John Gorrie Junior High School - Siren Yearbook (Jacksonville, FL)

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ltiiig lint tin PHP PUBUSHED BY SNOOPS AND PEEPS CLUB OF HOT-CHA-CHA CHUNIOR HIGH Volume Loud WHO'S WHO IN Scions of prominent Families uninasked. Due to political pull Sheriff refuses to act. The 'tlce Box Crusader-sl' met in the deep purple shadows of the Baptist Church graveyard and to the tune of Dance de Macabre they went into a huddle and elected the following royal racketeers: Chief Kitchen Capone-Tom Ulmer. Prince Smeller of Eats-Tom Adams. King Excuse-Billy Wild. Paramount Cake Taster-Mark Lil- lard. Mother Milk Measurei-John Pace. Colonel of the Guards-Dick Pacetti. Of all the noble and novel rackets in the land, the Crushaders take the cake . Of all the ginger ale guzzling, biscuit munching, candy crunchers Jacksonville, Florida RACKETEERING? known to cannabalism, the Crusaders rate! Armed to the teeth with secrecy and slimy diplomacy, they prepare the way for their insuiferable vandalism by first gaining the sympathy of their in- tended victims. Scarcely a family in Riverside has been spared the on- slaughts of their brutish appetites. Scarcely a cook knows whether she will Find breakfast in the ice box. Cookies! have grown as scarce as shirttails on microbes. Girls shudder. Mothers fuss. Dids cuss. Little brothers tear their hair in rage. But eventually from the chaos, parents will arise in righteous indignation against the numberless cake- eater l'l01'tlES and with banners stream-' ing and carrying thc slogan Food for thought they will bp- assured of a glorious victory! ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Miss Belsford announces that during the evening of July the Fourth she has a very special engagement and positively will not be at home to any chair warmers except the one with whom she has an engagement. S O C I E T Y CURB WARMING Miss Cashen Honors P.L.E 's 8: T.D.T.'s Making her formal debut and launch- ing the Spring afternoon social sea- son, Miss Betty Cashen pitches a stag party honoring the he-belles of Jack- sonville. They came in droves. They came in the usual formal attire of open throated shirts, rumply knickers and rusty bungarees. They game in joyous mood and the noise was terrible. Chat- ter was rampant. Laughter was ribald. Yo y0's were spinning. Chewing gum was snapping. Numerous silly games were played and the entire ensemble enjoyed the mental effort. Motor cars sped by carrying myriads of beauless, envious girls. And at dusk, when gray shadows stretched out across the lawn, the gracious hostess served sardines and milk. She was assisted by Annie, the cook, and Minnie the Moocha. Every- body said it was o. k. Mr. Skidmore: Do you feel that air? Judge: That air whut'? IN MEMORIUM CFlunkedJ Harvey Bennett. Billy Jenks. Jean Zacharias. Peaches Philips. Elizabeth Anne Lewis Mabel Rogers. Betty Jane Phillips. Harriet Boggs. May Ingle. lJean Zacharias is P E R S O N A L S Pop Stearns was seen walking down Forsyth Street recently with a stunning brunette. We wonder where he got the nickel? Dick Bernard and Francis Kirby were strolling all on a Sabbath day down by the Collonadzf. They wfre boasting of their possessions when Nancy Adamson and Wilma Coleman came 'round the corner. Dick said, Quick, Francis, act like y0u're broke . By mistake Joe Steele got into the girl's Gym during setting up exercises. When Peggy asked him about it he said, VVell, really, it wasnt so bad. It was quite artistic and all that. But if you want to know, it certainly was no place for a nervous man . We understand that our honor pupil to still be more fam- ous than ever thru publication of her Complete Index Dictionary . The friends of Mr. Richard Pacetti learn with pleasure of his convalescence after a recent blonde pressure. Selwyn Jacobs ter, the school Janitor. Hey! D9n't you see what that sign says in big let- ters? It say 'No Smoking. Yes , agreed Selwyn with a winning smile, 'tBut it doesn't say 'positively'. Mrs. Peek: Ruth, Jimmy May, here. doesn't know the meaning of the word 'vigilanceh Please tell himfl Ruth Nobbs: Certainly It ineans to be alert. Mrs. Peek: That's nice. Now ta-ll him what 'alert' means. R. N. QDBJ: I dont know. to the Unabridged treatment for high was stopped by Car- St. Patricks day, lid O'K1-ly was tearing down the street at top gait, with his head down and his coat tail flying. He ran right slam into Carrol Kelly. t'Say , said Carrol, what's the matter? Fm trying to keep two boys Maybe, l, 1932 from lighting panted Ed. What two boys? I'm one of them , said the breathless Ed. It has come to the attention of your Society Editor that on Easter Sunday a stranger inquired of Olive Nobbs as to the whereabouts of the Second Pres- byterian Church. Now, Henry Hoyt absolutely quotes him as saying Mister, I'm sorry, I don't even know where the tirst one is. Hugh VVilson says Jimmy Merrill is wisky-wasby, but Sonny Moats says No. He may be wishy but one thin's certain, he is not washy. As yet roars David McQueen, I have not yet become prominent enough to have any enemies but at the present stage of the game, none of my friends like me. BEACH PARTY On Tuesday, two weeks from Weil- nesday, after school closes, the sweet young girl graduates of John Gorrie High School are planning an outing at the Beach-fthat is if anybody invites them and promises a hand out. By that time it is hoped that they will have overcome the low state of mind that accompanies the closing of school. At least they hope to have as rollicking' good time as circumstances will permit and they think, perhaps, by then they will be able to indulge in a little nourishment. In fact, it is to be a won- derful party-that is if anybody invites them. Please phone T-2057. REFORNIS NEEDED AT JOHN GORRIE f -Lip sticks in the desks. --Bi! bovs spanked who carry little pistols to parties. 11 years of school instead of 12. --Fewer furniture busting swains. fGood food in school cafeterias. -Less parental objections. -More As, and less E's . -Escalators instead of steps. -More study halls and less classes. - -Desks that don't tear stockings. - -Longer lunch periods. KITTY CAT GAZETTE Published bv the Snoor and Peep Club of John Girrie Being a LOW DTPWN on the HIGH SCHOOL .-X'in'- Barton Green Eclitox'-in-Chicf ..., Assistant Editor . Barton Green Art Editor .,.,. ..... , . ., ,.,.., ...Birton Faculty Advisor ,, ..., bliss Green New York Correspoacliknf .. , . Mrs. Vlinchf-ll's Boy Sneaky Snooper.. ...., Mary Manning Perky Peepers. ..,. .... . . Scrap Subscription Price .One Reputation

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I, Betty jones, will my love of -john Gorrie to Martha Hanson fmaybe it'll help het somej. I, janet Ramseleli, will my blonde hair to Zaola Vifal- deen. A I, Marjorie Spivak, will all my looks to the future I, Dorothy Xlffilliams, will my ambition to make A in History to Vivian De Bary. t I, Bobby Carlisle, will my ability to be an angel in class to Sara Clair Vlfilliams. I, Leonard La Grange, will and betjueath my Ucuttinge up' 'in Miss Miller's room to Sydney Register. I, Albert Alfon, will my tree-like height fmulberty bushj to anyone needing it. j I, Frances H. Yerkes, will my ability to vamp Miss Carstens to Charlea Peter Davis. I, Sonny IXIOates, will and becjueatli my ability to orite cn the wrong subject in History fbluslies to Mrs. Good' richj to 'lane' Brelsfcixl. 9A POPULARITY CONTEST Most popular boy-Leroy Hoyt. Most popular girl-Peggy Palmer. Best looking boygjoe Steele. Best looking girl-Yjulia Brelsford. Most studious boyfjames Stearns. Most studious girl4Fredericka Roberts. Most athletic boy-Dick Bernard. Most athletic girlfYolande Barnett. Best dressed boyfNeel Witsclien. Best dressed girl4Dot Lewis. Cutest boy-jimmy Merrill. Cutest girlfVirginia Gorman. XX7ittiest boy-Bill Hill. Wittie:Qt girl-Mary Manning. NATURE, THE ARTIST Nature, the artist of skill, Sets up her easel in spring. Faint at the first is her sketch. Soon the bright colors she'll fling. Using light green for the hill, Painting in flowers so bright, Nature announces 'tis spring, Flooding the earth with its light. gPriscilla Adams. WHEN SCHOOL IS O'ER Let all rejoice for time is near For school to close and we May go each day where we wish And we shall happy be. To woods or ocean we may roam, Be free of books and class. Before we know it we shall find How quickly weeks do pass. So hail to the friends we have made At school the just passed year, When summers' o'er how glad we will be Each friendly voice to hear. -Jimmie May, QAX. CLASS HISTORY Come closer, children, and listen to the tale that we are going to tell you. It is a true stotygabout a class that came to john Gorrie junior High School 'way back in 1929. Now, this class was just fresh from grammar school. where one teacher taught every subject. But when these innocents entered the portals of .john Gortie they found things quite different. Not only did they have to accustom themselves to the respective teach- ers, but to make things worse they lost themselves in the :eemingly labyrinthin halls of john Gorrie endeavoring to locate said teachers. Now being lost in a school with fully a thousand more highly educated Qand might we say scornfulj students laughing at them and calling them exceedingly disrespect- ful names such as rats and infants, didn't particularly appeal to the members of the class. However, undaunted, this persevering class soon caught the drift of circum- szances, and were soon launched upon the high road to success, And so the year passed. as did likewise the vacation. Our heroes found themselves in the Eighth Grade. At last the scornful Ninth Graders began to make the new rats the objects of their gibes and the Eighth Graders were left alone in peace. In this peace the old school spirit began to develop. The class proceeded to spend their dimes and cjuartets on football tickets, But alas for the studies! Algebra and American History just would not soak in, and the Hparlez-vous-ing and 'dico-ing pro' gressed at a snails pace. Nevertheless with the bright and shining example of the Ninth Grade constantly in view, thi lfightli Grade class kept up its spirits and strove valiantly to keep up its grades also. Soon arrived the year of years-the year in which each student in the class could look down on a thousand other less highly educated students. Ali! Wlizrt a superior feel- ing to be in the Ninth Grade. But before long that su- perior feeling was quenched by Odysses, Lady of the Lakes. and julius Caesars. And where was the football team that had existed for so long? The basketball five stood to heal the crushed spirits of the athletic-minded studes. However, when the graduation plans began to form, things were evened up. Witli commencement thoughts constantly in their minds that superior feeling again welled up in the hearts of the students. The class confessed that it had been a very wonderful and creditable three years in dear old Gorrie. And on Qommencement Day there was many a wer eye when this persevering clasz left its Alma Mater in which they had been both inferior and superior, but which they loved and respected. They had lived up to their motto, Never Turn Back. And so, my children-the tale ends. ADELAIDE BENSON and JEAN ZACHARIAS. EDUCATION Freshman: I don't know. Sophomore: I am not prepared. junior: I do not remember. Senior: I don't believe I can add anything to what has already been said.

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Burglar Qhaving climbed to porch roofj: Another guy sleeping with his window shutl I got .1 111ind to write de board of health about itl Science has invented an earthquake announcer tl1at goes oif like an alarm clock. Now if science would invent .1n alarm clock that goes off like an alarm clock, n1ore of us would get to school on tin1e. Let me see. now, said tl1e minister at tl1e christen- ing, dipping his pen into tl1e ink to record the event, isn't tl1is the seventeenth? I should say not! exclaimed the childs mother. Its only tl1e ninth. Lord of the Castle: Away, varletg I am riding to hounds. Tramp: That's all right: I'm going to the dogs myself. Mike: XY!hat shall I do for water on the knee? Ike: Wear pumps. jones: Did you enjoy your walk in the country? Bones: No: we had to walk almost the whole way. Bulldog: Did I hear you order me out of the yard? Pup: Yes-s-s. But I canceled the order. Pop, what is an advertisement? An advertisement, son, is tl1e picture of a pretty girl eating, drinking, wearing, holding or driving something somebody wishes to sell. Bill: Wl1o won the race to the fence, you or the bull? Pete: It was a toss-up. Hows the new radio? It's a howling success, He: Do you know tl1e difference between .1 taxi and a street car? She: MNC. He: Then we'll take a street car. Iceland, said tl1e teacher, is about as big as Siam. Iceland, wrote tl1e student afterward, about as big as Teacher. How are you getting along with 'rithmetic, Sam? Well, I done learned to add up tl1e noughts, but tl1e hggers still bother me. Why so downcast? I bought this shoe polish with my last dime and it says, 'Insert coin under cover edge to openf Do you ki1ow Art? Art who? Artesianf' Sure, I know Artesian well. I-low are all the little pigs down on tl1e farm? lime, .1nd l1ow are all your pledges? Room: How do you spell financially ? Mate: If-I-N-A-N-C-I-A-L-L-Y and embarrased has two Rs' judge: We're you ever arrested beforen? Tough: Now listen, -ludge, do I look like a bud just makin' me daboom? I-Iaye .1 chocolate? No, thanks, lVILIlILlfIIILI Ghandi this morning. Colored Parson: hor de benefit of tl1ose contri- butin' cough drops de mini'-ter's cold am cured. They laughed as I walked to tl1e piano but their laugl1ter turned to amazement when I picked it up and threw it at tl1en1 for I l1ad not been taking Strongforts muscle building lessons for nothing, Wedding guest: This is your fourth daughter to get married, isn't it? Mac Light: Aye, and our confetti's gettin' awful gritty. Angry parent: What time did you get in last night? Nightcap Daughter: It was early, Pop. just plenty after 12:00. Teacher: This examination will be conducted on the honor system. Please take seats three apart and in alternate rows. A young lawyer, pleading his first case, had been re- tained by a farmer to prosecute a railway company for kill- ing twenty-four hogs. He wanted to impress the jury with the magnitude of the injury. Twenty-four hogs, gentlemen, twenty-four hogs: twice the number in the jury box. Lady Customer: Could I try on that dress in the show window? New Clerk: Sorry, lady, but you will have to use the dressing room.