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

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JflansftaU Pritt grnolb Sleepy Hollow, Missouri M. B. Curly Keeper of the Bull (I). B. started life in the Naval Academy as a member of the class of 1 9 1 4, but near the close of Youngster Year, sick leave proved unfortunate for him, fortunate for us. We know little of his plebe summer and early training, but judging from the results, he was one of the boys. When we got our first glimpse of him he was rooming with Pat Searight, the bully of the old First Company, and we were tacking on sirs and finning out for him. Curly, as his college chums dubbed him (he was a Rah Rah at the University of Missouri before becoming a Pampered Pet), while not much of a fusser, is not a hopeless Red Mike. Far from it. At times he shows great bursts of speed along the line of fussing. One of these periods was during Second Class cruise, when he and Phyllis Angel, with the aid of Bates and his I S. H. P. limousine, formed a trio which out-distanced all contenders in the race for the favor of Newport ' s fair ones. As for athletics, M. B. as a plebe was a comer on the wrestling squad and an exponent of the gentlemanly art of self-defense with canes. Being turned back threw him out of his stride, and he has never gotten back into it except to do a little handball or to play tennis with the Old Man. Tradition has it that he was at one time signed up with Hook ' s Parade Ground Giants, which included such stars as Itchy of Kenyon, the Dutchman, and the speedy Cat, but that trouble with the manager got him his release. M. B. is a man with a level head and lots of executive ability. His election as Keeper of the Bull proves our implicit trust in him, for that ' s a job which calls for a dependable man. 27

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Hlopb an orn Armstrong Memphis, Tennessee Lovey Army Side-wheeler Gym Team (2, I ); Academy Side Horse Champion (1); GNT (1); Non-swimmers (4,3,2). OVEY hails from Tennessee — Memphis, to be exact — but you would never guess it from his drawl-less speech. Of a humorous disposition, he is quick to pick out the funny side of life and his jolly laugh is a sure gloom-dispeller. The only time he gets rhino is when he hears them play the Memphis Blues, when his sad, thoughtful expression leads us to regard him with suspicion. He complains that the example set him by his savvy but not over-studious roommate tends to lure him from his studies. We can ' t see that he is in any immediate danger of bilging, for he always manages to get enough of the high ones to stand well with no visible effort. Plebe Year Lovey distinguished himself by complacently photographing the weak squid, ' ' first to fourth classes inclusive. Let us drop the asbestos curtain, shutting from view his subsequent popularity with the upper classes, and shift the scene to show him in the stag line. No, he is not always in the stag line. He fusses erratically, apparently indifferent whether he drags or stags. We fear that some time he will persuade himself that he is in real earnest, and then . 1 1 took notable determination for Lovey to go out for gym, and his persistence in the face of the ironic compli- ments of his friends was no less wonderful. When the gym table was posted, Armstrong, L. V., found a seat assigned to himself conveniently near the sustenance. He has been a classmate whose sunny nature has been a class asset, and we will not soon forget his wide-open smile or cycloid walk. May he never have to swim a stroke!- -he will appreciate the good will in the wish. How? 26

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!Xobertj8trt)olgoni§ cott5£afeer Washington, D. C. Scott Periscope Captain Lapiz Log Staff. ERISCOPE is a trifle less than seven feet tall and a trifle more than a foot wide. The combination is distinctive and rather pleasing to the eye if you admire skyscrapers. The wits and jesters on the Illinois found Scott ' s architecture an ever-absorbing topic of conversation, although he at times appeared a bit bored when they would spring one like this: Hear about Baker? No? The officer of the deck ragged him sleeping in the range- finder last night! Baker has a set of real brains, a most noteworthy distinction in this assemblage of mildly insane youths. If he had thought it worth while, he could have starred at any point in the course; as it was, by not opening a book after sunset, he couldn ' t do any better than stand under ten all along. But if he sets out in earnest to do something, count it done. Thoroughness is the Captain ' s watchword, and he lives up to it, whether it be gathering dope for the Log or introducing a new dance. The Log owes much to his contributions, which in addition to literary merit show a lively sense of humor; for example, The Depantagraph. Not a fusser in particular but in general, just to show that it is possible to drag more than one queen in the same year. Has lived in sweet harmony with Otto Stephan for four years, each disagreeing with the other on every possible point under discussion. Get acquainted with Scott: learn that his quick, hot speech is more a matter of habit than an evidence of his true feeling. We promise you an entertaining and beneficial friendship. Come out from behind that signal halliard, Mr. Baker! I see you. 28