Leominster High School - Magnet Yearbook (Leominster, MA)

Page 27 text:

THE MAGNET 21 5 ‘ J 5 i Sf a LON PY {e=— Freshman, translating Latin, ‘‘Puer legit ’—the boy runs. ww A ITrenchman, a Dutchman, and an Ir:shman were talking about their nationalities. The Frenchman wished to pay acompliment to the Dutch- fnateeetee said, “If I were not a Frenchman, I’d rather be a Dutch- man.”’ The Dutchman wished to pay a compliment to the Frenchman. He said, “If I were not Dutch, I’d rather be a Frenchman.” This left poor Pat out inthe cold. He said nothing till the Frenchman said, “What would you. be, if you were potan fishman?:’ Pat said,‘ Well, begoira, I'd be ashamed.”’ w A friend of mine is continually collecting tags and coupons bearing premiums. One day he noticed an advertisement of a firm saying that, Che | % fom Wor Jester’s Pag } =e, ea (iS $e r ° = “ S PERE MM OOS Tow ri Eas Su) upon the receipt of ten tags, they would forward him one chance for a series of prizes, the first being a horse and runabout. He sent the tags, and a few days later he was informed that he had won the first prize. Im- mediately following this letter came a tiny rocking-horse. He sat down and wrote a sarcastic letter to the firm: “I beg to acknowledge the receipt of the horse,” he wrote, “but Where; siSee thes Tuna boutceme be eat early mail he received this letter: DEAR SIR: We have your letter acknowl- edging the receipt of the horse. As for the runabout, go chase yourself.” —ffligh School Breccia. w Pupil, translating: “I can see him still with his decanter.” Teacher: ‘‘ What is a decanter?” Pupil: ‘“ Some kind of an animal, I think.” The Lost Note Seated one day in the school-room, I was weary and ill at ease; And my eyes they wandered idly Over the printed leaves, I hardly knew what I was reading Or what I had yet to learn, When a note was thrown in a moment, Which the teacher did not discern. It rose in the air like an eagle, O’er pupils an d desks it flew, And straight and steady | watched it, Till it lay on the platform in view. And my heart was filled with sadness, And I watched like a trembling thief. And I pictured my friend as a culprit, Coming back in deepest grief. So I walked to the platform sedately, I was sure, with a little care, One push of my foot would save it. But, alas! no note was there. And I sought, but I sought it vainly, That one lost note of mine, Till the period of study was over, And I had not learned a line. Then I gave the teacher a side glance, My eyes wandered down the aisle; But the note that was thrown so grandly Must surely have gone a mile. I have oft caught a note or missed one, I have scooped them from under my feet; But that one grand hunt near the teacher ! shall never choose to repeat. —JosEPH L. Foss, 'og.

Page 26 text:

20 THE MAGNET Alumni Notes HERE were thirty-four who graduated in the class of 1908. Thirteen of these are working or are still at home, and twenty-one are continuing their studies.. Those who are taking a graduate course are: Nellie Dexter, Margaret Lane, Florence MacSheffray, Grace Lawrence, Everett Lothrop, Helen Merriman, Edythe Moore, and Linnie Reed. Those who have entered some college or school are: Leroy Chandler and Richard Scanlon, Massachu- setts Instituteof Technology; Arthur Kloss and Alexander Snow, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Howard Chase, Legate School in Boston; Edward Reagan and Ralph McDonald, Poughkeepsie Business College; Anna Kloss, Simmons College; Geulah Cook, Fitchburg Normal School; Blanche Buss, Fitchburg Business College; Laura Newell, Middlebury College; Ethel . Ward, Deaconess Training School in Boston; William Lane, University of Vermont. Elizabeth Cutter of the class of 1907 has entered Vassar College. Mar- garet Lockey has begun her college course at Smith. Florence Farnsworth is attending Mt. Holyoke College. Edithe Kingman, ’og, has entered Mt. Ida School. | The class of 1908, after many delays, met together at Lake Washacum, Sept. 26th, for a final good time before parting for the year. The 1908 bond of good-fellowship and fun made the picnic a success. Not even the severe electric shocks which some of them received, not even the row-boat they could not use, not even the loss of jewelry and other valuables, could “tame their skipping spirits.” It was a real 1908 day; for, in spite of many discouraging reports that the picnic was ‘‘all off,” it still took place and proved the 1908 motto: ‘“ They conquer, who believe they can.” Exchanges THe MaGnet enjoyed the papers on its exchange list last year very much. It welcomes them again this year, as well as new acquaintances, and invites their friendly criticism. The Deering High School Breccia is of unusual literary alien The stories are good and the ‘“‘themes” are commendably excellent. The char- acter sketch, given in conversation, is especially realistic. The editorials, however, are rather brief, and too little space is allotted to them. Small boy: | say, mister, there’s a sign in your winder readin’, “ Boy Wanted.” What kind of a boy does yer want? Merchant: A nice, quiet boy, that doesn’t use naughty words, smoke cigarettes, whistle around the office, play tricks, or get into mischief—— Small boy: Gwan! Yer don't want no boy; yer wants a girl. See?

Page 28 text:

22 THE MAGNET English Lnstructor : In that which WHAT A CANNIBAL Is you have just read, what do you “What is a cannibalipana think is meant by the expression, Asked little Harry Dann. ‘‘He is possessed of a polished un- “A cannibal is one, m’ boy, derstanding”? Who loves his fellow-man.” Pupil: | thought it meant that he ans ea had his shoes blacked. ¥ we WHat ATHLETICS ARE FOR A MAN OF LETTERS “You needn't tell me, Mr. Forson, An A. B. who was also C D, that tennis isn’t good exercise. It And of money hadn't N E, makes the young men so strong in Said, “I'll writeanS A On the ‘Age of DK,’ And I[’II sell it for cash, don’t U C?” the arms that—that one can hardly breathe.” —Pick-Me-Up. ‘ —Lippincott’s. ww Music Harn CHAarms Dipn’t Know Mucu A little lad of four was recently “How do you like your teacher, saying his prayers. He ended upas dear?” little Mary was asked, after - usual with, ‘‘God bless mamma, God her first day at school. bless papa, God bless Uncle Burton, ‘T like her real well,” said Mary, God bless Philip, and” — here a ‘but I don’t think she knows much, pause —“‘ God bless Harrigan—that’s for she just keeps asking questions me!” Ge FRAP all the time.” -— Delineator. Kappa Phi Soap and Complexion Powder For Sale by M. F. Whitney | Reliable References can be given. The following letter is from a former graduate of the Fitchburg Business College: Mr. D. Fullmer, Fitchburg Business College, Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Dear Mr. Fullmer: I am still in the same place here in Boston, and enjoy my work very much. | started to work for $12 a week, and after | had been here three months, my salary was raised to $15 a week. Of course I was de- lighted and surprised, too, for J did not ask for the increase. The New York Ass‘stant Manager came here and took charge for about three weeks, during whieh time I had to work very hard. Before he left | got the increase. It is not the stenography alone which is so aa nertae it is the detail work, and oftentimes when the Mana- ger is away, | have to take charge. Did it pay the writer of the above letter to graduate at the Fitchburg Business College? The pupils of the Fitchburg Business College do not suffer from inexperience and incompetence on the - part of the management, as our manager and teachers have had from ten to twenty years teaching experience- — ———— —— —