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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 «j w 4 -i3MEjp20 EHF -.J5SS M ri Ve have all heard of small towns producing great men, but Barron, as the name implies, has been unable to fulfill his duty to the world. It is the hcighth of Blassingham's ambition to return home to his fellow strugglcrs and show them that his birthplace and home at least produced the makings of a great man, surpassed only by Will. Jennings Bryan. Blassingham is an ardent worker for the cause of grape-juice. He was Creston's donation to us, so we must keep our watchful eyes upon him. We lost track of him the second week in January, and Rip Van Winkle had absolutely nothing on him when he returned to our midst. His beard was shaggy and his knees were weak, and we thought he had contract- ed the dreadful sleeping sickness. Fellows, keep your eyes on “Daddy” Davis and don’t let him stray out too late another night for fear we lose him. When it comes to making connections and applying O. K.’s, we all take off our hats to Ellison. But his ambitions will never be satisfied until he is Eddy’s assistant in Prof. Bovee’s office. They are both good men—do nothing but work—that’s the reason we know so little about them. Wickus is a lad whose middle name should be punctuality. He knows the State St. car schedule better than he knows Ohm’s Law. One thing he does miss and that is his train connections at Madison. How he comes to miss this particular connection with only a fifteen minute interval between trains is something that he will not explain. Ralph is another one of the our boys who has to go home every week-end, so we imagine that it is rather in- convenient for him to miss his train every time. He has our sympathy, and if he wishes our congratulations we will be glad to extend them to him. Z is for Zeunert. who lives in Cedarburg. We were never in Cedarburg, but it must be quite a place, for “O. W.” sometimes takes a little trip up there. Eugene will surely be a good engineer. He is also getting to be quite a social personage, but lie still gets a little fussed while introducing his friends. Rogers had been in the habit of excusing himself from Mr. Bovee’s class as he had taken the work already. One day as he was about to leave Mr. Bovec said: “You’d better stay in class, Rogers. You might learn some- thing.” Have you noticed how privileged Alborn is in Mr. Bovee’s class? always has a front seat. Reason: caution. He One day in the lab. Huebner was reading the volts across the armature of a machine under test. About half way through the test it was found that the voltage would have to be changed from 240 to 120. Huebner had been reading the volts as 148. and when the change was made to 120 the meter did not change at all. Huebner had connected the leads across the field and was wondering what the-trouble was. “How did you come out on that surprise exam?” “Oh! it knocked me cold.” “How is that?” “Somewhere below zero.” Page Seventy