Kentucky Military Institute - Saber Yearbook (Lyndon, KY)

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CLASS PGEM PROLDGUE The authors before attempting to pen this nO5lG epic took into consideration the characters that com- pose our senior roster and the corrupt conditions that exist, This staff, as well as the dauntless cadet leaders that were the nucleus of our organization, fully realtzed that there never was, never will be, and never should be another class like '44, lt is to them, its President and all those who attained office through the spoils system, that we dedicate this masterpiece, Listen, my seniors, and you shall hear The blissful results of this our year. The tenth of September we happily met Without a care, without a fret. Leo willed no wine or song, Fair started to drill both hard and long, Requirements were tough and hard to meet And soon our Wheeler was on the beat. Curry, Rouse and Wolfe, boys from heav'n, Shone brzghtly on the Varsity 'leven, While Beck played end and guarded the bench Agee studied with the frugal French. Ewing and Gilmore were scholars high, Loyally they strove for K. M. lt Though Cary and Robertson tried their best lhey still bumped heads on Physics test, A morn in bleak December, A day we shall all remember, When Clark, the All American Boy, Suddenly awoke from dreams of joy. The G, l. Joes made things TARFU, But the boys were happyee couldn't be blue, For Christmas vacation now was here, To them the gayest time of the year, On Florida train the cards were sharp, And Zimmerman answered to Uncle Bart, l-le took his D's all in his stride As Thompson, J. walked by his side. r Our boy Boot played the turf In hcpes he might visit the Murph, Alas, the horses did not show, And now Dear Murph has another beau, O, never shall l forget that day Walking along the Venice Bay When Billy Bob Griffin hastily sped lndifferently over that oyster bed. Our Major Alfs in his shiftless way Got stuck and Callahan had to pay. l-linze and Newton played ivories white, Gates drilled his gong from morn till night. Tepley, West and all the lads Strugglerl betirnes with barebell fail Carson, our mentor, toyed with G damew Blonde, brunette, red-head all the some Solid were Scott and Troup on the sax, Kraft was AWOL and received the axe. Abt is known by the women as, Petter, Only Rose in the Band is better, l-leadaches, colds, sore arms, and toes, To Ma Carpenter they brought their woes Kentucky bluegrass to Florida span Always and ever Sal l-lepatica Ann To Lamb must be yielded at least an iota For clean up he did in Sarasota, And there was Dumbo towering the throng Vvhile Brooks blew his bugle both loud and long During three months in Florida's clime At the beaches we spent our leisure time Except of course the lads on the beat Who went back home white as a sheets Of days gone by we'll all recall Those nights of nights in study hall, And the best-known phrase in all the land, Can you hear me down there in the Band? We'll fight, we'll love, we'll work and die For our beloved Alma Mater, K. M. l. Sa, everybody stand back, open wide the door, For here comes the Class of Nineteen Forty-Four

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The PRCDPHECY lf there's a hole in a' your coats, l rede you tent it, A chiel's amang you takin' noles, And faith, he'll prent it. Being of sound mind with an inclnation toward things literary ee which would seem to contradict the first statement fe l have taken time and trouble to amass certain useless information to pass on to all who may be feeble minded enough to read or listen. Since by dint of hard work and one crystal ball the iob was done it may be assumed that the information is authentic, lt is the author's hope that it will add no more of confusion and chaos to the world than Hitler and Capt. Rowell's cigarettes have done, But here it is . . . lt was discovered that Combs was football coach at Duke with Erthal as his forward wall. Brosek was chief cheer leader. Alfs was still worried about his Halladay while Abt l continues to beat off the women with a stout club. Oh yeahl Gilmore by hard labor and total abstinence has put his much abused New England on the map. Groene, Drinnon, and Conneighton have ioined forces and are exploring the flaws in Einstein's Theory of Relativity , , , Brooks and Griffin have the political parties of Kentucky in the palm of their hands, Gilliam has become the coal magnate of them thar West Virginnv hills , , , Curry, Fink, and Gardner have given up basketball for the enticing game of Pick-Up-Sticks. I By reason of much hard work Carson and Corbbett were resuscitated from one of the Old Kaintuck tavorns while drowning his sorrows in milk, Callahan, who can't touch the stuff, looks on sorrowfullv in the capacity of chaperon, Flash Holmes has proved to Eddie Weber that there is still some good in the world by coming up with a new law regarding the electro-chemical status of atoms at rest, Hmmmm, Giusiana finally decided to give the women a break and thus postpones his plans for overhaulinfi Ina world's moral setup, Hater has finally convinced Murph that he will be true and settle down, Hal fit last report Hinze was busily dashing off piano concertos by the dozens at the same time that Clark was devising various weiahty schemes whereby he could be made deputy sheriff of Podunk County. Our politicianl Beck and Alexander have a franchise on all kindergarten football stars. They send material to The Rabbit. Ewing has graduated from his camera to a four-star general. Wowl Three of the nation's most eligible bachelors, Hull, Frondorf, and Frits:h, were lust waiting to be grabbed off by their women, Blackburn had the unsuspecting Fair correfed and was telling him one of his l0,000 word extemporaneous short stories, Bouche was still making the rounds of Cincinnatl's better known iernts. Gates, the Country Philosopher, has made millions by his witticisms and has turned spendthrift hand- ing out slaekels to his buddies, Yi' Yi' Doctor Agee was still trying to cure himself of the influence of Peacock. We see a sian advertising the muscleebuilding course of Professors Tepley, Vinson. and Robertson. Lamb and Lewis are still at Fort Bewning trying to talk the examiner into letting them in West Point, They have become good friends of Newton who is iiu-iitsu instructor there Kraft is still walking for his AWOL. under the eye of Assistant PMSFJT, lrwin, who gave up trying to get his class pin back from Pat long ago Kelly finally got the miners of Harlan and environs a break and a raise Scott appreciates this no end as he was gettina fecl up with working for such low waaesl Troup was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action when he did a ballet solo on the wing of an A-Q0 and so completely surprised the enemv that Ramsdell could get the Choir in position for the kill, They still don't know the miracle of Morgan's Creek although Respess has been down from Washington trying to solve the case for a year and half, Nichols is trying to get the local team from good old Fairmont in the big leagues, but Basehall Commissioner O'Rorke refuses in no uncertain terms Thompson is still looking for the Germans who invaded Paris under the command of Field Marshal von Zimmerman. Vutsas is slowly pulling away from the father of a certain cadet, but the car is in worse shape than ever after Pruden tried to fix it , . Lovill has finally shown Mike Zepeda how to explain the Relativity Theory in twenty words , . . Hyde and Wheeler have finally talked The Bunny into lettina them plav on the var- sity . . , Peacock and Springer have taught Captain Grover the fine art of stunt-flying 4 . 4 Rosenthal and Ungerleider have nsergerl to form the Cleveland Loan f'NSSOCiOflOn. Weber has finally won his bi-weekly argument with Sergeant Ghee about getting his bee-youtiful auburn loclis sheared . , . Nutting is now appearing in Faust at the Met .,.t Taylor, the business tycoon, is his manager , . , Norpell still can't see why some guys didn't like Lady Macbeth even though McGuire said she was mean, split infinitives and hung dangling participles from the rafters . , . Rouse and West are at last settled and are guiding the Chicago Bears to a place among football's better known teams , . . Place has cornered the peroxide market and refuses to cut his hair. Having completed at long last this prognosticalion it is sincerely hoped that all who read and hear will be understanding enough to realize that the paths of destiny as seen throuah the crvstal hall for that august aggregation, the senior class, are not infallible. ln other words, there is still hope. With this consoling thought your evanescent, garrulous and perspiring prophet takes his leave.

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