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

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BULKELEY NEWS 9 A girl is conjugated thus : I flirt. I marry — wed. You kiss. I am kissed. I will be engaged I can, should, would, or could be married. To be divorced Devorcing. Belongs to feminine gender ( except when a suffragette. ) In any tense. Rarely declined except in the past perfect. Mr. Edgerton : —“ Hollandersky, what is the plural of man-of-war ? ” Hollandersky: Battleships. ” Havens: —“ I saved your Father s life last night. ’’ Keeney : —“ How’s that. Havens: —“ I threw an axe at him and missed him. ” Payer: -“That’s our new blind asylum. ” Greene : — ( absent mindedly ) “What’s the windows for. ” Correct immitations of a Kindergarden: Freshman class. I wonder why Huntley goes into Randales Drug Store. We all know that there is a telephone booth there but who is the girl ? Mr. McCoy: —“ What happened to Babylon ? ” Freshie : —“ It fell! ” Mr. McCoy And what became of Nineve|i ? ” Freshie : —“ It fell ! ’’ Mr. McC —: “ And what of Tyre ? Freshie: —“ It was punctured. ’’ THE NEW PLAY MUTT AND JEFF WILL SOON BE STAGED. Mutt...................................................J. S. B—x—r. Jeff...................................................K.—p—and, ably supported by H. Crutch and Wood Cane. The man who sells six onions for a nickel cannot thrive. For all can see that no one ought to giv« six scents for five.

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8 BULKELEY NEWS Woe to the heater! Dragon of evil. Numbered among our most terrible foes. Much do we suffer for three weeks and days. On account of its evil caprices and ways. Torture unbearable caused by your madness, Expense and vexation follow our gladness. So if the heater breaks down and will heat you no more. Don’t cheer and jump up and down on the floor; But pray for recovery as soon as you may, And that you will suffer from no long delay. This warning I give you for you may be sure, Pleasure comes before grief which you cannot endure ; Now lest a great debt of lost time you must pay, You should never against your principal pray. But a glance at the face of a Bulkeley boy, Proves the truth of this tale (which perhaps you enjoy.) McCarthy: —“ How many fish did you catch ? ” Anderson: —“ Three. ” McCarthy : —“ But you only have two. ” Anderson: —“ 1 caught two mackeral and one smelt. Carrol comes into Geom. and places one foot above the other. McC-------Here is a demonstration proving that two feet make a yard. ” Instructor (in soph. Latin : ) “ What did Caesar do when he came to the Rhine Baratz : —“ He proposed to Bridget.’ ProfDefine ‘up' Bronstien : “ Opposite from down.” Mr. O. McC—( in English ) ‘‘Explain ‘whispering galleries’ ( looking at Hollandersky and Selikowitch , ) you need not illustrate. ’’ Frau Moll: “ I would like to have one good recitation this morning. Flahert : I am making one. ’’ McCoy : ‘‘ What is a prism 7 ” Keeney: “ An angle formed by two parallel planes coming to-gether.

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10 BULKELEY NEWS It is when the farmer sees his fine crop maturing that he feels like singing “ In this wheat by and by. ” In working about a mule that kicks, it should be remembered that his head-quarters are not his real business end. A girl in the hammock is worth two in a corps de ballet. Aa Ijrarft in (Camp. Keeney : - (in despair) “ What’s the matter with this razor ? ” Huntley : —“ I can’t imagine. It was all right when I opened the can of Baked Beans last night.” Harris, writing to an information bureau; ” 1 am 5 ft 4 in 3 tall weigh 128 lbs. Am I too tall for my age and do I weigh much ? ” Reply : We could figure this better if we knew whether you are an animal, vegetable, or mineral. ” Reeves: —“ Whenever I have to borrow money I try to get it from a pessimist. Slavin : —“ Why ? ” Reeves: —“ A pessimist never expects to get his money back. Dr tratrfo to “ § aralj. ” Each day I labor with my mop And stir up dirt galore ; I love to see the soapsuds slop All up and down the floor. But when some freshie raises cane, I sneak up and surprise him; And tho’ it fills my heart with pain, 1 firmly do chastise him But when 1 a senior must report, 1 do not make him sore; But 1 use my influence “ at wurt, ” And his troubles then are oe’r. in Biology class:) “ Swartz, what leads from your mouth “Swartz : “ The Neck. ” Lawrence ( in Senior Latin ) translating Vergil: “ The people stand with erect ears. ” Mr. O. McCoy ( showing some Perry pictures in English History : ) “ I have here a fine cut of Wolfe. ” Keefe : (to Strickland : ) “ Sirloin or porterhouse ? ” Mr. Lawrence to your stomach. ”