United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook (New London, CT)

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JEREMIAH MILTON STARK Denton, Texas One thing tliat can be said about Jerry is that he is an individualist. We don ' t try to figure out what lie ' s going to do any more, because he just won ' t; his idosyncrasies are on the contra-everything order. He dislikes triteness, social customs, water at meals, and people who don ' t get the word. Jerry does serious reading on such sujjjects as astronomy, sociology, eugenics, logic, etc. When asked al)out previous athletic experience, he answered that he had been on the mathematics team at college. In spite of this bent, he still hasn ' t mastered the railroad time tabic, and once returned to the Academy two days early because of a misinterjjretation of one. Jerry seems to have a bit of trouble getting back, having been forced to pawn jiis class ring to raise the necessary funds on anotiier occasion. His capacity for figs is legendary; the word has it that he consumed twenty-two at a single sitting. Like many of the boys who come here from the South, Jeremiah can ' t get used to the cold weather and resorts to the use of jersey, spare blankets, and a batbrolic even during summer evenings when be retires. It takes more than a little cold to keep him awake during the day, though; he just sacks up in the nearest closet or under a bunk and dies.

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RAYMOND BENNER STARBUCK Fullerton, California Brenner migrated from the heart of the orange country to hecome the most versatile athlete of the class of ' 45 if not the most outstanding. For three years he has broken up the running attacks of the best of our gridiron opponents, and has held down varsity positions in tennis and boxing, with an iiiterclass 165-pound title to his credit in the latter. To go on, he ' s tlie best slugging out- fielder in the Softball circuit, one of our top g olfers, and a hot shot at I)illiards and ping-pong, to mention a few. Rangy and quiet, Buck will react to even the most sensational scuttlebutt with a calm You don ' t say . He does no more work than the rest of us, but gets licttcr marks. Femnies to him is purely singular, and he deserves a large compliment in this respect. It ' s easy to see why his two greatest gripes are restrictions and having to be back aboard on time. His interest in forestry developed into a very potent case of poison ivy, and Brenner was a memljer of the rolled-up sleeve squad for an agonizing length of time. It ' s hard to figure out liow he can be such a maxo poker player willi that perpetual smile on his face. X ilhout a doubt. Buck is the best- natured guy in the class.

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RICHARD STONER STRICKLER York, Penn§ylvania This world, the next, and then the fireworks. And so saying, Rudy makes an unerring; gral) for the red eye and j)hinges into anotlier interniinihle dis- course on tlie sail lot of mankind. The Deacon could sell silk stockings to an Eskimo or bring tears to the eyes of the world ' s most cold lilooded hartender. Having gained invaluable experience by making stump speeches at innumer- able Strickler family reunions, (The Stricklcrs of Pennsylvania — bring your own lunch ) he lias emerged the outstanding spokesman of the class. To supple- ment this, he ' s an authority on all forms of hot dope, scuttlebutt, and so forth, and can personally quote admiral or mess boy. In the way of athletic achieve- ment, he met with surprising success in cross country and boxing, but has since discontinued all such strenuous activities, with the exception of pool and an occasional polka down at the Little Bohemia. He is Yarrick Kaundi ' s gift to the fcmmcs, even though they only rank fourth in his scheme of things, coming directly behind damn good chow, mediocre chow, and just plain chow. It is obvious to all in more ways than one that his nose was never ajiplied very dili- gently to the academic grindstone, and in spite of his perpetual discontent, the Academy interferes with the lif e of Strickler far less than any of the rest of the mob.