Hamilton High School - Hamiltonian Yearbook (South Hamilton, MA)

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like Gerti ' ude. (You’ve all heard about that graceful little “bird,” the elephant) That “Pete” kept half his good resolu- tions concerning good behavior during the last period. (Somebody has got to furnish matei’ial for class notes.) That we were all as smart as Gertrude Seulley — Aw ! what ’s the use ! ! E. P. translating in French — “Donne-moi ta petite main que je la baise.” “Give me your little hand and I will wash it.” “Why is a pig tail like the Germans?” “Because it’s the end of the swine.” The war department has bought many million pairs of shoes. It is plain to see that Uncle Sam does not want his army on their “Uppers.” Teacher — “What is a Diving Bell?” Student — ‘ ‘ Oh ! now I know, but I never saw a dame 7.1 feet tall.” — Ex. Facts are carpet tacks under the pneu- matic tires of theory. Bill Hohenzollern is raising whiskers in- stead of raising anything else. Charles: Did we have that for today? English Teacher: Yes, where were you? Charles: I was here sph’itually but not mentally. English Teacher: What? Charles: Nothing. English Teacher: Some people talk a lot but say nothing. You must be one of them, Charles. U. S. History Teacher: What was Gen- eral Taylor’s policy? “Pete.” Life insurance policy. U. S. History Teacher: James, can you recite ? James: I don’t know. U. S. History Teacher : It seems as though the extent of your vocabulary is “I don’t know,” and “Very well, very, very, well.” 1920 When the Juniors come in smiling. And wear their grins all day, you’ll know they all got A In the “Business English” test. A Junior who was translating French into English read: “Mais etes vous maitre chez vous, ’ ’ which should have been tran- slated as follows, “Are you master in your own home? The student translated it, “Is your mother at home?” Spanish-La mona, aunque se vista de seda, mona queda. English-The Monkey, although he may be clothed in silk, still remains a monkey. Lawrence Knowlton, ’20, has left school and is employed at the United Shoe Machinery Co. Junior boys are forbidden to wear bow neckties at dancing school because of the trouble they have in tieing them. 1921 Miss R. — Who was the first Capetian leader? B-M-s-n. — Hugh Capet. Miss R. — When did he rule ? B-M-s-n. — At the beginning of Chap. XIII. Air. Archibald upon retiring to bed re- calls his instructions given at 2 P. M. to a student, “You stay here and work on 15

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After they were through singing, they gathered at Mr. Knowles’ drug store where refreshments consisting of hot chocolate and cookies, were very kindly served by Mr, and Mrs Archibald. The girls appreciate Mr. and Mrs. Arch- ibalds’ coming from Waltham to lead the singing and bringing other singers also. The school is now planning to give a concert before long. The concert may be followed by a dance. The Glee Club are practising on a med- ley composed by Mrs. Archibald, and are to have new selections to work on soon. They are planning to put much work into the concert. The school chorus will prob- ably sing a few selections also. We hope that the proceeds from this year’s concert will not fall short of last year’s which were fifty dollars. CLASS NOTES 1919 Daley Avashes the main room floor with the contents of his thermos bottle. Miss P. “chooses her man.” Smith is the dctim. “ ’Tis better to have loved your teacher than to have been caught by her, loving someone else.” In the series of chloric acids Trussed recommends thru his remarkable ability to speel (correctly?) that we substitute paregoric for perchloric — nothing like tying up chemistry Anth every day living Robert ! Mrs. S. — (to clerk at hat counter) “I AA-ant to see a respectful looking hat.” (There aint no sieh) “Alb” Daley met Avith an accident. “Alb” thought that he Avas carrying too great a load on his shoulders in the form of hair, so he Avent into a reaping estab- lishment and made himself so comfortable that he fell asleep. When “Alb” AA’oke he was a ruined man. Father — (leaning oA ' er banister) “Edna.” Edna (below) — “Yes, father.” Father — “Will you tell Mr. C. if he’s Availing for the morning paper he can get it quicker doAvoi toAvui.” Where did W. S. get the upper story of a pair of pajamas that he is AA ' earing in chemistry laboratory? The H. H. S. hockey team has not met defeat as yet this season. (Good reason why) (?) “JUST SUPPOSIN’ That AA ' e got A’s on our next report card. That the Junior girls AA ' ere allowed to talk as much and as loud as they Avould like to. (It AA-ould be quiet as a boiler fac- tory around school.) That the “twelve o’clock Avhistle” real- Ij blcAv at tAA ' elve o’clock. (The “kids” would have no excuse for being late then) That Gertrude Haskell Avas as tall as “Luke” and that “Luke” could toe dance 14

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these examples until I return to correct them.” We hope the unfortunate lad didn’t stay all night. Miss H. (to class learning new keys on the typewriter) “Did you get that Philip?” “No.” “Why not?” “Because we never had it before” Run to a fire and the world runs with you. Run on an errand and you run alone. 1922 The “Freshies” forget that they must be “on their dignity” now that they are in high school and not address their class- mates by their nick-names. Sweet are the uses of a jack-knife in the Freshmen class ! ! Bird, beast, or fish? “The three kinds of sentences are com- plex, deplex, and incomplex.” From a Freshman paper. Mr. A — “Who is a good photographer here?” “Luke” — “Beany Holland is, he was the only one who passed in stenography. ’ ’ Teacher — Tell what you know about electric railways. Freshie — It doesn’t take long for the passenger to go from the farmer to the consumer. Wanted : A hockey game with the Sophomores or Juniors. A Freshman. The fraction leaned over and touched the whole number on its digit. “Say,” she whispered, “is my numerator on straight?” — Ex. FADS AND FASHIONS Don’t you wish your brother had a pair of knitted stockings? Boys be careful ! Your neckties will get you in trouble if the girls turn many more rings. Ask some of the “Freshies” how to overcome pale cheeks. EXCHANGES THE HAMILTONIAN acknowledges the receipt of the following exchanges : “The Review,” Newton High School. “The Cambridge Review,” Cambridge Latin High School. “Volunteer,” Concord High School, Concord, N. H. “Oracle,” Manchester High School, Manchester, N. H. “The Quarterly,” Stanford High School, Stanford, Conn. “The Monitor,” Wellesley High School. “The Breeze,” Cushing Academy. “The Mirror,” Waltham High School. “The Herald,” Holyoke High School. “The Gazette,” Lynn English High School. • COMMENTS “The Cambridge Review.” Your edit- orials are good, and we certainly envy you your fall athletics. “The Review.” Your stories are vei’y interesting. “The Breeze.” You are certainly well informed as to your alumni members. “The Herald.” Where are your ex- changes ? “The Mirror.” Each of your successive numbers shows us that we have a high standard to maintain. “Oracle.” The jokes are clever. “The Monitor.” A little poetry would add brightness to your paper. “The Quarterly.” Your paper is very entertaining. “Volunteer.” You have a good paper. Where are your comments? IG