Ohio Mechanics Institute - OMIA Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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11 13 16 1'7 23 27 28 30 6W; 1:33;, ' 6.;an h kimfd $33!, WM? I 5,12 t r WNOuVEMBER - VJ . c thlvn Comments on the first issue of The Mike come in from student body. The staff tears its hair. Hal Miller appears with a coral tie. Armistice Dayebut of course it had to come on a Saturday! Drat the luck! Notice of Maxwell Prize Essay Contest. The magnitude of the prizes overawed no one. H. H. Smith and Jos. G. Weber, as representatives of THE MICROMETER, leave for The Mikes first journalistic convention at Marietta, Ohio. Strange to relate the school survives their absence. Students trip the light fantastieithe first dance of the season is given by the students. Seniorst feeling hurt. Miss Noble rudely informs them Of the requirement of the Maxwell Essay or no diploma. Shoot! Basket-ball practice starts. Four of last yeafs men seen on the squad: Dorsey, Schuster, Jorling and Vornhagen. Hurrah for Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims! What would we do without Thanksgiving? 15 16 20 22 DE C EMBER Seniors still grumblingehard words pass. Seniors somewhat placated. They learn that the juniors have 0 MaxwellH tooee cheers! Discovery of the new system of thought-conveying by one P. K. Johnston, erstwhile instructor of physics. The noble juniors are HThe Object of the Experiment . Notebooks! First basket-ball game of the season. Team goes to Loveland High School in Weigleints Studebaker and wallops Loveland High-28 t0 9. Maxwell Essay Contest closes today. As usual the ttbox pro- vided for the purpose is not flooded with contributions. Guide thy wandering senior. O. M. I. team overwhelms Crescent Springs on the O. M. I. floor728 t0 8. Founderst and Emery Memorial Day. Equanimity of school un- disturbed, however. 0. M. 1. runs up their third score of 28 against Walnut Hills High, defeating! them 28 to 12. Copies of THE MICROMETER distributed by Santa Claus. No school until January 2 Christmas holidays responsible. How we do love them! Seniors take it upon themselves to inform freshmen that there is no Santa Claus.

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13 11 18 25 IO -41 30 Some of us register. Same more cf us register. The majority of us l'erzister. Evidence of freshmen about. and loss of collection of road Here we are! School opens! Micrometer office rehabilitated; signs mourned by the staff. 11Have you subsmbed to the 1Mike1? strong. Subscription drive going First argument with print-shop. Mr. Bonner draWS first b100d and refuses to use Parsons type. Dr. A. F. Beal talks to the students of the Watch and Clock Repairing Department 12 13 16 28 29 3 0 1km! ,V OCTOBE 1 '1 ?If - IWIIIIE h V A Wklf , J 1am K Joe W'eber fails to attend a picture-show. Henry Washers and Grant Bechtel 0f the Power Laundry Course pu theme a secondhand motorcycle. Cincinnati Auto Club takes prevautionary measu; 0s. Columbus jiuts America on the map. Another good librarian announces her intentions of leaving us. Miss Frederica Miller announces her engagement to Mr. Edward Bolce. Herman Yungz puts in his appearance as a senior three weeks late. Senicr roster is complete. Elmer Meg'uire thrills the senior Solid Geometry Class with a new tyne of hair tonic. 11Mike11 appears for the first time this year. How,d you like it? Kid DuBrul puts in first appearance since June. Gobs of hot air from U. of C. Sjooks and goblins!

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Jamming, 18 19 23 24 26 29 30 Ifiiiiil Back again! New Year's resolutions already being broken. Santa Clausis gifts are being exchanged. NOW they are being; worn. How they wear causes critical comment. Basket-ball team makes four straight victories. A close one against Elder HigheIS to 1-1. Joe Jorling' has his hair cut. The team gets its first defeat of the season when Norwood downs them on our fioorsw to 17. James J. HHumpU spends the night out. 0. M. I. drops another to the University School due to poor foul shootingi25 to 19. Girls basketball team loses its first game to the University Schoolish-sh-its the first game theyive played. Team goes to Norwood and is again defeated by the Norwood quintet-28 to 25. Basket-ball going rotten. Team loses its fourth straight game to the heavyweights from Littleford 3-1 to 19. At last we break our losing streak. Franklin High bites the dust and we make them like ite33 to 13. First semester closes-Reports begin to go home to papa. Second semester opens. Good resolutions to do better this term, Reports of another kind come from home-and from papa. mmu tad . 16 23 24 26 Loveland comes to O. M. I. for another walloping730 to 14. Bud Schuster carries away a bad ankle. Second dance is given by students. Team has another off day and lets Milford beat theme15 to 14. Abraham Lincoln has his birthday; also a beautiful purple Mike makes its appearance. Joe Jorling receives a tender Valentine gi'eetingv iiButton, buttona whats got the button 1W Franklin High again trounced by O. M. I. this time 28 to 17. Tri-State Tournament at the University of Cincinnati. Attendance at school noticeably less than usual. 0. M. I. stays in the tournament for two rounds, defeating St. Bernard 29 t0 6, and dropping a tough one to HugheseQ t0 7. Washington's Birthday. Hurrah! no school. We also celebrate Hilman Smithis birthday. Elder High gets sweet revenge in the wilds of Price Hill by trouncing 0. M. I. 26 to 18. Secondnyear intensive class takes over Institute. They run test on power plant, do janitor service, office work, and run elevator. Feature of day is Doc Muncyis 11.42 hour late arrival with his shoes in hand. Mr. P. K. Johnston-ebetter rainment-thrills and heart throbs! hail fullback style. known as iiRedheinvests in new Said rainment of dance-