Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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Even dress is apt to inflame a man ' s opinion of himself. Home, Cobb, our tonsorial artist, so disfigured the locks of his patron ' s that the poor fellows were almost ashamed to go home for vacation. After having thus distorted them he eased their pains by means of his melodious voice. His lucky star favored him with a passion for athletics, as a consequence of which he shone in both soccer and base- ball. He had a sharp eye for every speck of dirt on his per- sonage, often gazing for hours to detect a flaw. May Cobb ' s voice and preciseness some day win him a wife who will appre- ciate his admirable talents. What a heard hast thou got! Thou hast more hair on thy lip than Dobbin, my fill-horse has on his tail. — Shakespeare. Kitty, a very intelligent fel- low, was one who never feared to voice his opinion. .He was a strong man of the class, develop- ing his muscle by steering the hot iron up and down trousers- legs until they shone. He con- ceived the idea that he could not drink beverages without having them strained, hence he culti- vated a cute little black mus- tache, for which reason he was often mistaken for a professor, providing he kept his fountain of wisdom closed. Probably he may some day be a professor of Physics. 21 William Kuhagen An aivkward man can never do ' justice to his intelligence, to his intentions, or to his actual merit. — Churchill. Herman, our tall, ungainly brother and an ardent lover (?) of Greek, was ever a favorite of Home, Sweet Home, or some attraction near there. His sev- enth and first day of every week were spent away from College, according to his statement a- round his father ' s hearth. His soothing melodies on the pipe- organ held every one spell-bound and when he played the piano, he moved his audience to tears or laughter at will. Success to him who leaves us. am indeed, sir, a surgeon to old shoes. — • . Caesar. Kuhagen, a cool and level- headed Bensenville lad, who was never honored with a nickname, was one of our pedagogues. In passing Kuhagen ' s shoeshop and noticing the steady and regular fall of the hammer, one could not be convinced that a master was at work; when passing the organ while Kuhagen was play- ing, however, one would imagine that he had attacked this instru- ment with his hammer, with the same ferocity, which he had be- fore displayed on the shoes. We hope that his future scholars will be as apt as he has proved him- self.

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Armin Hosto 7 there is anything hetter than to he loved, it is living. Anon. HiiUy, Cc ' ii)(ain and ex-mana- ger of track and treasurer of the class, won his fame thru physi- cal skill and was thus chosen as pilot for our ship, the Athletic Association. Hully ' s hole-proof socks held whole dozens of holes after being worn for a whole day. The complaint about these socks caused him much worry. Don ' t let these holes worry you, Hul- ly, ' ' worry about something worth while. A hjush is heautiful, but often inconvenient. — Goldoni. Bimbles never awoke with- out blushing, never washed with- out blushing, never crossed the campus without blushing, never masticated his food without blush- ing, never recited without blush- ing, never smiled without blush- ing, but never did he blush dur- ing his slumbers. Seldom was he heard, but when his tongue was loosed, lo, forth poured a stream of psychological and phil- osophical words and phrases. His words of wisdom will long be remembered. Among them, hut not one of them. — Byron. The twentieth century Greek translators could not compete with Read ' s ability in trans- lating Homer, for his transla- tions were invariably original. This Illinois lad was just the contrary of the Missouri repre- sentatives, who were disposed to tell fish stories. Kead was ever an adherent of the healthy maxim, Si tacuisses philosophus mansisses. But Kead is sure to succeed in later life, for still waters run deep. Youth holds no society with grief .—Euripides. Paul I., the infant of our class, who thru his coquettish actions always assumed the feminine role in dramatic productions, often perplexed the professors thru his interrogations and phil- osophical fancies. His girlish giggle was ever resounding thru the hall, often disappointing his light-headed class-mates, who ex- pected to find a fairer owner of this voice. May Paul ' s future calling place him where it will not be necessary for him to keep his trousers at high-water. ' '

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A talkative fellow may de com- pared to an unbraced drum, which beats a wise ' man out of his wits. — Fetham. Paul II. Paul! Paul! Such an eloquent flow of erudite dis- course! Thou art ever happy and contented, ambitious and gentlemanlike. Thou art surely a Webster number two, a dic- tionary, for as a dictionary is no connected story, so are thy words as a linkless chain. In thy flights of wonderful imag- ination thou hast often pictured thyself taking the place of the honorable Wm. J., but when a- roused from thy day-dreams, thou foundest thyself on the plat- form before the class, which was bursting with criticism over thy Ciceronian speeches. Never mind, Paul, keep it up; you will some day attain the rank of Cicero or even Wm. J. Fred McQueen Great talkers are like leaky vessels; everything runs out of them. — C. Simmons. Did you ever hear such a chat- terbox as Mack, ' alias Stub- by ? At times however, he was so sincere and sedate that he could easily have been mistaken for a country deacon or a rural parson. Latin classics, congrat- ulating themselves on a little rest, trembled whenever they noticed Mack ' s proximity. As an ardent Sunday-school worker, it is to him we owe our interest in Sunday-school work, for he start- ed our Teacher ' s Training class, the Philobiblicum. He was re- nowned as a critic, not of teach- ings, but of teachers. We ex- pect some day to see Mack as a founder of a home for deceased Latin poets. Comh down his hair; look, look! it stands upright again. Shakespeare. Al attained thru his dram- atic ability the presidency of the Literary Society. We do not undervalue his voice as a mem- ber of the College Quartette, for his bass notes, when rumb- ling up from his esophagus, caused us to applaud with ad- miration. He is greatly in- debted to the institution for placing a hall mirror near the main entrance; for who used it mere than he did? His auburn hemp, which he was everlast- ingly caressing, together with his deep voice, is sure to make him a favorite wherever he goes. Let us have peace! Ü. 8. Grant. Harty, even though he en- tered our ranks late, has won the favor of all students, great and small, tall and short, thin and stout. His lack of ability on the athletic field was more than counterbalanced by his a- chievements in the class room. Strutting about, pencil behind his ear, pad in hand, he was always ready to deliver those unwelcome bills. Bright and early every morning, also immediately after dinner, he cheerfully finds his way to some unknown part of town, where he he works; but from his affectionate ways we are led to tease our Harty. Alfred Meyer