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

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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

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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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IT was while he was going to Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, that Harry got his start for the Academy. The start was so good that he put a star on his full dress Plebe year. Living in Brooklyn, he learned a couple of the languages used extensively in New York City. This ability as a linguist made Spanish fruit for him so that he was able to talk to the Profs as if he knew what he was saying. After the first year, Harry put more time on athletics, and devoted some of his study hours to refreshing his body instead of his brain. He divided his efforts between soccer and lacrosse, working so hard that some of the big men found that his speed, dash and accuracy had left them without a job. He was never a real Snake at the Academy, but dragged enough to keep his interest up. When he is home on leave, though, try and get hold of him. The answer you receive when you ask for him is generally: He has just gone out for a ride or No, he has gone to a dance tonight. Say, when do we get paid? I owe five dollars now. Class Soccer Q4), Numerals; Soccer Squad Q}, 2, ), Navy Numerals (j), N ( 2); Class Lacrosse ( 4), Numerals; Lacrosse Squad (5, 2, ), Navy Numerals (5); Sfar Q4), Glee Club Q4, y); Class Crest Committee. Harry Hathaway Pottle, Jr. brooklyn, new york Harry Cleveland Forsyth Pratt, Jr. new york city Ophelia ATTACHED is a representation of what we believe a ■L - remarkable likeness to the Rock of Gibraltar, both in bulk and in possible characteristics. The bulk is natural; the characteristics acquired somehow or other. The famous rock impresses one as possessing a sort of quiet stubbornness, a passive resistance to any persuasion, once it is resolved. Out of justice to our fat boy we must admit that he has been well educated during his residence at the Academy, although during Plebe year he missed some of the refining touches in the art of handling knife and fork, by dining with the uncouth of the football and crew tables. He has been a Red Mike to those who do not know him, but his intimates secretly believe that he ruined all his chances of becoming the most heart-breaking of all Snakes by saying I do before he became a midship- man. We suspect this because he has several times addressed his letters to a Mrs. C. F. Pratt, Jr. However, this may have been pure absent-mindedness. Now, Mr. Pratt; there are just two verses to Second Class Juice. The foist is: look for the toiminals; and the second is: E equals IR. Football, B-Squad Q4, 5, 2, i). Navy Numerals (5, 2 ,7); Plebe Crew ( 2, 7); Wrestling Squad (2, ); Class Wrestling ( j), Numerals. 367