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

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THAT ' S the second time you ' ve dropped that gun. You are going to bilge sure. Now, I ' ll just bet on that answer. Fruit! You have to integrate between alpha and infinity and divide by rho, and don ' t let that prof buffalo you. Keep him snowed under and never ask any questions that he can answer. Oh! I ' ve had that guy before. You can ' t write letters that way. Middy. Quit sucking your thumb and grab that pen. Tell her I enjoved that last box of candy. Well, well, well, how long have you been on this ship? Two weeks? Say, I need some horizontal exercise. How ' s to let me in on that caulking place? In spite of a slight inclination towards Mathematics, Walt is interested by the fair sex. He is perfectly willing to fall for all, but never for one. He has a weak spot, girls, but it is up to you to find out. Sail ho! Tug with a tow being overtaken. She ' s no brick. Didn ' t I pass the eye test all right? Squads left — I mean right. Hey, hold it down up in front. Do you want me to hit the pap? Close up on the double. I said halt. How many mirrors have you broken, anyway? Class IVnstlin Qi, i ); Star Q4, 2). Walter Jones Whipple, 2j d. cinclare, louisiana Lloyd John Sidney Aitkens houma, louisiana Harry Tommy Lefty CRASH! Who in the devil threw that ink bottle? All right, Harry, I ' ll get you yet! When trouble and Harry are on the same deck there is but one conclusion in the minds of all hands. Anyone who missed giving an Ensign a birthday party only by three short inches of broom handle would try anvthing. Thus, What did Harry do with my alarm clock? He ' ll have to give me his now. What, only three letters? Well, not so bad, I got five this morning. Yes, the secret is out. He is a Snake. Say, do you know where there are more pretty girls to the eligible beau than anywhere else? Well, down on the Bayou Terrebonne. If they are half as sweet as the contents of the Boxes he ever so often got with the familiar Houma postmark — we ' re all convinced. While the third month of every term saw him on the tree in at least one subject, he always emerged on the right side of a 1.50. Sure I savvy this stuff. Now tell me all about it. No, come on, let ' s turn in, I ' m sleepy. Oh, Tom-my, wasn ' t it horrid of those bovs to say that? What does Brick mean, anj ' way? Stand by to ram! Class Baseball C- , j, 2); Expert Rifleman. 371

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William Wallace Anderson, Jr. lexington, kentucky Andy Bill Savvy A SCHOLARLY dilettante — overly given to taking life too seriously yet occasionally showing the boy in him bv his humorous wise cracks or plavful scuffles. At times he becomes so light we wish Henry Ortland had devised lead instead of wooden shoes for this mem- ber of the swimming squad. Yes, the lad has athletic aspirations and each winter forsakes us proletarians to chow on toast at the training table. In Wallace we also find one of the few leaders of the Navy. Just how good a leader might be found out by consulting a certain Com- mander. Yet we are always ready to follow Andy even though he again leads us to the lofts of Dahlgren Hall. Wallace likes to kid himself into thinking he is a happy combination of Snake and Red Mike but we think the reptilian characteristics predominate. Unlike his simian comrades he does not swing from the trees. He is, with- out doubt, savvy, but carries his laurels with a modest grace which has won him the good will of all. Aw, come off that limb! Associate Editor Lucky Bag; Tndeiit M.agazjne Staff; Trident Society (j, 2, ); Class Swimming Q4); Swimming Squad (jj, 2, ); Class Supper Committee; Star 0, 5, 2, ). PEALS of laughter rent the quiet of the corridor. Break- ing into our domicile we found our better half in shocking dishabille rendering an Abyssinian torso dance. Ceasing in this he regaled the visitors with his version of a sarcastic sneer, and with a beatific smile said, nighty- night and pulled the covers over his cherubic gonk. That was Eddie. In his more collected moments this son of the wooden nutmeg state displayed his Yankee ingen- uity by oiling the window shades or tearing up the light switch to discover its modus operandi. Plebe year it was his delight to bait unwary A. M. C. ' s with his automatic window closing device. But his greatest joy was an opportunity to crack wise or give someone the razz. At times the lad returned home with his shirt in shreds, to proclaim with beaming countenance the success of his evening. But his gay and flippant exterior only masks a sincere and generous heart which refuses nothing for a friend. When the Angel Gabriel sounds the call to heave out and lash up, Shrimp will be there with a quip at the expense of the good saint ' s dignity. And later, whether rendering jazz on a golden harp or stoking fiercely with an Infernal slice bar, he will prove a hard and loyal worker for the Power that claims him. Lucky Bag Class Lacrosse ( 4, i); Masquerader Stage Gang (2, i); Reception Committee ( ). 370 Edward Loomis Bradley Weimer bridgeport, connecticut Eddie Shrimp

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Edward Ney Dodson, Jr. st, michaels, maryland Boot Ed IF you want the straight dope about any subject, see Boot. He sees everything, hears everything, and can tell vou anything that was in yesterday ' s Baltimore Sunpaper. When he picks the Giants to win the World Series be sure and bet on the Senators. If you ever see a book in the Library of the English Department entitled Utisat Seven Months atid Sat for the Year you should read it and see how Ed did it. However, after Plebe year he was always sat and savvy in every subject. In fact, if it were not for his love for sleep, you might have seen a star on his collar. Taps sounded almost every night for him at eight-thirty, and there was no use trying to wake him until morning — especially during class football season. Some of the big attractions of my roommate were the straight dope he put out, his Eastern Shore Yodle, and his continuous supply of chow — cookies, cakes, fruits, and candy of all kinds. Furthermore, he used to get three newspapers. The Comet, The Democrat (each a two-page weekly) and the Baltimore Sun. Every night about eight-thirty he would say, Smith, I ' ll shake you to see whether or not we turn in. Class Football (2); Class Track (2). RALPH, the fellow that would drag blind. When - another fellow needed a friend for a week-end he knew the place to come and find one. Smitty would never tell whether or not he had been bricked but we found out every once in a while by going over to the hop. He used to do his share of worrying about marks. Everyday we would hear, I bet you that I hit the tree this week in Math. But when the weekly trees were posted his name was seldom found among the chosen few. Then when the monthly averages came up he usually had above a 3 .0. When the call was given for the candidates for Lacrosse manager one of the first to go out was Ralph and he stuck to it and followed the team every day. He lost more weight running back from drill and getting ready for lacrosse than he lost in the fireroom Youngster Cruise. Just after he returned from Youngster September Leave his favorite Sunday afternoon pastime was to hunt up Plebes and show them his new Elgin watch. Ralph proved himself a shrewd fellow Second Class year. He staved on the Sub-squad until he could get big odds, and won enough to buy a farm when he finally passed the test. I don ' t see how any lacrosse team in the country could score on us. Lacrosse Squad, Assistant Manager (5, 2); Lucky Bag. 372- Ralph Dempcy Smith elkins, west virginia ' Ralph D. Smttty Zeke