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

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RHODE- IJlANDJKlt (DLIBGE ‘ . -4 ’ Arthur Edmond Haslam, © X Providence, R. I. “Baldy” “Awthaw” Agriculture Rope Pull (2); Class Treasurer (3), (4); Class Baseball (3); Class Basketball (3); Assistant Manager Baseball (3); Manager Baseball (4); Polygon (3), (4); Cheer Leader (4). “Baldy” blew into Kingston from Providence, in 1916, an “Ag- gie by choice, and an avowed “Woman Hater” by profession. The former he stuck to but the latter he rapidly outgrew. In fact, he reached the climax by “stepping out down the line.” “When 1 was down Maine.” as “Awthaw” would say, he won fame as a play- ing manager. Although small in size, he makes up for this misfortune by the “pep” and hard work that he puts into everything he under- takes. He is equally adept in studies or roughhousing. His favorite expression is “I don’t know a thing about it” and his motto “Treat Charles Potter Holley “Charlie” “C. P.” Why our friend “Charlie” chose the mechanical engineering course none of us could understand, for his initials seemed to indicate a strong (?) inclination toward chemistry. During the four long years, “Charlie” has been able to keep a clean slate. Perhaps his ability to “pump a rule” has enabled him to do this. Whenever Lanza filled the board with figures and numerous signs, someone always piped out, “Frigger it out, C. P.” After a few joyful slides, “Charlie” always placed us back on “Easy Street” again. At last “Charlie” has made his “debut” and is now a weekly visitor at the village dancing school. Stay with ’em “Charlie” you are bound to win. Kingston, R. I. Mechanical Engineering John Foster Holmes, A X A Needham, Mass. “Jack” Agriculture Orchestra (1), (2), (3), (4); Band (1), (2); Bugler (2); Y. M. C. A. Advisory Board (3), (4). “Jack” likes Boston in summer, “Winter’s” at Rhode Island, talks Needham, hates long laboratory hours and plays the comet, lie believes Boston to be the “Athens of America”, can almost con- vince you Boston is the backyard of Needham, assures himself that long laboratory hours are for rest and recreation, and makes every- one praise his jazzy comcting. Loyalty is “Jack’s” watchword and he applies it thoroughly. It only took two months at M. A. C. to convince him Rhode Island was the only place. “Jack” is a hard worker whether at milking cows, cornet playing, sleeping, public speaking, college activities, or “aggie literature.” “Jack” will prob- ably be awarded the honor of becoming Needham’s band master, on leaving the hill. 27

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THE; VICTORY- GRlgT William Harold Dawson, A A W Methuen, Mass. “Bill” Civil Engineering Class Football (2); Class Baseball (1) (2); Grist Board (3), (4); Assistant Manager Basketball (3); Beacon Board (3); Class Debating Team (2); Corporal (3); Student Council (4 Who is that tall dignified fellow strolling across the Campus: Why, that is “Judge Dawson,” the eminent philosopher from Methu- en. Behold his noble countenance! ' Tis said that on his first journey to Kingston the co-eds laughed at his high boots and check- ered suit. Probably this accounts for “Bill’s” total abstinence, for as a fusser “Bill” is “nihil.” His features nary portray him as a humorist. However, ' tis said, he made his way through college selling radiators! After graduation, “Bill” anticipates accomplish- ing some great task, probably the completion of the Chicken ville Railroad; who knows! Well, Bill, you have our best wishes. Mildred Elizabeth Edwards, 2 K Kingston, R. I. “Mil “Millie” Home Economics Class Vice-President (t), (4); Beacon Board (3), (4); Soph. Hop Committee (2); Commencement Play (3); Editor-in-chief Co-ed Beacon (3); Co-ed Glee Club (3); Pan Hellenic (4). “She bore a mind that envy could not but call fair.” Does she worry? Nope! Does she hurry? Nope! Docs she get there? Yep! Her peaceful calm is never ruffled except when something happens to one of the class flags, or when some Prof, springs a quiz, without warning. She has an awful predilection for Lieutenants of all descriptions, but we’re glad to sec that in one case, at least, the uniform is not the only attraction. But ahead of them all, Millie” puts her favorite “B. Wiggli, a first cousin to “B. Coli. We expect to sec a book of discovery written by Dr. Edwards, the younger, on “B. Mystcriac, the Heroine of the Lab.,” for Mildred is a budding bacteriologist. Whitney Eastman Greene Goulds, R. I. “Whit” “Greeny” Mechanical Engineering Scholastic Honors (i), (2), (3). What is that terrible sound? Why, that is only “Whit” astride his terrible steed. Every morning “Whit” and his one lung Indian blows in from the wilds of Gould. During the first two years, he remained in the dormant stage, regarding the fair sex as something to be avoided. Lately, he has been spending his pennies in the hopes of becoming a Tcrpsichorcan artist. “Whit” is a very studi- ous chap and obtains results as his record shows. His spare mo- ments are spent in hunting, fishing, and trapping. On leaving college, he expects to become a hunter and trapper in the wilds of Canada. His one ambition is to be a chief engineer, on a fur farm, raising scentless skunks. Whatever “Greeny” undertakes, he is sure to make a success in life. 26

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THE: -VICTORY- GRlgT Albert Sprague Hudson, X Harris, R. I. “Al” “Huddy” Agriculture Varsity Baseball (l), (2), (3), (4); Captain (3), (4); Class Base- ball (1), (2); Manager Baseball (1); Rope Pull (2). “Al” alias “John” came to us from the big town of Phconix, with that memorable class of ’19. It took him some time to get used to our noisy metropolis, but once acclimated, he has proved quite an asset to the community. At baseball, “Huddy” is surely there, he being the only man so far to have the honor of pitching a winning game against Brown. After a short time in the army, “Al” returned with the determination to polish off some more rough edges, and next June we all expect him to step out in life as a polished “Aggie.” James Edward Knott, PIK Bangor, Me. “Ed” “Jim” Agriculture Varsity Football (2), (3), (4); 1st Sergeant (3); Associate Editor Grist (4); Student Council (4); President Aggie Club (4). We have under discussion a very dull, retiring, modest, wisp of an old maidish youth. At least these apply to him as being what he decidedly is or isn’t. The girls just love to dance with “Ed.” The studies just push themselves into his brain. Football just naturally puts “Ed” in the limelight. A broad grin, a laugh that is half grunt, half chuckle, all roar and always hearty are habitual with “Ed.” Little things go down for him, hot biscuits, letters from his loves, A’s, and opposing tackles. Heart breaking, gloom busting, kitchen wrecking are his strong points. If there are cats about, “Ed” wants them in him. If there is a discussion going on, he wants to be in it. Words or work he turns off a big share. Rudolph Horton Kohlberg, A XA Barrington, R. I. “Rudie” Agriculture Class Football (1); Manager (2); Class Basketball (1), (2); Captain Class Hockey (1), (2); Class Baseball (1), (2); Soph. Hop Committee (2); Glee Club (1). (2); Corporal (2); Sergeant (3); Junior Prom. Com- mittee (3); Polygon (3), (4). This square head entered Rhode Island in ' 15 hoping to show ’em how to grow weeds in Kingston. He soon forgot this undertaking and tackled the modern art of taming wild wimmen. His most ad- vantageous assets were his taking ways and abilities as a modern jazz artist. The fair co-eds of three seasons strove in vain to capture this elusive Swede, but without success, until the fair daughter of the Kingston cider king appeared on the scene. Well, the best of them fall. Rudie maintains, that a good “aggie” can shovel in a dress suit as well as in corduroy jeans, and that if he can’t have a dance hall on his farm, he ' ll move to the city. 28