Ohio Mechanics Institute - Omia Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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I 'awelv'FfFix?E!E!f3!Z- vavfi vf. vii., THE ' A I - ----------f--.---.., ' V ' Y. L.. . --....... .-.. f. They were administered in the form of Ye Goode Olde Egge Shampoo and Bodye Bath. Those who were lucky enough to be included in this extravaganzai-and none of the candi- dates missed it--were invi-allowed to shampoo and rub eggs into the scalp as well assisted by some more violent paddling The Health Book states that eggs are very ben eflcial but what price glory? thats exactly what I think too A little swim would go good yes very good with the egg bath so we all lay down and had one of the celebrated channel swim around Cape Egg They didnt declare any wmneis as this would look too much llke favo11t1sm Just gaxe each one of the participants a goodly reward of paddling for using the wrong strokes Crool very crool eh It was decided by the givers of course that SW1l'lll'Y1lYlg' was much too tame So a choo choo tram was formed and aftel more paddling' it finally got under way but oh' What a way lt was' Some Clude, ciuel yodelmg was endured at this time lt sounded like a herd of calves the candidates giving and having to listen both for this once Smce the yodelmg was so soothing to the nerves some thing Just had to be done to liven up the proceedings It was done in this fashion O M IA 3113'94-we-x!1Qe!1. !f -L-QaifkiMQW Y!!-Nllli 'rw-1-.1--' More, more, and still some more, and then some more paddling. Then each candidate took a little stroll in elec- trically charged shoes. Some high-stepping kids were over- taken in mid-air. Hot? I'll say, more like Hot Shot. The remainder of the affair was very, yes very, inter esting if you were only watching it It was composed of such sports as Swallowing a p1ll the after effects were what counted Ask the man who swallowed one He knows and knows Swallowing a raw oyster that had been soaked m Try this one 4 5 Paddling and more paddling Racing on one spot and a lick for each step 'Meeting Japo Popo some guy Ill say' Marching and drilling fmore paddlmgj Intelligence test Now Just what did Cleopatra t ll Alexander the Great? I haven't found out yet olive 011 Knock down Drag em out Then as a last resort-we were not quite dead yet Thev took every cent of money and car tickets away from us and took us for a sweet ride QWe were stlll blind folded and had fly paper all over our bodies! out 18 miles i 0 M IAVAVA ll IA mx IA fAuAlfA A IA-YA IAMA fm QWQUDNVQ llxflxllxll A lA. AuA A .A rl rm A :Al A Il A A A A hulk .s 9. 2 1 ' W Q 'A .1 , y . . - .- - - u - H I . 1 1 ' 1' - ,Q ' 1. ' ' - .1 9 - 5 ,- l v 1 ' ' ' .S r , Y ' . . . ,. . . . . S ' ' 3, , . . ' . 6. ' , ' . ' 1 , , . 7. . - , . , - . . - , 9. - - g ' - , ' - . e . . - . as :nk :nf nc 41 1- af 41 4- at ik 1: 1 . . . . . I , '92 1 . . S ' -1 ' ' ' fa: ar as wr 41 Ik wk -if wk as It it - I . . . .3. 7 u ' : . I . E 1 . yq . lg ri -rr in 'Fi' af 'F 'ff - -'ffi-T-'-Tfsf' ' -+-f+.-- - ,,,,- lg e -- H', - X -- v --- uf U-a-fs.f1vee:4'LifT3'fT' Page Seventy-seven

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from town and dropped us two by two and told us to try to flnd oui way home As an after thought they ardered us to be there at 4 00 p m Grand Finale After many trials and tribulations we arrixed at the House at 6 00 a What price glory But We are full fledged Phi Beta Lambdas now real ones' m whipped down? Ill say' .,L She: Dont you think that the violinists obligato is Q beautiful? Her Friend: I can't say yet: 'til she turns around. if ' Tenderfoot: Do you know the scientific name for snor- fi: ing? S Eagle Scout: Why no. E Tenderfoot: Sheet music. Q Speaking about companionate marriages there is that E one about the Scotchman who went on his honeymoon alone. F S. Brooks You are the most wonderful girl IH the world You are the object of my dreams the light of my life, the hope of my hope the inspiration of my ambition I would flght dragons conquer the world for you I would give my life for you Will you be mine? Martha Do you love me Bud? Teacher Johnny give me Polynesia in a sentance Johnny Polynesia cracker Stealing a kiss may be petty larceny but sometimes its grand Sweet Thing: Please tell me your story, ancient mariner. A. LM.: Well, once we were stranded, had to eat our belt and shoes to live. Sweet Thing: No? A. M.: Yeah, and then the boat turned turtle and we lived on that for six days. She: How do you know he was drunk last night? Her: Well, he kept trying to drink his sandwitch! Yvonne: And does that nice little cow give milk? Spain: Well, not exactly: you gotta take it away from her. 1 inf Lg., ,Lvl-111-:-:':4:'vv-:'t ?1':-r-7.-v'-f A - 'D 4 Y V , ---f--, Y , Y 5 - sf' ,J I' T ' W -' l - -RN fltff-'- -'- 1 T Y2js 11'f - l1 iw' i Y--34-A-A-'R' X 1' P f AL'f5'ff5-im-Al 41' ' Pi 4 1 I X-41 Y f X 1 X me P ' 'T ds-, i--,,,5...,'g-1, f-1.--. I 4 f I : . . ' , , I i . I , 1 . . . S : . .- ' . ' . ' 2 ca ' 77 . ' ' ' p . . . gi -- : as ' .sv ' E If FF FF IF ' . i D is 1 1 .Zflx'!AS'KYTTAXYlYYlYYAf7AN'7Si'fli'llx'7li'7l'l'l'lIVCY' i'7lN'i'li'hX'2'QN'?lY?KS'Ki'llX'7 x9Q?FlW'lXY , '13 ' X70i'?AX'1lX'lli'Hx'liU'1-'.lx'.lhlmli Ili . l Pa-ge Seventy-eight