Riverview Military Academy - Orbit Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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LAURENCE E. CROOKS l'ete C1'oulcerl linteretl 1911 I A-iw R. C. A. 13 Nnrtlitielcl Delegation 1: Sflldfllf lhmarrl 2: Managing' litlitm' .T1ltdt'lIf 3: litlitmwin- L'l1lL'f.S'flldt'lIf 45 Orbit lioarcl 3. 4: Student Council Z5 lllue llasketlzall Team 23 Zlltl llaslcetlmall 1, Z3 lias- lcetliall Team 3: Zntl liaselmall 1, Z5 Hop Reeeption Committee 3: RCfl'CSl1l1lClll Comniittee 4: President lim lvm. Riverview Club 3: Class Spelling Team 1. 2, 5: Yiee-l'1'esiclent Athletic Association 4: Assis- tant Manager llasketlmall 35 Manager Tennis 4: Cm'pm'al 33 Lieutenant 4: junior Mathematical l'rize 1, 2: linglisli l4il.Cl'2lllll'C Prize 3: Advisory Board -l. Amherst

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liffp A L. HAROLD MORGAN nj Il 77 lintcrccl 191-1 Rcfrcslnncnt Commillcc Hop 1: Corpimll .'x11ll1Cl'St lfii GILBERT F. FOOTE, JR. 1'iontL'y Gil .lflltcu-cl 1905 'st Scrgcault 93 Captain 103 Vrcsimlcnl ,luniur Class 9: l'rL-siclcnl Scniur Class 103 I'rL-sillcnl .Xllilctic .'XSSOk'ill.llI111 10: llusincss Munugcr Orlwil 103 .Ml- visury Ilnzircl 103 Mzmugcr llusclwull 101 lfuullmll 10g Prize Spculcillg 9: Minstrel Slum' 93 .lnninr 1'rizc Drill 5, 7: Class Spelling Tczun 5, 0, 73 General Committee Hup 10: lfull Dance Committee 95 Rc- ccption Committee Ilup 3, 4, 7, S, 9. Yule

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The Prophecy I turned off hot, dusty Broadway into a less noisy side street and thence into a cool although somewhat crowded restaurant. I made my way toward my usual secluded table, but stopped short upon seeing it occupied by two gentlemen. I was about to turn away, when they looked up, and I recognized two of my class-mates at Riverview. After a hearty greeting I sat down with them, and we were soon engaged in a lively conversation about old times at school. I soon found out many incidents of interest concerning some of the fellows whom-I remember, especially the class which graduated in 1915. In fact, they were so interesting to me that I ani going to try and tell you some of the stories 1 heard. Footey for instance. You all remember good-natured fat Foote. NVell, Fatty went to Penn. and graduated. As 1 remember the story, he loafed around a while after that and then started an auto line from Vassar to the New York Central station. He was taking in cash hand over fist until one severe winter, when one of his chauffeurs got sick from exposure. Gil took his place on the 'bus and everything went well until the second day of the Christmas rush. Then Gil did the awful thing. He fell for one of his passengers. Miss er-I've forgotten her name-didn't go back to college after vaca- tion. She and Footey have a cute little house on South Clinton Street now. 'llhe last time I was in Poughkeepsie. I met him airing part of , - ,seg . I ilr- z 1 f li lik gn !'l'ill ' the family. I asked him how he managed to keep any peace and quiet in the house with so many, and. to my surprise, he answered that it was very simple. You see, I took music lessons when I was a boy, he said, and when the children become