University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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active service this year. When he weighs one hundred and sixty pounds he expects to pitch for Yale. This is his last year at Kingston, but we bow to the inevitable, for we have been aware that he was staying here only to get his growth. Elizabeth May Park hurst i s a young lady whom Wickford is proud to claim. She is an ex- pert stenographer and a great lover of one hour per day courses. Although she has her Kuena Hoxie Sleere. share of College pat- Bertha Douglas Tucker, riotism, we fear that other institutions claim part of her allegiance. Ralph Nelson Soule, our great athlete. On the ball field no one has more “push” and “pull” than he. For years he has been in training, not only in the gymnasium, but also in mat- ters of diet. He eats a plenteous supply of crackers and milk, when they are to be had, and at other times meat. His recipe for becoming stalwart is based upon the principle that eating fat meat makes one fat, therefore eating tough meat makes one tough. J oseph Robert Wilson is a good, all-round fellow, who never makes a fuss. There is but one Morton I ' ouiiison wross. dreadful lack in his Elizabeth May Parkhui t. character and that is, that he doesn’t care for girls. This is de- plorable, but we hope that this vacancy will be well filled some day. There is hope, for he is still young.

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junior Class I,ucy Harriet Putnam, our long suffering honorary mem- ber. We call upon her whenever we are in need, or discour- aged, or in debt, and she proves a valuable friend by scolding, exhorting or encour- aging, as the case de- mands. She has a great fondness for Bos- ton, and leaves us without any warning at the most unaccount- able times. Boston is an attractive place. Edith Goddard is a cheerful jollier from the word go. She is the great authority in the English class, where she delivers with great volubility crammed Chaucerian phrases and scraps of old mythology. Her social progress during the past two terms has been most marked, especially manifested by the number of her evening “At Homes.” Rowena Hoxie STEERE is a young lady with a very inde- pendent spirit As witness, her cuts in Trig, and other cuts which she has distributed with no less unsparing hand. She has always been a day student and a resident of Alton. Bertha Douglas Tucker is a typical conservative, with a mint of lofty ambition. She takes pride in her class standng, although she strikes something occasionally in which she does not capture an A. A great stickler fo r class honor and dignity. Morton Robinson Cross. This slim youth is a professional photographer. Formerly a leader in athletics, he has retired from

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John Raleigh Eldred, is a jack at all trades. He has considerable artistic ability, is musical in every way, playing all manner of instruments and singing all the popular songs. His great and inordinate love for Chapel is very marked, since he is always the first one in his seat every morn- ing. His motto is — “ Better late than never.” On the ath- letic field he is un- equalled in speed and he catches every ball he touches. I may Ralph Nelson Soule. just mention the fact Joseph Robert Wilson, in passing, as of no importance, that he is a fine student. Anthony Enoch SteerE is a man of promise. For some unknown and unknowable reason, he has learned all his lessons for two weeks ; even to his German. You can’t “ rattle ” him in the English class. He can unravel the knotty intricacies in the family connections of those confusing English kings and queens, without a mistake. Robert Joseph Sherman, fa miliarly known as ‘‘Ancient,” is the most venerable personage in our col- lection of geniuses. His most ardent pas- sion lies in the pur- suit of game and fish, in the capture of which he is an ex- John Raieiffh Eidred. pert. Equally famed Anthony Enoch Steere. as a “ crowder,” he amuses himself and destroys the comfort of others by an extremely energetic use of his violin He threatens us with his departure at the end of this year, a loss which we could hardly endure.