Riverview Military Academy - Orbit Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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THE 1916 RIVERVIEW ORBIT ELLIOTT W. SMITH Sn1ititiy Ifliitxsivrl 1908 LAIID i'orpm':1l 7g S0l'f,!l'il1li. Hg Liuut,cn:lnt,-Amljutunt Sig l oot,b:1ll Sq liziskctlmll S, 03 Assistzuit, Msumgzvr Basket- ball S5 NI2ll12l.g0l' QQ Minstrel Show fi, 75 Hop Com- lllii-1,00 95 Full Dauiuc Committee Sig flllilfilff 75 Prize Speaking 2, 43 Advisory lionrcl 93 Assm'i:i,1v liditm' Slurlvul S3 IVI1l1lilj.'Qil1f.Q 1Crlit,or 93 Ser'ret:u'y Senior Class 9g I'iXC0l11,iV0 Cmnmittm- Rivcrvicw Vluli 95 Di':un:itic: Chili 9. C'0rn0ll MARK R. SULLIVAN ailwarkvy usunyu Entered 1913 K Z1l1 Hl'l'LKi'2l11f 2g lst S0l'lI,CJ1I1f Zig Bziselmll 'l'0:1m 1 4 ss '7 1'oot.1mll Sqmul 25 Vivo-President Junior Clan: Y:liv

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THE 1916 RIVERVIEW ORBIT THOMAS E. PARKER xxrluomrv riflvcppyu lintererl 1908 EAI!! Sergemit 7, Captain 8, l,lll.l2l.ll0ll Captain 91 Prize Drill 3, 4, 5, linsket,lmll Team 7, 8, 9, Cnptiiiin liusliet- lmll 7, 83 Assistamti lVllIll5ll.'QCI' l oot.lmll 7, lvliinnger Foot.- lmull S, Hop Committee 7, S, 9, Full Damee Committee 8, 9, Quartet. 6: Minstrels li, Drxunuties 9g Advisory Bonrrl 8, 9, Viee-President Athletic Assoeiaxtiion 95 Slmlzrnl Board 7, S, Business Maumger Slflllftfll-I 8, 01-bil Board 7, 8, l'lditor-in-Chief Orbil 8, House Com- mittee Riverview Clulm 95 Prize Speaking 5. Cornell 15 EDWARD A. SCHWARTZ Skinny Ned l ntu'ccl 1907 lxLfIP Sugennt 7 Iientcn mt S Captain 9, Vice-Prc ii- dc nt Iunioi Clue 4, Pruidcnt Innioi-Cl:iss8g Assist.: nt M xnxgci Foothill 7 M ln xgei Footlmll SQ Biiselnill lc im 7 'S 9 Ciptun liqselnll S, 95 Quartet, 7, Or- chcstii 4, 0, lueelesii b Minetrels 7, Prize Drill 2, 3, 4 '3 Hop Committee 7 S 9 Manual 'l'r:i,inin5r Prize lui iss 'rue lr Honor Roll 3, 4, 5, 6, Spillmgr 'leim 4 Glce C lub 4 C ornell Advisory Board. 9.

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THE 1916 RIVERVIEW ORBIT The Brnpbenp All the world's a stage- A short time ago-it was on the eighth anniver- sary of my graduation-I went once more to Poughkeepsie. Having a few idle moments at my disposal, I decided to visit again the scene of our up-town-night soirees, and bought a ticket for Cohen's. The familiar sights and sounds and smells had conjured up new memories of the old days'.', and I was so rapt in reminiscence that I failed to notice the photos and the glaring posters which lined the sarcophagus-like foyer. Quite in the old fashion, I gave my ticket to the female at the gate, and was politely told to go down-stairs. Meekly I obeyed, and was shown to a rickety seat by the Hdemure spinster in attendance below. After the orchestra's agonized rhapsodies had come to a triumphal demise, the curtain and the moving picture screen changed places, and I braced myself for the ensuing fillum . The an- nouncement of a five part picture flashed up be- fore me and I saw with astonishment that the title role was to be played by Elliott William Smith. The picture dealt with the adventure of an in- nocent country youth, who, forced to seek a living in the big city, was led into complications with one temptress after another. In the end, how- ever, the simple charms of the girl back home on Hooker Avenue prevailed and all ended hap- pily in a dance-on the back drop, for they had pulled up the movie sheet too soon. I squinted vainly through the darknessg then the lights came and I read by the mis-spelled placards- Handsome Harry, Monologistn. It was Harry Cleveland, that was easily to be recog- nized by the heavy tread which I had so often heard outside my door before reveille. At the center of the stage he paused, and, bowing grace- fully, began his monolog. It brought back the past very vividly, for his jokes were the same old ones, and his puns were as far-fetched as ever- Pass the butter, please, you 'butter' hurry. As I was eating my roast duck tonight, I thought of facing this audience, and I thought I better duck . Faint cries of You 'butter' were heard in the audience. He Enished his spiel without acci- dent, however, and began his favorite ballad,