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

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BULKELEY NEWS •17 What caused the death of Cleopatra? She bit a wasp. What do you call the last teeth that come to man? False teeth. Of what is the surface of the earth composed ? Of dirt and people. Define flinch and use it in a sentence. Flinch, to shrink. Flannel flinches when it is washed. Name six animals of the Arctic Zone. Three polar bears and three seals. Define idolater. A very .idle person. Define interloper. One who runs away to get married. God made man, weak as a bubble, God made love and started trouble, God made woman, gentle and sweet, And God made Littlefield's-------big feet. —T. '17 School News Concluded, from Page 12. Reading—“What Have You Done Today”..................Raymond Sullivan Cornet Solo..........Spencer Moon Reading—“Old Christmastide”...... Louis Harshowitz Reading—“Something Wrong”........ Dwight Rose Selection..................School Orchestra The Footpath of Learning. (with apologies to Henry Van Dyke) 11 A0 climb, Indian file, the broad stairs and hasten (oh yes) to room —, to quietly stand up until we get ready to noisily sit down, to immediately get up and search for a book which has mysteriously disappeared (appropriated by a kind neighbor), to listen so carefully to the liquid words which fall from the lips of the instructor that not a word escapes your dis-memory, to produce your paper when the rest of the class gets through with it, to scribble a few most comprehensible sentences on the board, to duly correct the same with the aid of the entire class, to listen to the lesson for the next time with one ear and promptly let it march out of the other, to gleefully call “es klingelt” the instant the period is over; these make up functions of the intricate studies (some) of our high school life.

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16 BULKELEY NEWS way: “Please do not let my son the German speak, For in English he can hardly squeak, His throat is very, very sore Which cannot be improved by German Lore.” Satan (receiving Xmas presents)— “Humph! Skates! Well, I suppose they’re quite as useful as the average Christmas present.” She—“The idea of that impudent Lewis! He said I was no chicken.” Donnelly—“Well—are you one?” ‘ ‘Ball gowns require a lot of arithmetic.” “How so?” “Well, you add to the trains, subtract from the neck, multiply the frills, divide the skirts, and it is all a matter of figures.” There was a man in our town, And he was wondrous wise; He swore (it was his policy) He would not advertise. But one day he did advertise, And thereby hangs a tale— The ad was set in quite small type, And headed “Sheriff’s Sale.” —New London Day. Rollo “I’d be willing to bet that you don’t take a girl to the show more than twice a year.” Meagher—1 ‘That’s a 1 r i g h t , but when I do I take her to the Lyceum, not up to the Public Librao'.” Donnelly had just been elected justice of the peace. “What are your duties?” someone asked the light-haired one. “Oh, I marry a widow with six children (under his breath)—to some other (?) man.” Heard in Chemistry. ‘ ‘What is the result of mixing H20 with 2 HO and boiling it?” “Oat-meal.” Mr. Bigelow—“Donnelly, have you a pencil to loan Meagher?” Donnelly—“Not him. He’s a crook. He swiped my girl.” At least, Dud, Meagher pays for his “News.” In the Chemistry Class. Gates—“An alkali is very salutable in water.” (It is such reasoning as this that made Gates’ scenic railway on Coney Island the second, such a profound success that it even attracted the hounds of news). Freshman Examination Answers. What was the chief event of Solomon’s reign? He died. What religion had the Britons ? A strange and terrible one called the religion of the Dudes.

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18 BUEKELEY NEWS 'VT'OT having sufficient space in our last number we were unable to mention the excellent work of Bul-keley’s fast playing second team. It is needless to rewrite the Football many ways in which they were of assistance to the first squad, as well as it is needless to rewrite the victories they won. The mainstay of the Second team was Daly. He earnestly brought that gathering of young school boys together and made a second squad of which any high school might be proud. Together with coach Daly’s work comes the work of coach Prince coach McCoy’s first assistant. Prince spent many afternoons in helping develop our varsity squad. The coming football season, the season of 1915 will undoubtedly be a successful one with Feeley captain and Fitchthorn manager. Fitchthorn was chosen manager by an almost unanimous vote. After the election of Miner as track manager no one need worry about our making asuccess of the track meet. Miner has the Track Meet inclination as well as the ability. This year’s track meet will be held at the State Armory on Washington Street. As it is necessery to hold the track meet under the auspices of one of the Militia companies, this year it will be held under the auspices of the 10th Co. Coast Artillery. It has been held under that company for the past few years. There will be many events to give the members of the different classes a chance to compete. Many students are wishing that an aggregation will be present from N. F. A. The prizes will be the same as in past years, that is: first prize—bronze medal; second and third prizes—ribbon badges. The class receiving the most points at the track meet will have the privilege of having their numerals engraved on the silver cup in room 1. There will be no school baseball team this year, owing to the fact that we are unable to secure a field on which to play. For past seasons this has been the favorite Baseball sport of all the students. Every scholar in Bulkeley School wishes to indulge in some kind of sport as it is practically necessary to keep the boy in perfect health. Many boys, no doubt, enter