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

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s -TifflE 119: —»X Milwaukee’s only contribution to our class is Heubner, who is a very in- dustrious student and we doubt very much if Cutler-Hammer could do without him in their testing department. He attends all social functions that lie hears of and sometimes takes his friends along. Cutler-Hammer gave a Christmas party to which lie invited five of his friends. But what surprised us most was the announcement made the next morning. Rather confidentially he said, “Fellows, I’ve got a new sweetie now.” Well, George, “You win.” Lee is a man who likes good company, so he keeps his own company most of the time. A man of ideas, he sticks to them. One of his ideas is, as O. W. says: “Girls are the negative plates.” Lee thinks that his battery will work with only a positive plate. Your theory may be right, Lee. but it won’t work out in practice. It has been tested and proved by some of your class- mates. Greve and Groth—they cat together, sleep together, go to school together, and dance together, that is—together separately—if you grasp our meaning. All of their reports are in, and now they arc in the social whirl. Groth is our official shimmy dancer and Greve our little blushing rose. (Everyone wonders how two who are so different live together.) We all remember the first shimmy that Groth staged for us, and even Lyman gave him a call- ing down when he returned home in the wee hours of the morning. Weren't you really ashamed, Harry? If you have lost your pep, are feeling blue, ready to jump in the cold waters of Lake Michigan for some such insignificant reason as a death in the family, a bawling out by an instructor, or a bill due for your tuition, and wish to be cheered up in the most simple and pleasing manner, go to Goljen- boom and have him tell you a few stories. He is the best versed man of to-day in his line, (some line) and is always willing to let his supply of wit and humor flow forth to those who prove to be an.attentive audience. George is doing a good work, for the happiness of the students must be the first con- sideration. Has anyone ever noticed a certain one of our classmates wearing a very dejected, disgusted, or troubled look on his face? We’ve noticed Mr. Bovee insists on conversations with him, but that's not out of the ordinary; and be- sides, Gramzow’s so darned quiet anyway that he wouldn’t let us in on any- thing, even if it were not personal. We arc not inquisitive, but we would just like to know. Some fellows come to Milwaukee and stay for years without going home; others come and stay nine months or so. while still others deem it necessary to go home for the Christmas holidays, but who can find the reason for Stransky’s going home every week-end with never a miss? We know he is a home-loving young man, but even then, why so often? We at least hope you’ll remember each of your classmates with one of the announcements. Harold Percy Alborn, generally known as “Percy,” is a soldierly young gentleman from Wauwatosa. Now, from what we hear, Percy, in the Indian language, means Long Flair, and we venture to say that if Percy were an Indian he would rival the most comely brave with his beautiful raven locks. But who ever saw a red skin so studious and well versed in Magnetic Theory as Percy? All ye knowledge seekers, consult Percy. Walter. Page Sixty-eight

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Jmk 4920 emf —X--TL (lierm IX Rick is the mystery man of the class, lie always studies his lesson thor- oughly; so we'll, in fact, that Mr. Bovee sometimes thinks that it is he. and not George who has looked at the wrong lesson. In Laboratory George always watches the field current because it always stays constant. George is also what you might call a tourist. It is known that he has traveled to Bay View. Waukesha, North Milwaukee; and some say that he has even been as far as Palestine. The good part of it is that he always benefits by his travels by bringing something back with him. ’Sail right George, but we can’t get out of Milwaukee. We wonder how it seems to be a popular little Spanish student, with enough talent to get by on the 'Orpheum Circuit. Migueis has a voice like Caruso himself. With his little senioretta partner, a few of those Spanish dancing steps he has shown to us and a line or two of his noble and ever ready advice, he would surely be a riot on the stage. But Migueis don’t believe in riots, especially in the classroom, and is, consequently, making a very apt South American Engineer. From all appearances, Milwaukee will have a couple of very able and ambitious young representatives in the Orient in 1921. Rumors tell us that Ho Sam will represent a certain chemical firm of this city in that country, and that Lowcock will be right with him in the electrical trade. Now these particular dyes that Sam will handle, have proved themselves a success in the Burlesque Costume camouflage in Milwaukee, but!!!!—Are there anv Burlesque Shows in China. Sam? As for Hank’s line,—well we know how electrical goods will sell any place. Nevertheless, we, as your friends, wish you the best of success in your future trades, and as a word of encourage- ment. we will add. that in case of failure in China. Milwaukee has a few very good sites for Chop Suey Restaurants or Laundries, which, with you as proprietors, would receive our steady cash patronage. Rogers is our musician. His saxophone is his only pride and joy and when he talks to it. it talks right back with a vigorous flow of jazz. He can do anything with it but make it work calculus. When he performs that little stunt we arc all going to take music lessons. He and his gang furnish all of the jazz for the dances given by the different school organizations. We are beginning to believe that he would make a better musician than an en- gineer. Although Buchan is from Minnesota, he is by no means one of those persons for which Minnesota is so well noted. He came to Milwaukee in September, but it was on Hallowe’en that some one wrecked his he°.rt. He has been trying to get the said party ever since, making his attempts mostlv in the evenings. This should explain to Prof. Bovee why he is late almost every Monday morning. Page Sixty-seven

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