Eastern High School - Punch and Judy Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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THE Heard in second-year Biology: Miss Wilkins: Miss Ball, on what do mosquitoes live? Miss Ball: Off of us. We wonder where Ruth spends her yacation. Yfreshie: The Seniors aren't w hat they used to be. Senior: No? Why? Freshie: They used to be fresh men, In Massachusetts only those were al- lowed to vote who were members of the church. “Now,” Miss Bucknam said, “what form of government would we call it? It was not an aristocracy, because it was not in the control of a few, and neither was it a monarchy, governed by one. Who knows?” Teddy: It was a hypocrisy. Miss Johnson (to girls of Room 6): Now all sit down, so that I can count the number of girls sitting on chairs. “Mac,” at lunch: “Go with me while I throw my crust away.” Think of Lasa- lia throwing away her “crust.” Miss Prince: Name one of the early kings of Babylon. Freshman: Nebuchanezzar. Pat came singing gaily into Room 2 the other day and Mr. Schwartz said: Pat, are you feeling well? Yes, sir, said Pat. It didn’t sound that way, said Mr. Schwartz. EASTERNER ol Mrs. Huff: , ts. Huff: Mr, Grace, if we halve the strok “think” e for “think” what will it become? Mr. Gra abs: i re Tace (absentmindedly) ; ‘hink- Mr. Kimble (in Assembly): We ee like very much to have the pupils attend the preliminary game, one of which was held last ‘T'uesd: a las sday. (It can’ he did!) EEC Miss Van Doren: Miss Dwyer, will you look and see if that first case is straight ? Miss Dwyer: It looks straight from here. An absent-minded Freshie: What's a synonym, Grace? Grace: A word to use in place of the one you don’t know how to spell. First Freshie: I spent ten hours over my Latin last night. Second F.: You did? First F.: Yes, I slept with it under my bed. Jack Frost said to Rose When he proposed: Wilt thou? And it wilted. —E-xchange. Miss Sheiry: Oh, I just bumped into Flood. Miss Smith: Did you get wet? Mr. Catella: Mr. John Jones of this place recently sold and moved his farm to Hagerstown.

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TH 30 ; cold in m Freshman: Gee, l've got a cold in my head. Teacher : something there. BS I'm trying to get ahead. ou need Well, I’m glad you've got Freshman : Teacher: Goodness knows Y' one. I see the Potomac is sick. What's the trouble? é Well, it had several falls, was confined to its bed, and has been running down ever since. Mr. Catella (at bank meeting) : Let’s see. ‘Two boys—and Burton. (He doesn’t see the joke.) Freshman: Barber, how soon can you shave me. Barber: Oh, in about two years. Miss Birtwell: When was Christianity brought into England? D. Gates: 4 B.C. Mr. Schwartz: What food did they eat in Walhalla? Chisholm: Angelcake. Mr. Schwartz: There are no black men in this room. Miss Hunter: Sie sind Then she sat down. Why does Turpin wear such brilliant colors? May be it is because of his unusual brightness. E EASTERNER Miss ‘Taylor (in Latin) : He was the eS ee husband of his sisters wife. Freshman (to Miss Reh): Would you please tell me which bell means to as- semble, and which dissemble? Miss Reh doesn’t know, but she is try- ing to find out. Mr. Schwartz: Miss Hughes, can you answer ? Miss Hughes: I don’t know. Mr. Schwartz: I suppose Hughes (use). it’s no At Tus BASTERNER meeting : Miss B.; Mr. Graves, will you please ask Mr. Suter to come in? Later, Walter: He said he'd be in when he finished his rolls. (Funny, but we didn’t know that he was a baker.) A certain young lady came home from playing bridge with her gentleman friend, and said: Well, mother, I captured the booby. My dears, come here and let me kiss you both, gushed the fond parent. A chink by the name of Hing Sing Fell off a car, Bing! Bing! The car looked his way, And to a passenger did say: The car’s lost a washer, Ding! Ding! The boy stood on the railroad track, The train was coming fast; The boy stepped off the railroad track To let the train go past.

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32 Col. Clark, sleeping in Biology: } Miss Gunther: Have you passed in your paper, Mr. Clark ? . Clark (after being rudely awakened by Graves): Huh! Teacher: A fool can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer. Student: I suppose that’s the reason why so many of us flunked in the “exams.” Theorem: If I love my girl, she loves me. Given: I love my girl. To prove: My girl loves me. Proof: All the world loves a lover. —Shakespeare. My girl is all the world to me (axiom). My girl equals all the world. (Things equal to the same thing are equal to each other.) My girl loves a lover, That is: My girl loves me. Tf you see a smiling joke That really makes you grin, Don’t waste it just upon yourself; Cut it out and hand it in. THE EASTERNER Miss Powell, entering a study hall ful) of freshmen: ‘This is no place for me. I’m afraid of contracting grass stains. Mr. Catella (in bank meeting) : There are about 140 freshmen and fresh girls in this school. Graves: Dyer, do you admire Burns’ poems ? Dyer: Get out of here! writes detective stories. Burns only An enthusiastic English student: Scott, when very young, had great trou- ble cutting teeth, which left him lame in his right leg. Eastern-Tech football game. ‘Tech cheers heard in the distance: ‘Mhree cheers for Tech! Ray! Ra y! Ray! Miss Buckler: My, that Ray fellah is yery popular. They give his name at the end of each cheer. Mr. Catella (at bank meeting) : Graves, are you here? Walter: No, I'm standing on the top of Pike's Peak in Anacostia, watching the trains come in from Europe. A “General” Subject Our Autumn and Winter offerings in Haberdashery are now completely mobilized, and full lines of hats, shirts, cravats, half-hose and under- wear are at the front. It is difficult to “generalize” on the good points of these smart clothes—they were all selected for men who exercise keen discrimination in the matter of dress. DON’T DELAY YOUR VISIT; otherwise the other fellows will have the choicest pick. 223 Pa. Ave. S. E, LOUIS A. EVERETT