Riverview Military Academy - Orbit Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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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

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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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after he made a great fortune in gauntlets and tennis shoes, and was ahout to take a rest when the war with Patagonia hroke out. Of course he was given command. and gained sev- eral great victories finally capturing the king and forcing him to sue for peace. However, soon after, the king captured two of General Ayers' allies, and he rushed to The Hague, attempting to get all the powers to aid him. He was here unsuccessful, hut comforted him- self hy an annexation of a YVest Indian and a German Island. Later he waged the Hyper- horean and the C'rim Tartar wars to successful closes, and was rewarded with a magnificent triumph. Twelve thousand prisoners fmostly feminine, and then not of the swordl walked in the procession, and last of all, in an ivory and gold car, and attired in purple and emer- alds, came the conqueror. His career is mostly hefore him, and no one knows what to expect next of him. DOUGLAS E,xs'1'M1-1.-xo. Mr. Eastmead has discovered the Art of Repose, and spends his time perfecting him- self in it. Over the door of his oflice swings the sign GiEtlStlllClld, Poseur, and within, at- tired in a hlue silk dressing gown, he lies on a wonderful couch doing nothing. He is very distinguished in appearance, with large vacant eyes, black seal-skin hair and a smile that hrings dowagers to hiS ff20t. 'He draws very clever caricatnrespfor his own anmsement, attends afternoon teas, and plays passionate wultzes. At times he awakes and takes flings at studying architecture and then sinks off' into Dreamland again. He once grew sentimental and fell in loveg he was about to propose when lo! he struck an attitude and fell asleep. The girls worship him as they think he is cold to them, hut the truth is, that he is so bored hy admiration that he seeks consolation in his own dreams. A Statue of Sleep! 16