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

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JULIAN HOWARD LEGGETT Tarboro, North Carolina Legs Jules JUST like a Tar Heel should be, amiable and happy, with a carefree disposition and a willingness to let life take its course if it doesn ' t run him down. Nautically intended and adventurously inclinded, with a love of music that has led him through a range of instruments from harmonicas to fiddles; but what better sign of diplomacy could be asked than the fact that he is still intact and both room-mates sane? It is just as well that senoritas and balconies have no place in our mundane ex- istence or we would surely lose Legs the first moonlight night. Just one more of that rare species for whom the Goddess of Grease and stripes hold no lure. And though his platoon leader second class year may have convinced him that shoes look better shined, no man has vet convinced him that a 1.6 is velvet or that wasted energy can be restored. A marked military genius though his methods may not conform to naval tactics and strategy. Reviewing the troops to-night, Jules. • G, ' ). JAMES BUCHANAN SCHUBER Panama City, Panama JIM Schuber — a man of many fascina- tions whose sheer versatility of char- acter remains unparalleled. His mind is a flash of intelligence; his body a dash ot recklessness. Born in Panama and cradled in the ex- hilarants of every clime, he came to the Naval Academy with the nonchalant stride of an adventurer whose steel blue eyes snapped with a precision that was only equaled by muscles destined to figure in many a Navy victory. He possessed all the qualities of triumphant leadership and his characteristic propensity to divorce impulse from good judgment has broke the Bank of Monte Carlo in Europe and lost him Sep leave in America. This Spanish Don, like an owl, slept by day and roamed by night. His varied and mysterious nocturnal adventures, un- written and unpublished, were wont to leave but a single trace, an empty bed and an open window. His presence weaves a kind of debonair spell over men, women, and sometimes officers. Whether the sport is an Army- Navy game, a gang fight in the dark, an Argentine tango, or an ordinary pair of dice, Jim Schuber is yet to meet his su- perior. The man who would silently and cheerfully dare hell-heat or Artie cold for his classmates. Football (2, r), B-Squad (j), N 0, ); Basketball (j, 2, 1), N Star (2); Boxing (4); Hop Committee (s, ), 2, r); Three Stripes.

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w CARL ALBIN RUDOLPH LINDGREN White Rock, South Dakota Swede O ey Lindy IT must have been an inherited love for the water that lured Lindy out of the tall grass up in Minnesota. After prepping for a time at a school near Tiajuana he ar- rived at the Academy as wooden and in- nocent as any Plebe. Lindy not only knew gymnasium Swedish, but he also speaks the language. Plebe Year he was frequently called on to demonstrate both, and he was always ready to amuse someone with his recitations of the popular Academy verse: ' Tis I, The Duke. Socially Swede is a go-between, but he can be expected to escort to some of the hops. His greatest experiences in this line were his Youngster Year femme, his Anna- politan friend, and his trip with Binney to New York. In athletics Oley has been very con- sistent, though not unusually successful. Boxing under the tutelage of Spike Webb is his forte; the rest of the time he devotes to class football and baseball. We are assured that Swede ' s future has a lot in store for him if he displays the same perserverance throughout life that he has shown at the Naval Academy. He has his heart set on aviation; he is airy enough for it; and his will will get him there and his pluck will carry him through. Class Football (4, j, 2 ); Class Baseball (4, j); Boxing A-Squad (4, }, 2, ), Nan Nu- merals Q4, f), bNAt; Christmas-Card Committee (J); Com fany Representative (}, 2); Two Stripes. Battle of Mytae The soldierly Romans board the Cartha- ginian warships by corvi, or draw- bridges, and succeed by military tactics. Wn— VwSZr ' NK 89 ADOLPH ' S favorite habit is finding out i the latest information on warships, and this is where he spends all his time when he is not looking up something for the Log or Lucky Bag. He would rather spend an afternoon in the library ' s profes- sional room than to go out in town, except, of course, if there is a good moving picture in progress. Don ' t by any chance, enter in- to an argument with him. He ' ll snow you under whether he is right or wrong. Log and Lucky Bag claim most of his little spare time. He is responsible for the long articles in the Professional Notes which no one cares to read. He manages to stand in the upper half of his class, in spite of his asking so many questions which the Profs can ' t answer. Mom is all for the Navy, whether it is right or wrong. Except for this character- istic he might almost be human. When he first came to the Academy he was girl-shy, but he seems to have gotten over it, and does not hesitate to step into society. Good- natured, in dustrious, more-or-less savvy, a close student of warships — these traits may well combine to produce a successful naval officer. Right away you ' ve got to think of something to eat. Class Tennis (j, 2); Class Lacrosse (j, 2), Class Numerals ( }); Log Staff 0, 2), News Editor (r); Assistant Editor Lucky Bag (j, 2, 1); Star (4); Trident Society ( ).

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JOHN FREDERICK NELSON Sharon Springs, Kansas Duke FritiC FRITZ Nelson, better known as Duke, hails from way out west in Kansas. He attended high school in the eastern part of the state. He may have had a good opportunity of learning there, but nevertheless he says he had a great time and even admits he never opened a book. Con- sequently his Plebe Year was no path of roses. He realizes what it means to pull sat. He also realizes the benefit of getting velvet, but ordinarily Duke will tell you that a good sailor always sails close hauled. Duke likes sports. He wanted to be a boxer but his ability as a boxer did not justify his taking it up. The sub-squad may have made him lose interest in boxing and crew, but Duke believes in giving them all a try. Class Football (■ , ); Class Basketball ( , j); Class Rifle (2, ); Small Bore Rifle ( ). OSCAR LINCOLN OTTERSON Buttler, Pennsylvania Otto PENNSYLVANIA sent him to the Aca- demy, but when or how, nobody really knows. It was only when our number was increased by one that we were aware of Otto ' s advent. But time has moved on in its flight, until now not a single soul will question the reality of this quiet lad. As a Plebe he started to show us his capabilities as an athlete. Boxing and track formed decided attractions for Otto, and it was in following these sports that he- showed us a tenacity of manner which could be easily envied by the toughest bull dog. Both of these sports stood him in good stead in quelling some of the week-end riots that were staged for his benefit. When the Academic Departments laid traps for him, he laughed and fooled them But this carefree attitude wasn ' t shown when he undertook the gigantic task of caring for his roommates. Many a prema- ture grey hair that will crop out on his head, can be laid to the worries and cares he has endured to keep his room a Home, Sweet, Home. Not in the foreground nor in the back- ground, but somewhere in the picture you will always find him ' — quietlv observing. Class Track (4, }, 2, 1); Class Boxing (. , f).