Bristol High School - Green and White Yearbook (Bristol, RI)

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THE GREEN AND WHITE 15 G. Goff (Latin)—“Miss Sou’.e, what are we going to have on Friday?” Miss Soule—“What do we generally have on Friday?” Stage w hisper in back of room—“Fish.” Serbst (imitating fire alarm)—Hm-m-m-m-m-m-M-M-M-M. Mr. Wisbey—“There may not be a fire here, Serbst, but someone is going to be put out.” Miss Sisson—“When you go home, ask some of your fathers and mothers.” McGrath—“I've got Treasure Island in my pocket.” Miss Soule—“Does anyone know anything of Edgett’s history?” Mr. Thompson (to noisy line waiting for drink)—“If you want a drink, keep your mouth shut.” Scene—Room 1. Joke Editor is seen sitting at his desk, looking as if he has lost his best friend. Pupil, rushing in: “Oh, listen to this—” Joke Editor: “Be quiet. I’m trying to be funny.” Teacher: “Please bring in some material for arguments tomorrow.” “Hank” McGrath : “All right, I’ll bring in a pair of boxing gloves.” D. Dunbar: Doe's John Jay have to go in the notebook?” C. Serbst: “Every knight had to have a lady on his shield so Geraint brought Enid. D. Wall: “If you ever had a mother, go and see ‘Over the Hill.’ ” Miss Stanton: (watching Pozzi scan some poetry on the board)—“What is the matter with Pozzi’s second foot?” Teacher: “St. Angelo, will you please get in your own desk?” Mr. Crosby: “Whenever you answer a gentlemen you must say ‘Yes Sir.’ Do you understand?” Freshie: “Uh-Huh.” —Ex. Miss Blake: “Now let’s hear what the check says.” Miss Sisson: “A man like that, that standls still, never gets ahead.” History teacher: “What was the Civil War about?” Sleepy student: “About 1861.” Miss Sisson: “What technical term do lawyers use?” Gilroy : “Er—er—six months.” M. King (Geog.): “You get pork from pigs and other animals.” Teacher: “What do they need most in Russia ?” Wise boy : “Barbers !”—Ex. Miss Sisson (arranging for a debate): “I want each boy to have a girl.” (That sounds reasonable.) Sophomore: “Where can I get a book of the names of the Unknown Dead?” James Ruggiero (at class meeting): “Suppose you put the paTonesses on the board so we can take a look at them.” Miss Booth (giving an account of her dog): “He grew blind in one eye and could not hear out of the other.” Miss Soule: “No more sharpening of pencils.” (Five minutes later Edgett walks up to the sharpener.) Miss Soule: “Edgett, do you remember what I told you?” Edgett: “Oh, have you forgotten too?” D. Dunbar (History): “Conan Doyle’s theory is that when you die you don’t die.” Scene—State House. Wennerstrand (after climbing six flights of stairs): “Is it the upper or lower house we are going to?” Miss Sisson (looking down to ground floor) : “It must be the upper house.” -----o------ THEY SAY HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF Can you imagine: Clowes as Napoleon? Paine as a Knight of the Round Table? Pozzi as Columbus? Gilroy as George Washington? Aldrich as Paul Revere? C. LeClair as Joan of Arc? K. McDonough as Cleopatra? Newton as Caesar? M. Morris as Pocahontas? M. Matheson as Queen Elizabeth? M. Holt as Marie Antoinette? -----o------ HOW ABOUT IT Teacher cranks, Pupils few; Questions flying, Zeros too. What’s the matter? Don’t you know? Monday morning Always so.—Ex.

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14 THE GREEN AND WHITE The Silent Call” ............... Probation “One Glorious Day” ................ Saturday “Forbidden Trail”.....Hope St. (At Recess) “Success or Failure” ............. Seniors Blossom Time” -------------- Graduation Let’s Go” 1.15 “The Circle” ........... Complete Failure “Fables .......... Excuses for Tardiness Way Down East” .....Stage (in Auditorium) “Where is My Wandering Boy” Easterbrooks “Peck’s Bad Boy”............. Doran (Ed.) By LOUIS EVANS. BASE BALL At the close of last year’s base ball season, Stetson Clowes was elected manager for the coming season and Carmin2 Bruno captain. Practice started early in March, with a large squad of candidates. These were thinned out. however, by Profs. Wisbev and Thompson, the coaches, until only 12 remained to represent the Colt High School on the diamond. Monev was raised to defray expenses by selling pins and arm bands. We lost our first game to St. Marv’s School on the common. April 25, 14-4. We won our next game, which was at Central Falls, April 28, 9-7. Our next game was with Warwick, May 2. which was lost, 15-7. A week later we defeated Warren, 14-10. On Wednesday, May 10, we went to South Kingston where we were defeated 14-7. Our next game was played at Bliven Field, the use of which was kindly granted by the management of the Bristol Base Ball Association. Here we defeated St. Joseph’s High School of Newport, May 16. 9-8, and South Kingston, May 24, 6-3, which was their first defeat of the season, and Colt's first victory over them in four years. We defeated Central Falls in a return game. May 26. 9-6. The following games remain to be played : June 2—Warwick at Warwick. June 6—St. Joseph’s High at Newport. June 9—Barrington at Barrington. June 13—New Bedford at Bristol. June 16—Barrington at Bristol. June 20—Wa-ren at Warren. Open—Alumni. The Joke Editor will be pleased to explain any of the jokes not understood. They stood on the bridge at midnight. And he tickled her face with his toes; But he was only a mosquito. And the bridge was the bridge of her nose —Ex. Why is a girl like a pencil?” “I don’t know.” “Because every fellow should have one of his own and not borrow the other fellow’s.”—Ex. The editor may dig and toil Till his finger-tips are sore; But some poor boob is bound to say “I’ve heard that joke before.”—Ex. First Freshie: “They say a cat has nine lives.” Second Freshie: “That’s nothing.” First Freshie: “Why isn’t it?” Second Freshie : “Why a frog croaks every night.”—Ex. A woodpecker lit on a freshman’s head And settled down to drill; He bored away for an hour or more, And then he broke his bill.”—Ex. A freshman stood on the burning deck, But as far as we can learn He stood with perfect safety, He was far too green to burn.—Ex.

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16 THE O REE N AND WHITE HEARD IN ENGLISH D. Dunbar—“Bi'.lv went to the girl's home and knocked on the bell.” G. McGovern—“The rain was thundering and lightning.” G. Barrows—“She was soon holding a bottle to her nose which was hung around her neck.” R. Bassing—“He drove an automobile with a green hat.” C. Newton—“Skunk under right arm. skunk under left arm, he walked on.” S. Phenes—“Just as I got out of the house I fell into a puddle of water; I did not stop, but kept on going.” Brown—“A man. awkward and i'l-dressted, leaned against a wall of no grace or manner.” G. McGovern—“Blaine said that he knew a great speaker when he read one. S. Dunbar—“Lincoln fell into a boy who was looking for a lawyer.” M. Ki’i'r—“Lincoln looked through the mist to find words to express his feeling.” -----o----- A SCHOOLBOY’S FIRST COMPOSITION Patrick Henry was a brave man. He got married and lived with his wife for thirteen years. Then he said “Give me liberty or give me death!”—Ex. ADVERTISEMENTS OF C, M. H. S. Lost—A few high notes by our Sympathy Orchestra. Anyone finding same please return to Miss Sullivan. Wanted—A little wisdom. If any can be obtained, please give it to the sub-freshmen. Lost, Strayed or Stolen—The High School Glee Club. Last seen in the auditorium on a Wednesday afternoon. Lost—Bruno's abi'itv to throw to first base. Wanted—A competent mechanic to help Aldrich to keep his Ford in good condition. Aldrich (class meeting): “What are they voting for now—Gas's Profiteer?” (Cass Prophet.) Miss Blake (Law); “Now suppose you hit someone with your car and damage the machine?” (She must have meant Bruno's Ford.) ALUMN! CLASS OF 1920 The following members of the Class of 192 are emp’oyed in the offices of the National India Rubber Company: Marion Brownell, Olive Coggeshail. Julia DeFelice, Annie Dunbar, Dorothy Hill, Hugh Kelley, Vasta LaRocca, Catherine Marz, Marguerite Murphy, Susan Patstone, Angelo Pozzi Frederick Serbst, George Stuart, F‘he! Thiele. Gertrude Gray, Harry Young. Mary Bolster is Mrs. Harold Sylvester, Bo-rn street, Bristol. Ma-guerPe Dunba - is in the Bristol Exchange of the N. F. Telephone and Telegraph Co. Mi‘‘on Hill, George Matheson and Fred Palmer are at the R. I. State College in Kingston. Joseph Kel'ev and James Sullivan are students at Holy Cross, Worcester. D ro hv Kenney is a stenographer at the N. F.. L. Co.. Providence. Elmer Mathewson is emploved at the Cranston Worsted Mills. Bristol. Terrence Murphy, State street. Bristol. lassie Molaskv is a student at R. I. College of Education. Gladys Pauli is a student at the Kather- ine Gibbs School for Secretaries, Providence. Mildred Pollock is a clerk at the Bristol Branch of the Industrial Trust Co. Elizabeth Sanford entered Brown University this vear, class of 1925. John Walsh is a member of the class of 1924. Providence College. George Yarlasavetsky is a student at the Burdet't Business College, Boston, Mass. 1921 Virginia August, student at Rhode Island College of Education. Anna Brelsford, clerk, office of National India Rubber Co. Alice Barclay, clerk, office of National India Rubber Co. Raymond Card, taking Post-Graduate course at Col't Memorial High School. Mary Connors, student, Rhode Island College of Education. Luciano Capone, student. Brown University. Genevieve Doran, sltudent, Rhode Island College of Education. Annie Fay, National India Rubber Co. office.