Clifton Springs High School - Cliftonian Yearbook (Clifton Springs, NY)

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THE CLIFTONIAN 31 DISEASES SPIT-BALL FEVER: Symptoms: A mania for shooting spit-balls at the ceiling or at persons nearby. Cure: All his “victims” should give him a “dose of his own medicine.” COPY-POX: Symptoms: An itching brain and an “itching palm,” both conditions growing worse as time passes. Cure: Large doses of wrong answers administered by someone immune to the disease. TARuY-IGO: Symptoms: Insomnia, lack of ambition. cure: Put the bed manufacturers out of business; a Big Ben might help also. WHISPERINGITIS (very common): Symptoms: A buzzing sound and noticeable movement of the mouth. (If not curbed in the early stages this disease often develops into Gabbelaria.) Cure: Isolation. CHEWING-GUMLARIA: Symptoms: Uncontrollable jaw movement, a smack- ing sound. Cure: Put Wrigley out of business. NO AMBI-SHIN: Symptoms: Day-dreaming, “don’t-want-to-work” feeling. cure: Starve the patient. ACUTE BORROWITIS: Symptoms: The patient never has anything of his own, is conspicuous for his “lend-me’s.” Cure: Never have what he wants to borrow. ------------o------------ HAIL THE FUNNIES! Giggles—Miss Golden. Harold Teen—“Bus” Walters. Toots and Casper—Dory and Eddie. Pam—Sara Jane Devereaux. Pop Jenks—Spero. Major Hoople—“Ash” Macomber. Tillie—Charlene Kless. Mutt and Jeff—Lovey Hare and George Durkee. Katzenjammer Twins—Ralph Salisbury and Jack O’Neil. Hairbreadth Harry and Belinda—Bob Walters and Mary Louise Connolly. Rudolph Rassendale—Rod Leland. Salesman Sam—Harold deGraw. Winnie Winkle—Beulah Vanderhoof. Tarzan—Ed O’Connell. Slim Jim—Lovey Hare. Willis Willetts—Paul Quigley. Wash Tubbs—Gordon Taylor. Nut Brothers—Sid and Jordy McLouth. Boob McNutt—Park Wright. Mickey Mouse—Nick Milella. Skippy—Ted Burgess. ------------o------------ BOOK TITLES The Promised Land—Washington. Half Hours—After school. Overruled—The Students. The Thunderbolt—The trip to the office. The Rivals—Seniors and Juniors. Justice—Fourth Friday. You Never Can Tell—Regents. Tremendous Trifles—Geometry and Caesar. Great Possessions—Souvenirs from Washington. Uncle Remus—George Record. Iron Woman—Miss Goodman. The Fat of the Land—Wilma and Elizabeth. The Homemaker—Miss Trautman. Twice Told Tales—Miss Howard’s stories. The Wrecker—James Kuhn. Pushing to the Front—“Deed” deGraw. Prisoners of Hope—Seniors. The Woodcarver of Lympus—Wilbur DeVall. The Piper—Paul Quigley.

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30 THE CLIFTONIAN I WONDER Sometimes I sit and wonder. What makes the world go ’round? The thing that makes us blunder, And sputter like a hound? Then, too, again I’m puzzled, When I gaze at distant stars, Sometimes I wish they were muzzled, And pinned to all parked cars. Maybe you think my brain is numb, Of course, I’m not insulted, Because if everyone was glum, How would this world have resulted? —GEORGE RECORD, Eng. III. ------------o------------- PRUNELLA The characters, setting, and action of the three-act play, ‘’Prunella,” are blended together in such a way as to produce the effect of a confused dream. Impossibility, happiness, merriment, sadness, humor, and personification are revealed in this different and enchanting play. The story is of a too well protected young girl who at last finds her ‘‘Prince Charming” or, in this instance he finds her, and carries her away. However, the story only begins here! A beautiful setting, that of an old fashioned Dutch garden, helps to make the play so delightful. —R. BUCHAN. THE BULLETIN BOARD What a strange sight the bulletin board at the head of the High School boys’ stairs is! Yes, indeed, boys, it can be a good excuse for a place to stand and talk while members of the faculty are passing. And what fine opportunities for printing! Many a lad practices his printing on the bulletin board. Let us glance over the news posted on the board. Ah! Here is a notice with a few typographical errors. And beneath this is a list of names which has recently been made more picturesque in print. Some read like this: “Smith’s Cough Drops” “B. Mark, Press Me Pants” “Brown’s Family Loafer” “Hare’s Big Sister” “Mr. Whacky Burgess” “Bloodgood Next Stop—Oaks Corners” “Macomber Heap Big Check” The boys certainly do wonders with a few names. In one corner is a poster for C. M. T. C.—good old C. M. T. C. (or is it Blue Ribbon Malt?) Well, no matter. In the front line of this fearful array of soldiers we have Harold deGraw, veteran, Buster Walters, recruit, “Flan” Fox and George “Cassius” Record, both just good little soldiers trying to get along. My! How fine and manly they all look! —EDWARD O’CONNELL, English III -------------o------------- C. White: “Is that a Jersey cow over there?” E. Smith: “I don’t know. I wasn’t able to see its license.” -------------o------------- Mr. Spencer: “Describe a hippopotamus.” A. Miner: “It’s a rhinoceros without a radiator cap.” -------------o------------- “Brad” Bloodgood: “How’s your new cigarette lighter?” Sam Nairy: “Fine—I can light it with one match.” -------------o------------- G. Cost: “Who wins in a chess game?” R. Haubner: “The one who lives the longest.'

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32 THE CLIFTONIAN WHAT HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON The Seniors all say that they had a wonderful time in Washington and Philadelphia. The following are things we heard while on the trip: Harold and Sydney nearly bought a taxi-cab. (Sid still says they had it more than half paid for.) Alyce had a doctor. (We think his name was Jesse James). Several Seniors found out that they lock the Lincoln Memorial at night. Marabel likes to play in the sand. Miss LeGrand liked “The Scandals.” Harold says two can live as cheaply as one (if going to the theater is any sign). . „ The show at the “Howard” theater wasn’t all the billboards said it was. Parker had some trouble with the lights. Marabel slept in a chair one night. Harold and Ashley got hooked on a high class (priced, too) night club. Louie and Ashley had a friendly (?) chat with the white-haired “dick” at 2 A. M. Dory and Speck got in a crowd of small school children at the zoo and Dory lost Speck and couldn’t find him. “The Checkers” nearly stayed on the Buffalo (Caledonia, also) section of our train when it split at Bethlehem. It took two trainmen, the conductor, and the yard foreman to move them. Harold used opera glasses in the seventh row at “The Scandals.” ----------------------------------o-------------- “Brad” Bloodgood: “I’m a marked man.” Lovett: “Ah! So you’ve been skating again.” --------------o------------- B. Webb: “Do you send your shirts to the laundry?” P. Wright: “No, I just wear them once and tear them up myself.” ----------------------------------o-------------- J. Roper: “Let’s play store.” Lee Knapp: “But we haven’t any money.” J. Roper: “All right, let’s play bank.” --------------o------------- WE HEAR THAT: “Louie” Mark has been to Oaks Corners several times during the past year. Mary Louise Connolly and “Bob” Walters are “that way” about each other. Charles Moran and Gordon Peters think Newark is a pretty good town. “Tid” Wright is another Newark supporter. For quite a while everything was “Rosy” with “Buster” Walters. “Bob” Haubner thinks 500 is a great game even if he does have to walk clear across the street to find some other players. “Jack” O’Neil shoots can rubbers in Study Hall. Lovett Hare and “Big Sister” put on quite an exhibition dance at one of the Friday night dances at Community Hall. “Bobby” DeBrock has a “love interest” in Seneca Falls. Alice Walton and “Bill” Fox go walking on Sunday afternoons. “Dory” and “Eddie” are just friends. Alice Miller knows someone in Phelps named “Herb” but we can’t quite figure out who it is. Beulah Vanderhoof says that there is nothing like riding in an Auburn. Burton Webb has been spending week-ends in Rochester quite frequently of late. We believe her name is Jean. Harold deGraw developed a sudden interest in Palmyra right after the Washington trip. Wilbur De Vail is acquainted with someone in Brockport. We’ve heard the name Prince mentioned so it may be royalty. “Dave” Roth did quite a lot of promotin’ on the Washington trip and nearly snatched deGraw’s title. George Cost has been to Canandaigua more than once during the past year. Along about the first of March “Check” Macomber acquired a desire to go to Caledonia. While in Washington, Marabel had a desire to play in the sand.