Cogswell Polytechnical College - Cogswell Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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THE COGSWEL1 G. Roberts, meek and mild, Wfent to live in a country wild. There she grew to be so tall lVe'd never know her at all. Allison Eaton was wise and retiring. And had a good habit of true prophesying To her, lovers go XVhen they wish to know How to stop their poor hearts from weeping Carl Boldemann, bound to do the best, Once joined the movies in the XYest: But as his bills he would not pay. They fired him from his job one clay: But now he's king of a ''pay-as-you-enter, You'll fmd him each day at the Civic Center. The queen of hearts could sure bake tarts, But never like Miss Leasen. The pies and cakes that she does bake Are never out of season. A farmer's wife she spends her life, And here you have the reason. joe Pyne soon tired of city toilg He bought a tract of riches and soil. He looked around to ind a wife: And now he leads the simple life. Here's to our classmate, Martin I., Who dwelt in a suburb across the bayg As a preacher he teaches the Golden Rule, Wliicli means he keeps a Sunday Schoolg In Sausalito he is often seen, Wliere he is known as the Rev, Beane. Albert Zecker, a yachtsman became, And lately achieved some fame:- He rescued a girl, From a terrible swirl, And now she's taken his name. and sigfhin S 5

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THE COGSVVELL A. Carlson, better known as Red,,' Has recently signed up as a Fed Wfe know he'll make good, At least he shouldg If he don't he thinks he ought to be dead. lfVhen Stephenson's schooling came to an end, He wondered where his way would wendg He rovecl everywhere from Spain to Papeete, And finally became a German athlete. Scotch Bobby Duncan went to college, There much time he spent in search of knowledge He graduated and got a degree, And after his name signs the letters M. D. Now Reuben Spunn to college was sent, And on the study of politics bent. He soon became a graduate lad, And a head full of all sorts of knowledge He rode to the Senate in an automobile, But lost his job by an act of repeal. Our friend, Freddie Lyon, ls now sellin' an' buyin' Property that is realy If you want a choice lot, But don't know the spot, He'll take you in his automobile. Lena H. had traveled the wide world o'er, VVhen home she decided to stay once moreg But the plans she laid were laid too soon, For she's sailed upon her honeymoon. f'Spike Hansen has sprung a surprise on his He has mastered the latest steps and bends, He has hired a hall o'er a grocery store, VVhere he teaches the art of Terpsichore. Mr. Clisham, to Cogswell known, Got a job in the Panama zone. Getting mixed in the Mexican VVar, He now is seen no more. he hacl. friends

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THE COGSWELL There's Sophie Steimke, the girl who could smile She's now settled down on the banks of the Nile The reason for this you can plainly discern She's seeking a famous Egyptian urn. R. Lindberg's talent turned to invention, His greatest works deserve some mention: He invented a doughnut without any hole, And also a wheel that wouldn't roll. The next, a young man, jeff 0'Brien, Who spent most of his time a 'gsighin' g He went very deep, In the study of sheep, And has found why they lie down when dyin In a building near the very top, Elsie Rippe has opened a beauty shop, And if to die homely you fear is your fate, Hasten to Elsie's before it's too late, For however bad may be your case, You are guaranteed a beautiful face. Line johnson swam across the ocean, Wfith one idea: to reach by motion Honolulu the day after the one he started, And if heis there yet hels not departed. Irma Grauerholz became a teacher And soon she met a man named Beecher, She became his wife, And for the rest of her life Had as a husband an excellent preacher. Lillian Ridley, we all remember Was charming, sweet and very tenderg She has become proud fashion's dictator, And now all the women to her whims do cater Urwin Merriman has become a show man, At which trade he excels. He employs everything from African bowmen To the pretty society belleg,