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

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RHODE- lJlAND JC9E ' ©LEGE J Frederic Robinson Briggs, PIK Hartford, Conn. “Pipes” “Fred” Agriculture Captain Class Debating Team (l); Class Football (2); Soph. Hop Committee (2); Beacon Board (1), (2), (3), (4); F.ditor-in-chief Beacon (4); Student Council (2), ft); President Student Council (4); Class President (4); Polygon (3). (4); Honors (1), (3). When it comes to pep and enthusiasm, this brilliant product of East Greenwich Academy is there. He is interested in everything. “Pipes” is a conscientious student and always manages to find time between his other arduous activities to get away with his courses. As a “meal hound” and “tomato fiend” it is quite fitting and proper that “Fred” should be Head Waiter. The Co-eds have never had any attraction for Fred, and every one has heard his stall, “Oh, but I am only learning to dance.” Nevertheless Dame Rumor tells us that “Pipes is a terror with the ladies when he leaves the Hill. Ralph Ernest Brierley, H Kingston, R. I. “Ralph” Chemical Engineering Editor of Beacon (4); Beacon Board (2), (3), (4); Class Debating Team (2); Manager Glee Club (3); Polygon (3), (4); Secretary Ath- letic Association (4); Grist Board (4); Corporal (2); Sergeant (3); Captain (4). Whenever we gaze upon our boy Ralph, the name of that other great man, Sherlock Holmes, comes into our minds. Why? Sher- lock also had a “Watson.” He came to us way back in the dark ages and was so entranced by the beauties of the vicinity that he has taken up his abode with us. We are glad to announce that he is again hard at work on his book, “Conquests 1 Have Made,” work on which was suspended during the war. However, he was able to collect much valuable material during that time. Emily Catherine Campbell, 2 K Newport, R. I. “Em” “M. L. E.” Home Economics Class Vice-President (2), (3); Girl’s Glee Club (3). “1 am in love; but a team of horses shall not pluck that from me; nor who ’tis I love.” Yes, that dark-haired, dignified, bone-spectacled, studious young woman is our “M. L. E.” She adores the artistic, musical, poetic or literary. “Emerson” is her favorite man of letters, “Dear Old Pal of Mine” her favorite song, and Hal’s pictures arc always found on her desk. “Em” has shown quite an interest in ads all year. She’s received more pamphlets on “Kitchen Equipment”, “Building Material,” “Interior Decoration,” and “House Planning” than any- one in college. “Em” says she’s a man-hater, but we have our doubts. Like all other “Newporters,” here, “Em” is pigeon-toed, brilliant and lovable. ' 3

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THE: VICTORY- GRlgT Louise Baker, O A A Pawtucket, R. I. “Lou” “Louisa” Home Economics Vice-President Y. W. C. A. (4); Girl’s Glee Club (3). “The Gods make her prosperous.” Here she is — the slimmest little lady in the Senior Class, a staunch defender of the ability of the Beacon Staff, and a perfect miracle when handling a leaky canoe. “Lou” has made the decision to spend the future in New York, where she wasted one glorious summer studying “Klinkica! Bugology,” with the result that the poor little bugs died of pure discouragement. The only thing that this young “Paw- tuckctite” ever talked about, behind its back, was a preserved cat, and the poor thing never knew. Noted for her happy-go-lucky disposition, her ability to make the sun shine on cloudy days, she will never have any trouble in making friends. We predict great success, “Lou” when you publish your comedy, “Mutt and Jeff. Dorald Dewey Beasley, A A V Woonsocket, R. I. “Buzz” “Dorald” Chemical Engineering Class Basketball (1), (:). (t ' ; Varsity Basketball (4); Class Foot- ball (2). “Dorald” comes from our “Northern Metropolis,” Woonsocket. Early in his college career he joined the down the liners” and, altho he has tendered his resignation, many times, it has never been ac- cepted. From the mathematical precision that “Buzz” uses in parting his hair, his success as an engineer cannot, be doubted. This does not interfere in any way with “Dorald’s” success as a scholar and he may be found at any time poring over volume after volume of treatises on the “Oily Way and “What Made John D. Famous.” It has been rumored that very soon he expects to publish an interest- ing article on The Perils of a Dress Suit” or a “Poor Tired Student’s Fight for Fame.” Francis Lincoln Biggs, A I Providence, R. 1. “Frank” “Tony” Mechanical Engineering Class Football (;); Rope Pull (2); Class Baseball (3); Assistant Cheer Leader (4); Polygon (4); Grist Board (4). Hey, “Tony”! How many fish didja catch? “Tony” smiles and says no luck! When he first crept into Kingston after dark, he was a model young man of very quiet ways. Although he still creeps in after dark, he has changed. “Frank” is always some w’ecks behind in his course in English 98, “Studies of the Red Book, and may be seen at any time diligently trying to catch up. He has a winning smile, a sunny disposition, and a wonderful “line.” He hopes sometime to work out a scheme of shortening the highway between Kingston and Wakefield, for the future generations. He cats up “Lanza’s” problems by the yard and frequently tutors the struggling engineers, for one smoke apiece. We look for great things from you “Tony” and you have the best wishes of the class.

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j THE: -VICTORY- GRlgT Israel Caplan Pro.vidence, R. I. “Cappic” “Duke Applied Science Freshman Debate (i); Varsity Debate (2); Beacon (1), (2), (3), (4); Beacon Associate Board (4). His majesty, the Duke of East Hall”, is here presented. Who would think by looking at this “two by four” specimen that he was an orator. Yet, it is true, and the slippery phrases from his glib tongue drop into the cars of his audience like cider down a Senior’s throat. “Cappic is a musician of no mean ability and the sorrowful strains of a mandolin may be heard around his domicile at almost any hour of the day and night. The “Duke” spent most of last year at Uncle Sam’s “Picnic Grounds” at Newport. Since his return he has haunted the Chcm. Lab. where his one ambition is to produce a molecule large enough to be seen by the naked eye. Cheer up, “Cappic,” good chemists come small as well as large. William Brown Carnie Pawtucket, R. I. “Bill” “Wild Bill” Electrical Engineering Class Football (2); Subscription Manager Beacon (2); Circulation Manager Beacon (3); Business Manager Beacon 14). Bill” came to us from that world-famous town of Woonsocket, but recently changed his abode to the metropolis of Pawtucket. “Bill’s cheerful countenance and “Flivver” full of “down the liners” are common sights on the campus. Recently “Bill” has been extremely interested in the upkeep of the dancing school at Peacedale and it is said he is an artist in this line. It is a familiar scene to see “Bill, with his screw-driver and slepladder, invading the realms of Davis to repair a light which has been accidentally turned off, for he is our “electrician.” “Bill” is a good student and promises to become a serious rival of old Thomas A. Edison himself. Horace Wilbur Clarke, AX A Providence, R. I . “Clarky” ‘Wop Mechanical Engineering Class Football (2); Glee Club (1); Grist Board (4); President Mechanical Engineering Society (4). “Wop” started in at Rhode Island as a day student, but soon decided he would rather live in the “co-ediatic” atmosphere of the Hill. His happy-go-lucky attitude has won him many friends. “Clarky” is always ready for work or propagating a rough house. In his Sophomore year, “Clarky” was a member of the ill-fated “2nd squad” and according to Prof. Bill’s, encountered and conquered the crucial point in his life. Now that he has no worries he is an ardent follower of C. E. Lately he has joined the “down-the-liner ' s” and enjoys its thrills immensely. “Clarky” is a good student but never allows his studies to interfere with pleasure. On leaving college, “Wop and Tony” are sure to conquer all comers. 24