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

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AMBITION— chat ' s Bill. If it had not been for the x.o - the first month of the term his ambition to win the Skinny binocuhirs might have been realized. His attempt to gain admittance to the Masqueraders is shown by the fact that he tried for every masculi ne part, but the judges failed to recognize the young Barrymore. He was out for the Swimming Team for the first ten days after Second Class September Leave. If he had only had more purchas- ers he might have sold enough Dope for Drags to become wealthy. But his primary desire was. to prove to the mathematics department that the book is wrong. Nothing ever stopped his chatter — except when the M. C. dropped an epistle on the table from Kentucky, Georgia, New Jersey, or New York, and then the big smile and quietness would reign. I got three letters this morning, but she says she can ' t come. I don ' t care, — and then he committed the unpardonable sin of drag- ging stone blind — this was Youngster June Week. His activities in foreign countries seem to have been unlim- ited as his absence from the ship was always to be expected. Bill will be never found without that cheery smile at taps which always graces his countenance after a busy day. Have you earned a night ' s rest. Bill? I hope ta ' say so, and the boy is in dreamland. Lucky Bag, Advertising Manager. William Cooper Taylor plainfield, new jersey • ' Biir ' Francis Louden Black steubenville, ohio Alice Blackie A NAME to conjure with! But what? Truly, however, Alice is a man of astuteness, and his singular dense- ness of air at times is made up for by his brilliance at others. His nickname, we would explain, was acquired from the expression of virginal fairness that rests on his countenance. Alice is a Snake of the first water, or, if you prefer, a water snake, and he thrives on punishment. Upon the usual presentation of the brick he would merely laugh the matter off in his dry Scotch way and on the next opportunity you would see him at it again. As an athlete he was, to say the least, all around. His fond boast is that he went out for every N. A. sport at some time or other during his sojourn. I recall how many times I have ducked just in time to have a chip of ear flecked off with a lacrosse stick or turned to receive the ball squarely in the eye. He is a mean man to get in an argument with, for he never admits defeat but will hold his ground against all logic. All the friends he had here remember the boxes from Steubenville, which, perhaps, had something to do with his oft-repeated breaking of his oft-repeated resolution — I have got to get down to strict training now. Kifle Squad Q4); Masqueraders Qz); Lucky Bag. 375

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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

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Upton Slingluff Brady, Jr. baltimore, maryland ■•Up ■•u. sr IADIES and gentlemen, my name ' s Brady, and I ' m -i from Lutherville, and I ' m hard! This is how our Upton introduced himself. There is no doubt about the first two of these statements, but several attacks of mal de mer, experienced on sailing parties on the Severn River, leave doubts as to his hardness. Love of fine raiment has been characteristic of this lanky youth ever since he first donned white works. Thus he earned the title of answer to a maiden ' s prayer. And that derby he used to go calling in! Although not a renowned Snake, Upton seldom missed a hop; and he didn ' t receive bricks the next morning either. Upton is quite a horseman — the pictures on his locker door proved that. Imagine a man who prefers the picture of a good-looking horse to that of a pretty girl! What ' s next? I ' m raring to go! Long? Very long. Long line. Long legs? One, two, two long legs! Long like a snake — A long green snake twining in the social forest. Brains? One, two, one-half — none! L« Sta ( ); Lucky Bag; Rifie Sqiuid (4); Expert Rifleman. OUR little Phil was given a bum steer after being born in Texas so he was transplanted to Baltimore and Crabtown. Not appreciating a crab ' s existence, he shed his shell and turned into a Naval Academy snake. He keeps his letters filed, not because they are rough, but to facilitate handling. And when he dances — goils, there ain ' t nothin ' quite like it, and we don ' t mean peut-etnf After passing his physical by an eyelash, Phil picked up an unfortunate youth and forced him into a Morgan- atic marriage. Ensued one reg month and a couple of others, during which the awkward squad w as never lacking in at least one charter member. Zeke never completed an inspection of 4x06, and Wardour became the established refuge of Phil ' s deck. Leaves were the fruits of our existence, and Phil likes it fruity. He has been known to spend over half of one leave in the driver ' s seat, most of the time under way. He was prejudiced against Atlantic City for leaves, much preferring the East ' n Sho ' of Maryland. At that, Europe had its charms and Phil always liked his tea with his meals. Oh, Death, where is thy sting? Log Staff (2,), Managing Ed tor ( ); Trident Society (z); Lucky Bag Staff; Gymkhana Committee ( ), Star (. ). 374 Philip Sidney Morgan, Jr. annapolis, maryland P ) 7 ••Death