Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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the LI NCOLNIAN of the paper in class. ' ‘ Wm. Y— “Miss O., must I turn over?” Teacher “Yes, if v ou are ready.” Prof. C. — “Miss Murray, what is ground glass?” Miss Murray, after several gestures, said, “Why, ground glass is glass that has One day in chemistry Prof. Crosthwait, ' 3een ground. after calling on one of his best pupils and getting no answer, said, “I will now call on some of the deadheads. Alright, Miss E. D.” Miss E. D. — “I am not dead.” Mr. Williams was talking in Literature class one day. Miss Overton said, “Mr. Wil- liams, please stop talking ” Mr. Williams— “You didn’t see me talking.” Miss O. — “You don’t see talk but hear it.” One day the class was in the laboratory. Prof. C. was showing an experiment, when Miss Douglas said, “Oh, look the asbestos is on fire.” Prof. C. said, “No, it is not on fire, the fire is on it.” Mr. C, (in Astronomy class) — “What is the morning star called?” Miss E. C. — “The Times.” ( 32 ) “What’s the shape of the ajrth?” asked the teacher, calling suddenly upon Willie. Willie— “Round.” Teacher— “How do you know it’s round?” “All right,” said Willie, “it’s square, then. 1 don’t want to start any argument about it.” Teacher — “What is the meaning of evap- orate ? Student — “Evaporate means to disappear.” Teacher — “Well, if a man goes out of a room does he evaporate?” Student — “Yes, sir.” Miss Overton — “Who was Marie Antoin- ette?” W. J. — “She was queen of France who was beet headed” (meaning beheaded).

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--- — - - — ■■■■■■ — ' ■■■■ — I THE LINCOLNIAN . . , ....... - | . M , mmitm i— ■■»! a i gnnfl tith i r - r nr n n i — ri ir — miummm m i« n bmi Home Phone Main 5467 Bell Phone Grand 4591 ONSPICUOUSLY before the Public’s eye is THEO. SMITH, our Druggist, who is located on the busy corner— 18th and Tracy. If you belong to that class of men and women who think and do things, don’t ever be guilty of saying that you have never visited this up-to-date StOT6 His latest creation is the TANGO SUNDAE ON A BLAZER 15 cents. This is a combination of the best Nuts and Fruit Syrup incorporated with Ice Cream and capped with Angel Cake, served in gold and silver containers under a bamboo tree, among gleaming electric lights and before the breeze of an electric fan. This is irresistable! . The optimist tells who won the game. The pessimist tells who lost it. Sister’s BYau — “What did your sister say when you told her I was here?” Little Joe — “She said she’d felt it in her bones all day that some kind of a calamity was coming.” “Mamma,” said little Laura, who had teased her father in vain for a nickel, “you are my dearest relative, but papa is the closest.” Any student who will pause for reflection will say that girl is not a noun. For alas is an interjection. “Johnny,” asked a little miss of her small brother, “what is a widower?” “I’m surprised at such ignorance,” replied Johnny. “Any- body ought to know that. a widower is a wid- ow’s husband.” What proof nave we that Adam used su- gar? He raised Cain. What is the shape of a kiss? Elliptical (a-lip-tickle). McCAMPBELL and HOUSTON Prescription Druggists TWO STORES We Use Pure Drugs Only ...... Prescriptions Carefully Compounded by Registered Pharmacists 2300 Vine Street Home Phone. Main 2396 Bell Phone East 159 N. W. Cor. Howard and Vine Home Phone Main 5806 Bell Phone East 765 Lincoln High School Alumni (33) J