Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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THE 1919 CROAKER LIVE WIRES ? ? ? OX OUR CAMPUS Violet Ashe Luther Heller Wallace Carpenter Warren East I LA G LOT FELT V Carrie Wentworth Robert Payne Melvin Roth Myra De Yar.man Elmer Knowles Helen Crabbi- Marie Phillips Pauline Gilfillan Frank Snider Vera Hartley Mae Johnson Lora Xickolaus Myrtle Pierson Lucile Cartwright Leah Garrett Thomas Poulter Orville Dean IT hat is so rare as a day in June? A poet has harped on his long harpoon, But our answer comes bubbling forth eft soon, It's a dear Pi Phi that will not spoon Or a Beta at church by Sunday noon Or a Phi Mu chapter -without a prune Or a check from dad that came too soon Or a math class dismissed before noon Or the K line on time, or too soon Or a ukelele that’s in tune Or an Alpha house with too much room Or an editor's desk ivithout a gaboon, These, oh poet, I’d like to croon. Arc a damsiterarer than a day in June. “Talk about man!” exclaimed the suffragist. “What has man ever done for woman ?” “He’s furnished her with a model she’s been trying darn hard to imitate,” came a voice from the rear of the hall.—Transcript. Ike: “Are you in love with some particular girl?” Pete (hoarsely) : “Yes, old man, I am.” Ike: “Is she in love with you?” Pete (tearfully) : “I think so.” Ike: “Then she can’t be a particular girl.” All the concrete isn’t in the pavements, nor is all the mahogany used for chiffoniers.

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THE 1919 CROAKER

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THE 1919 CROAKER May and Dick Make us sick With their fussing And discussing. This poem was contributed by a Freshman who is not very observant—as anyone could sec by the accompanying picture. Hope the parties concerned will accept apologies for this little limerick. However, there is no need to worry because as every one knows, there is no truth whatever in the verse—although “The course of true love never runs smoothly”. This is the exception that proves the rule. Aren’t Freshmen green? They never do see anything! ABOUT THE CROAKER OFFICE Not Found Found Typewriter Blank Copy Paper Snapshots Profanity A Yale Lock Deficit Gray Hairs Optimism Ambition Excess Profits Tax-Seniors Most of the Juniors Efficiency Neatness Miss Barber: “Do you understand that, Mr. Snider?” Snider: “Yes, ma’am.” Miss Barber: “Then the rest of the class does.” Poetical Lines Found in Pontius’ Pocket The Devil makes the wicked wind, To bloiv our skirts knee high; But heaven kindly sends the dust. To fill the bad boy’s eye. She: “Ouch! I’ve bitten my tongue. He: “How I envy you!”