Hunter College High School - Argus Yearbook (New York, NY)

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EDITORIAL EDITORIAL COLUMN Editorial Staff Editor:-Sylvia Narins Associate Ed :-Sylvia N. Business Manager :--Miss Narins Circulating Manager :-S. Narins Advertising Manager :- Miss S. N. Office Boy Manager:- Sylvia Narins Waste-Basket Manager: -Syl. Pk HK ik Notice our editorial staff carefully and with care. Each member of it has been chosen for his or her position only after nation-wide search and he for shej is eminently fitted for the position be- cause he Qor shej has devoted himself for her- selfj exclusively to his for herj own department during all of his for herb lifetime. Ik lk Dk EDITORIAL O CHILDREN'S DEP'T. Gwan to Bed Stories And then Brer Rabbit, he upped and he said, said he,-he said, Well, he said, looking up at the sky. It may be a very nice day to-morrow, if it doesn't rain. Foxy Grandpa looked back at him in alarm. H u s h, he warned, shaking his old gray head, best not be saying them things around here. It ain't safe. Why Foxy, exclaimed Brer Rabbit, what language! Where's your grammar? She's dead answered Foxy gloomily An' so's my grandpa, both of 'em's dead. Then suddenly changing his tone, he cried. Well, well, look who's here! If it isn't our old friends, Ginger the Monkey, and Dainty. the Elephant. What brings you here so early. my little man? Cto Daintyl. The Elephant, however had no answering smile for his little joke. Bad news, he moaned, shak- in-gy from side to side. had news. Our King, the lion, has said that on account of the celebration of his wife's birthday, which comes on Saturday, the coming Saturday will last for two days. CBe sure to read the next installment and find out what happensj . 117 EDUCATIONAL fOr, Mistakes Which No Young Student Should M a k ej Wrong: There ain't none there. Correct: There ain't any there. -lol- Wrong: When does this period end anyhow? Correct: Cheer up. The bell is going to ring at any minute. O Wrong: I would of gone. Correct: I would have went. i Wrong: Oh, I want you should come. Correct: Oh, you must come over. liol-,T When Did This Happen, And Why? The introduction of the study of Latin into the High-School Curriculum? Answer: Think it over. ik lk Bk Question: If Caesar crossed the Delaware in 1492, and 'the first Egyp- tians were born in Sparta, how old was Nebucchad- nezzar's 14th wife at the time of Columbus' debate with Hayne? Answer: No matter how deep the blue sea may be, you can always break a window with a hammer.

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MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS Advts. fTheatrica1j LOST AND FOUND Personals If the party who stole the tire from 432 E. 397th St., will call this after- noon, from 3 to 6, he will receive the live blowout patches that go with it. It's that kind of a tire. B. R. I am writing this in the hope that my dear son, Johnny, who ran away from home last week, will read it. I want to say that since he left, the house is so much quieter that I wish he would stay where he is. His loving mother, Mrs. D. :ze as an Exchange: An old, rather worn copy of Virgil, with some pages of Book Six missing, for a few numbers of the Columbia Jester. See S.C.N. :sf :sf Pk JUST AS A REMINDER Physics courses oft re- mind us We can help if we but try, And in passing, leave be- hind. us Note-books for the other gui'- ' ONE KISS One kiss w-on't be enough to reward the giver for that dainty, but useful Christmas gift of a cute little Nillys-Wight Sedan. Appropriate for e v e r y member of the family. :sf :uf 1: A,ren't We All - Glad to receive gifts from the best shop in town? That's why we'll all be so happy to see our gifts stamped fl-Ianemakersj fThe Sign of Qualityj. PF Pk wx: Sharlee - You'll want to go to the Four Corners for the very best in clothing. For everybody from Junior to Grandpa. It's the Kollege Kut.-Pogers, Reet Sz Co. as an x NOTE From carefully com- piled statistics, it has been computed that if Christmas gifts were given according to the advice of advertisements, this is what you would find in your stocking on Xmas morning. l Willys Knight Auto- mobile. ' Big Ben Alarm Clock Plum Pudding Wardrobe Trunk Suit Kollege Kut Klothes. fad inf.j 116 1 1 l l Lost: A French poodle, very expensive, a genuine descendant of the line of Cerberus. Reward: 10,000 rubles. Lost: A genuine Rus- sian sable fur piece, in a Self-Service Restaurant. Return to the waitress. Lost: A gym shoe by a Freshman with a long tongue. vs :sf vs Lost: One permanent wave at Hunter's last football game. Return to K. W. Half- Left-B ack on Team. af ak :sf Lost: One Russian mark. Return to Mon- sieur Ferraro. Bk Bk Bk FINANCIAL COLUMN The other day, an old lady lost a purse contain- ing all her money, about 3870, which she had just taken from the bank, in the subway. 'The next morning, it was returned to her home. Editor's Note: This is the mistake of the printer. VVe realize this should be ,a Bed Time Story.

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LAFF-0-LETTES- Some of our humor is good, some is original, and the rest consists merely of a series of wise cr ...... that is, intellectual crevices. wk ak 4: Before starting, it would be well to remind the reader that you can never hurt a smile by cracking it. Pk wk :sf Binks: That new in- fielder of ours reminds me of the ancient mariner. Jinks: How come? Binks: He Hstoppeth one of three. sf Pk :sf Facetious Passenger: Conductor, how often does your car kill a man? Conductor: Only once. ak Pk :sc Prof: Give the number of tons of coal shipped out of the United States in one year. Stude: 1492-none. wk wk :rf He and she arrived in the second half. He: The score is still nothing 'to nothing. She: Goody! We haven't missed a thing. Pk an :nf Be there e'er a soul so bright Who never to herself hath said, I shall not do my Math to-night, And calmly put herself to bed. Prof: Name three ar- ticles containing starch. Stude: Two cuffs and a collar. Pk Pk lk Do you know that professors don't get any more per hour than plumbers? ' I think a good profes- sor's worth it. Pk Dk lk For Those Taking Physics The deportment of the pupil varies inversely with the square of the distance from the teacher. lk Pk Pk The other day our typist left, and we tried to produce a few lines on the keys ourselves. Here is the result:- My tY pust si on her vacatoin, mY trpists' awau fpr a week, My typudt us in hwr vscarion Wgile thse famn keus play hude and seij. C joras Oy, breng boxk, bting bsck, Brng bejc mu b'Onnie ti my, ty mr, Bf8zng bSxj, b-6ng bicx Bjing bozk mQ behnio- o mx. 118 Gribbins: Are you sure I won't frighten the baby? Nurse: Dear me, no sir. I had him to the Zoo yesterday and he laffed like anythink. an as Pk If the clock in our gymnasium is one of those that goes eight days without winding, we just wonder how long it would go if it were wound. ak :af :K We read that there has been a shrinkage of street car passengers. That's what we call a fine example of nature adjust- ing herself to. circum- stances. an ik :sf So this applicant claims that he is a college graduate? asked the employer of his clerk. Has he anything to back up that claim? Can he qualify? The clerk stepped out and returned. The young man says that with your permis- sion, he will come in and give the college yell.', Dk lk lk Teacher: Those who have not done their home- work, report after school. Voice: Give me liberty or give me death. Teacher Qsharplyj : VVho said that? Voice Cagainj: Patrick Henry.