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

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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

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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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llUllllil ' li y( ' bfliiiL. ' ■ - - ' % if tH Philip Gaines McCarxy Portland, Oregon Phil Mac. P. G. A BOY of Killarney ' s colleens is pleasantly inter- esting but two Irishmen in a room are enough, — too much. Such a combination existed with Mac and Prof Kelly. You entered their room at your own peril expecting anything from a bunch of roses and a sweet smile to two months in the hospital. It so happened once during Phil ' s Plebe year that he did french from the Barracks and with two pounds of Whitman ' s best under his arm sauntered expec- tantly forth to call on a comely Crab. On arrival he found the girl, — and also four First Classmen! Mac didn ' t know whether to blush and be embar- rassed or to offer the candy to the First Classmen as hush money. With true Irish diplomacy and courtesy he gave the candy to the lady fair and beat the mile record back to the Barracks. But he trotted out the royal militant angora of that Barracks duty squad when, turning a deaf ear to their orders and entreaties, he skated to the middle of College Creek and became a moving target to their fusilade of snowballs and condemnations, — much to his own amusement and their chagrin. Phil seemed to obtain maximum results from min- imum efforts. He would happily do anything for a friend from working a prob in Calc to buttoning a recalcitrant collar. Fun-loving, Irish, and true, Phil endeared himself to all who knew him and his hold on the hearts of those in the Old Tenth is expecially strong and warm. William Archibald McDuffie Columbus, Georgia Archie Mac ARCHIE first had the light of day shown to him L in the red old hills of Georgia, and never since nor before that memorable event took place has Columbus had more reason to be proud of one of her sons. Mac entered with the class of ' 20 but very early decided to cast his lot with ' 21 and no class was ever more lucky in receiving a member than when he concluded that two Plebe years wouldn ' t hurt any man. And while we did not care to see Mac set back a year in his career, we welcomed him as an invaluable asset, a man ' s man, and an addition to any gathering anywhere. A friend to all, a friend indeed, and everybody ' s friend. On Saturdays when he rated liberty and some of the other boys were not so fortunate he never failed to act as truck horse and bring back half of Annapolis, though it be skags, eats, orwhatnot, and on the Missouri Youngster cruise Home Run ' s were the rage, inasmuch as they were Mac ' s brand and he was never Just out. In the greatest of all Navies that sails the seas beyond the sky, we ' ll all be lucky and glad of the chance to be apprentice seaman on the ship that Archie will command. Honor Committee (4, 3); Class Crest Committee. .vLr- VluiiliLiUi, % i!ijiaiiikiui.ii:iii:,iiiiiijlii,iiilii;iliiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiii.iiuiiUiiitiiuuii:r»;; 61