Franklin and Marshall College - Oriflamme Yearbook (Lancaster, PA)

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ORIFLAMMEV 31 1'1tlVA'1'111 SAMUEL MICIIAICI. SIll'll.l.Y Pvt. Samuel M. Shelly died on September 29, 1918 from wounds and shell shock received in action at the hattle of Monnt Faneon in the Argonne drive. Pvt. Shelly was horn Oetoher 1, 1890, at Steinsharg, Pa. Ile prepared for College at Pcrkiomen Seminary, 1'ennslmrg', Pa., entering Franklin and Marshall in the fall of 1911. VVhile in college he took an active interest in literary work as a mem- her of the Goethean Literary Society. ln his Sophomore year he won first prize in the Goethean Literary Society Oratorieal Contest. lle was a memher of the Sigma Pi and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities. After graduation he was an instrnetor in Franklin and Marshall Academy and in the puhlie schools of Pelmsylvania. He entered Camp Meade, November 1917, and sailed for France on July 7, 1918. He was a memher of the Headquarters Company, 316th Infantry at the time of his death September 29, 1918. Pvt. Shelly was one of the most earnest and pains-taking students that ever entered Franklin and Marshall College. I 1

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PRIVATE SAMUEL MICHAEL SHELLY

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LIEUTENANT ELLIOT CRITCHFIELD WELLER