Milwaukee School of Engineering - EMF Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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...MM m M i%v 1 wmi. ' ’'« «y «Lj’TlE i92d EMF' THE CLASS PRESIDENT In order that one may be a good president, irrespective of the nature of the body of men he presides over, lie must be blessed with an innumerable ag- gregation of virtues among which are the following: Eloquence under all con- ditions: good tempered (on account of the abuse usually heaped oh an ex- ecutive) ; ability to smoke all brands of hemp; and he must be well versed in the gentle art of “shooting crap” as well as have a fair knowledge of “penny ante.” The aforementioned are only a few suggestions but will enable the readers to understand readily, the importance of the situation. Never-the-less it has been our good fortune to find one, who answers well to these characteristics and possesses one of the heaviest lines in the entire college. He has been succssful. while casting the said line, in dragging in an executive position in the American Legion, which he still holds. We, the class, are not unappreciative of the efforts of the honorable A. Y. Merriam and his efforts shall not be in vain. It has been resolved that as soon as we can locate a good, cheap, second-hand medal in good condition, it will be purchased to decorate his manly chest. Y. F. H. TI-IE VICE-PRESIDENT The vice president, be it said with all the respect due his office, has a bloomin’ snap. His duties are to keep still and wait patiently until some- thing happens to the president; meanwhile his enormous salary rolls on and on and the president never misses a session. Our vice president’s chief source of amusement is derived from kidding the waitresses at a certain well known restaurant. The pastime is indulged in by quite a number of the student body but A. W. Davis takes first prize. Many an evening when all was quiet and serene, did the antics of our hero cause some curly haired waitress to disfigure the shoulders of some unsuspecting patron with a favorite brand of goulash, the misfortune bring- ing a round of laughter and snickers of fiendish glee from the entire house. His unusual ability at charming the gentler sex may, however, be account- ed for by the fact that he was in the service of our Uncle Samuel as a gob. Those of the readers who have heard of the reputation of this branch of the service will no doubt understand the situation. As a V. P. he’s O. K.—always silent. W. F. H. THE CLASS SECRETARY Many bright days have been the result of a friendship formed between the .secretary and myself and these enable me to eulogize him with entire disregard of my labors after he has read this. Born in Greece and coming to the U. S. during his early youth, he brought with him a sunny disposition and an unquenchable thirst, the latter quality being the cause for his ultimate permanent residence in Milwaukee. How- ever, in order that the reader may not draw an erroneous conclusion it might be well to explain that it was a thirst for knowledge, and if I am any judge he certainly has an uncanny way of soaking it up. He has been especially prominent in school athletics; especially in wres- tling, (for which he was decorated on the chest) with two medals in boxing, (for which he was decorated on the eye.) -----OKZZZMl ’t ppzzfrrri Page One Hundred Forty-four

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 THE 1192© EMF - While attending the School of-Practical Electricity he was awarded a scholarship medal. Touching on the social side of our friend's life. I might say his tendencies with respect to the gentler sex are not spontaneous as those of our vice- president. but require a little encouragement albeit, he has been reputed as being “not so slow. THE CLASS EDITOR Although the class editor writes and compiles most of the material for the class section of the annual, he docs not take advantage of the power vested upon him for his own benefit. By that is meant that he does not take the opportunity to give himself wide publicity in the annual. The editor's main object is to give publicity to his classmates; so he writes a line of “gags” about them and gets away with it until the men in question read the con- tents after the annual is published. While we admire his office we would not want to be in his shoes after the publication has reached some members of the class. As 1 have cultivated a close friendship with the editor, Mr. W. F. Hclwig, I hope that he has spared me from performing any unnecessary cere- monies in the near future. Our acquaintance dates back to the days in the School of Practical Electricity. There I had the pleasure of looking him over in his cow- boy outfit when he first came to the school. Yes. he hails from the West; his home is in Great Falls, Mont. Of course, now he makes Milwaukee his temporary home, and while Milwaukee’s famous was still on the market, lie liked to live here. But since the decimal point drinks took the place of the beer, lie likes Milwaukee so much that he spends his vacations in Montana. Besides being a humorist of the Mark Twain type, Mr. Helwig is an ac- complished violinist. During the early stages of his musical career, the neighbors, many times, would ask to borrow Frank’s violin; not because they wanted to play on it, but just to keep our virtuoso from disturbing the quiet atmosphere of the neighborhood. His first tunes were so melodious that they proved fatal for the cats and dogs of the neighborhood. But you ought to hear Frank now—practice makes perfect. Among his numerous ambitions there is. or rather was, one of which we shall make special mention. He once entertained the idea of growing a mus- tache, but after a month’s earnest trial he abandoned the idea. Probably the soil was not fertile enough for such a purpose. In concluding, while we prognosticate a great future for our worthy edi- tor. we find that lie has at least one fault, that is he likes pancakes; in fact he eats too many of them. This may serve as a hint for someone who. in the future, may be interested in his diet. P. P. S. 1 Page One Hundred Forty-five