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

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DAVID PRESCOTT HALL High Bridge, New Jersey dippy WHEN you see a broad smile, a pair of twinkling eyes, and a crop of chestnut hair (that enchants feminine ringers) coming toward you — that ' s Dippy. He never cracks a book wider than enough to take a peek but reads all the magazines he can find, which proves rhar he is always sat, and a lot savvier than his grades indicate. Dippy ' s pet yens are dragging and boxing, but his pet hate is bells. Due to Spike Webb ' s tutelage he is a little bit that way. He is non-reg, always happy, loves ' em all at the same time, and is a better pal than most people deserve, but we let the Fleet have him knowing that they will profit by his presence as we have. 4, j, z; Radio Club 4, $; =£ JAMES EDWIN TINLING Lakewood, Ohio jimmy FROM Lakewood, Ohio, comes this future Fred Astaire, bringing with him a mania for dancing, cross country hikes (with feminine accom- paniment, of course), and an awful taste for loud shirts. James hasn ' t let four strenuous years at the Naval College take away his natural desire to have a good time, and nearly every hop sees him whirling around the floor ith the best of them. His favorite drags are of all kinds, especially red- heads, while his athletic prowess manifests itself in the form of half-miles in the spring and gyrations on the horizontal bar in the winter. His ambi- tion is a successful career in the submarine branch of the service, and if his stay at the academy is any indication, he is well on his way towards achieving that goal. Reception-Committee 3,2, 1; Track }, 2, , NA; Press Gang 1; Football Manager 4; M. P. 0. 259

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ALTON DEFORD GOULD Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania red j AY BEHOLD the Gyrene ! For four years the Service has meant to Jay the outfit with the red stripe on the blue trou. Still, he is a handy man to have around, since he is always fixing something, and constantly aspires to the building of anything from model planes through radios to a speedboat. A big moment in his life is the arrival of the mailman with that familiar letter from Philadelphia. He belongs to the N Club for being able to shoot fly specks off the wall at fifty feet. He sings, whistles, and tap-dances, all with equal facility, though we often wish he wouldn ' t. Stand by Marines; watch out ladies; he is now yours. Take good care of him for we love him. Outdoor Rifle 4; Small Bore R 2, 1, N; Class Football }j C. EDWARD STELZNER MANOWN Lander, Wyoming BEING a Wyoming cowboy, his rolling walk was well suited for a life on the sea, so Eddie changed from chaps to Navy blues and then to the brass buttons of a Midshipman. All three uniforms attract the femmes but Eddie concentrates on one at a time. He believes that that which must be, must be, and this explains his apparent unconcern for the intricate workings of the Academic Department. Still he has a warm spot in his heart for Tecumseh and manages to get by. Be that as it may, he knows all the scuttlebutt; ask him and the dope is yours. Give him a stalk of ba- nanas, a bowl of chile, a quart of milk and you are his friend for life. Neat, phlegmatic, and friendly, we give him to the Fleet. Football 4: Lieutenant (j.g. 258 5 1

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LOUIS KENNETH BLISS Flint, Michigan iggy louie FROM a back-woods boy in the wilds of Michigan to a suave midship- man in the great Annapolis institution: so reads Louie ' s story of success. Although versed in all of the Navy ' s various fields of endeavor, his prize hobby is firearms, and each spring our hero may be found shooting away the taxpayers ' money on the outdoor rifle range. In the winter Louie calms down and confines his bloodthirsty nature to the fencing loft where he is more than proficient with the sabre. Seldom a hop occurs that doesn ' t find him joining the fight in the armory, with drags many and varied. To those who know him, Louie is classed as a regular fellow, and we feel certain that his accomplishments as an officer will reflect nothing but credit on his training as a Midshipman. Outdoor Rifle 4, }, 2, 1; Kece Committee 3, 2, 1; Fencing 4, Manager 1; C. P. 0. f UP- JOHN MICHAEL BOWERS Piedmont, California johnny HAYING followed his family from South America to Washington, D. C, China, and California, our John must have wanted to travel himself, for he came to the Naval Academy. John ' s stay in California instilled in him enough of the California promoter spirit to make him an ever-flowing source of humorous intrigue. He has furnished us enough laughs to more than make up for nearly driving us crazy. Insight, argu- mentation, and command of the language might have made John a lawyer or a politician, if Second Class summer had not determined him to be a naval aviator. John has traveled a long way toward success during his stay within these walls, and the outside will furnish him many more opportunities. Mav the future find him living high. Track 4, ), 2; Lieutenant (j.g- ) 260 5 1