding the sunny side of life over the path of least resistance by using every day horse- sense. His good nature is as big as his feet — awfully large. Assistant Manager, Track (5, 2); Sub-Squad; Black N ; Manager, Track ( ). 360 Elmer Henry Salzman kiel, wisconsin Salty Elmer

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Charles Fredric Horne, Jr. new york city Bud Charlie THE original instigator of the heterodyne complex. Devoted disciple of Marconi. When I was a Plebe it was a Youngster rate; and when I was a Youngster it was a Second Class rate; and now it is a First Class rate. Just for spite, I won ' t have one at all next year. So said Charlie when the order was published making radios a First Class rate. However, a man must reserve the right to change his mind if circumstances warrant it, and that bleary-eyed look at many a breakfast bespoke after- taps investigations of ethereal disturbances. Neverthe- less, his keen interest in and his knowledge of the science of the RI drop have proved of incalculable value to the Academy. To him the stage managers said, Let there be light, and he made light. Extra duty and extra instruction are almost perfect strangers in Charlie ' s life — especially so extra instruction. Being untroubled Academically, his after-drill periods were spent with the three-fourths inflated ball, and oh! the gallons he has imbibed! and the countless attempts he has made to breath under water! If this quality of persistence stays with him, it can never be said of him, His was a wasted life. Masquerader, Juice Gang Q4, j, 2, i); Musical Clubs ( 4, j, 2), Gymkhana (;j, 2); Water Polo Squad (2), Star ( ); Class Water Polo ( ), Class Tennis (5). HUBIE evidently took What Can Literature Do For Me? seriously. It goes without saying that a knowledge of human nature is necessary for good leader- ship, and wasn ' t he told Plebe year, Literature can give you a better knowledge of human nature? The Boy and His Books — what an apt title that would be for a portrait of him in a typical pose. He has been known to study on occasion, but whenever there is a choice between reading fiction and doing something else, he invariably reads. Hubert with his Saturday Evening Post and his Bull Durham is all set for a pleasant after- noon. A little workout now and then, of course, although he was a Charter Member of the Sub-Squad. He was naturally a little bit lazy, with starts of ambition occa- sionally for soccer and bowling. Cheerful most of the time, particularly so on Saturday mornings when the choir didn ' t have to go to drill. He dragged as much as any of us, but as there is safety in numbeVs Hubie seems in no danger of being seriously affected yet. He and the pap sheet became quite intimate, and he dragged Lady Springfield quite a bit. Gee, that was a terrible exam — is the mail all out yet? Class Soccer ( ?, 2), Numerals (j, 2); Soccer Squad Q4, ); Choir ( 4, J, 2); Black N . 361 Hubert Ellis Strange johnstown, pennsylvania Hubie