Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Charles C. Beowx St. Louis, Mo. Matriculated 1906; Private Company C (4) ; Corporal Company C (3) ; Sergeant Company C (2) ; Lieutenant Company C ; Lieutenant Com- pany D ( 1 ) ; Manager Basket-Bali Team ( 1 ) ; Class Football Team ( 1 ) ; Class Secretary ( 1 ) ; Committee Final Ball (4), (3); Marshal Final Ball; Marshal Final German; Bomb Staff. Charlie, Hook Beak. His claims to the title of philosopher rest on a statement he made when a letter from St. Louis reached him — Don ' t get kicked, boys; get off, like I did. Is great on making change; he gave out a five for a one at a basket-ball game, an action little in harmony with what one might expect after one looks at his nose. The only password he needs is three knocks and a scratch, which he uses three times a week, regularly. He was hilarious once — note that once only is not used — and passed to the sprinkler with the memorable words, Never again, boys, as he leaned from the window. .Iaiik.s Paitkeuson Caj ehy Lafayette, La. Matriculated 1906; Private Company A (4) ; Corporal Company A (3) ; Sergeant Company D (2); First Lieutenant Company B (1); Class Football Team (3); Scrub (2); Varsity Sub (1); Class Baseball Team (3), (2) ; Captain (1) ; Basket- Ball Team ( 1 ) ; President Tennis Club ; Committee Final Ball; Marshal Final German; Bomb Staff. Tiniber Wolf, Oaf, Green Hair, J. P. C Reared to manhood (?) in the timbers of South- ern Louisiana, he thought on becoming of age that he would go for an education. Accordingly he dropped in at the Institute in the fall of 1906, and since that time he has been trying to find why the external forces are equal to the internal stresses. In walking or standing at attention his toes are always inclined inward, hut his greatest distinction is his green hair, by which he is always recognized. He once went to sleep on the parade ground and a, cow, mistaking his lovely locks for grass, tried to eat them.

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Allmaxh Matteson Blow Ware Keek, Va. Private Company D (4) ; Corporal Company D (3); Sergeant Company C (2); First Lien- tenant Company A (1); Marsha] Final Ball: Marshal Final German ; Basket-Ball Team, (1 ) ; Class Baseball Team. Rusty, Martini, Margolius, Brush, Old Salt. In the fall of 1906 this varmint drifted into Lexington in the shape of an innocent-looking, flaxen- haired youth from some place on the east coast of Virginia he calls Ware Neck (not on the map). It is an unsolved mystery to him how a cotton-top can grow a red beard. His love for boats extends to such a degree that he once tried to sail a horse to Natural Bridge, but not shifting in time found the ground harder than water. For the last four years he has been trying to decide between Denver girls and Vir- ginia girls, but since trailing has come into the game, the matter has been definitely settled. Git to the main-tree and reef the Hizeen Royal, you, to the jigger. illiam Fairbanks Bowk Augusta, Ga. Matriculated 1906; Private Company A (4) ; Corporal Company I ( 3 ) ; Private Company D (2) ; Sergeant Company A (2) ; Private Company A ( 1 ) ; Second Lieutenant Company A ( 1 ) ; Class Football Team (3) ; Scrubs- (2) ; Varsity Sub. (1); Bomb Staff; Marshall Final Ball; Marshall Final German. ' Tessie, Mellin ' s Food, Pretty Boy. This blushing specimen from Georgia keeps his roommates continually whistling for the purp. He even claims to have laid thirty thousand brick a day. Has frequently flooded Uncle Sam ' s mail with post cards. Although he has never succumbed to the wiles of three knocks and a scratch, he is a champion hoister with the bed straps. His winning smile and rosy cheeks make calic easj ' victims. On his last trip to Lynchburg he pulled off a big one by at- tempting to smoke a cigarette. He has a magnificent voice and may often be heard, accompanied by his mandolin, serenading his admiring ( ?) roommates. Oh, shucks! Bourn in Georgia

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Charles Button Coulbourn Walker ' s Ford, Va. Matriculated 1906; Private Company D (4) ; Corporal Company A (3) ; Sergeant Company C (2); First Lieutenant Company F (1); Cadet Staff; Marshal Final German; Editor-in-Chief The Bomd. Button, Charlie, Speedy. This eccentric, red-headed country boy landed in our midst in 190C and has ever since been trying to show his varied accomplishments. When a rat Button resolved to run for Corporal, so he bought a set of extra good ( ?) accoutrements. Note: He hasn ' t run since. Upon becoming a first classman he determined to shine in the social world and made his debut at the New Year ' s Hop. Easter found him a confirmed calie man, but owing to an unfor- tunate after-taps conversation with Dal, he was unavoidably detained in 62 the Sunday after, and was compelled to converse with the fairer sex from the window. He is undecided as to his future home but says that the Capitol city is the most probable, provided — Cut out that — noise. I want to sleep. amin Franklin Crowson Parksley, Va. Matriculated 1906; Private Company D (4); Corporal Company D (3) ; Sergeant Company B (2); Quartermaster (1); Member Court of Honor (3), (2); Vice-President and President Class (2); President (1); Secretary Y. M. C. A. (3); Vice- President (2); President (1); Marshal Final Ball; Marshal Final German; Cadet Staff; Bomb Staff; Valedictorian. Krouse, Eomitz, Ben. This sergeant, who is slightly slew-footed and whose name begins with a C, sir, found his way to V. M. I. from the fertile ( ?) sand dunes of Accomac by way of the N. Y. P. N. and across the Bay. Tutored by the fertile brain of Beverly D. he was introduced into the world of poets and songsters where he has since made himself famous by long practice on Ezekiel Jeremiah Bond. He has a well-known reputation as a fisher of men Why don ' t you bite, Ball?