Curtis High School - Curtis Annual Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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I've acquired me a seat in school, But to my sorrow find, The girl I like to look at best, Sits in the seat behindf' Mr. Clute: Where are the leaves located on the stem ? Freshie: On the outside. A LESSON ON 'IDISCRIMINATION OF ENGLISH SYNO- NYMS. Professor Herrick, of Chicago University, was giving a lesson O11 Discrimination of English Synonymsf' and as an example he told of Daniel VVebster, whose wife found the literary man one day in the kitchen holding the hand of their pretty new cook. Daniel VVebster, gasped his wife, I'm surprisedln My dear lady,', returned Webster, you are not doing justice to our fair English language. It is I that am surprisedg you are as- tonished. , Mr. Zipf fexplainingj: Compression of the molecules causes heat, Harry Hoffman Qinterrupting, as usualj: Is that why it's so warm in a crowded room P 'KUpon many and many a strange sight may we look, VVhile walking through the hall, But to see a girl study the cover of her book, Seems the oddest sight of all. CHow about it, Hildur?j LATIN TRANSLATIONS Freshie: The man lived three miles from a cow. QThe man owned three cows.j IN GERMAN The Angel winked fbeckonedj with her hand. The hunter went into the wilderness to shoot chickens. Eighty-five

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Teacher: Mr. johnson, how long will it take an aviator to fly across the Atlantic Ocean F Martin: How fast can he swim F An Irish editor, in speaking of the miseries of the land, says: Her cup of miseries has been for ages overliowing, and is not yet full Mr. Zipf: If gas, for heating purposes costs three times as much as coal, kindly tell me wherein the advantage lies in using it. Pupil: With the Gas Company. What I want, said a pompous orator, aiming at his antagonists, is good common sense. Exactly, was the whispered reply, that's just what you need. Roman History Teacher: Mn Kerr, tell us about the death of Nero. , Frank: 'fNero's legions had condemned him to be scourged to death, so to save his life, Nero killed himself. Harry De Young: f'What d'you know about it, no mistakes in the Chem. exam l William Minkema: Whatl how'd that happen Pi' Harry De Young: Didn't take itf' ONE OF HPETE AND -IOE'S Banana Splits ........................ 1Oc. With bananas ....................... 15c. ADVICE TO FRESHMAN. Don't think you know more than you know you know, just be- cause a wise man knows he knows more than he thinks he knows. Hopkin in Pete's : I'll match you for a soda, Heads, I eat it, tails, you pay for it. It's funny, said a lady to her neighbor, what foolish things are taught in school. My daughter came home today and told me that she had learned punctuation. When I told her to give me an example, she said: 'When you want to write an exclamation, you put a hatpin after it, when you write a question you put a button- hook.' l' . Eighty-four

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JUNE CLASS, 1911 Eiglz ty-Six