Business High School - Commercial Record Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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24 The Commercial Record Save the coal, and save the juice, Turn out the lights, when not in use. Sly Sayings of the Teachers of 9-A1- Miss McDonald-10 pages-fine. Miss Gillespie-Harold, are you chew- ing? Miss McDowell-Elizabeth, get in the wardrobe. Miss Moore-Park your gum in the basket. Mr. Henning-Get your pencil pads ready. Miss Heninger-Get to work. 9-A-1 regret that three students have left their class. 9-A-2 Miss Rhine to Henrietta:--What is the difference between a seminary and a cemetery? Henrietta:-A seminary is a school for girls. Miss Rhine:-Then what is a ceme- tery? Someone spoke up and said:-A cemetery is a school for boys. Pastor to his Sunday School pupils:- lsn't it toodbad that with all its mil- lions of square acres, Africa doesn't have a Sunday school? What shall we do? Pupils:-Let's go to Africa. John:-What's that you've got? Tom:-Oh, it's written on tissue paper. John:-It is written on tissue paper, so that people can see through it. 9-A-3 Recipe for Jelly Roll Slant a stick against the wallg place a jar of jelly at the topg let the jelly roll. Nathan Litfin pronounces catilever this way, Gantt I leave her! Mr. Snyder:-Are you ever allowed a discount on a last year's model? Ruth:-No, they tell you it is this year's model. Teacher:-Where is this quotation found, Thereby hangs a tale ? Jacob: tdreamingh-From a cat. Clara: Cwishing to explain some work in arithmetic which appeared on the top of the pagej-An illustration of such a problem will be found upstairs. Florence:-Anna, come swimming with me. Anna: twho could not swimb-All right, but if you drown me, I Will never come again. ' Mr. Snyder:-What is a foot of lumber? Clara:-When a man's foot is amputated and he has a wooden one placed in its stead, that foot is called a foot of lumber. Teacher:-Can anyone tell me Cruso's Iirst name? Boy:-Robinson. Hurrah for Business High Oh, when Business High Brings out its athletes, The score is way up high, VVhen they show off their feats. So, hurrah, hurrah, for Business High. Oh, when Business High Wins a match of wits, The enemy does sigh, While its friends have fits Of shoutng and laughter As they wait for what comes after. So, hurrah, hurrah, for Business High. Cast of 9-A-3 OUR DEAR PEDAGOGUE Mr. O'Dell The Loving Sisters. .P. QQ A. Goldfain Miss Giggles ........... Ida Goldstein The Bookkeeper .... ..... E dna Lloyd The Shrimp ...... ...... J acob Domb Mr. Know-it-all ...... Nathaniel Litfin The Pretty Girl ......... Ida Goodman Miss Chatter-Box ........ Anna Lavine Our English Student ...... Clara Mann Miss Can't take-a-joke Laura Ostlield Topsy .......... .. .Antonia Donatelli The Shimmy-Dancer. . .Edith Shelkrot Daddy-Long-Legs .... . . .Ben. Louick

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The Commercial Record Z3 Walter, criticizing the secretary after the minutes had been read:-He should read the minutes. Miss Henninger:-He did. Walter:-He just read what we did. He should read the minutes it took us. 'Tis strange how a teacher's smile or frown, Can help a student up or down. A word of cheer, when hearts are dear, Will chase away all doubt and fear. Elizabeth Darling. Little Girl-I go to the Rose School, it is on Rose Street. What school do you go to? High School Studcnt-High School. Little Girl-Is it on high Street? Johnny, why don't you want to take your medicine? If you don't take it, you will not get well and will be un- able to go to school. Johnny:-well, I think I'll never take it if that's the case. Miss Henninger:-Why did you use under another cover, instead of un- der separate cover. Student-Because I didn't know how to spell separate Why not invite the janitor to school parties and then we might be able to stay longer because he, himself would not be anxious to go home so early. Elizabeth, writing a letter:-- We shall be pleased to send you brown kid shoes which are of an excellent quality buckskin. Mr. Nichols:-Thomas, what have we been doing this period? Thomas, absent-mindedly1-Nothing. Miss Cooley:-Now sit in your seats right. Feet on the floor. and heads on your necks in stead of your shoulders. We the pupils of 9-A-1, We-'re full of frolic and full of fun: But sometimes our efforts on nonsense were bent, , So then to the office we surely were sent. Our teachers, though strict, are very kind. Yet to our faults they will not be blind: They ever encouraged us to do our best, And not to make life a merry jest. Some of the pupils are full of talk, In English, to-day. we must XValk the chalk , And make for the Record this little rhyme, Or we shall not get it in on time. Just now we heard our spokesman say, Our foolishness surely has vanished awayg XVe have all ersolved to let you see, What 9-A-1 can grow to be. We all shall try to make A, B, or F. VVill not be discourafzed with even a D. But do not slip us an E, We shall do our best, as you will see. XVe think this poem is not so bad. Of one thing now, we are surely glad, That 9-A-1 is on the mend. And can to their lesson at last attend. 9-A-1 Engl ish Flass. S?-A-I .lust linugim-- Hazel Sclilermitzauer without her tie. Peg Suppert without her powder. Billy Mclieen makin: an li .lim Mt-Namarc makin: an Mary McKeever without hor smile. Mid .lones or llarolrl Pure without his gum. Sam Lifsitz not havin: the lust word. Betty llitzcl not being sont to the wardrobe hy Miss Mclloweli. Lawrence Carr hehnvinf.: properly.

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The Commercial Record 25 Miss Fall-in-Love... ..... Sarah Cohen Our Little Boy .... Gertrude Lubovsky Our Mary ........ . ..... Mary Conolly Our Stenographer ..... ...Esther Rudt Miss Question-Box ....... Katie Taksa The Hearty Laugher.Florence Jenessee Reymer's Kiddo ...... Helen Kubisiak Miss Innocence. . . . ..Mamie Miceli Our Envoy ....... . . .Dora Wiener The Fast Talker. . . .Bella Peris The Preacher .......... Jessie Steiner Our Mathematician ,..... Mary Hanlon The Second-hand Instructor Rose Kleinerman Our Blond... ...... Margaret Wilsman Our Typist .......... . .... Elva Baker Last-ibut-not-Least. . .Ruth Kennedy 9-A-4 The 9-A-4 class of Business high School held a party in the girls' gym- nasium on Wednesday, December 15. A fir-cside was erected by the pupils before which stockings were hung. A Cleristnias tree was placed in the center of the room from which Miss Lenore Munns as Santa Claus, distributed gifts to all the pupils and teachers who attended the party. Games and dancing were included in the program. Piano solos were contributed by the Misses Isset, Jenny Balls, and Dinah Goldstein. A delightful lunch of home- made cakes was served in the large lunch room. A popcorn shower fol- lowed the lunch in which teachers and students participated. Teacher:-Why do we study English? Student:-So we can talk United States. Miss Gillespie:-I-low would you post the cash book, Sarah? Sarah:-Debit the debits and credit the credits. Cora:-You have ink all over your rniddy. Dottie:-Yes, I am an inkubator. Mr. Snyder:-Who receives the pro- ceeds of a two-party policy? Beulah:-The man that dies first. Amelia:-tTo a boy three years old? Tommy, which animal in the zoo do you like best? Tommy:-I like the horse with the bathing suit on, the best. tZebra.D Miss Gillespie is known as the traffic officer of the big lunch room during the first lunch period. Funny Sayings Miss Scott:-I want a good English sentence. Miss Critchlow:-Keep your wrist up. Mr. Snyder:-Anyone else have an argument? Miss Weston:-Feet flat on the floor, sit up straight. Miss Henninger:-How many have A's? Mr. O'Dell:-Move up now with a nice easy music. An Accident We regret to say that Free Louis Bundy was unable to attend school for several weeks as the result of an ac- cident while playing football. His shoulder was badly dislocated. and he was confined in the hospital for weeks. A Holiday Accident Gertrude Lear, the reporter of the 9-A-4 class. was struck by an auto- mobile during the holidays. Her ankle was badly broken. She will be unable to attend school the remainder of this semester. The 9-A-4 class has had its share oi' dislocated shoulder bones, broken ankles, mumps, and tonsilitis. We all sincerely hope our Successors have het- ter luck.