Medora High School - Medorian Yearbook (Medora, IN)

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Old Lady: Now be careful, driv- er, this is the first time I ever rode in a taxi. Chauffeur: You've got, nothing on nie. This is the first time I ever drove one. Joe S.: I hate to go through life alone. - Juanita M.: IVhy don't you get your mother to chaperone you? Porter H. Stayed out of school one day and went to a l1og sale. Nobody would bid on him. Noland Smith had a habit of put- ting on his trousers hind-part before. His mother tried to break him from the habit by making him say hind part first, a hundred times. His mind was so occupied with it that in his evening prayers he said: Now I lay me down to sleep, hind part first, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep, hind part first, If I should die before I wake, hind part first, I pray thee, Lord, my soul to take, hind part first. 77 Judge: fTo Irislnnanj Are you married J! Irishman: ' ' Yes, sir. ' ' Judge: IVho did you II1Zl1'1'y'? ' Irislnnan : ' ' A woman. ' ' Judge: ffingrilyj Did you ever see anybody who didn 't marry a woman ? Irishman: Yis, me sister married a man. Mr. Hutchison: 'fCan you name a liquid that will not freeze? Carrie S.: Sure boiling water! ? P1 0 . A Freshie in his hands Mr. Goss did take, , And proceeded to give him an nn- earthly shake, , ' Said the Freshie, Wha.t's tl1e mat- ter with me? ' Said Goss: The devil l1a.s a hold of you-as Replied the Freshie: I think so too! Grace J.: Oh, I wish God l1ad made me a. man! Lew S.: He did, I'm the mauli' I I know a young lady who -said: I never, no never, shall wed, I T But the very next day A That girl ran away VVith the town 's 'only truly sap-head. Don't they look sweet? asked Miss McMillan. There are twenty- seven of them and you will notice they are all about- the same size. Yes, said one of the visitors, a poultry man, they look as if they might have been hatched in an incu- bator. Gerald H. was struggling through a story in his English lesson. No, said the captain, he read, It was not a sloop. It was a larger vessel. By the rig I judged it be a- a-a- The word was new to Gerald. Bargue, said Mr. Rankin. Still Gerald hesitated. Bargue, repeated Mr. R. sharp- ly. Gerald looked as' though he had misunderstood. Then with an ap- prehensive glance toward the class lie shouted, Bow-wow.

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Noland! Yes, mamma. i What in tl1e world are you pinch- ing baby for? Let him alone. Aw, I ain't doing lllltllill., NVe're playing automobile a11d he's the horn. - There is a man so miserly that when he counts l1is money he gets drunkto see double. Mr. Goss: QR.eading off books, over- duej Russell, 'FThe Bluebird' Clara, F011 have 'Freckles'. James Crooke: fMaking up for 'What Happened to Jones'7 IVhat on earth has become of that hp- stick-the black one. Arthur: QI11 Caesar class? They sent legates to Caesar and of that legacy there were two lieutenants and one legionary. ,l.ii- Found on a book. This 'book belongs to Juanita Matlock and please return it. You may think this a strange request but although I find my friends to be poor inathematicians, they are all good book-keepers. 1..,,..l1- Said Cecille to Dwight while out driving one night: My dear, I'm about to freeze! I'll give you my coat, quite gal- lantly said Dwight, Said Cecille, I want only-the sleeves. Mr. Rankin: VVhat part of history is the 'hardestf' IVilbur S: The stone age. Ilfihna Massena: IVould you walk across tl1e street to hear our orches- tra play? George XVIII. Z.: Yes, if I happen- ed to be on the same side. A prominent journalist in New York, who is perfectly bald, has of- fered. a reward of S1000 for a tale that will make his hair stand on end. Dr. Matlock, who was called upon to attend a hysterical woman, asked l1ow long she had been in that con- dition and received this response from l1er husband. Ever since she ran up against an echo out in tl1e back yard this morn- ing and found she couldn't have the last word. C6 Mr. Goss: How long can a per- son live without brains, Henry? Henry: I don't know. How old are you? Tom H.: I think I will make a line artist as my father can change a laughing face to a sorrowful one with a few strokes of the brush. Austin H.: Oh, that's notl1ing. Dad can do the same thing-only he uses a stick. Mr. Rankin: Aubrey, do you know where shingles were first used? ' 1 Aubrey: Yes, but I'd rather not tell. Mr. Rankin: Thomas, did you ever do any athletic work? Thomas: Yes, I sat next - to Roy Gray at Scottsburg and endeavored to get something to eat.

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Mr. Rankin: iVhat do you know about Louis XV's tiu1e?', Wilbur S.: A new one on nie. I never knew he was a. sprinter. This life is a paradox grim and tough, ' For instance, it beats the Dutch, That none of us ever know enough, Yet most of us know too much. ,iii-T S Miss M.: fin Gramniari 'J oe, stand and parse the word 'girls'. J oe: 'Girls' is a particular noun of lovely g6l1d61', lively person and of double number, kissing mood inthe immediate tense and in the expecta- tion case of 11l3.iI1'i1I1Ol1y, according to the general rule. David P.: I spent nine hours on my Algebra last night. Mr. Goss: 'tYou did? How so? David: Put it under the mattress and slept on it. Mr. Rankin: Emma, give me a sentence using tl1e word tfable'. Emma: tAfter using the dictionary and finding 'fable' meant talej The old cow switches her fable. Edwin G.: I'1n tryine' to get - C9 c ahead. Lewis E.: You need one. Mr. Hutchison: Every day we breathe oxygen. People used to think we breathed something differ- ent at night. What was it? Albert H.: ' ' Nitrogen. ' ' ,l.l.-i- The rose is red, the vi0let's blue, Oh, gee, I think a lot of you, And when my face and hands are clean, i It's just to make you like me, Chris- ' tine. The above verse was found on a beautiful, lacy, valentine-a creation of Mr. Hall's. We ,re certainly proud of our Tom-he's just a born poet. Father: James, why are you shak- ing your little brother so hard? James: Directions on his cough well before medicine says-' shake using'-and he forgot to shake it, so I'm doing it for him now. It ought to be just as well after taking as be- fore. c No Bra-ins. The shades of night were falling fast, The fool stepped on it and rushed past, A crash-he died without a sound, They opened l1is head-and found, Excelsior! Miss M.: QReading a sentencej Shall you be in school this even- ing? - Ted VV.: Must I answer it? Mr. Rankin: fin English D What is a sofa? Russell S.: A sofa is sometimes used as a spoon holder. Senior: I want my picture taken. Photogra Jher: Do you want a C3 . likeness or a beautiful picture? 77 Mr. Goss: fIn Civics classj Joe, what is a 'shaved' note? ' Joe S.: One with the end torn off, I supposef,