United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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Topeka. Kan. Act. ist Serg't. Serg't. Lieut. •• Wlmt ? You nay the phrase wm wrongly put My English out if joint? A mild-mannered disciple of Mrs. Lease, who uses the vilest English in the Corps, despite the fact of his first section record. A real case of being made a lieutenant to keep him out « i the ranks. Is strangely unaffected by music of any kind and absolutely can't keep step Has been known to take a steady pace during a Rand interlude at inspection and to march with unconcern to a dreamy waltz. Kdmi'ND M. Riiktt (Rat) . . (’hari.esthn. S. C. Corp.. ist Serg't.. Capt.. Lieut.: Hop Manager. Soeirty I now one polished horde, l;(innrd of two mighty tribes. the t om« and bored. A small South Carolina tire-eater, who loves the tactical department as much as the tactical department loves him. At rare intervals he has tits of spooning during which he carries all before him. lias strong ideas on the subject of the education of plebes. wears an eternal grouch, which disappears on acquaintance, and does more thinking than talking Janiks l Roitixsox (Hobby) . . Ottawa. Kan. Track team. '97. « K. ’« . 'oo Born tired and never lost his birth-right. A gentle dreamer and the only man in the Corps who really looks as if he might be from Kansas. Tells many impossible stories of his home life and has earned a reputation just a degree removed from that of Mumma's. for dressing Truth up in circus colors. Is mild and soft, but spends his days wedging trouble between the noticeably loving couples in his neighborhood. We mention as an example the pitiful case of Brice and Amos, who are kept in constant opposition by this peace loving Kansan. 34

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. LoriSVILLK. Ky. Edward P. Nones (Sal) . Serg’t. Firm Doric j-UInrw fonnc«l the solid Imse. The fnir Corinthlnn crown the lilghi r «pjice. And nil below is strength nnd nil nhove is grace. The Adonis of Profane History. A composite pho o of Faith. Hope and Charity with very pink cheeks and a snide of Cherubic sweetness thrown in. He is president of the Fat Men's Club by virtue of his shape, size and poetry of motion. Like Nelson of the Client. Department he is a genius and lias arranged a little affair, using as motive power his wife's wheels, by which the lights are lighted and extinguished. doors closed, room swept and water dragged. This serves to rest Sal and also to prevent waste of a continuous supply of energy. (Jkouijk Pkkkins (Eli) (Si) . . La Crosse, Wis. Act. Serg't.. Champ. Gymnast. 97. '98. '99. '00: Kcc’d Fence Vault. 2 1 Class; Base Ball team. '98; Track team. '97. ’98. '99. '00; “A. That fellow seems to me to possess but one S«tcn, nnd tbnt n wrong one. The other member of the Mutual Admiration Society and Vice-President of same. Has a wonderful set of nerves and needs them too. for the purpose of living off the effects nf Conan's grinds. There is hardly anything on this small earth of ours that Perkins can t do—and he might be induced to try that. I11 all lie is a wonderful man and our modesty in saying so is due to the fact that these histo riettes must praise all alike and we cannot afford to offend. (iKOKCK I . I'll.t.SIM RV (Pill) . . LoWKLL. MASS. Serg't., Lieut.. Capt. (over new cadets). B. A.. July 12. '99: Class Vice-Pres.; Pres. Dialectic: Manager Base Ball team. ’99-1900: Hundredth Night. 1900: Toasted Riding Hall,” New Year's. 1900: Howitzer. 1900. By lliclr work ye shall know them A modern Newton. Knows all the math that was ever invented and has original ideas on almost every subject of human knowledge. Is a great lover of wave-surfaces, hcli-coids, etc., such things as most of us know very little about, and can describe a warped surface using auv horse in the hall us a directrix. Has a remerkable habit of coming out one in nearly everything and so tiands in well with all the professors. Will take the Engineers and have charge of the construction of the great trans-continental highway. 33

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Vkknk I.aS. Rockwell . . . Monkokton. Pa. Scrg’t.. Act. Scrg’t., Lieut, (new cadets); Foot Ball team. icjoo. and Annapolis “A. He hath but little Itrnrd. luu tunc will semi more If tlie ninii be thankful. The best nattired man in the class and a P. D. to boot. He glides carelessly over the small worries of this life and takes nothing seriously. There i« hut one thing in his career worth mentioning—this is in reference to a class superstition. that he robbed his erstwhile wife Thomas of a’l the math that said wife ever had. Evidence however does not bear this out. John R. Si.attkrv (Slatts) . Cinc innati. Ohio. G rp.. Scrg’t.. Lieut.. Capt. (new cadets): Hop Manager. I,ovc is n most serious frailly. That may or nmy not end In matrimony Has the fatal habit of being serious and will miss fame purely through attention to small things. To him everything i a matter of detail and convention is his guiding star. Personally he is soft, tractable and purrs when stroked. Will make a charming wife for some strong-minded Salvation Army lass. He never did anything wrong in his life, and has a “hootlick on all nice people. William P. Stokby (Stokes) . . Canton. Ohio. Serg’t., B. A.; Foot Ball team. ’98. ■ So have I seen n King on chess, With here nml there 11 pawn.” Shv as a lily ami modest as a daisy. For years has been persecuted and beckoned by the girls, who love hint and worship hint from afar. He lias persisted in a seclusion which suggests but one solution—prospective and early matrimony: the idea being that his infinite love is not for many sweethearts, but for only one. Is getting bald and will very probably tlie of embarrassment. 35