Capital University - Capitalian Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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Foreword HIS, the initial issue of the CAPITALIAN, marks the inception of a new spirit and the fulfillment of a long thwarted desire. Serious obstacles, seemingly insur- mountable, have deterred our predecessors from embarking upon a similar enter- prise. The first noteworthy attempt was that of the Publishing Association in the spring of 1913; but, because of difficulty in financing the publication, the project was abandoned. Such preliminary work, however, as was completed at that time, has since proved of material aid to the present management. To Mr. John Sheetz, ’13, special recognition is due for what at that time may have seemed to him to have been an unproductive effort. This fall a striking crystallization of sentiment in favor of such a publication com- pelled the attention of our Publishing Association. To avoid repetition of former mistakes, a committee was chosen to investigate thoroughly the possibility of success and upon a favor- able report the project was launched shortly before the Christmas vacation. Our publication is unique in that it is the work of the school as a whole, rather than that of any individual class. This innovation was necessitated by the paucity of members in the upper classes, and the fact that the members of graduating classes were already overburdened with numerous school duties. As this is the initial number, our treatment of the subject matter is, in many cases, quite unusual. The history of Capital University is of special interest and is a work of distinctive merit. It being our conviction that local humor too often is nothing more than personal insinuation and that at the best it is too transient for a publication of this nature will account for the lack of any distinctly humorous department. To the efforts of a part, rather than to the work of the entire staff, should the suc- cess of this annual be attributed. To Miss Lois Lenski we are much indebted for the excellent and tastefully executed captions. To the co-operation of the faculty and espe- cially of President O. Mees do we owe the impetus and confidence so necessary to the successful completion of our task. To our critics and for the student body itself we hope to have proved that if we take the proper initiative our accomplishments will far exceed the common estimate of our ability. And that this new spirit, thus instilled in our student body, will produce results in the future is our earnest hope. To you, our kind friends and readers, we give a glimpse of our student life, and hope that the merits of this, our first attempt, will, in your judgment, far outweigh the faults which you may find. 9

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Managing Editor Ernest O. Armbruster Assistant Editors j Walter F. Sheetz ( William H. Gysan Business Manager Henry F. Schuh Advertising Manager Aaron Ahn Circulation Manager Lammert Redelfs Department Editors Faculty Editor Walter O. Hauck Alumni Editor Paul W. Nesper Class Editors l Luther Spoehr i Edward Pflueger Organization Editors Leonhard Ludwig i Feodor Schmidt Athletic Editors William F. Schmidt i Carl Hemminghaus Literary (Historian) Ed.lor Carl E. Linder College Life Jacob Sause Harry Monesmith Clarence Meyers Top Row—E. Pflueger, L. Spochr, P. Nesper, C. Hemminghaus, W. Schmidt, C. Linder, C. Meyer, H. Monesmith, J. Sause, L. Redelfs, A. Ahn. BOTTOM Row—L. Ludwig, W. Hauck, E. O. Armbruster, W. Gysan, W. F. Scheetz, H. Schuh, F. Schmidt. 11