Fairfield Community High School - Reflector Yearbook (Fairfield, IL)

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THE REFLECTOR W'- FUN 84 FEATURES WAYS OF THE WISE To know how kids will turn out just ob. er-ve when they turn in. Most gills hope that when Cupid shoots his arrow he Mrs. them. A girl can be very sweet when she wants. Maybe daisies don't tell, but orchids speak lor themselves. It is better to fall up the study hall steps and give the impression that you are in a hurry to study, than lt is to Iall down and give the impression that you are in a hur-y to get away. A tack on the chair has put many a good man back on his feet. If those big mouths that talk about other peop-le all day long were used in making recitation , there would be more names on the honor roll. It is about as hazd for a rich man to enter heaven as it is for a poor man to remain on earth. Statistics prove that women live longer than men--which goes to show that paint is a good preserver. It isn't too hard to live on a small salary if you don't spend too much money txylng to keep it a secret. Kising a girl nowadays leaves its mark on a man. With the advent of radio the num- ber of unpopular tunes has increased by leaps and bounds. Sorry to say that many a bad egg has gone unbroken. There are only two classes of pede- strians-the quick and the dead. Betty Elliott: Who was Talleyrand? Marilou Nezler: A fan dancer, silly. And cut out the baby talk. Mr. Newton: Bob, tell me what's the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole. Bob Friedman: Shucks, all the differ- ence in the world. After he kissed you three times- then what? Well-then he started getting senti- mental. Mr. Holt: Hurry up with that experi- ment, Phil. Have you dried off that ice cube? Phil Martin: I tried to, but lt was wet all the way through. HOW I WON MY FAME Stewart Meinsohn-playing the slide trombone in the F.C'.H.S. Phelpshar- monic. Doris Musgrave-by Winning the title of the Nation's Prettiest Box-office Girl. Kathryn Koontz-by breaking myth- ical hearts all over the Middle-West. Russell L. Wilson-training gallop- ing dominoes? to do the Rhumba Hesi- tation. Alethea Flckbohm - breaking the hearts of bashful boys. Glen Platt- hustling pool. Phil Maztin-by developing the orig- inal Martin technique lor winning po- litical arguments. Bill Frankel-by proving that a wave can be developed without hair goo. Neal Laws-by being the Beau Brum- mel of Fairfield. Russell Terrell-by becoming the worlds champion night-golf player. Bill Knodell-by teasing Mary Bruce to distraction. F 'Club-by originating a new hair- do for he men. DEFINITIONS Banquet-a filty-cent dinner that you pay five dollars for. Curiosity-paying a thousand dollars to see your appendix. Eskimos-God's frozen people. Modern girl-one who goes into the bossis otflce to get lired and comes out with a raise in salary. Banana peel-a food article used ex- tensively in b-inging down weight. Night club-a place where tables are r..erved and guests aren't. Napsack-a kind of sleeping bag. Love-the emotion that makes a fel- low want to pay a girl's board bill when he can't pay his own. Dark Ages-women's ages: they are always kept in the dark. Bob Etheridge: 'So you just got back from New York, eh? What's the differ- ence between the country and the city? Cale Englebrightz Well, in the coun- try you go to bed feeling all in and get up feeling fine: but in the city you go to bed feeling fineand get up feel- ing all in.

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s ' -- imclf iw 1 ,i 5- ,, ff .1 ff' 'N ' 5 ' F? f THE REFLECTOR 'WWW' FUN a. FEATURES There was a young man they called Jack. For poetry he had little knack. He would just sit and stare, Then go up to the chair, But Miss Marlin would just send him back. ' -William Haynes. Stu Meinsohn has missed class today, 1'1l bet he's keeping cool, He must be up at Jerd Smlth's place, indulging in a game of pool. -Bill Frankel. I know a boy whose name is Neal He sits behind me now, And everytime he chews his gum,,A He .mounds just like a cow. -Bill Frankel. And to my left sits Bill, my friend, He is so very small. Some day I'll stretch him by his legs And try to make him tall. -Bill Frankel. A lot of things to us seem queer, That happens here each day and yearg Oh! we'll get by some way, they saf',' But 0.1 the wails on examination day! -Doris Mae Haejele. There was a young man named Wayne, Who walked home from school in the rainy He got very wet And how he did fret, So now he thinks school is a pain. -Ira Musgrave. We have a girl in English class Who is a regular ilirt, If the boys don't all flock arcund, She will sit acting hurt. -Max Atkinson. We have' a boy in English class, A modest young Shakespeare, When an inspiration rtrikes him, To all of us'it's clear. -Max Atkinson. It seems to me that all the boys With all their closed eyes When snoring in the study hall Could try to harmonize. -Doris Smith. There is a girl named Brown, She is a saxophone houndg She squeaks and puts, , And drives people nuts, This saxophone player called Brown. -Martha 'uMann. I only have five minutes left 'lhe teacher says twelve Lnes or E But now I have to quit and call This poem an uminished symphony. -Russell Wilson. Thege was a young man named Paul Gllrley, Hi: hair was exceptionally curly, He likes his English four For he's apt to take some more, And if he-does, I pity Paul Gurley. -Russell Shockley. At a quarter to four The bell rings loud, From the noise we know Hallam leads the crowd. -Cloyd Cravens. In many cases you will find The teachezs who are best Are those who are L0 very strict, And those who give more tests. -Louise Gregory. There's a boy who sits in the rear, his classmates think him very dearg He will laugh and have fun, 'Until exam. time has comeg And then he is still in the rear. -Forest Detroy. A clever little girl wa.: Margie But to pass English Four was her plea, 'She studied and studied, And asked all her buddies- Now we know she is as dumb as me. V -Rose Ada Sanders. Wilma had a little car It was a Model A, Each day it got to school and home, So it was just okay. -Rose Ada Sanders. Why do I flunk each test? It is very simple to meg It seems my grades were' always bert, When my friend's paper I could see. -Russell Wilson.

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THE REFLECTOR - ' FUN 8i FEATURES Beautiful tresses-Maiilou Nesler. Glamorous eyes-Edythe Rheay. Lovely legs-Elizabeth Bonner. Figure-Doris Musgrave. Irresistible lips-Martha Mann. Sparkling smile-Betty Ryan. Personality-Dorothy Brown. ulothes-Freda Bruce. Ivory Soap womplexion-Lucille 0'Lea' y Twin dimples-Dorothy Musgrave. Intelligence-Judith Zimmerman. Girlish blush-Dorothy Hollinger. Timid-Jean Miller. Lily hands-Betty Elliott. Girlish giggle-Kathryn Koontz. Double feature plus-Marjorie Simpson. Frankness-Robie Eearn. Vim and Vigor-Wanda Gaither. .mi Don't worry if your job is small And your rewards are few, Remember that the mighty oak Wa.: once a nut like you. Mother: Well, son, what have you been doing all afternoon? Son: Shooting craps, mother. Mother: That must stop. Those little things have as much right to live as you have. The school annual is a wonderful in- vention, The school gets all the fame, The printer gets all the money, And the editor gets all the biame. Kathryn Koontz: My face is my fortlmef' Duke: You'l1 never have to pay any income tax. When Walker strolls into the room, He hurries not at all: He takes his time in walk and talk, In classes or in the hall. -Jacquelyn Bennett. There was a young fellow named Hodge, Whose lessons he tried hard to dodge: He would dream all day long And thought it was wrong, For the teacher to call on poor Hodge. -Jacqelyn Bennett. I donit think I look thirty, do you? No Darling, not now-3 ou used to. Wavy locks-Stewart Meinsohn. Eyes-Max Atkinson. Most entertaining-Bob Friedman. Clothes-Neal Laws. Complexion-Ira Musgrave. Enchanting smile-Olin Hodge. Dimples-Bill Knodell. Blush-eOloyd Cravens. Physique-Glen Piatt. Perfect poise-Bill Frankel. Personality-Russell Terrell. Bashfulness-Fred Puckett. Jokes-Marshall Kenshalo. Best line -Paul Gurley. Have you seen A1 today? Al who? Alcohol. Kerosene him yesterday. Hasn't Benzine since. Gasolined against the fence and took a Naptha. Marjorie Simpson sent a poem named, Why Am I Alive , to a mag- azine and the editor wrote back and said, Became you didn't bring this in person. Paul Gurley: Did'you fill that date last night? Carson Baker: I hope so: she ate eVe.ything in sight. How do you play hooky from a cor- respondence school? . Send them an empty envelope. sr In the front of the room sits Pat, In the back we all wish she sat. Her talk is so soft Its so very very soft, It is much like the walk of a cat. -Naomi Hatlett. Attempting to call the attention of one of her drowsy students to the problem, Ml's Sullivan called sharply. Boa d, Charlesli' Charles Smith opened his eyes and mumbled, 'iYes ma'am, very. Ml's Marlin: This relic is an ancient Greek vase. It is over two thousand years old. Robie Fearn: But, Miss Marlin, that's impossible: it's only 1942 now.