Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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r li U 7 MEMORIAM IOTT ES GOOD GUY GRIFFITH ; MARSH WHITNES; MARVIN :FRANCIJ a kd;;kennington bruce pettibone r eukhardt maccrea stephek imercer henry clarence 1 ■T IS GIVEN TO MAN ONCE TO DIE, ' THEN SHALL ONE MORE NOBLY DIE |- - ' ' than IN HIS COUNTRY ' S CAUSE V AND FOR ' THE SAFETY OF Mankind?: AeSE • GOD BE WITH THEM ' MAY THEY REf Our Golden Stars (By Katharine Merrill (Iraydon) The bronze tablet given to Butler College by her Alumni on December 14, 1919, commemorates the immeasurably great service at immeasurably great price of twelve Butler youths. These boys had thought, had talked, had measured the cost. Their willingness to sacrifice themselves seemed part of some high secret religion of their own, and yet, to the last, they kept their boyish sense of humor, their hope, their love of life. Thev had nothing to gain from the war. They had everything to live for. Countless virtues slumbered within them. Countless hopes were wrapped in their well-being. Heirs to the treasure of liv- ing were they. Now their splendor lies slain on foreign field or has been snuffed out in home camp. HILTON U. BROWN, Jr., of the Seventh Field Artillery, First Division, fell in action in the Argonne forest on November 3, 19 18. He was struck by a shell as he stood by his guns figuring firing data for the advance position to which the guns were constantly moving. Lieutenant Brown ' s soldiership was of a high order. His action won for him posthumously the Croix de Guerre. His geniality, his courage, his ideals made him loved at the college and deeply mourned. KENNETH VICTOR ELLIOTT was a member of the class of 1920. He went overseas with the Machine Gun Company, Fifty-eighth Infantry, Fourth Division : was wounded in the battle of Chateau-Thierry on Aiigust 7 and died of wounds on August 31, 1918. Lieutenant Elliott possessed a superiority of manner and of mind which won for him admiration from students and facultv alike. JOHN CHARLES GOOD graduated with the class of 1917. Fie was a general favorite, participating in all college activities. He did not see the active service for which he longed, but his friends knew he would have met any crisis -ith a full measure of devotion. He did his duty, and he did it well. Lieutenant Good died of pneumonia on March 30, 1918, at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Tivcntv-onc

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ic DRIFTS The Pigskinners of Yore The eternal likeness and disparity between the old and the new is shown in football as in everything else. In ye olden times the spirit and purpose of the game were the same as now ; but look at their beard and odd clothing ! Yet this picture dates back no farther than 1890. Truly, Father Time does pretty well for an old man. The men in the picture are : Upper Rotv — Arch Hall, Cross, Henry Mann, Bob Hall, George Miller Middle Rozv — R. F. Davidson, Tom Hall Lozver Rozv — George Cullum, John Nichols, Charles Baker, Ray Meeker This team successfully combatted all opponents in the years 1890, ' 91 and ' 92, with one single exception — the old enemy — Hanover. Tzventv

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7fie DRIFT I ROBERT EDWARD KENNINGTON belonged to the class of 1915. He v.rent overseas with the Fifty-eighth Infantry, Fourth Division, and fell heroically fighting at Chateau-Thierry on August 4. 1918. Lieutenant Kennington was a man of action, simple and lovable. Danger and hardship exhilarated him. Life had been full of sunshine ; the future prospect was as bright. It was a costlv sacrifice that laid all on the altar of freedom. HENRY REINHOLD LEUKHARDT was a member of the class of 1912. He was a star player on the football team of IQ08, and was made of the stuff of which real athletes are made. All the fire of football was turned into the nobler game in which the world was then engaged. He entered the Air Service, but was later transferred to the Infantry of the Regular Army. Sergeant Leukhardt died of pneumonia on October 2, 1918, at Camp Pike, Arkansas. WILSON RUSSELL MERCER entered the college in the autumn of 1918 with the Students ' Army Training Corps, and fell victim of influenza in the hos- pital unit in Irvington on December II. He was a youth of promise. He was thoughtful and studious and earnest. He loved whatever he was doing with a warm enthusiasm — his school, his studies, his teachers, his military life and its opportunity of service. He was true to every trust committed to him. GUY GRIFFITH MICHAEL was a member of the class of 191 1. He was of the Laiited States Marines and had been in overseas service for more than one year. Corporal Michael died in the Base Hospital of Quantico, Virginia, a few days after his discharge. MARSH WHITNEY NOTTINGHAM entered college with the class of 1919. He was characterized not only by gentle qualities, but also by rugged force and determination. The strong manly qualities were his. He enlisted as a camouflage artist. His overseas service with the Headquarters Company of the Seventy-sixth Field Artillery was brief as it was intense. He fell in action while leading a party across No Man ' s Land on July 31, 1918. MARVIN FRANCIS RACE entered college with the class of 1921. .He seemed a mere bo) but the man was in him and the soldier was in him. In order to be near brothers in the West, he enlisted in the summer of 1918 in the Student Army Training Corps of the University of Nebraska. Here his battle — his first and his last — was fought. A long struggle with influenza ended on January 26, 1919. He was a gracious spirit, loving whatsoever things are fair, and the unconscious influence of his young life has reached far. BRUCE PETTIBONE ROBISON graduated with the class of 1915. Lieu- tenant Robison died near Camp Dodge, Iowa, November 19, 1918. He possessed a manly influence upon his comrades in college as upon his comrades in arms. He was open-minded and high-minded. His soldierly spirit manifested itself in many ways. His life was a heart-rending sacrifice, and we mourn him, but we do not forget that the war has touched him to immortality. MACCREA STEPHENSON was a member of the class of 1912. He be- longed to the Eleventh Aero Squadron. It is known that on the evening of Sep- tember 18, 1918, at the height of the St. Mihiel drive, he left with a squadron of six planes on a bombing expedition. It is also known they were met bv the Richthoven Circus of greatly superior numbers and all shot down. Lieutenant Stephenson was buried by the French peasants in a little cemetery near Jarny. HENRY CLARENCE TOON belonged to the class of 1915. ' After repeated efforts to enter the service, he had been accepted in the Radio Department of the Navy, and had been assigned to the Great Lakes Training Station. Apprentice- Seaman Toon was our first to fall. He died of pneumonia in January, 1918, e ' oing to his death as heroically as any on the battlefield. Tiveiity-tz