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

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 H M TEE fi.920 HMF' ’ “ ' yim.m,| AW Z , QUaas Bnittga The class of 1920 is a fusion of the best material of several classes bound together by pep and loyalty. This pep and loyalty is the direct result of numerous class meetings held during law periods. These law periods, were chosen for this purpose, because we wanted to practice parlimentarv pro- cedure. after listening to Prof. Ball's previous experiences which occurred while he practiced law in the thriving metropolis of Illinois—Pontiac. These meetings were always called for some definite purpose, such as the election of officers or other necessary evils. However, they always ended in a deci- sion in favor of some social function, such as the class dance. This dance was the headliner of a number of brilliant series of social events, which will continue to take place throughout our senior year. This event took place on the twentieth day of November in the Wisconsin Players Hall, and was attended by the class members and their friends. The evening was spent in dancing to the good music furnished by our saxaphone artist Mr. Rogers, who is a master at producing “jazz” music. The Jazz Music was enjoyed by all of us. and especially by Mr. and Mrs. Hartman, whenever it happened to be a waltz. The waltzing turned to sail ng when Stransky and Wickus brought in the punch. The punch, although lacking a kick, seemed to cheer and inebriate, in fact it was so good that several of the “tuffer” element of our class finished it in their room, much to the disgust of the rest of the members. Several of the dancers had a little party, given in honor of Mr. Ralph Wickus by—well, we all understand the situation. Mr. Wickus hails from the wilds of Baraboo, but please let this statement cast no reflections upon the party. This party was a very pretty affair and the beauty was greatly improved upon by Mr. Greve, who added a little local coloring in the form of deep crimson blushes. Besides dancers we have several noted athletes in the class, and to show our appreciation the class stands 100% in the athletic association. 'The other activities are the A. I. E. E. and the Phi Delta Omega societies. In the A. I. 1C. E. we have a 100% membership. The assistant chairman, the highest student officer, is one of our class. Mr. Lowcock. please bow and collect the flowers. Speaking of flowers, Mr. Greve has a couple of roses coining for being secretary of the Phi Delta Omega society. 'These few flow- ers arc nothing in comparison to those which the School owes the senior engineers for the wonderful aggressiveness and pep shown in all the school activities. G. R. H. H. E. G. Prof. Boyce (in electrochemistry) : “In a bad storage battery, which is the positive element?” Zeunert (after deep thought): “The zinc.” St p if

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i THE i p2(0 EHF ■' ..A» U f IF— If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise; If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same: If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools; If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss: If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: Hold on!” If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue. Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you. If all men count with you. but none too much: If you can (ill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it. And—which is more—you’ll be a Man. my son! From Kipling. -pm Page Seventy-eight

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 '•' • THE EMF k THINKING If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don’t. If you'd like to win, but think you can’t, It’s almost a cinch you won't. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost. For out of the world we find Success begins with a fellow’s will, It’s all in the state of mind. If you think you’re outclassed, you are; You’ve got to think to rise. You’ve got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize. Life’s battles don’t always go To the stronger or faster man; But soon or late the man who wins Is the one who thinks he can. fj CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH At last our class begins to improve in every respect, which only rcllects to our own benefit and credit. We are improving because we are realizing that education is not the whole foundation of success. 'The foundations upon which true manhood lies, must be: first, cemented together with the other one, Education, “and then we shall be ready to erect the building of” “Success.” In other words, success goes hand in hand with true manhood and education. To build success on education alone will give the same disastrous results as to erect a house on ice. Let’s, then, make this and the following terms successful ones by living up to the standards of true manhood and by falling in love with our books. “Graduation Day” is not very far off any more, and the greater our efforts and application to our studies, the more successful will be that glorious and happy day. Many days of hard work arc still ahead of us, probably many “ups” and “downs,” too, but with all our good New Year’s resolutions, we will be, at the end, victorious in our struggle for the “B. S.” Page Eighty