Conneaut High School - Tattler Yearbook (Conneaut, OH)

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THE TATTLER 23 (Frances R. in Latin scansion)—Did you ask what kind of feet I have? (Teacher)—Duane, why is it that I have to speak to you two or three times a day about standing to recite? (Duane)—Well, you see, when I stand up I have so far to feo, that if I stand up two or three times in one period I get tired. WANT ADS. Some one to listen to me talk—Arnel. Some one to tease—Dick W. Something to laugh at—Ken McKenzie. Some one to sing to—Robert Richardson. To he a bachelor—Ted Quinn. More work done in Cicero—Miss 1 lodge. Some new senior boys—Myra Stanley. To be a senior (we wonder why)—Bob L. Some new jokes—Everybody. A body guard—Thelma M. To he sophomores—The freshmen. Little drops of acid, Little grains of zinc, Put into a test-tube Make an awful—odor.—Ex. A FEW OF OUR SPORTS DEFINED Baseball—A game in which the young man who bravely strikes out for himself receives not much praise for it. Football—A clever subterfuge for carrying on prize fights and settling all previous disputes, alias revenge, under the guise of a reputable game. Tennis—A game in which the participants enjoy a Racket on the side and raise the deuce over a net. while the volleys drive them set to set and love scores as often as mentioned.—Ex. Frances R.— (In Ger. IV.—“I didn’t read past the devil?

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22 THE TATTLER “What does M. B. A. L. C. stand for? Marguerite K.—“My Baby Alton Likes Clyde.” Dan B.—“No; My Brains Are Loosely Connected.” Life is a joke. All things show it; - Look at the “Freshies,” And then you'll know it. Miss Kahler in German 4—“Charles Griswold, I will wait for you every day.” Ethel Stone (reading in German 4)—“He looked across on the opposite bank at his feet below.” Mr. Helinan (American History)—“To whom did all the land in Feudalism belong?” F. Rankin—“I thought it belonged to the Lord.” A little hit of nonsense, A little bit of fuss, Sprinkled in the study-hall Make the teachers cuss. Miss Morrison (Eng. 4)—What are Alfred’s dates? Ruth F.—I have bad enough time remembering my own without trying to remember Alfred’s. (In Mod. Hist.)—I take very few notes in history, I only put down what I know. (Miss Morrison in Eng. Lit.)—Now, class, I will give you an outline—it will help you to remember your dates. (Sophomore, giving oral essay in English)—“The boys, in order to surprise their teacher, had their heads shaved off.” The freshman stood on the burning deck. Not a hair in his head did turn; He wasn’t afraid of the flames. Because he was too green to burn.

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24 THE TATTLER (Sabra A.)—Conductor, which end of the car do I get off at? (Conductor)—Either. Miss. They both stop. The sophomores saw a patch of green, i They thought it was the freshman class; Hut when they nearer to it drew, T hey saw it was a looking glass. Helman— Well, Lindsay, f see you are up to your old tricks again Lindsay Xo, sir; this is a new one.” WHAT THEY ARE NOTED KOR Myrtle Drew—Chewing gum. Mr. Hyre—Flirting. Amcl Hotchkiss—Mouth. Gift of gab. Miss Bushy—Second section in afternoon. A TYPICAL JUNIOR CLASS MEETING Helen Bauss—We don’t want anything of the kind. President—Mr. Rarber has the floor. Pearl B.—What are they talking about? Bob L.—I move that we adjourn. Homer P.—That s what I want to know. President.—Won’t anyone second the motion? Bob R.—Why don’t you girls say something? Girls (in chorus)—Oh, do let’s go home. Bob L.—I move we adjourn. Everybody—So do I. IN GEOMETRY “What is a polygon?” “A dead parrot.”—Ex. She—“Is there any alcohol in cider?” Boob—“Inside who?”