United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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Hiator) oj NitisTz-Poar. OW it came to pass shortly after the time of Samson, Robert being King, that there came into the land of the Middies a band of youth wondrous fair to look upon, but green as the grass which grew upon the hills round about Jeru- salem. Insooth so green were they that they knew not whether to stand upon their heels or their heads, and oft-times did stand upon the latter. Eighty-one strong numbered this noble band, but ere the first great sacrifice of the Holdover, which, being translated, means the semi-annual examination, many did fall in the great wars with the Fran ais, and the Geometrae, and the other inhabitants of the unholy country. Many of them who survived did become great hunters. Those that did war with the Algebrae did be- come equal even unto the Tod-hunters. Some of them that were made captive in the wars with the Fran ais were released upon Parole to return not again to make conquest in the land of their captors. Now at the first great sacrifice of the Holdover there were many among them who did not bow down and worship the God Two-five. And when the Academic Board saw these things they waxed wroth. 14

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Class of y in ety-F our. Class Colors: Nile Green and Pink. CLASS OFFICERS. John T. Tompkins, Hutch I. Cone, Ridley Me Lean, President. Vice-President. . Secretary. MEMBERS. LINE Adams, Lawrence Stow km . Rabin. Provoost, Ren nett, Ernest Linwood, Rookwalter, Charles Sumner. Bulmer, Roscoe Carlyle, C H U RCHILL, W' INS'TO N. Cox, Daniel Margate, England, Clarence, Fullinxvider. Simon Peter, Galbraith, Gilbert Smith, Gelm. George Earl, Gillis, Irvin Van Gorder, Graham, Stephen Victor, Jones, Lewis Burton. Kavaxagh, Arthur Glynn, Luby, John McClane, McLean, Ridley, division. McNeely, Robert Whitehead, Manion, Walter James, Osborn, Robert Hatfield, Robert, William Pierre. Roberts, Thomas Gaines, Sandoz, Fritz Louis, Scott, William Pitt, Sellers, David Foote, Shaw, Mki.v’illk Jones. Snow, Carlton Faewei.l, Spear, Roscoe, Stone, George Loring Porter, Stone, Raymond, Tompkins, John Thomas, Turpin, Walter Stevens, Webster. Charles, Whitted, William Scott. Baker, Henry Thomas, Chappell, Ralph Hubert, Cone. Hutch Ingham, Cooper, Ignatius Taylor, Delany, Edwin Hayden, Hinds, Alfred Walton, Hudgins, John Milton, ENGINEER DIVISION. James, Leland Frierson, Lyon, Frank, McMorris, Boling Kavanaugh. Moody, Roscoe Charles, Reeves, Joseph Mason, Winship, Emory. 13

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and they did slay the unbelievers ; yea, in their wrath did they slay not less than eleven. But those that remained did great things, and did sit at the feet of the scribes and doctors and did drink in learning and wisdom. And before the festival of the departure of them that were to go down to the sea in ships many had mastered the mysteries of the punt-out and the touch-down. But now, according to the cus- toms of the country, it behooved them to make another sacrifice ; and they did offer up nine more of the flower of their youth. And the remaining sixty-one were sad, and they did tear their hair (except Mutsoo and the Prince who were bald) and they did clothe themselves in coarse cotton, and did sail away in the Ark. And they sailed for many hundred leagues, and many did fall sick of a grievous illness; and their voyage availed them nothing except some chips which they did gather up in the land of the Duke of New London. And when they had returned unto the land of the Middies they did say one unto another, “ Let us go unto the land of our fathers, that we may once more look upon the faces of our beloved. And they went, and it was well with them ; and historians were wont to call this exodus Youngster Leave.” Then came they again unto the land of the Middies, and they did find there a new enemy named Trig. But they did wage war with him and did slay him. notwithstanding his many hard Knox, and but one of the band did fall in the struggle. And in the second year of their sojourn in the land they did sec many strange and wondrous things, not the least among which was a company of plebeians who did dare drink milk and did otherwise offend the band ; and the ple- beians did suffer. And some of the band did also soon suffer from causes unknown, and they did goon a voyage in the Santee that they might be cured. Now soon after the second sacrifice of the Holdover there came into the land another enemy. And the name of him was called Skinny. Great was the strength of him, but it was a cold day when the band gat themselves not thither, and they rose in their might and did call upon Skinny to descend from the roof. And Skinny did come down from off his lofty perch, but did light heavily upon the necks of some of the band in his descent. '5