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

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The History of the Class of '98. IIICRE are a great ,many things that I might write about in this class his- W 7 f-7-,X tory, but we will draw a few curtains over some of the less important Ill il'l'fll V scenes. It is, I suppose, unnecessary to tell you that the prime object of l llM.iQ ,, i ' a cadet's life is to enjoy himself, see the world, and read poetry. These l . aims are thoughtfully provided for by the curriculum and the regulations, I, ' D' by the situation of the school in this busy metropolis, by the three months , 'l H i q 'I a year spent at sea in a wooden ship, by the high Naval Academy fence, I W x ,ft the conduct report, and the unlimited time he has for thinking about the 1 ' . . I ,la good things of life. I X fi I The cadet has a little dabbling of studies to dally with occasionally, 'AM-'Q but we all know that too much pleasure ruins the nervous system. You 'jggfgisr must remember that cadets come to Annapolis mere infants, and too much innocent amusement cannot be given them , they are permitted to go out and look at beautiful Annapolis once a month, if they are good- to ride out to the parks on the street-car, or go to the operas. fCadets are not allowed to engage season boxes at the operaj Four years ago-twelve months to the year being allowed, according to the calcula- tions of the Bellman-the class of Ninety-Eight came under the protecting wing of the Navy. I-Iow well I remember the wet, dreary day that we passed our last exam., and came into the gates for the last time, what lucky dogs we thought ourselves, but how soon that illusion was dispelled! Plebedom, with all its pleasures, came upon us in the most fetching way. We soon learned many things about modern warfare, such as making beds, splicing rope, and wear- ing rain clothes. It was then that we made the acquaintance, in a roundabout way, of Savvy and Dutchy. I say in a roundabout way , but at that time an acquaintance sprang up that has largely iniiuenced the subsequent existence of every cadet in the class. Little did we think how often, afterward, we should be reminded of that acquaintance, but we know better now, we have lived some years since then, a few gray hairs are added to the IVIajor's head and to McIntyre's eyebrow. As plebes, we were shy, we didnlt go to the theatres much, nor dress in the height of fashion, we didn't even go to the hops, which, of course, are among the minor social 28 ,,. .,, ., .

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Wilcox, Luther Thomas, Tommy, Peoria, Ill. I fvfelgfvvfheaw' nm lM'1zX'1'v1g' of MJ' Nu: fJ'e.r' .rweel .Vllll'A'.H-IIICINIC. LUCKY BAG Committee f4j: resigned February, 1895. Williams, I-lenry, Hanlcf' Line, 2 Striper, 1726 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, Md. ffm a .i'Illl1'f', an 'zuhirh we miigbl 107!I'71g'4'l'g1IZl', We have Heffel' dehrlrl 1171 7ll17i . -LICXVIS CARRULI.. Class Historian f4jg Second Class Buzxnrdg june Ball Committeeg Associate Editor LUCKY BAG, '98, S llivan, Yancey. Line, Buzzard, Monetta, S. C. Williams, Yancey u Laugh af1ff,g 1'n1uj?1f. -101INSON. Class Base-ball Team fgjg Captain Class Base-ball Team fzj. Woods, Edward, Billy. Line, 3 Striper, Nantucket, Mass. lk was fl IIIIUI of am iznbolzlldvzz'stnnzarhf'-SIIAKESl'l!ARl':. LUCKY BAG Committee fzjg Class Ring Committee fzjg Class Foot-ball Team Q4, 3, zjg Clmirman june Ball Committee fzj. Wright, Henry Tutwiler, Judy. One Striper, Grcensborough, Ala thlfarfl' IM' flfltfltff man, amz' behold Me upr1:gh!, -PSAl.MS. Engineerg LUCKY BAG Committee Q4, 33 3 Second Class llurzardg President Y. M. C. A. Qlj. f f X' i 2 If sm W0 1' df L- C iw b f , -w.-fsfg,',.f, I 1 ,ff f 27

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Night Owls nearly came functions that a cadet has thrust upon him. This evident unconcern created much com- ment at the time, but the reason for our actions is known'to the youngsters of that day. It was but the work of something like eight months to slip through that blithesome sport and blossom forth as youngsters ourselves. As the' cadet made a plebe, so inversely he made a youngster, for a good plebe is a bad youngster the world over, and a bad youngster is the most cloying of all evils. This year was spent in the usual wicked and thoughtless way that cadets succeed in acting, the discipline began its gain rapidly on us, so that a man who had, during plebe year smoked and Frenched and made merry with wine and spirits, now considered himself positively devilish if he whistled during ' study hours. u I i , But some of the worst, whom this f l i l i 'N sort of discipline made even more wicked , QQKX 1' , O ' in than before, presumed so far as to have E x?er ,xg KX milk punch at midnight on the Cadet-in TJ' l W I Charge's table. It was then that the i5,.,iQi i 1 Ancient and Honorable Order of Night T TI 1 fl' Owls was formed, and many a time and , 'L Q'iN R35 L 4 - . it ffl 's f oft they pl'lCCl the staples on the refriger- jg U s--.T ator door, in the basement, with their MQW! faq' Xfglfafb drawing instruments, till such sport be- EBIKMLX -QA x, came too easy, and X- ,. the Night Owls cast curi- .NN ous eyes around to find . 'Emi I O ff.. ' out what else to do. Per- ll- ui gd -. if ' ?7 haps it would be only E7 wus, rgfgyxg ' just to say, at this point, M l V V ' 'Vi l 'E , that the Officer-in- Qffff PENSE2' ,il ll 3-'iii-s I , Charge also cast a few Vous, it lN iinitgf 115 I I curious eyes, and, in l if if ff! T some instances, in a d e fl, ' such good casts that the 7 Y Q 1 to an untimely end. We will leave them here, however, and continue with the p1'ocession. During this year the Night Study Party was invented, and the idea was so attractive that it became an institution that will never go outof the minds of some of our luckicr members. This Party is for the purpose of literary advancement, in order that cadets will not feel backward about speaking of popular books, such as G2rl!z'wr'.s' D-fzwly and G1'z'11zf1z'.r Ifhzkjf Ylzlvs, when they go out in society. If the kind reader will permit me I will here digress a little, to say that society is one of the most trying evils of our life here, cadets will spoon, and go calling, and all 29