DYouville College - DYouvillian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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W f ,IQUVILLIA 'I' sg I V- HE 6 N04 If A COSMOPOLITAN COMPLAINT The class was at Cosmology In the study of Philosophy- And all was still as still could be, When all at once, quite suddenly, A little rattling vanity Which was the much prized property Of some embarrassed entity, Decided on a jubilee To roll into infinity Until, despite the general glee, The saddened maiden blushed, did she Bemoaning her iniquity And saying, We would best agree, If one did not cosmetics see And thought on just Cosmology IN A FRESHMAN'S EYES A Junior stood on the railroad. track The train was coming fast, The train got off the railroad track And let the junior pass. EMBARRASSING MOMENTS ' Wheii you read, in the language class, a sentence on page forty- seven, and translate in your native tongue, one on page fortyfsix. When you convert the O proposition, per accidents, at the black- board, .for the amusement of the class. I When you can remember perfectly what the trot said, but you can't remember to which Latin words it referred. HOW TO FIND THE LIGHT IN A DARK ROOM Blink eyes rapidly several times in order to become accustomed to the dark, then walk stra1ght to the opposite side of the room, upsetting as little furniture as possible, considering the circumstances. Turn at right angles and walk back half the number of paces. You should now be reasonably near the center of the room. Repeat previous operation. Raise right arm and describe a circular motion overhead. Repeat with left arm when right becomes tired. Then use both, simultaneously. Cheer upg morning will come, according to a famous composer. 140

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W .goUv1u.1A,,, c 15 V ' sf- HE 19 X--as ii T 'QA CROSS WORD NURSERY RHYMES jack and jill went up a short steep incline, To get a container used for liquids full of water, Jack fell down and broke his part of body attached to top of spine, And Jill came falling in an irregular manner after. Bah, Bah, black sheep, have you any soft fibrous greyish stuff? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags, adjective meaning more than enough, One for my owner masculine, one for my dame, And one for the little youth who lives in the lane. IF THEY HAD BEEN MADE IN THE CROSSfWORD PUZZLE AGE Where there is a voluntary-actionfoffthemind fin four lettersj there is a noun in three letters, meaning path. ''A-short'thingfdonefwithfa-needlefandfthread in time guards against Qin five let tersj the number next to ten. Look prior to jumping into the air fin four lettcrsjf' All that sparkles fvertical in eight letters, is adverbfof-negation gold. A rolling live-letterfrock picks up fin seven letters, no soft green fuzzy substance. SOME PHAMOUS PHOTOS FOR THE VISUAL MINDED The The The The A raft of information. Time and Tide waiting for a woman. A man swallowing an insult. A man finding which side his bread is buttered on. ' A doubleffaced book agent. A girl with her heart in her mouth. A man laughing up his sleeve. A girl changing her mind. A man forming his character. A boy with burning ears. A woman giving a piece of her mind. SYMPOSIUMS, SPURIOUS AND SUPERFICIAL great intrinsic value of diamonds. abuse of cochineal products. sweet taste of sugar. rarity of carbon. 139

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F' we D -'fx Qs- X FROSI-I CURIOSITY Where do the M's go when they go out? Where do the planes go in Solid? Well, I'll be darned! said the sock as a stitch ran up its clock, ATHLETICALLY SPEAKING .The delight of the B division-a ten-thirty gym class on an other' wise free morning. We have discovered that Freshmen are inconsequential atoms who think that-- Sandy Hook is a Scotchman. Saturday Evening Post is where the cowboys tether their ponies. Community Plate is the village ball park. Culture Epoch Theory is the last word in etiquette. The Three Musketeers were Wm. Tell, Daniel Boone and jesse James. Eskflmo Pie is an honorary frat. Fourth Floor Proctors are self-supporting students. Salt Cellar is a traveling salesman. Octupus is Latin for eight-headed cat. The Four Horsemen were Paul Revere, Don Quixote, Sheridan and Buffalo Bill. TALE or A Mouse: ' mouso, mousere, niousey, scotum, cato, caterc, kitty, caughtum, dogo, dogere, puppy, bitum, trapo, trapere, trapy, traptum. .s Genius, Says the freshman Who every day just catches The 8:75 Conn by the fetlock And hangs thereby precariously Is an infinite capacity For getting to school On time! 141