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

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HERE you have him, the man who ' s never been bricked. Yes, there ' s a reason, and it ' s not that he doesn ' t drag. We cannot recall missing him at any Hop since Youngster June Ball, nor at any function between hops, and his encumbrances have always been worth looking at twice. You know it can ' t always be luck. But why be superfluous? You can ' t help guessing it. He ' s just an all-round, straight, clean, honest-to-gosh man. Although handicapped by his size, he has done more than welHor his company and class in boxing, gym, and rifle. He was as highly successful in his battle with old General Academics as in everything else he undertook, and moreover was always willing to aid his less fortunate classmates; it was very seldom that anyone left Ralph ' s room not knowing what it was all about. His adaptability and efficiency assure the success of his every undertaking. He ' ll make a capable officer, of whom we may well be proud; in short, he is the type of friend and classmate upon whom we ca n depend under all circumstances. Class Boxing (j), Numerals; Class Soccer (2), Numerals; Star Q, 3); Expert liifleman. Ralph Henning Moijreau chicago, illinois Meeroiv Wesley Arnold Wright lynn, massachusetts Hammy Salty HAMMY was a member of the Old Navy in the capacity of yeoman. However, things around Crab- town came natural to him and he soon found himself entirely at home. Harnmy has most of the virtues of the men in blue, but he is not without his faults. He has his weaknesses, the outstanding one being the weaker sex, or more appro- priately, the week-end sex. It is rather difficult to say whether the femmes have got him or whether he has the femmes. Hammy has set a pretty good stride in athletics but his love for chow overbalances his desire to become a second Jim Thorpe and it is only after much endeavor that he has been able to break loose from his appetite and get down to actual participation. He has a natural gift of making friends, and his ready wit, and quick response to an S.O.S. for help in Math have placed him high in the estimation of his classmates. Hammy is the kind of fellow who never needs a friend because they are all his friends. With his natural genius for Math he should easily be able to compete with the best of them in the Construction Corps, and we all hope that he makes his mark. Football, B-Squad (2, ), Navy Numerals (2); Class Baseball C4, 2, 1); Star 0, i, 2); BlackN . 365

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Theodore Hertzel Kobey bisbee, arizona ••Ted HEY! M.C., is six letters all I get this mail? I believe you ' re holding out on me. (And usually he is). This question, girls, should introduce our Cactus Cavalier, the Bisbee Bedouin. He hails from Arizona, that part of God ' s country v here they raise mesquite, cactus, and (so he claims) he-men. Though timid by nature the weaker sex have made of him one of the greatest of Snakes. And it was not an easy task either, but years of concentrated efforts will change anything or anyone, and then the 4.0 just would- n ' t let him alone. This is his way of putting it — modest thing — but I, his roommate, know that this easy-going care-free son of the desert has attained his present height through months of concentrated study of a little life saver for social aspirants entitled: How to be Popular Though Self-Conscious, Homely, and Pessimistic. I should like you to value what I have done, not what I happen to be. After all, though, he ' s harmless, and before the Academics he ' s fearless. Hey, there, yuh draggin ' ? How ' s to swap a dance? Class Football ( 4); Assistant Manager Football (5); Manager Class Track (. , 5, 2); Manager Class Basketball (2); Trident Magazine; Sub-Squad. HE ' S from the wild and wooly West where men are men. Shady was quite collegiate when he first entered the Naval Academy but his education under ' 13 made an all-round midshipman of him. Shady is pretty savvy when he wants to be. Plebe year he spent two months in the Hospital and starred. On the other hand, he has decorated several trees as beautifully as 2..0 can smile at you. The Sheik is quite a ladies ' man. If it isn ' t one, it ' s two. If he drags one girl more than twice in succession, he is in love with her. He missed a hop once on account of extra duty but made up for it by dragging two to the next one. There are two big things about Shady, though: his appetite and his grin. These two things are never dim- inished. Even when he is about to lose his temper from the troubles that come his way, he gets so mad that he laughs. It is odd to see the humor he finds in trouble. Assorted Curses! Star Q4); Football, B-Squad Q4); Creiv Squad Q4); Class Football ( }), Numerals; Class Boxing (j). Numerals; Track Squad (2); Expert Rifleman. 364 Frank Byron Schaede COLORADO springs, COLORADO Shady Sheik J

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Anderson Offutt new orleans, louisiana Andy ANDERSON comes from New Orleans, the home of -LX. beautiful women and good whiskey. Since the day he entered, he has been a strong advocate of the old Navv when Duty Officers were not so abundant. He was on the morning orders from the time he spent his first week-end on the ship, and kept the Academic Depart- ments guessing. Not a savoir, Andy has decorated his share of the trees, but his ability to hit in a pinch has kept him with us. There are few Midshipmen who have had so many one-party love affairs as this youth. Rarely a month passes that he isn ' t sighing over a new love, for fortunately they have all been short-lived. During the past two years he has been forced to give up the girls in order to devote his Sparc time on week-ends to tinkering with the Ford he purchased on Second Class leave. As a result, the famed One Hoss Shay has nothing on this chariot. The Navy ' s shot to Hell is his chi ef lament, for he never has recuperated from the shock of having to sew on a complete set of woven red numerals. But in spite of his seemingly Bolshevistic traits, Andy is a strong Navy man. There is no city in the country like New Orleans. Wrestling Squad Q4, j. Juice Gang { 4); Black N. 0; CASSIUS breezed into our midst from the plains of Texas, wild and untamed. The four years of mess- hall diet, extra-duty, and Academics did nothing but put a thin veneer of officer and gentleman on this frontiersman. Perhaps you are deceived by the placid countenance and the well-groomed hair. But examine those eyes. Notice the revelation of character — the indomitable courage, the inflexible honor, and the imperishable spirit of the Alamo. What! No mail? Well, I guess I ' ll write a letter. Thereupon Cassius grabs the last skag and pulls sat in correspondence. His smile is more noticeable than his intellectual prowess. Although Cassius comes from the land of the wooden nutmeg, he has, from the first, proved an exception to the rule, being a master in the art of getting the maxi- mum results with minimum efl ort. Doyle has been fortun- ate or unfortunate enough to have had several love affairs, violent ones, since he has been among us. They haven ' t affected him, though, and Boy, wait till Sep leave and I ' ll give the girls in Tejas a treat. Just what will happen to Cassius after Graduation we don ' t know. A good guess would be that he goes back to the Big State and settles down to raising little long horns. Doyle Cassius Warren sherman, texas Cassius Gymkhana Qy); Black N . 366