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

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De HOWITZER 19 ,- . J 'WIT' 75, - 9 . . B. ' , ,ML - 31 X N W 3 A Q 'fy' , V -1. X i V 1,55-2i- MJ-XXES' G1LLEs1'1E: L'Drill is doing over and over, again what you already know. MAUL: Double time is for use in ceremonies only. BYRD: The preliminary commands for firing are :-CID eq At so many objects. CLD At such 21 yard. GOSSIP T.-xc fto Mrs. Tacbz uWell, this month the running expenses of the house won't be so highf, MRS. T.-xc: uWhy? TAC: l'XVe have succeeded in putting Mr. Riley, Mr. Chafee and hir. Quekemeyer in the third grade. STILL HE PLAYS POLO. CAPT. ANDREWS: k'Hereafter Mr. Maclliillan, you may always ride Lindsey. WHAT HE GOT. O, D.: Mr, Ducrot, what is slow obeying call to quarters? PLEBE SENTINEL: Four and five, sir. SONG OF A TAC. 'lHow dear to my heart Is the sight of a skin list, When fond recollections Recall quite a few: The clothes press, the chimney, The dirty old wash-stand, And all the sly tricks I, myself, used to do. F A QQ, KC 1 f , l N D UD ,ff , Hi . IJ i N qi - V M X 3 , ll ,

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fZZe HOWITZER 21 f 4 -u Bw X ff A lf, 'hs-. l lb, C' 4 ED COLONEL F.: Mr. Madigan, if you were in command ofa company holding a detached post, with an impassable gorge in your rear, un- surmountable mountains on either side, and a hostile force outnum- bering you zoo to 1 in your front, what would you do P K' BENO ,' Qon his third exami- nationlz NVhy, Colonel, I would resign. INSTRUCTOR? 'K Mr. Lewis, what is a bomb-proof? Por : H A shelter to protect the bombs against the fire of the enemy, sir. KNEW HIS CAPACITY H R I N 35' X UD SNEED Qafter solving the capacity of the Croton Reservoir and finding it to be zooo cubic inchesfz uCaptain, I know that must be wrongg why I can drink that much. TOO LONG AGO. INSTRUCTOR! g'Mr. Spurgin, what is an alloy? SPunGE : K'That subject is discussed in chemistry, sir. GEOGRAPHY CAPT. B.: L'Mr. Abraham, in what region can Oregon pine be found ABE: Along the Southern coast, sir. F-Q 1 ie X Nvs ENG1 EERING- X dl I ill l l lgwgaiifmi I 4