McKinley Junior High School - McKinleyan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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QBQTHE PGSTSCRI P71123 Too much Visiting Day caused some POEM BY AN A9 teachers a few nightmares: Mrs. Ellert Kin her sleepjz Class, take this problem: A man bought a house Traded it for a mouse And two bottles of ink Which he poured in the sink. What was his loss If he'spaid by his boss 10 pct. of his wage For the mouse in a cage? Qhook in the answer bookJ.' Miss Aclc1m.s.'- Take an x minus y E uals zero. Multiply All the figures you had, Subtract and then add. Now change all the signs, Rearrange all the lines And you've guessed all along That the answer is wrong. fDo you all agree to that'?J Mr. Lewis: fdrcamingjz Now watch how 1 do 'Tis a lesson for you. My st e's Ha o beaT Y If l D t I set TyPe sO neat. When it's set you proceed All the presses to feed Then you pie all the type r 7eg.EHi 'YSB'-N-Sz-kr,em? :u5eh ! And your hands you can wipe flf they aren't too dirtyj On the tail of your shirtie! Chorusfall threejz Goodness! What nonsense! Time to wak fAnd they did.J GU I hesitatingly acknowledge the Deprivation of my equanimity Over a certain pusilanimous Portion of femininity. -0- Editor of the Annual fpersonalj, Dear Sir: Please tell me what color tie goes best with No. 12 shoes. Don't let any girls see this letter, and oblige, Anxiously yours, Helton McCollum. ,ol Sara fin assemblyj: Oh! what anim- mense yellow chrysanthemumlu Maxine: That's not a Chrysanthemum. That's Fannie Fav-rberg's head. -OM John McMichael's quite a boy! He's got a figure hard to beat: The best thing he knows how to do ls eat and eat and eat! -0- Alexander: Can a person be punished for something he hasn't done? Mrs.Kayser: Of course not. Alexander: Well, Ihaven't done my geography. ' ' ..0- When Irving Burak beats the drum The orchestra can't play For laughing at the stunts he does, He has such a funny way.

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X HONORABLE CTTIZENS The Alphabet of Success A -Ambition '- Brains C-Co-operation D-Determination E-Energy F-Fairness G - Gameness A B H- -Honesty I -Interest J - J udiciousness K-Kindness L- Labor M-Manners N-Neatness O- Opportunity P-Profession Q--Quickness R-Rightfulness S - System T Truthfulness U-Usefulness V-Vim W-Willingness X-Xtra Accuracy Y-Yielding to the right Z-Zeal Boys and girls have you all these things? Can. you be a success without these? No you cannot. Do your best and try. to live up to the schedule and you will succeed.--Mzldred Sterlmg and Malvma Angelo., A9's. k iwi? i wg

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1 ' ' 1 PGSTSCRIPT A ' POEM BY B7 lA9's take no noticej Birdie, birdie, in a tree Sing a pretty song to me: Hippity hop from twig to twig, While I dan,ce a little jig! QFor translation see O. LJ -O.. Arnold Hylen, Pwrple and Golcl artist, caught in the act. He has all the ear marks Qf a real afrtist. -0- Mr.Woodruff: What did the Israelites do after they crossed the Red Sea? Katherine, smartly: Dried themselves. -0- Jack: Do you notice any change in me?' ' George: No why? Jack: I just swallowed a nickel. To.-. Eugene Briggs. watching girls' base ball team: I'llhet if Iwere out there I could make a hit. 10.- lst Traffic Cop: Hey! little girl, come hack here and pass to the right. 2nd Tra1ficCop: Jigger, kid, that's the new Spanish teacher. 10- A traific cop is David Ryan, He is not famed for beauty, He trips the scrubs up when they run And always does his duty. Such manners has our Louis Fehr They'd shine most anywhere: To chew his knife he'd never dare, Nor wipe his fork off in his hair. .-0-. 'Speaking of bathing in famous Springs, ' ' said the tramp, I bathed in the Spring of 1886 To.,- A9 McKinleyite: Doesn't her hair look killing? B7 McKinleyite: No wonfleritls dyed. 1.0.-. STANDS RACK OF YOU Mrs Bartlett: What is an Oralor'fl' David Pearson: I-Ie's the fellow who is always ready to lay down your life for his Country. ff, il ff Ei if P Zim l fi an f . George Blum, assistant Animal eclitor, on a busy dayprepwrflrzg copy for McK'lnley's 1923-24 Year Boolc. 1.01 CHEER THOUGHT 'I he Yanks are coming, hummed the dentist as he prepared for an extraction. ...0.. My boy, if you had a little more spunk you would get along better in school. Now do you know what spunk is? Yes, sir. I'ts the past participle of spank.