Riverview Military Academy - Orbit Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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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

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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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restless, I simply play for them, and not one but appreciates good music. I didn't make any reply, but I always thought that Gil was more of a diplomat than a musician. DeKlyn-you have all seen or at least heard of him-went on the stage after he left Yale in his Sophomore year. Sometimes he acted in vaudeville and sometimes for the movies. Since ., WW PrP: on irr Aiwa, Ngiko N5 BToRK 1 3xAvlve'5 -, 1 Q3 ENTRANQE 'Looli AT 0 L' W 555,54-5 he Q ,t fx X -u ' gf. C., --' , I 7 1 ll p, is ll , ,X 1 Q - L? I W fyfy ,-M, L then Charlie Chaplin has faded into oblivion, and Harry Lauder is a stranger in New York. The last time I heard from Clink he said he was doing the work which ljrovidence had cut out for him, although he would much 'rather play first for the Giants He is in perfect health and has heightened and broadened considerably. I-le had been weighed just a few days before he wrote, and-would you believe it-he actually tips the scales at one hundred and one. Cunningham, the class baby, went to P. M. C. for a year after leaving Riverview, and thence to Wfest Point for four. I-le was recalled the fall r lllllllllllmlllllllllillllllllnllllg ' ' ' wn'g rNT M : if--1-f',,ff Q-- fi? ,,,- -K-1--14 Z l,-Q E QF QNTTARAGU5 -5:..4 'gg W f a fm e J after his graduation to act as gym team coach at the lfoint, and was very successful, turning out crack teams for the next three years. Toward the spring of his fourth season, however, he re- signed. This was very disappointing to his numerous friends, who saw in him one of the future's greatest coaches. No one seemed to know just why Cunny left, but there were many rumors afloat, as there always are at a military post. The most plausible of these was to the effect that thc famous gymnast was going in secret training for a bell-bar contest to be held under the auspices of the Milo Bar-bell Company, toward which Ray had always been very much attracted. My own private opinion- 1 1