Flanagan High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Flanagan, IL)

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60 THE SYLLABUS VVIT, HUMOR AND LAUGHTER. Indeed! Tn some school not located-locate it to please yourself-the teacher was hearing the history lesson. Turning to one of the scholars she asked: tflarnes, what was lVashington' s Farewell Address l The new boy arose with a promptitude that promised well for his answer. Heaven, 1I12:l,,3.IT1,,7 he said. Teaching Tommy. Where,s Tommy ll' asked M r. J ones, on his return from business one even- ing. 'tGone to bed, was his wifels reply. I hope he's not ill.', No, I sent him to bed as a punishment for swearing. Swearing ?,' repeated Jones, I'll teach him to swearf' Withoiit waiting for a light the angry father rushed upstairs to interview the culprit, only to fall over a loose stair-rod and bump his chin. At once he became exceedingly fluent, and when the air had cleared he heard his wife call, gently: 'fBetter come down, dear, Pm sure Tommy has heard enough for his first lesson. A When the Scriptures Failed. Hlvhy, lVillie, said the Sunday school teacher in a pained voice, have you been fighting again? Didnlt you learn in last Sunday's lesson that when you are struck on one -cheek you ought to turn the other one to the striker Z ii178S,1T1,,7 agreed lVillie, Hbut he hit me on the nose, and I've only got onef' Possession is N ine Points. The lovely girl, having lingered a minute in her room to adjust her trans- formation, change the angle of her Grecian band and make sure that her skirt fitted like the peeling of a plum, descended to the parlor to ind the family pet ensconced upon the knee of the young-man caller, her curly head nestled com- fortably against his shoulder. t'VVhy, Mabel I the young lady exclaimed, t'aren't you ashamed of your' self ? Get right down from there. The child looked at her queerly, and remarked: UNothing doini, sis 5 I got here first. The Following is One Boyfs' Idea About Elijah: 'tThere was a man named Elijah. He had some bears and he lived in a cave. Some boys tormented him. He said: :If you keep on throwing stones at me, l'll turn the bears on you and they'll eat you up.' And they did and he did. and the bears did.

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THE SYLLABUS 59 April 14. A man from Cullom w'as here taking pictures for the Annual. None of the classes had any trouble but. the Seniors, and they forgot their hair dresser. April 15. T'he Seniors are busy preparing their essays for Class Day, which are to be finished April 17 . April 16. A number of the high school were excused and took a walk to Graymont. April 17. New rules made on account of the number that were excused the day before, the rules to begin April 20th and extend to May April 20. Ada Meils, '14, spent the day in Streator. April 21. Helen Herbert, '16, was absent from school. April 22. The Botany class took a field excursion during Botany period. A good time reported by all. April 23. The Seniors are practising for their class play. April 27. Jessie Carmon, '14, was absent from school. April 28. The Botany class took a field excursion to Patton's pond. April 29. A number of high school students were detained after school. The reason? Ask Clifford and Ralph. April 30. New rule today. No permission for speaking to your neighbors is allowed. May 1. The high school was awarded a quarter holiday. A number of the high school went to Potniac to attend a play. May 5. Practice for class play held at the school house Tuesday evening. May 6. Vivian Harkness '14, and Jessie Carmon '14 were in Pontiac on a business trip. May 7. Juanita iVilcox, '17, was in school after an absence of two days. May 8. Mona Meils, '17, was absent from school. May 9. The Sth grade took the diploma examination. There were seven- teen from this school who took it. May 13. Practice for the class play. May 15. Class Day. The class exercises were held in the K. of P. hall. A very large crowd in attendance. May 20. The students are counting the days until school will be out. May 24. Baccalaureate day. The services were held in the Christian church. Rev. G. W. Zink gave the address. May 26-27. Second semester examinations. There were quite a number who took them. M ay 25. The Juniors gave the Seniors a reception at the home of Dorothe Barnard, '15. Everyone had a very good time. May 29. Commencement day. The exercises were held in the K. of P. hall. A speaker, Rev. HE H. Frost, gave the address. 7 7 7 Mr. Hill: Vivian, how would you define rogue and vixen ? Vivian: Putting it pretty strong, T' d call a rogue a devil and a vixen a deviless.

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THE SYLLABUS 61 Did it Ever Oeeur to You? T see they have operated on a Philadelphia boy's head, in order to make a better boy of llil1l.H mllhat isn't where my dad used to operate on me to make a better boy of mef' Mr. Hill, Qtrying to correct a sentencej, NYou look bad or, you look badly. Which do you think is correct, Nora T' Nora-4'XVell, T donlt know as you look badly-H, and she got no further, laughter being heard on all sides. Ed. Cook was a butcher with considerable native wit. One day just before dinner, when his shop was full of customers, a man whom he did not like very well came in and asked for a dimeis worth of dog meat. All rightf' said Ed. 5 uwill you have it wrapped up or just eat it here 3 Sayings Off Heard in F. H. S. Dorys, turn around. '4Your t.l1ree minutes are up, Clifford. Please may I speak ? NOW VVilliam, take your seat. Less nonsense, Vida. Then if they don't believe it, just substantiate your statement by hurling that inveetive at them. Gee, I hope we don't have a quiz tomorrow. You haven't enough brains to rattle a peanut. Appropriate Names for Members of the H. S. Room. Ivan Obenshain-'tDanny Dreamer. Because he persists in dreaming in Dutch XVilliam Louden--HEuclid. He seems to be an authority in Geometry. Vivian Harkness-'fPythagoras. Such a sage Qssj and lover of Wisdom. Ralph Monk- Daniel Wester. Very fluent and emphatic in his speech. Susie Carmon-4'Doris Blake. An excellent adviser on affairs of the heart. Elbert Lockwood-''Archimedesf' The greatest mathematician Flanagan ever produced. ' Parke Barnard- Demosthenes.', Such a great orator as he has proven himself in Zoology. Ada Meils-'4Mme. Schumann-Heinkf' We all know why. Helen Herbert-4'Lillian Russell. Go to her for beauty hints. Cyril O'Connel-'Uohn G. VVhit.tier. The slow solemn style of the Quak- er poet. Dorothe Barnard-f'Ella Elagg Young. A very active and enthusiastic school Worker, especially in school. f Florence Zink-'4Smiling Sue. The title tells. Leta-i'Mrs. Tom Thumb. Reason. The same as above.