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

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Eldred Sturdevant Chicago, Illinois Sturty DID you ever know a man who had hard luck — lots of it — with a smile that discounted all troubles? There you have old Sturty. Those who had the good fortune to know him best know that he was never out of hot water for long. Always unsat, never quite well, it speaks worlds for a man who can bear it all with a steady courage, and count each new misfortune as one more good joke on himself. Youngster year, when the flu came with the end of September leave, Eldred was one of the first to go to the hospital, never to come back to us. The hand that beckoned to so many throughout the land that year beckoned to him also, and he went to answer the last great call of all. And yet, to quote the words of another, We cannot think of him as gone. He is not dead! The deepest feeling of the time was, he was just transferred to another sphere of office. We miss you Sturty! May the memory of your cheery smiles bring help to us in some dark moment of our own lives. Harold Willis Eaton Detroit, Michigan Hal . Wr Bill AN ARTIST, a Red Mike, and a P. W. F. ■ ' - The story goes that away back in the early days of the century a small light-haired lad grew up in the celery groves of Michigan and learned to draw pictures, whereupon he answered the call and we have Hal, the blonde chap, who sketches and eats skags. Being obliging, Hal was made a member of all the customary committees involving much work and little reward, with the result that Christmas Cards, a June Ball, and a Gymkhana have showed the touches of his artistic sense. A charter member of the Order of Night Owls for three years, he has brightened the Log ' s pages by his sketches full many a week. He dragged little, he cared for it less. He talks low, nor overly much. When they come to balance the accounts of those who have learned to speak the language, and the judicial pen halts over the page headed H. W. E., there will glow a balance on the right showing a real asset in favor of one who lost many numbers to make others smile. Buzzard; Luckv Bag Stajf (1); LogStaff {4,3); LogBoardJrt Editor {1); Manager Gymkhana { ); June Ball Committee (3); Class German Committee; Manager Christmas Card Committee; Chairman Christmas Card Committee: Masqueraders ( ); Musical Clubs ( ). 62 iliiiiiilliililiiiiiiliiiiJiiliiii:! iiiii,iiiiili!SJ tk!J Sil!lllliiSiilltiiililt!il!;llliliiillll!ili!ili!Hllill

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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

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Bascom Sidney Jones Macon, Georgia B.S. Git HOW many have never visited that final resting place of the greatest of Sea Captains? But really now, how many of you knew that right with us was the only lineal, seagoing descendant of John Paul himself. Beyond a shadow of a doubt his tree proved it, which readily explained his love for the life at sea. Bilged twice and bonedonceis his Academicrecord, from which he has derived more practical than theoretical results. Frivolous at heart with an eternal desire to become a consistent Red Mike has been his condition since that first leave in Georgia, but he has always managed to keep his several rings well separated. His hobby was athletics in the conservative, never too strenuous form, always doing his best for the good of the team and for love of our national pastime. Mandolins and moonlight interfered somewhat with his Academic work, but frivolities stopped at the surface of Skit and beneath we found him taking a deep, whole hearted interest in the Service. A true friend, a congenial companion, everwilling to leave his path to please another, mark him as a man, and so we believe him. With the best wishes of ' 19, ' 20 and ' 21 Bascom enters the service to con- tinue his success, for he has made good with us. Baseball Numerals (3); Baseball Squad (5, 3, I); C. P. 0. (1); Sub Squad ( ); Hop Committee (1). Kdward Ellsworth Roth Newport, Kentucky Ells Red IN this Dutchman we find the rare combination of a winning manner, which at once turns casual acquaintance into warm friendship, and a happy disposition that sees only the bright side of every- thing. When Roth entered the Naval Academy, he had swimming aspirations for some reason which he quickly discarded after his exhibition in the tank Plebe summer. Since then he has confined his athletic activities to class football and lacrosse. In the latter sport his lNt speaks for itself. We will pass lightly over the episode of the camp on First Class leave for it wasn ' t altogether his fault. First Class year saw Roth with his share of stripes. He wears them deservedly and without allowing their weight to disturb the equilibrium of his level head. His constancy to purpose and high standards will carry him far in his chosen profession and he takes with him the best wishes and the firm friend- ship of many classmates. Oh, I just love to look into Mr. Roth ' s big, brown eyes. LNT; Class Football Team ( ),■ Tzvo Stripes; Battalion Adjutant. 63