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

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IKANCIS IKOWHI) ( VMll.l.O BixtN, Ntw MiAJco Chico, as hv is kiiuwii to evenoiu ' . came to tlic . a al Acatli ' iiiN from iht- tlrv lands of Now Mt-xico after prepping at Now Mexico Militarv Institute and the L ' niversitx ' of New Mexico. He had an ahnost miraculous ease in making friends, but it took cjuite a bit more effort to acliieve his biggest thrill — winning the Brigade lioxing Championship. Despite his apparent ilisregaril for sports, there was no big- ger riHiter for the Blue anil Gt ld. His sinceritx and warm friendship will stand him in gootl stead wherexer he goes, iiul .iiiil)ifiiiii will carrx ' him tn tin- top. U M.TKK BAKHOI.I f MIUSTM S N SIIIN .I()N. I). ( An avowed thirty-year man. W ail came to us by way of liigh school in the Canal Zone and Washington, D. C, college at Swartlimore. antl finalU ' Bullis I ' rep. His extra- curricidar .ictixities were varied — ( hapel (. hoir. Engineer- ing Ciliibs. The F oreign Belations (Mnb. soccer, tennis, and a large number of tea fights. Wid ' -lv read in recent naval historv. W ' alivs knowledge, the Plebes s M n leanied, serx ' ed as an excellent source of Pl« ' b«- (|uestions. .As ••xams neared. several of his bilging cl.issmates found him (|uite helpful. Pet peeves ' : Sure, he has them . . . Skinnx labs, flaghoist drills, and those who ask if he has a sister named Marv. • D.WI.S LEO CLARK Sklinai.hovk, Pk svi. am.x From the metro|Xilis of Selinagrove with a |)«pula(ion of three thousand, including the i-pilepfic colonv. came Davis of the light heart and heaxA tread. e |uippetl with a year of lilM-ral arts, which .seeminglv tlidn ' t inchide sp-lling. and a trailer truck full of monev. He Ix-came notetl for his gooti natured placiditv but fortunately soon oxercante this and emerged from his pre-naval c-oco in a Midshipman among men. . pillar of strength in companv cross countrx. Dave still manage l to find time for writing inlerminahle letters to a succession of ().. .C). ' s. 391

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EDWARD HUGHES BRO DER Panama City, Panama A bi-lingual handyman working for a construction companv after graduation from Balboa High School in his nati e Panama Canal Zone, Ed suddenly found himself facing Plebe year and his first stateside winter. A ladies ' man, he took a dim view of a Plebe ' s not being able to drag, but his Fourdi Class year netted him class numerals as a member of the Plebe rifle team and a pair of stars for liis full dress uniform. Perhaps the dangerous life tliat he li es is his chief claim to fame — from in -iting five girls to the same hop, to diving into tlie Chesapeake Ba - in the back seat of a enerable Yellow Peril. DONALD ALEX. NDER ALECXIH Steelton, Penxsylvanl From Steelton. Pennsvlvania. hails Don Alecxih, perhaps better known as the Serb, particularly among his classmates to whom his ready smile and unfailing good himior have endeared him. No Olympic swimmer, die Serb found him- self whiling away the winter hours in the depths of the instruction pool. This, however, didn ' t dampen his spirits, and he came through with living colors. In tlie field of academics he fared far better and earned the reputation of a deadl}- marksman with the slide rule. Looking for other worlds to conquer, he often in aded the realm of the fairer se. , where he is noted for his manv and frecjuent successes. FREDERICK MICHAELS BOWLES Cartersville, ' irginia Fred didn ' t have to move his baggage far when he entered Canoe U. As a resident of Crabtow ' n for several years, he spent enough time looking in from the outside so that Navy Tech held few m steries for him. Born and raised in Yii- ginia, Fred came north a bit just in time to be a football star for Annapolis High. After a year at the University of Richmond, he put his football talents to work for the Fourth Batt team. A bruising competitor on the athletic field. Fred hit academics hard too. As a long time aviation enthusiast, he has a desire for a flying job come graduation. 390

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ROBERT KEITH COULTER Glad%vin, Michigan- The Doctor, hailing from the Wolverine State, spent three years at Northwestern U. studying pre-nied before coming to Navy. An abundance of good nature and love for a good time made him a must at any social function, while at the same time he had little trouble where the fair sex was concerned. An avid skier, the Doctor has graced the slopes of Winter Park, Colorado, and the mountains of Northern Michigan. With his natural ability to make friends, and his interest in his profession. Bob will have little difficulty in finding a place in the service. GEORGE OWEN COMPTON Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Play it loose! was Owen ' s motto. Neither motherly letters from home nor the all-seeing eye of the Executive Depart- ment could keep him from his knack for stowing in obscure corners more civilian clothes than are usually found in a well-stocked haberdashery. Having little trouble fathoming the inner workings of amplidvne power supplies, or Foreign Policy imder Dr. Paone. Owen retired to the rack and. find- ing tliat the horizontal position goes well with pocket-size westerns, deserted his ha ' en only on rare occasions for the purpose of disposing of pent-up energy and wreaking ha oc upon any and all opponents on the athletic field. DAVID JACK CONLEY Strathmore, Califorxl Jack The Ripper Conlev is about the most intelligent party boy who stalks the earth today. Take a jigger of genius, mix well with a dash of Beelzebub and a pinch of Casano%a and you have his class standing in the roaring twenties. Hailing from God ' s country, he spent one year at the University ' of California as the lad causing the most blasts in chem lab in 1951. Smooth as cashmere, competent as a Mark 5 com- puter, with the cunning of Br ' er Fox. Razorback Jack has carved an inimitable record with his slide rule finesse. You won ' t forget him, for somewhere, someda % ' Oii ' ll meet him again at the top of the pile of men struggling for success. 392