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CLQHSS OF Fl?fBRUt-ARY 1927 this text book for sale is no other than Miss Mollie Cohen. Who bids highest? Fifty cents? Ah, Mr. Gallagher bids fifty cents. Are there no other bids? Going, going, gone to Mr. William Gallagher who will profit much by his purchase. , Ladies and Gentlemen: Here is something tl1at I have to offer which is very valuable. This be- longs to Adalyn Wvallace who says that she will not need it any more. What is this? Well, this is what people call personality. What am I offered for it? Ah, someone bids four bits? How can you let anything like this go at such a low price? Going, going. .lust one minute. Someone else wished to bid. Six bits? Are you going to let this go at such a price? All right, here goes, going, going, gone. The lady in the back row owns this. Please come to the front. Name, please. Ann Merriman, I hope you may have as many friends as Adalyn has had. Don't forget to use it as she did. I Pittsburghers: One of Oliver's best banjo players is forced to sell his wonderful pick. It is not Roy's musical talent, but his pick that produces his wonderful music. Who would like to have it second hand? What am I offered? One third-hand ukelcle pick by Wm. Gallagher. Going, going, gone. Ladies and Gents: We have here a book belonging to Mr. Basil Nolan who is willing to give it away. What am I bid? The title of the book is uLatin Grammar. Hurry, folks, we have several other books to be sold. Who'll take the Latin. A two- cent stamp? Are there no others who desire to study the dead language? Your name? Helen Good. Ah, Miss Good gets this priceless book for an Italian two-cent stamp. Ladies and Gentlemen: Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Miss Lillie Bender wishes to sell her MDeutschcs Lesebuchw or in English, her German book. This book contains much that all Germans or those of German descent should know. What am I offered? Six marks? Four Francs? Ten cents? Will no one else bid? If I am correct your name is Mr. Charles Kantenwein. My friends, this book has gone to Mr. Kantenwein who has paid six marks for it. Friends: . Chuck Wayman, eminent artist of the I2-A Class of Oliver High School is resigning from the position he has held for some time. That of soda-jerker down at'Hoechstetter s Drug Emporium. Chuck expects to be very busy this last week or two and will be unable to continue his regular routine of work. Who wishes to become a soda-jerker? Gentlemen, I beg of you, do not lei your golden opportunities slip vby. Mr. Paul Horkey seems to feel that he would like to fill this high and exalted position. What do you offer, Paul? A plugged nickel. All right, I guess you get it, Friend. That is, if they will have you down there. Here are twelve hair pins used by Miss Schwartz when her luxuriant curly hair was growing. Her hair has now attained a reasonable and controllable length and she has no more use for them. What am I offered? Two cents. Why, miss, youire unreasonable. Two cents I am offered: are there no more bids? Ah, someone bids three dollars. Your name, please? Dorothy Geltz. Young lady, I wish you all success and may your hair grow as long as Miss Schwartz,s. Ladies and Gentlemen: Who bids on a football uniform? It's Christy's. What am I bid? I hope I don't have to explain the value of this garment. He will have no oc- casion to wear it hereafter and thought .he'd rather give you a chalice to pur- chase instead of pawning it. What am I bid? Hurry up. Miss Pearl Snaman
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tTflliOS7WlCRO0Y1 interest? William Dombart, I see, is the only one in the I2-B class interested in trailic. What will you offer? A cat's meow? Going, going, gone, after only one bid. I hope you use this interest to as good advantage as Bob did. Ladies and Gentlemen: Mr. Leonard Label Schugar leaves the right to be sweet as ever. Schugar has been sweet on many, and I'm sure everyone l1as envied him. Now's your chance, fellows, now,s your chance! Colne on, what am I bid? Aha, one box of spice. Well, not so bad. That'll come in handy, eh, Schugar? Sold! Sold to Theo. Streba for one box of hot spices. Ladies and Gentlemen: Here is a young lady who wishes to sell her sewing period and is so generous that she is even throwing in her bawlings out that she got from Miss Armstrong for exercising her tongue more than her needle. What's her name? just a lninutc and 1,11 find out. Her name is Mary Greppi. Don't lose this wonderful chance. Two bits I am offered. Is that all for this? All right, going. going, gone to the young man in the rear. Name, please? ,lohn Swee- ney! I hope, young man, that you use this to as great advantage as Mary Greppi. Ladies and Gents: Anna Kane wishes to sell her po-sition as forward on the basket ball team. You know how well known she has been. Don,t you all crave for popularity? Wlell, here is your chance. Don,t lose it because you will get nothing so valu- able as this another time. Young lady in front, don't you realize what this would mean to you? Ah, you have come to your senses and are willing to bid three bits. It really is a shame that you people haven't the least idea of what you are tllrowing away. Going, going, gone to liwhat is your name?j Elizabeth Fedorkevich. Remember you will not regret bidding. I wish you as much success and popularity as Anna has had. . Hopeless Ones: Among the small articles I have here, I find a Gillette Safety Razor. It is marked witl1 the crest of Ray Windlc. He plans to raise a heavy hirsutc adornment to keep his face warm during the cold winter lll011tl1S. He is will- ing to re-purchase it in the spring in time for Easter. Who wishes to buy a first-class razor for almost nothing? Steve Stolfan offers his football prowess. Ray accepts this remuneration with heartfelt thanks. Oliverites: Here is something that has been of great advantage to the person who wishes to sell it. Why does he wish to sell it? My dear friend, he claims to have enough of this valuable thing. This thing is his red hair. I-Ie wishes to have black for the rest of his life. How much am I offered? Who is hc? Who else but the well known Robert Frew. Four bits? Young lady, you have no sense. Imagine bidding four bits for this costly thing. Any lnorc bids? You people astonish me. All right, going, going, gone to this young lady. l'Namc please?t This thing I am glad to say is sold to Mary Fekula. She says Robert may have her black hair in exchange. Oliveritesz Ah! members of the weaker sex, I have here the most extensive vocabu- lary of the age. Any member of your dumb mob who wishes to know when to use words such as osculate and nauseate may take a crack at getting this most precious article. Miss Elizabeth Zeglot is a strong upholder of promis- cuous osculation, I am now ready for bids. A Webster Dictionary? A Burkeis Conciliation? All right, I think the dictionary wins. Elizabeth craves to in- crease her vocabulary. Going, going, gone to Florence Tipper. My Friends: I have here a very fine life history of bugs, worms, fish, monkeys and men. The subject of this marvelous volume is zoology. The person who has
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...X THE OSWICROGYXC XX bids fifty cents. ?iShe wants to keep it as a souvenir. COIHC on! Loosen up! It's worth 'more thanithat. Thatis better. Miss Virginia Park bids ten dollars. Any more? Well, I guess it goes at ten dollors. Now Christy can show his girl a good time tonight. Cash, absolutely. Ladies and Gentlemen: One of the biggest and most expensive articles to be odered in this auc- tion today is companionship. Misses Davies and Schaefer are forced to aban- don it at Oliver High to make new friends at Indiana State Normal which they will attend. Ah, there are two young ladies who are very eager to bid. What's your price? Six rubles. Sold at half the cost to Miss Zelma Vencil and Thelma Freeland. Ladies and Gentlemen: The next article I have here for disposal is a shorthand book. The note- book will be thrown in for good measure. It contains an invaluable recipe for making a success of shorthand. It now belongs to ,loc Unger who no longer has any use for it as he has mastered the subject from beginning to end. He wishes to give some poor 12-B who is oppressed by Mr. Dobbins an oppor- tunity to make an A. Ladies and Gents, what am I bid? Two bits? What, two bits for a book Worth an untold fortune, if the fortune could only be found! Betty Carmack bids a jitney. All right, gents, going, going, gone for a jitney to the lowest bidder. Ladies and Gentlemen: Today I have a most valuable virtue to sell. Miss Eleanor Gausman at present having no further use for a feeling of responsibility wishes to sell. She will sacrifice it very cheaply as she is tired shouldering other peoples bur- dens. Does any one want to buy a sense of responsibility? It is very valuable but rather nerve-racking at times. What am I bid? A compact. A mechani- cal drawing outfit? A pipe? Well, what use has she for anything of that sort? She certainly won't sell for that. A book? A novel? All right, she says she'll sell for a book. Going, going, gone to Hazel Kletty. My Friends: Mr. Frank Bugar wishes to sell for almost nothing his incurable habit of talking to the fair sex when he should be making up back lessons. He is very sorry to lose this habit as he likes it very much, but graduation makes it necessary. What am I offered? A pad of pink slips? Any other bids? A dog collar? Thatis better. Any more bids? It seems that this article goes to Mr. Paul Horkey for a dog collar. Ladies and Gentlemen: The honorable Stanley Stephan has asked me to offer for sale his most valuable treasure. He wishes to sell his ardent love for the beautiful freshman blondes of Oliver High School. Ladies and gentlemen, he who accepts Mr. Stepl1an's offer will not be the loser for it. He will have the c'Freshie', but must in exchange give his love for a senior brunet. Who will take up this young swain7s proposal. Ah, that blonde gentleman. Name please? Mr. Joseph Bradac. Mr. Bradac you do not have to divulge the young lady's name. Mr. Stephan, I see you are satisfied with the bargain. Americans: About the quietest 'boy on our class roll offers his seat in 102 to anyone, who, honor bound, will promise to occupy it a lot and to remain as quiet as Gregor. Who can so do? lim afraid he wants too high a price. Very few, indeed, could promise that. Oh, at last we have someone who feels himself capable of making and keeping such a promise. Leo Stossell promises to do so. As he is the only aspirant he gets it. Ladies and Gentlemen: Hugh Forsyth wants to sell his privilege to come to schgool early or late
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