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

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MAROON ee-- Circus Verses When Hyman talks of Murphy, He becomes so much enthused, We know at once where we can find A big top to be used. I doubted 'twas a leopard 'til I saw the proof it had. A leopard cannot change its marks, If you still doubt, ask Blad. Though men get killed while after these, There's nothing much to fear, For we have petted each one ,til She is a little deer. The animal that Ken has caught Is nothing but a horse, With Olive I-Ioban's stockings on, To lend its color force. Although the horse may buck and rear, It can't shake off our cowgirl dear, For she sticks like molasses poured, She's used to wrestling in a Ford. The snake in the grass hasn't got half a chance When this charmer gives him the eye. One glance and a word and they're ready for use, It's no use to struggle or cry. Behold, the tired workers stand With weary, toil worn browg To them the work with no applause While others take the bow. Though lions roar and leopards leap, And gnash their teeth in vain, The quiet love birds bill and coo, Then bill and coo again. Doth hear the polly parrot squawk With ponderous verbosity Whose ostentatious rantings have No sense but great velocity? Behold a child who once was mild, Who was by wild, wild women wiled Now he is styled the wildest wild At least when women get him riled. It,s always fun to hang around And watch the antics funny Of the three monkeys you see here, Al Beulow, Glenn, and Sunny. This classy bird who looks so grand Is one we did admire, But since he took up playing golf, He's just a common Lyre. At naming dogs, I must confess, I really am a sap, But these are just the kind of dogs, Iid want upon my lap. just see the hard boiled cowboy catch Poor Ollie by the neck, But if that poor, hard working Lois Sees him, he'll be a wreck. If you think that the dog is all That jumps, you make me laugh, When this clown yells, you, too, would jump If you were on this staff. Lore birds are often bumun fo a marked degree. Page Nineteen

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-- egg! M AROON ji? -- Little Boy Winton gE:,57'R'f5.4 ITTLE Boy XVinton's childish heart pounded with joy and pride. Here he was talking to a real live circus man right there where everybody could see him, especially that cute little Betty with whom he sometimes walked i ' 'S home from school and things. Gee! but he was happy. Yup, I used to go to Johnson High myself once, sonny, when I was a little shaver like you. You just ask Miss B. if she remembers 'Cooke' Schorr. That's mef' the man was saying as he deftly spit a mouthful of tobacco juice upon a pair of clean white spats as they passed. A lot of the old gang is here. See that guy over there, that guy with the checkered suit and the brown derby, thatys hollerin' at the people to come into the sideshow? That's Lloyd. He got that job when the boss seen him announce at the Senior Vodvil. Well, I gotta get to work now, but here's my son, Hy Shorr. He'll show you around the place. I gotta date with the cook stove. Yes, and I think the cook stove is pretty hot, Hy snickered as they dashed off just as a woman came running out of a tent and angrily bore down upon his father. You listen here, Wilbur, either you quit hanging around that little hussy, Helga, just because she is a tight rope walker, or I will change my name back to Yeager be- fore you can wink an eye. She shook her head sadly as they walked away and murmured, I-Ieis dumb, but I love him. 'QThat is mom, Hy explained. She got to be a high diver after she prac- tised all summer at Tanner's Lake. She learned lots of things out there. But let's go over and watch Herman and Helen C. doing their midget act. just as they were walking along there Came a great noise from a nearby tent, and a man was thrown out into the street. A voice yelled, 'iYou are f1rcd!', as the poor man arose to his feet. He was still young but so humped-backed that he was nearly bent double. He got up and painfully limped over to a small tent near the entrance. That was XVilbur. He used to be the tallest man in the world, but he got so humped-back from bending over that little cashier, Lauretta, who works in that hot dog stand that he couldn't straighten up any more and got fired, Hy explained. They rushed down the street as they heard the sound of marching feet, and a loud voice calling time. Hun, Hoo, Three, Four, the voice counted time as they came closer. Ooh, it's a paradef, Glenn shouted as they heard the stentorian voice roar, First platoon, squads right. Hup! And an amazing sight greeted them. Down the street with soldierly precision came marching a tall, red headed man wearing a uni- form of the Minnesota home guards. He was followed by a woman and eight small children of assorted sizes. Column, halt! Mrs. Kennedy, front and center! the orders were bellowed out and the squad halted and the woman came forward. That is Milton Kennedy and his wife and family. She used to be named Irma back when pop went to school. The guy thinks he is a soldier, but he is nothing but a home guard. But come on into this side show! That snake charmer is Laura. She got that way imitating Pat's sarcasm. Pat could make anything wriggle when he spoke, but Laura can just work it on the snakes. But look at this cage of bears here. Look at the funny names for bears: Joe, Fern, Virginia, Dorothy, Lorena, Jo, and Mildred. Dad says that they used to be girls but changed. He says that even when the people saw them dance when they went to school it was easy to see each one of them was a little bear. It is odd what funny notions some of these girls do have. Give me a lifflr' 'A', will you, buf1?,' Page Tusczity-one .