Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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.HLE- X ' r9 2 8 HENRY (Breezie) BRIESEMEISTER Schenectady. N. Y. You know Breezie; he is the fellow with the big fur coat. If he is not known for any other reason it will be for his ability to play the uke. His activities are of course not so limited that nothing else can be said. He seems to be the only one among us that has the power to fufill requirements without any visible effort. After all, this may be all part of his pet theory, that of economy of effort. We have often wondered what he would do if music should suddenly dis- appear from the earth. It is thought that this desire has lead him to his ability as a radiotrician, know. the extent of which we all Like his room-mate he is a glutton for punishment. He has managed to exist four years without a change. Although their ideas and characteristics constantly clash they have not as yet come to blows. Among other accomplishments Breezie was one of the founders of the German Club, one time photographer, and rest cure OTTO FISHER Bensenville. 111. The man in the ranks of the seniors everyone looks up to. Men possessed of unusual characters are always looked up to — and such a person is Fisher with his 6 feet and 2 inches of corporeal length. But it is not only for his great height that Fisher is admired. Another very notice- able feature of this giant is his dwarf-like air of self importance. Quiet and unobtru- sive, but always cheerful and ready to par- ticipate in clean fun. Otto Fisher was liked by every man of us who knew him. It is regrettable that his home is so near our campus because that allowed him to live there and took him away from extra-curri- cular activities here on the campus. More men of his ready and willing spirit of co- operation are needed at Elmhurst. Otto spent the first year of college at Northwestern University before deciding to come to Elmhurst. He lacks only a few hours credit for receiving B. S. degree. Otto expects to take up the study of medicine and we wish him much success in his under- taking. Tzventy-nine

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(HiuBB of 192H ERE we stand, the remnant of a once mighty band. Out of the thirty- odd freshmen of four years ago only nine have been able to survive the toil of the years. And I think that we can truthfully say that this has been a case of survival of the fittest. In thinking of the Seniors I think less of a class than of a group of distinct individuals — great men of an age can never be classified in one category. So the Seniors of this year have never functioned admirably as a class. In the first meeting of the class it was decided to do away with all traditional meaning- less formality. Hence Seniors pictured in caps and gowns will not be found in the Elms and in various other ways we have lived up to our motto of breaking away from old traditions. Since our class is a number of individuals instead of a single unit, I wish to speak of each member separately. Otto Fisher, like King Saul, stands head and shoulders over all the people. Like so many big men Ot carries his big- ness into his inner-self also. His kindliness is as rare as it is pleasing. In every group there should be some severe critic of men ' s activities. Such a caustic individual is Pete — he furnished the necessary leaven to keep sweet the dough of senior sophistication so often in danger of becoming stale. One of our professors said to me some time ago Briesemeister can ' if he ' will ' . We are confident that Henry will do the great things that he is capable of doing. Everything King Midas touched turned into gold and everything that Dan Lang takes in hand begins to hum. Dan ' s ambitions and energy should become proverbial. Wit Is the spice of life, and as long as Ewald is anywhere near you need not fear that life will be flavorless. Teddy Schultz is the youngest and jolliest of our crew — always bubbling over with something or other. His high enthusiasm occasionally got him into scrapes. Don ' t be discouraged Teddy — only the average man is properly appreciated. Irv ' delights in taking digs a t everything and everybody. The Fake was no longer a fake after he became fakir. Al is an all around man but if he has any outstanding trait it is his ability to guzzle beer ala Salamander. I can say little about myself except that I take a devilish delight in dis- agreeing with folks. So here ' s hoping someone will disagree with what I have said. Take heed old world, we have arrived and from now on things will be different. O. SCHROEDEL. CLASS OFFICERS Paul Sonderegger President O. Schroedel Secretary Twenty-eight

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ALBERT GONSER Hale Corners, Wisconsin Al. came to us from Hale, Corners, Wis. and frequently made week , end trips to his home town. .n- ns f Al. was one of thoseJ •i Happy-go-lucky fellows who never let his studies interfere with his college education. He was an au- thority on Eords. radios and German liter- ature. His interest could always aroused by offering to sell him a cheap secsnd-hand Ford or radio. In these deals, wi some- times caught glimpses of a strain of Semitic blood in his veins, for no one, but he, ever got the better end of the deal. Al. ' s interest in German literature was manifested by his ardent devotioi to the activities of the German Club ' : (where they guzzled beer and cracked German); It was hard to get intimate with Al. but once the ice was broken, he became very amiable and f ull qf jcintrijating , wit and WILLIAM A. J. HALFTER Cincinnati, Ohio Bill is not the ordinary type of fellow, and is consequently not always understood by his fellow classmates. He likes to dive into philosophy and to air his own opinions, to which he usually gives a philosophical trend. The four words: pessimism, sarcastic, aristocratic and studious, characterize Bill fairly well. Women play no role in Bill ' s life. In fact he says that all women do is to spur a man on to travel all summer in order to flee from them. He wishes to remain a bachelor all his life, but we would hate to predict what will happen when the right woman comes into his life. Bill spent three years at Elmhurst and in that time earned enough credits to enable his completing his work at Eden Seminary ry -earn his degree from Elmhurst. often feels that he is not of the SrglpSiLXype. but he is supremely the preacher. He was continually moralizing, and we feel that he will soon find himself in the field of the mlnistt ; Thirty