Burlington High School - Heirloom Yearbook (Burlington, NJ)

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P g Th wr FACTA NON VERBA B H S W. R.- Here we are looking backward. You all know what that is a sign of, don't you? Forget about the past. Let us talk about the present. VVhat prizes did you all draw?,' HARRY A.-- I have a few here belonging to some of you. Here is one for Francis Murphy. QReadsj. VVe hear that the door on your father's Ford is hard to close. Here is a Ford of your own. Your troubles should be over now. You don't need to be afraid of a cer- tain party falling out when you take her for a ride. CAH laughj. H. DAY- That's a good one on you, Francis. FRANCIS-'lRemernber, Lhe who laughs last, laughs bestf Here is one for you, Harry. Wasn't it Shakespeare who said, lNeither a bor- rower or a lender be., Harry, you do not follow this advice, and when We lend you a pencil, it means good-by to the pencil. VVe are, there- fore, giving you this one for your own. Hang it about your neck and you will never need to borrow again. BETTY K.-'Ll have something here for you, Doretta. lt's Bill's picture. We do not want you to be lonesome at Normal School, so we give you this as a solace. DORETTA- Thanks, Betty, but turn about is fair play. Here's yoursf When you are touring the world this summer there will be no Story'l for your guide. Here is a book entitled 'VVOrld Tours,' which we hope will be of help to you. HARRY A.- I have a few things here for some of the others. lrwin, we hardly know that you are around except when you pull down an A- in Trig test. Here is something to make a little noise so that we know you are around. Hugh. we felt that the only thing which you lacked is this perfume. VVe hope that it will help as an ad in your future business. Harold, here is a knife for you. You may use it to cut 'Greenwood' Whenever you wish. For you, Bill, we have some good, stout shoes for that 'Huyck' you are going to take. And you, Harry Landis, we are giving a list of subjects worth arguing about so that you will not waste so much time in the future that you wasted in the pastf' fHarry A. resumes his placej ALEX. SZ.i Hey-don't I get anything T' HARRY A.-f'Excuse me, Alexander. I have a pair of dark glasses for you, so that those wicked eyes of yours won't bother so many girls. NiJRMA VVICKVVARD-HI have some things for Ella and Leah. Ella, we don't want the world to overlook any member of our notable class. This tonic, tried and proved by Paul Allen, will help you to acquire size and the ability to make yourself heard. Leah, we like your Bob-both of them. These scissors will help you keep the one on your head always neat. They are sharp, and will prove helpful in matching the other Bob's wit.

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B. H. s. FACTA NON VERBA P g fh ry HARRY A.- No. ClVloves aWay.j GIRLS- Sure we Would. BETTY- They were men from the Department of Justice, whom we met when the class of '26 from B. H. S. went to Washington. NORMA-Qexcitedlyj- Betty, do you mean some of those chaps who hung out of the windows of the Department of Justice building and talked with us ? BETTYmf'The same, and maybe we didn't have some time discussing the happenings of those three days. HARRY L. Cdreamilyj- Washingtonl What scenes those words recall. ALEX. Z.- Say, do you remember the dance which the Roebling bunch tried to pull off the last night in VVashington? There was only one thing that kept it from being a successfl VVILLIAM S.-HW'hat was that? ALEX. Z.-f'The chaps. I never knew that two women could get along with so little sleep. FRANCIS M.- Do you remember the wise crack which one of those south- ern lads made? He asked the waiter if the ham was cured? fYes,' answered the waiter. 'Well,' said the lad, 'it must have had a re- lapse'. VV. R.- Change the subject. Even the thoughts of ham makes me sick. F. M.- VVho ever said that school days were one's best days certainly knew what he was talking about. l like to recall the things which we did. HUGH M.-f'Say, do you remember how we disposed of our possessions before we left school? I. A.-HDO you remember Mrs. lVIunson's Virgil Class? They willed their lockers to the Juniors to be used as stables to keep their pon- ies in. W. R.- Do you remember Bill Thomas? Wasn't he mad when we willed him a back as straight as Arthur Holzbaur's? H. A.- Have any of you heard anything from B. H. S. lately? I am wondering how that system of student government which we willed them worked out. Don't you remember we left it in charge of per- sons who thought they were proficient in all things-Marjorie Eaton, Betty Chew and Edmund Steele. ELLA BURR-f'What were some of the other things which we willed? I seem to have forgotten. BETTY K.- Oh, we willed Arthur Peterson's popularity to Warren Manny to Bill Rinker, all the troubles of a Senior president, and to Frank Cook, what was left of our old check books. To the faculty we willed our best wishes and sympathies. Poor things, they never understood us. DORETTA- Don't forget the Freshmen, Bettys to the Soph, we willed the privilege of showing the Freshmen how insignificant they really were. VVe hope they succeeded.

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B. H. s. FACTA NON VERBA P g fh fy th ELLA-UAH right, Norma. A little bird told us that you are fond of bun- nies. Here's one which we hope will serve as a reminder of that other Bun-ting. CEnter Eugenia, just as last gift is presentedj IEUGENIA-liwhy all the merriment? Do you realize that you folks have only a half hour in which to get ready for dinner? VV. REEVES- Time for dinner, I was just beginning to rest. Say, do you know, that man who wrote the poem, 'Perfect Bliss,' knew what he was talking aboutf, QSome have started to go, but stop.j LEAH S.--l'VVhat is it, Bill? Recite it for us. BILL- You tell them, Betty, I'm in a hurry. BETTY- I wish I was a little rock A settin' on a hill, A doing nothing all day long But just a setting still. I wouln't eat, I woulnlt sleep, I wouldn't even washg I'd set and set a thousand years, And rest myself, by gosh! QExit all.j Qjohn Evak, house detective, enters very stealthfully. Looks behind the wall and in every conceivable place. Finally mumblesj JOHN E.-- lVIy old high school gang. I never did trust some of them. They needn't think that they are coming down here and getting away with anything. Not while I'm house detective in this place. CPicks up letterg reads addressj Clayton Nelson, President of the Class of 1928, B. H. S. This letter, I suppose, was not meant for me, but I can't take any chances. There are some rather suspicious characters in that gang who landed here this afternoon. I'll just look into this matter and see what it contains. CReadsj We, the members of the Class of I926 of B. H. S., not wishing our talents and abilities to be wasted, do hereby will and bequeath some of them to our sister class, the Sophs. To Virginia Barckley we will Francis lVIurphy's ability as a mathematician. VVe understand that Virginia is deficient along that line. To Richard Glasgow we give Arthur I-Iolzbaur's wit and humor, and to the whole class we leave the high ideals, aims, and objectives which we, as Seniors, tried to reach. Follow in our footsteps and you will gain the heights. Signed, CLASS OF '26. QFolding letterj- Sounds just like them. Our class song should have been II Love lVIe'. CContinues search. Enter VVilliam Pettit. Watches John for a While, then speaks.j