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

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Robert T. Gray. Grayton, Md. Agronomy. Sophomore Year — Corporal. Junior Year — Sergeant. Senior Year — Treasurer, Rossbourg Club ; Sergeant-at-Arms, Class. J csscls large may venture more, but little boats must keep near shore. Well, 1 n-e-v-r, yes, that is Bob, ' Who ' d-a-thought-it ' ? In spite of the size of the subject under discussion, he was little heard of from his entrance at M. A. C. in 1909 until his Sophomore year. This was obviously due to the natural bashfulness of this country lad. However, in ' ii- ' i2 he was not long in asserting himself, and his presence was much felt by the rats. At one time he was even notified that he was getting too familiar with them, but he assured the accuser that it must be a mistake because he quite often felt for the rats when they were having trouble (and he usually found them, too). As a m ilitary man, Bob was among the first of his class, until near the close of his Junior year, when he locked horns with Commy. Although each retired in order, it has been noticed that Bob retired to civil life. During his Senior year Bob is to be seen only at his classes and at social functions. Indeed, Bob is rather inclined towards the latter. With him it is, Never look for work that will interfere with pleasure, but if you stumble over the work, don ' t let pleasure interfere with it. However, when it comes to a College dance Bob is right there and he is always genuinely welcome. We trust, and we believe, that Bob ' s connection with the sphere of Agriculture will be as successful as has been his affiliation with the Rossbourg Club. 27

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Lieutenant John B. Gray, Jr. Prince Frederick, Md. General Freshman Year — Member, Stu- dents ' Conference Committee ; Bugler. Sophomore Year — Chief Bugler ; Triangle Editor. Junior Year — Color Sergeant ; Triangle Editor; William Pinckney Whyte ] Iedal for Oratory. Senior Year — Lieutenant; Editor-in-Chief, Re- veille ; Manager, Tennis Team ; Proctor ; Valedictorian. A chip of the old block. Say, Prof. , quick with that microscope. Place it over that tiny specimen, and let ' s see if we have discovered a new one. Left, did you say? Well, I should think so, — only our little Johnnie who never attained the height of the average man, but once, and then he had to be seated upon two stuffed suit cases. Let that be, Johnnie ' s size all went to his brain, fo - somehow it has been a task for the other Nineteen Fourteen boys to keep up with J. B.. Jr., in class. Leave it to him to give a record of good old Calvert County, where the prettiest girls in ] Iaryland en Hance ' ' him and the Bonds ' ' are strong for Johnnie. As to an orator, he cannot be surpassed, and the rest of us see the medals vanish when Johnnie declares that he is a contestant. In future days we expect to see him the leading lawyer down in Prince Frederick, and we guarantee that he will win any case put before him. Alas ! We have not yet mentioned Johnnie ' s specialty. Singing, did you say ? One of his favorite pastimes is listening to the melodious strains of his room- mate, but generally his applause is of this nature, Gee-e-e-e-e? — whiz, shut up, please, now I know you are sick. Here ' s hoping Johnnie will be a Daniel Webster the Second, when he begins to practice law in Southern Maryland, and in his leisure hours we expect to find him engaged in his favorite sport, tennis. 26

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Lieutenant- Adjutant J. W. Green. Westover, Md. Ck ' il Engineering Sophomore Year — Corporal. Junior Year — Sergeant; Class Or- ator. Senior Year — Editor-in- Chief. Triangle; Assistant Busi- ness Manager, Reveille ; Press and Advance Agent, Minstrel Show ; Salutatorian. There ' s lots in Jiis name. Some are born great; others acquire greatness; others have greatness thrust upon them. Josh was born great ; he acquired greatness ; and greatness was thrust upon him. Tlie poor fellow simply couldn ' t help it. It was not his fault. Oh, reader, just take one, long lingering look at this face, for you ' ll never see another like it. It goes by the name of Joshua Weldon Green ; but he is not green, and don ' t you believe he is. Look at the shape of his dome, and from the viewpoint of the phrenologist you will see that Weldon has in him a rare com- bination of executive ability, or the power to command, coupled with those quali- ties of benevolence and ideality which contribute to the fostering of permanent religious sentiment. His religion, by the way, is similar to that of old Greece, and his favorite God is Bacchus. He and Ras have worshiped at the same shrine many times in the past five years. In all his college career his greatest accomplishment has been this: all the Profs think he studies. ( ?) One sad day in his Senior year Major Daprav called him Arabella Jones, and poor Weldon has never looked the same since. He is an engineer with an ideal. Yep, he ' s got some ideal. The height of his ambition is to build a fire-proof bridge between our planet and Hades. He says he wants to make it easy traveling for all his classmates. This class thinks that Weldon is a mighty good sort, and wishes him all kinds of success in anything he undertakes — especially that bridge. 28