McKinley High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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Voice on phone: Bill Davenport is sick and can't come to school today. Miss Fisher: All right. Who is this speak- ing? Voice: This is my father. -MCK- F Tweet Tweet was a little bird, He sat upon a railroad track, One day a train ran over him, And then guess what- Shredded Tweet. - McK - First Mosquito: Hurrah ! Here comes a new arrival. Second Ditto: t'Good. We'll stick him for the drinks. -- McK - Jack Kline: 'I hear your father murdered one of your family last night. John Halverson: UNO, that was just an idle roomer. TMCK- Bill Heral: :Tm forgetting women. Milton Chase: 'ASO am I. I'm getting a couple as soon as possible. -McK- Iim Westcot: McKinley girls have the most beautiful figures. George McNelly: Statistics don't prove it. Jim W.: No, but the girls do. -McK- Helen Sliss: How did it happen that you overslept this morning? Ruth Coates: 'There were eight of us in the room and the alarm clock was set for only seven. - McK - Tom Kacere: Your girl is spoiled, isn't she? Wally Storm: No, it's just the perfume she wears. - McK - Mr. Paulu: What happens when the human body is immersed in water? Tom Carrithers: The telephone rings. ADI Forty-two The hen is immortal. Her son never sets. - McK - Dave Warren: Why don't you use the other straw? Dot Fry: This one isn't empty yet. -McK- lnterviewer: 'AYou'll have to fill out a blank if you want a job with us. Putts Tow: An application form? Interviewer: No, your mind. -McK- lst Dog: 'KDO you have a family tree? Znd Dog: UNO, we aren't particular. -McK- A professor was giving his class an oral quiz and picked upon an unfortunate specimen for his most difficult queries. Who signed the Magna Carta? No answer. Who was bonny Prince Charlie? No answer. Where were you on Friday? t'Drinking beer with a friend of minef' How do you expect to pass this course if you drink beer when you should be in class? 'AI don't, sir, I only came to fix the radiator. -McK- Johnny White: Does my love-making in- toxicate you? Rose M. Jun: No, Half-pint. -McK- Mr, A: Won't you join me in a cup of coffee? Mr. Kelly: O.K. You get in first. -McK- Poet on troop ship: tMy heart is in the raging ocean- Soldier: Boy, you got me beat, but not much. -McK- Judge: Who was driving when you col- lided with the other car? Lyle Wessale: None of us. We were all in the back seat. GS '

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YES, WE CAN SAY THE ALPHABET! A is for Abodeely, Quaint little chap Don't get discouraged, Al, You're on your last lap. B is for Bowker Either Katie or Jean, Whichever you take, You'll still get a Queen. C is for Chase And I don't mean a Steeple, Says Milt in disgust, I can't stand people. D is for Deal, Our fair-haired lad, The t'Deal is a good one, Could that be bad? E is for Edaburn, None other than Floyd, Without him around, The halls would be void. F is for Frankie, CSinatra, of coursej He may not belong here, BUT-CSome things are better left unsaidj G is for George, Our Lenzen, our Pride, For love of him Fair Maidens have died. H is for Halverson, The one we call John, AT CLUB 119, He's quite the Don Juan. UI is for Ivo, One Donald of three, With Pat as a Sister, How lucky is he! I stands for Jive, And we've plenty of it. Though some of us are seniors We're still not above it. HK 's for Kacena, Our own sweet Ann, For Des Moines she is pining: There's a real man! L is for Lois, That titian-haired Miss. A glance from La Anderson Is all one could wish. M is for Mac, The famous IT, For being a Great Guy There's- none better than he. 'ANU is for nothing My mind is a blank, I just re-read this. fContidentially, it stank.J O 's for O,Morrissey, Irish, through and through: Shure, Paul, me boy, The MO is somethin' new HP is for Passion, Persistence and Pep, Itfs Spring, Man! Geronimo! Dan Cupid! Get MQ is for ---- -, Q is for ----- Let me think Oh well, you think of one, And save Printer's ink. R is for Rys, Dear silly Milly, The rhyming gets easier, This one's a dilly, S is for Smith, The strawberry Blonde, But Casey is missing, Who'll waltz her around? T is for tired, I'm not, but you are, Bear with me, though, The end is not far. U is a tough one, Wait a second, I'l1 try. Hep l 1 Ubiquitous! Know what it means? CNeither do IJ V is for Vavra, Our own shy Phoebe, If Putts were as quiet, How different would he be! HX -Hmmm-Time out for a coke. Y is for you, Dear patient Reader, My heartfelt apologies For this misleader. Z for Zahorik, Now aren't you surprised? Must stop now, My morale's demoralized. Forty-one

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