Ohio Mechanics Institute - OMIA Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Thomas R. Wallace, of Wallace 6; Co. Brokers, Oklahoma City, has recently been appointed ambassador to the Court of St. James. This was another case of the right man in the right place, as diplo- macy is the one thing he aint got nothinl else but. Earl F. Willis got WLW with his radio set the other evening thus fulfilling his fruitless labors of over thirty years. Perseverance wins in the endedoesnlt it? Edwin G. Wilson is a steadily plodding and successful electrical engineer. However, he is the original Hman of mysteryll and is probae bly working on some great invention that will startle the world Within the next few years. -Warren E. Leavitt. The old saying that everyone makes mistakes has been proven. Dr. Muncy made one this year. Dr. Muncy: tiMr. Decker, how does a lock-nut on a lathe work? Mr. Decker: tlI am no 'machinist. I refer you to Mr. Willis. Dr. Muncy: ttYou had better learn how it works, and how many other pieces work, for I do the referring in this classy Mr. Radermacher: HDr. Muncy, do you approve of slide rules? Dr. Muncy: No, they are all right for expert mathematicians. Mr. R.: I had one, but laid it aside because I can save time with out it. Dr. Muncy: HGood, you have more sense than I thought you had? Dr. Muncy: HWhen you begin to count, what is the first thing you say, Mr. Decker? Decker: The first thing I say is nothing. Dr. Muncy: What do you say first? Decker: thothingF Dr. Muncy: Thatls what the dead Indian said? Dr. Muncy: HMr. Lefevre, what is virtual velocity? Lefevre: Illl bite, what is it? Dr Muncy: Mr. Radermacher, can you discuss the Lenoir Cycle'Pl Radermacher: til can go from part to part by skipping some. Dr. Muncy: ItThatls as good as a monkey in a cage can doW Mr. Aulick: HWhat part of speech is the? Price: uPersonal pronoun except When used in laughter as the, hei.H Miss Noble passed some model letters to the class, but We noticed that they were all business letters. Bates may go with the Westinghouse Airbrake Co. Get fully equipped, Bates. Fromme broke his record. He was at school 3M2 days in one week. Fromme, Decatur, and Allain tried to fool the camera, but no use. It always takes what is in front of it. Snow tried to design a generator, but there were not enough books in the library; so it turned out to be an electric heater. A sigh, a groan, a squeak, a crash What is it? Smith in his tiGnashP Dr. Muncy: Which one of the first two problems is the easier, Mr. Willis '3 Mr. Willis: longer. Dr. Muncy: tiThey are about the same, only the iirst one is the easier'V Mr. Willis: tlYessirJi Dr. Muncy: Work the second one? HThey are about the same, only the second one is the Adam: iiHey, Eve, come down here for a minute. Eve: nI canlt, Pm A. W. 0. Us.

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the fellow that said, iNever do today that which you can put off until tomorrow? That fellow with the funny little bunch of hair on his upper lip is Mr. Fromme. I don : know much about him because he is not here very often. Say, old friend, I see that fellow Rader- masher listening to us, and as he cannot keep a secret. I guess we had better part. Pll see you again tomorrow. And the little mouse ran behind a pile of boxes and disappearezzI in a hole. Herbert Radermacher CLASS PROPHECY Let us transport ourselves to the year 1953 and look back in retrospect over a group of representative citizens who composed the graduating intensives of the class thirty years previously. We learn that: Le Roy J. Allain is in thew Awlins and bids fair to become one of the cityls leading electrical workers, if putting distilled Water in storage batteries may fall under that head. Rumor has it that he has now gotten a fair insight into elementary calculus, which report has not yet been verified. He is still working on his revolving-brush gen- erator. Earl W. Bates has returned to his old love-erailroading. It was while piloting the weekly train from Arskarsh to Appleton that he received the inspiration leading to the perfection of his now famous electrical thoti air-brake. Alfred G. Decatur is more fortunate than the rest. His superior mentality, so marked in school days, stood him in such good stead out in the world that he soon retired from business and is now heartily engaged in growing old gracefully. Roger E. Decker plodded for some years as a mechanical engineer on Ford rear axles until discovered by Billy Watson, the burlesque mag- nate, while en route through Lebanon. His natural ability attracted the big man, who engaged him as comedian. He is to start on the road next season with his own company, iiLingerie Lilies. Carl H. Englekamp, thesilienceXl tmeaning resistance to world, is jerking soda for Dowis. It is reported that he has made quite a success in this line of work. This report is, however, unverified. Arthur G. Fromme has passed to the great beyondesuddenly. It seemed that there was some kind of argument over a pinochle game and Art came out second best. Also feet First. The insurance men of the city, of whom he was one, gave him a grand turnout for the last sad rites. Arthur T. Kupferle has been making great progress in the field of radio research. His latest invention is the wireless bedspring, which he hopes to market soon. Fred Lefevre is Chief engineer on a steamboat 0n the St. Lawrence River. His facile French comes in handy in bossing a crew of Canucks. Walter Price is still the same hard working chap as always and one of the country's best architects. Herbert T. Radermacher is now chief engineer of one of Evans- villeis prominent public utilitieSeits street car. John A. Roberts, bashful and fastidious mechanical engineer, is doing nicely. While riding in an elevator some years ago, he saw That Girl standing in a corridor. Now if this thing only ran sideways, he soloquized, HI would go after her.,, The wish was father to the thought, and he became the inventor of this great boom to mankind. Earl C. Snow is a prominent lecturer on a Chautauqua Circuit. He is credited With being able to use more technical language and abstruse thought in the explanation of simple things than any other platfrom orator now living. We believe that his logical place is in the Senateeas a filibusterer he would be ne plus ultra. Andrew P. Stratman, the eminent toy manufacturer, still regrets that Dr. Muncy proved that perpetual motion is impossible. It seems that he was discouraged in his quest just at a time when success was just around the corner. Paul M. Summers made good his threat and ttwent back to Dixie. ' We understand that he has found his old fashioned girl and he and his family are living the life of southern aristocrats. If Paul had only come from Kentucky instead of Tennessee he would certainly have been a Colonel long ago.

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POWER LAUNDRY CLASS HISTORY Looking backward, we note that the Power Laundry course came into existence but three years ago. Although this C0111'Se is still in its infancy, great steps have been made toward making it a decisive fac- tor in the laundry industry. At the present time, but one class has graduated; these men, however, have brought forth the immense value of the course to the industry. Such a course as this, continuing for years, is sure to revolutionize the entire laundry business of the United States. A second class graduates this year, after having devoted two years to intensive study. In these two years much practical knowl- edge has been obtained, as well as a great deal of technical knowledge. These men are now anxious to get into action and try their newly acquired ideas and theories in some laundry. As this course is the only one of its kind, eyes of laundry men from all over the United States have been centered on the Ohio Mechanics Institute. It is one of the two co-operative courses in this institution, and the students go to school for a month, then work for a month in a laundry. From the first this course has been of great interest to all laundry owners. This is proved by the fact that all the men who completed their studies last year were offered positions after graduating. Even abroad the immense possibilities of the course have been discussed, and many inquiries for detailed information have been received. It is our hope that the course will prosper, and that in the future employers may pick efficient executives from graduates of The Ohio Mechanics Institute. A POEM DEDICATED TO THE LAUNDRIES OF THE U. S. They never blame the tailor, When their pants they have to pm; They never blame the cobbler, When their shoes grow old and thin; They never blame the hatter, When their lids they have to flaunt; But they always blame their laundry, When their ttdudsll are all worn out. Just to show the public that the power laundry stu- dents have acquired the prop- er idea While taking the course, the following has been compiled, using the names of the various stu-r dents, ltS-cheenas Fish-E-r Loh-N Eng-lan-D-er W-I-lson Smi-T-h Tu-T-tle St-O-baugh Whi-T-e H-afner FeE-e Bechte-L VV-A-sbers Po-U-lson Su-N-set Borlan-D Kipe-R Stale-Y -George B. Wilson.