John A Johnson High School - Maroon Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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1 - n Ng ,-.Q .l fm' N, K X 'xx H fin! l EQ., X .F , eeizif? 2 61:55 in ATJ' Crimes as Logged in the Log Book Sept. 3- I ,I Lois Rietf threw Hamlet out the window. Sept 5- A cruel barber shingled Ruth Nelsoifs head. Sept. 9- Paul Edgren hit Elmer Eberhardt on the second floor. Sept. 16- Grace Presley separated Axel Edquist from a dime Sept. 20- Morris Bakke gave a walnut a crack. Sept. 30- Miss Moore took a cap from defenseless John Kennedy. Oct. 4- Gerhart Moench asked the butcher if he had pig's feet. Jan. 3 to 10- Jan. Jan. Richard Cullum left us for a whole week. OVe could hardly live without him.j 12- Reuben Englund stole a kiss from - - -P 13- Charles Dellmore cranked so hard that his Ford fell off the crank. Who Zoo Among the Pirates Arthur Melander-Not born in Russia. YVhen at the age of twelve he could read the headline on a collar ad. His greatest works are-How to be Happy Though Sad, and The Face on the Ash Can Cover. He died insane. George Gadbois-Born in My country 'tis of Thee in 1492. He has black hair and tan shoes. His greatest work was My Three TVrfehs in Sing Sing. As a French student he makes a good ink bottle cleaner. Annette Litchfuss-Born in Greenland in 1918. She is especially noted for her thrilling and horrifying novel, The Squeak in the E String. She is also brilliant in the line of artistic shoe string tying. Ben Rindall-He was raised with a musical comedy. His greatest works are not worth mentioning. He wrote, IVh'y an Union a Day Keeps the Doctor away for a Week... If he isn't alive, now he must be dead. He is to be re- membered as an excellent authority on How fo Eat Peanuts Scientifically. hlorris Bakke-Born without teeth in one of the forty-eight states. At the age of nineteen he could drive a bicycle. His works, which will live forever forever forgotten, include such volumes as, Ten Easy Swearing Lessons Cun- abridgedj, and How to Remove Your Neck from a SUD' Collar. Eleanor Pelletier-Born in the twentieth century somewhere on the earth. She is noted for her deep and classical volume entitled, How to Paint Your Cheek Bones Artistically. She is at present studying human nature at Bannons. Page S7

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0 ,. 4'T.. Q -A-Sax ff X 'Rx N. . .-A 1 lfxfxl ,Q Zig X. A ..' 'Z i cf 652241 -3-, XECJCQ I if Weather Reports Fair Weather Beginning of new term. Bad weather - Report card days. Cloudy - - Nearing end of term. Storms - Last report and failing. Fine weather ---- Assembly days. Cold - - Come to class. without lessons. Unsettled - - Waiting for test mark. Will Found in Chest I, Captain Kidd, in the presence of my most gracious self do make, in my right mind, my will. I leave: A sea chest to any one who Hnds it. Fears-to those who upon opening it Hnd sad memories. A slot machine-to the students of J. H. S. Punch the labeled key you wish and receive an AH or B or other mark desired. Post-graduate course-to the freshman Cno English requiredj. Three time clocks-to Miss Smith Qto make life easier for her-all students to punch in before going to classj. A mule for Mr. Guise fto kick naughty kids out of schoolj. A gang plank-to all seniors to walk out into the sea of life. Tammany Hall Secrets-to all candidates for class ofhces. Here is my will-take it or leave it. Captain Kidd. A Short Biography of Captain Kidd's Life. I was born insane, April 1, 1871, at Johnson, reared on Rattlesnake broth and other embalming fluids served as a preparation for the life I was to lead. At eight I was vaccinated for everything excepting sympathy, understanding, and conscience. The VVorld's best educators managed to increase my knowledge and moral standing to Where I could read and enjoy the funnies of the Dispatch. I died a natural death being hounded to suicide by teachers at J. H. S. for not living up to the mental standards of my companions. The End A pretty girl, a bashful boy And over the lake is seen the moon F? This is all that'll be in the lNIaro0n.', Puvc M D