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

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AKi.i . iii ' .xm ' s. A i ' :i, ' Mechanical luiiriiiccrii . v parrdws Point. Secretary A. A. ' 05, Class Treas- urer ' 03, Secretary Morrill Literary Societx. Nice-President June Hall ( )r- ganizatiiin, Athletic Editor Reveille. Junior Armor Hearer, Chairman Floor Committee Rosslxiurq; Club. Class Treasurer ' 03. With busy hammer closini;- rivets up. — Shakrsficarc. From the scraps of iron I will 1)uild me an engine. , w vSister was born in New Cum- T5 i ))erland. Pa., on Xovemher 1, 1883, but as life became monotonous there, he moved to Sparrows Point. Md.. when but two years of age. Having spent his early years in the machine shops and public shcools of that place, and showed his ability as a mechanic in both iilaccs (often twisting the ear of the next boy as if it were a screw- driver!, he was sent to M. . . C. in iipi, where it was known he could become a mechanic of the first order. Xor was this a mistake. In the wood-working department he made all sorts of things, even ]iersuaders. Sister has always been a great favorite witli the fair se.x. and is especiallv ' fond of dancing, never having been known to miss a hop within a radius of ten miles, and has even gone without his supper to catch a car to town to take in a dance. It is rumored that a little miss many miles away has stolen his heart, but we can never tell about tiiose things. If it be true, we congratulate her. Sis has (lone good scholastic work since his entrance, and we predict for him a successful f Uure. Mis classmates have great confidence in him, as is evi- denced by the numerous responsible positions which he fills.

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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

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JOnX WESLEY n )RTKR S( )MER -ILLE, 211.1 Lt. Co. C CumlK-rland, I ' lu ' sical Scientific. Treasurer . tliletic Association, Treasurer June Ball Organization. Ihiniorous Editor Reveille, Chairman Music Committee Y. M. C. . .. Chair- man .Meetings Committee ' . M. C. A. ' A ' liuth would rather he stimu- lated than instructed. There ' s a small clmice in rotten a].)])les. — ' rajiiini: of the Slii -:c. 1 le trudged alnng unknow ing what he sought, -Vnd whistled as he went for want of thdught. — rhvdrii. . nd on the sixth day of May, 1SS3. in the town of E,ck-ert, . llegheny Ciiunty, Md.. there was born a child, wlici was christened John Wesley Por- ter Somerville, alias Stubby, Duckie. J. W. P., or Summer- time. He received his early education in the public schools of Frostburg, Md., and graduated at the P ell High School of that town in June. I ' joi. He entered the Freshman Class of M. . . C. the following fall. . s a student Stubby has worked hard, and like the rest of us, has had some narrow escai)es. i le has a ver ' amiable dis]iositicin, and is a pleasant com- panion, with a jolly laugh and plent - of ready wit. Stubby has done excellent work as Treasurer of the .Vthletic .Vssociation, every one being pleased with his work. His work in the Y. M. C. . . is also worthy of notice. His specialty is mining, and he has had considerable experience alimg that line, having successfully superintended a mine at .Xewburg, W. ' a., iluring the summer months. It is reported that he lust his heart while in that town. He and Edgar fre(|uently take an evening stmll uji tlie I ' ike. probably in the inti ' rest of the mines. With a cicierminaliiin and ambitiim tn rise in the wurld, with his success in diii)ig the Kals and his al)ilit as a financier, we feel that he will some day be one iif the great .Masters nf Industry. 2(i