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

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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

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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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John Howard Willis Richmond, Virginia Johnnie ' Pug Willie WHEN Pug found that three squares per diem and a place to sleep were guaranteed to every successful candidate he lost no time in securing his appointment to the Academy. The fact that all who succeed in evading the clut ches of the All- Academics are presented with a permanent job upon completion of the three-year spasm may have largely influenced his choice. Plebe year Johnnie distinguished himself by tracing with minute care the ancestry of an unfortunate mess boy who was careless enough to spill a gallon or two of ice water down the back of his neck. In recognition of his zeal and efficiency the Executive Department granted him two weeks ' leave to be spent on the Reina. He survived Youngster cruise and an all too brief sojourn in God ' s country only to return to the Second Batt and the Flu. This proved to be too much of a handicap and Pug remained the most consistent of Red Mikes until the Delaware dropped anchor in the North River a year later. He even tried to get a grease by wearing a boat cloak on the 4th of July. Pug has come through three years of the Academy with a host of friends who wish him the best of luck. Blizzard; Expert Rifleman. Kenneth Hill Noble Cromwell, Connecticut Charlie DESPITE the lure of the old fireside and the open country, one bright June morning saw Kenneth H. Noble, fresh from Connecticut, stroll into the welcoming arm of ye rufF class of ' 18, to be instantly dubbed Charlie, relative to the now seldom mentioned galley-stack. Invariably when asked For what are you noted, mister. ' ' the answer was, For being wooden, sir! and in such solemn modesty he plowed through his first year making a reputation as a reg Plebe and later as a savoir. That first broad diagonal seemed to wake Charlie up to his importance in the Regiment and before the year was half past we saw him taking bold strides toward the head of the class and soon saw him with an average that was bidding fair to ap- proach the leaders. Things like Steam and Juice, and Nav and Calc were mere playthings in his hand: — heard about the hall, Say, Charlie, gimme a hand on this Calc, willya ? I ' m unsat with a 2.22. Wait till the M.C. goes to Smoke Hall and I ' ll be around. It takes a good head tc be able to dream of The Game, 6-0, Xmas Leave, and June Week, and still hold down three stripes and keep a star. We take off our hats to you, Charlie! Star {3); Three Stripes. 60 Xj- ' V;TTTRTmTti.- gfTTvT ,|i;|)::;M(;i) i ■, ' ■[ ir ' li: ■ ■ ' h ' P - ' ' ' p? . ' iKy : ' M lliili!lilihllilil ' ,!lllil!liiilii:!lilii