Decatur Catholic High School - Tattler Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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4 I , Everything is a circle, 'Tis by many said so. Now just stop to think, Isn't it wonderful though? Spring follows winter, Summer follows spring, Then next comes fall, II'ith winter on it's wing. And so again repeats. As hands of a clock, Keep moving round, Every second a knock. But as this repeating Goes on every day, Time never does so, But continues on it's way. One minute lost is gone, Never to be regained. Gone into the dim past, IVhere in a grave it is laid. -S. H. Schurger, '2S. Sam- My little sister has the measles. Tom- Oh, so has mine. SamA Well I bet my little sister has more measles than yours has. Because of the hot weather, Pat had decided to shave on the back porch. Mrs. Kelly across the way observed this: Pat, said she. I see you are shav- ing outside. Sure, he responded, did you think I was fur-lined'? The wife of a naval man handed the pastor this note:- Peter Bowers having gone to sea, his wife desires the prayers of the congregation for his safety. The minister glanced over it hastily and announced: P. Bowers, having gone to see his wife, desires the pray- ers of the congregation for his safety. He- I'm ashamed of my failure to keep abiest of modern science. Tal-Ze the electric light for instance. l haven't the least idea how it works. Sweet Young Thing- XVhy, its very simple. You press a button and the light comes on. A man was spending his vacation at a camp. One day he asked a farmer who resided there what he did with such an enormous peach crop. The farmer replied: Well,we eat what we can. We do the same thing, broth- I'-llfli XR'ell, said Uncle Si Bruggins after a solo by a fashionable church choir tenor. If that ain't the rudest thing I ever saw. Just as soon as that young man began to sing, every other member of the choir stopped. But he went through with it, and I must say I admire his spunk. Each care drives a nail in Our coffin, no doubt. But each merry laugh again Drives it iight out. Down east, a mother was so kind that she gave her child chlorform be- fore she whipped it. Good friends are like melons, you have to try a hundred before you Iind one good one. It is a good idea to start at the bottom of all things. except when learning to swim. Johnny - The medicine ain't so nasty as it used to be mommer. I'm gettin' used to it. Mother- Did you take a whole spoonful every hour? Johnny- No 'm I couldn't find a spoon, so I'm using a fork. Mother- XVhat's the idea of wash- ing only one finger, lYillie'? XI'illie- Jimmy Kohne asked me over to his house to feel his baby ill'OtIl91 S new tooth. It's a pretty good thing to remember And a better thing to do To work with the construction gang And not the wrecking crew. Now my little man. said the barb- er, t'How would you like your hair cut? 'llust like papa's, little Jack re- plied. With a round hole at the top. TQHCIIEI'-HJIIIIIIIY, can you tell me what a ground hog is? Jimmy- Yes, nia'am, it's a saus- age. Tom- I hear your friend, the naturalist, has met with an accident? XVhat was it? Bud--t'Some one gave him a tiger cub and said it was so tame it would eat off his hand, and it did, Teacher- Who can tell what a cow's skin is used for? er, said the questioner. We sell Sammy- I kin teacher, it's used to what we can sell, and what we can't keep the cow's meat in. sell we cancel. - 'L' '14 'Ju ug :L 'LA 1' .L 4 ,L ',L as 'A . U A 'A 'A' Ag ' ' 00 -6- l u l I 0'-u'i'. u'u'r l'l i i'.'y'i . I. One Hundred One.

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J i o i y a e r i V -xv! A westbound trolley was crowded with eager basketball enthusiasts when a very slim freshman rose politely, tapped a stout lady on the elbow and said most kindly: Won't you please take my seat. ni a dam '? Thank you so much, she prompt- ly replied. She turned around to occupy the vacant place, and asked: Just where did you get up from, sir? Hey, Pop, what's the difference between a sight and a vision? You'll have to ask your mother. son. At dinner she's a vision, but in the morning sl1e's a sight. Customer- Give me a, bottle of good bone lini1nent. Clerk- Here it is. Ihope your headache gets better. Now Hockyf' said the teacher, how many seasons are there? Do you mean in the United States? Yes, certainly. Tw0. Only two? Name them. Baseball and basketball. Wife 1complaininglyJ- You're not like Mr. Knagg. They've been mar- ried twenty years and Mrs. Knagg says her husband is so tender. Husband- Tender! XVell, he ought to be, after being in hot water all that time. He who yields the right of way Might live to drive another day. Bobby- That man is wanted in Chicago. Dolores- XVhat for? Bobby- He's a crook. Dolores- Why do they want any more crooks in Chicago? Teacher- Johnny, why is Ireland the richest country in the world? Johnny- Because its capital is al- ways Dublin. Customer- My, what smells so? Hebrew Merchant- Do you smell it too? Customer- Yes, what is it? Hebrew Merchant- Business, it's rotten. I've got the songs picked out that I want sung at my funeral. But I'm awfully afraid Penny Hogin's voice 'll crack when he goes down for those low notes in 'Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep'. A All-J: -Af .A. .A. ,A. .JJ WA. .JJ .Ai .A. 1. LX. 1. PA, .JJ D.. . ir- X t The most futile thing in the world is a woman with a skirt six inches too short, trying to pull it down over her knees. I tell you l'll never be buried be- side your first wife! said Myrtle Schaffer. who has been squabbling for the past ten years about her burial arrangements, Mugs- Have you seen the new bal- loon tires? Flo- Win: who ever heard of a balloon needing tires? Art Krick- Aw, this here diction- ary isn't any good' ' Carl Koliue- Why'? Alt- XVel1, it hasn't any index to the words. lVhat became of that hired man you got from the city? He's in the hospital. ln the hospital! Yes, he used to be a chauffer and one day he crawled under a mule to see why it wouldn't go. A certain man, arriving at a sleepy southern town, asked a sleepy south- erner what they did in the village. Wall, boss. the southerner re- plies. in the winter we sets on the east and folleis the sun around to thc west, and in the summer we sets on the west and follers the shade around to the east. Agent- Don't you want your of- fice furniture insured against theft? Manager - Yes, all except the clock. Everybody watches that. A chemist says that the first alcohol was made in Arabia, which may ex- plain those nights. Hock- I have only a minute to spare. Bill G.- Good -tell ine all you know. A Frenchman made a tour of the United States and on his return home. was telling his friends about the high- ways over which he had traveled. He said, Oh, they have some mar- velous highways in the United States. There is one that extends from the Great Lakes on the north to the Gulf on the south, built by a man named Lincoln. NVonderful, wonderful high- ways! But, branching from these are others rough, crooked and hilly, miser- able roads, built by a Frenchman named Detour. A' 'A' 'A' 'A' 'A' 'A lg 'A 'A A' 'A' A A A 5 ..--...--.5.--.V--..,--..,.-,.,.. 5... . .,I,..-,..... .... .. V..-'...,.,..,. . . ...I .'... I ,b .5 U .K . A . One Hrundred Three.