Menomonee Falls High School - Periscope Yearbook (Menomonee Falls, WI)

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Prosecutor:- Did you see him take his departure? Witness :- Ah neber seen him take nothin', Sah, but his valise. ew, Bobby :- Can't I change my name today, Mamma? Mother:- What in the world do you want to change your name for ? Bobby :- Cause, Papa said he would whip me when he gets home as sure as my name was Bobby. get A woman engaged a new maid, with whose appearance and manner she was greatly pleased. When the terms had been agreed upon, the mistress said, Now my last maid was much too friendly with the policemen. I hope I can trust you. Indeed you can ma'am, replied the new maid. I can't bear policemen. I was brought up to hate them. You see, my father was a burglar. fi! Look here, said the landlord to his tenant, who was two months behind in his rent, When will I see the color of your money? I can't exactly say when youlre going to see it but I can tell you about it. The color just now is invisible green. fue PH lst man :- Your new overcoat is rather loud, is11't it. 2nd man :- It,s all right when I put on a muffler. ax! Father :- What are you learning at school, son ? Son :- How to become a good mixer, father. X55 Bobbie:-- Mister, how much are those big cakes ? Storekeeper:- Fifty cents a piece. Bobbie :- Geel How much does a whole one cost? fix!! She:-- Don't you think kissing is dangerous? He:- YVell. it has put an end to many bachelors. 'ii Money isn't everything, 'I hat is what the poets say, Listen to this line of stuff, 'S' enough. fix! IVIoney talks. What language? Chink. Tb Poems from our noted Poets Lines of the Seniors. Lines of Seniors oft remind us We should strive to do our best, And departing leave behind us, Note books that will help the rest. Page Swenty-foe

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From Classes to Class Room Mr. Peck Un Physics class.J :- VVho made the first nitrate Knight ratel in this country, Roy? Roy. fvery intelligentlyj :- Paul Revere. ' is Miss Fehlhaber:- Two wrongs do not make a right, and to that rule there are no exceptions. Carl M :- I don't see why it don't and can't. If your clock is one hour fast, it is wrong, and if you set it forward eleven more hours you of course make it more wrong, but at the same time you are making it right. is Miss MacQueen-Un an English I class.J:-- Marie, what is the plural of mouse ? Marie :- Mice. Miss MacQueen :-- Correctg now what is the plural of spouse? Marie :- Spice, fu! Mr. Hawtrey. Qln History IIIJ:- Albert, why did the French Revolution occur in France ? Albert. QVery excited.J :- The French Revolution occurred in France because at that time all the Frenchmen lived in France and the Revolution was French and France being a Frenchmen's country, where in the deuce were the Frenchmen going to fight but in France? Therefore the French Revolution occurred in France. gk! lVIr. Peck :-- Gilbert Arnold seems to be a very industrious little Freshman. Mr. Bartholmew:- Yes, indeed he is industrious. He has made a table out of his head, and now he is going to -make two more chairs. fb! Miss Pardee in Biology class :- We will now name the lower animals beginning with Albert B. 'ii My dates are numbered, Burdella said, I cannot keep them In my head. I put them down On black and white, So I will know which date, which night. But just last week Brad luck was mine, H Instead of eight came number nine. Can it be true That numibers lie? My dates are numbered- I wondered why. H Margaret Bezold. Page Seventy-four

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Witty things among classmates Alice K:- lf you pass away first Loran, will you wait for me on the other side? Loran W:- l suppose so, I never went anywhere yet with out waiting for you. 'BC Willie, talking to Carroll, after having had a drink in the hot weather. Say, Carroll, did that water taste kind of doggy? Carroll:- Not so l could notice it. Willie :- Well, l was just wondering, 'cause I stopped to give Curley a drink. fix! Hazel J:- I suppose you've read 'To a Wood Violet' Lucille? Lucille K:- Never! What do you read to them ? 'ice Gretchen. CVVhispering to Kathryn SJ :- Has Miss Pardee any bright pupils? Kathryn S:- Yes, she has two in her eyes. p h' Myrtle S:- Did you see those good-looking sailors down town ? Lorraine P:- No, are they in style again ? AE! Buster:- What are the quickest ways of communication ? Russell:- Telephone, telegraph, and tell-a-woman. Wouldn't It Jar You To See:- john Harmon in love, Miss Mac Queen not scolding, Edward Unger knowing the new dances, Gertrude Loos failing in everything, Paul Umhoefer a woman hater, Lorraine Paul with a dirty face, Buster Buczkowski not talking. Evalyn Hillman yelling, Russell Perrin not teasing, Kenneth Eckhardt not chewing gum, Roy Schuler not arguing, Esther Tietz with a smile, Hildegard Ludwig not in mischief. Miss Fehlhaber with a frown, The Juniors full of pep, Veronica Held not cutting up faces, Harold Sorenson playing Basket Ball, Mabel Schwartz with her hair curled. Pagf Seventy-:ix