Riverview Military Academy - Orbit Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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In this capacity he handled many cases and not a few harrels. He grew stout. After 9. few years' f'prac-tice he realized that he ought to give such fellows as Jerome and Hummel a hetter chance to succeed, and retired from the legal profession. Consequently, for the general henefit of mankind, he turned to his old hobby-literature. In his youth he had written A Phantasie in Red, Yellow and Green, fflteggy, the Poet, and many other yarns for his school monthly. During his first year as a sure 'nuff' author he produced The Asthetic Value of Pink Teas, 'fl-Iow to llitferentiate Diamond Dick from Ihsen and many other famous works. Still Becky grew stouter. He led a 'fsimple lift , until he was married. He is still searching for his affinity. B1-:N.1',xm1N 1'l0XVLl'Ilt, Ju. If one should ask the Poughkeepsie Dames whom 1 they like the ln-st they will attempt. a hlush, and name Uh Little Sweetheart l The Inc-kv mersonafre is none Y-91 .1 h .y eh- other than Mr. Fowler, the noted architect and ladies, - , man. He loves his work, he loves the frirls hut hest of I o 0 Y 21 9 0--Q., X all he loves his dapper little self. Un Sundays he may ,f . . . A 5 he often seen, wending lns way to some Ildl111l'Cd,S house, x hearing' a houquet in one hand and a pocket mirror in i ' , the other. I-Ie is eupid himself, faithful and vulnera- lf Y, hle, and is as ready to sacrifice himself for a fair face t as he is to construct a bridge. He loves dancing, lem- ! iw WWQJ onade, and moonlight promenades and is in fact a per- I feet little god. Of course, it is unfortunate that, al- tlmllfglll flw QJIPIS lllw lnm, he doesn't seem to capture any heart. But wait! Some day the l0Vl'l' will llllllfl his lwlflgl' ff' i'l'fl'lY Paradise and deliver himself to her for aye. l-4

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tion of his audience insured his success. He startled all New York as a dandy of the first water, and for years the Bert Hillv was the the only fashionable footwear. Subsequently he a i neared as Puck,' in A Midsummer Ni ht,s Dream ,' and as Genee', i W ' o e a n ie Kissf' Besides being an actor, Mr. Hiller is a poet of no mean ability and his original ballad The Dames Pve Lovedn is renowned from 1j0ll0'llli0C'DSl0 to New Orleans. 3 3 11 Lawn ENC 14: F 1-:kms Mr. Ferris made his first success several years after he left college with his painting, Smoke and Ashes, thus bringing himself immediately before the public. It was l1ailed by all as the strongest farce of the century. Next came The Rnd and Olive and Cherry and finally came that painture that has caused universal discussion, Young Irelandf, His studio is the Mecca of all artists, and he is the recognized leader of the Decadent School. Of late, he has turned to sculpture, and although his bust of Gen. Sherman was somewhat weak, his later work is highly praised. At times he puts on a demon mask to frighten oft' critics, hut those who know him best claim he is exceedingly sociable, and he is called most fittingly King of Rohemiaf' Glcousis PITCHER After two years of silence, it was announced that finally the experiment of grafting a Jest on an Assemblage, thus producing a Pained Look, was performed by Mr. Pitcher. He was at once elected honorary president of seventeen scientific societies, and when, a year later, he produced a Cold Room by boiling a Pair of Socks, he was hailed as a second Newton. He is a charming man, and his wife loves him dearly. His favorite occupation is planting cahbages. He lives at. Red Hook, and can be seen going to the well each morning, not yet having completed his ninety-ninth time. PAUL ROSENFI-:LD After Mr. Rosenfeld was graduated from the Columbia Law School fwhere he had been the original literary delightj he became the attorney for one of Brooklyn's largest breweries. 13

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L linuuxnn Saxiuaiisox. 4 W Mr. Sanderson so distinguished himself by preventing dogs, dirtv little IllllCkCl'S and 'fyoung pups from running on the gridiron, that the moment he or '- reached Milwaukee he was enlisted on the police force. His first beat was about l ,gf a ladies' college, fllilwaukee Downerj where he caused so much jealousy and 1 ' hair pulling that he was transferred to a brewery, there to prevent the beer sg from getting stale. One dark night, while he was studying astronomy, three li., 1 robbers broke into a bank. He heard them, and quickly getting a barrel, drown- l M 1 ' 'Q f ed them in Milwaukee's best. At present he has left the force, has married and l l' 3 is living happily with a wife who is an excellent cook. iii-4 l 1 A l BIILTON Ari-nas. l. , There is only one thing which Mr. Ayers has failed to G achieve, and that is conscience. He has been gifted gener- ft ously by nature with a. clear head, winning ways, boundless If entlmsiasm and, at the bottom, a good heart. His history is J .h U a continual hst of achievements in every field: he is a con- -lix queror of battles and women's heartsg he has known the xxx 1 sh j' heights of idolatry and the depths of dcspisalg he has seized Wliqi great opportunities and blindly passed greater byg he has ll proven himself both great and foolish: and all these success- 'fy pl, es and failures have made little change in his character and 4 H have not even removed the cynical smile that is continually l' l,,,,,., 'f his mask. Truly a victorious failure. llr. Ayers began life as an actor, and never really dropped t.he role. ln the literary field his first success was History of myselfng he posed successfully for llr. lferris' statue of 'f'l'he Superman and later on sang in grand opera. VVQ quote As l passed the ltletropolitan, one eonld hear ltlr. Ayers singing in fSiegfried' so that the cars,pedestrians, and even the clocks, stoppedf' S0011 I5