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

Page 31 text:

Jackson Piper Grason, Drum Major Civil Engineering. Tovvson, Md. President Class ' 08, ' 09, ' 10. M , in baseball ' 06, ,07, 08, ' 09, ' 10. Captain baseball team, ' 07, ' 08, ' 09, ' 10, M in track ' 08 Member student conference com- riiittee, Chairman reception committee, May ball ' 09. Chairman reception commit- tee June ball. President Rossbourg Club ' 10. fACKSON, alias, Sus was born in Baltimore county, but strange to say very little of his time has been spent there, for he has resided so long at M. A. C. that Prince George has at last begun to claim him by adverse possession. None of us can remember the time when Sus wasn ' t there, in the words of one of his admirers thatdated back to the time the college was a pup. Sus ' s versatility is remarkable. Hisfame as an athlete is well known all over the state of Maryland. One cannot imagine a baseball game at M. A. C. without Sus behind the bat, and when he begins to talk it up, and that well-known grin of deter- mination comes over his face, woe betides the oppos- ing team, for Sus has decided to win. In social circles also, he has held a prominent position, having carefully piloted the Rossbourg Club, through the most successful season of its existence. But Sus is at his best, when on some long winter evening he has gathered in his room a coterie of choice friends; and when pipes are filled, every one carefully snuggled up, he begins to spin yarns of the olden days at M. A. C. How he and Rat Mackall broke into the pantry, and of the dire wrath of Knux, and how Sus all but got away, how large and lucious the straw- berries used to grow, how the old boys used to give rats h — . what large fat springers Doc Mac used to keep; all these and more too are favorite subjects of conversation, and prove delightful indeed to the listeners. Of late years Jackson has taken a strange liking to the Eastern shore, and invariably pre- fers to spend his vacations there. To hear Sus describe a moonlight night on the beautiful Choptank, and then sigh and gaze out of his window over the eastern hills, one would almost believe there was a maiden concerned, but when to a query he replies a strongly negative No! all illusions disappear, and we know Sus is as he claims, a confirmed bachelor. Sus hasasplendid opinion of Doc Tolly also Myron, and never fails to expressit when an occasion arises. He is and has been for all times a strong upholder of M. A. C. tradi- tions, and the terror of the rats. As president of our class we naturally feel a pride in his acquirements, and we are confident that his recognized executive ability will insure him noteworthy success in anything he under- takes, and the best wishes of 1910 go with him. 25

Page 30 text:

William Joseph Frere, Second Lieutenant , Company A Tomkinsville, Md. Civil Engineering . Vice-President Class, ' 08, ' 09, ' 10. Vice-President Athletic Association. Corporal sophomore year. Quartermaster Sergeant, Junior year. w ' HAT delicately posed physique walking proudly, even majestically although bur- dened with that almost unseemly instru- ment of Civil Engineering ken is William J. Frere. In other words it ' s Bill. Bill made his initial bow to mundane society on June 10, 1884, and society has been bowing back ever since. For Bill is just such a man and com- mands just so much respect. It was Charles county to be sure. But God wot there are worse habitats. He obtained his early education in the vicinity of his birthplace and then began to hunt around for a place commensurate with his abilities in which to complete it. Even from that far off corner of the universe his attention was speedily directed to the M. A. C. whither he came to matriculate in — . Since this time he has astounded Doc Tolly with several new theories in the various branches in mathematics and has deported himself as a man with proper military bearing should. He has not escaped conditionless. But who has? Purely carnal man cannot be expected to be perfection. Then had he no use for greater dignitaries the gods, Commy and Zodiac. Speaking of women. You get there don ' t you? Did you ever notice that when a man begins to talk even about another man he will get to the women? Well such a contingency and this digression are to be condoned when speaking of Bill. How that matchless, all surpassing, symmetry of figure and charm of personality has escaped Hymen ' s fetters so far is the eighth wonder of the material universe. In truth Bill has the reputation of hav- ing once invested heavily in the mellifluous stock of Cupid Co. but to his chagrin she turned out to be a suffragette or some other equally abnormal variety of the species and since then Bill has devoted himself most assiduously to the pursuit of calculus, physics, tactics and con- ditions. In consequence things matrimonial have occupied an almost infinitesimal place in Bill ' s mind, the more glory to Bill. And before closing let me say that when Doc Tolly loses Frere he will have to seek far and near to procure so satisfactory an ornament to his course, mentally, physically and socially. Above all Bill is a man, God bless you. We entertain the most sanguine hopes for his ulti- mate success. 24

Page 32 text:

Samuel Dent Cray, First Lieutenant, Company A. Agricutlural Nanjemoy, Md. Sergeant Junior year. 3 Chairman board of directors, Agricultural Society. Biographical editor Reveille. ' T WAS back there a little way in — . The scene was Charles County, the land of fair maids and chivalrous men, of sunny skies and beautiful landscapes, where man and Nature attain their highest development — the Eden of Maryland, (no sooner said than disputed). What? Oh I almost forgot. A dyed-in-the-wool republican was born, Samuel Dent Gray at your service. Sam ' ' couldn ' t help being born. We can ' t equitably hold that against him. But why wasn ' t he a prohibi- tionist socialist, a mug-waump — anything but a republican? However, Sam has and has had other ambi- tions foremost among which is that to be a great agriculturist. He entered M. A. C. in 1906. Since then M. A. C. has been slowly entering him. He started out as a general science man, but had not been here very long, when he discovered that there was even an easier course than that, and he accordingly promptly turned to agronomy. He is already quite a specialist on things agricultural and a bright future behind the plow no doubt awaits him in Charles County. Much of his time while here has been devoted to the investigation of The Effect of Lime on Clover and Sheep Sorrel, and he has gotten a very able paper on the subject of his system. In the near future he says he expects to further investigate the subject of lime, this time The Action of Lime WhenBrought in Contact with a Pine Fence at a Temperature of 98 Degrees in the Shade. We predict a very interesting paper. Gray also shines as a debater, and if you want to know the opinion of Charles County on anything from politics to whooping cough start an argument. Sam will let you know about it. But such a gift is not to be smiled at. It is said of this expert agronomist that his ability comes into good use when he has occasion to approach Professor Taliaferro ' s regions unpre- pared. He informs us that a few ideas on how to elaborate just nothing are worth a good deal in a pinch. Now when it comes to the other variety of human beings, the kind that rattle like a dozen rolls of wall-paper when they go down the aisle in church, ' ' Sam is right there with the goods. Unfortunately ' the other person usuallj ' isn ' t there. She eludes him, she gets out of the way. But God bless you says Sam it won ' t always be so. And for his sake we hope it won ' t. These are days of specializing and if a woman can ' t marry a specialized farmer she may as well get a rock cracker and be done with it. Surely in Gray she has a specialty, and we wish him the best of success when, after the manner of those of the tribe of Benjamin, he captures her. 26