18 THE VILLANOVAN mysteria" on his piano is positively uncanny. Nevertheless, the class of 1918 will miss old "Cal's" entertainment, and exceedingly regret his departure. Paul A. O'Bsiex, B. S. "Paul" ^'Columbia gem of the ocean." Paul comes from Marietta, Pa. While toast- ing his pedal extremities on the big stove of the Marietta store where he was clerk, "Obie" decided to becdfhe an electrical engineer. Hence his arrival at <strong>Villanova</strong>, where at a "Gobble Gobble" meeting he gained immediate recogni- tion as an orator, but for ever after held his peace. Paul, one of the youngest and the brightest in the class, was the first to join Uncle Sam's forces. (Infantry, Camp Meade.) His char- acteristic working ability soon raised him to the rank of sergeant, and at the present time he is on his way towards receiving a commission. Paul was first in his class as a student, and twice won the engineering society medal. He is one of the most deservedly popular boys at <strong>Villanova</strong> and will long be rem.embered in the halls of his Alma Mater. Harry M. Towhey, B.S. "Old Man <strong>Villanova</strong>" Born and bred in the coal fields, Harry soon tired of his native haunts and determined to live abroad. Thus it was that he took up his residence in the nation's playground, which now boasts of him as one of her prominent citizens. Yes, Harry is a loyal New Jerseyite and has spent weary hours explaining to his fellow classmates the splendid work of the anti-mosquito commission in his adopted state. Harr)' first came to <strong>Villanova</strong> in 1911, and after a three-year sojourn in the Prep. School entered the engineering department in 1914. Due to his long residence here, he had become very familiar with the highways and byways of the neighborhood and he always took extreme delight in pointing out to the "freshies" such points of interest as "Hogan's Alley," "Mur- derer's Row," "The Tower," etc. (We doubt very much if there are many square feet of ground within a radius of several miles, which have not felt the imprint of his shoes.) Only recently Harry took up dancing as a diversion and this, together with his vocal abili- ties, has gained him quite a reputation in Villa- nova society. He has also gained some promi- nence in athletic circles due to the splendid m^anner in which he helped to pilot the famous "Neversweats" to a successful season this year. Harry's aspirations run along lines electrical and he is now an electrical member of Uncle Sam's Engineer Reserve Corps; so, for the present, Dr. Steinmetz need have no worry. But "when the dove of peace flies over the land," we are going to look for big things from him and the Class of 1918 certainly wishes him success in every undertaking. That he will be long remembered at <strong>Villanova</strong> we have no doubt, for constant association has made him almost an integral part of the place. Francis Earl O'Bryan, A. B. "O'Bie" "As merry as the day is lo7ig." "O'Bie" comes all the way from Mechanic- ville, and actually admits the fact. But, if all his townsmen are imbued with the same good nature he himself possesses, then Mechanic- ville cannot be such a terrible place after all. We mention Francis Earl's good nature,—but we m.ight add that he is the most vociferously jolly man in the class. Usually, in his frequent and unrestrainable cachinnation outbursts, his em^ergency brake is a handkerchief rammed into his talking machine, while his body shakes, and the mufiiled machine wheezes like a regular "Henry." There has always been an air of mystery about "O'Bie,"— l)ut of late conjectures concerning him have increased, owing to the frequent presence of a big stranger automobile. The mystery, it seems, is all the more inexplicable owing to the fact that it is a seven-passenger affair, and much too large for two. Frank's good nature was ahva>"s appreciated and we will miss him greatly, for it is a pleasure to call him class-m.ate.
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