Mechanic Falls High School - Pilot Yearbook (Mechanic Falls, ME)

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30 M. F. ll. S. l'Il.OT fi- ff: 0 ' 9 fl 1 X X xx X 211, Ox JOKES A llint at Least The little boy felt very lonely after Mrs. Mains tto lfdward Kingl: , his first week at the new boarding XYhy arent you doing your study- inQ?', King: l'm thinking of striking. lt isn't fan' that we should do all the work and the teachers get all the pay. How did the debating team come out ? ' De feet first. tllefeat tirst.l 'X play w'1s Qoine' on down in the - ' . ' ' t r- auditorium. As they were about to leave. the heroine, Grace Burns, said to lfllis Stone. who was the hero: XYill you miss me? Yoiee from the back of the hall: Give me a gun and l'll try not to. April 22. 1932 liirst Senior: l saw a sure sign of spring' this morning. Second Senior: XYhat was that?'l First Senior: Harold McAllister walked down the street without his coat on this morningf' school. Dear Dad, he wrote home, there are 250 boys here, but I wish there were only 249.', lfreshmani VVould you spell a little squirrel with one 'r' and a big squirrel with two? Beatrice Berry telling Geneva Hill how to spell CXU'ZlX'Zlg'2lllCQuI Ex- tray--ganYou'ye left out an a before the g--yagance. Now if you spell it that way you'll get it right. Quite a record for a dead man. George XYashington's father died when George was only twelve years old, was married twice, and had ten children. George was his lifth child, the first by his second wife. ln a sophomore lfnglish test Mrs. Mains asked the following' question: Use 'don't' in a sentencef' A bright student wrote: Please donlt talk about me when I'n1 gone.

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M. F. H. S. PILOT 29 THE AURORA, Hodgdon High School, Hodgdon, Maine. You have a very interesting paper. Call again. THE CORONA, Bridgton High School, Bridgton, Maine. You have some good jokes. Why not add Exchange and Alumni Depart- ments to your paper? THE BREEZE, Milo High School, Milo, Maine. We have enjoyed very much the contents of The Bbezeu. AS OTHERS SEE US Literary department and poet's cor- ner show hard work and cooperation on the part of your students. The Lever, Skowhegan High School. A very good annual. The North- land, Washburn High School. We have enjoyed very much the contents of The Pilot . The Amara- cus, Monmouth Academy. Glad to welcome you to our Ex- change list. Your stories are excel- lent. The Four Corners, Scarboro High School. VVe think longer write-ups with your senior pictures would improve your paper. Your alumni section is very good. The Breeze, Milo High School. K. Coffin

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M. F. H. S. PILOT 31 Mr. Thomas fin Sophomore his- toryjz Miss Paine, where is Massa- chusetts? Miss Paine: England Rollin Qin Senior Trigonometry classy: What do you get before you get 'b'? U Mrs. Mains: Nothing, Rollin: Well I guess that's what I'll get. Mr. Thomas: CBiology classj What kind of covering has a reptile ? Evelyn Scully: Feathers Mrs. 'Mains CSophomore English classj: Chapman, how old were the children? Chapman: They weren't old. Miss Nelson: What is a Minister of War? Pupil: He is the clergyman who preaches to the soldiers in the bar- racks. Harold McAllister QSC-Enior His- toryj: When Lindbergh began he didn't expect to fly: the ocean did he ? Thelma Whittier Qtrauslating in Junior Frenchj: Vitalis bought me a little goat with the wool on the in- side. QCorrect translationj Vita1is bought me a little goatskin coat with sheep- skin on the inside. Mr. Pottle: Does anyone know what a politician really is? - Yes, he is a man who stands be- cause he wants a seat and is expected to lie. Harold McAllister fin class meeting to Ethel Mixerj: Miss Mixer, will you take your seat? Miss Mixer: Where do you want me to take it? Louise Thurlow fin Commercial Arithmetic classj : A cube is a square object with six sides. Pupil: What is a grass widow? Teacher: What do you think it would be ? Pupil: It sounds as though she might be the wife of a dead vegetar- ian. ' Miss Nelson fin English Classj: To what kind of fiction was jane Austen's work opposed ? Ellis Stone: Non-fiction. Miss Nelson: Chipman, use the word debates in a sentence. Chipman: De bates judges didn't do right by us.', P' - :A translation in Senior French: A man must never go out of the house without his arms. First sophomore: VVhat book is that :PH Second sophomore: l'Irving's Sketch Book. First sophomore: VVhat have you got his book for? Did you lose yours? Mr. Thomas Cin Sophomore History classj: Miss Kimball, what are men fighting on horseback called? Miss Kimball: Chivalry.