Alexander Hamilton Middle School - Warrior Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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1 K This ond, Tlftat A 9A A bag of chink he chunk: And many a wicked smile he smole, And many a wink he wunk, And many a hideous grin he grun, And not a thought he thunk. , Owner of house: Is this your ball? Don: Are there any windows broken? Owner of house: No. Don:Yes, its mine, sir. Stanley: Mr. Tuttle, did you ever feel down and out, and glad of it? Mr. Tuttle: Once, Stanley: When was that? Mr. Tuttle: After that trip in the airplane. Miss Pratt: Why don't you answer me? John: I shook my head. Miss Pratt: You don't expect me to hear it rattle from this distance, do you? Question: What is a hippopotamus? Mark: A rhinoceros with a flat radiator cap. First horse: How do you like your hay served? Second: A la cart. How about you? First: Oh, I prefer it a la mowed. Clarence: I showed up the teacher today before the whole class. Fred: How's that? Clarence: She asked for Lincoln's Gettys- burg address andI had to tell her he never lived there. Fern: Did you hear about my catching my toe on the stair? Lillian: No: how far had you chased it? Mike: This school is haunted. Muir: Sh! It's the school spirit. Ruth: Do fish perspire? Mary: Of course: what do you think makes the sea salty? Teacher: Edward, can you tell me where the appendix: is? Edward: Sure: its in the back of the book Roy Knowles: Mr.Bell bought a Rip Van Winkle rug. Bob Brinker: What kind is that? Roy: One with a long nap. tEdith: Are the Packard boys coming to- nlg-ht?'! Bess: No. Edith: Are the Dodge Brothers? Bess: No tonight is Willys Knight. Can you tell me how to restore real ivory to its natural tint? Sure, get a shampoo. Mrs. Larson: Now, you must prove the world is round. 7B: Why, I never said that it was. Miss Byrkit: Name three things contain- ing starch. Opal Buckley: Two cuffs and a collar. Mr. Gregory: What animal lives on the least food? Eleanor: The moth. It only eats holes. STOP---LOOK---LISTEN Here lies the body of old Dan Day He died defending his right of way. He was in the right as he sped along, But he's just as dead as tho he'd been wrong. Found in The Crimson and Gold Comet, Decatur, Illinois: The Hamilton Junior High School of bong Beach, California, has an Aviation Club, the membership of which may be earned by writing an aviation song for the club or by composing the music. Teddy: What time does the tide come in, Mr. Fisherman? Fisherman: Why you young rascal I have told you four times already that it comesin at 5.55, Teddy: Yes, I know, but I like to see your whiskers wobble when you say 5.55. Pug: F ilry

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Tl-I E I-IAIVIILTONIAN I Speed IN CLASSES A and C the boys from Hamilton, reviewing previous triumphs. made a beeline for the championship from start to finish. Sweeping all into the void the Eagles and Eaglets raced on to take a. Bell monopoly on the cup-awarding. This is the third time the varsity, and the second time that the Midgets, have been the big bugs Speedball circles. Basl-:et 'Ball , CLASS A WITH six lettermen returning, Hamil- ton took a new lease on life and con- tinued in the way that won them champion- ships in 1926 and 1927. The 1929 outfit began by downing Jefferson, 12 to 9. Following this, Hamilton secured an 18 to 12 victory over Franklin. When the Avalon squad came over, Hamilton gave it a one-sided beating of 25 to 7. Edison was the next to come in quest of victory, but was defeated, 21 to 11. The next game, the championship game with Jefferson, was a brilliant and hard- fought battle. Scores were parallel until mg the last minute of the game, when a sen- sational throw won the 1929 championship for Hamilton over Jefferson, 12 to 11. Outof the 88 points captured by the Ham- ilton outfit, Shuber, former middleweight, hung up a total of 46 points, Fawcett, 185 Miller, 13: Barnett, 7: and Montoya. 4. CLASS B. With five lettermen returning, the Hamil- ton squad started with a l2-2 victory over Jefferson. Hamilton continued gathering lain-els until they wound up with the class B championship cup which the Bees had so long delayed in getting. In the following games the Hamilton outfit 4' Fifu'-liz-a