University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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LEWIS W. ' CR UIKSHANK, Capt. Co. C Cecilton. Mechanical. President New ? Mercer Society ; Treasurer Athletic Association ; Chairman Athletic Committee. A nightingale, thou surely art. Poets are born, but orators are made. Alias- Madam, Cruik. Born January 22, 1885. His in- tellectual faculites were first developed by a private tutor, for seven years and then at the Cecilton High School for three years. He entered the Freshman Class of the Maryland Agri- cultural College in the fall of 1900, and selected the Mechanical Course. Ever since his boyhood he has shown his aptitude as an orator. It is a stated fact that at the early age of eight, he declaimed so forcibly, that the audiences of Cecilton High School were often brought to tears. On account of this natural endowment, the Class of ' 04 selected him to deliver the farewell address to the Class of ' 03, and also as Saluatorian. He is a prominent member of the Glee Club, and his deep bass voice is a great addition to the same. On ' account of his thorough knowledge of mathematics, from arithmetic to graphic statics, he has been placed at the head of the finance department of the athletic association, which position he has faithfully fulfilled. As a military man, he is unexcelled, and he is a Captain of one of the best companies in the Battalion. Madam, as his name suggests, is a fond admirer of the fair sex, and his Sundays are usually engaged several weeks before hand. For this and other reasons, he will not be forgotten by his fellow students, and his host of friends whom he has made during his four years life at College. 23

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R. PIERCE CHOATE, Capt. Co. B Mechanical. Randallstown. Chairman Committee of the June Ball ; Vice-President Athletic Association; Member of the Athletic Committee; Secretary Rossburg Club. Have you no modesty, no maiden shame, no touch of bash- fulness? Faint heart ne ' er won fair lady. Alias Rube . Choate made his appearance on this great terrest- rial globe at Randallstown, Md., September 25, 1883. The founda- tion for his vast concourse of knowl- edge was received at the public schools of Randallstown, Md. He then spent one year at the Franklin High School at Re isterstown, and then not being satisfied with his store of knowledge, he entered the M. A. C. in the fall of 1900. Rube, as he is known to all the boys, is om of our statesmen and orators. His wonderful flow of eloquence seems to have been inherited from the Great Rufus Choate, whom he calls his cousin ; about the 63rd, I think. Choate is one of the most popular men in the College, and he is respected by both the great and the small. As a military man, he is one of the best, and he takes much delight in drilling his company,especially when there are several little creatures of the opposite sex looking at him. He and Mary are as thick as three in a bed, and you will always find them together, whether in classes or in social gatherings. 22

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JAMES GARFIELD ENSOR, 2nd Lieut. Co. C Philopolis. Special Horticulture. ' Assistant BusinessjManager of y the Reveille. J I awoke one morning and found myself famous. Are you not he, That frights the maidens of the villagery? : Alias— Gar. James Garfield Ensor, sometimes known as Ensor, but better known as Gar, is a native of Baltimore City, being born beneath the shadows of the monu- ' ments on July 25, 1883. His pro- pensities for the care-free life of a farmer showed themselves even at the early age of three, when his long- ings for the green fields and fresh breezes of the country were the cause of his family ' s immigration to Philopolis, Baltimore Co., Md. It was there that he received the first rudiments of his education toiling laboriously through the chart class, and seven grades of the Baltimore Co., public schools. After having received his degree there showing that he had passed in reading, writing and arithmetic Gar ' s attention was then called to the immense advantages offered by the Maryland Agricultural College to any one thinking of pursuing agricultural life. After due consideration, ( Gar never was a man to act simply on the impulse of the moment, but has always been known for his calm and cool judgment) he decided to enter the M. A. C. and September, 1899, found him a member of the corps of cadets at the Maryland Agricultural College. He is still studying agriculture and his love for military duties has remained the same during his entire four years at college. 24