Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Albert Beveui.y Devault. Johnson City, Tenn. ■■To make a l nnk was a great pint of state. De , Charlie , Mountain Dew . Old Horse Albert Beverly will an- swer readily and proniptly to allot them. Is a product of the wild and wooly mountains of Tennessee. ■Is a charter member of the M. C. Club and is verv faithful in his attendance, falls out from dinner Saturday to be the first member to arrive at its meetings. Has also made a very profound and deepstudvof crus- taceans and is becoming very proficient in his knowledge. Has been the presi- dent of several successful (?) banks. Loves to stand around the c ounter of other banks and shout ' ' Don ' t whipsaw me now. ' or ' ' keep off snake- eyes . Is a perfect Santa Claus for all of the calics that he knows, and as a result receives many letters Christmas but never at any other time. Has ne ' er seen a woman that he couldn ' t make ma-ry him if he wanted to. But he never wants to. E en tells us that his parrot is so struck on him that she will have nothing to do with anybody else. Matriculated, 1Q04; Private D Company, rat year; Private D Company; Pitcher base ball team ' 05, ' 06, ' 07 and ' oS. Captain Baseball team ' 07 and ' oS ' Member Honor Committee; Valedictorian; T. T. K, Cadet Staff. All.w Edloe Don . . x Richmond, Va. 1 the oil ( ' ' Pin , ' ' Ed , Pinhead . This charniing pro- duct of Virginia ' s Capitol came to V. M. I. with the full intention of making a name for himself. That he has succeeded it is needless to say. As a breaker of hearts he has no equal. The girls all speak of him as That fascinating Mr. Donnan who swings his arm so gracefully at parade. Though once told by a fortune teller that he had a duo-personal- ity, his friends insist on a mistake, as two faces could not be hung on his pinshaped cranium; is very blase when it comes to hops and calics, and never blushes; stands in with the old folks. Because of his excel- lence in pronunciation, he is used as a dictionary by his friends. Has high hope.s of sometime becoming a speed counter at the General Electric Company. Author and practical demonstrator of ' ' How to care for the indisposed , written in o-B, the night after the T. T. K. celebration. Matriculated. 1004. First Coi-p. Co. A ; Sgt. Major; Cadet Adjittant; Manager F ' lotball team. ' 07. Base ball team. ' 07. ' oS; Marshall Final Ball; Lead- er Final German; Athletic Editor Bomb . Mgr. Gym. team. 31 ■1?

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$m Robert Minor Dashiei.l Richmond, Va. Done to dentil liy slanderous tongut Happv, Boh, Robinson, Robbie. The lad with the smihng counten- ance, has two Erreat ambitiors — tn bi- a good dancer and to write well. Starting off with a wonderful record „■ ;- • in tours, confinements, and arrests fe- 1. N 11 C ' in his third class year, he has been tamed and civilized after three years of persistent work. Can behave fairly well in company, tho ' letting his heart rtile his head at the Class Banquet Among the fair sex he reigns supreme, all calling him ' ' Happy two minutes alter meeting him. One of the sweet voiced singers of iS ' s civiartette. By his gay chuckles and quaint laugh has remairiecLone of o8 ' s mainstays in darkest daj ' S. We are going to St. Louis, so Joe says . Matriculated ' 04. Private Co. ' ' B ' 05, ' 06, ' 07, ' oS. Marshall Final Ball, Marshall Final German; Asst. Editor Cadet ; Class Football Team. Martix G. DeSiuzo Martinsville, Va. •■Honor pricks me on. Pal , Aristotle . Kick , De . A long lad from Ole Virginia and exceedingly jiroud of the fact. Has all the requirements of a ladies ' man ' ' and can never be found in barracks Saturday nights. He has actually secured live agen- cies for different firms of Lexington. In the mili- tary line, he shines also. Not satisfied with things at home, in the future he intends to take his stand in the far east teaching heathen. Matriculated. 1905; Fourth Ser- Ljeant Co, D, Marshal Final Ger- man; Librarian ' 07, ' 08.

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John E. Dovi.e Norfolk Va. ■■ Disciplined iiiMOtion, Ponny, John, Frog. This amphibian creature, with the roll of the sea still in his legs, flop- ped into the Institute nearly exhausted in the fall of igo4. Settled into the most comfortable posi- tion, on a cot, and has never stirred since except at mess calls, chemistry sections, and baseball and football practice. After four years resting, he still maintains his pristine weariness. Has reduced the vmiform to its simplest form; may be seen wending his way to town, clad in a sweater, pair of trousers and cape. This gentleman is the Doyle of foot ball and baseball fame. Calics all want him pointed out to them and are wont to exclaim, Is that Mr. Doyle whom the newspapers talk so much of as V. M. I ' s. snappy little quarter . Why he must be hurt, he moves so slowly. Has of late en- tered the game with Cvipid for all it ' s worth and has hopes of some day marrying into the hardware bus- iness. However, John has his redeeming features, and has starred consistently in football and base- ball for three years. Matriculated, 1904; Corporal Co. B; Private Co. B; Color Guard, ' 08; Marshall Final Ball and Fi- nal German; Member T. T. K. ; Football Team, 05, ' 06, ' 07; Baseball Team, ' 06, ' 07, ' 08. Irving L. Drewry Capron, Virginia, ot to the swift, nor the battle to the ,str Drew hails from that re peanut raisin.g is the Drew, ' ' Towhead. part of Virginia brush « ' hi sole industry. On this food he was raised and even now thinks nothing of devouring a few bushels. An ardent pvipil of Old Rat, Drew expects to be a pill slinger, and his hi.ghest ambition is to serve Un- cle Sam in this capacity. He is now making a spec- ialty of looking for steel ores. He accomplishes lo- comotion by a peculiar twisting strut, impossible to ordinary huntans. Drew labors under the ilelusion that he has Caruso beat a mile and ni,ghtly entertains (?) the neighbors by drowning the harsh notes of Taps with the sweet (?) strains of, In my Castle on the River Nile. When reciting, he modulates his voice to an attempted basso — Why, no one knows. Drew has been running ever since the day l efore he got here, but expects to stop after Finals. Is Drew a calic ' s man? We can only say that on the ealic paper used by him during his stay at V. M. I. could be written a complete history of the world. Matriculated, igo4. MembcrCadet Dialetic Liter- ary Society. Pri ate Co. C, ' 05, ' 06, ' 07, ' 08. 32