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

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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

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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 BUPTONIAN know the dlffl,I'9llC6 between a ruler and Mr Pobert to M1ss Huid VVl1af IS a ruler? Mr Robert Lwhen WV1l1na appeal ed as though she didn t knowl Do you a cabbage? Wilma o Mr Robert Id hate to send you to the market for a cabbage Coach Yes and what I say goes Bushee I wish you would say It to my old Ford Then can you xmagme Ernest askmff the meanmg of Co Education? Frosh Say m1ster have you got a c1garette Senlor Yeh you want to look at xt He fdancmgl My shoes are Just klllmg my feet She this partnerj They are kllllng mine too Mr R1ch What IS the past tense of wr1ng R1ta Sedgwick Rinse' Mr R1ch fafter listening to all the complaints of the English chss about the length of thelr asslgnmentj Dld 1t really take you an hour and a half to do it Norman Thompson fdiseustedlyj Yes it did I dldn t get to sleep until n1ne o clock last mght to There was an old fisher named Fisher Who fished from the edge of a fissure T111 the nsh with a grin Pulled the fisherman ln Now they re nshing the fissure for Fxsher Miss Earnshaw Can you tell me what a. waffle ls Snow Yes m 1t s a pancake with a. non skid tread Mr Robert Do you know where Europe IS7 Tony Yes s1r I do Mr Robert Where? Tony The same place lt was last year M1ss Earnshaw Can any one tell me what are the uses of COWhld6'7 George Balch It keeps the cow together Warner How much d d they soak you for it a nickel Student Yes Sumner Cten mmutes laterl 'What d1d it cost ten cents? Hunt to Pee Wee Just because you have a bathrobe on you dont need th1nk you re a PTIZQ fighter L V1 1 s tl ' ll . . . , . . , N 4 4 . 44 -, 44 ' Q MN Y1 all! ll 4 . . . . 44 44 . , , . u il '1 r ' II 1 o ' ' . . 44 - - .4 . , . 4 - . 44 - 44 . , . ' Q 11 ' ' ' ll ' q ll ' ' ' ll . , . ' 1 ll ' ' ll ' ' u 44 ' U1 - I I . . . H. . - 44 . . U . . . , . C ' 7 - 4 - 44 , . . - . u - 11 . 11 1 -1 - W - 11 . , . . 14 ' H . 44 - 4. . , . . 4. 44 . u ' , n ' 1 if X ' il . 44 . 44 n ll : ' ' ll . 4 , . . 44 44 ' 5 1 ' ' ll . , . - . U 1 - 4 - 4 - 44