Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

Page 22 text:

OR ILL A ELIZABETH MINER. Botany . Born in Illinois in the last century. Moved West. Graduated from public school m l ul man. Finished Prep. A good—in fact, a cel¬ ebrated cake and pastry artist. Of thoughtful disposition: love affairs, no time for them. Believes the right of suffrage should he gixui to intelligent and broad-minded women and restricted to men of at least as great a degree of intelligence. . , . ... , ( Thesis: A Manual of the Weeds of the Wheat Fields and Methods of Combating MELVIN S. LEWIS. Economic Science and History. White, male, undersized. Born “on ‘he farm in 1882. Native state. Washington. Debated Whitman years ago. }■reshman and Sophomore with ' 03 CUs . J«nj or al 5 wiih 04 Class. Senior. 06 Class. Change course from Economics to McCann(tcs). Am¬ bition. to cheer: habits, nocturnal likes. Me Cann(ics) : views on marriage, hlcst he all ties that do not bind. ( T Thesis: Principles and Practices of LiL Insurance. HENRY GEORGE PORAK. Civil Engineering. Born in Washington. Dutch by birth. At¬ tended Sprague Public Schools. Spent two years in Sprague High School. A Prep grad¬ uate. Chief musician in W. S. C. Band. Hobby, supplying Ferry Hall with imitation music at uncanny hours of the night. Thesis: Testing of Commercial Cements and Economical Manufacture of Concrete.

Page 21 text:

WILLIS CRAIG KNIGIIT. ANDREW PETER ANDERSON. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Civil Engineering. HOWARD BROWN BERRY. Agriculture. A native of Illinois, white, male, of age, jolly, clever, versatile, graceful, active, hand¬ some. a lion among ladies. Married. Early education in Bloomington, Ill. Early occupa¬ tion, blacksmith. Entered Junior Prep Class in igoo. Made seven years in six. President of Y. M. C. A.; captain Co. A ; instructor in Forge Work. Ideas on marriage, the sooner the better; immediate ambition, to be a hobo: remote ambition, to be a hobo still ; hobby. Senior banquets. Doesn’t believe in theses. Thesis: Farm Management in Eastern Washington. Born one time, somewhere. No early edu¬ cation. Ambition, high; views, liberal: habits, Bohemian; lieutenant colonel of the 1st Regi¬ ment of Washington State College Cadets; hobby, war decorations. Thesis: Design of a Direct Connected Gen¬ erating Set. Born in Iowa. Says he isn’t a Norwegian. Self-educated. Entered Prepin 1900. Did the seven years in six. Believes in high license. Immediate ambition, to win a home; remote ambitjon. to take life easy. Thesis: Water Measurement for Irriga¬ tion.

Page 23 text:

CLINTON BRIGGS STUHT. Geology. Long, hungry, musical. Claims Nebraska as his birthplace. Went to public schools in Omaha. Entered Washington State College as Senior Prep. Graduated. Member of Glee Club for years. Believes in getting married as soon as possible: likes, Boi(y)les; hobby, love songs. Thesis: Basaltic Outflow of the Lower Snake. ROBERT CRAMPTON McCROSKEY. Economic Science and History. Born in California. Moved to Garfield, where his teachers tried to give him some early training. Graduated from Prcpdom. Member of Glee Club. Love affairs (rough estimate). 32 (twice as many as May Belle’s), rejected 15 times; views on marriage, “I don’t give a rap, just so I get somebody to have me some time”; hobby, staying in bed in the morning; ambition, never to have to work. Thesis: Oliver Cromwell’s Struggle with Parliament. CHARLES J. C. WALDEN. Economic Science and History. Philosopher, sentimentalist. A great ad mircr of the fair sex. A native of Minnesota. Took the Business course. Graduated as a Prep. Plays in orchestra. Has made a spe¬ cial study of marriage vows and duties and contemplates matrimony. Thesis: The Divorce Problem. 17