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

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LEONARD EDWARD HARMON Cranston, Rhode Island jigger eddie THEY call him Jigger, this little man from the smallest state in the Union, but that is as far as littleness goes in describing him. His heart is as big as anybody ' s. For the first two years he spent most of his time trying to keep his wife from bilging out. He succeeded, just as he has in almost everything else. Jigger is one of a room of three Red Mikes but that does not mean he neglects the women entirely. The rascal has a way with the gals that is quite astounding. He is not a savoir but starting with Second Class year he has been just a step behind the stars. We know this swell guy will continue to excel, out in the Fleet. Football Manager 4, 3, 2; Wrestling }, 2, 1, NA; Ensign. CONRAD JOHN ZIMMER Brooklyn, New York connie bwooklyn TO us, his wives, it sometimes is a wonder how the din of the Navy ' s big guns ever penetrated the swirl of Brooklyn baseball ... to reach Connie. The World Series, the league hitters, are Zimmer ' s hobbies. A crackling delivery, a slight Yorkish accent, a sense of humor, make his stories enjoyable. Plebe year changed a sixteen year old boy into. . .what- ever they call Midshipmen. Youngster year and Christmas Leave finished it off. Connie was not a Michael Angelo, so he had tough sledding in Plebe year Steam. He ' s a perpetual Dago savoir, and the rest of the Academics hold no fear for him. No O. A. O. yet— a Red Mike— (that doesn ' t fool us); no athlete, but never on the sub — weak squad — he ' s been a grand friend, a better wife . . Here ' s to you, Connie! Stage Gang 4, }, 2, 1; Captain 1; Ensign. 228 53

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JEP C. JONSON Greenville, Kentucky pappy pinky WE think it is true what they say about these Dixie fellers, at least as exemplified by our Pappy. He is congenial, easy going and pos- sesses excellent sporting qualities, being ever ready for a frolic or a tussle. Being an ideal shipmate, Jep is the friend of all who know him. You don ' t have to ask him if he s having a grand time in life. It ' s in his face and every action. His many nicknames speak loudly. In short, we think he ' s a grand little guy. He never lets academics worry him until grades are posted and not for long then. He came to us from the blue grass state and purchased shoes like his brother ' s. He aspires to follow that brother to his dive bombing squadron. We ' ll cruise again, Jep. Wrestling w%it; Bugle Corps 4 M. P. 0. ROBERT WARING McNITT Perth Amboy, New Jersey the monk ROBESPIERRE T=t HAVING spent literally all his time before coming to Uncle Samuel ' s School of the Sea sailing on Raritan Bay, Waring brought with him an enviable fund of sea-going lore. Occasionally being of a serious turn of mind, he finds plenty of time to devote to the important consideration of academics, and is well known as a savoir. The rest of the time he is sailing, dragging, sailing, engaging in any one of the number of sports in which he excels, or sailing. If there is a respectable breeze and boats available, the choice is sailing. Get it? Robespierre will share his last apple or pipeful of tobacco, and his cheerful nature makes it easy to win friends that stick. Here ' s to the success of one fine fellow — Bottoms up! Boxing 4, $; Football 5; Radio Club 3,2, 1; Boat Club 3, 2, 1; Vice-Com- modore; Class King Committee; Lieu- tenant (j.g. ). Ill

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LAWRENCE DENVER EARLE Clarksburg, West Virginia i.ARRy PERHAPS regulations are the soul of the Naval Academy, but breaking them successfully, in the Spartan manner, is the soul of Lawrence Denver. His mechanical ingenuity and native intelligence have not only kept our radio in playing condition, and our various mechanical appli- ances in working order, but have also kept Larry off the pap and aca- demicallv on the right side of 2-5. By judicious use of his good looks Larrv has steered a safe course between the rocks of snakehood and the shoals of Red Mikery. Though one might not expect it from a native of those West Virginia hills, he is equally at his ease among his classmates and in respectable society. His good-fellowship and amenable disposition have made him an ideal comrade for our four years at the Academy. Swimming 4, 3; M. P. 0. JACK LEIGHTON ROBERTSON Portland, Oregon robbie HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, humorous, slightly sarcastic, and often showing his exuberance in strange antics — that ' s Jack. His Columbia-river- crawl has made him a consistant member of the sub squad, but baseball and soccer are the sports in which he excels. Academics come easy to Jack and, consequently, he has much spare time to devote to good literature. Many of his extra moments find him lost in solitude in an obscure part of Bancroft Hall madly working with his violin in an effort to imitate the masters he enjoys on the radio. In society he is rather subdued, but his ready wit and smooth waltz always provide a ready entre into the hearts of the femmes. A great pal — that ' s our idea of Jack. Baseball 4, 3, 2, 1; Football 4; Soccer }; Ensign. £ 229