United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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WJilliam ZDotige Sample Sit ILarge f 4I LL is an Army Junior, but he saw Nr4 the error of his ways in time to correct them, and so we have him with us now in the old Navy. 1 lie is an inveterate fusser, never missing a Saturday, but from the wide varietv that lie favors with his company Honors: Buzzard. , ,, , - Squad; Football and the nonchalant Squad manner in which he goes about the game, we are forced to conclude that he only regards it as a pastime and that the real thing is waiting for him—he does n’t claim any particular residence so we can't say just where she’s at. Perhaps West, or maybe over in the Islands, or down on the Border you never can tell with these Army people. CJ As if it were not enough of a handicap to have to live down an Army repu- tation. Bill has the additional hardship of living with Bunny Cochran, and iL any one can live around Bunny, and listen to his line, especially since he has Plebe Football Squad, 3; Crew 4, 3. left the ranks of the Bed Mikes, and still remain in his right mind he deserves a lot of credit. € If you’d ever seen Bill in a blanket and feather headdress, you might have thought it was Chief Eaglcbeak himself, but as soon as he opened his mouth you would have seen your mistake, for who can imagine Bill with his quiet drawl, giving areal blood-curdling war-whoop? 2 ('an you imagine a combination vacuum cleaner and steam shovel standing down on a helpless little Mess Hall meal, with decks cleared for act ion? If so, you can get an idea of Bill eating, especially after those little cruises you take up the river when you 're out for crew. Even the entertainment he pro- vided as “ Mr. Simple during Plebe year could n't stop him. But in spite of all that, the Navy will get a real officer when Bill graduates, provided the Army does n't win him back again.