Flanagan High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Flanagan, IL)

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62 TIIE SYLLABUS Picked Up H ere and There. Ivan to Miss Henicksman: 'KO Dutch! O Dutch! Ich liebe dichg Sie haben mein Herz allein. 0 Dutch! O Dutch! Es freute mich, Zu denken dasz du bist. mein? Mr. Hill: Nllvilliam, what is a nymph Z lVilliam: uSome kind of a water animal. Query: Is he from Missouri? A ragged, unkempt Irishman was walking along a road and happened to meet a well-dressed individual who was leading a fine-looking bull dog. The Irishman was interested in the dog and, stopping the young fellow, inquired, Would yez moind tellin' me what breed of a dog that is, Misterf' The young fellow looked him up and down insolently and then replied: Why that dog is a cross between an ape and an Irishman. The Irishman quickly replied: 'fBegorry, thin he's some relation to both of us. Teacher: HWhat is the spinal column ? Alfred: '4The spinal column is a wavy line running up and down my back. My head sits on one end and I sit on the other. Vida: IVouldn't it be awful if an earthworm were to fall in love and be jilted Z Dorys: IVhy ? Vida: '4Because it has tive pairs of hearts. Dorys: '4VVhy are a person' s lips red 3 Vida: I donlt know. Dorys Qthinking of a term used in Zoologyj : Alluring coloration? Parke Ctranslating in Latinj: '4Many mouths emtied into the ocean. CQueryj IVas he describing the incidents of a sea voyage? Ada Qto a reading classj : What is a pastor, Gertie 3 Gertie, vaguely: '4Oh, what you turn the cattle in. Teacher, to Geography class: ,f5Henny, what,is.the.shape..of.the,ear.th.?V 7 ' Henry: '4It7s roundf' Teacher: How do you know that it is round Z Henry: All right- then, itis square. I don't want to start an argument. Teacher: A fool can ask more questions than any wise man can answerf' Student: UNO wonder so many of us are tlunking this study.

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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.

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