Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 250 of the 1906 volume:

• •OJ ifiHBiOl( J ELONCK B THE BOMB Published Annually by the (Eaoeta of ilje Tftrginta fEtlitartj 3ttBlttul? Lexington, Virginia Jlchtrnteit lit COLONEL L. H. STROTHER Major 28th Infantry, United States Aimy Wita, through Jjis untiring efforts, has raises the military st.-tnitrtrii of the 3nsiitute, ano toon the esteem anil affertion of the Corps of (Haiiets COLONEL L. H. STROTHER An Apology — (Poem) 6 II Editorial ' . . . . 7 Editorial Staff f Calendar 11 S The V. M. I. Yell 12 ]| Yells and Songs 15 (J |) Board of Visitors 16 j J) Academic Staff 17 13 Tactical Officers 20 Vf) $ Sub-Professors 22 [I Military Staff 24 l Battalion Organization 26 Io Memoriam 28 JJ First Class — 1906 30 fc, Ex-Classmates 57 History of Class of ' 06 59 Second Class — 1907 62 History of the Class of ' 07 .... - - ■ 65 Third Class— 190S 66 History of the Class of ' 08 7° Fourth Class — 1909 7 2 History of the Class of ' 09 77 Recapitulation 79 On the Threshold S3 A Rat ' s Soliloquy — (Poem) 8S His First Hop— (Poem) S9 Daily Schedule 91 The Light of Other Days 95 Cupid ' s Telephone — Poem gS Our Faculty — (Rhymes) 101 Verses on Cadets 104 The Richmond Trip 106 Military Companies Company ' A ...in Company B 113 Company C 115 Company D 117 Some Reminiscenses of an Old Boy 21 On the Pledge — Poem 115 The Passing of the Flagon — [Poem) 126 Organizations The Cadet Dialectic Literary Society 129 The Young Men ' s Christian Association ' 3 1 Glee Club 135 Tennis Club 136 Golf Club . . 137 Virginia Club 13S Kentucky Club 130 Texas Club 140 Carolina Club 141 Tennessee Club 142 Cotton States Club 143 Mining States Clubs 144 The Buzzards 145 The Boys 147 The Francois Club i4S Artists 149 Wearers of the V. M. I. Monogram 150 Athletic Officers 151 Athletic Sketch 152 Football 155 Baseball 159 Track Team 163 Gymnasium Team 166 A Slack Private — (Poem) : 169 To My Gun — (Poem) . 170 Jokes 173 Our Subs — (Poem) 177 Cotillion Club 179 Final German 1S0 Final Celebrations 1S1 A Toast — (Poem) 1S4 Advertisements. THE BOMB Vol. XXII THE APOLOGY Good Sir, if you these pages e ' er peruse, Think not of Shakespeare, touched by lofty muse, Nor of a second Burns, who Scotland ' s fen Has made a glowing land with ready pen ; But of some humble Kedets who but try With ever halting mind and dulling eye, To eulogize this dear old V. M. 1. igo6 THE BOMB Editorial IN view of the fact that numberless College annuals are published yearly and that it is impossible for us to examine them all, we beg of the public not to charge us with plagairism, if perchance there should appear within, any ideas not exactly original. Furthermore, this is not intended for a work of art, but merely a reminder of the good old times we have had at the Institute. It is not printed to be criticised, but to be enjoyed by those who are interested in the old school. When we grow old and time hangs heavy, may we find consolation and enjoyment in looking over these pages which contain notes of the happiest days of our lives. THE BOMB Vol. XXII Editorial Staff R. S. DODSON Editor-in-Chief J. W. PEYTON Assistant Editor-in-Chief J. N. PERRY Business Manager J. C. SNEAD Assistant Business Manager E. A. SAUNDERS Advertising Editor L. H. PHISTER W. G. FRASER Assistant Advertising Editors W. T. DAVANT H. W. DAVANT Photographical Editor A. B. TALIAFERRO Athletic Editor G. T. GUNNELL Secretary L. S. NOTTINGHAM Associate Editor igoo THE BOMB Wl.WHM ' - M .n .i I September i. September 7. September 11. September 12. November 11. November 27. December 25. January 16. January 31. February 1. February 3. May 15. June 1 . June 15. June 22. June 23. June 24. June 25. June 26. June 27. New cadets report. Old cadets report. Entrance examinations. Entrance examinations. Founders ' Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas. Intermediate examinations begin. Intermediate examinations end. Re-examinations. Re-examinations. Anniversary Battle of New Market. Final examinations begin. Final examinations end. Finals begin. Review before Board of Visitors. Baccalaureate Sermon. Exhibition drills in open and extended order. Artillery practice. Helio- graph, Wig-wagging, Butt ' s Manuel. Exhibition drills in tent pitching, digging entrenchments, wall scaling, and saber drill. Final celebration.- THE BOMB Vol. XXII The Virginia Military Institute (Founded November nth, 1839) COLORS Red, White and Yellow Yell Rah! Rah! Rah! Vir-gin-ia Military Institute! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Boo! Ri! Rah! Hoo! Ri! Ri! Ri! V. M. I. ! igoO THE BOMB Yells and Songs Hullabaloo! Rah! Rah! Hullabaloo ! Rah ! Rah ! Hoo, rah ! Hoo, rah ! V. M. I.! Wah! Wah! Oskiwow, wow! Skinny, wow, wow! V. M. L! V. M. I.! Wow! (Slowly). HIKE IT V. M. I. tune: Laid Away a Suit of Gray Old V. M. I. is out to die or win where e ' er she goes, She ' ll forge her way at every play towards the goal posts of her foes ; She will show her grit and never quit till in the dust she lies, She will show them all how to play football — Now hike it V. M. I. RED, WHITE AND YELLOW tcne: Doxology Red, white, and yellow floats on high, The Institute must never die : So now keydets with one voice cry, God bless our team and V. M. I. OUR DIRECTOR Hard luck to our opponents, They ' ll never score ; Now through their line boys, We will break once more, Then down the field we ' ll hike it ; Forward V. 1 1 . I . ! So all together raise Our colors on high. THE BOMB Vol. XXII His Excellency Claude A. Swanson, Governor of Virginia Commander-in-Chief Board of Visitors (Terms Expire July i, 1906.) Hon. Phil F. Brown Blue Ridge Springs, Va. Thomas W. Shelton, Esq Norfolk, Va. Col. Francis L. Smith Alexandria, Va. Hon. John N. Tabb Roanes, Va. Dr. John N. Upshur Richmond, Va. (Terms Expire July 1, 1908.) Hon. Alexander Hamilton, President Petersburg, Va. Wm. T. Shields, Esq Lexington, Va. A. F. Ravenel, Esq Roanoke, Va. Capt. James L. White Abingdon, Va. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, EX-OFFICIO Gen. Chas. J. Anderson, Adjutant General Richmond, Va. Hon. Jos. D. Eggleston, Jr., Snpt. Public Instruction Richmond, Va. igo6 THE BOMB Academic Staff General Scott Shipp, LL. D. Superintendent Colonel John M. Brooke Emeritus Professor of Physics Colonel Edward W. Nichols Professor of Mathematics and Mechanics Colonel Hunter Pendleton, M. A., Ph. D. Professor of General and Applied Chemistry Colonel N. Beverly Tucker, C. E., B. S. Professor of Geology and Mineralogy and Associate Professor of Chemistry Colonel Francis Mallory, C. E. Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering Colonel Henry C. Ford, B. S., Ph. D. Professor of Latin and English Colonel Lewis H. Strother, (Major 28th U. S. Infantry) Professor of Military Science, and Commandant of Cadets Colonel J. Mercer Patton, A. M. Professor of Modern Languages Major Charles W. Watts, C. E. Adjunct Professor of Mathematics i8 THE BOMB Vol XXII Major Thomas A. Jones, B. S. Adjunct Professor of Engineering and Drawing Captain R. Barclay Poague, B. S. Assistant Professor of Physics and Tactics Captain W. Waverley La Prade, B. S. Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Tactics Captain I. Branch Johnson, LL. B. Assistant Professor of Mathematics, and Principal Assistant Professor of Tactics Captain E. Southard Shields, LL. B. Assistant Professor of English and History Captain Reuben Ragland, B. S. Assistant Professor of German and Tactics Captain John W. Newman, B. S. Assistant Professor of Latin and English Captain C Powell Noland Assistant Professor of Engineering, Drawing and Tactics Captain Ellis C. Caldwell Assistant Professor of English and History Captain Rudolph L. Weber, M. E. Instructor of Steam Engineering and Mechanical Drawing Mr. J. Frank Walker Gymnasium Instructor THE BOMB Vol. XXII Tactical Officers Colonel L. H. Strother Commandant (Major 28th U. S. Infantry) Captain R. B. Poague Artillery Captain I. B. Johnson ' Infantry Captain W. W. La Prade Infantry Captain R. Ragland Infantry Captain C. P. Noland Infantry TACTICAL OFFICERS THE BOMB Vol. XXII Sub-Professors Major Charles W Watts Captain E. S. Shields Captain J. W. Newman Captain E. C. Caldwell Captain R. L. Weber SUB PROFESSORS THE BOMB Vol. XXII Military Staff Colonel W. T. Poague Major J. H. Laird Captain H. E. Hyatt Captain J. W. Gilmore Captain J. W. Gillock MILITARY STAFF THE BOMB Vol. XXII Battalion Organization STAFF W. R. Nichols Lieutenant and Adjutant E. R. Sutherland Lieutenant and Quartermaster C. A. Lyerly, Jr Sergeani-lMajor Co. A J. C. Snead Co. B Co. C Co. D Captains A. G. Campbell 3 L. H. Phister 4 B. Lyerly A. H. Bell First Lieutenants L. S. Nottingham 3 R. S. Dodson T. B. Goodloe Second Lieutenants W. H. Doyle 3 J. P. Taylor T. Ellett, Jr. W. L. Riley First Sergeants H. Beckner G. W. Nicholls, Jr. C. E. Kain ' T. E. Sebrell 5 M. F. Edwards W. R. Johnson W. P. Tate M. F. COCKRELL W. L. Effinger S. Paul ' ° Sergeants J. E. Townes H. C. Adams ' W. H. Gill l0 R. F. Irwin 12 J. D. O ' Reilly 2 A. J. Stude 6 S. A. Charlton ' 4 T. C. Taliaferro Corporals A. E. Donnan ' G. B. Ward 5 J. W. Montgomery R. O Edwards ' 5 R. Brooke ' 9 S. E. Brown 2 3 A. P. Lewis 3 L. H. Earle ' J.P. Jarvis ' ° C. S. Carter ' ' E. P. McCreery J. E. Doyle 2 J J. M. Fray A. H. Gentry 8 R. E. Byrd E. H. Hancock W. T. Poague ' J. P. Hewson 2 2 G. S. Plants 2 H. T. Jones 6 J. Q. Pierce 9 G. S. O. Daniel J. Malone ' 9 A. M. Owsley 20 c 3Jn m mnnam H. C. SOLOMONS SAVANNAH, GEORGIA DIED JULY 25TH. 1903 W. G. SQUIRES NEW YORK, N. Y. DIED DECEMBER 17TH. 1903 THE BOMB Vol. XXII First Class, 1906 W. G. Fraser Vice-President COLORS Silver Grey and Maroon B. Lyerly President E. A. Saunders Valedictorian J. W. Peyton Historian THE BOMB Summit Point, W. Va. Deeper did ever plummet sound, I ' 11 drown myself in sleep. The Duke; M ' lord; Sketer. One of nature ' s true gentlemen. Reared near the green field of Virginia and who delights not in the idle pastime of boning but believes that the greatest benefits bestowed upon man is sleep. Expected at one time to write a book on Women, but suddenly stopped. Why? Once when bowing to a young lady scraped his fore- head, but denies the charge with scorn. Next to sleeping his favorite pastime is riding; practices daily on broom or chair. Entered the Institute in the fall of iS — (i the exact date but about the end of the graduate in the course of time. Matriculated, iqoi. Private C Company, rat yt Corporal B Company; Private C Company; Final Ball. ' 05; Assistant Leader Final German. ; remember Expects to ; Fifth Marshal j u Norfolk, Va. From the crown of his head to the sole of his feet he is all mirth. Thomas with the Roman Proboscis, familiarly known as T ; Tom ; Rameses, ' and the ' ' Cocoanut Vender, ' ' is a type separate and distinct from the other gray-clothed, growley-eating, early rising members of the zero and six aggregation. This distinction is brought about by a spinal appendage, a missing link countenance and a limb hanging stunt. A frequent visitor at the Hotel de Francois, invaria- bly jumping his bill. Is very fond of phonographs. Drifted back into the land of his nativity about December 25, ' 05, and returned a few days later smitten nigh unto death. He had lost a vital organ. Has no trouble being heard at all times of the day and often at night. Ran a close race with Suther- land and Rankin for the Institute Standard of Beauty. Expects next year to be either a lieutenant in Cocoanut Cavaliers or a three-ball manipulator Vat iss it Ratchel. Matriculated, 1903. Private D Company, 1 vate D Company; Private B Company Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final Ball, ' 06; Memb Club; Substitute Quarter Football Team, ' 05. the Je ' African alem. 3 2 THE BOMB Vol. XXII yfji OJ AA Fort Defiance, Va. Only a ' brush ' of new-mown hay. Alias : ' ' Pink ; Sorrel ; ' ' and ' ' Brush . ' ' Has a great military proclivity owing to his rearing at the great military station, Fort Defiance. Favorite occupation is lying on the floor. Always greets his friends with Hi thar. An expres- sion which he acquired while chuckling at the mules down on the farm. Had the time of his life during the Easter dances, falling desperately in love. Matriculated, 1903. Private A Company, rat year; Fifth Sergeant B Company ; First Lieutenant A Company ; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Substi- tute Half Football Team, 04. 0, 9. u£,. Shawboro, N. C. For to whom dumb forgetfulness is a prey. Alias: Dumb Bell; ' Calip. and C. B. Known for capacity of studying without learning. He chimes over his books all night but fails to ring a max. in the section room the next morning. Is cracked and fears he will be taken for the Liberty Bell and strung up. Beware, ladies, of this human dumb-bell. He has a great tendency for writing epistles to you on a short acquaintance. Once denned heavy artillery as heavy men on heavy horses. Matriculated, 1902. Private D Company, rat year; Pri- vate D Company; Marshal Final German. 06. iqo6 THE BOMB Gloucester County, Va. I will play the swan and die in music. Alias: Windy; Sea-,Serpent, and London George. A product of Ware Neck, saved from the Asylum through the endless energies of his room-mates. Often very narrowly escaped being drowned in his own music. Reads all boat catalogues. Aspires to be a sailor boy and practices tying knots continuously. Wonderfully like Rager, for whom he is often taken. Has traveled the downward path rapidly. Since beginning to smoke has bought out six pipe factories. Is an authority on coloring meershaum pipes. Matriculated, 1902. Private A Company, rat year; Fifth Corporal D Company; Second Color Sergeant; First Lieu- tenant D Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German. ' 06; Glee Club. Little Rock, Ark. Would that my tongue could utter the thoughts that arise in me. Alias: Cap; Bogie; K. I. Kid. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a product of that far away land where swamps and alligators abound. Gaze at him and you will see a typical representative of his country. His principal object in life is to learn the art of keeping two flames burning for him. at the same time. He has partially succeeded up to the present time owing to the able assistance he has received from some of Street and Smith Company ' s books — How to Make Love, etc. Cap. has also a genius for oratory that is astounding. At times, his sudden bursts of spontaneous eloquence is enough to set his audience into a roar of laughter or to bring them to the bitterest tears? ? ? ? He especially distinguished him- self at a mass meeting of the Corps by his grandiloquence. Bogie is undoubtedly the silent tongued orator of ' 06. Matriculated, 1902. Private D Company, rat year; Pri- vate D Company; Corporal for one night; Marshal Final German, ' 06; One of the boys, THE BOMB Vol. XXII Jacksonville, Fla. Come, ye disconsolate. He has only one pet name, but I ' 11 leave it to you if it don ' t fill the bill. He was dubbed Sour when he first arrived and Sour he has been ever since. Somebody hit him in the head with a lemon before his hair got thick enough to stand the shock and the juice went in. His greatest ambition is to be known a as calicoist but so far has had but indifferent success. Used to hail from Norfolk, Virginia, but removed to- sunny Florida in a vain attempt at improving his sorrowful countenance. Matriculated, Fourth Corporal shal Final Germs 2. Private B Company, rat year; ' Company; Private B Company; Mar- 06; Glee Club. ynMcr ii jp Carthage, Mo. Clear the lists that I might show my might. Alias: Chaffie. Oaf, and Canfield. Favorite expression, cash in. Is a great church goer and always attentive to the minister. Recently had a call from the pulpit thought he was in a theatre and applauded and the preacher called him down. Hails from the State where you have to show him. Is an ardent admirer of Venus and composes many odes to her. His queen among women. Matriculated. 1902. Private A Company, rat year; Fifth Sergeant D Company; Private A Company; Gymnasium Team, ' 04 and 05; Captain, ' 06; Football, ' 04; Captain and Full-back, 05; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Vice- President Final German, ' 06; One of the Boys; Glee Club. iqo6 THE BOMB Lexington, Va. Woman was the downfall of man. ,ve have a small parcel of curly brown hair, grey cloth ss buttons, hailing from the Rockbridge Metropolis. to the call of Fuzzie and Doc. A Napoleon i battlefields with a rumored Wellington in a city les. A true man of the world, having ridden on a and seen two automobiles. This young gentleman distribute his knowledge freely next year in some kindergarten. We have visions of future lady charmers. Once heard to exclaim in his sleep, Richmond, O Richmond. Matriculated, 1902. Private C Company, ratyear; First Corporal C Company; First Sergeant C Company; Captain B Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Glee Club. and 1 of ca on the Ja trolley-ca expects t H£. C OMM_ Newport News, Va. A comely old man as busy as a bee. Carr, and Mr. Carr. Tl vated with much difficulty Alias: Old Man; extremely old fossil w Newport News, Virginia. His age is uncertain but is su] to be at least two thousand years. His chief aim in lif imitate Major J , which he does to perfection ; a worry Heinie, with whom he is at constant war. H went to a side show at the circus and became so infa that he could hardly tear himself away. Matriculated, 1903. Private A Company, rat yeai vate A Company; Librarian, ' 05 and ' 06. Marshal German ' 06. 36 THE BOMB Vol XXII Roanoke, Va. ' All the world loves a lover. Poppers other nick name is Castoria. Why? children cry for him. His road is beset by imploring children who are won by his paternal smile and bald head. He is considered liable at almost any time to do the Pied Piper stunt in Lexington and lead all the children into the mountains where he can have them alL undisturbed by their mothers and their sisters and their aunts. It is a matter of mystery why, although he falls out from every meal and takes a run each night after tattoo, his equatorial dimensions are rapidly increasing. Why ? Matriculated, i go i . Private A Company, rat year ; Fifth Corporal D Company; Fifth Sergeant A Company; Private D Company; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Assistant Illustrating Editor of Bomb; Scrub Football Team, ' 05; Fire Works Committee; Glee Club. Roanoke, Va. I shall well beware of my own wit Until I break my shins against it. Piccadilly Bill; London Willie; Stiff; whose favor- ite expression you ' re a bloody cad, is often heard. King ' Edward has often expressed his envy of Willie ' s sunny curls which look to us like duck feathers. His artistic tempera- ment has only been acquired by years of study of Physicology in London under Jones. His lovely voice may be heard at all times giving his views on the merits of the various calics. His wondrous gestures excite admiration and envy from all sides. But don ' t blame Bill, he has even been — he is— a prodigy. Poor boy! Matriculated , 1 90 1 . Private D Company, rat year ; Private A Company; Private D Company; Assistant Leader Final German, ' 06; Illustrating Editor Bomb; Fire Works Committee; Glee Club; Manager Track Team, ' 06. THE BOMB Goldsboro, N. C. With a smile that glowed, Celestial rosy red, love ' s proper hue. Has many and varied nick names, too many to mention, but is best known as Rounder Dewey. Can be seen on almost any dark night, with his trusty Ivy Johnson 32, under his cape, flitting through the dark by-ways of Lexington in search of adventure. Knows all the haunts of the gay metropolis and is the boys pilot. Will take a course of metallurgy with a view to becoming a boiler-maker, though at present does n ' t show any qualifications for a second James Jeffries. Matriculated, 1902. Private C Company, rat year; Pri- vate C Company; Corporal Second Relief, January 23, 1905; Member of Francois Club; One of the Boys. Norfolk, Va. ' In rage, deaf as the sea, hasty as fire. ' Shorty; Dick Hoppe in math., rr to play fife to Buster the Swink; Stein. The Willif and billiards. Can play on everj 1 world. Signed a contrac , but owing to his being 1 minor Gloomy and Peter reaped the rewards. The night of the last Easter German when the rain was falling fast he took his guitar, settled himself on the stoop, vainly looking for the moon while playing sentimental pieces. Has wondered ever since why he was reported for being out of quarters at 3:20 a. m. Talks of Ashland. Virginia, in his sleep, then branches off on the attractions of the Beach. The very devil with the ladies and reckoned by these as the original of Christy ' s ideal. Next year intends to teach the young men how to shoot. He may possibly win his straps by succeeding Homitz as leader of the Symphony. Matriculated, 1902. Private B Company, rat year; Third Corporal B Company; Second Sergeant D Company; First Lieutenant C Company ; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05 ; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Assistant Manager Baseball Team, ' 05; Manager Baseball Team, ' 06; Football Team, ' 04 and ' 05; Editor-in-Chief of Bomb; Glee Club. 3 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Topeka, Kan. ' Silence is golden. Alias: Alice; Jimmy Britt; Iron Man. Has am- bitions in the pugilistic line. Thinks throat-wash good for sore eyes. Is a constant reader of Marion Headlight. Will submit plans to Congress for building Panama canal. His knowledge on Engineering keeps Major J and Mr. Dubois guessing. Favorite saying, Jesus. in subdued tones. Al- ways throws snake eyes when boats loaded. From appear- ances might be a cousin to Willie Camp. Expects to create a sensation at Cornell next year. Matriculated. 1002 Private C Company, rat year; Private C Company; Gymnasium Team. ' os- ' o6; Track Team, o5- ' o6. -V§° i Ax. Norfolk, Va. A tender heart is nature ' s best bestowal. Alias: Pete; Mickey, and Dear Beloved. Alas, that one so young should experience the bitter pangs of unre- quited love. Not withstanding this, he can write excellent love letters of only three words. But if Fritz doesn ' t leave him alone, he will stop even this. He is a champion for three cities, Lexington, Winchester and Baltimore. We wonder why! Mat riculated. 1002. Private B Company, rat year; Sec- ond Corporal D Company; Third Sergeant B Company; Second Lieutenant B Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' os; Assistant Leader Final German, ' 06; Committee Final Ball, ' 04 ■ Dear Beloved of Francois Club. igoo THE BOMB Richmond, Va. Let rumors swell the breeze. Zed; Taz; T. Is a scion of that aristocratic multitude who claims Pocahontas as grandma. He is a game little bantam and a champion fusser of the Corps. It is said that he is kin to every good looking girl in the State and calls all the rest by their first name. He blushes very charmingly upon all occasions and gets mad if the cat looks at the king. He is high in the F. F. V. ' s. Oh. yes. Matriculated, 1002. Private B Company, rat year; Fourth Corporal B Company ; Fourth Sergeant A Company; Second Lieutenant D Company; President Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German. ' 06. W ' nuiH San Antonio, Texas Lord, I wonder what fool it was who first invented kissing. Alias: Greaser; ' Gerry; Bull. A true son of the Lone Star State who longs for Universal Suffrage. Had a gladiatorial contest with Africa and wiped it off the map, but looses his severity with the fair sex. Believed in the invinci- bility of the Anglo-Saxon but got a jolt from the Yellow Peril and contemplated a home run. Lawson ' s model, and believes in Frenzied Finance. A youth of Spartan simplicity. A Knight of the Round Table who was either fed on vigor or Matriculated, IQ02. Private A Company, rat year; Pri- vate B Company; Private D Company; Vice-President Class; Vice-President Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Baseball Team, ' 04, 05 an d ' 06; Assistant Advertising Editor of the Bomb; One of the Boys. THE BOMB Vol. XXII o7. ' Big Stone Gap, Va. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Alias: Fritz; Hungry; Rubber. As yet has not decided what profession he will follow but more than likely will follow the furrows created by the ancestral plow. He is also thinking of going in the pickle works. His capacity for handling pie is only liketh unto that of a Kansas cyclone gobbling up cities. Once wrote a novel — Love Will Find its Way. Matriculated. 1902. Private C Company, rat year; Fourth Corporal C Company; Third Sergeant. A Company; Second Lieutenant A Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, 06; Baseball Team, ' 0.1, ' 04. ' 05; Cap- tain Baseball Team, ' 06 ; Substitute Football Team, ' 03 ; Member of Francois Club. Catlettsburg, Ky. Smiling always his countenance. Alias: Mr. Grinnell; boys ' delinquences; valet tc of the Staff. Always wears a look. Divides his time betwee the ladies, and playing on th whose perenneal smile is yet t Matriculated, 1902. Private Sunbeam. Recorder of the the Beam and general factotum pleasant smile and a far-away 1 sodas at the drug store, ogling : typewriter. A good old soul be turned away. A Company, rat year; Pri- ' A Company; Military Secretary; Editorial Staff Member of Francois Club. iqo6 THE BOMB Dalton, Ga. ' Facts are sttibborn things. Alias: Amos; Big Chief; ; during his rat year for his Indian Georgia, but he wouldn ' t tell you : near Chattanugee. ' ' He is on although he spends most of his mill and running the farm. He is his early training in making lo has been known to run two miles of one of the fair sex. One of but if he wasn ' t such a runt You will observe that the abovt blance to King Alfonso. Matriculated, 1902. Private vate B Company; ind Pajama Polly. Noted dances. Comes from Dalton, ;o. If asked, will say : From i of Dalton ' s crack fielders, vacation pumping the wind- an awful calic ' s man, receiving e to rubbing boards. He in orde.r to get out of the way the strong men of the Class, , ' ould be quite good looking. picture bears a close resem- 3 Company Rr OJLw- Old Point, Va. Be not revengeful. Tumble Torn; ' Cotton Top. Knows more about a steam launch than Fulton. His greatest ambition — swagger stick and opera hat. An expert in Orthography. Has taken a deck on everybody in the Corps. Once tried to tell an editor how to run his newspaper — . In his experiments with nitric acid he has attained unparalleled results. Matriculated, 1902. Private A Company, rat year; Pri- vate D Company; Private A Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, o6; Glee Club. THE BOMB Vol. XXII , Chattanooga, Tenn. Here ' s to the light in Ballard ' s eyes that lies and Her, and lies. Chappie; Veteran; Skat chies. Sweet as a touch- ing ballad. Elder of the famous Lyerly Brothers. Was once caught singing and we trace the origin to the saying Pax Vobis- cum. Beginning with September he read and endorsed Dante ' s Inferno as a realism. Hazarded the opinion that Napoleon was not as great as some people. An authority on the burning of Moscow. An athlete at times — not when times are hard, and morpheus hoves in sight. On account of his magnetic personality named Darling on the gods by the fair sex. Tween the sheets he lies, gazes with all at those Big Brown Eyes. An engineer like Casey at the bat, he stuck out. A great friend of Squires and rivals Chauncy Depew in his after dinner speeches. Shakesperian scholar of note. Matriculated, 1902. Private A Company, rat year; First Corporal Company D ; First Sergeant Company B ; Captain Company D; President Class. ' 06; Marshal Final German, ' 06. Cc£rc r Pittsburg, Pa. ' Cleanliness is next to godliness. Alias : ' ' Heine . ' ' and ' ' Wiff er. ' ' Imported at a great expense from the Smoky City. Has a great affinity for the canine species. Heine is also a fluent orator and noted for his rapid speaking when excited. He is on the pledge, but we can not, strictly speaking, call him on the water wagon. Heard his calling in Richmond, which he will no doubt follow as he seems well adapted to it. All Southern end — (?). The first man (?) from Pittsburg who has ever reached the First Class. Matriculated, 1902. Private B Company, rat year; Sixth Corporal B Company one week; Private C Company. iqo6 THE BOMB Toana, Va. Far from the madding crowd ' s ignoble strife His sober wishes never learned to stray. Entered in the fall of 1902 and immediately acquired the title of Sally just of the cabbage patch. Once dreamt he was in the city and fell out of bed. Is very fond of walking, especially Sunday afternoon, and he in company with Punk be seen winding th a strong affinity for the fai until after his graduation, in Toana, where he expect; Matriculated. 1902. Pri vate B Company. y toward East Lexington. Has - sex and his engagement is pending Whence he will take up his residence to be mayor, rate B Company, rat year; Pri- tfc L u ML . Roanoke, Va. It would talk! Lord, how it would talk ' ' Mac ' and ' possesses. He records on the track, bi nothing in the military ' ete are all the pet names this youth of no mean ability, having made good Lt so far his talent has brought him line. Wants to know the difference between the duties of the Officer of the Day and the quarter guard sentinel. As a squire of dames he is irresistible. Has frank, childish brown eyes, a peach-blow complexion and a ravishing smile which brings very effectively into play a charm- ing dimple. There ' s an angel named Israel whose heart-strings form a lute and people used to think he could sing some. Mac is training to put him out of business. Mac is strong on volume but weak on canorousness. He swings Indian clubs in front of a triple mirror to see that he exercises the proper muscles. Matriculated, 1903. Private A Company, rat year; Third Sergeant C Company ; Private D Company ; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Football Team, ' 04 and ' 05; Track Team, ' 04 and ' 05; Captain, ' 06; Gymnasium Team. ' 05 and ' 06. THE BOMB Vol. XXII Portsmouth, Va. He is both young and small. This little young man has a variety of nicknames such as Jack, Bootsey, Rat, etc. A great lady-killer and heart-smasher, so all fair young maidens shcmld be on the lookout for him. Though from Portsmouth, doesn ' t like people to know it and once was known to have registered from Norfolk at a hotel. We expect great things from this young man as he expects to study law at Virginia and proposes to hang out his shingle in Norfolk. He is a very talkative young man — talks all the time, and right after the Christmas holidays even talked in his sleep about Norfolk and his favorite color, which, by the way, is red! Once had a job at the Norfolk Navy Yard but was unable to hold it as he went hog- wild with a broken heart. Matriculated, 1903. Private C Company, rat year; Pri- vate B Company ; Social Entertainer, Francois Club ; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German. ' 06. Petersburg, Va. The d evil can write scriptures for his purpose. Alias: Nick; Rob; Mr. Erck. The sweet and handsome boy of ' 06. Holds the showy office of Kedet Adju- tant, but is nevertheless always afraid that the girls will not see him at parade and therefore, always takes care to inform that he is the main guy who stands in front and delivers the written verdicts of the General. Rob is a true heart- smasher and has engineered several amours very successfully. Intends to become a member of the car-wipers club, if he can only reconcile himself to the prospects of horribly dirty hands. Matriculated, 1902. Private D Company, rat year; First Corporal B Company; Sergeant-Major ; Adjutant; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Gymnasium Team, IQOO THE BOMB 45 U .qXv-ow. m Sea View, Va. 11 A wittier man within the limits of becoming mirth. Endorsed by the names of Judge. Sweetie, Notts, Notsy, Not-in-time, etc. A romantic lad from Eastern Shore, where ' tis said the people have not changed since 1607. Was madly in love until he received a touching photograph through the mail. The only man in ' 06 who has, strictly speaking, deserved the name of social lion. Expects to spend the rest of his life as principal of Sea View High School. Matriculated, 1902. Private C Company, rat year; Fourth Corporal D Company; Third Sergeant D Company; First Lieutenant B Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Editorial Staff Bomb; Captain Scrub Football Team, ' 05. Natchez, Miss. The kindest man of all. Newman; ' Sarg; Josh; Josiah. He arrived at the prison door in the fall of 1902; no one has as yet been able to ascertain where he hails from. He is forgetful to a certain extent and does not remember. All that is known about him is that he is a model of propriety, a god amongst ladies, and has once been a president of an unsuccessful bank. Since he has been a resident at V. M. I. he has never been known to study anything, except the principal of least work, but was nevertheless pulled through, a graduate in Electricity. His future is as yet uncertain but he expects to accept a position as car-wiper under the noble leadership of his friend Westing- house. Chief characteristic: He is generous to a fault and always wants to divide up with his friends — even if his only possession is a drink — of H2O. Matriculated, 1902. Private D Company, rat year; Third Serjeant C Company; Private C Company; Marshal Final Ball, 05; President Final German. ' 06; Business Manager of Bomb; One of the Boys. 46 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Charlottesville, Va. The long historian of our country ' s woes. Alias: Jim; Bus. Entered V. M. I. in the fall of 1902 to take a post-graduate course in hard labor, and no doubt he will end up by graduating in the course of time. By his ready wit has smoothed over many a rough place for some poor unfortunate. He is One of the Boys, being also a mem- ber of the Francois Club. and he and old Rounder Dobe have had many thrilling and exciting adventures along the Queen ' s Highway. God save the Queen. Once tried to write a book on Sight seeing on the Boulevards, but gave it up as his time became limited and has since turned his efforts to Love ' s Labor Lost, or The Greatest Amount of Work for Least Ef fort. Was once mistaken for Beau Brummel by the Beam. but has since seen the error of his ways. Matriculated, 1902. Private B Company, rat year; Pri- vate B Company; Baseball Team, ' 05; Member of the Francois Club; One of the Boys; Historian of Class; Assist- ant Editor-in-Chief of Bomb; Glee Club. C a uy? £l sn { 7y(B£d Maysville, Ky. A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing. Alias: Sluey; Commandant; General. Absorbed a large amount of martial spirit from the Brush of Fort Defiance. Has a peculiar hitching stride which reminds one of a lame buzzard. But the General shines with the ladies, has a face like an ancient Norse king and is just too sweet for worlds. Oh! foo, foo! You mean old thing! Never mind, Sluey, I won ' t tell any more on you; everybody knows that a true son of old Kentucky don ' t grow wings in early youth. Double fudge on you! Matriculated. 1902. Private D Company, rat year; Sec- ond Corporal C Company; First Sergeant D Company; Captain C Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Assistant Leader Final German, ' 06; Assistant Manager Football Team, ' 04; Manager Football Team, 05; Assistant Advertising Editor of the Bomb. THE BOMB JLTL lio J L . Kansas City, Kan. Had sighed to many though he loved but one. Entered into full fledged rat-hood in the fall of 1902, is com- monly known as Rodge; Skinney. One of the founders of the R. S. W. Railroad and expects to be president of the Manhattan Life immediately after graduation, but still hesi- tates between the former and the art of photography, on which he has written several books entitled, How to Get Good Results, and has even upon one occasion been known to express his opinion upon the same. Nevertheless Rodge is One of the Boys and was thought at one time to bean aspirant for the Francois Club, but he didn ' t push the matter through, relying too much on his pull, but he dropped by the wayside. Matriculated, 1902. Private A Company, rat year; Pri- vate D Company; Marshal Final German, ' 06. Philadelphia, Pa. A Corinthian, a lad of metal, a good boy. We have wondered often if there is as much to him as there is to his name and so to better represent his characteristics, has been called Bear Cat; Vandy, and Pall Mall Henry. He prides himself on his beard and quite frequently is heard to cry: Oh, go get a shave. Running late is his specialty and he has a laugh that can ' t be imitated. At one time sergeant ' s stripes adorned his arm but — . However, he has the best figure in ' 06, having been voted that honor by his class-mates. Is the deuce with the ladies, and was once heard to report at taps inspection, One heart in New Jersey, sir, and so we wonder why Richmond is his favorite city. Matriculated, 1902. Private A Company, rat year; Fifth Sergeant D Company; Private D Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Track Team, 04, ' 05 and ' 06; Substitute End Football Team, ' 05; All-around Athlete, ' 05. 4 8 THE BOMB Vol. XXII V tstJ Sherman, Texas Short is my date but deathless my renown. Sergeant ; Square -bush, ' ' and ' ' Harry. ' ' A shin ing ray from the Lone Star. Considers it his special duty to mag- nify its grandeur. Has sometime been busy storing up a vast stock of electrical knowledge which he expects to use in dazzling the public. Look out Edison! He is a prominent member of the Lexington branch, Car-wipers and Grease-pluggers Union. Is also a regular Raffles for covering his trail, having proved his ability in this line one night at the New Market Monument, when he almost escaped from the authorities although skirted all around. He is disappointed in life, but hush! Don ' t ask him. Why? Ask Nellie. Matriculated, igo3. Private B Company, rat year; Fourth Sergeant C Company; Private B Company; Com- mittee Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, ' 06. fezW - e e 4 4 £s Richmond, Va. ' The secret of success is constant work. Runt; Willie Ray, Jr. and Drink. Who said chick- ens? Was doing a buzzard lope up the railroad track in East Lexington with a newly slain chicken under his blouse when an irate dame halted him and screached: I ' 11 have the County Attorney a findin ' you. Willie has a good eye for business and will some day make Wall Street look like a bankrupt country store. Says that if he owned ten thousand acres of good land, with a colonial mansion, five hundred mules, six overseers, latest farm implements, and a thousand niggers, he believes that he could do real well at farming. Is one of Monk ' s motors but does not expect to follow the profesh. Will proba- bly spend his days as a landed proprietor down on the Jeems. Matriculated, 1902. Private C Company, rat year; Fifth Corporal C Company; Private B Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Assistant Leader Final German. 06; Substitute Baseball Team. ' 06; Member of the Francois Club; One of the Boys; Advertising Editor of the Bom b; Valedictorian. igo6 THE BOMB Ortonville, Minn. The familiar Horace, whom I hated so — not for thy faults, but mine. Schnitz; Dutch Karl; Old Sleuth. A reallyO) tough man from the far North where it never gets warmer than forty degrees — according to him, which only goes to show his properties in a certain direction where he rivals ' 04 ' s noted champion. Shows a great affinity for the weed in all shapes and sizes. A great ladies ' man, only this spring falling from a second stoop window to the bricks below, to beat a mink to a calic. He and Cousin Butch are great friends for reasons best known to themselves. Will marry solely for money as two can ' t live , love Matriculated, 1903. Private D Company, rat year; Third Sergeant C Company; Private D Company; Member of j Club; Gymnasium Team. t L, L t Lynchburg, Va. A frog would a wooing go. Travels at times under the nomde plume of Cle, Jimmie Frog, Doc, etc. Came through a hole in the ground out of the City of the Hills. One side of his face always looks hungry and both sides look alike. Has an unaccountable tendency to ship all the old shakos, belt buckles, etc., he can lay his hands on to the fair sex. Is accused of being a snake- in-the-grass in others affaires d ' amours His mechanism con- tains all the modern improvements for rapid disposition of food. Matriculated, 1902. Private A Company, rat year; First Corporal A Company; First Sergeant A Company; Cap- tain A Company; Official Scorer Baseball Team, 06; As- sistant Business Manager of Bomb; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Committee Final Ball, ' 04; Assistant Leader Final German, ' 06. So THE BOMB Vol. XXII u+ Huntsville, Ala. A hard working man. Alias: Willie; Sprog; Nellie. It was never known how he ever came or how they ever let him in, but when he gave his name and the authorities at Huntsville were notified they denied the charge with scorn. Is busy only once a month, then he retires to himself and no one is allowed to disturb him, for he digests all the news that the Morning Chronicle is able to give and it is not long until he entirely disappears behind the news. Never studies and yet wonders what the professor has against him when he gets below a 9.9. Matriculated, 1902. Private D Company, rat year; Pri- vate A Company; Member of Gymnasium Team, ' 06; Mar- shal Final German, ' 06. Chattanooga, Tenn. My library was dukedom large enough. Skeet. A hook-nosed apparition from sunny Tennessee. Spends his time in conjunction with Swo Wilson and Pop- eyed Lyerly in eulogizing his native village, laying special stress on Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and Chicka- mauga Park. Skeet is perhaps the most thorough gentleman of his class and has never been heard to murmur against the unkind fate which guided him to this hallowed (?) spot. Matriculated, 1902. Private A Company, rat year; Pri- vate A Company; Manager Gymnasium Team, 06. igod THE BOMB f dus B ecA Church Road, Va. Tis impious in a good man to be sad. One of those perfect specimens we so seldom find. Reared on nature from which he imbided his eloquence and deep philosophy. Sometimes called Punk, Zuzu. Rosey. Has steadily ascended until he has at last attained the height of his ambition and has become Staff cook. Is a very polite and considerate young man and can be heard going from room to room asking if everything is all right. Will write a thesis on The Quickest and Most Scientific Way of Becoming an Elec- trical Engineer. ' Will take a post-graduate course at Cornell and show them how the trick is done. Matriculated. 1902. Private D ' Company, rat year; Third Corporal A Company; First Color Sergeant; Quartermaster; Honorary Member Francois Club; President Y. M. C. A., ' 06. Orange, Va. Done to death by Spartan tongues. Skatchie. Johnny Wise, The Duke of Wisdom. hails from the metropolis of Orange County, Virginia. He has distinguished himself several ways besides being the pet of the Faculty and Old Nick ' s Proteg£. Once captured the colors of the enemy but escaped detection by his versatility. One of the Corps ' star men on the athletic field. A monogramer of three years. Has a fondness for wringing necks on the gridiron but at other times he is as gentle as a lamb. Skatchie has had all the diseases known to the medical world. Once told the Gim that a little duty always did more good than the regu- lation pill prescribed by the Blue Book. The Duke is one of Puck ' s greatest contributors but says he never allows his wittiest productions outside the circle of his friends. Wears a picture of Mark Twain pressed next to his heart. Matriculated, 1901. Private D Company, rat year; Fourth Corporal A Company; Second Sergeant B Com- pany; Private C Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Mar- shal Final German, ' 06; Football Team, ' 05; Ex-Captain, ' 06; Baseball Team, ' 04 and ' 05; Fire Works Committee; Athletic Adviser Bomb. 52 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Fredericksburg, Va. The soft drops of rain pierce the hard marble, Many strokes, overthrow the tallest oaks. Alias: Cupid; Butch. When a rat being asked his name, said My name is Robert but they call me Bob. Spent most of his first year in learning how many different ways he could change his voice when talking. Is very fond of the fairer sex and frequently talks of the conquests he has made. He was accidentally discovered in or about Fredericksburg and immediately sent here for four years of hard (?) labor. Has prospects of sometime being a civil engineer but his ambitions run no higher than a plow shaft. Expects to improve Uncle Sam ' s army when the time comes to lay away the gray. Matriculated, 1 902. Private D Company, rat year ; Fourth Corporal D Company; Fourth Sergeant D Com- pany; Second Lieutenant C Company. China He has been at a great feast of lan- guages and stolen the scraps. Wenny Old Dubby, Old Chappie. Has the honor of being the only representative of a foreign country in ' 06. Speaks English -Chinese very fluently and everything to him is velly keen. The Old Chappie is an all round sport and has been out with the boys on several occasions. Is a great admirer of the American girl — Gibson type — but is very reti- cent concerning his love affairs and probably remains true to some almond-eyed beauty of China land. Will instruct his countrymen in Engineering and Diceology. Matriculated, igo4. Private B Company, rat year; Pri- vate B Company; Honorary Member of the Francois Club. igoo THE BOMB 4).(Al.C wn v|- Marshall, Va. He doth nothing but talk of his horse. Alias: General George Washington; Carlyle, and Gen- eral. Member o£ the Track Team and aspirant for the Foot- ball Team. He is noted for his rapid rate of locomotion and athletic ability, which consists in pole-vaulting and physical culture. His chief occupation is finding out who Maxed in Electricity or asking whether it will rain to-day. The General originated the now famous expression, don ' t you think so? He is one of the directors of the R. S. W. Rail- Matriculated, 1902. Private D Company, rat year; Pri- vate A Company; Track Team, ' 05 and ' 06; Marshal Final German. 06. Lexington, Ky. ' Everybody worketh poor father. Alias: Woozy; Eli, and Father. Hails from the land of moonshine and feuds. Favorite expression is y — e — s. Is studying law and incidentally Chemistry. Belongs to Col. T. ' s famous trio. Never so happy as when teasing the guitar or in possession of a pool cue. Bids against Hometz for furnishing music for W. L. U. hops. Who was the fashionable lady who called him handsome in Roanoke? Matriculated, 1902. Private C Company, rat year; Pri- vate D Company; Marshal Final Ball, ' 05; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Glee Club. THE BOMB Vol. XXII n ' Z4 «- Norfolk, Va. Born but to banquet and to drain the bowl . ' ' ' Cary ; ' Squiggle An intricate problem which hasn ' t been solved. His brain presents an interesting mixture of great intelligence plentifully sprinkled with some juice of the loco weed. Will do anything anybody else will and has never yet found a hole that he couldn ' t slip through. Has prospects of becoming a Jackson Hoper if his wheels don ' t clog up. Will wind up as an Arctic explorer or president of a Foolish Club. For further particulars concerning this human for the Hopeless, Staunton, puzzle, addr Virginia. Matriculated, 1Q03 vate B Company German, ' 06. Millrr, vate Company, rat year; Pri- of the Boys; Marshal Final Sa TJ X L K Chattanooga _Tenn. Drink no longer water but a little wine for the stomach ' s sake. Swiboda; Diploma Pete, Christini. The member of our Class who has an unequalled reputation as an inventor of imaginary incidents, which he claims have happened to him, in his past thirty years. Thinks himself quite witty and has been so kind as to lend us a few of his jokes, which were not quite good enough for Puck. His resemblance to Apollo is quite strik- ing. A walking advertisement for Cuticura Ointment. Has great hopes for the future. Keep an eye on Fredy who will probably be Tennessee ' s next governor. Matriculated, 1901. Private A Company, rat year; Pri- vate D Company; Marshal Final German, ' 06; Track Team, ' 05; Fire Works Committee. igo6 THE BOMB fy- LS7 Massillon, Ohio I don ' t believe in principal, but oh, I do in interest. ' Clicker Mac: Runt. He ha ils from the well- .wn (?) city of Massi lion. A big vho justly deserves third i e that is give n him abo ve. Very fond o f the : figure tha t he has dev eloped in the gymnasium. Also the is quite a track man, making a record only last year on the track. He is very affectionate in his manners and fond of girls and can ' t do enough for them. He proved this by trying to fix all of the girls ' skates for them when skating on the river, only occasion- ally (?) not succeeding to fix them exceptionally well. His highest aspirations are to be a politician, hoping to some day be constable of Massillon. Is very military and is proud of the idea of being called a little soldier boy. He likes to wear his accouterments, even wearing them to church when his captain will let him. Matriculated, 1903. Private B Company, rat year; Pri- vate B Company; Track Team. ' 04, ' 05 and ' 06. BuST£K igo6 THE BOMB Ex-Classmates Anderson, G. R Ashland, Virginia Angle, J. W Towanda, Pennsylvania Atwill, C. B Kinsale, Virginia Ayres, H. F Fort Riley, Kansas Barron, E. M Goldsboro, North Carolina Baxter, B. B Chattanooga, Tennessee Belt, H Dallas, Texas Blakely, A. T : Griffin, Georgia Blanton, F. S Farmville, Virginia Brooke, F. C Warrenton, Virginia Brown, A. G Birney, Montana Buckner, S. B Rio, Hart County, Kentucky Cannon, M. L Concord, North Carolina Caypless, M. E Denver, Colorado Chewning, A. G Roanoke, Virginia Chilton, L. B Marlin, Texas Clement, J. T Charleston, South Carolina Cocke, W. R. C Bremo Bluff, Virginia Cox, R. W Huntington, West Virginia Dawley, S. W Dallas, Texas Denman, J Ellenville, New York Denman, W. J Ellenville, New York Dykeman, C. F Brooklyn, New York Eastland, D. M Meridian, Mississippi Edmundson, W. F Goldsboro, North Carolina Ellerson, W. R Richmond, Virginia Fulton, G. H Nettle Ridge, Virginia Fudge, C. S. Chicago, Illinois Green, T. K Natchez, Mississippi Harris, C Linwood, Kansas Harrison, W. A. . . . Knoxville, Tennessee Herrell, R. E Manassas, Virginia Hess, R. V Sioux City, Iowa Hill, T. L Koy. County, Oklahoma Territory Hostettler, B. L Erie, Pennsylvania Hutchinson, D. O Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Hyatt, C. R Jonesville, Virginia Isett, F. E Chanute, Kansas James, J Danville, Virginia Jackson, C. S Parkersburg, West Virginia Jamison, P. T Roanoke, Virginia Johnson, R Bloomington, Illinois Johnson, S. W ■ Corsicana, Texas Jones, M. T Everett, Pennsylvania Junker, W. M Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Kahn, L. L Cincinnati, Ohio Leftwich, W. H Dallas, Texas 58 THE BOMB Vol XXII Lemann, P. A New Orleans, Louisiana Leon, J. D Key West, Florida Lewis, J. D Maiden, West Virginia Lewis! WD Maiden, West Virginia Link, F. G Charlotte, North Carolina Love, F. G Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Love, J. E. R Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Marks, C. P Birmingham, Alabama Meyer, C. W Brooklyn, New York Montgomery, W. M Frankfort, Kentucky Moss, A. H Lake Charles, Louisiana Noble, E. M Montgomery, Alabama Otey, K Lynchburg, Virginia Pace, H. E Corsicana, Texas Parsons, H. H Missoula, Montana Payne, H. E Charleston, West Virginia Payne, J. M Charleston, West Virginia Penn, E. C Reidsville, North Carolina Perkins, E. C ■ City of Mexico, Mexico Petty, W. W Point Pleasant, West Virginia Pickford, P. W Washington, District of Columbia Plant, r! H Macon, Georgia Polk, L. T-. Jk Galveston, Texas Porter, H. D Staunton, Virginia Rea, W. M Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Roelker. E. P Washington, District of Columbia Ruckman, D.J Fairmont, West Virginia Ross, J. F., Jr. Mobile, Alabama Satterth wait, S. C Waynesville, North Carolina Shields, W. R Lexington, Virginia Smith, C. E Fairmont, West Virginia Smoot, C. C Alexandria, Virginia Solomons, H. C Savannah, Georgia Sparks, J. D Fort Smith, Arkansas Sprague, H. H Scorsdale, New York Squiers, ' W. G. New York, New York Thomson, W. D Owensboro, Kentucky Tabb. P. Hampton, Virginia Wall S Buck Lodge, Maryland Welbourne, H. B Murry Hill, New Jersey West B. K Lexington, Virginia Winchester, T. H Macon. Georgia Wise, B. D New York, New York Wolf ' son. W .- Key West, Florida Yancey, W. L Woodville, Virginia ♦Deceased. U)o6 THE BOMB History of 1 906 If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. IN vain have I burned the midnight oil and smoked myself to death trying to collect enough data to fill up the space so kindly ( ?) allotted to me by those heartless gentlemen, the Editors. So bear with me, gentle Reader, and when you get tired, just close the book, — 1 won ' t feel a bit bad about it. The process of evolution from the Rat to the Alumnus has been written about and illustrated since eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, and it would seem that by this time the topic were worn to a frazzle. All Rats arrive at the Institute under the same conditions, — greeted by a gruff O. D., hustled through the Arch and dumped with scant ceremony into a two-by-four cell for a four year term, and no chance of a mitigated sentence on account of good behavior. All Third Class men experience the same sensations of superiority and supposedly unlimited powers, only realizing the true value of their position after reaching a higher plane ; — the Second Class man learns to appreciate his somewhat elevated station but chaffs under restraint and is impa- tient for the time to come when he will reach the top notch ; — the First Class man ever longs for the title of Alumnus and is ready to exchange his old grays for the plain garb of the cit. Yet, when the Ball is over and he comes back to his old room, with what mingled feelings of sadness and loneliness is he possessed ! Con- trasting the free and happy-go-lucky life of his erstwhile home to the uncertainty and dread of a struggling future. A V. M. I. cadet is probably freer from care than any other young seeker of knowledge. Drills and parades, it is true, are dreaded, but they are no sooner over with than forgotten. He don ' t worry about the latest styles — give him an old blouse and a tattered pair of gray trousers and he is happy ; he knows that be has three meals a day coming to him, (though they may not be like those mother used to cook). Take him all in all, the cadet just ain ' t worried a bit. We have no distinguishing traits which would set us apart from other classes which have gone before or which may come after us. We have merely travelled over the well-worn pathway of cadet life, and now stand on the eve of our last separation from everything we have held dear about the old place. I guess it 6o THE BOMB Vol. XXII will feel pretty sad when the end comes, for there is no other place in the world which forms firmer friendships than the Institute. Take fifty men who have lived in one big home for four years, seeing each other every day, closelv associated in all things, big or little, — then realize that the last note of Auld Lang Syne will sever every tie which has been formed and scatter class-mates to all parts of the country, — this is the cause of the pathetic sadness of a V. M. I. finals. But I am getting sentimental, and, besides, have about succeeded in filling up all my space, so I will blow taps over this scroll and with Shakespeare exclaim: — Tis finished — the ghastly deed is done! Should old acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind ? We ' ll take a right good willie waught. For the sake of Auld Lang Syne. Historian, 1906. § - THE BOMB Vol. XXII Second Class, 1 907 COLORS Old Gold and Baby Blue OFFICERS W. L. Rilky President C. E. Kain V ice-President G. W. Nicholls v . .Historian MEMBERS Adams, Holcombe C Lynchburg, Virginia Adams, Mayrant Jackson, Mississippi Barksdale, Wistar W Sutherlin, Virginia Barrett, Robert C Smithfield, Virginia Beckner, Hickman Winchester, Kentucky Charlton, S. Allen Dallas, Texas Cockrell, Monroe F Dallas, Texas Curtis, Le Grand B New York, New York Dance, Willis J Danville, Virginia Davenport, A. Rutherfoord Richmond, Virginia De Vault, Beverly Johnson City, Tennessee Diggs, Dudley McD Lynchburg, Virginia Edwards, Murray F St. Louis, Missouri Effinger, Williams L Baltimore, Maryland Fraser, Donald A San Antonio, Texas Fulton, George H Nettle Ridge, Virginia Gill, William H Round Hill, Virginia Gombert, James G Houston, Texas Harrison, Gunyon M Fredericksburg, Virginia Headley, Hal Price Lexington, Kentucky Irwin, Reginald F Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Johnson, William P Petersburg, Virginia Johnson, William R Crescent, West Virginia Kain, Charles E Dallas, Texas Lyerly, Charles A Chattanooga, Tennessee 6 4 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Major, Julian N Mitchell ' s, Virginia Markham, Fred S Beaumont, Texas Nicholls, George W Spartanburg, South Carolina O ' Reilly, J. Devereux New Orleans, Louisiana Paul, Seymour Harrisonburg, Virginia Peek, George M Hampton, Virginia Polk, Harding Fort Worth, Texas Rankin, Earl Kansas City, Missouri Riley, William L Bloomington, Illinois Sebrell, Thomas E Norfolk, Virginia Sheridan, Leo G Lexington, Virginia Stude, Alphonse J Houston, Texas Sydnor, Leslie W Staunton, Virginia Tabb, Henry A Roanes, Virginia Taliaferro, T. Carson Charlotte, North Carolina Tate, William P Draper, Virginia Townes, John E Petersburg, Virginia Zufall, S. John Meyersdale, Pennsylvania Total 43 iqoO THE BOMB 65 History of 1907 ANOTHER year is drawing to a close and this time we find ourselves on the threshold of first-classdom. How often during the last few months have we thought of those Saturday and Sunday nights with the blues and the paletots, and the broken hearts which will be left behind at tattoo. But we can not dwell long on this, for although we are not sorry to leave this year behind, yet it is one which we shall always love to remember. To begin with, ' 07 started out this year with only forty-two men, the smallest class in school. We don ' t believe numbers count much though, and we started in to prove it by having five men on the football team, besides eleven conquering heroes, who wrenched victory from ' 08 in a bloody conflict on the hill. But enough bragging. Football season was followed by intermediate exams, about which, however, I won ' t say very much, not having very much to say, except that in our opinion intermediate exams, like numbers, don ' t count. Following the exams came two months of painful study, and then baseball, in which ' 07 had two representatives. Then, almost before we know it, here we are. I would not attempt to tell all the little things which have happened to make pleasanter those long winter months which seem to have passed so quickly as we glance back. But I can not keep from mentioning one or two which have gone so far towards breaking the tiresome monotony of this military life. In the first place I must mention Number Nine, where, on Saturday nights, we have held those famous hops ; wherein an atmosphere of lemonade and peppermint drops, amid strains of sweetest ( ?) music, ' 07 has developed some debutantes who bid fair to corner the whole social market. Here it is that we have drowned our troubles and trials in fun and good fellowship. But our time is up, and we must save the rest for next year. As I have said, we do not believe much in exams, and I don ' t believe we would ever be accused of being a very studious set ; but in closing I must say one thing, through all and in all we have maintained a spirit of genuine good fellowship of which we shall always be proud, and upon which we shall look back, in after years as the most pleasant part of our college life. Historian, ' 07. 66 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Third Class, 1908 COLORS Baby Blue and White R. W. Massie. W. T. POAGUE . A. P. Lewis.. . President . Vice-President Historian Adams, Isaac F Aiken, Archibald M. . . Anderson, R. Teague. Anderson, Stewart.. Bailey, Weldon M.. . . Barnes, Olin B Biedler, William T. . . Bloch, Clarence F. . . . Bond, Edward J Brevard, R. Joseph. . . Britton, Louis N Brooke, Richard Brown, John S Brown, Stuart E Byrd, Clarence Q Byrd, Richard E Carter, Charles S.. . . Caskie, Hamilton B.. . Chambers, Middleton. Chambliss, John A. . . . Chew, Lenox C Cottam, William H.. . Cox, James R Daniel, G. S. Owen. . . Dashiell, Robert M.. . De Shazo, Martin G. . . Lynchburg, Virginia Danville , Virginia Lexington, Virginia Portsmouth, Virginia Gainesville, Texas Snow Hill, Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Pocahontas, Virginia Baltimore, Maryland Charlotte, North Carolina Vicksburg, Mississippi Sutherlin, Virginia Calvert, Texas Richmond, Virginia Williams ville, Virginia Winchester, Virginia Newport News, Virginia Bedford City, Virginia Lynchburg, Virginia Chattanooga, Tennessee .Washington, District of Columbia New Orleans, Louisiana Johnson City, Tennessee Savannah, Georgia Richmond, Virginia Ridgeway, Virginia THE BOMB Vol. XXII Dockery, Charles P Memphis, Tennessee Dockery, Donald M Hernando, Mississippi Donnan, A. Edloe Richmond, Virginia Doyle, John E Norfolk, Virginia Drayton, Charles H Charleston, South Carolina Drewry, Irving L Capron, Virginia Dunbar, R. Battaille Augusta, Kentucky Dykeman, Arthur Brooklyn, New York Earle, Laurence H New York, New York Edwards, Robert O Norfolk, Virginia Engleman, J. Guy Lexington, Virginia Face, Edward G Norfolk, Virginia Faulk, Walter P Athens, Texas Ferrell, W. Warren Danville, Virginia Fickes, Frank A Carnegie, Pennsylvania Fraser, Alex. H San Antonio, Texas Fray, John M Culpeper, Virginia Gentry, Alonzo H Independence, Missouri Grant, Percy S Richmond, Virginia Green, Marcellus Jackson, Mississippi Greer, Joseph E Peoria, Illinois Hancock, Edward H West Appomattox, Virginia Harwood, Thomas M Gonzales, Texas Hewson, John P Orange, Texas Hirst, J. Terry . Purcellville, Virginia Howell, Bisco R Tarboro, North Carolina Hunter, Charles E West Appomattox, Virginia Jarvis, J. Pitts Noble Lake, Arkansas Johns, Glover S Austin, Texas Johnson, Conrad Alexandria, Virginia Jones, Harry T Norfolk, Virginia Lewis, Arthur P Cohasset, Massachusetts Lindsey, Wallace N Alexandria, Virginia McCreery, Edward P Hinton, West Virginia McCurdy, J. Fielding Marshall, Missouri Malone, John Buffalo, New York Malone, Paul Buffalo, New York Massie, Robert W Lynchburg, Virginia Montgomery, James W Frankfort, Kentucky Morgan, Ben. C Mcintosh, Alabama Morgan, John H Springfield, Missouri Newman, Charles W Mt. Clifton, Virginia Owsley, Alvin M Denton, Texas Paul, Charles G Harrisonburg, Virginia Peek, J. Hope Hampton, Virginia igo6 THE BOMB 69 Pendleton. R. Tucker Lexington, Virginia Pierce, John Q St, Johns, Michigan Plants, George S Seymour, Texas Poague, W. Thomas Lexington, Virginia Polack, Rodney W York, Pennsylvania Pollock, Julius Wheeling, West Virginia Powell, Frank J Smithville, Texas Prager, Ernst J Cincinnati, Ohio Quisenberry, Edward A Lexington, Virginia Riddick, Alfred T Suffolk, Virginia Riddick, Willis S Suffolk, Virginia Robertson, James F Charlotte, North Carolina Schmidt, Herman C Richmond, Virginia Schultz, Otto E Seguin, Texas Scott, John T Lynchburg, Virginia Sebrell, J. Emmett Courtland, Virginia Sloan, Robert E Monticello, Florida Smith, Robert L Marshall, Missouri Smith, Walter C Wheeling, West Virginia Stinnett, Horatio G Sherman, Texas Taliaferro, Edward H Bunkie, Louisiana Taylor, Morgan Joplin, Missouri Townsend, R. Foard Columbus, Texas Trisler, John L Hartwell, Ohio Tutwiler, W. Stanhope Savannah, Georgia Virden, W. Harris -. Jackson, Mississippi Ward, George B .Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Wickham, George B Richmond, Virginia Willcox, Thomas H Norfolk, Virginia Wilson, Joseph N Yazoo City, Mississippi Wiltshire, Turner H Baltimore, Maryland Wolfe, Walter McI Chatham, New Jersey Total 103 7° THE BOMB Vol. XXII The Class History of 1908 THE history of all third classes is, primarily, a series of momentous events, that is, in Institute life, although these incidents consist mostly of bomb- firing, hazing, painting the statue, and like acts of insubordination. In all of these diversions ' 08 has figured conspicuously, but in the lines of hazing and insubordination she seems to have won a place for herself — we can not say on the tablets of fame from the Faculty ' s standpoint, and we surely can not say a place at the bottom of the ladder from the cadet ' s view — so we will leave the reader to put our Class where he would have it. These little con- nections just mentioned are worthy of a place by themselves, but at present it is more fitting to begin at the advent of our year as Refractors of Sunbeams and Reprovers of Rodents. As usual, after the two months furlough, many of our Class were back early in the vear to assist the constituted authorities in their task of turning grass- green youths of motherly antecedents into pea-green Rats, not quite so dense in their comprehension of military terms. The system was progressing very well until several of our class-mates became too enthusiastic, and then vigorous steps were taken to prevent any intervention of third-classmen with their tender wards. We were forbidden to go on the fourth stoop, but still many Institute rules were taught by precept, but none by example. By this time, strange stories were heard on all sides ; how men were pushed down four flights of steps, and like fabrications, but of them all we will only ask the unfortunate one who was pushed down the steps, how was he ushered around the four intervening turns between the fourth stoop and the first? That was the first of the year, however, and the Rats have learned now, so as the end of the year approaches it is only seldom that the Third Class man has to recall to mind that to spare the rod is to spoil the child. October was important to us only in so far as it was the month in which we went to Richmond the first time, and subsequently signed a little paper entitling us to drink only aqua pura for the rest of the year. It was about this time, the first of November, that we became dissatisfied with mess-hall fare. We presented a petition to headquarters. Somehow or i god THE BOMB other it was misworded, and as the Board could not change V. M. I. Regulations, Par. 123, to suit the case, the result was a series of meetings of that body which ended in the losing of thirteen of our best men, and of our getting 60 days in confinement. ' ) ; . ' ■ :, ; ;4J It was just before we received our sentence that the whole Corps went to Richmond with the football team to witness the Thanksgiving Day game with V. P. I. Our Class was remarkably well represented on the team, as seven out of the eleven players were ' 08 men. Every one who is interested in V. M. I. knows how the game resulted, although the team, to a man, worked hard. But our spirit was shown by one of the alumni, who said, during the game when we were losing ground, We may lose, boys, but we ' ll die game. The winter has passed with its usual events but with its breaking up came better weather for athletics, and subsequently baseball practise. While not doing as well in baseball as in football, still our Class is very well represented on the team, and we hope for a very excellent season. This constitutes only a few brief selections from the Third Class scrap-book of events but it will suffice to show what ' 08 has been doing during the past year. But now the first half of our cadetship is drawing to a close. With its completion we will partake of the joys of our furlough with thoughts of being dignified second-classmen uppermost in our minds ; and a lingering desire will dwell there through the summer months to return to the old Institute and finish what we have so well begun, thereby being well prepared to face the world in 1908. Historian, ' 08. -r- THE BOMB Vol. XXII Fourth Class, COLORS Purple and White J. Q. Archibald President O. R. Thraves Vice-President B . D. Mayo Historian MEMBERS Adams, Hays O Lynchburg, Virginia Alexander, G. Murrell Lynchburg, Virginia Alexander, James P Fairfield, Virginia Archibald, John Q Carrollton, Missouri Armstrong, Anthony G Alexandria, Virginia Armstrong, Allan G Norfolk, Virginia Borden, F. Kennon Goldsboro, North Carolina Boylan, Rufus T Raleigh, North Carolina Boylan, William J Raleigh, North Carolina Brown, Albert G Birney, Montana Bruns, Logan Howardsville, Virginia B cracker, Edward M Baltimore, Maryland 74 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Cann, William G Cason, L. Henry Cason, W. Eads Christian, T. J. Jackson. Clark, Edwin L Converse, Alex. J Cosby, John H Crenshaw, Alfred F.... Crismond, Joseph Crittenden, John D Crockett, Albert S Downey, Bruce J Doyle, Hobert E Duncan, E. Townes Ebel, Henry U Edmunds, C Roland. . . . Elliott, Kyle Ellison, Lewis H Ewell, James H Faison, William A Falligant, Louis A Gant, Roger Garber, Daniel M Garrard, William Grammer, Robert M.. . . Greer, R. Douglas Hager, Richard B Hamlin, Thomas Harman, Willie J Hawes, Lawrence B Hayes, Samuel L Hobson, Jennings W. . . . Holt, Charles J Howard, Thomas H Hundley, Guy L Jacob, Herbert A Jerman, William B Jones, Bernard M Jones, W. Carleton. . . . Kane, Henry S Keen, Hugh B King, Ogden D Laughon, Fred J Lindsey, Eugene L Lloyd, A. Edward Savannah, Georgia Carrollton, Missouri Carrollton, Missouri Atlanta, Georgia Marlin, Texas Columbus, Ohio . . . .Milton, North Carolina Richmond, Virginia . . .Fredericksburg, Virginia Kansas City, Missouri .Pinehurst, North Carolina Alexandria, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Grenada, Mississippi Richmond, Virginia Baltimore, Maryland Gadsden, Alabama Norfolk, Virginia ■ • Goliad, Texas .Goldsboro, North Carolina Savannah, Georgia . Burlington, North Carolina Brooklyn, New York Savannah, Georgia Fort Worth, Texas Peoria, Illinois Ashland, Kentucky Danville, Virginia Pulaski, Virginia . . . .Towanda, Pennsylvania Thomas ville, Georgia Williamsburg, Virg West Point, Virg . Floy J Court House , Virg Danville, Kentucky Richmond, Virginia Raleigh, North Carolina Richmond, Virginia Norfolk, Vriginia Gate City, Virginia Hamilton, Virginia . .Albemarle, North Carolina Pulaski, Virginia Alexandria, Virginia . . . .Durham, North Carolina igo6 THE BOMB 75 Logan, Dulaney Bowling Green, Kentucky McClellan, Robert W Knoxville, Tennessee McCoy, William S Independence, Missouri McDermott, Hamilton Tellico Plains, Tennessee McMillen, Donald R Whitewater, Wisconsin Mackall, Porter A Savannah, Georgia Maclean, George M Savannah, Georgia Magruder, John Woodstock, Virginia Mahone, Marion T Petersburg, Virginia Martin, James G Portsmouth, Virginia May, Hubert D Charleston, West Virginia Mayo, B. Davis Roanoke, Virginia Miller, Otey N Richmond, Virginia Minton, Charles A New York, New York Murchison, John R Wilmington, North Carolina Newsome, Thomas W ' . McKinney, Texas Noble, Stephen N Tallapoosa, Georgia Noell, J. Carroll Danville, Virginia Norris, Richard J Louisville, Kentucky Peeples, R. Garland Savannah, Georgia Pendleton, Arvid M New York, New York Penn, William J Reidsville, North Carolina Peyton, Wythe M Salem, Virginia Polk, George W Fort Worth, Texas Porter, Henry J Birmingham, Alabama Portner, Herman Manassas, Virginia Preston, Frank B Amsterdam, Virginia Prettyman, T. Mann Marion, South Carolina Quin, O. Benton McComb City, Mississippi Read, 0. Middleton Yemassee, South Carolina Reili.y, Nicholas H Huntington, West Virginia Rhett, Wythe M Columbus, Mississippi Richardson, Gray Reidsville, North Carolina Robertson, George T Mexico, Missouri Saunders, John W Jackson, Mississippi Scott, Thomas M McKinney, Texas Searles, Hugh Vicksburg, Mississippi Sharrer, William F Westminster, Maryland Short, Theodore DuB Fort Riley, Kansas Sims, N. Portner Bowling Green, Kentucky Sinclair, Jesse L Hampton, Virginia Smith, Howard F - Houston, Texas Smith, Henry R Fayetteville, North Carolina Smith, Robert H Aberdeen, Maryland Stark, J. Carter Morelia, Mexico 7 6 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Stevens, Cecil W Richmond, Virginia Summers, Grover C Mooresburg, Tennessee Sutton, D. Bratton Mt. Sterling, Kentucky Tatum, Randolph San Francisco, California Thraves, Ocsar R Belona, Virginia Walker, Walton H Belton, Texas Watson, M. Ross New Orleans, Louisiana Westmoreland, Willis F Atlanta, Georgia White, Orrin B Richmond, Virginia Wiest, Philip R York, Pennsylvania Williams, Joseph B Fort Smith, Arkansas Total TI 3 igoO THE BOMB History of the Class of 1 909 ' T T ISTORY repeats itself. On the first day of September, 1905, a new | ™1 class entered V. M. I. — the Class of ' 09. They have chosen me for their historian, so here ' s our story : We arrived, as I said before, on the first of September, and before the day was over we had donned our tails and were full fledged rats. The old cadets called on us at all hours of the day and night during the first few weeks. They taught us how to fin out, and gave each of us a sound off, and some other things too, but I won ' t mention the other things. They kept this up through the day, but at night the programme was changed ; we would sometimes awaken suddenly from our peaceful sleep to find ourselves on the floor with our cots on top of us, or we would be called upon to participate in a dash across the stoop and back again in night attire. As time went on occurrences of this kind became less frequent, but ' 09 has not been slighted in any way ; in fact it seems to have been the center of attraction up to this time, and has furnished amusement (and stamps, too,) for the Whole Damm Family. We shall soon drop our tails, though, and take on the dignity of the mighty Third Class, and if we don ' t get our money ' s worth when our time comes, it will not be our fault ; for as the time for our sudden evolution approaches, we look at things in a different light, and can appreciate and understand what at first seemed to us so burdensome. To begin with, our Class was a large one. and although a number dropped out during the year, others were added about the middle of the term, which brought us back to about our original number. All of us are Good men, and not afraid; we furnished our share on the gridiron, and some of our members are sure of a place on the nine. There is just one incident in our history of which we are ashamed, and I trust that my auburn-haired room-mate will amend that by learning to stand at the proper salute while the National Hymn is being played, before he has an opportunity to become O. D ' s orderly again. Of course, we were all green at first, but we were just beginning to pride ourselves on not having done anything so very bad 7§ THE BOMB Vol. XXII when he made this big blot on our clean page. I wouldn ' t tell it on him, but it is such a good chance to get even with him for taking such a good stand in his classes. Summing up all of our experiences, and looking back over them, we find that we have enjoyed many things during our rat year ; but we hope to forget, by the first of next September, that we were ever rats. With many thanks, and best wishes to the Faculty who have so kindly looked after our welfare during our first year at V. M. I., I am Yours, etc., Historian, ' 09. % IQ o6 THE BOMB Recapitulation Virginia 128 Texas 3 1 North Carolina 20 Missouri 15 Georgia 13 Kentucky 13 Mississippi 1 1 Tennessee ' . 1 1 Maryland 9 New York 8 Pennsylvania 8 West Virginia 7 Alabama 4 Illinois 4 Louisiana 4 Ohio 4 South Carolina 4 Arkansas 3 Kansas 3 Florida 2 California China District of Columbia Massachusetts Mexico Michigan Minnesota Montana New Jersey Wisconsin Total 3 1 2 GunriELL THE BOMB S3 On the Threshold HIS article is to be entirely for the benefit of the graduating class. Others may read it and smile, conscious that it does not apply to them — that is, not for one, two, or three years, yet, it might be well for the under- graduates to pause in the midst of indifference and reflect upon several facts which this article will probably call up to their minds. By the time these lines are read by the members of the Class of 1906, it is quite likely that those of you who are to receive the coveted dip will have learnt of your success while those of you less fortunate members of the Class, will already have felt the first sensation of the scholastic axe applied to that portion of your anatomy usually considered the chicken ' s most vital spot. Whether you belong to the aggregation that will line up in groups of five or more, and receive the sheepskin from the hands of the most high, pronouncing that vour servitude is over, that you are henceforth free men, that no more will you be soothed back to sleep by the delightful strains of rev, and that the pleasures of penalty tours will be forever lost ; or, whether the Faculty in the exercise of its superior wisdom has requested you in dulcet tones to multiply eleven by two and add one — well, it ' s all the same thing. You fellows are up against a proposition of supplying unto yourselves three times a day one meal ticket. In other words, each man in the Class, no matter whether he graduates first captain or bull private, or whether he gets First Jackson-Hope or gets found, possesses one thing in common, a stomach, and that organ is going to demand three square meals a day. The purpose of these few remarks is to call your attention to a few simple rules in the game of life, which the writer has found contribute largely to the makeup of a successful man. This is not a sermon. Far from it. The writer has never ventured so far into ecclesiastical fields, but being one of those pecu- liarly constituted creatures, who can run the calf over his neighbors at a Primary election, talk various kinds of fiction to a Tennessee callic, spend half the night drawing to a straight, the other half in helping to put the distilleries out of busi- ness, then getting up bright and early to teach the simple youth at Sunday-School, winding up by hitting them up in digging enough lucre out of an unwilling world 84 THE BOMB Vol. XXII with which to pay the laundryman, it is barely possible to suppose that he has seen considerable life in all its forms since doffing- the gray, and assuming that he has sat in the game for a few years, it may be reasonable to imagine that he knows some of the fundamental rules. In a few days several young gentlemen are going to be let loose upon an unsuspecting world, for better or for worse, (it being likely that their opinion and that of the world may slightly differ). All of the lot have erected enormous air castles, and the paths of the future are bright and rosy, while along the road- way of life bloom the rarest of flowers, lending with their fragrant perfume to the enchantment of the Summer sunshine. The world is mine, you all say, and when the band plays Auld Lang Syne, you toss your hats into the air, and already feel the first longings for life — real life, without any of the vapory imaginings of school days. You begin to feel the pulsations of liberty as you are turned out to graze on strange pastures and you know that your days of military restraint at the South ' s greatest military school are over. As a starter, there is one fragment of advice I would like to offer, and let it sink so deep into your minds that it will stay until experience has told you that it is true. Don ' t take yourself too seriously. You may have a diploma, you may in time secure a dozen, or you may not get any at all, but your diploma isn ' t worth a copper to you, unless in the struggle for it, you have learned the inestimable gift of delivering the goods. When you hit the world and commence to find the job which is to furnish the meal ticket, the question that is going to stand in front of you in big letters is not, What stand did you get at V. M. I.? or What office did you hold? but the query that w ill put you to guessing is, What have you to offer me of value, to assist in building up my business? What have you to sell in exchange for cold cash? So don ' t take yourself too seriously. You are only starting. You will waste a great deal of time if vou commence to imagine that you are already a planet builder. You are not. You are only an atom in the busy world, and while you have it in you to expand and let the world know that you are a very noticable atom, yet you must grow into it, and not get it into your heads that busy, practi- cal men, who have toiled, slaved and saved for years are going to elevate you upon a pedestal of business success and crown you as a king of industry when you have hardly signed your enlistment papers in the army of Toil. T H E B M B 85 There are some elements of study that contribute largely to a successful career, some simple rules that will cause you to make yourself felt as a business necessity. The principal one is honesty. The game of life must be played on the square. Two and two make four ; neither more nor less, and the game in which you are now preparing to enter, has as its underlying rule, Come clean. The American people are enjoying a moral house-cleaning. Big rich thieves are get- ting the same sort of stuff as those who purloin only a few cents, and you will find that by the time the Class of 1906 is five years older, people will no longer kow-tow to the man with the million, but will acknowledge that character and brains are leaders. Understand me, I am not giving you the same old dope advising you to be honest because it ' s the best policy, but I am giving you Rule One because if you lack this you will sooner or later hit the wall. You boys may be thoroughly honest. None of you have ever lied to the surgeon ; none of you ever stole from your mental development by neglecting studies ; none of you ever robbed your physical development by taking drills, or by dis- sipation. I am calling you no names, but there used to be a lot of lying, cussing and general meanness floating around the barracks when I was a Cadet, and when you have let the moral side travel along the lines of least resistance for four years, its hard to get in the straight groove again, and you fellows will find that the penalty tours imposed by General Society and enforced by Colonel R. E. Morse, are disagreeable things, making one sweat blood before he finishes them. There is an expression used in Jackpot Poker that is thoroughly applicable to human life in all of its forms. That is : Don ' t come in on shorts. For the benefit of the few of you uninitiated into the National Game an explanation would be in order. A Jackpot is opened on Jacks or better. Any pair less than Jacks is called a short pair. The rule keep out on shorts means that if you do not possess openers, you should not attempt to play in the present pot, but should wait until the hand comes to you, for it is said that come it will if you wait long enough. The reason for this rule is obvious. The man with a short pair is compelled to catch a better hand before he can hope to compete with even the lowest hand of those who held openers, and it must be remembered, that the other fellow with his Jacks is likely to catch himself, so you are practi- cally betting against a certainty every time. Now, playing poker is a vicious habit, and understand me, I discourage going into it either as a profession or a recreation, but since the President of the United States uses a poker expression, Stand pat, to illustrate his views S6 THE BOMB Vol XXII on the tariff question, it will not be amiss if a smaller politician uses the expres- sion above explained. Applied to life, Keep out on shorts, means that if you can ' t make the show your fellow-man makes, if you can ' t spend as much money as he can, don ' t buck up against a fool ' s game, but stay out of the appearance business until your means justify it, and then you will enjoy your substantial prosperity. The busi- ness world doesn ' t like to see a young fellow putting up too great an appearance, especially if he is working on a small salary. In such a case, the older fellows imagine the young man is spending somebody else ' s money. So, my dear 1906 boys, Keep out on shorts. If a good show comes along and you haven ' t the price, don ' t go. If you want anything you can ' t get without sacrificing your character or your manhood, you will be much happier if you over- come resistance and let the other fellow make the show. As a final thought, remember, that the substantial benefits gained through a few years of toil far exceed the superficial appearance one who has nothing tries to make at the outset, and the peace of mind that accompanies the feeling that you are not travelling on a sandy but possess real substance, amply repays one for a little self-denial. Another clincher in the shape of a rule for future guidance was probably given you by Old Nick, in the Second Class and that rule is expressed by the formula F equals Ma. Now, I can ' t tell how it is done, but by some unaccount- able way a formula is deduced from that to the effect that Work is the over- coming of resistance through a certain fixed space ; and, in my opinion this is the most important thing I can look back upon and recall after five years, when I don ' t, know an integral sign from a Bass cleff and could not make a decent three in any of the easiest parts of Analytics. But old Nick is right. The thing to do is to get down to overcoming resistance along one line. Don ' t expect to overcome it through a minimum space of time but rather by unceasing effort. Success can not be accomplished like playing the little end of a 400 to 1 shot on a race. These quick arrivers usually fly up sky rocket fashion, reach a cer- tain height and then it takes a search warrant to find where the stick falls. Boys, don ' t be afraid to work. Take off that high collar, give those loud pants a rest, discard the panama and put on a plain, sensible suit of clothes, or, if you have the opportunity, and it is an opportunity not to be laughed at, put on a suit of overalls, get into your father ' s factory and learn the business, and if your father doesn ' t own one, .get you a job in somebody else ' s factory and find out all there is to know about the business The little dirt you get on your hands will not affect your social standing. Society doesn ' t, it is true, smile very igoO THE BOMB 87 graciously on a man who never expresses anything but sense, but you go on and make good and let a social position seek you instead of your wasting time trying to climb the ladder. After you have succeeded in delivering the goods, you will be surprised at the way they will seek you, but give them something to seek. Another thing you should get into your heads as soon as you are released from captivity. You are American Citizens and you have no superiors. But, remember, what is most important, you are no better than the man who has not enjoyed your educational advantages. Take away your education, give it to him and put yourself behind the work bench, and you have only shifted a little environment of two people, but the individuals remain the same. So before you start home, do not feel that your four years has molded you into any superior clay to your fellowmen, but rather that all your cadetsbip has done has been but to place in your hands a weapon with which to fight for bread. Get down to earth. Don ' t think you are above anybody but be one of the people and study the American citizen. The average man is the one who will help you if you want to be counted among the successful people. Find out what you want to do, and then do it. And do it the best way you can. Take your work seriously, not yourselves. Be honest, be alive, be aggressive and let people know you are on earth. Let your friends know you are in existence, not by boasting, but by delivering the goods. These few lines T have scratched off hurriedly, by request of vou fellows, who asked me for something practical and I have taken a moment here and a moment there from a busy existence, but I hope there is something that will help one man in the Class to get his bearings as you stand on the threshold of real life. It is a beautiful game and a few grains of common sense properly applied will do much to bring genuine happiness. Strike out and hustle. Come in, the water ' s fine. You can make good if you will, but if you don ' t, it ' s up to you to drown. 1906 has turned out a splendid bunch of young men, who can be an honor to the greatest military academy we have in our Sunny Southland. Let them go forth into the world, armed with the great sword of American manhood, bearing the shield on which is graven Honor, Truth, Industry and Patriotism ; and then let them overcome obstacles by obstacles, until the days arrive when each shall have added to the great storehouse of human thought, the great granary of human happiness, and shall have shown themselves to be another body which shall add more glory to their illustrious Alma Mater. Henry P. Fry, Class of 1901. THE BOMB Vol. XXII A RAT ' S SOLILOQUY To go to rev, or not to go to rev, that Is the question — whether ' tis nobler to Seek the solace of Dame Nature, and sleep While soothing sounds call forth the break of day Or whether, by o ' ercoming the desire for needed Rest, let duty fall limply on the boards — To take reveille ! To get boned ! And by getting boned, forsooth to pile Demerits up, and piling them to take on Hours and hours of weary tours to walk ; And e ' en perchance, a vision of the Guard house cloth arise at early morning ' s Half past five. Ay! There ' s the rub. Guess I ' ll go. iqo6 THE BOMB Sy His First Hop A certain rat was a calic man. He also ad interim for office ran; He creased his trousers and wore natty clothes; Was a very nice rat as far as that goes. One day close to finals, a First Classman came ' Round making out the card of a visiting dame. He was a big officer, and had a big ' Reck, So all the rats viewed him with utmost respect. Smilingly, came he to our rat ' s room, Which was kept very neat by the running man ' s broom. Quoth he, Mister Blank, I ' ve got a fine girl, Whose dancing would set your head in a whirl. I want you to take her to one of the hops. The rat acquiesces — into the trap flops. In flowery language had they related Of social conquests of the fair one mated To him by the First Classman. And how perchance She had slain many a suitor with her beauteous glance. The rat saw visions of a social career. And when it was time, he was eager to see her. That night, he dressed up in white pants and coatee, Got a hack and hied to do society; Alighting with Beau Brummel ' s knightly grace. He stepped from his rig at her visiting place. They ushered him into the parlor. Now true That rodent ' s heart was playing tatoo. She came in, or rather dashed into the room, His visions quit business — went up into gloom. For lo, instead of fair seventeen, Instead of beauty, instead of a queen. She was awkward, ungainH ' and ugly and haughty, She might have been thirty; she might have been fort) ' . And dance ' Well, her efforts were game, Though her motions, poor girl, showed that she had been lame But she liked the rat — did this social delight — For she danced every dance with him that night. Well, the rat did his duty, and stuck to his post, Though his color was faded, and many a roast Was handed him as around the room he flew. But he took his dose heroically, as honest rodents do. And though time will change and earthly motions stop, He will never cease remembering his first V. M. I. hop. W I BODY iqo6 THE BOMB Daily Schedule Meeting of Board of Trade. Called to order No. Meeting progressing nicely. Very stormy session. Corner in semolion stock. Serg passed away; foul play suspected. Buster bought one hundred shares. Boda called up the pack. Serg recouped. Market in a panic. Narrowly escaped a raid. Slewey went to sleep. Francois Club returns. Meeting adjourned. All quiet. Dumb Bell gets up to study. Duke snores. Toanno falls out of bed. Violent debate in 61. Cap gets up to write a letter. The boys assemble in the guard house. Dumb Bell still studying. Windy Blow washes off the window sill. 6:00 Pinkey puts up the bars. 6:20 Morning serenade just over. 6:40 Hungry still. Still hungry. Mr. Earck poses for the calic. Sketer Allen retires. Maje turns up. Old Chappy velly keen. Nothing doing on a lecture. Out again. All stars go in. All at the board. Brave attempt at lecture. Bus bats a zip. Boda keeps company. Old Monk still going. Debate still on in 6 r . Bogart finished letter. Popenspieler jolts the boys. Duke gets the hiccoughs. Zu smiles. Old Billy comes across. THE BOMB Vol. XXII General Whiting cracks a joke. Boda gets more dogs. Another serenade. Harry falls out. Still hungry. Board of Commerce opens promptly. Board of Commerce closes. Weber ' s music hall opens. Rehearsal in singing. Captain Weber gives a talk (loud applause). 3 :oo Practice a little rooting. 3:20 Harry goes out to shave. 3:40 Put up drawing utensils. Captain Weber gives another talk (applause). Schneider falls out of the window. Strolling on the hill. Thinking about recall. Almost time (Tolly and Serg boned twice). First call parade. Review of calics. 6 :oo Supper roll call. 6:05 Harry falls out. 6:20 Angel ' s rest has a disastrous meeting. Debate still on in 61. 7 :oo Harry just back. 7:20 Duke retires. 7:40 Heinie trys to tell a joke. Pinkey takes down the bars. The Dear Beloved calls a meeting of the Francois Club. Ballard spins a yarn (Ancient). 9:00 Roge tells how to get good results. Tattoo. Short session of the Red Ravens. Harry takes a walk 9:40 Caff ee gets over. Taps. Fuzzy has you Notice sent to members of the Board of Trade. General still exercising. Debate still on in 61. Francois Club goes out. Dumb Bell still studying. Meeting of the Bulls and Bears. BARRACKS AND VICINITY THE BOMB The Light of Other Days THE hour was late. Silently the night rested heavily upon the slumbering city. Its streets were deserted, except occasionally a late car flying past, a weary pedestrian, or a lonely policeman walking his beat caused slight interruptions of the nocturnal stillness. At a certain corner, the street arc light burned brightly, casting its circle of luminous rays, making a spot in the inky blackness. The circle of light shifted as the slight wind shook the wires causing the lamp to change its position. The insects peculiar to such lights darted hither and thither. The burning carbons gave out a weird buzzing sound, the buzzing incessantly continuing. That particular corner was deserted. The policeman had not passed. The last car was not yet due and it seemed that all the weary wanderers of the night were wrapped in the sweet embraces of Morpheus. At length, a tall well-dressed young fellow stopped upon the corner. He was evidently waiting for the last car. He leaned against the electric light post, thrust the umbrella he carried under one arm, drew a metallic cigar case from his pocket, lit a cigar, then cast the match into the street. Puffing the fragrant weed, he felt the desolation of the scene, and lapsed into a reverie. Ungodly hour for a man to be out. Got to quit this. I should have been in bed two hours ago. His mind ran on topic after topic from the cares of daily business to the pleasures of the evening, until the loiterer almost wished some one would pass along the street to break the monotony of the night Buzz ! Buzz ! Buzz ! The light seemed to sing its vigilant song as it swayed and rattled and beamed on the solitary individual. That sound, he mused, where have I heard it before? It is so familiar. The puffs of smoke rose in the air. and then he dropped into a dreamy train of thought, that carried him gentlv back to the long ago. Buzz ! Buzz ! Buzz ! The electric light sang, as it looked down upon a gray clad form, pacing to and fro under its beams in the court-yard of the old bar- THE BOMB Vol. XXII racks. The old light seemed to say something to the weary pacer, to cheer him as he kept his vigil. Cheer up, old boy, your tour is almost over ! Then you can be relieved and can go back to bed to be awakened by the strains of reveille. Then you will march off guard, and you ' re done. Don ' t stop ! Walk ! Walk ! Walk ! I am with you. I am your companion in the solitude of your midnight wanderings. Halt! Who ' s there? the sentinel calls, as a quick step is heard on the second stoop and a man bearing a lantern walks out into the darkness. Officer of the Institute, is answered back, and the sub goes to inspect his division. Woe unto you, O weary one, if you lag on your tour ! A figure comes out of the guard room. The door is slammed. The chal- lenge again rings out in the night. The answer this time is Corporal of the Guard, and the walker knows that the Corporal goes to wake up the next man to go on guard. The Corporal goes up the steps, enters two rooms. Lights flash. He comes out again, rifle on shoulder, down the steps, and shuts himself in the guard room. What a cinch it seems to be a Corp. Well, anyway the sentinel only has to walk an hour. Halt! Who ' s there? Cadet, and vou see a sleepv figure emerge from a door and the welcome arrival has on his accoutrements, carries his gun, and you know that he is coming to relieve you. You feel better now. Your tour is almost over. You are dead tired. You wait and watch and call, and the old light in the court yard sings its song to you with its rumbling buzz ! buzz ! buzz ! Call the hour, sentinel, the Corporal cries, stepping out of the guard room. You bring your gun to port : Number one!! Twelve O ' clock!!! The long drawn out sounds echo through the dreary walls of the barracks and the sentinel waits until the cry comes back to him from the other man, the familiar words are faintly heard, and he rejoins in the announcement that, All ' s well ! ! Visions of sleep ! Sleep till rosy morning comes to call him once more to reveille, to classes, to drill and to pleasure ! The electric light keeps up its buzz ! its gladdening buzz ! its monotonous buzz ! The waiting; man in musinsr had let his ciarar sro out. The glisten of the igoo THE BOMB 97 search light, the distant rumble of the wheels, and the faint clang of the bell, lets him know that his car is coming ; and, as he climbs on board, he looks back at the electric light still buzzing its song. A smile passes over his face, as he re-lights his cigar on the rear platform of the car, and as he is swiftly borne away through the darkness, he whispers to himself: It was the light of other days. Henry P. Fry. SeiSes fefaSi ■gftjiuiL — . ---.- i g8 THE BOMB Vol XXII CUPID ' S TELEPHONE ' Hello, Central Cupid, give me a number pray, I like the looks of a fair young girl, I ' d talk to her to-day, So I put up the price of the message, and held to the ' phone, but, Gee ! When the answer came, it was some other dame, said, This is Twenty-three. I tried again, a fair young blonde, over Cupid ' s ' phone to talk, With her siren ' s voice, she was my choice, and she ' d won me in a walk, But the god was blind, and the switch-board large, so Cupid said to me, Her line ' s too busy to talk to you, I ' ll give you twenty-three. Once more I thought I ' d turn the trick and let my fancy roam, So I called long distance into play : tried one away from home. I got my number all O. K. and thought I had the goods, But again the number Twenty-three sent me scurrying back to the woods. It has made me sore, and I will call no more for any of womankind, But I rang up Cupid, found him in, and gave him a piece of my mind, You blooming fakir, I ' ll wring your neck, you trifling little lout, Please send to-day, let there be no delay, and take this blamed ' phone out. - t- % ; 1 ) Hi ■ 3§i f T igo6 THE BOMB OUR FACULTY OLD BILLY Now the Lord high ruler of New Market fame, In his Majesty ' s sight all excuses are lame. Has a smattering of law and odd bits of learning. With his grub and his penalties bad names he ' s earning. When his candle is snuffed Billy better look out. Or St. Peter will greet him with E-E git out. NICK Next comes old Nick, the all-wise guy, No equations pass him bye. He thinks that math, is a 1 sublime And even calls his dog Cosine. His word in math, is truly law And when one zips he says Oh! pshaw. RAT In explanations long and wise We sleep and doze beneath old Rat ' s eyes, He talks of (N H 4 ) 2 S. To stay awake we try our best. To make a gas to cause a sneeze Take N H3 now if you please. MONK Dear little Mallory, often called Monk, Always absorbed in electrical junk. His Physics is Hell, it can not be denied, And many go under so hard they have tried. His bluff is tremendous for a person so small, But it will serve its purpose for no one dare call. THE BOMB Vol. XXII NUTS Nuts, the man with accents broad, We ' ve skipped his classes, thank the Lord. Of all the men on this earth beware, Of one with such a fiendish stare. His speech it is a freightful farce Instead of glass he calls it gloss. FREDDIE Ex-Commandant Freddie with Latin loquacious ; For the Roman patois, his pate is quite spacious, Wags his head when he speaks with rhetorical skill, His pace in English will finally kill ; When he tells us of Ancient and Modern events We almost cash in but he never relents. ANHAUSER Popenspieler came last year, A Dutchman who has brought much cheer, So full of wit that will crop out That he often makes the cadets shout. He talks of maidens, smiles, and locks, Here ' s to Anhauser, the old joke box. TCMMY There ' s Tommy Jones, our Sunny Jim, Our Mage, who has lots of vim, From whom we always try to get A lecture which has not come yet. He spiels of trusses, Fink and Pratt, And winds up with Du yee see.dat? CjREA5EF THE BOMB Vol. XXII Verses on Cadets i Nichols a kedet of fame Aspired a lyon to tame, Went wrong in his work When he called himself Erck, Which wasn ' t at all the right name. II Caffee the great, is sublime, Especially when ragging a dime ; He scratches his pate, Calls pay the eight And rakes in the cash all the time. Ill Said Willie, our dudish young lad, That fellah ' s a most awful cad, Bah jove cawn ' t you see He is smiling at me, Which makes me so beastly mad. IV Our acrobat Schneider ' tis said, Spied a maiden below dressed in red, From his window above He flew like a dove But lit on the top of his head. Now Peyton, the boy with the joke, Made the fool, according to vote, Cried just the thing, I ' d have been with the king, Had I lived in a time more remote. ' VI There was a cadet called Punk Who said ' twas a sin to get drunk, When he went away And founded a Y. M. C. A., You can imagine how low he ' d sunk. THE BOMB VIII VII There was a Lieut, name Bell, As Adjutant he did quite well, He got up each morn To make Pete blow his horn — His answer was, Oh! go to Hell. IX There was a manager named Phister, On a trip he met a waitress and kissed her, He thought it a shame She wouldn ' t tell him her name, And ever since then he ' s missed her. X Heinie got a furlough you know. And borrowed a cape just to show, He felt quite game Till the telegram came. Then back to the barracks it must go. XI Now Taliaferro without lessons adjusted, And down to the Gim ' s shop he dusted, As a rule he could ride When ever he tried, But once he fused out and got busted. XII But of Lyerly the veteran, ' tis said, Inspects each day for the bed, When he comes in at night Be sure and say right, Or out for some tours vou ' ll be read. XIII Now Allen went down to dance, And met a pretty girl by chance, He bent over so far He hit the parallel bar, And split the seat of his pants. His form is not noxed for grace, And he hasn ' t a beautiful face, In the hundred yard dash When he hears the word hash, He can set a wonderful pace. Who is it? THE BOMB Vol. XXII The Richmond Trip On to Richmond ! Teddy and the girls ! Mostly girls ! and other yells of like character when we were informed that we would have the honor of escorting Teddy through the streets of Richmond to keep off all eggs, bricks, and bombs which the anarchists of that city might fling at his dear head. For five long hours he followed manfully in our wake but finally balked (thank God) and called a halt after which we were at liberty to enjoy the other attractions — the girls. We reached Richmond at 6 A. M., October the eighteenth, and after untying each other from the various knots in our frames due to sleeping on a seat, we marched to the Armory preceded by an escort of the Oth Virginia Regiment and followed by the usual crowd of those who love to look at freaks of nature. I am afraid that if Theodore had seen his escort at that time he would have declined the honor without thanks, but fortunately we escaped detection and were safely penned up before he appeared. Having scraped off a little of the dirt and breakfasted at Murphy ' s, we were turned loose on the town till ten o ' clock. We were then formed under arms in full dress and marched to the depot to await the arrival of our strenuous Ted. His train pulled in midst a deafening roar of factory whistles and strong- lunged Richmonders, and having dodged about four thousand kodak fiends he finally bucked his way to the carriage and the final struggle commenced. Thence we escorted him by devious ways to the Court House, where we were rested long enough to hear the Main Guy deliver an oration that sank through the very cobble-stones of Richmond. His masterpiece concluded, we picked up our trusty weapons once more and trudged wearily back to the Armory, waving him an affectionate farewell with the flapping soles of our shoes. Having dined and recuperated a little we proceeded to spread out and see what was doing. The streets presented a great contrast to those of Lexington and several unfortunates were knocked down by street-cars while gazing at the sky-scrapers. io8 THE BOMB Vol. XXII However, these always bobbed up again for a few more bumps and a never say die determination to solve the mysteries of the city life. This is about all there is to it. The Institute officers finally succeeded in rounding us up, and safely housed once more in the train we were hauled back to Lexington, tired but happy. This chronical has sounded pretty much like a joke so far and, space being limited, we think it about time to get serious. We wish to thank the people of Richmond for their unstinted hospitality and the generous applause which they awarded to our military appearance while escorting the President ; we may not have deserved it, but it kept many a foot-sore kedet from cashing in. Our closing words are: God bless our President. May he call a° - ain — when we are out. igo6 THE BOMB Company A Sponsor, Miss Louise Haskins Snead, J. Cleland Captain Bell, Archibald H First Lieutenant Goodloe, Tavenor B Second Lieutenant Sergeants Riley, William L First Sergeant Kain, Charles E Sergeant Sebrell, Thomas E Sergeant Edwards, Murray F Sergeant Johnson, William R Sergeant Corporals Donnan, Allen E First Corporal Ward, George B Second Corporal Montgomery, J. W Third Corporal Edwards, Robert O Fourth Corporal Brooke, Richard Fifth Corporal Brown, Stewart E Sixth Corporal PRIVATES Anderson, Robert T. Reilly, Nicholas H. Archibald, John L. Ebel, Henry W. Richardson, Gray Bailey, Weldon M. Edmonds, Roland C. Short, Theodore Barrett, Robert C. Face, Edward G. Sinclair, Jesse Bond, Edward J. Faulk, Walter P. Sloane, Robert E. Boylan, William Falligant, Louis A. Spragins, William E. Burracher, Edward M. Fulton, George H. Stafford, Fred D. Caffee, Mahlon W. Hobson, Jennings W. Stinnett, Horatio G. Carr, Harrison T. Hunter, Charles E. Taliaferro, Edward H. Cason, William E. Johnson, William P. Tatum, Randolph Chambers, Middleton Kimberly, Allen Townsend, R. Foard Converse, Alex. J. Kane, Henry S. Trisler, John L. Crenshaw, Albert F. Laughon, Fred J. White, Orrin B. Curtis, Le Grand B. Logan, Dulaney Whitney, Carlyle G. W. De Shazo, Martin G. Magruder, John Wiltshire. Turner H. Dockery, Charles P. May, Hubert D, Schultz, Otto E. Downey, Bruce J. Newman, Charles W. Portner, Herman Dunbar, R. Battaile Newsome, Thomas W. Massie, Robert W. Duncan, Townes Porter, Henry J. Maclean, George M. iqo6 THE BOMB Company B Sponsor, Miss Nellie Gordon A. G. Campbell Captain L. S. Nottingham First Lieutenant W. H, Doyle Second Lieutenant Sergeants H. Polk First Sergeant W. P. Tate Sergeant W. F. Cockrell ' . Sergeant W. L. Effinger Sergeant S. Paul Sergeant Corporals A. P. Lewis First Corporal L. H. Earle Second Corporal J. P. Jarvis Third Corporal C. S. Carter Fourth Corporal E. P. McCreery Fifth Corporal J . Pollock Sixth Corporal Adams Greer, J. Pendleton Baine Hamlin Penn Barnes Howell Peyton Borden Jacob Polk, G. Britton Judd Prettyman Burroughs Lindsey, E. Rankin Clark LlNDSEY, W. Rountree Crockett LOYD Saunders Dashiel Mahone Schmidt Diggs Major Scott Doyle, H. Malone Searles Doyle, J. Marston Sheridan Ewell McCoy Simms Faison McMillen YVaker Faison Morgan Wen Ferrell Murchison WlEST Fudge Nash Wilson Garrard Norris Yost Greer, D. TOTAL 6 Sergeants 5 Privates .... Aggregate ftK igoo THE BOMB ompany L Sponsor, Miss Margaret Perkins L H. Phister Captain R. S Dodson First Lieutenant J. R. Taylor Second Lieutenant Sergeants • ■ ' H. Beckner First Sergeant J. E. Townes Sergeant H. C, Adams Sergeant R. F. Irwin Sergeant J. D. O ' Reilly Sergeant Corporals J. M. Fray First Corporal A. H . Gentry Second Corporal R. E. B yrd Third Corporal E. H. Hancock Fourth Corporal T. Poague Fifth Corporal J . P. H ewson Sixth Corporal PRIVATES Grammer Adams, H. O. Harrison Gill Wilcox Allen Hayes Virden Gombert Armstrong Jerman Garber Watson Boylan Jones, W. Tutwiler Bloch King Brevard Maeder Brown Markham Bruns Martin Caskie McClellan Chew McCurdy COTTAM McDERMOTT Crismond Milled Crittenden Noel Davenport Paul, C. Dewey Peek, G. Dockery, D Peek, J. Drayton Doster Pendleton, A. Perry Williams Drewry Polack Gant Grant Dykeman Saunders, J. Fraser, D. WilsonJ. Engleman Smith, R. S. Taylor, M. Hundley Fraser, A. Sutton Taliaferro, A B. BL I: I % S I ■isS I. ' : ' 9 3 1 St:. J- — i : . ' • iXi .-•- ■ ■■ ' ■ ' • :: §I1h : l ' ' ' ; h - sw SS f | . j ■ J y SjB ., - 1 ■ . ' ■ ■ ' . ii -J—- ss SkSm 1 ' nJ BS 4 ' IflnHMwG W ?M - - jl, I x - M M H ; - ' r r ' i imKUnk THE BOMB 117 Company D Sponsor, Miss Avis Grant Lyerly, B.. . Captain r ' . 3lo y. G. A First Lieutenant l j ] .Ji] Ellett, T Second Lieutenant UP Sergeants Nicholls, G. W First Sergeant Stude, A. J Sergeant Charlton, A. S Sergeant Taliaferro, T. C Sergeant Tabb, H. A Sergeant Corporals Jones, H _ First Corporal Pierce, J. W Second Corporal Daniels, G. S. O Third Corporal Malone, J Fourth Corporal Owsley, A. M ' . Fifth Corporal PRIVATES Alexander, G. M. Kern, H. B. Mackall, P. A. Alexander, J. P. Zufall, J. S. Mayo, B. D. Anderson, S. E. Jones, B. M. Mecredy, H. E. Barksdale, W. W. Wolfe, W. Mint-on, C. A. Bell, C. B. Noble, S. N. Bogart, R. D. Preston, F. B. Brown, J. S. Rankin, R. Byrd, C. O. Read, O. M. Cann, W. G. Rhett, M. M. Cason, L. H. Roelops, H. T. Chambliss. J. A. Robertson, G. T. Christian, T. J. Hirst, J. T. Schneider, Cv G. Cosby, J. H. Howard, T. H. Scott, J. T. Davant, H. W. Whitney, G. H. Smith, H. F. Davant, W. T. Wicksham, G. B. Smith, R. H. Devault, B. H. Wilson, F. W. Stark, J. C. Ellyson, L. H. Johnson, C. Stevens, C. W. Fices, F. A. Thraves, O. R. Summers, G. C. Fraser, G. W. Hager, R. B. Sydnor, L. Ha wes, L. B. Westmoreland, W. F. igo6 THE BOMB Some Reminiscenses of an Old Cadet I entered the V. M. I. as a cadet in August, 1847, ar d graduated in July, 1849, having entered the Second Class. Three of my sons have since then been cadets of the Institute, all of whom entered as Second Class men. When I arrived at the Institute, the Corps was in camp, on the Parade Ground. In those days the Corps went in camp every summer and as soon as a Rat reported he was steadily drilled into soldierly shape. Of course there was some hazing at night, but during t he second session of my cadetship there was very little of it. Altogether there was a general feeling of good comrade- ship. At that time the Corps was composed entirely of Virginians. Its number was about 120, and there were but two companies, A and B . There were but three classes and therefore the course was a three year one. The graduating classes would number from twelve to twenty-five according to quality, for the standard was a good one both for studies and conduct. Among the cadets trie standard of morals was good and any flagrant offenders against conduct would be compelled to leave the Corps. A committee would notify him and the next stage would carry him away. Of course we did nothing hur- riedly or rash. There must be full and satisfactory proof. Our Esprit du Corps was very strong. Now for some sketches of our life. The barracks of 1847 was a very differ- ent building from that of 1905. The cadets brought the fire-wood from the great woodpile outside, where a man, during the winter, was continually busy, in cutting the logs of oak, hickory, etc., into suitable lengths for our open fire- places. We generally kept good, comfortable fires and covered up with ashes a bed of coals at night to start a good fire in the morning. There was a box which the orderly for the week kept supplied with wood. When the fire in a room was made at the beginning of cold weather it was seldom allowed to go out till the Spring. Our lights were oil-lamps which had to be kept clean and in good working order. Water for drinking and washing was drawn from one hydrant in front of barracks. So you see the cadets of my time had several things to do which the cadet of to-dav knows nothing of. We were not therefore any THE BOMB Some Reminiscenses of an Old Cadet I entered the V. M. I. as a cadet in August, 1847, anc l graduated in July, 1849, having entered the Second Class. Three of my sons have since then been cadets of the Institute, all of whom entered as Second Class men. When I arrived at the Institute, the Corps was in camp, on the Parade Ground. In those days the Corps went in camp every summer and as soon as a Rat reported he was steadily drilled into soldierly shape. Of course there was some hazing at night, but during the second session of my cadetship there was very little of it. Altogether there was a general feeling of good comrade- ship. At that time the Corps was composed entirely of Virginians. Its number was about 120, and there were but two companies, A and B . There were but three classes and therefore the course was a three year one. The graduating classes would number from twelve to twenty-five according to quality, for the standard was a good one both for studies and conduct. Among the cadets the standard of morals was good and any flagrant offenders against conduct would be compelled to leave the Corps. A committee would notify him and the next stage would carry him away. Of course we did nothing hur- riedly or rash. There must be full and satisfactory proof. Our Esprit du Corps was very strong. Now for some sketches of our life. The barracks of 1847 was a very differ- ent building from that of 1905. The cadets brought the fire-wood from the great woodpile outside, where a man, during the winter, was continually busy in cutting the logs of oak, hickory, etc., into suitable lengths for our open fire- places. We generally kept good, comfortable fires and covered up with ashes a bed of coals at night to start a good fire in the morning. There was a box which the orderly for the week kept supplied with wood. When the fire in a room was made at the beginning of cold weather it was seldom allowed to go out till the Spring. Our lights were oil-lamps which had to be kept clean and in good working order. Water for drinking and washing was drawn from one hydrant in front of barracks. So you see the cadets of my time had several things to do which the cadet of to-dav knows nothing- of. We were not therefore anv THE BOMB Vol. XXII less happy or comfortable than our successors of the Twentieth Century. In fact, I think we of the ' 40 ' s had the advantage of being required to be more thought- ful of the future and of developing more of the home feeling and brotherly kind- ness which was one of the characteristic traits of the old-fashioned V. M. I. cadet. The staff of Professors was an able one. At the head of the Institute as Superintendent and Professor of Math, was Gen. (the Colonel) F. H. Smith. He wore spectacles always and therefore was generally called Old Spex. As Superintendent he was as near perfection as was possible. Nothing seemed to escape his sight. We all feared him and we all respected him. We believed in his justice and impartiality and efficiency. He was a good disciplinarian. As a teacher he was very remarkable. His demonstrations were as clear as the light and he had in addition the greatest of all qualifications for a teacher — the faculty of making his students enthusiastic in the acquirement of knowledge. He correctly guaged the intellect and capacity for work of every member of his classes. Under him one had to be honest and to do honest work, or be found deficient. Old Spex may have had his equals as a teacher, but I do not think he could have had a superior. Every Sunday the Superintendent had a Bible Class, and always when a class graduated he presented every member with a neat copy of the Bible. Take him all in all, for ability, for strict attention to duty, for far-sighted devotion to the interests of the V. M. I., this first great Superintendent was a model for all his successors. Col. Williamson ( Old Tom, we called him) was Professor of Civil and Military Engineering. He was a born Engineer. As a draughtsman he was almost unrivalled. He seemed, by instinct, to take in the intricacies of mecha- nism, and with pencil or chalk, on paper or blackboard, he would give drawings made so rapidly and correctly that they seemed to be done by magic. He was also our Master in drawing. He was also skilful as a Master of Fencing. Alto- gether he had few equals and no superior in his peculiar line. He was a thorough gentleman and we all both respected and loved him. Col. Wm. Gilham was Commandant of Cadets and Professor of Chemistry and Physics. He was a very fine drill-master and a good Professor — attentive to his business and liked by all the cadets. Col. Preston was Professor of Latin and of English Literature. He was called Old Bol by the cadets. He was a man of fine character and appearance, faithful and efficient in his department. He was, indeed, one of the founders of the V. M. I. and took great pride and interest in its success. TQOO THE BOMB Maj. (afterwards General) Colston was Professor of French. He was cap- able and efficient. There were also some assistant teachers, mostly selected from members of the First Class. We were thereby members of the Staff, having cer- tain privileges and allowed a small but sufficient monthly pay. Altogether the V. M. I. in the ' 40 ' s was a place for good work and good fellowship. No drone or idler could remain there. The inefficient ones were conscientiously weeded out twice a year and only the workers were left. The discipline was good. The teachers were thorough and careful. The object was to develop in the student ability to do — faculty rather than capacity. In this, the work of the V. M. T. in those days was very successful. May its work continue on the same lines, and its graduates will always be noted as men of efficiency and usefulness in the various walks of life. A Graduate of the Class of 1840. THE A singli As an Made tl i Lhe pi. And n ' i ii As class Fast The foaming Rea ' i Whj ' • The co The Wait till ; Then v, ' . - That oui That al I igo6 THE BOMB ON THE PLEDGE. A single slip from the cup to the lip, As an erring cadet tried to drain, Made the stern visaged General say to us, Ee! Ee ! It is never again. We signed up the pledge that held us fast, And we can ' t e ' en look on the flagon, As class after class goes riding by, Fast strapped to the water wagon. The foaming stein has no charms for us, Really, dear sir, we don ' t drink it, If you imagine we ' re drinking men, Why, dear sir, don ' t think it. The cobweb covers the beer and wine, The clinking glass plays no tune, But wait till the Finals are over, Wait till the last week in June. Then we ' ll fill tip our steins and our glasses, And O, how happy we ' ll be, That our term of impris ' nment ' s over, That at last, thank God, we ' re free. I3 6 THE BOMB Vol. XXII THE PASSING OF THE FLAGON. No more is the gym. deserted In the midst of every hop, As the Keedets leave for a cold one, Out behind the carpenter ' s shop. No more do we ever gather Round the ice-cold keg to drink, For Miss Chuck did take it on herself To put our soirees on the blink. She has nipped the classes, one by one, This darling, strutting dear. I would give my life to see her Adrift in an ocean of beer. To her we owe our loss of fun And the passing of the flagon, And the straight and narrow road we use As we ride upon the wagon. To her I dedicate this rhyme ; To the chief of our water station. The successor of that dear old girl, The famous Carrie Nation. FOOTBALL PICTURES igo6 THE BOMB Vol. XXII I s ) The Cadet Dialectic Literary Society G. F. Gunnell, ' 06 , President C. . B. Bell, ' 06 Vice-President H. Beckner, ' 07 Secretary J. M. Fray, ' 08 Treasurer iqoO THE BOMB 129 The Literary Society THE Literary Society of the Virginia Military Institute — the Cadet-Dialectic — is the result of a combination made in the Fall of the year 1900 of the two then existing- Societies, the Cadet and the Dialectic. This combina- tion was effected because of the fact that at the time mentioned, the two Societies were dangerously near dissolution. A meeting was accordingly held, composed of representatives of both organ- izations, with the result that a committee was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws. This was done and Hugh J. Mclntyre, of the Class of 1901, be- came the first President of the new organization, which took as its name, Cadet- Dialectic ' A merger was consequently made, and literary society work that year was the best the Institute had known for some time. The term of the first President expiring at the Intermediates, the writer was elected and served until his graduation. From the time we consolidated, we had wonderful success. Interesting debates gave future orators the opportunity to display their ability along the lines of speaking; offenders were arraigned and brought to justice with a num- ber of instructive and interesting mock trials ; all of the musically inclined were drafted into service, and our meetings every Saturday night were interspersed with songs and musical selections ; and, the result was that our Literary Society became the most desirable place to go on Saturday evening. The present day cadets should not forget the importance of this literary work. Each man, while he is at the Institute, should endeavor to learn the im- portance of public speaking and should acquire the habit of thinking on his feet. Xo matter what line of business, or what profession you enter, you will be called upon to speak publicly. There are a world of gatherings where the speaker is in demand. Attend a lodge meeting and you will be called upon ; go to a banquet and you may be called upon to respond to a toast ; or, attend a primary of your political party or a convention and unless you possess the power of speak- ing you are handicapped to such an extent that you must sit dumbly while other men who have not your advantages nor your inherent ability, have control of things and lead you in thought and action. THE BOMB Vol. XXII V. M. I. men have taken the lead in many things. We have at the heads of professions men who have reflected credit upon themselves, and honor to their Alma Mater, but we want more of them, and you men who are only starting should help the alumni by helping yourselves. Learn to speak ! Take hold of your Literary Society and go to work. If you fall down the first few times, it doesn ' t matter. Your friends are with you. It ' s much better than flunking before strangers. Then you will find that four years of study has done you a world of good, and that you can make a creditable showing. Understand me. I do not expect the little work you do at the Institute to make a Demosthenes, a Burke or a Bryan of you, but it can give you a starter toward expressing yourself intelligently when you are called upon to do so. Next year, let us all see the undergraduates taking a fresh hold of the Literary Society and make it what it is intended to be, a great adjunct to the educational system of the West Point of the South. Henry P. Fry. igo6 THE BOMB Young Men ' s Christian Association Officers Edward Ross Sutherland President Robert C. Barrett Vice-President Hickman Beckner Secretary John M. Fray Treasurer !3 2 T H E B M B Vol. XXII Y. M. C. A. THE Young Men ' s Christian Association was started about sixty years ago in London, England. Its growth has been wonderful. To-day it is organized in every civilized country on the globe, and in many places the meetings are held in buildings owned by the Association. The first students ' Y. M. C. A. in Virginia was firmly established in 1858 at the University of Virginia, by a student who was then working zealously to bring his fellow-students to a more thorough knowledge of Christ. This stu- dent is now the well-known Rev. J. Win. Jones, of Virginia. This branch of the Association work has been so heartily recommended by the college presidents and faculties that at present there are no colleges and few preparatory schools that have not an active Association. The membership among college men alone exceeds 50,000. The Association was inaugurated at the Virginia Military Institute during the session of 1883- 1884. Although the Military school presents many duties, not found at other schools, which are hindrances to the progress of voluntary Christian work. The writer is proud to say that the Association has prospered notwithstanding the daily drills, parades, guard duties, etc. The enrollment of members this session numbers two hundred, of which sixty-five or seventy are regular attendants. The number of active members of the four Bible Classes, which meet every Sunday morning at 9 :3c shows an increase of one hundred per cent, over last session ' s record. This department was instituted only last session, and it is very encouraging to see the interest taken in the daily study of the Bible. Our greatest aid in this work is the Normal Class, for class leaders, led by Dr. Manley, to whom we are indebted for strenuous efforts in promoting the work. The following four reasons for Bible-study should appeal to those men who have not thought seriously on the subject before, and lead them to join one of the Classes next session : [. To bring the Bible to the earnest attention of every man in college. 2. To enlist as many students ?s possible, both Christians and non-Chris- tians, in some form of systematic Bible-study — either associated or private. With- out doubt everv active member of the Association should be enlisted in Bible- T go6 THE BOMB 133 study, and as many as possible of the associate members, and also the students outside the Association. 3. To enlist and train earnest Christian students in the work of winning men to Christ. 4. The ultimate object is to lead students to form the habit of personal Bible-study which will remain with them after thev leave college. CONVENTIONS. The Association was represented, last June at the Southern Students ' Con- vention held near Asheville, N. C, by Cadets Sutherland and Barrett. Their report of this great assemblage of students and of the work they are doing has convinced us that we would not be doing amiss to send at least five delegates this session to the Convention to be held in Asheville, N. C, June 15-25, 1906. At the Convention last June every phase of college life was discussed in detail. The best ways in which the Association could be of aid to the student in college and to fit him for his life ' s work in the world, were ably handled by speakers who have made a study of the various advantages offered by the Association as well as the difficult problems which confront the college man of to-day. Several hours were daily devoted to prayer and Bible-study meetings. Every afternoon was spent in athletic sports, such as baseball, tennis, boating, swimming, mountain climbing, etc. Another feature of the Convention was the special meetings held by those students who were either volunteers or con- templating volunteering for the Foreign Missionary Field. In February the following Cadets were sent as delegates to the State Con- vention which was held in Norfolk, Va. : Sutherland, Barrett, Beckner, Fray, and Thraves. They made favorable reports of the Association throughout the State. On their return they were loud in their praise of the generous and hospi- table manner in which the Xorfolk people entertained them. Besides the regular Sunday night meetings which are usually conducted by cadets we have had the pastors of the Lexington churches to address us fre- quentl y at weekly meetings. We have also had prominent speakers from other places, including representatives of the International and State Committees of the Association. Mr. F. A. Brown, of the State Committee, has been especially helpful to us in our work and conducted a very successful series of Evangelistic meetings in February. It is hoped that during the session of 1906-07 the Association work here 134 THE BOMB Vol. XXII will make even greater progress than the session closed. The one great thing needed, in order to render our Association a prosperous work is a salaried sec- retary. This we hope to have for the following session, since every effort is being made to secure a competent man for the work. The aims of the Association in the Institute are: i. To induce a large number of representative college men to participate with active and hearty interest in the various enterprises for promoting the higher personal and community life. 2. To lend aid in maintaining and elevating high ideals of honor in all phys- ical and intellectual contests and in all the relations of college life. 3. To encompass students with such wholesome environment and safeguards as may aid them in conserving and upbuilding moral force necessary for useful Christian lives. THE BOMB ' 35 Glee Club R. S. Dodson ' 06 President W. T. Davant ' 06 Vice-President R. B. Burroughs ' 06 Treasurer MEMBERS Peyton, ' 06 Irwin, ' 07 Davant, H. ' 06 Townes, ' 07 Whitney, ' 06 Sebrell , ' 07 Nicholls , ' 07 Blow, ' 06 Kain, ' 07 Campbell, ' 06 Britton, ' 08 Caffee, ' 06 Earle, ' 08 136 T HE BO MB Vol. XXII Tennis Club T. Ellett President W. T. Davant Vice-President H. E. Mecredy Second Vice-President H. D. Roelofs Secretary H. W. Davant Treasurer MEMBERS E. A. Saunders L. S. Nottingham A. H. Kimberly C. A. Blow A. H. Allen G. G. Schneider L. H. Phister C. C. Wen A. H. Bell J. N. Perry J. Nash W. E. Spragins H. H. Rountree G. H. Whitney J. C. Snead igo6 THE BOMB Golf Club W. T. Davant President W. Trezdevant Devant William Trezdevant Devant Keeper of the Green Golfist Bill Caddie 138 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Virginia Club W. H. Doyle President J. Nash Vice-President A. H. Allen T. A. Bain H. F. Carr A. H. KlMBERLY L. S. Nottingham G. A. Blow A. G. Campbell C. C. Wilson E. A. Saunders T. Ellett H. E. Mecredy T. B. Goodloe A. B. Taliaferro A. H. Bell E. R. Sutherland H. W. Davant J. R. Taylor G. R. Whiting R. S. Dodson J. C. Snead D. M. Marston W. T. Davant W. R. Nichols J. W. Peyton ' ' Owing to lack of space only members of 1st Class. jqoo THE BOMB S. H. Phister President G. H. Whitney Vice-President G. F. Gunnell H. Beckner H. P. Headley R. B. Dunbar J. W. Montgomery G. S. Hundley D. Logan R. J. Morris P. M. Sims B. D. Sutton R. B. Hager THE BOMB Vol. XXII W. G. Fraser President H. H. Rouxtree , Vice-President S. A. Charlton M. F. Cockrell D. A. Fraser J. G. GOMBERT C. E. Kain F. S. Markham H. Polk T. M. Harward J. P. Hewson G. S. Johns A. M. Owserly G. S. Plants 0. F. SCHULTZ R. F. TOWNSEND W. M. Bailey A. J. Stude A. H. Fraser J. S. Brown THE BOMB Carolina Club E. M. Dewey ; President C B. Bell Vice-President MEMBERS G. W. NlCHOLLS T. C. Taliaferro C. H. Drayton B. R. Howell F. K. Borden W. T. BORYLAN J. H. Cosby T. M. Prettyman A. S. Crockett W. A. Faison R. Gant O.-D. King A. E. Lloyd J. R. Murchison W. F. Penn O. M. Read G. Richardson H. R. Smith THE BOMB XXII Tennessee Club B . Lyerly President F. W. Wilson Vice-President T. D. Stafford C. A. Lyerly C. P. Dockery H. McDermott B. DeVault J. R. Cox R. W. McClellan G. C. Summers IQ( 6 THE BOMB Cotton States Club W. E. Spragins President R. B. Burroughs Vice-President M. H. Judd J. N. Perry J. D. O ' Reilly S. M. Brittox E. A. Taliaferro B. C. Morgan W. G. Cann T. J. Christian E. T. Duncan K. Elliott L. A. Falligant MEMBERS W. Garrard S. L. Hayes P. A. Mackall G. M. Mac ' Lean H. J. Porter S. N. Noble W. M. Rhett J. W. Saunders H. Searless M. R. Watson W. F. Westmoreland THE BOMB Vol. XXII Mining States Club H. V. Roelofs. W. A. Maeder President Vice-President R. F. Irwin J. S. ZUFALL F. A. Fickes R. W. POLACK J. Pollock S. B. Hawes R. R. Wiest H. D. May M. H. Rielly W. R. Johnson THE BOMB The Buzzards ' Silican Effinger Boliver Montgomery Mag. ' ' Riley Complexion Johnson Grave Yard Kain Monk Harrison Bedelia Rankin ' Fats Fraser Fish Irwin Bench Greer Bill Gill Willie Blink Johnson Pat O ' Reilly Shug Lyerly Skin Dunbar ■ ' Windy Taliaferro In Facilitate Miss Chuck La Prade Xo Jackson Hopes among these above. Fo r books and studies they have no love, With little concern they receive their zips. Without the help of God, they ' ll never get dips. igo6 THE BOMB The Boys ' 06 COLORS MOTTO Yellow and Long Green. In God we trust; all others cash. SONG We Won ' t go Home until Morning. Headquarters 122 MEMBERS ' Greaser Fraser Keeper of the Sanctorum ' Bug Caffee Worden of the Bones ' Rounder Dewey Booster ' Buster Peyton Opener of the Pot ' Cap Bogart Sergeant-at-Arms ' Big Richard Saunders Mortgagee of the Kitty ' Swo Wilson Manipulator of the Papers ' Serg. Perry Tool Tossing Kid ' Father Whitney . Say, lend me a couple, will you? ' Schnitzy Schneider I aint going to bluff no mo ' Fratre in Urbe Rev. Knott, M. E. Church, South Fratre in Barracks Zu Zu Sutherland This organization was founded on November nth, 1839, and has always been a source of pleasure and profit (?) to those who prefer sociability to the dull routine of Cadet life. - 4 8 THE BOMB Vol. XXII The Francois Club MOTTO God Save the Queen. COLORS Yellow and White. FAVORITE EXPRESSION Lets all cut. Look out, don ' t fall down those steps. Is that all you ' ve Don ' t make any noise. FAVORITE SONG ' Just a little bit off the top. Every little bit helps. igo6 THE BOMB Artists W. T. Davant F. A. Fickes A. H. Gentry H. D. May M. Chambers J. E. Doyle W. S. McCoy R. B. Hager i5° THE BOMB Vol. XXII Wearers of The V. M. I. Monogram FOOTBALL TEAM Red Sweater Dodson, ' o6 Phister, ' 06, Manager Riley, W. ' 07 Stude, ' 07 Nichols, ' 07 Fraser, A. ' 08 Montgomery, ' 08 Fray, ' 08 Caffee, ' 06 Mecredy, ' 06 Beckner, ' 07 Fraser, ' 07 Poague, ' 08 Hancock, ' 08 Byrd, C. ' 08 Thraves, ' 09 BASEBALL TEAM Red Sweater, Yellow Border GOODLOE, ' 06 Taliaferro, A. B. DeVault, ' 07 ' 06 Pollock, ' 08 Dodson, ' 06, Manager Fraser, G., ' 06 Sebrell, ' 07 GYMNASIUM TEAM White Sweater, Red Border Caffee, ' 06 Markham, ' 07 TRACK TEAM White Sweater ROELOFS, ' 06 Mecredy, ' 06 Whiting, ' 06 THE BOMB Athletic Officers Athletic Executive Committee from Faculty N. B. Tucker President H. C. Ford Vice-President M. B. Course Secretary-Treasurer J. H. Laird Medical Advisor From Cadets R. S. Dodsox, ' 06 L. H. Phister, ' 06 A. B. Taliaferro, ' 06 M. W. Caffee, ' 06 T. B. Goodloe, ' 06 W. L. Riley, ' 07 C. 0. Byrd, ' 08 R. W. Massie, ' 08 152 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Athletics EVERYONE connected with the Institute knows under what difficulties ever}- form of athletics there labors. A great many of these are due to our military system. We do not recommend the abolition of this de- partment for we realize it is the brightest jewel in our Alma Mater ' s crown ; we merely call attention to the indisputable fact that thereby athletics is heavily handicapped at the start. Another fact not to be overlooked is the number of matriculates at the Institute and the corresponding number at the different colleges with whom we are in friendly rivalry. The attention paid to athletics in the last few years has steadily increased and now every college and university strain ever) ' nerve to gain the coveted Olive Wreath. And in this age of specialties where everything is being per- fected and brought up to the highest state of perfection, each being individual- ized into a science, athletics has proven no exception. To gain distinction therein, one absolutely necessary requisite is time. No team can hope to excel without having plenty of time to mold its individuality into collective machine-like precision. This requisite we have not, for it is very seldom we have had more than one hour in which all the men could report on the field at once. One thing dear to the heart of every cadet is the purity of our athletics. We make pure athletes and do not enter the lists as competitive bidders for a man whose sole recommendation is his being a good athlete. Since colleges are trying to purify their athletics we agree with them. It is time, and it is with no small amount of pride that we call attention to the fact that such a thing here is impossible, our escutcheon has always been unsullied and spotless. Our teams this year have upheld our high standard with varying degrees of success. We are proud of them and the men who have overcome the difficul- ties to win the V. M. I. monogram and of those who helped them to it. The football team was ably coached by Capt. I. B. Johnson, a former captain of the team and an All Southern star. We take this opportunity of expressing our appreciation of his unselfish efforts in their behalf. His ability discloses his long experience. We are to be congratulated on his being with us another year. rood THE BOMB MEMBERS FRANCOIS CLUB Mickey Doyle The Dear Beloved Runt Saunders Booster Ape Bain Manager of the Phonograph Shine Gunnell Keeper of the Records Dobe Dewey Rounder Boots Nash Social Entertainer Schnitz Schneider The Early Bird Francois Sergeant-at-Arms Member in Urbe Bus Peyton Members in Facultate Johnny Newman Piggy Poague Fats Shields Honorary Members Chappie Wen Zu Sutherland Aspirant Fritz Goodloe Reunion March 17, 1906. Notable features of the occasion: — Wen ' s speech, Nash ' s futile attempt to jump his bill, and Saunder ' s drop below the standard. ARTISTS igoo THE BOMB [ 53 The name of Fraser A. is worthy of honorary mention. As an end he is in a class by himself and everything considered, he was the star of the season. Dodson, Stude, Riley, and Beckner as all of this year ' s team will return, with two exceptions. The prospects for next year are of the brightest. All that is needed is a strong scrub. Men on the side lines seem to think they have done their duty when they root as only Y. M. ' I. cadets can. This is a great mistake. If these men instead should go out and try for the scrub the increased percentage of victories would show the result, for one good scrub is worth the world full of rooters. The baseball season has been very successful up to the present time. On account of the late spring two games were lost owing to the lack of preliminary work, but now they are rounding into shape and bid fair to terminate the sea son well. The playing of Goodloe and Fraser deserve mention, for their good all- round work. JOHNSON (Virginia) COACH i56 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Foot T earn M. W. Caffee, ' 06 Captain L. H. Phister, ' 06 Manager C. A. Lyerly, ' 07 Assistant Manager I. B. Johnson (Va.) Coach R. James, ' 05 Assistant Coach Captain Corse Graduate Manager TEAM Poague, ' 08 Left End Stude, ' 07 Left Tackle Montgomery, ' 08 Left Guard Hancock, ' 08 Center Thraves, ' 09 Right Guard Riley, W., ' 07 Right Tackle Fraser, A., ' 08 Right End Dodson, ' 06 Left Half Massie, ' 08 Full Back Caffee, ' 06 Right Half Beckner, ' 07 and Byrd, C, ' 08 Quarter SUBS Roelofs, ' 06 Nicholls, G., ' 07 End Fraser, D., ' 07 Fray, ' 08 Tackle Hager, ' 09 Center Mecredy, ' 06 Back — 1 1 V rairiM 4 . ct - T d$ a R pfc- - , kAj Zv m ' m ' s F ' --■ ' y  3l4 aMrfJB v IK H L 3 ' t r r H ■ T ' b- - ' V _=2 Ik RLE? v wffi n! KREB (Manhattan College) COACH fl E V5 J W i6o THEBOMB Vol. XXII Baseball Team T. B. Goodloe, ' 06 Captain R. S. Dodson, ' 06 Manager H. Adams, ' 07 Assistant Manager J. C. Snead , ' 06 Scorer C. L. Krebs (Manhattan College) Coach TEAM Devault, ' 07 Pitcher. Goodloe, ' 06 Catcher Byrd, Q., ' 08 First Base Fraser, G., ' 06 Second Base Grammar, ' 09 Short Stop Fraser, A., ' 08 Third Base Pollock, ' 08 Left Field Scott, ' 09 Center Field Sebrell, ' 07 Right Field Christian, ' 09 Williams, ' 09 Saunders, E. A., ' 06 Robinson, ' 09 Crenshaw, ' 09 Miller, ' 09 WALKER (Minnesota) COACH 164 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Track earn H. E. Mecredy, ' 06 Captain W. T. Davant, ' 06 Manager Walker, (Minn.) Coach T. C. Taliaferro, ' 07 Assistant Manager Team Mecredy, ' 06 Roelofs, ' 06 Gill, ' 07 Montgomery, ' 08 Yost, ' 06 Beckner, ' 07 Kaix, C, ' 07 Riley, W., ' 07 Whiting, ' 06 Townsend, ' 08 Wiltshire, ' 08 McCoy, ' 09 McLean, ' 09 Burracker, ' 09 Thraves, ' 09 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Gymnasium Team M. W. Caffee, ' 06 Captain F. D. Stafford, ' 06 Manager W. L. Effinger, ' 07 Assistant Manager J. F. Walker (Minn.) Trainer TEAM Mecredy, ' 06 Kain, C, ' 07 cockrell, ' 07 markham, ' 07 Charlton, ' 07 Crenshaw, ' 09 Falligant, ' 09 Adams, H. O., ' 09 Byrd, R., ' 08 Britton, ' 08 Doster, ' 06 igo6 THE BOMB THE SLACK PRIVATE Out in the blazing sun I ' m walking hard. Out in the scorching old court yard. They ' ve got me pacing in the swelt ' ring sun, Because I ' ve failed to do the things I should have done. My clothes are tattered and my trousers frayed, I don ' t look swell on Dress Parade. I ' ve never maxed a single class, vou see, I am lucky when I even get a three. I know each stone in the gray guard room, I ' ve suffered every torture — every slack man ' s doom, I am just a lazy, good-for-nothing rat, They ' ve jumped on me and called me worse ' n that I wouldn ' t have any office you have won, Your chevrons bright I ' d never care to own. Hunted like a wild beast, the running men, All take a crack at me, once and again, To help keep fat the guard list. Unhappy being I ? You wist ? Well, let me tell you, running friend, I ' m of the nervy world of men, And when I hit the game of life, And business ' sharp competing strife, You just watch me travel. And watch the purse of men unravel, A slack man have I lived my own intentions And laughed at all vour stiff conventions. 170 THE BOMB Vol. XXII TO MY GUN Comrade of a thousand drills — Knit to me by friendship ' s seal, Sharing all my joys and ills — Rare old heart beneath the steel. Friends are fickle, friends forget, Trusted props fall out from under; You alone stick by me yet — Such fidelity ' s a wonder. I ' ve abused you like a brute, Well you know how I have cursed you; Still you suffer, loyal, mute — Such rare patience is a virtue; Often have we been inspected, You and I from year to year; And the dust that Rube detected, Wrung from you a silent tear. Many guard tours have we paced, In all sorts and kinds of weather — Lots of trouble we have faced, You and I, old friend, together. The time has come for us to part, Another in my place will set you; Think you deep down in your heart, That I ' 11 very soon forget you? Comrade I am growing sad; Was that a tear fell from your eye? Let ' s make out like we are glad — There, old chap, your hand, good-bye. J. W. P., 1906. CAMP SCENES w ( mr f 174 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Jok es Gen. S. : Ee, Mr. B., into how many general classes are contracts divided? Cadet B. : Two, sir. Gen. S. : Ee, what are they ? Cadet B. : Void and voidable, sir. Gen. S. : Ee, very inaccurate, very inaccurate. If you will look in the book you ' ll see that you ' ve missed. Sit down. Col. S. : Mr. Goodloe, where are recruits gotten from ? Cadet G. : From the civilized world, sir. Col S. : Mr. Bell, how do the outposts signal the picket? Cadet B. : By communicating with them, sir. Col. S. : You can communicate with a man by kicking him over. Is that the way you mean? Col. S. : Mr. T., what kind of fortifications were used around Washing- ton in the Civil War ? Cadet T. : I didn ' t know Washington lived during the Civil War. Col. N. : Mr. G., do you think you passed your examinations in Geom- etry ? Cadet G. : No sir, Colonel. I didn ' t quite make it. They put up some of them circular triangles and they were too much for me. What song has caused the most trouble in barracks this year? When Reuben comes to town. — Heard in section room. Why is Cadet A. like silicion? Because he ' s found in everything. THE BOMB £75 Why doesn ' t Col. X. want to go to heaven? Because he can ' t find any cadets there. Col. S. : Mr. M., what is explosion? Cadet M.: Explosion is the rapid conversion of gun-powder into gases and solids — Col. S. : And accompanied by what, Mr. M. ? Cadet M. : Accompanied by a loud noise, sir. Col. T. : Mr. E., how can you tell the age of a river? Cadet E. (Who has had something to do with horses) : By looking into its mouth, sir. Ballard igoo THE BOMB OUR SUBS. For one we have no nickname, First I will inform you There ' s only one that will apply. Of his generous loving ways, But indeed I can not mention it. When socking tours to Kedets So must gently pass him by. To brighten up their stay. Then there ' s Chuck who ' s such a darling, Though he ' s a brush, a rube, a sage, Tell of all his backward ways Would more than fill this page. To tell you of the gentle way. In which he tries to guide us Along the straight and narrow path. And how he gets the Beam to ride us. Now Ruben he ' s a soldier He went out to Missouri Of the tin-type kind, I ' m told. To show them how to do it. Who bones the Kedets right and left, And now we wish to tell you Rube, And struts around so bold. We are sorry that you blew it. But handsome is our fourth one With his fetching little ways. Oh, isn ' t he a sweet thing To be among us jays. For he thinks he is a cute boy. And a smasher of all hearts. Now tell us, Polly, ain ' t you foolish To waste your time around these parts? i 7 8 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Last and least is Rooster, Who is also Piggy too, But why they call him this, We can ' t conceive. Can you? His specialty is Physics, And Assistant to old Monk, When not in cits and swagger stick, He is assisting- us to flunk. Above our own persuaders In this home of toil and care, From the facts that I have stated, You can see how Kedets fare. If we could only bone the Subs, Fair reader kindly tell us, We ' d soon their Captains reck, If you know of more like these, For they ' d only last an hour or so Whose aim in life is to strut about If three hundred had a deck. And to think that they are the cheese. Dear Subs, don ' t seek to find me out, For ' twill sure take some conjuring, And the man who did construct this verse Will surely do some touring. THE BOMB A. H. Allen W. H. Doyle E. A. Saunders COMMITTEE W. T. Davant L. H. Phister J. C. Snead Bell, A. Goodloe Fraser, BOGART Whitney KlMBERLY Mecredy ROELOFS Ellett Davant, H. Stafford Sutherland Marston Nash Campbell Burroughs Lyerly, B. Taliaferro, A. B. Spragins Rankin, R. Schneider Yost Bell, C. Nichols Nottingham Dodson Blow Bain Whiting Wilson, C. Rountree THE BOMB Vol. XXII Final German Figure J. N. Perry Leader M. W. Caffee Assistant Leader A. H. Allen L. H. Phister W. T. Davant E. A. Saunders W. H. Doyle J. C. Snead Assistant Marshals Bell, A. Burroughs Goodloe Lyerly, B. Fraser, G. Taliaferro, A. B. Bogart Spragins Whitney ' Rankin, R. Kimberly Schneider Mecredy Yost Roelofs Bell, C. Davant, H. Nichols Ellett Nottingham Stafford Dodson Sutherland Blow Marston Bain Nash Whiting Campbell Wilson, C. Rountree . cr A J. 1906 THE BOMB Vol. XXII Final Ball Hickman Beckner President Reginald F. Irwin Vice-President W. L. Riley S. A. Charlton D. A. Fraser A. B. Devault A. J. Stude T. E. Sebrell H. C. Adams W. P. Tate G. W. Nicholls J. D. O ' Reilly J. E. Townes W. P. Johnson W. H. Gill W. R. Johnson G. M. Harrison D. M. Diggs C. A. Lyerly T. C. Taliaferro J. E. Greer E. Rankin M. F. Edwards G. M. Peek COMMITTEE C. E. Kain R. E. Byrd W. L. Effinger A. G. Armstrong A. H. Fraser Herbert, Jacob igo6 THE BOMB Final Celebrations ©petting ii up Onnuuaiitiuit iflrrt 3Uttal (Smttatt Variety il ap iFittal lall . Friday, June 2 2d Saturday, June 23d Monday, June 25th Tuesday, June 26th Wednesday, June 27th GUARD MOUNTING i8 4 THE BOMB Vol. XXII A ©nasi ijprp ' a to thp arbool top lobr ao topll ,- Bjprr ' a In pari) baliant ami ; l prp ' a tn tljp aorrotoa top all Ijabp rjao ; iSfprr ' a tn tljp birt ' rira toon ; erp ' a to our rlaaamatps arattprpo toiop ; 3ln pbpry land ' nratb, tlfp aky — iSfprp ' a tn tljp alumni. ( oo blpaa tljpm all- Tifprp ' a to trjc B. M. 31. 1 y ftft txSIIKiiI ■ . , ; ■, ■-, !- THE CUTS IN THIS BOOK WERE MADE BY THE ELECTRIC CITY ENGRAVING CO. BUFFALO , N Y. H ' a ' - ' = TOME. MADE. FOR U.S. NAVAL ACADE.MN SOUTHERN EXPRESS CO. 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BROAD ST., NEW YORK CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO NEW ORLEANS manufacturers and Importers of the Richest Grade of Drawing and Surveying Instruments Complete Line of DRAWING, TRACING AND BLUE PRINT PAPERS, T SQUARES, TRIANGLES, SCALES, DRAWING BOARDS, DRAWING TABLES, SLIDE RULES AND CALCULATING INSTRUMENTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS t 4R . • ' ■3 WE MANUFACTURE THE MB|3Sli Rosenthal ' s multiplex Slide Rule Our Gem Union Instruments are the Best t r i l LA ROWE ' S ? 5 I i == 1 j Finest Billiards and v t Pool Parlors in the I T Valley. Restaurant and p j Bowling Alleys At- $ £ tached jl jfi £• f? 5 === I J Washington Street Eexington, Uirginia £ 3 ? HAVE YOUR CLOTHES MADE AT ■YQNS TAILORING COMPANY THE ONLY UP-TO DATE bailors I IM TO A IM CORNER MAIN AND NELSON STREETS f cCrum Drug Company SOME OF THE ARTICLES HANDLED BY US WHICH CADETS USE Tobacco, Huyler ' s Candy Gun Brushes and Pomades Hair Brush j Soaps and and J- Perfumes Clothes Brush J- Toilet Articles of all De- Tooth and Nail Brushes scriptions We Call Special Attention to Our Soda Fountain A. H. FETTING MANUFACTURER Sreek oCetter Jraternity jewelry TEMPORARY LOCATION 213 N. LIBERTY ST., BALTIMORE, MD. Memorandum package sent to any fraternity member through the secre- tary of his chapter. Special designs and estimates furnished on class pins, rings, medals for athletic meets, etc. ESTABLISHED J851 F. J. HEIBERGER TAILOR 535 FIFTEENTH STREET OPPOSITE U. S. TREASURY WASHINGTON, D. C. JAMES E. IRVINE Clothier, Tailor and ZMen ' s Furnisher CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDENTS AND CADETS ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED TO INSPECT THE SUPERIOR FINISH OF PHOTOGRAPHS AT Miley ' s Gallery TWENTY-NINE YEARS PHOTOGRAPHER TO GRADUATING CLASS OP ' V. M. I. ALSO PHOTOGRAPHER FOR HALF-TONES IN THIS VOLUME :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Reduced Rates to Students and Cadets Special Terms to Fraternities Classes and Clubs IN IM .♦♦Clothiers... AND GENTS ' FURNISHERS Lexinvton Hotel LEXINGTON, VA. GRAHAM ® CO. Shoes, Bats and Gents furnishings NEW LASTS AND TOES IN RUSSIA, CALF AND PATENT LEATHER SHOES :: LATEST FADS IN STIFF AND STRAW HATS :: ENDLESS VARIETY OF NECKWEAR NEW STYLES IN COLLARS AND CUFFS :: AGENTS FOR A. G. SPALDING BROS. 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Reached by all street car lines from Railroad Depots and Steamboat Landings :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Ls ©IRRY ©OSSON, lanager T. C. CONLON A. Z. Seiders T. C. CONLON CO. ...tailors... CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA Che College man ' s tailors x fe V fe v€v€ fe t V vfe€r €?€ v€f©€ WTT fe fe : WiW € € € V V- V € € € J C T- ' w SAMPLE ROOMS FOR TRAVELING MEN, AND BL ' S TO AND FROM STATION TLhc Xenngton F H BROKENB RAUGH, Proprietor MAIN ST. :: LEXINGTON, VA. SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR CADETS AND THEIR PARENTS RATES S2.00 AND §2 50 PER DAY ! A ! S I enter my sixteenth year of business and social relations with V. M. I. Cadets I have no change to announce. In the future I will, as I have in the past, do as I wish to be done by. My policy will be as it has been — honest merchandise, fair prices, courteous treat- ment, no faking, and no misrepresentation. On this platform I have always stood and there you will find me for all time to come. All old Cadets know me, all deal with me. All new Cadets will follow in line after the first visit. Ifyandle nothing but the BEST in Ealing, Smoking and Chewing H. 0. DOLD Uirginia College for young Cadies ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Opens September 25, 1906. One of the leading Schools for Young Ladies in the South New buildings, pianos and equipment. Campus ten acres. Grand mountain scenery in Valley of Virginia, famed for health. European and Amer- ican teachers. Full course. Conservatory advantages in Art, Music and Elo- cution. Students from 30 States. For catalogue Address MATTIE P. HARRIS, President, ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Or (Mrs.) GERTRUDE H. BOATWRIGHT j mtmttirgmwt. The Silverware and Fraternity Jewelry Business of Messrs. DAVIS CLEGG and the Diamond and Jewelry Business of Messrs. HOOVER SMITH have been combined and incorporated under the title of The Hoover Smith Company The Fraternity Department will still be under the personal management of our Mr. Charles I. Clegg as heretofore Specialists cull .!••• raternity c allege BADGES PINS RINGS RINGS CHARMS CHARMS FOBS FOBS NOVELTIES SEALS Greenlee D. Letcher T Mr fo : «CT™4wi§f 3Hj m KPSTpFSp I Attorney at Law Successor to Letcher 6° Letcher, A ttorneys WLILLE yk Lexington, Virginia UA?IFORMS Rockbridge County Bi Are used in more military schools H fig and colleges than those of any || II other manufacturer. There ' sarea- fil |9 We make a high-grade, perfect BI SB fitting Military Uniform at a fair, wJ| if That is the Reason. 1 M. Write for Catalog and prices. j ■L Wp hr.ve sp ri l prirf. Iiflt for Ox- _] PRACTICES IN ALL STATE AN D FEDERAL VA tord uowns, etc. Jm PL 77ie M. C. Liltey JBL COURTS :: PROMPT AND CAREFUL AT. Ix% s Co ' i l TENTION GIVEN TO COLLECTIONS DEP- BO ' iS COLUMBUS, OHIO. HrPtfl OSITIONS TAKEN STENOGRAPHER AND Jpi3 m ! m Sel|L NOTARY PUBLIC IN OFFICE :: SALES OF PROPERTY, AND LOANS NEGOTIATED :: Please see ourCollege Agt., JNO. E.TOWNES, Jr GRANGER ' S ...flbaiiors... 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Speedy, well-matched teams, that you would not be ashamed of if you had some other fellow ' s sweet- heart with you and were to meet him Our buggies are not the rattletrap kind, but light strong, new and kept in perfect order. We call at residences for trunks at any hour and meet all trains. Hold your checks for our prompt deliv- ery of baggage Palace Livery Stables JOHN J. SHERIDAN, Proprietor LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA Srw n dc Company MAIN STREET OPPOSITE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOR DECORATING YOUR ROOMS Rugs, Druggets, Curtains, Sofa Pillows, Table Covers, Etc. FOR ADORNING THE OUTWARD MAN Collars, Cuffs, Handkerchiefs, Socks, Suspenders and Ties OR REFRESHING MAN Everything Good to Eat THE INNER JOHN H. HARTMAN, D. D. L LEXINGTON, VA. Q UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, ' 96. ngi)t, Hap Co. 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STUART Bookseller and Stationer AND ALL GOODS BELONGING TO THE STATIONERY BUSINESS LEXINGTON :: VIRGINIA O-o oooo-eoc-0-fr«-«-0 o-OOO-O-frO-O -O-O-O -o ♦♦OO-O- o O -o 00 000600000 xh o o ch oh F.L.YOUNG merchant Cailor Cor. Washington rtW Jefferson Sts. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA HAVE A NICE STOCK TO SELECT FROM WADE, MASTERS £ CO. WE CARRY A FINE LINE OF Candies, Cakes and Crackers, Canned Meats, Tobac- cos, and Cigars, Fruits, c. LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 3|otcI 3 oanofcc lloari o fee, Va s A MODERN UP-TO-DATE HOTEL BEAUTIFULLY LOCATED IN THE HEALTHFUL SECTION OF VIR- GINIA :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: A DELIGHTFUL, RESORT FOR SPRING AND SUMMER FOR TERMS, ETC., ADDRESS FRED. E. FOSTER SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO V. M. I. CADETS J. M. STEIN CO. TAILORS AND DRAPERS 413 nth STREET, NORTHWEST Washington, D. £. OPPOSITE STAR BUILDING J-0-0-©- -fr«-fr frO-0 «-$- frO O«s 0O-OC-o- $ - o-©- o-o-o 00000000000001MOOOOOOOOOOO«0000«««0 0«00 «4 E. M. Pendleton ATTORNEY AT LAW LEXINGTON. VIRGINIA At all times, you can get any repair- ing done, and any kind. I am also equipped to do such as skate sharpening at short notice I also do fine Watch Repairing and carry a line of WATC hes, JEWELRY ami •0UVBN1RS M. J. HISS JEWELER OPPOSITE PRESBYTERIAN CH URCH L Eliigiien, Wa« G. A. RHODES And Dealer in Fresh Meats OYSTERS, FISH AND DRESSED FOWLS IN SEASON LEXINGTON, VA. If you wish a fine Diamond or Colored Gem, a fine Watch, a dainty piece of Jewelry, a fine Clock, piece of China, Cut Glass, or any article made of Silver for Table, Toilet or Desk Be Sure and See Our Stock Medals, Badges and Class Ri?izs for Col- leges and Schools made to order : : Wedding Presents a Specialty WELCH BRO. CO. 5 E. Baltimore St., Near Charles St. A. W. SCHROEDER, Conductor Of all the Decoraters RAYMOND D. SCHROEDER, Asst. 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Koones % Bro. } Htberp tables ' Phone Call 29 DEALERS IN A HUGH WRIGHT, - Proprietor BEDDING, CARPETS, SHADES, Etc. } t j First-Class Teams and Special Rates to Commercial and Traveling Men Ml AT LOWEST PRICES Stables in Rear of Lexington Hotel ' PHONE 61 COR. JEFFERSON AND NELSON STS. | Ccxington, Ua About Your WASH ESTABLISHED 1866 | X. 3.3abnke Co. | Successors to L. G. Jahnke | You are interested in getting your linens laundered in the best manner, satisfactory to you and saving to the gar- ments. We have careful methods and do not use injurious chemicals and thus we make your linen last longer :: :: :: :: :: DEALERS IN | x iamonds 1 Watches Clocks and Lexington jewelry MANUFACTURERS OF COLLEGE AND | ' Phone 70 Steam SOCIETY BADGES. REPAIRING OF | Telephone or FINE WATCHES A SPECIALTY I send Postal Laundry LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA 1 c •6?3   «9« « 0«0 «  •« , flir nrii 23alDtoin £eminarp STAUNTON, VA. Hay 23, 1906. The St ne Printing and Manufacturing Co., Hoanoke, Va. Gentlei en:- You will find enclosed my check in full for payment of your account for ca talogue, etc. THE CATALOGUE IS PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY IN EVERY RESPECT. With kind regards, I beg to remain, Yours cordially. (Signed) W W. KING, Business Manager. CHARLESTON, S. C. , May 19th, 1906. ha St ne Printing and Manufacturing Co., Roanoke, Virginia Gentle men:- We have just completed the checking of the delivery of the Roanoka Direct ry, for 1906, which you printed for us. This work in its entirety is more than satisfactory to ub; in fact, as you kn ow, we are large customee of book printing, and this job in its entirety is by far the best that has been delivered to us by any printing house in our experi ence covering nearly thirty years, and we have (as you may know) a large amount of wjrk done annually by various large printing houses throughout the countr y. We are writing this to you (we may Bay) as a spontaneous outburst of arprec lation on our part; knowing full well that if the work is so satisfactory to UB as publishers, that it may give entire satisfaction to the directory user. reflec ting credit alike on publisher and printer, and the-eby increase sales of next e dition. With test wishes for your house and the continuance of the high stand- ard of work, we are. Truly yours, THE W. H. WALSH DIRECTORY CO. ' By W. H. Walsh, Pres . and Treao. tttJ«S DEVELOP . ' te YOU W 1 M KODAKS.CAMERAS SUPPLIES. WEJ.SUSSMAN p STOCKC- 223 PARKA V I | Developing.Printinfs Finishing. BALTIMORE., MD. ■ MS V ' C