Ohio Mechanics Institute - OMIA Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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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.

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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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SENIORS CLASS HISTORY 1919e1920 It seems but yesterday that we entered the Institute as freshmen the four years have hown so fast. We well remember the first day we entered school. We were green, felt green, and looked green. We had all heard the rumors of how they treat freshies in high school and were exceedingly worried. We did not know which would come first, a drop off the roof or a ducking in the river. After a few days of half-fear and hope that the upper classmen would either start the hazing and get it over with or leave us alone altogether, we realized that we had sixty men in our class, which was more than the total number of the other classes; so we took heart and organized. The upper classmen too seemed to realize the number of men in our class, and consequently we were never made the subjects of those rough and interesting hazings-rirough for the freshies but interesting for the upper classmenewhich freshmen often have to bear. An election of officers that year resulted in two of the remaining members of that class being elected to omce Joseph Jorling becoming; vice president, and Hilman Smith secretary. Smittie rose in prom- inence that year due to a green tie he was fond of wearing, as a rew print from one of The Micrometerts shows: HSmittie had a pretty tie Its hue was Irish green And every where that Smittie went The tie, too, could be seen. tWhat makes him love the green tie so? The eager students cried. Why Smittie is a patriot, And that ties his joy and pride, We don,t know, but we still wonder if his being patriotic has anything to do with his using green ink in his fountain pen. 1920e1921 When we returned to school in the fall of 1920, we found many striking changes in the men who were to travel with us on our second lap. Many new faces appeared; many old ones were gone. This year we were fewer in number, but we were, in our own estimation, considerably wiser, which we thought more than made up for the loss. We lost no time in organizing, and Joe Jorling and Hilman Smith were again our vice president and secretary. During this year a member of our class became captain of the basketball team, and consequently we were enthusiastic and turned out for every game. We had laid off the freshmen and were just ripe for an initiation; so upon the approach of the game between 0. M. I. and Norwood, our greatest rival, we sent orders to the freshmen to attend the game or suffer the consequences. The freshmen held an indignation meeting and decided they wouldn't attend. On the morning of the game word was passed around the halls that the initiation was to take place at noon, and accordingly when the freshmen were liberated from their last class, they were seized with none too gentle hands and conveyed to the roof. Lawrence Schroeder, their president, ob- jected strenously to this, and ' so it was decided to make an example of him. After gener- ously smearing his face with paint we hung a sign around his neck on Which was printed, I am going to the game, and he was marched around town. Next he was taken to a telephone booth Where he informed his mother that he could not possibly ar- rive home immediately after school. A roll call of the freshmen at the game showed one hundred per cent attendance. English and ancient history proved to be the banes of our ex- istence that year. The English period came directly after lunch, and everyone will agree that it is better to sleep after lunch than to