Barre High School - Barretone Yearbook (Barre, MA)

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20 THE BARRETOXE JOKES Geometry Professor Buker is my teacher; I shall not pass. He maketh me to go to the board; he compelleth me to draw difificult figures. He gives me zero. He maketh me stay after school for mv own good. ea. though 1 study ' til midnight I will gain no knowledge for my pro])ositions sorely bother me. He prejiarest a test before me in the presence of ni}- classmates ; he giveth me F. Surely flunks shall follow me all the days of mv life and I shall dwell in the Geometrv class for- ever. And Why Not? Freshman — “Hurrah! The Barretone has at last accepted something that I have written.” Senior — “What ! You don’t mean to say that it took something that you wrote? Freshman — “Vessir. They took the check that 1 gave ' em for my subscription. Miss X’eal — Crowley, say five hundred and fifty- five in French. Crowley — Sink, sank, sonk — ? Seen in a history notebook — Benjamin Frank- lin — apprenticed to a tallow candle. A woodpecker lit on a Freshman’s head. And sat down there to drill. He bored away for fifteen minutes. And then he Iiroke his hill. Jff Mr. Dawson’s favorite words lately, “When mv car gets hack from the junk yard.” Wouldn’t We all he surprised if — Jerry I.oughnran forgot to fool for one whole day ? The hoys in general chorus didn’t try to sing so- ])rano ? . 11 the pupils walked up to the assembly hall as they should? The Juniors did the physical exercises rig ' ht? There wasn’t any whispering in general chorus ? Riley could do his Latin without first asking fifty questions about it ? Clara Carter — fCoaching Freshman in the ,gyni about haskethallj “If you aren’t in a position to pass, shoot yourself. Teacher — What are some of the elements of a .sentence ? student — W hy-a-thirty days on bread and wa- ter. JF Two in One hirst Onlooker: (at the fair grounds) iitala’s a pretty good pole-vaulter. Secoml Onlooker : Oh ya, hut Matti can beat him. 1 . Comprenez vous ! Monsieur A — Coupez mes cheveux. l.e coift’eur — Mais. vous avez la tete chauvre ! idonsieur A — Monsieur. I ' herbe ue croit pas sur i.i :e rue occupee. Le coift ' eur — Oh, je vois. elle ne petit pas croitrc eu le cement. Miss Richmond (at the library). — “I’d like to have the book. ‘Alen, the Creators of the orld. Librarian — “I’m sorry, but we don’t deal with fcdry stories. Today’s Fable ' I h.e geometry class protested when it was an- n -.unced that originals were not to be part of the course in the future. In the Latin class Edward Hancock was in the habit of being jirompted by a certain young lady who sat beside him. One day !Miss Butler asked him to give the four princijial parts of the verb “to jiraise in Latin. Straining his ear he heard the gi l beside him say “1 dunno. Immediately he responded to the teacher’s (juestion : “1 dunno. 1 dunnare, I dunnavi. I dun- natus.” Keep the Cheinge B. Fiske, jokingly, (after giving a pedestrian a lift) — The bill is $2.9(S. Pedestrian — Aw, I don’t wanna buy the car. Mrs. Boyd — Oughtn’t we to get this paper pub- lished immediately? AL. Dawson — Why yes, if not sooner. ' ' if. if. ip. Practice Makes Perfect Alae Wilson — Xellie, is your boy friend a good driver ? X’ellie Stoner — Is he good? Say, he can drive a car with one hand tied around my neck. if if if A student (in English class) — One disadvantage of being the youmrest in the family is that you have to wear the older children’s cast-off clothes. A voice from the rear — That so? How about the fellow who’s got an older sister?

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THE BARRETONE 19 EUROPEAN TRAVEL Piarre Iti«;h School is very jiroud of the fact tliat one of lier students, Peter Pauli, the P arre h,agle Scout, attended the P)oy Scout jainhoree in Eng-land last summer, and later toured the conti- nent. Peter has had an cx])erience which few of his age can boast. TWO SOPHOMORES HAVE WESTERN TRIP Ian d ' urner and Thomas Pauli gave an account of their interesting western trij) with T.ansing E. Stanley, before the school in assembly one morn- ing this term. Their amusing ex]:ieriences inter- ested us immensely. ALUMNI Since Barre High School was founded in the year 1852, it has had an ever increasing group of alumni. L’p to the present time there have been between fifteen hundred and two thousand. These make up the Barre High School Alumni Associa- tion. ' J ' his association holds its meetings once ever}- two years. The last one was held June 20, 1920. The officers are; F resident, Dr. Harlan Angier ; secretary. Miss Dorice Knight; treasurer. Dr. (j. Percy Brown; executive committee. Miss Helen Clilmore, Miss Miriam Ivllsworth, and (leorge 1 ' . Smith. J-larre High is fortunate in having such a heljiful association. It is continually striving to aid the lligh school in all ways within its means. At the present time the association is doing its best to secure an athletic field for the High school. ' Phe association intends to give all its hel]) and is in- tensely interested in the welfare of the High school. Ifarre High has been well reiiresented in the various colleges and other schools of higher edu- cation of the country during the Jiast years. Class of 1929 Beulah Allen is recei ing training in nursing at the .Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Harding .Mien is attending the Brown and .Sharpe School in Pro idence, R. 1. .Mildred . nderson and Vesta Hinckle} ' are stud} ing hairdressing in S])ringfield. Leo Miller is attending St. John ' s Preparator - School. Muriel Curll is attending Worcester Xormai School. leanne Sweetland is in Ifoston studying kinder- garten at Miss Wheelock’s School. Catherine .M ' cAndrew is taking a ])ost-graduate course at Barre High School. John Ifritton is attending Ifoston Universitv. Irene iitala is attending Becker’s night school in Worcester. Class of 1928 Phyllis Hillman and Carolyn Rice are attending i ' ramingham Normal School. Ifugene Dunbar and Harold Howe are taking their second year at IFecker’s Business College, Worcester. I. ester Smith spent a year at Tufts College, Ifoston, and now is in Wharton School of Finance, L niversity of F’ennsylvania. John Hancock is in his second year at Dart- mouth College. Hanover, N. H. Paul Hillman spent a year at Mt. Hermon Pre- paratory School, and is now attending Northeast- ern University. Ifoston. John Gross is studying music at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester. N. Hazel Hunting is attending P ay Path Institute in Springfield. The oldest living graduate of Ifarre High Schot)l is Dr. Joseidi W. Grosvenor of Buffalo, New ' ' t ' ork, now in his 94th year. He graduated from Barre in 1855, the only ])erson in his class. He was the first one to go t o college from this High school. He attended ' Dartmouth College, g ' raduat- ing in 1859. He ])ractised medicine in T.ockport, New York. He is also a Civil War veteran. . t the ])resent time Dr. Grosvenor is in poor health, but he is .very much interested in the welfare of the school and the . Iumni .Association. d ' he next oldest graduate is Mr. Eeander Fdeald. who is 9, years old. He attended the High school in 1854. Mr. . ustin .Adams, 89, graduated in 1859. Mr. . dams is much interested in the High school and on hearinsr that w ' ' were publishing a school i)a- per immediatelv offered all his knowledsje and ma- terial on the High school histor}- for our use. ' Phis has helped us much ami we are indebted to him for it.

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THE BARRETONE 21 Short but Sweet Mr. Dawson — I suppose you’ve heard the story about tile i)air of tights. Mr. Bilker — No I haven’t. What is it? Mr. Daiwsou — Two Scotchmen were walking down the street. Famous sayings I)y famous people — Know thev F ' rench. then thou shalt pass — Miss Neal. Sing and the world laughs at you — Miss Chase. It is altogether fitting and ]iroper that socialism should exist, providecl — Mrs. Boyd. If you have the courage to do a thing, you ought to have the courage to own up to it. — Miss Butler. Miss Butler — (in English class) Varnot, reacl the ending for “The Eady or the Tiger” which is on the paper that you have corrected. Varnot (reading) — “The man then ])ut his hand down into the tiger’s throat, took hold of his tail and pulled him inside out.” =k Mr. Dawson had explained to the General Sci- ence class that the most important factor of our environment was air. After having lingered on the subject for a week he finally came to the con- clusion that the time was ripe to get the class’s opinion on the subject. So one day he said, “Peter Neri, what do you think is the most imjiortant thing in man’s environment?” Without hesitation Peter replied, “Women.” Ask Me Another 1. W’ho enjoys physical training in Ifarre High? 2. What is the matter with the aisles in room II? d. How did William Whijipee get such a curl in so short a time? 4. What is the matter with the bovs who sing tenor and bass in Glee Club? 5. W’hat is the Freshman class noted for? 6. What would the boy, who makes faces, on the bus do if his face froze? 7. W’hat two members of the chemistry class are famous for their work with hydrogen and o.xygen ? X. Is it iiossible to keej) Kathryn Dolan (piiet for sixteen minutes? P. Who is Marre High’s Einstein? 10. W hy were all the students looking into the Junior room all day long on December 2. 102P? 11. Who is Barre High School’s Barrv W’ood? 12. W’ho originated the Shamrock Jones . gen- cy ? Answers 1. Flarold Reed 2. There are too many feet in them. By modern methods. 4. Fhat’s just it. They’re too lazy to sing. 5. (Quantity and short stature. b. lie wouldn’t make any more faces. 7. F. Rush and A])])leyard. X. If one role of mending tissue was jiasted on her mouth, it would take her just thirty-three sec- onds to e.xplode. P. Matthew W’ytrawt. 10. Miss Butler had just got her hair bobbed and the students were admiring it. 11. Henry W Mod. 12. Jerry Koughman. Becauses W’hy is a dictionary like honey? Because the busy bees gather around it. W’hy is a class like an automobile? Because both sometimes get out of control. W ' hy is an eraser like a powder puff? Because thev’re both used on mistakes. W ' hv are Cicero’s orations like Ford cars? Because it takes the users a long time to get anywhere with them. Wdiy is the Junior boys’ basketball team like a Christmas tree? Because they are both adorned with shining lights. WTy is Barre High School like the world? Because they both have their wonders. What Never Happened in Barre High School There has never been a strike for newer and better teachers. There has never been a debate on the (luestion of a twelve month school year. Mr. Dawson has never given an imiiersonation of a ballet dancer. Macbeth never ai)i)eared on the Iwelfth Night in a .Midsummer Night’s D ' ream, which was Ro- meo and juliet’s act of a Comedy of F.rrors. Neith- er have the ' Two Gentlemen of Verona and ' The .Merrv W’ives of Windsor shown us Love’s La- bour’s Lost in the ' Taming of the Shrew, which was .Much .Ado . bout Nothing, but .All’s Well that Ends W ell, and yon may take this .As Von Like It. ' There has never been .A Lover’s Complaint about ' The Merchant of Venice, who never gave Meas- ure for Measure to the Passionate Pilgrim in the ' remjiest. Flelen Gustafson. ’. 1.