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

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. . . This, O it ' s an imitation of the real walk down under the liill . . . We ' ll go there tomorrow . . . Want to go thru? All righty . . Did you ever hoar the story of the real rock ... O to be sure you ' ve been here before, and that is the very first thing a femme hears is it not ? . . . Well . . . . . Please . . . Why not ? . . . Aw . . Say . . you Mister Dumbjohn up there what do you mean by tipping the rock before I have half a chance? . . . Give me another trial . . . No? . . . . . . Yes? . . . UMmmmm . . . That ' s a good sport . . . What do we care, we are not the first ones he has seen tonight . . . Now we ' re out. do you care to dance? . . . All righty . . . Yes, this is our own little orchestra . . . All Kaydets, sure .... Gee, hut you ' re some classy dancer .... You did ! . . . Why, I have a sister who is study- ing synthetic dancing . . . Now, arc you hungry? .... It is cold, isn ' t it? . . . Pity those poor chaperons sitting out there in the wind all night . . . . O, but you see, there is only room inside the tents for the Kaydets and femmes . . . O. mine, it is over on the other street . . . Yes, we worked all day on it, but I ' m saving it as a Little surprise . . . Really want to go now. for it might In ' so nice and warm you wouldn ' t want to leave again at all . . . O, I mean to come out and dance again . . . O all righty . . . Here it is, number 17 . . . Right in . . . Really like it or just kid- ding . . . Thanks . . . It ' s not a rial fireplace, only a desk camouflaged and a light buried under those tent pins and red paper ... I wish now we hadn ' t fixed it so prettily, everyone stops to look in . . . That ' s a good one, calling these things sofas; they are the hardest cots imaginable, but by putting two of them together and padding them .... Will, let ' s dance some more, it is getting late .... We have to quit at twelve, you know. We have to move tomorrow, and need the sleep .... Hurry. Walt Young is making a speech, and t know it is good . . . We missed part of it . . . Let ' s try some of this punch, what say? . . . .... Don ' t be timid, there ' s lots more . . . They tell me this is the last dance . . . Yes. too bad isn ' t it . . . Well, that ' s that, and we must go home . . . told? . . . Here .... That better? Now I must say goodnight . . . No. here; there ' s no reason for going on up there now . . . right here . . . Now we can go on . . . Goodnight . . . . See you tomorrow . . . Gee, but she was a cold 3.0 !! ! II Is 1

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FOOTBALL ARMY 31 L . of DETROIT 6 ARMY.— 26 KNOX COLLEGE 7 ARMY 27 U. of NOTRE DAME ARMY 19 U. of ST. LOUIS ARMY 7 YALE .28 ARMY 14 DAMS ELKIXS . 6 ARMY 7 COLUMBIA .21 ARMY 44 URSINUS (I ARMY 111 NAVY 3 BAXTER, Cs FOOTBALL, undoubtedly, plays a far more important part in a Cadet ' s existence than any other one sport, hobby or activity. Everybody is interested, from the hardest working, file-boning Engineer to the lowest ranking, indifferent Plebe, who expects to get found at mid-year. There is not a man in the entire Corps that does not get the football spirit just as soon as practice starts in the fall, and tin ' s enthusiasm does not wane until after the Navy game has been played on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. Studies, femmes, Christinas leave, graduation — all fade into the background before this bigger and better issue. There is nothing that can be compared with it. It holds a unique position in the world of sport and rivalry: it grips you and holds you, though your team lie touchdowns ahead or touchdowns behind. The Army team began the 1925 season suffering from the loss of about eight regulars. Wood and Gillmore out of the backfield and all of tin line except Baxter. The loss of Wood meant the loss of one of the most dependable kickers that the East lias ever seen. In the line, the absence of The Three Musketeers, Garbisch, Farwick and Page two hundred twentj