Germantown Friends School - Blue and White Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Dey stan' roun' an' look kinder sheepish an' sorr'ful-like, but dey ain't 'spute wid der princ'pal, dough dey'd 'a' like ter 'a' done it when dey find dat ev'ry Sat'day dey had ter come ter school. McGinnis, de mos' athletic gal dat eva' did run on two legs, sho' had dat li'l feller Chris on his toes mos' de time, De two uv um had a great time quoilin' an' sputin' ober eberyt'in' uner de sun. An' Goodie, de fireman sweater knitter, put mo' den one teacha' in der proper place wi'd an answer fotch'd back quicker den yer cud roll off a log. Ez fer 'l.anky-l-larvey,' she oughter be giv'n credit fer gettin' ter school on time 'kaze she lives way in de sticks whar' de snow don't ies' fall light, but piles good an' propa' 'gainst de doors and winders like in de North Pole, Dat youngfun l-louston, who manys de time received de envious looks from de barbers, one day done foun' her curls sat'rated in de blue ink land mind you, de class dey wuz havin', it wuz de mos' seriousist uv all classesl. lt seems if Chief Squaw-Wilcox, who uster be able ter mak' Redskin-Tommy blush at will, wuz mos' ev'ry day tellin' de boys' an' gals' fortunes ldat is, when she wuzn't chantin' 'Ophelia' or gibin' citin' mel'dramasl. Thomas, de gal wot could walk plumb out uv a French class widout crackin' a smile, bu'sted a bag in de lunch-room on 'er fust day at school, an' starved for de rest uv de day. Sista' Frances who neva' cud raise 'er voice above a whis a' cud mos' de . I. , . , , . '. , , . . time be seen bumpin inter teachas cars lwhen she wuznt paintin mod nistic ' II pitchursl. As Uncle Remus paused in his story, he saw a large chasm opening wide in the lower part of the youngster's face, Uncle Remus shook his head sadly and yawned himself. La, l-loney, you look all done-in, an' Ah reckon Ah'm in de some boat. Ef Ah don't skeedattle you off ter bed right now, yer mammy will be atter me, an' den ye'll neva' hear de res' uv der chillun's story. Ef ye'll go ter bed lak a good boy, Ah'll tell yer more 'bout dem when dere's more ter be told Eleven

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dll oyci d' ossembly room, on' Scottie done trip oll oyo' de pionner in de mod rush ter 'scope teochds wroth. Den dere wuz some celer'broted tights in de history uy dis closs dot mos' de yuthers couldn't tergit, e'en it dey wuz de tergittines' creeturs whot live on top er de groun'i Dere wuz tust de tight 'tween Jimmy on' Louise ober de jump- rope dot put 'em bot' in ci mighty high fever, Den dot tough Louise, she done tight og'in wid Ginney, de gol wot tuk de leodin' poht in de opp'retto, 'Nlongst de boys dere wuz o long feud 'tween 'Cogey-Dick' ond 'See-All-Aussit,' ond 'Alibi-Johnson' done get o bloody nose from dot tomboy lone. Tell me, Uncle Remus, obout some ot the others in the closs. Well suh, de wuz dose uiet ols, Corson ollo-time ridin' 'roun' in o bi 1 YI , 1 I , I A cor, Greenwood, mos ly up in de clouds, Soutter mos ly shut up in er room, or in de movies, on' Wessels, mos' de time redder'n o beet Tooby sho' l oin't sold nothin' 'bout Romeo-Mertz wot done come in de closs in tenth grode on' corry on de work uv Webster os sheik uv de closs, When oll de women-tolk l'cludln' Boxterl done cotch'd sight uy him de tust doy ez he come rippin' in de school wid o cor, der heorts dey ies' jump clean out uv der mouths, An' dot light, tontostic second-story mon Torbox it'wont his toult 'twos de wrong keyl cud out-tolk on' tool ony teocho' in de school, 'speciolly 'Pop' Bennetts De wrestlin'-Turk Robbi, who long ogo done got slopp'd good on' propo' by 'Quick-Pick-Up Ethyl' who swong o wicked lett, is much o' de time rushiri' roun' wid dot l'il teller, Boron Copperheod Wotson, who kin be toun' mos' onytime der's snokes ter be put in de teocho's desk, or ony mischieyin' ot oll ter be done. l3'rer l-lcirlond mos' ollos cud be toun' tolkin' to de intonts in de holls, on' wolkin' home by woy uv School Lone otter de ionitors had lock'd up ter de doy An' Johnson, who us'ter mok' Unco' Donny mod, mos' de time come in de closses lote, on' di'nt poy no 'tention ter wot de teocho' sold lecis' woys or onyhow, Mid- dleton, de boy wot hod ci woy wid de wimmin, cud be seen snoopin' roun' de school wid o comero, on' ployin' choo-choo mos' de time wld de roilrood 'ticiols l reckon dose boys Fronk on' 'lXlot, de strong-silent men from de North, colled de 'Wizeys' uv de closs, ies' set oroun' workin' hord in de recesses on Moth or Germon. Butch-Foust, mos' de time needin' o hoircut, cud orgue Unco' Joe blue in de toce, while de res' de chillun dey des lis'en on' lough, os dey wotch Unco' Joe shoke his heod ond look sour. Wiley-Aussit, who couldn' tell if dere wuz o test or o drowin' on de block- boord, oll-o-time cud be seen skippin' oroun' de corner uv McCollum Street otter porkin' his cor 'front uv de neorby church. Well, suh, dose two, Sonville ond Porish, wuz mos' de time mokin' feces t'ru' de winders uv de French closs, on' de French it go tlyin' out de winder ter two uy dose studious gols inside. An' l reckon dot when dot boy Udo look in o certoin winder it ciin't toke long fer de l.otin ter go plumb out uv de mind uv one uv de temole members inside. What obout their Senior Closs, Uncle Remus? Dot's sol l oin't tol' you, is l? Well, suh, some dem gols wuz ev'n wuss den beto', dose quodruplets, Amy, Mortho, Julio ond Louise, dey done ploy hookey from school, on' de nex' doy de whol' bunch done sot' o long time behin' de big door in de front ottice, Dey oin't soy much, koze der ciin't much ter ter soy. Ten

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Record of: ARTHUR WAYNE CLARK Alias Aussit, Scrotch, ltch Sentenced for: Sqoihtiiwg Ambition: Eihsteirfs successor ldiosyncrasy: His soilor Qoit Destiny: Bookworm Prominent in: Blind dotes Term: T3 yeors Hangout: GTTO McCollum Remarks: Entered l922, Glee Club '33, '34, '35, Chorol Society '35, Operetto '33, '34, '35, Athletic Couhcil '32, '33, Footboll '33, '34, Coptom '35, ' ' Boseboll '34, Choirmoh Shopshot Committee '35 Record of: AMY AUSTIN Alias: Puds Sentenced for: Mokihg tuhhy toces Ambition: Wellesley ldiosyncrasy: Records Destiny: Drexel Home Economics Prominent in: The Triumvirote Term: l3 yeors Hangout: Toylor Bros. ' Remarks: Ehtered l922, History Committee '35, Twelve