Midland Secondary School - Yearbook (Midland, Ontario Canada)

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Page Eighteen M. H. S. REVIEW FORM IA-Continued. Mr. Robins-t'Now tell me the name of the insect which is first a tank and then an airoplanef' A B. Caswell- It's the caterpillar, which changes into a butterfly. Miss Turner- What do you know about Czecho Slovakia '? Boyd- It's hard to say. M. Chalk-t'I m so smart I took first prize at school to-day. Mrs. Chalk- Well, thatis interesting. Chalk- Yes, and it's good the teacher didn't see me or I'd have to put it back. Isobel MacMillan-'Tye been trying to think of a word for two weeks. Charlie Roberts- How about fortnight 7 Lowes- Why do they whitewash the inside of a hen house 7 Jean Taggart- So the hens won't pick the grain from the wood. Lavigne- Did you hear about the boy in our room who threw some benzine into the fire '? Livingstone- No, What happened 7 Lavigne-K'Well, he has never benzine since. :Wow 33. Form 'I'eacher-Mr. Gaviller. RepresentativeskBetty Wilkie and Allan McPherson. What all young people should know-less. Q -,Elizabeth Brownlee- Mother why are you putting that stuff on your hps .Mother- Because they are cracked, dear. Elizabeth- Oh, I guess that's why Dad puts stuff on his head every morning. Hudson Qcoming up to Udine timidlyl- Ijdine, have you any place to go for dinner to-night 7 Udine ijumping at the chance!- Why no. Hudson- Well, e-r you'il be rather hungry to-morrow won't you ? 'And now, said Mr. Robins, Can anyone tell me what a myth is ? I can, said King, It's a female moth. Viola Wheeler- That man is the ugliest person I ever saw. Marcia Simpkins- Hush, You forgot yourself. Betty Sturmey- I'm simply wild about a yacht. Joy Stacy- Goodness what are you like on a motor boat. Hammond- Can you tell me where Atoms is ? Miss Turner- Atoms! Don't you mean Athens ? Hammond- No, I mean Atoms-the place where everything is blown to. Raaflaub- Yes Dad, I'm a big gun up at High School. Wise Dad- Well, why don't I hear better reports. Mrs. Neylan- Can anyone tell me the longest sentence they ever read. Kelly-'imprisonment for life. Katherine McIntyre- Jennie did you take a bath this morning ? Jennie McLachlanS No, is there one missing 7

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M. H. S. REVIEW Page Seventeen n X ! ' ,, ' -' Q f Rl W : f A Y. , N X N 'J X24 l H 1 sp. Q 3 A 1 F W Q:-fr ' Q uffefim: ff - og w,..'r. J-gf , 0 -.7 o . r .- - -- .. , - r ,,. ., jfnrm IQ. Teacher-AlVIiss Turner. Form Representatives-Dorothy Haggart and Stanley Hill. I see bv this school ie 't h K ' pol t at you are still at the bottom of the class, said Mrs. Sharp. Catherin+ Woll what about it, mother? What does it matter 7 They teach the same things at both ends. Visitor- Is your father at home 7 Edythe Argue- What is your name, please 7 Visitor- Just tell him it is his old friend, Bill . Edythe- Then he isn't in because I heard him say, if any bills came he wa,sn't in. x Lapp lat his history lesson!- Dad, why did they call that king, William the Silent ? Dad- Doesn't it tell you there son Miss Simpson- Why didn't you Alberta Downer- Please I had , that he was married five times. study Latin last night ? , such a sore throat I could scarcely speak English. F. Joyce- Say, who's that guy who drives your car around town and works in the garden ? I notice he always gives me a nasty look when I come in. Thelma Henry- Oh, don't mind him, that's just dad. Miss Turner- Do you collect anything. Hanley- I collect mv thoughts sometimes. Miss Turner- H'm. The specimens you set must be ver rate. Mrs. Neylan- Give an example showing the meaning of the word, hyprocrite. Barry-- A boy who comes to school with a smile on his face. Marie Moreau Who suffers the - ' worst death, a hair dresser or a sculptor ? Eileen Cooper- Sculptor, of course. M.M.- Why '! E. Cooper- The hair curls up and dyes, but the sculptor makes faces and busts. Bernice O'Shea- Quite an amusing thing happened to Ken Bell yesterday. Muriel Smith- Really, what was it ? B. O'Shea- Well, you see, he has a Ford coupe which is rather ancient and so he tied a magnet behind to pick up the parts which dio d . p, e , and pretty soon Bell was riding on the magnet.

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M. H. S. REVIEW Page Nineteen Jfnrm 1621. Form Teacher-Mrs. Neylan. ' Representatives--Verna Elsom and Hugh Wallace. Miss Wallace tin English Classy- X Belfry, what is the meaning of the passage 1 And from her eyes did I 9:3 receive fair speechless messages. 1 Belfry-f'Maybe she winkedf' f 5 j Boyce- What for you want a A' 7 I I hunk of chalk ? ' ' Lloyd Murday-- Fool, I want to WASTE K part my hair in the middle I pA pg ll' l Wallace- Did you ask to see her l f '15, A home T v Shanacy- Yes. X Wallace- What did she say? q Shanacy-She said: Sorry, but ' MS I haven't a picture of it with me. Qnvltuf-Q-W Sleepy Wilson to Belfry- You know my girl, Rose Martin, is just like a grape-fruit. Belfry- How's that 'T' Wilson- You see every time I squeeze her she hits me in the eye. Julia Sweeting to Ducky Lowes-t'Ducky, I was just thinking' of a good joke. Ducky- For heaven's sake, Julia, get your mind off yourself. Mr. Brown to Mr. Jones- Come here, Jones, I want to have a con- fidential chat with you. Jones- A confidential chat 'T' Brown- Yes, a secret that only your best friend would let you in on. Well, I was over to your place last night. Jones- Yes, I know you enjoyed yourself. Brown- Well, listen. there was only one thing wrong. That is, there was a hair in the soup, a hair in the potatoes and a hair in the apple- sauce. Jones was astonished :- Well, my wife might have combed her hair over the soup, cleaned the comb over the potatoes, but I don't see how there could be a hair in the apples, because when my wife bought them the grocer said they were Baldwins. Rankin- Why does your girl talk so loud ? Fusee- Well, you see, she was vaccinated with a gramaphone needle. Alymer- Helen, may I have the last dance with you. 7 Helen- You've already had it. Miss Turner lin Geography Classy- Woods, what is the relation- ship between the surface and transportation of Belgium '7 Woods Cbrightlyl- Water ! Judge- You say you were struck by the accused. That is a very serious offence. Have you anything to prove it 7 Ladoceur lpointing to the discolored opticl- Yes, sure, here is an eye witness. Margaret- Do you think long skirts will ever go out '? Murclay-- Not with me.