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

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“Lewis” Lewis Slack Slack, good people, came to us some years ago with admission tickets from the public schools of Cliua Village, Maine, and from the Mount Hermon biblical school of Massachusetts. However, he has lived in most all the New England states and traveled in a great many others, either on foot or on a bicycle. In early youth he learned the use of the revolver( ?) and the mightiness of the check book. Among his belongings to-day he has the wreckage of a monetary system and a young arsenal. His hobby is to be a civil engineer; and as it is only a question of time, no doubt he will be — some day. In algebra he has no equal, the same with French and English. Slack showed us he had good football ability, playing a strong, consistent game at end, using his head considerably , and earning an R. I. in his Freshman year. He dabbled some in basketball, but gave it up on account of an inability to distinguish between the two baskets. That he is practical is seen in the numerous lab. experiments performed by him. Some phenomena noted by Slack have astounded us. Last summer, after spending much time and money, he discovered for the medical world that Sissonitis is contagious. As a host, Lewis is at his best. Too much cannot be said of his genial hospitality; and sooner or later there are very few R. I. students who do not have an opportunity to accept it. His class spirit has manifested itself in several well-laid “’09” feasts, while the “Ockish Brotherhood utter silent prayers of thanks for the numerous good times enjoyed on Slack. As his home is in Kingston, he is able to entertain thus. Yes, many a heart has he succeeded in winning through the stomach. Lewis is very popular, being a member of the Canoe Club,” “Blivy Club,” “Fussin’ Club,” Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior classes. And so, friends, we will leave Slack, wise and otherwise, hoping to exonerate ourselves from any suspicion of thought by saying that those who know him best love him.

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James William Salisbury To furnish an adequate sketch of James William Salisbury is quite beyond the writer, but a few incidents of his very strenuous life may here be told. He either was born or grew in Bristol, R. I., away back in the latter part of the nineteenth century. He went to the public schools of that town until he entered our Freshman class in the spring term. For the first two years he captured mostly A’s and B’s for marks, but soon became educated like the rest of us ; so now he gets D’s. During the fall term of his Sophomore year he and several other Sophs cut a week, in order to entertain a few Freshmen whom they had tied up. They had a spread up in the top of Slack’s barn, after which they walked to Wakefield, where they were met by Crandall, who said that Prexy wished to give them his blessing. Salisbury played quarter-back on the Sophomore football team, which won out against the 1910 team. During the spring term he took an important part in the Sophomore hop. He belongs to the two old and famous fraternities of R. I. C., the “Ockish” and the “Blivy” clubs, which have seven regular and twenty-three special meetings every week. His friends and others have bestowed upon him the following nicknames, “Sal,” “Jack,” and “Jimmie.” by which he is commonly known and to all of which he readily answers. He has a bright future before him, and would make a good poli- tician, as he is fond of debating. When he graduates, he will accept a position as private secretary to Air. Blank of Fifth Avenue, New York. We can say no more except that he likes Rose” and “Brown(e)” in colors. 27

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Elmer Erancis Smith “ Capl ” One cold, wintry morning, somewhat over twenty-one years ago, the little town of Franklin, Connecticut, was awakened by the an- nouncement of the arrival of one who was to become well known to all of us, namely, “Smithy.” From Franklin “Capt.” moved to New London, where he received his early education, attending the public schools of that city and finishing by graduating from Bulkeley. Having decided to secure a higher education, this marvelous specimen of manhood entered R. I. C. as a Freshman in the fall of 1905. It was easy to tell from the start what course “Capl.” intended to take, as he immediately showed a fondness for “sparking,” the most important branch of the subject he intends to choose as his life work. “Smithy” made the wise ones sit up and take notice when the basketball season came on and he was elected captain, the position that has been his, undisputed so far, during the past three years. Again in baseball he showed up in good form and won a place for himself on the varsity, which he has held ever since and will probably hold throughout his sojourn at Rhode Island. In football “Smithy” made good at quarter : and if it had n’t been for an accident, would probably have played on this year’s eleven. Whereas before “Capt.” was a quiet sort of chap, a change seems to have come over him this past year. We can’t imagine the cause, but he leaves us every now and then for brief periods. It might not be a bad guess to imagine that the cause of these deviations is his fondness for the gentler sex, but enough said. Explain them if you can. In years to come, unless something unforeseen happens, we shall expect to hear of “Smithy” as one of the foremost electrical engineers in the country.