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

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14 THE 1913 REVEILLE Lieutenant O. M. Henry Peck Ames College Park, Md. Agronomy Sophomore Year, Corporal; Junior Year, Color Sergeant; Senior Year, Secretary- Treasurer Rifle Club. Pete. But. Captain, can ' t a fellow get married after he joins the army? That yotmg fellow addressing the Commandant is the class sage — Henry Peck Ames — better known as Pete or Peter. Pete first decided to try this life on October 29, 1890, in that distant town of Oberlin, ( )hio. Yes, H. P. claims this as his home town, al- thongh we can hardly see whv. He started on his ])ursnit of knowledge in Henrico Coimtv School, ' a., where he proceeded to learn the three R s. Xo, this school was not named for our friend — he moved too (|uickly for that. In the year of 1899, -we find that Pete has chased knowledge all the way to Long Lsland. Here he entered the county school in Sus- sex County. At last the great day of his life .ar- rived. ( )ne warm day in September, 1907, Pete made his del)ut in our midst. , Pete is the life of our class. On more than one occasion he has saved us all from falling asleep in l ommy ' s class, by setting forth some timely argument that has overthrown one of our Prof ' s pet theories. From the depths of our heart we thank vou, Pete. Although given to farming, he goes in for rifle practice. He has done well at this, as his medals will show. Yes, there he is now with that box of keys in his hand. Notice that marksman pin on his coat? He is on his way now ' to open the armory. Late, did you say? Small matter; we have three-quarters of an hour for drill, you know. Pete is the original ladies ' man now. Do you ever walk down the pike on Sunday in the direction of Berwyn? That straight young fellow coming down the road swinging a cane is our esteemed young friend. I wonder where he has been? Pete has a failing for agricultural work, and expects soon to go back to the farm. We wish you luck, Pete.

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MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 15 Baltimore, Aid. Lii-:l ' teNx .nt L. BlankiMAn, Company B Civil Eno ' ineering Senior Year, Associate Business Manager Reveille. AiNTADORE. Pardon me, please. This specimen is blessed, .and life is one blessed thing after another to him. Me. we mean Aintadore, thinks he knows it all, for when not arguing ' with Doc. Tolly about calculus or mechanics, he is seen discussing engineering prob- lems of great imjiortance, at Cats ' private emporium. In his rat year ( and thank heav- ens this was only last year ) Leo ' s nickname, which is still a mystery, did not appeal to us so he was chris- tened Aintadore, being a brother of Isadore. Since his existence at M. A. C. Ainty, technical information bureau, checker and advice giver has become assistant to Doc. Tolly in French ( ?). Doc. feels so gratified for Aintadore ' s assistance that he re- fused to excuse him from h ench classes after Leo thought he success- fully convinced Doc. that he knew French. As a military man (?) he has no peer. He was so advanced in tactics .and argued to such an ex- tent with the Big Chief concerning the various objects of military science that he finally made up his mind to divorce Major Dai:)ray consisted in not wearing a uniform and less drill. Ainty ' s chief attraction is his neatness. He shaves once every week, whether he needs it or not. His evening dress, with which he favored the entire com- munity between Riverdale and the Park, made many a dyed-in-wool sport go green with envy. Why he even washed, alone, his corduroys (once upon a time) and made them all wake up and take notice. Of his prospects as an engineer, we can hardly guess. He contemplates for his first big job that of .a blue print boy, stake carrier or some other equally res- ponsible position, such as Chief Engineer (janitor) of the Maryland Agricultural College. In conclusion permit us to say that Ainty is a jack-of-all trades. He shaves himself, presses his clothes alone, takes .a promine nt part in social affairs and be- lieves that women should be permitted to vote. His main ara ' uments