Canastota High School - Toot Yearbook (Canastota, NY)

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22 THE TOOT Leona Bell—“Can you drive with one band?” Janies Culver [eagerly]—“You bet I can.” L. B. [sweetly]—“Then won’t you please pick up my handkerchief off the floor,” —T— “Number, please.” “ Never mind, central, I did want the Fire Department, but the house has burned down now.” —T— “No Tilly, a knap sack is not a sleeping bag.” —T— You surely want the TOOT It’s full of breezy hits Buy one for each of the family The cost is but two bits. —T— “Why do you call a fast automobile rider a scorcher?” “Because he goes out at a hot pace, makes the pedestrians boiling mad, gets roasted in court, and calls it a burn'ng shame.” —T— Son—“Pa, teacher says we are here to help others.” Pa—“Well, of course we are.” Son—“Well, what are the others here for?” Teacher—“Willie, have you whisp- ered today without my permission?” Willie—“Only wunst.” Teacher—“Johnny, should Willie have said ‘Wunst’?” Johnny—“No ma’am, he should have said twict.” —T— Freshies, Freshies, I’ve been thinking What a funny world t’would be, If all the Feshmen should get flunked By the bloomin’ faculty. —T— “Charley, what can you tell me about Peter”? asked the Sunday school teacher. Without hesitation Charley replied, “Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-eater.” —Judge. —T— Past tense—didn’t study Present tense—don’t know Future tense—flunk —T— 'fimeiy topics H appy humor E levating editorials T antalizing truths o riginal observations o rderly advertisements T errible tales

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THE TOOT 21 Alumni Notes Many of the class of 1920 are taking courses in colleges or other institutions this year. Lulu Yorton, Roger Casler, Milmoe Brown and Kenneth Bushnell are in Syracuse University. Grace Near, Josephine Roberts and Muriel Doyle are receiving a nurses’ training at the Crouse-Irving Hospital. Elsa Robinson is attending the State College for Teachers at Albany, and Manila Wright is teaching school at Stockbridge. Estella Roberts, Ethel Near, Dorothy Weaver, Grace Near, Jose- phine Roberts, Lula Yorton, Harry Casler, Roger Casler, Thomas Donnelly, Robert Haines, Robert Milmoe, Arthur Germer, Milmoe Brown, Kenneth Bushnell, Cleon Tondeur and Irving Zaph are among the former Canastota students who spent the Thanksgiving holidays in town. These and others are expected here to pass the Christmas vacation. Miss Catherine Farnham, who is attending school this year at the Wilkes-Barre Institute, was in town over Thanksgiving spending the holidays with her mother. Several Canastotans attended a meeting of the Cornell Alumni of Madison County, held in Oneida on Monday, November 15. The meet- ing was called to make plans for a Cornell endowment fund. Officers were elected and it was decided to hold meetings once or twice a year to keep the county interested in the affairs of the college. Scholarship The Hurlbert Hodge scholarship, which was awarded last June to Beatrice Hoover ’20, has been re-awarded to Milmoe Brown ’20. The change was necessary because Beatrice Hoover was not taking the subjects which the scholarship required. The Man on the Job Continued from page 12 been brave of me not even to make an attempt when I knew what the consequences would be if I did not? God sets before us tasks of this type, and we may do them or we may not. That remains with us. I did the whole thing from a sense of duty and I am sure duty demands no reward.” “I am glad of your attitude,” said the superintendent. “I was one of those young men in the train and when I heard of what you had done I promised myself to reward you at my first opportunity. Twenty years have passed and the opportunity has arrived. I have come to keep my promise with myself.

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THE TOOT 23 Expressions whose time is up: You bet. Believe me. Ill say so. ou tell 'em. I thought I’d die. Oh my land. How do you get that way. Now what could oe sweeter. Oh, Min. —T— She— I saw you driving yesterday with a man. He appeared to have only one arm. Her—‘‘Oh, no, the other one was around somewhere.”—Carnegie Tech Cupid. —T— Our little school paper wishes you A merry Christmas and a How’d you do. —T— The Freshman taking Latin Should follow this advice, If you want to have an easy time, Get your lessons at any price. —'T— Here’s to the teachers Long may they live, Even as long As the lessons they give. —T— Wouldn’t it thrill you To be exempt from a ten weeks test. To see Teddy Milmoe get to school on time. To be abble to get out of school just once without Miss Bull wanting the papers picked up. To be allowed to eat some of the food which sends up such tantal- izing odors the last period in the morning. To hear something besides descrip- tions of Cady’s garage from the boys in 3rd year English. Teacher—“Can you tell me the dif- ference between satisfied and content- ed?” Pupil— “Heime is satisfied that he saw Annette on the street with Charlie, but he’s not contented.” —T— Petition: Please Miss Waldo, consider the in- juries done to the appendages of your friends and leave you Tiffany set diamond at home on Physical train- ing days. —T— Wifey—“How do you like my has- ty pudding?” Hubby—“Hasty! me eye, it must have taken a month for this concreta to set.” —Judge. —T— Wanted—Nurse for baby, not over thirty five years old. Lost—Several high school books. Jack Hallagan Wanted—A new fence post. Anna Barrott Found—New girl for Charles Schler- nitzauer. Ella Wilson Wanted—A couple of feet. Cootie Grems. Wanted—A permanent pass to Al- gebra. Kate Tuttle Wanted—Some boys. Junior Class Wanted—Some live seniors. C. H. S. Wanted—Some ambition. Reporter [questioning victim who has been knocked down by taxi] “Are you married?” Victim—“er - no - this is the worst thing that ever happened to me.” —Judge