George Washington High School - Monument Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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The Sir Walter Raleigh Incident - -- 1934 A dainty young high school miss came upon a nasty big mud puddle. Several Washington lads ambled along and, in various ways, offered to assist her. Jim Ogden, being, of course, the per- fect gentleman, did the conventional thing and threw down his coat. Joe Faltis said he wou1dn't do this be- cause the mud might spoil the perfect cut of his latest example of what the well dressed man should wear. Bob McCaffrie performed a running tackle and landed her safely on the other side. Bernard Kehoe gave an oration on Things We Will Miss In The walk to the Sokol gym Train tracks Soot Grant-Washington games Loitering at the drug store The joy of brow-beating 10 B's The trophy case The long trek to the Annex why the city should appropriate gov- ernment funds for new sewers. Bob Bishop refused to do anything, because Annabel might be jealous. Tom Goodfellow offered to paint a poster to advertise her dilemma. Bob Ringsmuth rendered Rain, Rain Go Away in his breath-taking tenor. Dick Savel used some of his excess wind and dried up the puddle. Nicholas merely picked her up with one long arm, and set her down on the other side. Frank Bates said, If you'll promise not to call me 'Gus', I'll get you out of this some way. The New High Schools Planting the ivy Assemblies at the Paramount Discords from 100 The library stage Lockers that will not open The office girls That swell Washington spirit Farewell, Horak's Goodbye, drug store, that stands across the street Where folks get malted milks and candy sweetg Where always is a lot of smoke and noise, No more will you entice the high school boys Inside your doors to buy their cigar- ettesg No more nice hissing sounds from soda jetsg No more will students come and bang your door Om Hundred Eight Or throw their candy wrappers on the floor, No more will boys all sit around and talk Of grades and games, or stand on your front walk And wait until their women leave the school For which you've always been a pre- cious jewel, And now we'll see the much loved spot no more- But you'l1 go down in legend and folk lore!

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Washington is for Annex, which all of us hate Except for excuses for coming in late. is for Bonham, our own R. L. B., Who always says he will Bear down on ye. is for Chemistry, Gerwig's delight With all of its terrible smells fAm I right 'Fl is for dummies some sophomores are that They stand in the hall and incessant- ly chat. is for Everyone that reads this thing here ls there any sense in it? fOh, thank you, my dear.J is a letter on lots of folks' card It's all right at school, but at home it goes hard. is for Greene Square, it's part of our campus But it's so very small it won't hold a grampus. is for Harry of which we have two Mr. Peterson and Mr. Kelly to you. is for Ignorance lnone of it herel Our teachers dispel it with smiles and a cheer. is for June, when this class will leave It does sound sarcastic, but we'1l all of us grieve. is for Kinch, who's an athletic boy To see him play football gives every- one joy. is for Lillie, Leven, and Lavell The last two are teachers, the first tends the bell. is for Malcolm, Mr. Hallman's first name They say he's a swell guy, and I think the same. 0 Hundred Six Primer is for Nothing that I can think of So I guess I'll ask aid from the powers above. is for Oilice where Miss Wilson sits And doles out her blue-slips and white and red writs. is for Paramount theater large With a stage that's so big it would hold a small barge. is for Questions, they're all in the tests The students, when answering them, just can't do their best. is for Rustmen, our football team good Especially Jim Nance with his sweater and hood. is for Seniors, Class of June '34 For soon you will see them go out of the door. is for Tathwell, the study hall queen She gives good advice to Sopho- mores green. is for Useless, if that name fits you It is time that you went and got something to do. is for Vesely, band leader big The class under him has to get down and dig. is for Washington, our old Alma Mater Some folks just go there, and others don't bother. is a letter we have no place for Since no name starts with it, it's put on the floor. is for Young, a right clever girl With every blonde hair done up in a curl. is for Zeman, an art teacher tall His class, in 400, is no trouble at all.