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

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White, William Russell, “ Senor Blanco.” Line, Buzzard, 1520 Lucas PI., St. Louis, Mo. “ Theres place and means for every man alive?—All's Well That Ends Well. Class Foot ball Team, '95, ’96. Williams, Hilary, “ Jack.” Line, Buzzard, Connersville, Ind. “Sweet and voluble in his discourse?—I.ove s Labour’s Lost. Second Class Buzzard; Academy Foot-ball Team, ’94, '95, '96; Academy Base-ball Team, '95, '96; Class Football Team,'93,'94,’95,’96; Class Baseball Team, 95,’96; Captain Class Football 'Icam, ’95; June Ball Committee; Hop Committee, ’97 ; batting record, '96; holds three N. A. A. A. medals. Williams, Yancey Sullivan, “ Yancey,” Monetta, S. C. “Studious of erne and fond of humble things?—PHILIPS. Resigned June, 1894; entered Class of ’9S. Yarnell, Harry Krvin, ” Harry. Line, 3 Striper, 4th Company, Independence, Iowa. “ Thy modesty's a candle to thy merit?—FIELDING. First Class Buzzard, Second Class year; Class Foot ball Team, ’96; Business Manager LUCKY Bag, ’97. 26

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Terry, Joseph Dandridge, “ Bones, “ My tendency is to philosophize. —BYRON. Resigned July, 1S96. Roanoke. Va. Thelcen, David Elias, “ Bobo.” Line, First Buzzard, Kenosha, VVis. “A'ight after night He satf ami bleared his eyes with boohs.''— I.ONCKEI.I.0W. Second Class Buzzard. Tonkin. John Barnett, Toledo, Ohio. “ ’ Tis grievous parting with good company —GEORGE Ei.IOT. Resigned February, 1894. Tottenham, John William, “ Good luck go with thee. - Henry V. Resigned February, 1S94. Entered Class of'98, resigned February, 1S95. Bellville, Tex. Van Orden, George, “ Gutz,” East Jordan, Mich. “As good luck would have it. —Merry Wives oe Windsor. Engineer. Ward, Joshua Thomason, “Josh, San Antonio, Tex. “ True as needle to the pole. —Barton Booth. Holds three N. A. A. A. medals; resigned February, 1S95. Watson, Henry Willis, Lexington, Miss. “Does the best his circumstance allows. —VouNo. Resigned February, 1894. Webber, George, “ Gaspargoo.” 1 Striper, Texarkana, Ark. “ lest men suspect your tale untrue Keep probability in view. —Gay. Engineer; Class Base-ball Team, ’9$, '96; Class Ring Committee. Wells, Horace Taylor, Jr., “ Rabbit, Lamar, Mo. 'As merry as the day is long. —MUCH A DO ABOUT NOTHING. Resigned February, 1S95. Wells, William Benefici, “Annapolis Bill,” Newton, Iowa. “ This is a bold bad man. —Henry VIII. Resigned February, 1894; entered Class of ’98. Wessels, Arthur Lewis, “ Hungry Joe,” or “ Sergeant,” Clinton, Iowa. “HffW many crimes are committed in thy name. —Madame Roi.AND. Dismissed April, 1896. 25

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History of the Class of '97 JR play of four acts is drawing to a close, but we trust that many of its strongest features will be found in its last scenes. We regret very deeply that we cannot conclude with a few tableaux including all the orignal actors of the play, but the realism of the play forbids it. Those that have been carried from the stage during the preceding acts have succumbed after a brave struggle. They are a necessary part of the play, and their acting, however minor their parts may have been, deserves the greatest respect and admiration, and has won for them perhaps a star part in the next piece they are called upon to play. Before the dropping of the curtain over the grand finale which visitors will witness on the 4th of next June, the Class of ’97 wishes to speak its epilogue, to bring before the minds of its audience the important events of the play that is about to close, and to sug- gest the moral taught by all that has gone before. As I step before the curtain I feel my soul full of what has been given me to say, and I thrill with the desire to share my enthusiasm with the world. But, as I begin to speak, the greatness of my topic chokes me; visions of oratorical splendor vanish, and I must begin in the very humblest way. It will not be necessary to begin at the beginning; the genesis of the Class of 97 differed in no way from that of any other class—at least, so far as terrestrial demonstra- tions are concerned; what the astronomers saw on those September evenings I never thought to inquire. The only heavenly bodies that our class brought into the firmament to my knowledge appeared later on. That our genesis was not speedily followed by an exodus was due mainly to the influence of our representatives in Congress. I'or two years we made history faster than a single pen could record it. There is a quaint old chronicle kept in a place called the “ Komandant’s Orfise” which tells the story of our doings in those early days. If any daring youth or maiden seeks to learn the secrets that we will not here reveal, he must direct his argosy toward that port. But we warn him that, ere he can accomplish his purpose, he must pass the portals guarded by the terrible Macedonian lion, and traverse the den of the Minotaur within, whose voice alone has often caused the limbs of ’97’s greatest heroes to tremble beneath them. Leaving the blood-curdling secrets of our early years thus safely guarded, we will tell what has befallen us in the epoch extending from the second class semi-anns to the variable limit now. 27