New London High School - Whaler Yearbook (New London, CT)

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BULK E LEY NEWS 11 He kissed her on the cheek, It seemed a harmless frolic, He’s been laid up a week, They say, with painter’s colic. Jimmie giggled when the teacher read the story of the man who swam across the Tiber three times before breakfast. “ You do not doubt a trained swimmer could do it, do you James? ” “ No sir,” answered James,” but I wonder why hedidn’t make it four and get back to the side his clothes were on.” ‘‘You are the light of my life,” said Fanny, As she softly kissed him goodnight, Then came a voice from the top of the stairs, “ Fanny ! put out the light.” At the University of Wisconsin, a pupil undergoing an examination in English had been instructed to write out examples of indicative, subjunctive, potential and exclamatory moods. His efforts resulted as follow : I am endeavoring to pass an English examination. If I answer twenty question I shall pass ; If I answer twelve questions I may pass; heaven help me ! Prof, (after test)—‘‘Did you get all the questions ?” Pupil—“ Oh yes, it was the answers that bothered me.” ‘Twas in a restaurant first they met, One Romeo and Juliet. ‘Twas there he first fell into debt, For Romeo’d what Juliet.

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IO BULKELEY NEWS Rock-a-bye seniors On the tree top, Keep on studying And the cradle will rock. If you get lazy And your marks fall, Down will go seniors, Diplomas and all. “ Your son is college bred, isn’t he ?” “ Yes, and in his case I should define college bred as a four year’s loaf. ” Teacher:— ‘ Is there any connecting link between the vegetable and animal kingdoms ?” Bright pupil:—“ Yes ma’am there’s hash. ” The Geography of a Woman’s Life. Cape of Good Hope—Sweet Sixteen Cape Flattery—Twenty Cape Lookout—Twentyrfive Cape Fear—Thirty Cape Farewell—Forty Waiter—(to gentleman who is looking at napkin full of holes) “ I’ll bring you another one sir. ” Diner—“ Never mind. The holes seem to be clean. ” “ Mother may I learn to swim ?” “Yes, my darling daughter. Learn at a correspondence school, But, don’t go near the water. ’’ Teacher—What figure of speech is, “I love my teacher. ” Pupil—“ Sarcasm. ’’ A minister was horrified one Sunday to see a boy in the gallery pelting the hearers in the pews with horse chestnuts. As the good man looked up, the boy cried out, “ You tend to your preaching mister I’ll keep ’m awake. ’’ THREE GRACES To kiss a lovely junior girl is faith. To kiss a pretty senior girl is hope, But, to kiss one of our dear school ma’ams is Charity.

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ter, Pa., The Morgan Record, Clinton, Conn., Eastern District Daisy, Brooklyn N. Y., Brown Herald, Providence, R. I., Kuay, Seattle, Wash., The Chandelier, South Boston, Mass., Red and Blue, New York City., Academy journal, Nor-wich, Conn., Roundup, Great Falls, Mont., The Voice, New London, N. H., Skookum, Colville, Wash., Colgate Madisonen-sis, Hamilton, N. Y., Yale University Bulletin, New Haven, Conn., The Tooter, South Omaha, Neb., Trinity Tripod, Hart-, ford, Conn., Stephenson Seminarian, Charlestown, West Va. The Ivonian, Tarry town-on-Hudson, N. Y., The Clair ion, Jamaica Plains, Mass., The Adelphian, Brooklyn, N. Y., The Balance Sheet, Washington, D. C., The Argus, Plymouth, N. H., College Echo, New York City., 7A ? Wind-mill, Manlius, N. Y., The Student, Covington, Ky., XRay, Anderson, Ind., Red and Blue, New York City. The Clarion,—We hope to hear from you again. Why not acknowledge all your exchanges ? Kuay,—You are by far the best of our western exchanges. Your cuts and cartoons are especially noteworthy. E. D. Daisy,—Without a peer, why criticize your exchanges so harshly ? Roundup,—An excellent paper, we are glad to welcome you among our exchanges.