New Lothrop High School - Memo Yearbook (New Lothrop, MI)

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1939 - MISTEGUAY - 1940 Raymond: NSpeaking of baseball, I've got a baseball dog.H Frank: WWhy do you call him a baseball dog?n Raymond: nBecause he wears a muzzle, catches flies, chases fowls, and beats it for home when he sees the catcher coming.N NIt's the little things in life that tell,' said Virginia as she dragged her Kid brother from under the sofa. Teacher: 'How do you get rid of current worms?n Gwendolyn: NBy making jelly.n Republican: Wwhy are you a Dem- ocrat?n Democrat: NBecause my father was a Democrat, my grandfather was a Democrat, and my great- grandfather was a Democrat: therefore, I'm a Democrat.N Republican: HIf your father was a fool, your grandfather was a fool, and your great- grandfather was a fool, what would you be?H Democrat: nI'd be a Republican.n A Freshie on a zoology trip, seeing a snake said, UOh, teach- er! There goes nothing wit: a tail on itln At a dance: Pete:QAfter dancing a few min- utes with an icebergl NMy, but you have pretty eycs.u Girl: Clndignantlyb HI wish I could say the same of you.N Pete:KSarcasticallyJ You could, if you were as big a liar as I am.n We were coming from the picnia, And walking over the land, The moon was shining brightly, I held her little ----- shawl. Yes, I held her little shawl: How fast the evening flies, We spoke I gazed into her ---- lunchbaskct in gentle tones of love, I gazed into her lunohbaskct: I wished I had a tasteg There sat my loving charmer, My arm around her ---- umbrella. Embracing her umbrella: That charming little miss, Her eyes so full of mischief, I slyly stole a ---- sandwich, Chemistry teacher: HTell me something about nitrates.H Beth: nwell, they're cheaper than day rates,N Miss Otto: nWhat could be worse than a man without a country?n Helena: HA country without a man.N Mr. Guilford: CIn Government classl NJohnny, what do the letters 'F. T. C.' stand for?N Johnny: Cafter considering a minutef Nfoolish Teacher's Club.N I guess I've lost another pupil,H said the professor, as his glass eye rolled down the kitchen sink.H Mr. Nelson: NRemember the names of the places in the lower world. You will need them later.N

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1939 - MISTEGUAY - 1940 Miss Otto:iTo student strug- gling with Mr Guilfordb NWhy are you dragging him around?n Student: HYou asked for jokes and this is the biggest joke I can find.' Friend: HDoes your bride know anything about cooking?n Launstein: NWell, I heard her telephoning her mother inquiring if she had to use soft water for soft-boiled eggs and hard water for hard- boiled eggs.N Helena was walking past the butcher shop one day and saw the lines conspicuously paint- ed in white letters on the window: Weiners ---------- 50 Hamburgers ------- 27 NMy landln she exclaimed.nWhat a game.n Cft heard: NSure I know him. He sleeps next to me in Econom- ics class.N NNow,N said the teacher, NGive me a definition of space.N WSpace,N Rosalyn began, NIS where there is nothing. I can't explain it exactly, but I have it in my head.N Sarah: NSo you finally heard from that college boy who took you out?N Elizabeth: nYes, and he's a real gentleman. He asked if I got home from the dance he took me to all right.u Mr. Nelsonziln Geometryl NJoe, extend your sides in all direca tions.N Billy has a violin that he loves to play. One day he was strutting about the room play- ing it when his mother attempt- ed a mild protest: NBilly,W she said, NThat's an awful noise you're making.N So Billy sat down and took his shoes off. December 1947: Johnnie Waldie who is actively engaged in construction work QW. P. A.J, had an unusual experience the other day. While comfortably snoring on a shovel, a dog sud- denly appeared and bit him on the leg. Johnny awoke, yawned and said: nlf I had another shovel, I'd bat your brains outtn Brower: nWell, Merlin, if war comes to the U. S. A., will you enlist?N Merlin: nNope. Can't. I join ed the 'E' patrol.W Brower: NThe 'B' patrol?N Merlin: NYes, sir, I'm gonna 'B' here when they leave, and I'm gonna 'B' here when they come back.N A patient teacher was trying to show a small boy how to read with expression. NWhere- are-you-going?N read Jimmy, laboriously, with no accent whatever. NTry that again,N said the teacher. NRead as if you were talking. Notice the mark at the end.N Jimmy stud- ied the interrogation mark a moment, and an idea seemed to dawn upon him. Then he read triumphantly, HWhere are you going, little button hook?n I