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

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AlJ ' .liKT A. I ' ARKHK, Capl. Co. 1! Pucuniokc City. Chemical Scientihc. Class I ' rcsident ' n-,. Salutatoriaii ' 05. Class llistorian ' 03. Manai cr Football Team ' 04, 1 ' resident Xew Mercer Literary Society ' 05, Jsecretarv and llistorian ' 04. Secretary . M. C. . . ' 04. Tennis Cliam])ion ' 04, Secre- tary Atli ' -Ctic Council ' 04. Associate Editor Re -eille, I ' .aseball Team ' 05. I do not like this fooling. ' — Troiliis iind Crcssida. Tic never knew pain who never felt the ])ant;s of love. — Phitcn. I ' arker. snliject of this sketch, bet- m ter known as Ape, added to the pop- K M ulation of this terrestrial globe on De- ceniber 15. 18S4, in the town of Salis- liury, down on the Eastern Slio ' , and at the tender age of one year he moveil to Pocomoke City, where he received his early education, lie left the I ' ocomoke High School and entered the Fresh- man Class at M. .A. C. in the fall of iijoi. As a nioter. . pe has won great renown, both at home and abroad, having been known to make more noise than six ordinary men. In the art of ]iainting the College surroundings with the numerals ' 05, he has jirovetl himself a worthy member. I .ut with all his fun, . pe has never neglected his wnrk, and consequently has always stdod well in his class. His inability nr lack nf desire to work the sick-list is audtlu ' r feather in his ca]). lie shiiwed his ability as an athletic manager during the season of ' 04. in football, lie has always shown a natural military dis|iiisitinn. anil is cajitain of one of the best com])anies ever seen at .M. . . C. . pe is a man of great ixissibilities. having already had several ]x ' cuniary offers from dift ' erent circus managers to ap]iear as an ape, but his classmates have persuaded him to remain at College until after graduation. 21

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ROGER DARl ' .V XICHOLLS. 2n,l TJuut. Co. A GermanUnvn. Chemical Scientific. . .s.si, ;taiit lUisiness Manager of ••Reveille. • ' U sleep. It is a gentle thing. lieloved from Pole to Role. — C o . ' - • ' Th)- miiilesty ' s a candle to thy merit. — Ficliliiii . .Xicholls. the suhject of this sketch, better known to us as • ' Little Xick, ' was born at Germantovvn. Md., nn February 24. 1886. . t a tender age he entered the public school of that place, . fter a few years ' train- ing in this school he entered the Darnestown .Vcademy. Here he spent three years, but finding the course at that institution too limited, he entered the Maryland Agricultural College in the fall vi ii)0 . Xick always had a tender spot in his heart for the fair sex. Shortly after his arrival at M. . .. C. he and his former chief adviser, James Henr ' , paid a visit to Georgetown, and since then there has been n i yihce like Georgetown for Xick. Though the chief object if his anihitii n be in Georgetown, he is never negli- gent of his stuilies. I- ' .arly and late you may find him at his books, lie is rarelv found idle. He is either str.dying, going to Genrgelown or sleeping. (Jccasion- ally. after srccc ' sful raids npcm the tobacco bag if the I ' mfessor of Chemistr -, he and his assistant, Sh iwel!, entertain ( ?) their friends with a lew selectmns from the latest ojx-ra. ( ' .ive tliem a cigarette ard they will sing fcir yon by the hnur. Everv member nf the class wishes .Xick much success in lite.

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WESLEY TEMrJJC SAMTll Mechanical I ' jiiiiiiccriiu Rid-lcv. Md. Captain l ' iascl)a ' l Team ' o - ' oi, Ca])tain Footliall Team ' 02, Secretary ' o2- ' o . President June i ' all ( )r;janiza- tidii. Athletic Ivlitor Reveille. XiDie hut hin-se!f c;ui he his rarallel. Willi aL; itates iiis anxinrs hreast In sjlvi; s; ' pruhlens mathematic. — Byr.iii. L - L ' I ' l, . villa-e lit Teniplevil ' e. (Jueen AiMie County. Mil., mnrnini — P Kf 1 . u;ii;st 18, I0H2 — jK yL ., W Little Smith de eliii)ed I H H ] r til J Temple -ille. When was fmuid that the authnrities nf that institution could no Umj er do anythin,;.;- with him. he was sent to the Rid iey High School, a;id from there he entered M. A. C. in i ' ) ' ii. At College. Smilty sum gaireil a revulatinn as a hasehall pla er. In fact, the fame of his prowess uimn the dianiund preceded him. ;;nd it is .said that at the tender age of nine he was km.wn tn i)la luinky a whole day in order to play hall widi .some other hoys in the lot hack of the liarn. The suhject of this sketch took a very im|iorlant ]i;irt in ath!etic , playing on both the baseball and foiUhall teams ever ' season since his entrance, and to p-ove that the members of tlie teams recognized his ability, he was made ca])tain of ib.e baseball team in ' ( !, and ' 114 and captain of llu- fnodiall team in ' oj. ' ] ' em])le slinwi ' d ihat lu ' was not only ar. addete, but a scholar, leading his class the hrst year and doing good work ever since. Snntt ' is not iinl very iio]iular among his classmates, by w Imm he is liigh- Iv esteemed, but is |inpnlar in the student bod , ard has the best wishes of every one. 24