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

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AFTER a year at Steven ' s Tech, the Count l . decided that the gay and care-free life of a mechanical engineer was not for him. Having heard of the book-eatmg tribe down on the Severn, he decided to join them just for the sheer joy of participating in the keen contest for class standing. The Profs never did concede him a twinkle-twinkle on his collar, but we all know that a fellow who can pull sat in two subjects the last month of the term by cutting his magazine ration in half is the kind that will always come up from under. When he left Plain- field after a short visit on Christmas leave even the old timers told him that he certainly was a marvel on the comeback. His athletic activities have been confined to Afri- can golf and nursing the Bull. The latter occupation ceased to exist about four months after Mack ' s election as Keeperofthe Bull since the class refused to support it after hearing rumors of the failure of the pay bill. Mack then devoted all his time to the African pastime and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals. Life will never be hard for the Count as his loan- you-my-clean-cufF spirit, and his perpetual ear to ear smile will always carry him over the high spots. Buzzard. Leonidas Edwin Hill Denver, Colorado ■ • Ed Gadget Leonidas TO satisfy the curiosity of those desiring to know how Leonidas got such a marvelous education as a Plebe, it is sufficient to say that he sat at the table of the champion of mess hall vaudeville. The peaceful moods of slumber and thought that ordinarily accompany a born genius were thus greatly agitated at least three times each day. Not until Youngster year did his inventive genius display itself. At this burdensome period of Academic existence he invented a log-log to the n-th power slip stick. Beyond all expectation this magic piece of slippety-slip enabled him to calmly grasp two pieces of heaven which rested serenely on his collar all First Class year. Hill should have been the man to receive that famous something wrong pap. Every one prophesied a C.P.O. for Lee; something was wrong and he got what he rated, two stripes. Lee ' s future life is one already settled. He is des- tined to invent something advantageous to the Navy sooner or later. You can know too, Lee, that we are all back of you and wish you the best of luck. Star (3); Two Stripes; Swimming Squad (3, 1). SNT. IS k of oil has d ' urf S8 .f- i C iiliiiMiii:iiil:iiiliUiiijilPiiililiiiylilllililiiiliililiii;iiU T: ' ' -s

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Francis Joseph Riley Boston, Massachusetts Mike Irish Frank RILEY breezed in through the main gate early in Plebe summer and has remained with us ever since. The shoals of Academic life have never bothered this irresponsible, irrepressible young Bol- shevik. He has always been savvy enough to chalk up considerable velvet. Fussing is not in his line. He is an honest to good- ness misogynist. In his early career at the Acad- emy, Prof Bell inveigled him to attempt the grace- ful art, but Mike soon realized he was never intended to adorn the ballroom floor and can plead not guilty since those few and memorable occasions. However, our friend has always had one pleasant and consistent diversion and that is the national in- door sport. For three years Mike has held down a reserved box up in Doc ' s roof garden. His chief amusement inside the walls is getting up at 6:42 and running a ten second handicap against late blast. We think the Navy is the best place for Mike, for he can do things well when they are to be done so, and he isn ' t worried when there is nothing to do. Buzzard; Expert Rifleman. Joseph Seletski Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania bkee Joe rO! Thj Now that ' s worked this NO! Ihat s wrong, way. There you have Joe, a man whose second nature is Math, who can integrate as could Sir Isaac himself, and who can easily convince a Juice Prof that BuUard is wrong. Favored with natural savviness, and possessed of grim determin- ation in everything he undertakes, Joe has stood well above the century mark in Academic work. Crew claimed his dihgent attention Plebe year, but though wearing himself down to a shadow he failed to reduce his weight sufficient for a steady job as coxswain. Skee is clever with his gloves, and has entered the ring several times with creditable suc- cess. Generally quiet and unassuming, Joe has kept con- sistently away from the fair sex, but still water runs deep, and we believe that there is someone in Pennsylvania who is more than a friend. He goes forth with many good wishes, and if hard work counts for anything, his success is assured. Buzzard; Soccer Squad (1). „Miii.i;..;.;:...;:.w;,w..i.;; ..:!..i,.iiu.i..iiiii!h.i,,uiU!iii,iiUi«ii ' r

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Franklin Brhckenridgk Kohrs torrington, connecticut Apple Savvy SINCE Plebe year, when he appHed common sense to the writing of our Sunday Night ReHet and learning seamanship, until First Class year when he stood up among ' em in most everything, our Franklin ' s greatest praise and most sweeping crit- icism has been He used his common sense and He didn ' t use his common sense. His conversa- tion is enriched with the metaphors of the farm and the slang of the sea, and when he starts to talk he is equally liable to tell of life on a New England farm, the design of a new battleship, or the value of co-education. His common sense has kept him from attaining high honors in either the Radiator Club or the Mex- ican Chapter, although he is a prominent member of both. He is no star at parlor talk — at least he has never given us the opportunity to judge. Apple is no snake or fusser — a Red Mike of the first order, if you want to disregard an occasional letter which he writes to a cousin and some of the pic- tures secured in his locker. From drawing a turret to explaining the organiza- tion of the Ladies ' Aid in Torrington, his versatility is marvelous, astounding the Dago Profs and getting him past the rest. So we figure his is the road to fame, and like him nevertheless. One Stripe; Star [3). William George Lalor Watervliet, New York Bill WHAT are you noted for? Fm a track man, sir. Bill kept them off by talking track until spring. He did go out for the team, perhaps we should say with the team, and still claims that he broke the inter- collegiate record in his event — beating the previous record for setting up hurdles by i ' 2 hours. Geraldine Farrar picked up several new wrinkles on real acting when Bill played Carmone at the Gymkhana. Here Bill entertained the multitude easily, for the boy certainly is in his element any- where they are throwing the bull. Bill ' s Academic social career began by hisdragging the friend of a friend. Thereafter, the Company Brick was a permanent fixture, remaining in Bill ' s luxurious suite as a delicate reminder of a dainty bit of Maryland femininity. Billy is really noted for two things. He ' s the pash- est man in the Regiment, and he has never missed a recreation period in Smoke Hall. Buzzard. 59