Fredericksburg High School - Rapahanoc Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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During the Leesburg football game Johnny B. lost bis false tooth. Excitement prevailed, and much trepidation was caused in th e hearts of the players. One old countryman on the side line rolled his quid to his other jaw and drawled laconically: “Put a stake down where you lost it, son, and go on with the game!” n Mrs. Blake (angrily)—“I shan’t speak to this class another time.” Student (with a sigh)—“Gee! what a relief.” □ Margaret —“Julia, don’t you know Mr. Dickinson is reading the Bible?” Julia —“Oh! that’s all right! I’ve read that part before.” □ Miss Kennedy —“Celima, what are you late for?” Celi na —“Er-er— class, I reckon. □ Juniors (in awed tones)—“Gee! don’t those Seniors get a lot of marks?” Senior (who overheard)—“Humph! We’ve waited four years for the privi¬ lege.” □ “Do angels have wings, mummy?” “Yes, darling.” “Can they fly ?” “Yes, dear.” “Then when is nurse going to fly, ’cause daddy called her an angel last night?” “Tomorrow, darling!” □ Emmett T .—“1 asked her if I could see her home.” Alvin F .—“What did she say?” Emmett —“She said she would send me a picture of it.” □ Air. Corbin —“Lots of girls use dumbbells to get color in their cheeks.” Celima M. —“Yes, and lots of girls use color in their cheeks to get Dumbbells. □ Alildred Sacrey (in English)—“1 wish to ask you a question concerning a tragedy.” Miss Perkins —“What is it, Mildred?” Mildred —“My examination mark?” □ The one correctly identifying the following will report to Mrs. Blake at 3 o’clock—and write 500 words: 1. “Cy.” 2. “Virgie.” 3. “Pop.” 4. “Gumshoe.” 5. “Aunt Lizzie.” 6. “Levi.” 7. “Emma.” 8. “Carrie.” 9. “Mac.” 10. “Helen and Terry.’

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Senior Girl (to “Dinks” Farmer, who has on an elastic bow-tie)—“What kind of a tie is that, Warren ?” “Dinks —“A William Tell tie—pull the bow and hit the apple.” □ Mr. Dickinson (in Algebra Class)—“Where is your decimal point? Carrol Wheeler —“Still on the chalk, Sir.” n Mrs. Euliss —“How is a refrigerator valuable in the home?” John Popham —“The ice stuns the bacteria and makes them unconscious.” □ Chuck —“What could be worse than a man without a country?” Alice Mitchell —“A country without a man.” □ JJ orshipful Student to Mr. Dickinson —“Professor! How did you become such a wonderful speaker?” Mr. Dickinson (proudly)—“I got my start, my boy, addressing envelopes.” □ Mr. Corbin ' s Favorite Saying —“Get vour books and gwan out of here.” □ Miss Marsh —“Will you kindly get out of that window, Warren?” Warren Farmer —“But it is such a long wav to the ground, Miss Marsh.” □ ' The teacher put a sentence on the board: “The horse and the cow are in the pasture.” Then she said: “Can any one tell me what’s wrong with that sentence ?” Tf illie —“1 he lady ought to come first.” □ Senior —“Oh! Miss McKenzie, I’ve the most wonderful compliment for you! Some one told me you looked just like a Senior girl-” Miss McKenzie (bewildered)—“But where’s the compliment?” □ Miss Kennedy (in chemistry)—“Now, this is what you measure water with— a graduate.” Josephine Fisher (brilliantly)—“That’s what I’ll be if I make chemistry!”

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