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In dining hall, when first classmen at his table fired questions at him, Sherman always knew the answers� and often in more detail than his seniors.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some of these first classmen were twenty-four years of age, others from twenty to twenty-two.

From Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

Mr. Fischer," he began, "I know it ain't customary for plebes to visit first classmen, and especially B. J. plebes.

From On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration by Sinclair, Upton

Then followed dress parade, after which came supper, and the first classmen at West Point were through with the last day of full duty in gray!

From Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

"But I want to get you and a half a dozen other representative first classmen together," wheedled Jordan.

From Dick Prescotts's Fourth Year at West Point Ready to Drop the Gray for Shoulder Straps by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)