University of Missouri College of Engineering - Shamrock Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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if ' to gsffsefra The flinginews last iammt Beside a western water tank, One cold December day, Inside an empty box-car, A dying Engineer lay, His old pal Fritz stood beside him, With low and drooping head, l..ist'ning to his last words. The dying Engineer said: 'Tm going to a better land, Where everything is bright, Where beef stews grow on bushes, And you sleep out every night. You don't have to work at all - And never change your socks. And streams of Old Crow whiskey, Come trickling down the rocks. Tell the bunch of Old lVlizzo That my face they no more will view: Tell them not to weep for me-, No tears in their eyes must lurk, For I'm going to a land, Where they hate the word called work. Harkl I hear her whistlingg I must catch her on the Hy, I would like a scoop of Falstaff Beer, . Once more before I die. The Engineer stopped, his head fell back, l-le'd sang'his last refrain. V A Old pal Fritz swiped his hat and coat. And caught the eastbound train. lb

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5.23 Mo. QWJ v It ' - I Mo. UQHJ 'D' ... Dkla. vgsu .x Psi -v.- 2. 1: Mo. C5817 Mo. Sigma Mo. Blade Crit' 'l'75 A b,W- - wa! A - ick Si tyN The itpntm Qlingium l sometimes think I'll quit this life And settle down and get a wife, By Jove! bometimes I think that I would love T0 have some place that I could call home And settle down, no more to roam But Hell that very thing I've tried, And found myself dissatisfied! I've often tried to settle down W To office work and live in town And act like civilized folks do, Take in the shows and dances, too, But l'd no more than get a start 'Till Wanderlust,' would seize my heart And in my night dreams I would see The great white silencecalling me. And at the chance I'd never fail To drop it all and hit the trail Back to the solitudes again, With transit, level, rod and chain, To lead the simple life once more And do the same thing oier and oier, Day after day and week after week. Sometimes we would go in town to seek, A little fun and, sometimes-well, Sometimes we raise a little Hell. We don't mean to, but then you see, When we've been out two months or three' In places silent where the face, ' Of white man seems so out off place, 7 ' Well-when we hit, THE GREAT WHITE WAY Our joyful spirits get full sway- We try to crowd into one night The joys of many months, H 'Tain't right? Well, maybe not! 'Tis notifor me To shape our final destiny, A P U V But when our last survey is done n H And tied up to the GREAT UNKNOWN. And to the Chief our seconds brought Of lonely work with danger fraught. Of hardships cheerfully endured That results might be secured, Against this our little sprees Will seem as ponds compared .to seas And the angels surely will decide There's a balance on the credit side. And God, I think will drcp a tear And bless the Hobo Engmeef-

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iglfagirrock 1 fl-he Wireless Club bf fhe niversity of Missouri HOUGH primarily for students re:-5 of all departments of the uni- versity, the Wireless Club is largely made up of students of the School of Engineering, and includes those who are interested in radio teleg- raphy from a scientific point of view rather than those who desire to become commercial operators. The society was organized in Septem- ber, IQI4, and during the years 1914-1915 did much towards putting Columbia on the wireless map. Through the kind- ness of the engineering department the club was allowed to 'use one of the base- ment rooms of the Engineering Build- ing for a club station. An antennae was erected between the towers of that building and of Switzler Hfall, and the equipping of the station began. Though the club is by no means finished fitting up the station, the results so far ob- tained have been very satisfactory. Of course the receiving range is much greater than the sending, as the power used for transmitting is only one-half kilowatt at present. The equipment of the station is as follows: Antennae is composed of four wires of stranded copper wire, 120 feet long, Q0 feet high at one end, and 80 feet high at the other The sending set consists of. one-half K. W. G. E. testing transformer, oscillation transformer, ro- tary spark gap, and condenser. The receiving set comprises 2,ooo ohm head Seventy-Gne phones, galena detector, loose coupler, variable and fixed condensers. Before the club was organized 'there was probably only one station in Colum- bia, while now there are a dozen or more, two of which are operated by the university. One needs only to connect his receiving set on the bed springs and radiator of his room to get all the prac- tice he needs. The Wireless Club holds weekly meetings, papers are read by members, addresses given by interested members of the faculty, and practice in sending and receiving is made possible by means of a buzzer, battery and key. The mem- bership this year is about iifteen, sev- eral of whom hold operator's licenses, issued by the Government. Many of the members also have stations of their own, either here in Columbia or in their re- spective home towns. The oflicers of the Wireless Club are: Robert M. Walker, presidentg Clarence O'Danie1, vice president, Vernon G. Cox, ,secretary-treasurer, and Elliott A. White, faculty advisor. ' The club station will be at the dis- posal of St. Patrick on the 17th and vis- itors are invited to inspect the set. Tell me, what's the wireless, ' That brings me thoughts of you? In operation tireless, Yet always overdue. Is it, I wonder, can it be A matter of telepathy?