Black Hills State University - Eoicha Yearbook (Spearfish, SD)

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U . P ' 0 X .U-:7v,, My tffd in action ptember 29, V'f:. At the gh a heavy in an army . Sergeant tt- with the tom, died

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f ' 'K I I A I 'I 1 XA.x X .1 st ,sp N, 1' 3 A ziggy V . - 1 ' 9 A :,. ,tg-J , N Ax, . ...L - J- - Qrjjg ,hx , , - .f Q . an I U 4 , 41-X ' V X 1 92 .-i YKCtiil,n so e X5 - N,-4 J 1 tx --ANz.??c2vxrBNg,1 XM. sf in X- 0 ,N , to IN MEMORIAM Prirutv Ralph IIIUUIIH 'x' 4 Pvt. Ralph Toomey of Co. C of the fltmlsl Infantry. ,N I I xt 1 Itullf cl lll rr in the Bois cle Cierges of the Argonne Ieort-st nvzrr th-sun' I 1 nn: ut N tlfllllitl' 1919. Pvt. Toomey was a regimental runner zrt l'l'tlIllI1l1IlI In nlqn lllll Xt re time of his death he was Carrying a rnnwsugt- Irfnn In-gnlqn ntar tInon'h 1 he barrage to the front lines. Sl'l 'l'llIlf Cillwrl II ntvr'lm11.v E' Sergeant Gilbert IV:-tterhouse of the 'llhircl Nlulul' 'llrnt It Ihxl 1 n 1 4 IH ln nnn hospital near Coblenz, Germany on I'It?IlI'll2ll'f' I2, l'7l'J t mmerrn Waterhouse drove his truck through tht- lreavivst Inrtth-s lll I 1 s ltr Army of Occupation in Germany at the linux ol' his ch-all John Iluvlls Liltlvfivlcl John Wells Littlefield, a stuclent in the Spearrlish Norm 1I Ill th I ull I 'Il IC OH December 57 1913, Ht IIIC Dormitory, of the inllnvnzu. 12

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iHEEocltllA 'f T Home-coMiNc DAY ARLY in the year there became evident a feeling that since our soldicr boys were . hat We Should like to see them, to hear thrfm talk hr-lore the keen coming homei,-Znces had Worn off, and to honor them wliilc yet our minds wel-Q Elfeedovlilhelhsxsiillice theY had pwfofmed- 50 11 fllfullv' fffmlnittfjff We lwvffiiltf-fl, with Mr. Hutton as chairman, and a holiday declared on .lune oth lor .llomr--t,oming 2 l a ld isscs ol our boys in service that Day. We all began to hunt up the 'names inc c IT all might be invited to our celebration for them. . - s -- ' s - o 1 lz - '- on the evening of F1-H-lay, June 5th, the celebration w a. hcgun luv 1 imquct given to the soldier boys W , , had been prepared under the direction of Mrs. Warren, and. Jurlgiiig from the rf-marks and the men of the faculty. in the dormitory dining room. This dl ll. Dr. Hare was toastmastcr. and toasts heard the next day, was much enjoye JY 3 were responded to by Mr. McCain and Mr. Lindberg from the lac-ultv. and hy a number of the boys, although it was hard to get them to talk publicly. as it was at all the programs. . Friday morning there was a program in the normal auditorium. llr. ffooli gave a fitting address of Welcome to the boys, praising them and their courage in camp here and overseas. He expressed our appreciation as a school of their work. and paid a loving tribute to those who had died in the service. At the 'conclusion of Dr. Cook's address, the service flag was unveiled. This is a beautiful' framed flag with one hundred hfty-hve blue and four gold stars. Nlr. Hum- bert explained the Hag and the symbolism of the colors. and rcad the roll of honor. The dedication of this service flag, than which there is nothing in the possession of the school which should be treated with greater pride. or more carefullv preserved for future' generation of students, was completed by liuhy Hamilton's recitation of 6'Your Flag and My Flagfi Some of the boys were prevailed upon to talk: Lieutenant Nicholas. who was with the chief engineers in Franceg Ulic Danielson, who was a lineman in the Signal Pla- toon, and who had seen service in Germany, and Harry Strousc. our one time foot- ball hero, who left an arm in France. Regent Potwin spoke to the hovs in hehalf of the regents, Welcoming them back, as Dr. Cook had done. and emphasizing their part in the war. A At the conclusion of the exercises of the morning. Souvenir l'rograms of the dav were presented. These contained information about each bov whose name appeared onthe roll of honor. Questionnaires had been sent to each bov. and the data arranged ln book form.. Although these books are far from accurate. as all historv writien Whlle lt 15 Yet ln the making is apt to be, yet they will he valued more andimore bv those who knew the boys, as the years go by, i ln the aftern i refreshments and hand-shakines were th 'd - f 1 ' 9016 t l xhlelllstlkd to us' Raymond Jolley Paulclfivans MC 3' 6191 lettfoul OH O me ml ll 6 b 'Ulu i 7 . , uZ iv er, alter Hargraves. Charles Bar- oon a moreinformal. program was held in the gymnasium. llusic. our 1C Danielson . . a , and Sam Alkman. Their experiences were varied. but all wound 14 F ,u if