North Carolina Central University - Eagle Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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The N. C. C. EAGLE Fresh : I wouldn ' t touch that girl with a ten foot pole. Wise Soph: Neither would 1. I ' d use my hands. In luiving booze be careful Where and how you spend your jack ; You are only living here this once, And the storks can ' t bring you hack. Hey, this milk is colored! Sure, this is the blue grass country. Son wires Father: Dear Father, 1 am in city and broke, and have no friends. What shall I do? Abe. Father wires Son: Dear Son, make some friends quick. Your father. Professor: How many times have 1 told you to come to class on time? Student: 1 don ' t know. I thought you were keeping score. Sunday School Teacher : Now children, you must never do anything in private that you wouldn ' t do in public. Sammy: Hurray! Xo more baths ! I have a suit for every day of the week. Let ' s see them. This is it. She: inly the brave deserve the fair. He: ( Inly the brave will take them. May 1 kiss you? What do you think I am waiting for, a street car? Senior: I ' ll give you a hundred dollars to do my worrying for me. Fresh : ( ircat ! Where ' s the hundred ? Senior : That ' s your first worry. So Tkue The trouble with college graduates i that they talk about all kinds of bonds, except the bond of matrimony. Wife: You beast ! Husband: You animal trainer! [24]

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The N. C. C. EAGLE They had rumbled along for some miles, and the road became rockier and bumpier. I sav, said the absent-minded professor at the wheel. I believe I have lost my way. Oh, but lames. said the absent-minded professor ' s wife, Are you sure you brought it with you ? Proud Father: Don ' t you think it is about time the baby had learned to say Papa ? Mother: Oh no, 1 hadn ' t intended telling him who you are until he is a little stronger. Waitress: You look awfully sleepy, son. What ' s wrong? Fresh: Somebody told me if 1 waited in front of Comwell Hall I ' d hear the college yell, and it didn ' t say a word all night. Abie: Papa, vat is science? Abie ' s Papa : My, bow could you be so dumb! Science is dose things vat says, No Smoking. Professor: What causes the seas to be salty? Wise Student : The perspiration of the fish. She: Sweetheart, you are not sick, are you? He: No, hut I ' d hate to yawn. Employer: I hope you don ' t sit and attend your thumbs when I ' m not in the office. Stenog : Oh, no, I have my embroidery, Mr. James. Does your husband go out much at night ? I don ' t know. I ' ll have to ask him the next time I see him. here are you going to eat ? Let ' s eat up the street. Aw, no; 1 don ' t like asphalt. Him: Men of ray type are not running loose. Her : Of course not, that is what the police department is for. Man in Dentist ' s chair: Whew, my head aches terribly. Dentist (absently) : Yes, yes, I ' ll fill it in just a moment. [23]

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The N. C. C. EAGLE Judge: This officer states that he found you two fighting in the middle of the street. Defendant: The officer has misled you. When he arrived we were trying to separate each other. The Country ( iirl : Is that a rooster crowing? City Fellow: No, those are hens saying their. Now I lay Me ' s. My father says that he thought nothing of studying five hours a night. Well, 1 don ' t think so much of it myself. First Student : Are you a letter man ? Second Student: No, Sir. She might want to, but 1 don ' t letter. What did you have for lunch? Three guesses. No wonder you are so hungry. Worried: Doctor, I ' m afraid my goldfish has eczema. Doctor (after examination) : Don ' t worry. Mrs. Smith. It ' s only on a small scale. Are you a college professor! Well, just about the same as one — I ' m curator at the museum. It Was That Kind of a Town hat dn you saw gang. Let ' s paint the town red tonight. Yeah, let ' s. It won ' t take much paint. It Does Think When I go to college. said a little high schooler. I am going to call myself ' minutes ' because minutes always pass. Mary: My husband wanted me to wear cotton hose. Molly: The brute! I hope you shot him, dearie. Buyer: Hey! These gloves are about six sizes too small for me. Salesman : Well, didn ' t you say kid gloves? M ' friend. I want a room on the shecond If . lint, you are Mr. Brown, ain ' t you? We have you registered as occupying Room 008. Thash perfectly correct, ol ' boy, but 1 jush fell out of it. [25]