Massanutten Military Academy - Adjutant Yearbook (Woodstock, VA)

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.E WILLIAM BAGSHAW ' 'Bebo' ' CALIFORNIA, PA. ALABAMA lfstarring in three major sports was Bill's ambition upon entering Massanut- ten, certainly he has fully realized his ambition. During the football season he was on the receiving end of many successful forward passes and on the tossing end of man laterals. Coolness, dependability in a tight spot, and a generally smooth perfyormance on the basketball Hoot won for him a most deserved place on the all-state prep school team. His abilities are by no means confined to ath- letics as can easily be seen from his academic record. Clean-cut looks, a con- tagious smile, and an unfailing sense of humor have won for Bebo the friend, ship of both students and faculty. MURRAY B. BAKER 56Bake1 9 PROVIDENCE, R .l. BROWN Hailing from Providence, where the A's are as broad as in Boston, Bake has disclosed that he has the capacity if not the industry to make A's in his stud- ies. While these words are supposed to be more honeyed than critical, we think too much of Murray's potentialities to spare him this friendly tip. By the way, he's the sort of fellow who could tell you what potentialities means, too. Un- decided between Brown and Annapolis, he is already at sea. All barbs aside, Murray seems to have the ideal looks, mood and intellect for the sort ofcorpora- tion lawyer he longs to be. JACK M. BEAMER lCM.ull9, WELCH, W.VA. WASHINGTON AND LEE You may be a traveller de luxe, but, until you all have seen Welch's contribu- tion to Massanutten you have not seen the world. No, he is not the eighth won- der, but he comes very near to being it. When you see a five-foot eight-inch piece of humanity with a body similar to that of jimmy Londos, a pair of legs which match those of Flash Gordon, and a face which may see Hollywood at some time Q Harpo Marx is past his primejg then you have a picture of Cadet Beamer. As the blocking back in football, he did not receive the publicity that he should have. He made it possible for many long runs by removing all obstacles Copposing playersl that were in the way of the ball carrier. Massanutten's loss is Washington and Lee's gain. C213 ak THE ADJUTANT-1936 X

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JOHN ADAM K lWimpy9, MIDDLETOWN, MD. CATAWBA john hails from Middletown, Maryland, where his father preaches the gospel in one of our own churches, but Wimpy, for by that sobriquet he is known to his fellow-cadets, has no penchant for the pulpit. As a matter of fact, Wimpy firmly believes that one's school work should never interfere with one's pleasure, and we know of no one who could adhere more closely to this bit of philosophy than he does. He played in the R.O.T.C. band and was a nonfcommissioned officer with the rank of sergeant. Though he maintains that he will never cross the threshold of any higher institute of learning, great things may come his way. BEN S. APPLEGATE Dutch' ' PHILADELPHIA, PA. UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY Here is a cadet whose quiet and pleasing personality has won for him many friends among the student-body. His accomplishments center around his ability as a scholar, but his interests are not entirely academic, for he is an athlete of no mean ability. As a member of the football and swimming squads he has shown promise of becoming heard of in these sports at the US. Naval Academy where he intends to join the plebes in September. Ben has qualities which should serve him to good advantage at Annapolis and we wish him every success in his proposed union with the Navy. FRITZ H. BACHARACH ' 'Fritz' ' THE AD PITTSBURGH, PA. DUKE Fritz's ancestry may take him across the Atlantic to the Rhineland, but, be that as it may, he came to us from the 'Smoky City along with the other nu- merous Pitrsburghers. Little is known at present of this lad but we expect the future to be far more revealing. With M.M.A. diploma to back him he expects to crash the gates of Duke University next fall. With his student-like appearance we feel certain that no crashing of gates will have to be done but that they will automatically open up to receive him. Anyway, we're hoping that fame and fortune will come his way and plenty of it! UTANT-1936 lk C201

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fqemirrq In-'www' V' - 1 ,v ,-vr:qrww-.qnw-w-w-urvn--v-s-1--- - I PoTTsvILLE, PA. JAMES W. BEVERIDGE K jim, 1 - YALE This fellow dims somewhat our determination to avoid strong superlatives in sketching these personalities. So mild and modest, he, nevertheless, has that certain something that makes you want to use Browning's phrase about Words- worth and say instead, so mild and magnifIcent. Never evasive in his prompt and accurate classroom answers, he is the most elusive broken field runner our football team has had for years. At Yale he will star in the professor's eyes as well as in the colorful bowl, for he is the well-rounded type you read about. FREDERICK LOUIS BLANK Freddie NEW YORK CITY WILLIAM AND MARY Freddie is Massanutten's veteran of many years Cthree cheers and a sally for himj. Playing the bass horn may not be the best and most enjoyable vocation, but it-his playing in the M.M.A. band-has kept little Freddie out of many hours of drilling with a rifle and thus saved him much energy Cwalking energyj. This New Yorker was not one of Glunt's mainstays, nevertheless, he was called upon many times to sub for a fast tiring tackle, and he always came through with flying colors. Freddie isn't worrying about ever becoming valedictorian of his class, but neither is he worrying about leading his class from the wrong end fffomprende usted?D GERALD J. BREAKSTONE ' 'Breakie' ' PITTSBURGH, PA. CARNEG IE TECH Right this way! The daring young man who broke the flying trape::e! Built along the general lines of an Irish potato, he is as different from the Irish as a Russian ought to be. Well, it's like this. ln four years at Massanutten, l5reakie has distinguished himself for what some gink called genius, namely, 'Lan infInite capacity for taking pains. Really, we don't know what to say about this fel- low-we know him so well. Anyway, if you ever happen to pour into the same hat a dispostion that can hardly be ruffled, a determination such as you find in adventure magazines, and a laissezffaire policy that will never get him in dutch Cdon't worry, we're not going to pun about Holland and Russiaj, you'll pull out a rabbit-we beg your pardon, we stutter or something, we meant Breakstone. THE AD UTANT-1936 lk C221 I