Mount Hope High School - Mons Spei Yearbook (Mount Hope, WV)

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There was a little girl named Zella YVho went for a ride with her fella. 'When that young geezer Tried to squeezer. She smicked him a smack on the smella. Elsie-'tYes, they say she went crazy over clothes, so they had to put her in a straight jacket. Mertie- How was the jacket trimmed? Mr. Ault, while in college, was compelled to report on conditions prevailing in Spencer, He went to the Insane Asylum and saw an inniate sitting by a flower bed patiently fishing with a string tied on the end of a cane. Mr. Ault inquired: 'tHow many have you caught? The poor man replied: 'lYou make the third. Clyde had a mule called Life, Wfhenever Clyde got bored, he would pull his mulc's tail and thus get a kick out of Life. Cutie- This kind of weather chills me to the bone, Kernie-'lThat's hard luck. You should Wear a heavier hat. Margaret jasper-'lDo you support your school paper? J. B, Thompson-'tOf course not. It has a staff. SHORT TRAGEDY Reckless Hugh Car new VVhistle blew Cried t'Pooh! Drove through Train flew Funeral at two. Marion Qover phonej- Lysle, now that we have broken our engagement, I sent back the ringg did you get it? Lysle- Yes, I got the ring, but what the h--l did you do with the stone? Sixty-nine

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Choock- I flunkcd that exam cold. Kernic- I thought it was easy. Choock- It was, but I had vaseline on my hair and my mind slipped. H Herc's to the faculty. Long may it livc, Even as long as The lessons they give. H Miss Mann-A'lVho is your favorite author? Mike-A' My father. Miss Mann- VVhat does he Write? Mike- Cl1ecksf', Q Rowenaxuwhat system do you use on the typewriter? Beryl- The hunt and punch system. VVQ editors may dig and toil Till our linger tips are sore, But some poor fish is sure to say: I've heard that before. Senior-t'My girl is so dumb she thinks an aspirin tablet is Writing paper No, Pete, you donlt have to get a hunting license to shoot golf. Miss Fry Cat wheelj- I must have run across your face some time or other Mr. Ward Cmeeklyj-'tNo, rna'amg it's always been like this. There are no free scholarships in the school of experience. -Ault. Mr. Ballard- Gaynal, who sat on that newly painted bench in the garden Gavnal-'ACarroll and I. Mr, Ballardk VVell, you both must have ruined your clothes. Gaynal- Not both-only Carroll Y Mrs. Stump-'AIsn't this a duck of a hat, Noah? Mr. Stump-HYes, my dear, but I prefer a duck with a smaller bill. Sixtyheighl

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Alice Anderson+'tHe's wonderful, my dear, He talks like a book, Geraldine-t'But can you shut him up as easily? The guy who thinks Paradise Lost is when the cops pull a crap game-Ted Mitchell. The girl who thinks Cal Coolidge is a new breed of cattle-Mabel YVood. The girl who thinks a millstone is a new jewel for use in an engagement ring- Eva Ramey. The kid who thinks the cat's meow was a new hill introduced into Congress- john Raycher. Miss Mann- How many times must I tell you. RI. B., that a preposition is a poor word to end a sentence with? Mary Taggart had lost her glasses. She journeyed mournfully to Dr. jones' ofnce. Ohl must I be examined all over again for new glasses? she tearfully asked. No, just your eyes, he replied. Addine was entertaining her regular. After a long silence she asked, 'tIf wishes could come to pass, what would be the first thing you wished? I wish-oh, I wish-er I wish, he stammered. AW, go ahead, what do you think I brought up wishing for? Seventy