Albany High School - Prisms Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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THE GARNET AND GRAY 29 To be a subscriber to Garnet and Gray, One twenty-live is all that you pay. If once you get it You'll never regret it So come on along and sign up to-day A. L. Senior in History- The French built a string of forts-one of these forts was built where Lake Erie now stands. Teacher- Charles, what is a ground-hog? Charles- Please, ma'am, it's a sausage. Tom- Say, John, how is it that a red cow that eats green grass, gives white milk and yellow butter? John- Why, I don't know. Tom- Well, if I knew I wouldn't ask you. M. M. First Boy- You know, Dutch Empie is the star kicker of Albany High School. Second Boy- Well, I ought to, for I got in his way once. Prof. Walters Cin chemistry classj- Now you will see that this gas is invisible. The class failed to see it. Freshman-How do they make cannon? Sophomore-Why, they take a round hole and pour iron around it. Mr. Yavits-Why don't you come down on the floor? Pupil Cin balconyj-I've sprained my ankle. Mr. Yavits-That's a lame excuse. Miss Todd-N ow, Sherer, what is a hypocrite? Sherer-A boy who comes to school with a smile on his face.-W. C. P. Miss Marvin-Who is Jove? Bright CEU Freshman-Jove is the wife of Jupiter. First Student- What's the best thing about gym? Second Student- The day you don't take it. Teacher in history class- Lincoln wrote his great address while riding from Washington to Gettysburg on an envelope. Policeman to drunken gent- Sir, you must accompany me. Drunken gent- Sh-want me to sh-ing?

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28 THE GARNET AND GRAY JOKES Willie, can you tell us anything about the iron age? Er-er I'm a bit rusty on the subject, teacher. K6 if Say, Brown, do you know Snobson? Yes. Nice chap, ain't he? No, I don't like him. He is one of your darned religious fellows. Religious! Why I never saw anything particularly indicative of superior piety about him. , I Well, I don't know. I loaned him ten dollars last Christmas, and it's been Lent with him ever since. it Grace- Dr. Squills is practising now, isn't he? Ethel Cblushingj- Yesf' Grace-- What are his hours?', Ethel- From eight to ten usually, but when pa's out he stays later. I don't see anything funny in that, said the lady looking into the coffin. Yes, that great baseball player was married last week. Any change in him? No. He is running and sliding for home more than ever. George- There goes the fellow that whistles at danger. Peg- Ah, he must be a very brave fellow. Who is he? George- A locomotive engineer. Jake-- See that girl there on the beach? She gets ten thousand dollars a year posing for artists. Rake- That's some figure. There are a lot of jokes but few of us are original. Al Lincoln-Even a policeman can't stop the flight of time. H. Golding-Why only this morning I saw a policeman go into a store and stop a few minutes. First Frosh-What is it that by losing an eye has nothing left but a nose. Second Frosh-You've got me. First Frosh--Noise. Miss Franklin--james, write a short theme on baseball. james' theme-Rain, no game.

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30 THE GARNET AND GRAY A person who called himself Roy p From a town nine miles out of Troy Stayed out late every night Which wasn't quite right For a man who was only a boy. R. J. H., '23 There once was a lady named May, Who wrote in a marvelous way, I-Ier verses were witty, But oh! what a pity, In Latin she got no bouquet. I knew a man with an old fliver, Which always did start with a shiver, For the clutch it was broke, And the engine did choke, So he pushed the old boat in the river. Mr. Glavin-If a boy is eight feet from a pool and covers half the distance each jump, he'll never get there, will he? George Gildersleeve-No, but he'll do some shimmying the last ten steps. Been to the football game, eh! Is your son on the team? Mr. Gloeckner- Judging by his looks, I should say the team was on mm. - How do you parse 'Mary milked the cow?' asked Mr. Nott. Cow is a noun, feminine gender, third person, singular number, and stands for Mary, replied Young. Stands for Mary! exclaimed Mr. Nott. How do you make that out? Because, answered Young, if the cow didn't stand for Mary, how could Mary milk her? A farmer once went to the city, and spent the night in a hotel. On returning home his neighbors questioned him as to how he liked the city. His answer was, Everything was nice except that the light was going all night. Why didn't you blow it out? they asked. Why, how could I? The beastly thing was in a bottle. Dorcas Hager-Our business lady. ' Robert Lincoln-Our school, pardon me, I mean business manager. Paul Davis- For tho' they almost blush to reign. Esther Bookheim-VVhy haven't I got blue eyes? - Peggy Frost- Kiss-me doll. ' Billy Mills-A veritable mint, eh, Peg?