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

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THE GRIST c “ Dorothy ” “You can fool all of the people some of the time, and you can fool some of the people all of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.” And so Dorothy found that she couldn’t live on her past reputation when it came to dealing with M. I. T. graduates: even angels can’t raise the standards of some places and some people. As far back as one can recall, Room 31 has had the reputation of being noisy and lazy, and even the entrance of Dorothy and her angelic roommates could not change these characteristics. As after several months she discovered that she had been wasting too much time influencing the younger (?) girls to do things which they ought not, with the advice of “her elders”, she decided that it would be best for her to sever her connection with the college. So the day after “Thanksgiving”, Room 31 donned sackcloth and ashes for the sudden passing away of its beloved Dorothy. After a couple of weeks’ vacation she returned to retrieve her past record, but not in Room 31. Did she do it? Ask “Them.” Among Dorothy’s many accomplishments may be mentioned her wonderful ability to feed a dozen hungry people from one small chafing- dish. How she does it, we do not know or care so long as we are among those well fed. She is secretary of the class of 1911, was captain of the girls’ basketball team last year, and is also a member of The Beacon board and reports some Davis Hall news. Dorothy is occupying her spare time by taking the civil-engineering course and expects immediately upon graduating to build a railroad between Hope Valley and Woonsocket. 28

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“ Bud ” THE GRIST Cksurl@s Eimoek Anagnlly, Jir. At the beginning of our Sophomore year there was a great com- motion around the main college entrance, and — Charles E. Angillv was among us. Our proverbial eastern curiosity made it possible for us to acquaint ourselves with “Bud’s” early history. He was exposed now and then for a period of four years to a course in the Providence Technical High School. After receiving Iris diploma from that institution, he had expected to enter Brown University, but while out with a surveying party during the summer, this good intention was forgotten by immediate interest in his work. One day while taking long sights with a transit, the instrument became focused on the college buildings with the gridiron in the offing. This view was sufficient to bring “Bud” into our “moungst” the following year. One of his first efforts was to aid materially in entertaining the Freshmen. This strenuous training made him a fit candidate for the football team. In spite of much competition he has been a very active member of the varsity in the end position, doing his work there with constant efficiency, excelling even this in the New Hampshire game of ’ 08 . Charles’ record as a student places him very high in our esteem. He ranks among the leaders of the engineering courses. Besides his ability as a student, he is remarkedly free from the frivolities of youth. Nevertheless, some claim that “Bud” fell in love at the beginning of his Junior year. Those who know him say that he has not wasted any time trying to solve the affinity problem, but they do know that he will not use a certain well-known brand of condensed milk -in making a “rabbit.” “Bud” supported his class in baseball, football and basketball. His ability in the latter won for him the captaincy of the “Scullions” basket- ball team. He has also ability as an actor and entertainer, proving his skill in the last-named function during the Farmer’s Institute.

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THE GRIST “Eddie” first sprang into existence and prominence in the West Indies. At an early age his parents, wishing to ensure a good education for their son, moved to Narragansett Pier, where they would be near the R. I. S. C. After hurrying through grammar school, “Ed” could not wait to go to high school and so entered the preparatory school at the college. Accordingly the fall of 1907 saw him entering the college proper with the class of 1911, wise boy, with a reputation as a student and as a ball player. In both of these he has sustained his reputation. “Ed” was a member of our class baseball team from the start, and as a pitcher, has done a good deal towards the victories we have won. “Ed” is a member of the fire department at the Pier, and although he has not had any chance to distinguish himself as a fireman there, he has had an opportu nity here at the college. During the last fire at the mechanical building, it was “Eddie” who was in the thick of the fight, and soiled his white stripes and got thoroughly wet by an inexperienced hand at the fire hose. He has always been a day student, traveling back and forth between here and the Pier. His popularity in the girls’ wagon is with- out question. He is also a member of the Sigma Delta fraternity. Very recently he was obliged to leave for reasons best known to himself, and we all mourned his parting very much. We hope that he will be with us again next fall ; and as he is known for his sagacity, there is no doubt but the beginning of the next school year will see him back on Kingston Hill. We shall all look for him anxiously, and feel that we have lost something until he is with us once more. 29