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

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THE COGSWELL Th ere's Edmund Powers- He sought for hours To find a way to wealth. He roamed the hills And never took pills And found he was rich in health. Margaret MacMurray was early married, But in this life she has not tarried, For now she runs 21 large hotel And is succeeding very well. Arthur Jacobsen for the ocean did yearn. And found a good way his living to earn. He built a large boat, XYith ten it would float, And now he has money to burn. Slowly bashful and bashfully slow Is Chester Kirkpatrick, whom you all know. But you remember the Tortoise and Hare- Some day our Chester will surely get there! Now Herman Hanson is a clown in a circus His queer imagination at last has full play: He's all dressed up in motley, grease paint and colors, And to make people laugh he always has a new xx ay

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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,

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57 1 W Wk X Y f f I5 4 ff? Q Q 9 R4 H Q, X f 'I fl 'l NN X Q N f T GKW' I fa 8 - I Q 4 ., si 2 'W If E195 aa. XW . 153 ' Wi fly , ' fl -,xx . f VVith the passing of the class of 1914, the 1915 class comes into its own. After three years of education in every phase of high school life, the juniors are well fitted to take up the responsibility of Senior life. Always ready to uphold the fair name of Cogswell and the Fair numeral, 1915, our class is confident of success. Seniors, just a word in farewell. Strong in number, ever active in school affairs, always loyal in spirit, yours is, indeed, a class of which to be proud. Wfhen, after four years of faithful work, you pass from Cogswell's doors, graduates, you carry with you the best wishes of the Class of 1915. Through the efficiency of its officers and the co-operation of the class, the '15 class has enjoyed three years of prosperity. The officers elected at the beginning of the fall semester were: Meredith Lewis, Presidentg James Wiiiston, Vice-President, Ella Gumni, Secretary, Margaret Hansen, Treas- urer, Robert Eschen, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Thelma Raspadore and Edward McDonald, Representatives. W7hen their time expired the following stu- dents were elected: Edward McDonald, President, Elmer Forsyth, Vice- Presidentg Sophie Trost, Secretary, Henry Roberts, Treasurer, Ivan Bean, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Frances Vlfagner and Mervin Gunzendorfer, Repre- sentatives. A committee has been appointed to have charge of a social affair to be given before vacation. The members of this committee are Gladys Schulte, Sophie Trost, Minna Toloski, Edward McDonald, Ernest Bridgett, Stuart Johnson and Herman Hauser. The Exposition girls have always taken a lively interest in school and class activities. Almost every girl is an adept at some sport. Tennis, in particular, has many loyal followers. As no tennis interclass has been held this term, Frances VVagner and Sophie Trost are the acknowledged tennis champions, having won their block numerals in the last interclass.