University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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Henry Wallace Gardiner “ Blivy ” One clay in the year( ?) there was a bustle in the village of Wake- field and the arrival of “Bill” was the cause. Little is known of his early years except that lie must have done a hit of studying or attending school, and growing. In the year ' 05 he entered the Prep. School : and here he acquired, beside a liking for a foreign language and English, a fondness for R. I. College and the students of the same. He has always claimed that he wanted sometime to enter the U. S. Revenue Cutter service, but the manner in which he digs into highway engineering would seem to argue otherwise ; for he may be seen study- ing it by day and sleeping over it by night, mostly the latter. He is very fond of other things, for the expression upon his face as he sits gazing at his books tells that there is something wonderful within or rather beyond its covers. Then he figures out the distance around a few railroad curves, which may be found between Kingston and Providence or Kingston and New London ; next, he takes these distances, adds them together, multiplies by two, searches in his pockets ; and, finally, for a few days he is attracted and distracted, while here he is subtracted. In spite of these outside interests, “Blivy has been loyal to us throughout the past three years with but one exception, and this was a mistake of the head, not the heart. Once the faculty thought R. I. College could do without him, and he had about the same views ; and so he began to look around for another place to call home. But these difficulties were soon overcome and he has reached the Junior milestone of his college career, a quiet, good-natured 1909er, ever ready to give a 1910 man a run, be it baseball, football, or a rush. If fate be kind, we expect that he will be among those who look for a sheepskin in June, 1909.

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Henry Frank French ••Hun” Twenty-one years ago, January 15, there was a notable addition to the inhabitants of the city of Providence, in the person of oitr classmate. During his early schooling we know very little about him, or about what he did to others or others to him. Henry’s preparatory training was received at the East Providence high school, where he always had a very high standing among his classmates. The fall of 1905 found Henry at Rhode Island inspired with the ambition to become an electrical engineer. He delights in taking up all subjects in sight and many which are not in sight. He is electing electric designing, which is most interesting to him. He spends all of his spare hours at it, and probably will continue to do so throughout the rest of the year. Another of his chief delights is his literary work, which is of the highest! ?) order. In spite of his several conspicuous peculiarities he can get more out of his books with the least amount of study than any of us. He says it is “concentration” which does it. We will take his word for it. “Hun” is interested in athletics, and this last fall he made the varsity football squad. He also played on the 1909 class baseball team. He could not do justice to athletics, however, as he had every Friday night to go home for over Sunday. We all know why, and cannot blame him for a tender feeling for the gentle sex. Frenchy spends many hours in the electrical laboratory; and we know that with his liking for mathematics, his ability in manipulating electrical apparatus, and his excellent judgment, he will finally become a successful electrical engineer. 20

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Albert Mendel Hone Sometime early in the month of January, 1887, when people were still rejoicing at the arrival of a new year, he made his appearance. “Al” grew up in the city of shoes, learning all the rudiments of shoe- making, which has proved an advantage to his fellow students on more than one occasion. His early education was received in the city schools and ended in the Brockton High, where for four years he astonished the teachers with his erudition. It was here that he concluded he wished to be a great mechanic, and, having graduated from the high school in 1905, he joined us here in the fall. “Al” soon gained the reputation of being a studious boy ; and every evening when his roommates sat down for their little chat, he was to be seen with his chin in his hand, buried in the mysteries of Freshman work. That Freshman year was a hard one, but he survived ; and at the beginning of the Sophomore year, “Al” declared that he had become educated. The greater part of his second year was spent in the machine shop ; but when he became a Junior, he decided that electrical engineering was a better job for him. With the gentler sex he has been quite a favorite ; even way back in his Freshman year he was known to have spent at least one evening calling in the village upon a classmate. “Al” has always taken an active part in all college affairs, being a member of the Student Council : and with him as manager of the foot- ball team for the season of 1908, we expect even to better our record of the past year. 22