The Washington times., 1904-06-15
NAMES OF CADETS
At WEST POINT
Pet Titles Given One An
other by Students,
DECORATED BY ~HoWITzER'
Laughable Verses Written at the Ex-
Pense of the Washington Contin-
gent at Academy.


West Point is fertile soil for nick
names. The cadet who is known to his
classmates by the nomenclature his par
ents inflicted upon him at the baptismal
iont Is the exception. OF this years
graduating class only one member. Mer-
rill bllicott Spalding, of Concordia KAN.
passed through the school without a
school name. He was always called
Merrill and as a result was a marked
man.
\ glance at THE Howitzer" the an
nual publication of the class Of 1904.
shows a variety Of pet names which
doubtless Jar on the nerves Of fond
mothers who loaded their offspring down
with Algernon. Percy. Harold. and other
endearing appendages with "a Laura
Jean Libbey flavor
Washington Contingent.
The young WashingtOuians who fin
ished this year at West Point had an in
teresting array of titles Roger Derby
Black was dubbed ''Roge." William
vaulx Carter. son of Gen. William Fl.
Carter. who was on duty in Washington
until a few months ago. has always
been known at the Academy as Nick. 70
in honor Of the famous Nick Carter yell
lowbacks.
James Scott Greene. the son of Lieut.
Col. Henry A. Greene. of the army. Is
Gloomy Gus" in the language OF the
academy. Francis Webster Honeycutt
had the names Honey and Dan" and
Charles Sherman Hoyt was called Cen
eral' because of his relationship to the
late General Sherman. Henry Joseph
Reilly was dubbed p. o." "Wufte~
was the title borne by William Fitzhugh
Lee Simpson, son OF Col William A.
Simpson, Of Washington. now serving
as adjutant general in the Philippines.
Innis Palmer Swift is ''Pammer' to his
classmates.
His Mount in Verse.
THE Howitzer" gives the following
description Of Roger Derby Black in
verse:
a Ridoid is r. Derby Black.
At stunts little 90 form does he lack.
When the Captain says mount there S
a puff and a fount
But nauSht on the animals back
In prose Black is described as follows
Much ado about nothing. A great con-
Nersauonalist and calamity howler.
When started. has been known to do his
hundred II minute with ease. never
lacks something 10 say, but only some
ID.
who sometimes grows eloquent con-
pares his riding 10 a pile-driver on an
unstable foundation. His 1'gure is
neither handmade nor tailOr-.nade but I
has made an impression on everyone. !
even the tanbark
About Nick Carter.
or William vauix Carter. THE Howit-
ger. contains the following rhymes:
AT baseball Nick Carriers quite fine. !
Pitching low balls is right in his line.
When he stands in the box, then every I
one knocks.
And says he's the worst on the nine"
His personal appearance is described |
thus.
His soft dark ewes and raven locks are /
the inspiration Of the femmes and the /
ingenuity OF man"
Gloomy Gus" Greene is the subject |
of the following verses.
"A spoOnoid is Jimmie S. Greene.
The most scandalous West Point has |
He spoons all L. P.'s. tends 3 O'Clock
teass
And tells the girls lots he don't mean.
Hoyt's Bald Head.
Charles Sherman Hoyt's badness in
spired the following verses. which are
poor advertising for hair restoratives.
"Of hair oils he has a large stock,
OF hair be has hardly a lock
Spite Of measures heroic, this baldhead-
ed stcfc.
Can't make his hair grow on mis- block.
The following sentence is selected from
the prose comment. concerning young
Hoyt in the 'Howitzer:" between
looking up advertisements for hair reno
vators. and anti-fat cures he has become
prematurely old. but he hopes he may
succeed In finding the fountain OF
youth.
Walker and TalI6er.
OF William Fitzhugh Lee Simpson
the "Howitzer utters the following
rhymes
Wee Willie is one Of the boys.
His clothes press is plum fun of toys |
Hes a long winded talker, likewise
great walker.
And dancing is one Of his joys"
Talking IS Simpsons greatest accom-
plishment. an accomplishment so marked
That poetry could not describe IL ade-
guately- 50 the editors Of the How
ltzef supplemented the rhymes with
He loves TO talk and does talk: never
falling TO set the last word I'm every
a. gument The only thing that ever
got the better Of him was an echo"
Some Enduring Names.
Students Of the psychology Of names
would do wei 10 scan the pages OF the
"Howitzer' carefully for striking ex-
ampies Of the laws OF suggestion and
George r. Alin. OF Iowa.
bears the euphoniOus title Of Viola. "
Gordon Rives Cats. OF Alabama. IS Kit
~. and Donald Cameron Cubbison. OF Z
Kansas. is Carrie Nation" Arthur
James Davis. Of Idaho. Is Coyote. F." :
Charles Andrew Meals. Of Nebraska. Is
known as Three Square" Erie Martin ,
N ilson. 81 Kentucky, IS 'Pudd'n Head"