Manlius School - Haversack Yearbook (Manlius, NY)

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PECK, WALTER EMMET- Scribby, Lizziel' Woonsoeket, Massachusetts H. L. S.g Private, '09-'log Corporal 710-,II, Troop Ang Social Editor VVIND lViILLQ Editor-in-Chief YVIND MILLQ Polo Team, Marksmang Swagger Club, Punchinellog New England State Club. One of the dauntless cow pasture Croquet players, also member of the Manlius Hunt Club? Resident of upper Hadley and roommate of Beau Brummel Barroll. It is said that the prox- imity of the polo grounds to Suburban Park has something to do with his success as a player. At present, he is spending the Summer here making a social survey. None but the brave deserve the fair. tDeceased. PRESENT, LE ROY- Coo-Coof, Prez', , Rochester, New York Private, Company A , '09, Private, Company EH, 'Io-'ug Marksmang New York State Clubg King Club, Foot-ball Squad, 'log Captain E Company Base-ball Team, II, E Company Track Team, 'ug E Company Basket-ball Squad. , When not warming chairs or pressing blankets, he is playing base-ball with Captain Hitchcock's cup winners, or beating the ivory pill about the tables. Some try to detect a resemblance between his pate and one of the balls-but what's the use. Hear the eagle screamf' I 30

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MOORE,, BAILEY HILL- Billy, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Adelphi, Private, '07-'08, Corporal, ,OS-,095 Sergeant, '09-'roy First Sergeant, Private, Troop A , Marksman, 'o7-'o8-'o9-l1o- III, junior National Rifle Association Marksman, '09-'Io-'ug Secretary and Treasurer King Lyceum Club, 'ro-'ug Member United States Revolver Association, President, Pennsylvania Club, 'Io-'11, Mr. Mays, please give me five special delivery stamps, and register these two packages to Washington, Pennsylvania, and, Oh, by the way, how soon will the afternoon mail be in ? Rushes to the telephone. t'Hello, Dinturff's, well, when will you send out those latest photographs of mine? You know to-morrovv is Sunday and that means Monday before I can send them to her. Scene-Same as above. Time-early evening. Long distance tele- phone call- Yes, dear, you know I am a Battalion Clerk so I can easily get next week off and I have learned to drive the Chalmers with one hand. See intended to enter the posts near Pittsburg worthy cause. The pangs of Love anaesthetic. you soon, dearie, Good-bye. Bailey had Army but upon learning that there are no allowed Her to dissuade him from this are awful. Few men, however, need an OGILVIE, WALTER ELLSXVORTH, KIR.- Walt JJ: Private, Troop A , New York City Troop A , ,IIQ Troop Base-ball team, 'Io. O9-,ICQ Battalion Clerk, 'Io-'11, Corporal He works in the ofhce-I mean he is battalion clerk-only one person works in the office and he is always seeing about things. Walt rises in the morning, misses breakfast, and other formations, and sleeps in office during study periods. Such is the life of a battalion clerk. A soak in the waste basket is worth two in a boxf, 29

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RAGSDALE, JACK VVARREN- Tex Brownwood, Texas Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Band, Artillery, '10-'11, Orchestra, Order of the Phoenix, Long Service Medal, Marksman, Nlember of Punchinello, Vice-President, 'o8-'09, Treasurer, 'og-'10, Presi- dent, ,IO-VII Southern Club, Captain Band RiHe Team, ,Io-'11, Band Base-ball Team, Chairman Senior Hop Committee, '11. EXTRA! EXTRA! Here comes the newsboy. Fo' minutes late for breakfast. The Company Educational Newsboy. The bandit newsboy. He was the spoke in the wheel of our great system. Next to the battalion clerk's job this is the softest yet. A plague on this life, I want work. ROTH, JAMES PURDY- Jimmie Rome, New York Adelphi, Private, Corporal, '06-'07, Sergeant, 707-,OSQ Sergeant Major, '09-'10, Second Lieutenant, Company C , '09-,IOQ Cap- tain, Company C , ,IO and '11, Oflicer, Order of the Phoenix, Long Service Medal, Editor-in-Chief of the Haversack, '11, Chatf Editor of the WIND MILL, log, Chairman Honor Committee, '11, Sergeants, Club, President, '08-'09, Manager Base-ball Team, ,095 Athletic Council, Head Cheer Leader, ,O9-,IO-,IIQ Swagger Club, Punchinello, '08-'09-'Io-'11, President, '08-'09-'10-'11, New York State Club, President '10, Vice-President '11, Marksman, 'o7-'o8- 'o9-'1o-'11, Captain, Company HC Rifle Team, '11, School Hop Committee, Chairman, ,IO-,IIQ President of the Class of IQIIQ Manager Verbeck Hall Athletics. . If the two respective captains had held a debate instead of a drill the colors would have been won by D Company long before either ended. This military boy speaks in military voice. It sounds like a machine gun platoon in action. Down in Penn'a they say that King Jim is some cut up. Well, after playing nurse for nine months, watching Punchinello die, and other accomplishments it's no wonder he throws off his burden and goes to the wilds of Penn'a. He's fat in moderation and so darned handsome that the trail of broken hearts behind him looks like a barb wire fence. jim is going to be a surgeon in the Army. This may be the cause of some of the desertions. 31