Augusta Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Fort Defiance, VA)

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JOHN ELLSWORTH WRIGHT West Virginia 1911-12: Private ‘‘B’’ Company. 1912-13: Private ‘A’? Company. ‘Tack’? This innocent looking infant is the baby of the class. He hails from Wheeling, which, he says, is a city—but we have our doubts. His chief ambition is to tell a joke, and he would probably succeed if he could only remember and not leave out the point. He claims to be able to talk more and say less than any- one but his ex roommate, Donald D. ‘‘Jack’’ and Neff are often called the Siamese twins, for seldom do you find them apart. Being very proud of his eyes, he is constantly trying to use them with telling effect upon various members of the fair sex, but so far has not been very successful. ‘¢Teach thy child to hold his tongue.’’ POSTGRADUATE DOUGLAS DESAUSSURE FRASER Virginia 1910-11: Private ‘‘A’’ Company; Serub, Football. 1911-12: Corporal ‘‘A’’ Company; Right End, Foot- ball. 1912-13: Private ‘‘A’’ Company; Assistant Captain and Right End, Football. ‘ ‘Doug’ ? Behold the only man that we know of, ladies and gentlemen, who is so infatuated with A. M. A. that, even after graduation, he can’t stay away, but re- turned for his postgraduate course, to the del ight of our football supporters. Being chief assistant to ‘Boots, ’’ we predict a brilliant mercantile career for’ him. His chief fears are: that he will grow bald— look at his hair. ‘‘He should worry,’’—and that he will meet a girl. Was once known to talk for fifteen minutes to one, but we assure you ‘‘Doug’’ will never so forget himself again. But with all his faults, there is no more popular cadet in school than ‘‘ Doug, ”’ so here’s to him! ‘Oh, he sits high in the people’s heart.’’ Twenty-Two

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THOMAS ANDREW SHAVER Virginia 1910-11: Private ‘‘B’’ Company. 1911-12: Private ‘ B’? Company. 1912-13: Sergeant ‘‘A’’ Company. ‘‘Sciver,’’ ‘‘Tommy,’’ ‘‘Green Pea’’ This specimen of Mother Nature’s verdancy drifted into barracks in the fall of 710, with all of his belongings tied up in a red bandana handkerchief. When this green, but fertile, production of the pastures first arrived, it is said that our gentle cows mistook his countenance for provender. But nevertheless, undaunted by his reception, he bravely walked up to the commandant and asked for a key to the campus, as he wanted to select a good room. Although bur- dened by these defects, Tommy has at last risen to a semi-barbarous state and is considered by many the most brilliant of his class. “ A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse.’’ THEODORE COOKE WATERS Maryland 1907-8-9-10: Private ‘‘B’’ Company. 1910-11: Cor- poral ‘‘B’’? Company. 1911-12: Sergeant Major; Sergeant-at-Arms, Literary Society; Athletic Edi- tor, The Bayonet; Official Scorekeeper, Baseball; Delegate, Y. M. C. A. Convention; Final Declaimer ; Scholarship Medal. 1912-13: Captain ‘‘A’’ Com- pany; Assistant Editor-in-Chief, RECALL; President, Y. M. ©. A.; Treasurer, Athletic Association; Vice- President, Literary Society; Athletic Editor, The Bayonet; Assistant Business Manager, Dramatic Club; Cheer Leader; Minstrel Show. ‘ Ted,’’ ‘‘Shooks’’ There isn’t much to say about ‘‘'Ted,’’ as the above shows what he is. ‘‘Ted’’ came here about the same time the Old Stone Chureh and Pete did, and has, since then, been engaged in the manufacture of 1007s and, inecidentally,. in holding down about half the offices of the corps. ‘‘Shooks’’ got mad when he only got 99.9 on his geometry exam! As a winner with the ladies, he is there, but that does not keep ‘¢Ted’’ from being one of the most popular men in school. ““4 lion among ladies is a dreadful thing.’’ Twenty-One

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