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

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IIMSUM XK Wesley Crowell Brigham, P I K Pawtucket, R. I. “Wobble” “Brig” Electrical Engineering Manager Class Football (1); Varsity Football (1) (2); Class Basketball (1) (2); Vice-President Athletic Association (2); Beacon Board (1) (2) (3); Soph. Hop Committee (2); 1916 Grist Board (3); Corporal (2); Sergeant (3). Wesley entered here to pursue a course in chemistry, but after a two years chase he gave up the pursuit and changed to electrical. To look at this picture no one would think that it is the same fat person who is usually seen drifting idly ’round the campus in blue sweater, high waters”, and moccasins, but he is the one. Brig came to us from Pawtucket in 1912 and has been trying to live it down ever since. Brig’s motto es “As we jour- ney through life, let us live by the way”, but “nix” on the cherries. Dorothy Isabelle Burr, 2 T A East Providence, R. I. “Dot” “Dibs” Home Economics Class Vice-President (1). Dot claims Riverside as her present home but we fear that a new port (Newport) will claim her soon. Her chief occupation is watching from any convenient win- dow for a “free man”. Dot is inclined to be musical but the selection which charms her most is a little whistle. What little time Dot has left from this and her studies is claimed by the girls; no fun seeming to be complete without her. Everett Augustus Carleton, 0 X Greenwood, Mass. “Evr” Agriculture Class Football (1) (2). The first stumbling block that “Ev” ran up against was a tongue-tied bell, yet he usually succeeded in find- ing a remedy before it was too late (by the village clock). The second great event in Everett’s college career was his appointment to the honorable position of office boy. As an office boy, he is a success for the fussers. No, he is not a ladies’ man himself, but you can sec him any night, about ten o’clock, prancing toward Davis; he is going to finish some of his office (?) work. 23

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ffeceosi Daniel Gaskell Aldrich, P I K Georgia ville, R. I. “Danny” “Skunk” “Funnyface” Agriculture Class Football (2); Stock Judging Team (2); Glee Club (2) (3); Class Debating Team (1) (2); Varsity Debating Team (1); Secretary Debating Society (2); President (3); President Athletic Association (3); Assistant Manager Football (3). The “Skunk” passed a short part of his young life in the West, but being strong for R. I., he now hibernates on Kingston Hill. Since his arrival, the college has lieen raised to a higher plane due to his instructing the Profs on “How we do it at Ames”. The freshman year was spent in manufacturing “Whistles”. This pursuit brought untold correspondence the following summer. Later, his achievements for the “Scotts” indicate his emulation of Robert Bruce. However, Danny is a conscientious worker; and al- though he missed a term, we expect to find his “Funny- Face” with us when the final gong rings. Harold Congdon Anthony, i A ' P Newport, R. I. “Mark” Agriculture Class Basketball (1) (2); Class Baseball (1) (2); Class Track (1) (2); Glee Club (1) (2) (3). Our whistling friend from Newport, although always inclined to be a pest, has much to offset his faults, es- pecially his loud colored ties. Though he is an Aggie, he has high hopes of becoming manager of the College Hof-Brau in which he is now in line for advancement. We, however, cannot pass him by without calling your attention to his high qualities as a soldier, shown by his position of High Private in the rear rank. William Joseph Becker, Jr., 0 X Ridgewood, N. J. “Bill” “Lieut” Mechanical Engineering Secretary Athletic Association (3); Band (3). Stop! Look! Listen! You can well waste a few minutes by scrutinizing this picture. By the “step- by-step” process of reasoning, you can’t go wrong in determining just what this picture portrays. It’s just “Big Bull Becker”, the famous Mexican athlete. Bill rolled in from W. P. I. this year and joined the ranks of the Juniors. It was not long before he joined the Fussers Club and — there is a saying, “The bigger they are the harder they fall”. “Lieut” can always be found doing what a loyal Fusscr should do whenever he isn’t eating or grinding. Happy days, Bill. 22

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MSS Ambrose Royle Chantler, AA Pawtucket, R. I. “Musty” “Brosie” “Casearet” Chemical Engineering Soph. Hop Committee (2). “Brosie” entered high school away back in the dark ages, and in 1912 he decided that he had absorbed all the education that Pawtucket and Woonsocket could afford, so he came to Kingston. In spite of his ridiculous preparatory education he has made good in a scholastic way. “Brosie” is inclined to be somewhat pessimistic of a would-be engineer’s future, and spends hours at a time in trying to find an instance where a chemical engineer has succeeded in life. He is slightly round-shouldered from carrying the burdens of some of his friends. Helena Frances Clarke, 2 T A East Greenwich, R. I. Applied Science Class Secretary ' (3). • You now behold the picture of a most brave and learned person. You’ll admit that any one of our fair co-eds who voluntarily tackles the Chem. option in Applied Science has some courage. However if you ex- pect to obtain much information by loitering in the immediate vicinity you are liable to disappointment. For, if you happen to be a mere male creature, your presence is no t desirable. And also Helena believes in the old theory ' that if you tell everyhodv what you know they will know as much as you do. Nevertheless, all the girls will tell you that when it comes to having a good time, she is one of the bunch. Clarence John Conyers, A A ' k Cranston, R. I. “Jerry” “Clyde’ ’ Agriculture ( lass Football (1) (2); Class Baseball (1); Class t ni (2) ' ars ' y Football (3); Soph. Hop Commit- .lerry arrived from the “Jail Town” in the fall of 1912 and naturally was under suspicion at first. He is a very versatile person. His voice is a rare, ripe tenor, better known as an onion tenor. In the summer he may be seen riding bare-back on one of John D.’s oil wagon horses through the outskirts of Providenee. In the winter he keeps the house warm for his fratcmitv brothers with a heat unit of his own, “The Conyers 1 hermal Unit,” which has a negative value. 24