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

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MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 29 Lieutenant Hugh C. Gill, Company B Baltimore, Md. Biological e looks innocent, but beware, still water flows deep. Splash! Splash! Hark! Listen! And out of the impenetrable depths of Paint Branch comes the faint speck of light to us. All amazed we proceed through the darkness to investigate this particular Maid o ' the Mist. Silence. A voice is heard to utter, Goll-durned dat frog, I ' ll git him yet, I must have him or else Prof. C will credit me with a juicy zip tomorrow. We venture a little closer, and to our astonishment l)ehold our friend Gill standing in four feet of water and strug- gling with a huge bull-frog. The battle rages and the water surges to and fro, but at last he lands his victim safe on shore. Alas, the day is won and we are just ready to congratulate him — when we are aroused from our dreams bj ' the first call for reveille. In physics Gill was a walking en- cyclopedia. He spent much of his time during the first year in investi- gating physical phenomena. In view of this fact. Professor Creese, each day played upon his knowledge of physics like a perpetual dynamo. As a social man he stands in the very heights of society. It is a known fact, how- ever, that it was not until his Senior year that he could have the courage to ask eine Frau out to a Rossburg. He loves the dance, but oh my, the preliminaries. Being very sedate he is necessarily admired greatly by the fair ones. Much time is spent when he is preparing for the ballroom, for each hair on his head must lie at its proper angle and the brass buttons on his evening dress shine like jewels. Never mind, Gill; keep it up, for neatness and pleasing countenances will be sure to win you a charming companion to help make life a flowery vale when we have departed, one from another.

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28 THE 1912 REVEILLE Senior Private W. S. Grace Easton, Md. Civil Engineering. Caesar had his Brutus, Charles II his Cromwell, and hy heck I have my Doc Tolly. Vice President Senior Class; Manager May Ball, ' 11; Assistant Manager baseball, ' 11; Sergeant Junior Year, Secretary New Mercer Literary Society, ' 11; Member Students ' Con- ference Committee, ' 11; Manager Baseball, ' 12; Secretary Athletic Association, ' 12; Chairman Student Assembly, ' 12. Bill, alias Frog, the alway present uncalled-for factor, is one of the small raw products of the Eastern Shore. Yet he never tries to conceal the fact of his habitation, especially if the sub- ject under discussion is a pile of oyster shells or musk-rat skins. Bill is the big cheese when it comes to intelligent looks, acquired by persistent posing before the looking glass. To show his high degree of intelli- gence in the business line, Bill organ- ized a corporation of which he made himself President. This organization under his leadersh ip will undertake all sorts of Engineering Problems, but its main efforts will be put in Engi- neering Love Affairs. Special rates will be given to Major Kemp, E. Z. Martz, and members of the Senior Class. As a joker Bill has the whole Class beaten a country mile. You might be able to conquer his wit but you will never be able to tame it. If you want to find Bill in a crowd, drawling his grossly-worthless, affected phrases, look for his pipe. As sheriff of the high perch of the New Barracks he holds full sway with his rat brigade. Wie gehts, Cy Perkins! I deputize thee to fix my bed. As soon as E. Z. Martz makes his appearance he is saluted with the following, Speaking of cheese, Martz, how do you feel? Immediately poor Martz is forced to retreat at the onslaught of the well organized rat brigade.

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30 THE 1912 REVEILLE Major William B. Kemp Welcome, Md. Agriculture 0 all sad words of tongue or quill, The saddest are these — ■ ' Take a look at Bill. ' Junior Year, First Sergeant, Company C; Treasurer; Captain, Football Team; Manager Track Team; Class Editor Triangle; Chairman Students ' Conference Committee. Senior Year, Secretary of Class; Athletic Editor Reveille; Member Stock Judging Team; Member Students ' Conference Committee; M in Football, ' 10; Track, ' 11, ' 12; M and Star in Football, ' 11, ' 12. To be candid we are fortunate in possessing this photo of one of the few white inhabitants of Charles Countj , alias God ' s County. Bill says that all wise people come from that county and we heartily agree with him on that point — the wiser they are the quicker they come. On bright sunny afternoons ' ' Bill maybe seen strolling in the direction of the ' ville. The purpose of these walks no one can tell, but it has been sug- gested that the ' ville is noted for its spon- sorial records. At times he is even more mysterious in his actions, and like his wit, it is very difficult to determine the point at issue; but from experience Bill has learned to tell a joke, so when he laughr; Me swell the chorus. However, he really has a very well developed sense of humor and can always see the joke — afterwards. Sometimes the Big Chief gets real serious, especially when a rebellion is started at the Senior Privates ' table. He was made major merely to keep the Senior Privates from tearing off the roof, and the minor duty of making inspections twice a week to see if the room were still there. Kemp is an ardent student, and is very much interested in the subject, Devia- tions in the cracks of Pennsylvania Avenue. When cornered he is some runner too, and recently broke all records in running from the brickyard in Bladensburg to College in 1.10 flat. But we have learned only a few of Bill ' s vices and less of his virtues.