1913 Yearbook
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1913 Yearbook
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Martin, Francis and Philip
In a little jerk-water town situated in the southern part of Iowa, but not on the
map, there went forth early in September, 1912, three boys with their suit cases, bound
for college, Marty, Francis and Philip. Arriving at college, they made successful strides
in Commercial work. Marty, however, advanced so rapidly that he soon outclassed his
little brother, Francis, and his worthy opponent, Pete, and we foresee for him, if he will
continue his good work, the Presidency of the Standard Oil Trust, since he is always on
hand with his little oil can, settling disputes. The other two, if they would only try and
walk in every other footstep of Marty, may yet hope to be able to climb the same ladder of success, and in later life may even aspire to the Mayoralty and Chief of Police of Letts, or to the sole and exclusive proprietorship of the Ice Cream Stand.
DONOHUE
We take pride in calling your kind attention to the only civilized individual of that
species of bipeds known as the Genoa Bluffers. In the fall of 1911, this specimen was
captured in his native jungle, and brought to St. Ambrose College. In time he became
partially civilized, but "The Call of the Wild" became too strong for "Doodles," as he
was affectionately known to his classmates, and, eluding the vigilance of his keepers, he
returned once more to his favorite grazing land. But civilization had such a remarkable
influence on his savage spirit, that he soon after returned to his keepers, and in a brief
time became fully civilized and educated to a remarkable degree. Now he promises to
return to his native heath, and to impart to his benighted brethren the mysteries of
the civilized world, and to sing the praises of the Senior Commercial Class of 1913.
METZGER
We are compelled to apologize to all Californians for introducing "Togo, the Jap,"
a native of Blue Grass County, Japan. He was imported at a great expense by the
authorities of St. Ambrose College. Attempts to educate him have thus far met with
doubtful success. We expect him to lend valuable assistance to our Legislature in settling our Alien Land Ownership question, in which he and his race are interested.
HlMSCHOOT
We here introduce to our patrons one of the intelligent products of Victor—August
Himschoot. At one stage of his heretofore successful career, his friends entertained an
idea that at some future date his musical ability as a violinist would enable him to
surpass the mediocrity of Kubelik. In his anxiety not to disappoint his friends, August
packed his powder-bag, left the study hall, and established his headquarters in one of the
private rooms in "The Airdome." His agonizing attempts, however, did not meet with
the approval of his nervous neighbors, and so Himschoot is now bound over to keep
the peace. His ambitions and the hopes of his admirers are blasted, yet the roomers
now enjoy nineteen hours of sleep a day. May success ever attend August!
In a little jerk-water town situated in the southern part of Iowa, but not on the
map, there went forth early in September, 1912, three boys with their suit cases, bound
for college, Marty, Francis and Philip. Arriving at college, they made successful strides
in Commercial work. Marty, however, advanced so rapidly that he soon outclassed his
little brother, Francis, and his worthy opponent, Pete, and we foresee for him, if he will
continue his good work, the Presidency of the Standard Oil Trust, since he is always on
hand with his little oil can, settling disputes. The other two, if they would only try and
walk in every other footstep of Marty, may yet hope to be able to climb the same ladder of success, and in later life may even aspire to the Mayoralty and Chief of Police of Letts, or to the sole and exclusive proprietorship of the Ice Cream Stand.
DONOHUE
We take pride in calling your kind attention to the only civilized individual of that
species of bipeds known as the Genoa Bluffers. In the fall of 1911, this specimen was
captured in his native jungle, and brought to St. Ambrose College. In time he became
partially civilized, but "The Call of the Wild" became too strong for "Doodles," as he
was affectionately known to his classmates, and, eluding the vigilance of his keepers, he
returned once more to his favorite grazing land. But civilization had such a remarkable
influence on his savage spirit, that he soon after returned to his keepers, and in a brief
time became fully civilized and educated to a remarkable degree. Now he promises to
return to his native heath, and to impart to his benighted brethren the mysteries of
the civilized world, and to sing the praises of the Senior Commercial Class of 1913.
METZGER
We are compelled to apologize to all Californians for introducing "Togo, the Jap,"
a native of Blue Grass County, Japan. He was imported at a great expense by the
authorities of St. Ambrose College. Attempts to educate him have thus far met with
doubtful success. We expect him to lend valuable assistance to our Legislature in settling our Alien Land Ownership question, in which he and his race are interested.
HlMSCHOOT
We here introduce to our patrons one of the intelligent products of Victor—August
Himschoot. At one stage of his heretofore successful career, his friends entertained an
idea that at some future date his musical ability as a violinist would enable him to
surpass the mediocrity of Kubelik. In his anxiety not to disappoint his friends, August
packed his powder-bag, left the study hall, and established his headquarters in one of the
private rooms in "The Airdome." His agonizing attempts, however, did not meet with
the approval of his nervous neighbors, and so Himschoot is now bound over to keep
the peace. His ambitions and the hopes of his admirers are blasted, yet the roomers
now enjoy nineteen hours of sleep a day. May success ever attend August!
Date
1913
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St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
Identifier
http://cdm16810.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16810coll2/id/3787