Ohio Mechanics Institute - OMIA Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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THE In the past eight years five annuals have been published by the graduating classes of the Institute. The three missing links, the annuals of 16, 17, and 19 were occasioned by a lack of funds. Since 1919 the annual has made its appearance regularly every May. Last year for the first time the Micrometer Annual, as it was then called, was published, not by The Micrometer Staff, but by an entirely different staff which was composed of graduates alone. The separate staff scheme was not only a good idea, but an essential arrangement iinancially as well as practically. The annual, as we ail know, is not a Micrometer publication, but an O. M. I. publication. For this reason the staff as well as repre- sentative students felt that a new name was needed, one that would convey a meaning representative of the school. The name Omia was suggested by Earl C. Snow in an open con- test conducted for the purpose of determining a new name. This word is derived from the Ohio Mechanics Institute Annual and is pronounced 0-miua, accent on the first syllable. Beginning with the sixth volume, our annual is to be known as The Omia. In summarizing the annual of this year, three major achievements may be noted. First a name has been found that means much and is original. There is no other publication in the country that would be confused with ours, for it is strictly O. M. 1. Second, a fabrikoid stiff cover has been used, and the size and style of the annual returned to the traditional standard of 15. This OMIA cover design, which has been approved by the faculty and students. when standardized, will be a great asset to The 0mia. Such a move- ment will also aid in strengthening the traditions of the Institute. The third and greatest achievement of all, upon which our success depended, was gaining the interest and co-operation of every depart- ment of the school. Members of the faculty, class representatives, and the entiie student body deserve the highest praise for their support and contributions to the cause. This book would have been a dismal failure without the unselfish support rendered by the Institute as a whole, from President Faig throughout the organization. It was the aim of the staiT of 23 to publish the best annual in the history of the Institute and to attempt to establish a system, Which has not been possible in previous issues because of the diverse interest of a widely separated student body, so that those who come after will be able to devote more attention to the editorial end, thereby expanding each year. In view of the promising underclassmen, we believe that nothing done by the graduating classes in the interest of student activities has been in vain. The work will be carried on and carried to the highest degree of perfection. itFor every good man that is lost? we are told, iia better one takes his placefy It is needless, we feel, to expound the purpose of this book. We are proud of the Institute and proud to be among her graduates. We hope The Omia conveys that impression. James J. Campbell.

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EXECUTIVE STAFF OF THE OMIA Standing: Joseph J. Jorling, Jr; Alfred G Decatur; Earl CH Snow. Sitting: John E.Schuster:Gl'una Rubin; JamesJ.Campbe11: H.Hilman Smith. Jr.

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BASKETBALL TEAM x 1 Standing: AV Borremn: J. Venn; Coach Roth: R. Weiglein: P. Hennessy. Sitting: 1!. Vm'uhagen: F.. Dorsey; J. Jorlingz; J. Schuster; T. Talley