Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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COL. HENRY M. NELLY Bom January 1, 1878, Parkers.- burg, W. Va.. V. M. I. September 1894 to June 1895. Graduated U. S. M. A. 1902. Commissioned 2nd lieut. Inf. and stationed at Fort Sheridan, III, upon graduation. Phillipine Island 1903-1906. Trans- ferred to San Franeiseo, Cal. 1906. Graduated V. S. Infantry and Caval- ry School 1907. Instructor in Draw- ing U. S. M. A. 1907-1911. Head Coach and Football Representative U. S. M. A. 1908-10. Commissioned 1st Lieut. Inf. 1911, stationed Fort Douglas, Utar. El Paso, Texas 1913 to 1915. Transferred to Tientsin, China 191 5- ' 17. Promoted to Major A. G. D. July 1917. Major Div, Adj. 34th Division, Camp Cody, New Mexico, 1917 to ' 18. Service in France Oct. ' 18 to Nov. ' 18. Pro- moted to Lt. Col. and Corp. Adj. 1st Army Corjjs, France, Nov. ' 18 to April ' 19. Promoted to Col. Inf. May 1919. Commandant and pro- fessor of Mil. Science Tactics V. M. I., since Sept. ' 19. Men of the corps, a bomb has been fired. LT. C(tL. ROBERT BARCLAY POAGUE, B. S. Born Rockbridge Co., Va., Decem- ber 5, 1881. He graduated from V. L L ill 1900. standing fourth in his class. i;h Amei-ican Telephone and Telegraph Co., and the Pennsyl- vania Railway. Commandant of Cadet; Chambcrlain-Hunt Academy, Port (;ibson, Mifs., ' 02- ' 03. With 1he (lulf and Ship Island Railway, (Julfpoi ' t, Mis-., ' 03- ' 04. Assistant I ' l-ofesi-oi ' of Physics V. M. I. ' 04, being tranffcrred to the Department of Drawing as adjunct professor ' OS- ' 13. In charge of the Summer Coaching School, ' 08- ' 12. Since ' 13, Lt. Col. and arociate professor of Engine ci-iiiT ; acting head of the De- pai ' tiiK nt f ince 1917. yon hnve nny knoivledgc uhatever you htive most effectively concealed it. Page Twenty-three

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COL. R. C. BULL Received B. S. degi ' ec at Colorado College in 1904, A. B. Universitj ' of Kansas 1906, M. D. Jefferson Jledi- eal College 1909. 1st Lieut. Medieal Resei ' ve Corps, V. S, A. 1912, 1st Lieut. M. C. Regular Army May 1, 1913, Capt. M. C. June 7th, 1916, Major retired May 15, 1917, Lieut. Col. M. C. Nov. 8, 1918 to May 31, 1919, Army Medical School, Wash- ington, D. C. 1912-1913, Sanitary Train, 2nd Division 1913-1916, Ad- .iutant, Walter Reed Hospital, 1916- 1918, Personnel Division, Surgeon (Jeneral ' s Office, 1918-1919. Since Sept. 1, 1919, Professor of Biology iuid I ' ost Surgeon V. M. 1. (iijdd morning; iihut Kin I ilo for you. ' COL. THOMAS ADDIS EiLMKT MOSELY Born August 27, 1886, JIaryland. Received A. B. at Hopkins, 1907. Received Ph. D. at Hopkins in 1915. Instructor Jlodcrn Languages at Pi ' ineeton 1911 to 1916. Professor Romance Languages Washington Jefferson, 1916-1919. Since Sept. 1919, Professor of Kouiance Lang- uages V. M. I. • ' ' s iiliii Page Tiie?ity-iiio

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V J.T. COL. K. S. rEKKIXS Born Norfolk, V., 1885. Entering V. M. I. in 1900 he graduated in 1905 as a Cadet Captain. Entered Field Artillery United States army in 1908. During the wai ' he was assigned to the 350th Field Artillery for a time but was soon transferred to the Inspector Generals Depart- ment uudei- whieh his duties were to inspect the different Artillery or- ganizations befoi ' e they went over seas. Du iiu $(ivv - that. Huh? LT. CUL. A. B. DOCKERY Born December 6, 1878, Hernan- do, Miss. Graduated V. M. I. 1898. Graduated U. S. M. A. 1912. Com- missioned 2nd Lieut. Cav. and sta- tioned at San Francisco, Cal. Trans- ferred to Phillipine Islands 1903. Promoted to 1st Lieut. Cav. JNIarch 1911. Piomotcd to Capt. 10th Cav. July 191H. Mexican Border 1915 to 1917. Promoted to Major Cav. 1916. Instructor Fort Meyer, Va., Train- ing Camp. Commander 1st Bn. 318th Inf. Cam]) Lee, Va. Inspector 155th Depot Brigade Camp Lee Va. Pro- moted to Lt. Col. Inf. Aug. 1918. Ass ' t Chief of Staff 14th Div. at Camp Custer, Mich. War College Washington, D. C, Nov. to Dec. 1918. Commander 1st squadron 4th Cav. McAllen, Texas. Trans, to Ringgold, Texas. Assistant Prof. Mil. Science and Tactics V. M. I. since Sept. 1919. am the only instructor — here. — Quit talkinii. quit talking — Everything is filthy, nasty, iin l ilirty. y m-- l ' n,j,- TK,;,ly-in„r ' - ' M