Drexel Institute Engineering Department - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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MECHANICALS CContinuedD Now last, but not least, in bulk at any rate, and importance, too tif his own opinion counts for anythingj, comes Van de Mark, the loquacious president of the class. Wfhen it comes to selling foun- tain pens Vandy can tell you in three different languages at once that you are missing the opportunity of a lifetime if you do not buy one. NVe have great hopes for Vancly's future. They say a prophet is never respected in his own country. Perhaps some clay some country, such as-well, say Mexico, will recognize Yanclyfs- Worth and then he will come into his Own. SO

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Mechanicals. Wfhat? The Mechanicals? Wfell, they make themselves seen and heard. W'hether in the draw- ing-room, locker-room or laboratories, they are generally making things lively with their j ests and songs. At the beginning of the year we found we had a very small class, but we went manfully to work on Mechanics, Steam and Hydraulics. The latter subject gave us many, wet feet in the laboratory, where we had water forming jets, streams and small Niagaras. Wfhen the new oil engine came we had to turn in and help our classmates, the Civils Qwe call them very uncivil, sometimesj put in the concrete foundation. Some of us were outside bringing in crushed stone, sand, etc., while others were inside mixing the concrete. During a lull in our work we Qthe outside menj started to do acrobatic stunts on the Ludlow street iron gate. Here we were found ten or fifteen minutes later by our host, Mr. Smith, who invited us to come back to the more enjoya- ble C ?j crushed stone and cement stunts. If you should happen to come into the laboratory some Tuesday or Thursday afternoon you would see three fellows working together. You would notice that among them only one fellow had overalls on, and that even he had no jumper. lt would be impossible for anyone to tell you offhand which one this would be, because the three own only the one pair and they take turns wearing itf. These men are Lewis, Seyffert and jones. . If you should hear expressions such as 'fsquare heady' or Hknock off the corners flying around, you could right safely guess that Burrows and Wfinter were working somewhere near. Your nrst im- pression would be that they were quarreling, and possibly they are, but they both have very forgiv- ing dispositions, and thus they remain the best of friends. You now continue your inspection of the laboratory, and back in some corner, possibly, you find two men working very absorbedly on gas analysis, force of explosion of gaseous mixtures. etc. These men, Johnston and Thumlert, are authorities in this line. 'I 49

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