Burr and Burton Academy - Burtonian Yearbook (Manchester, VT)

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THE BUPTONIAN Bob Hunt Say I dont mmd havlng horse meat when I order steak but I wlsh theyd take the harness off Johnny sald mamma tearfully lt gxves me as much pam as It does you to punlsh you Johnny talso tearfullyp Mebbe lt does but not ln the same place Mlss Earnshaw Thls 15 a doe wood tree Freshman How can you tell MISS Earnshaw By 1ts bark Mr Rxch What 1S the plural of mano Fowler Men Mr R1ch Correct and what IS the plural of ch1ld Fowler Twrns Walter I thmk you had better board elsewhere Customer Yes I often had Walter Often had what Customer Better board elsewhere Boy They are puttmg m a new electr1c swltch at school Mother Of all the new fangled xdeas' When I was LD school the bxrch rod was good enough good worker but talks too much The father wrote under 1,1115 You should meet hxs mother Tony When do you do your hardest work? Davld Beckwlth Before breakfast always Tony What do you df' Dav1d Beckwlth Try to get out of bed Old lady to the proud parents I suppose your son passed everythmg at B B S dxdnt he Proud Parents Yes untxl they made hmm sell hxs Ford Fanny All extremely brlght men are concerted anyway Edgerton Oh I don t know I m not Robert A fool can ask more questxons than 10 professors can answer Don N1chols No wonder so many of us Hunk m our exams Oh dear I fear I have lost another pupll saxd the professor as h1s glass eye rolled down the slnk spout Mr Bullock dxctatlng a letter My dear Mr Schanekeermosemer Ernest Edgerton How do you spell that name' Mr Bullock S c h Oh by the way I thmk you better begln the let ter My dear slr and save the wear and tear on the machme t 39 : ll ' ' ' , U YY ' H' ' ' ' . H ' ' YI ,, . 5 . ' . v. u - H ' . U ' H ' . AA ' ' I7 . H ' H ' 1 ll ' Y! ' . U H . .. ,, . H ' ' ' ' ll . .. . . . ., The schoolmaster wrote on the back of the boy's monthly report: A ' . It ' I! . U li ' ' . H I1 . U 4 :A H ' I ' . An Y! Q I4 ' ' ' ll 1 H ' ' il . il l . V 19 - ll ' P1 ' . an W - nl AA ' I7 ' ' , , ' ' 1 M ' .It . .. ., . I ,, - - n Y ' . . -

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THE BURTONIAN LOCALS AND HUMOR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF? Jane Barrows came down to breakfast before th Je Claude Campbell got an office call Bob Hunt dldnt blush Gertrude Ha1d1man d1dnt get on the honor Dean Sumner refused a second helpmg Everxtt Sheldon talked fast Jug Gxddlngs was a tall dark halred shlek Edlth Bessehevre was a flapper Barbara Young walked slowly Mxss Earnshaw stopped talkmg about Boston Tony Zullo was slx feet tall Mr Rlch had straight hair Mr Robert dldnt ask Mr Bullock what the weather forecast w ould be Hunt You must walk a lot to get a color lxke that Jane Oh yes the local drugglst doesnt carry xt Mlss Paradxs Do you ever have heart trouble Barbara Shaw No Mlss Paradls Then please keep your eyes from wander ng over to the west s de of the chapel A young country fellow left the farm and got a Job ln the Cl y He wrote a letter to hrs brother who chose to stay on the farm tellmg about c1ty life 1n Whxch he Sald Thursday we autoed out to the club where we lunched and danced t1l1 dark Then we went theatermg The brother on the farm wrote back Yesterday we rnotored to town where we base balled all afternoon Today we horsed out to the corn field and gddyapped untll Sundown Then vse stalrcased up to our rooms and bedsteaded untll the clock four thutled M ss Jennvngs What do the dates 1577 to 1580 represent? Dave G1lbert S1r Frankle Duck salled alound the world Mlss Jennings Duck or Drake? Dave Gllbert It s all ln the same famlly Robert Hey' Slt down ln front Hunt Qult yer klddlng I don t bend that way Phelps I loved a gxrl once and she made a perfect fool out of m Peg McGu1re Some glrls do leave a lastlng xmpresslon dont they Mr Rch What part of speech lS nose? Snow None You speak wlth your mouth Mxss Paradxs Glve the pos1t1ve comparatwe and superlatlve of low B111 Phelps Low dun and out - - , ' ' ' roll , , - , U Q L , , n . .. - ., . , , . ' ' . u I on . .l ,, . . l ,, Y . - N . . L Z V7 L . . . ., l. - y y 0' I , . . . . . , ,, v , . . . ,, . .. i ' . Y ' -- . . , . ,, g ' . u ' vu - . .l . . . , , ., ,, ' ' - ll YI ' Q ll I - ' Y! 1 H ' ' YV . . . . . .. - . - , ,. . .. - ,,.. . c. ' Q U ' ' Q - v II . , . Q . ll - H . .. - Y, ' ' . ll - ' - ' ' 1 v n . , , . ' . H ' H ' 7 I '

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THE BURTONIAN Jlmmys school report had Just come ln It wasnt good Im losmg patitn e with you' exclaimed his father How is rt that young Jones is always at the top of the class while you are at the bottom The boy looked at his father reproachfully You forget Dad he said klndly that Jones has awfully clever parents Mother When that naughty boy threw stones at you why didnt you tell me instead of throwing them back at him Willie What good would that do You couldn t hit the side of a. barn She You think you are good looking dont you Well no but what is your opinion against that of hundreds of women? Barber Well my little man and how would you like your hair cut Small Boy If you please sir Just like fathers and don t forget the little round hole at the top where the head comes through Miss Earnshaw Name the four seasons Tony Salt Mustard Vinegar and Pepper Johnny Mother who put that statue under the kitchen sink Mother Not so loud sonny thats the plumber Howard Ambrose Well I ve heard of Indian Clubs Mr Bullock rushing down to assist Dean Sumner who had just fallen down sta1rs to his feet Did you hurt yourself? Sumner No o o I wasn t going very fast Miss Jennings Glve an example of foreign entanglements Ambrose Spaghettl Mr Rich Tony going out for tennis' Tony No I m going out for baseball Mr R1Ch They ve got Hayes to carry the water Salesman These ShlI'f.S simply laugh at the laundry Customer I know I ve had some come back with their sldes spllt Harris Davison in Rutland Hospital How long will it be before I know anything? Doctor You mustn t expect too much of ether you know B1 How many controls on your radio? Jack Three my mother 111 law wlfe and daughter Mr Rich fVery seriously discussing the solar systeml But just think where d we be without the sun? Bea Nichols funder her breathj 'In the dark .1 C , ,, . . ,, . . . , . ' Ag H ' ' H . , , . ,. - KA ' 7 ' 1 ' ' . 44 1 ' ' Il n ll ' - ' F H He: ,, y Y , . . . . p 1? 1 ll ' ' ' li .. ' 1 H U! ' Y I 7 ' - ll ' ' 11 Q A4 . ' DI ' 1 V ' Miss Jennings: Did the Indians have any social activities? Z .. ' V - .., ' V . . , . , . . . .. - - , . ., . , V . ' ' . I6 ' A ' l DI . .. . ,, ' . U ' ' H . ll I ' II ' 1 H 1 . .. - - ,. , ,, , . . . . ,, . , , , . ' N . H 1 H . , . ll ' YI . H . -' - ' Il . . , , . . . . . . u . . . , ' . A I n