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Engelman, Helmuth W.

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 The Knowledge Bank at The Ohio State University Ohio State Engineer Title:  Co-eds on the Quadrangle Creators:  Ankrom, Al Engelman, Helmuth W. Issue Date:  Feb-1938 Publisher:  Ohio State University, College of Engineering Citation:  Ohio State Engineer, vol. 21, no. 3 (February, 1938), 18-19. URI:  http://hdl.handle.net/1811/35473 Appears in Collections: Ohio State Engineer: Volume 21, no. 3 (February, 1938)   CO-EDS ON THE QUADRANGLEBy AL ANKROM and HELMUTH ENGELMANRoberta ShaverMiss Roberta ShaverAffectionately called "Maude" by her friends,Miss Shaver is the type of girl that makes us wonderjust who started that idea of a weaker sex. She likesspinach and contends that there is no such thing as a"Feminine Sense of Beauty." In the drafting room, noone sings louder or with more fervor than this littlegirl. We wonder whether she really enjoys singing oris making an effort to drown out the predominanceof masculine voices.The object of our remarks has lived in Columbussince birth and has, thus far, never lived in a hauntedhouse. Her chief professional interests lie in housingbecause she thinks the field is more open to women.She believes that modern architecture must be purelyfunctional, which is to say that the form should suitthe purpose.Miss Shaver believes that girls are discriminatedagainst by the male students in the engineering col-lege, and that people believe girls who go into engi-neering are tough. She has drawn the conclusion thatEngineers as a rule are childish and rather dumb.From the information we have been able togather from her colleagues, we believe Miss Shaver tobe a cheerful and cooperative person as well as a truefriend.Mrs. Esther Strohl AmosThis year the young men of the engineering col-lege are mourning the loss into the ranks of matri-mony of one little, not so hard to look at, blond, theformer Miss Esther Strohl. Last year Esther was oneof the shining lights of the Quadrangle Jesters butpreferred a husband to a leading role. Congratula-tions Dick.Mrs. Amos is at a disadvantage now because shestill uses her maiden name on University records.Some of the boys haven't found out yet.Her choice of Ceramics came about in an unusualmanner. It seems the enamel came off one of hermother's cups and ruined a fine table top. She decidedthat the field of Ceramic Engineering needed a mas-ter's touch, so she elected that curriculum. However,since her marriage her career must take a back seatwhile she cooks the ham and eggs and washes thedishes.The Amos's are now living in a trailer home whichis quite neatly arranged and very comfy.Esther Strohl AmosPage 18 T H E OHIO STATE ENGINEERRosabelle Virginia WeiserPioneering the field of Electrical Engineering atOhio State is Miss Rosabelle Weiser, a very charmingperson who writes Delaware, Ohio, as her home ad-dress. Barring unforeseen mishaps (E. E. 707, 711,717, etc.) she will be the second of the gentler sex toreceive a degree in that department. Her liking formathematics and physics in high school prompted herto take Electrical Engineering, somewhat to the cha-grin of her father who believes that a woman's placeis not in a laboratory. She has not as yet chosen anyparticular phase of E. E. to follow but she is interestedin the development of household appliances and re-search.Adopting as her slogan, "Though Thousands Fall,"she has taken the discouraging advice of many of herfriends with a smile. Her opinion of engineers ingeneral is that they have gone higher than the dustfrom which they came.When asked if she spent the greater part of hertime studying, Miss W^eiser replied, "I don't knowhow I spend most of my time. It just slips away."She reads extensively and expressed a liking for thework of Ibsen, O'Neill and Anderson. When ques-tioned about that certain boy friend, she began to tellof her summer experience. She is fond of dancing,hikes, horseback riding, and tennis, and she remem-bers cases when the first named was a combination ofthe remaining three. No, she has never danced withyour correspondent.Miss Weiser deserves a pat on the back for theheadway she is making in her course, one that is farfrom the easiest choice she could have made. We wishher the best there is.Industrial Engineer Anna BianchiOne of the most interesting personalities connectedwith the college of Engineering is Anna MarieBianchi. She already has to her credit a degree in arts,the result of two years at Kent State College, one yearat Akron University, and one more here. Her majorwas chemistry. Just now she is aspiring to a Mas-ter's degree in Industrial Engineering.Her most striking characteristics are her small size,and her pleasant disposition. Both are quite remark-able.Anna has interesting views on the man vs. womansituation in the professions. It is her opinion that thereare some fields for men and some for women, and thatif the sexes stay where they belong, everybody willbe happy. She herself is planning to enter personnelwork, specializing in the subject of women workers.Says Anna, "A woman may be able to make a mando things under some conditions, but not when she ishis 'boss,' and for women workers, only a woman willAnna Bianchido, because it takes a woman to understand awoman."Anna was one of the girls in Quadrangle Jesters,which has now become a "men only" group. Shedoesn't harbor any resentment, however, and is stillloyal. As she said, "If the fellows want to be alonein the Jesters, that's all right with me. There are sofew of us that it's really trouble to them to find partsfor us, and so on. If they feel that they need thefeminine touch in something they're doing, I'll be gladto help out. But it's their organization, and I'm gladto have even been connected with it."When asked about favorite dishes, her reply wasthat yes, food is good isn't it? Housekeeping is allright in its way, but turning shafts on a lathe is realfun, too. That is why Anna wants to be an IndustrialEngineer.A true lover of music is a man who, upon hearinga soprano voice in the bathroom, puts his ear to thekeyhole.—Excavator.Grocer to young boy: "You say you want a peckof potatoes, but that they must have plenty of eyes?"Young boy: "Yes, mother said they had to see usthrough the week."Waitress: "And how did you find your steak, sir?"Customer: "Oh, I just moved my potato and thereit was."February, 1938 Page 19

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