Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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WHAT ' S IN A NAME? One warm day I sat in the Hall Reed-ing Latin, I had just come to the word Dies, when Kennedy chunked a railroad Bond and hit me in my Wright eye. Hearing the sound ot an automobile I rushed to the window, and saw a Block of wood in a benzine buggy rushing down the street at a 4:30 clip. Seated beside him (not the clip) was a beautiful Ball of fur and silky Brown M. U. S.-Kito netting. Walking along the sidewalk was a Hunter with a Beard a toot Ions. Raising his bluderbuss ( loatied with tat meat and beans) he shot a Tay- lor-bird. Hearing a voice in the room, I had halt turned around when an Apple, -white on one side, hit me on the Loeb ot my ear. The Marks- man was a Carter, driving a sausage wagon. Being exceedingly angered, and the Sites of the Town(es) not interesting me, I went up stairs and began Reed-ing again. All at once I heard the Bell ring, and running again to the window, 1 lost my tooting and was precipitated Fais-on through the casement. T shut my eyes, thinking that I was Dunn tor. Sudcienly I rebounded from something very soft, and turning a Hip, I sat down on the asphalt with the tune ot The Star-Spangled Banner rising in my ears. When the music had ceased and a tew accompanying visions had departed, I raised my ej es and saw that the thing with which I had come in Con(n)tact was a human being, delightfully rotund. Beg })ardon? I remarked. Grant-ed, sir, Grant-ed, he replied, nervously. And rising with much effort, he recovered his Busby which had been placing peek-a- boo behind a Roseniield Busch. - placing it on his head, he resumed his wa} and I watched him as he waddled along, his head hanging forward and his tat, red hands swinging like the pendulums ot an ancient clock. Then in great pain I crawled miserably into the house, and amid thi Love-making of the Pidgeons, I got in bed and fell asleep. While asleep I dreamt that I lay across the top ot a long S[)ar( r), and that a ponderous pile-Driver descended at close intervals upon ni) ' latter part. A Taylor-bird is one that takes )our measure. A Busby is an historic head-gear which the German officers wore while ])laying push-pin. -The Rosentield Busch was hrst discovered by Prof. Rosenfieki. A. G., M. P., 4211, B. C. — A. Donclsoii.

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• . ' ■. ' ' ROBEItT GOlJDWIN HEARD. Editor-in-Chief University Scliool Topics 1907-OS

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ROBERT EDWARD McKELLAR Editor-in-Chief University School Topics, 1908-09.