Northwestern Military Academy - Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

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, 94 THE TARGET I Notes 1 Who are they and we wonder why so called? Hump, lst and 2nd, The Big 3, Perrit, Bowlegs, Buster Brown, Cotton Top, Abe, p Skinnie Itch, Berger, Smears, Jimmie, Cllie, Large J oe, Gloomy, Jump Spark Jim, Indoor, lst and 2nd, The Little 3, B. C., Mac., Wab., Tomm, Billy Goat, Ripples, Mully, The Cow, The Horse, Tubbie, D. D. LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS. Dear Sarlta Claus- Please bring me an automatic lesson- getter. I have not enough time to sleep at present. Yours to have and to hold. Oh! I mean Yours sincerely, EUGENE MARBLE. Dear Santa- Bring me a letter from -UD Wau- sau, and I'll be happy. Your curly-headed friend, DONNIE GOODING. My Dear Santa- N Some red or green paper and white ink will suit me. Yours, O. N. YULE. Sarlta Claus- Say, had yeu jist ez soon bring me a little Hodag? Yours as ever, ' . RAYMOND HAMMOND. ' Dear Santa Claus- Please bring me a new razor for Xmas. Jack spoiled the edge of mine. Yours truly, VIRGIL TOMHAGEN. Dear Santa Claus- ' Please bring me an engine! which I can run by hot air. Yours truly, ' JOHNNIE PATTON. Dear Santa- I would like a rubber doll, and a set of toy soldiers. - Your friend, - FREDDIE DABLEY. Dear, Dear Santa Claus- Please bring me a bow-wow. PBOF. ABBEY. Dear Santa- Can you bring me some soap and a 'frun by itself face washer? GEOBGIE KITZINGER. AT THE GERMAN TABLE. Guten Abend, Herr Professor, wie belinden sie sich? Hello, Frau Myl- rea! Gee, I'm hungry, can't live on Dutch! Geben sie mir-Lee, wake up! Didn't you hear me ask for brot und butter und Heisch und kartof- feln und salz und milk und-und- Why, I haven't had anything to eat since noon. Speak German! Sehon gab professor, Ich vill Deutsche sprechen. Ich thur es gern. What's that? Sure, I had ein Brief heute. Haben sie one? Hard luck. Say, Sarles, pass up some wasser, wollen sie? Heute ich went down stadt. Well, it 's mostly German, anyway. Ich vill ein story sprechen. Der was ein kleine hodag, A K6

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THE TARGET P0 0g1e5-Continued . EXCELSIOR To her we drink, to her we pray, Our voices silent 'newer lfor her ue'll tight, let come what ma Fhere was a crovs d fit was only threej I'he girl, the parlor lamp and he F om Hgeoml' and from tug To the sloop and the brig Doctoi wanders with fond declamation, From forest andlpine the Htani' and the ' sine VVe hurry xx ith harsh exclamation SENIOR PREMONITION 93 KK . r f . ' y . v . Y , 7 l ya 4 ' The Stars and Stripes forever. To 4 - H EX. ,- , u Y v , 7 ' y , . 0 I , . As two is company, there is no doubt That 's why the parlor lamp went out. -Ex. The goat is always butting, He hasn't any knowledge, He has a most unpleasant blat, There are lots of him in college. As you struggle onward O'er the sea of fate, Take your cup of pleasure Before it is too late. For every joy there's sorrow, For every pleasure pain 5 Yet they 're always welcome As oft they come again. -G. K. G., '05, Concerning college football teams, Too oft it comes to pass, The man who 's half-back in the field Is well back in his class. -Ex. From the joys of the gym To the Doctor 's keen glim, Such is the life we lead, But from the Doctor 's keen glim To the joy of the gym, Such is the life we need. ' -G. K. G., '05. . - V ' s .. 5-V' .ff vp Anticipation Of summer vacation, R-eanimation, Exasperation. Real perspiration Some investigation, Hard preparation For examination. I Sad contemplation Of hard eration, Graduation- Jolliication. --P. C. M., '05, U From Indoor at Recess to Trigonome- try the- next period From the height of joy, to the depths of despair. Said the ink well to the pen, f I surely can 't see Why in the deuce You butt into me. ffwe11, ' said the pen, You're terribly cool, We never would meet If you never were full. -'05. ,,4:, ,s I A. Q, 3:52 I ,i ' 1,5 . n 551, 'Q 2 2 . ai I AKG V f -New ' 312

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8 Ine OND. A 1' for mine. GEN. hich I TON. , a set LEY. BEY. and a RER. I, Wie Myl- Q live -LCC: k for irtof- fa!! 9 eat . gab gh8Il. that? n sie pass Iellfei ostly st01'Y l ' A rein TARGET 95 N0te5 - Continued hodag, sure. Didn't you ever hear of one? Er war grosse und bose Verstehen Sie? Here, take dos brot. Der hodag-say, send out the teller, will you? Es hungert mich. How's that, professor? Yule, sprechen sie Greek? Deutche? Nein! I do. Der war eine Madchen, sie hatte ein hart Hertz. Slead, slide that glass over here, will you? Hurry up, Major is going to call the battalion to attention! K! MISCELLANEOUS ALPHABET. A is for Atwood, tall, lean and slim, B is for Benson, short, freckled and thin, C is for Cottrell, so strutty and fat, D is for Dodge, who is also like that, E is for Esch, whose temper 's as strong .as his body is big and his legs are long, F is for Franklin, the tennis crank, G is for Gooding, just leave it blank, H is for Humbird, without any wings, J is for Jenkins, in motion not quick, I is for Indoor, who seldom sings, K is for Kleene, pile it on thick, L is for Lee, so sturdy and strong, M is for Mulford, who always goes wrong, N is for Nason, the Mellin's Food boy, O is for Orr, his mamma 's own joy, P is for Patton, who now has the floor with his many suggestions and knowl- edge galore, R is for Reimer, who wears a big smile, S is for Staniield, who grows all the while, T is for Towle, who is not very wise, and who spends his half holidays in leg exercise, V is for Virgil, who can sprint, tackle and shove, W is for Ward, the same as above, Y is for Yule, our center, you bet, Z is for Zipprich, the last in the race, but who otherwhere often takes first place. ' ' NCR ,WESTERS ' ' Has Marble grown taller? IVho shaves Meyer? YVhy was Mark elected society editor? Who owned the book, How to Make Love? When did you get your Target? WVho strung up the shoes? Kitz, what is the attraction at Lake Forest? Is it a cub or a bear ? Who ate the muskmelons? Can he play a Kahn game on us? What was the cause of our defeating Lake Forest University at football? Why doesn't Patton get wise? What causes Lee to go to church Sun- day evening? Say, has any one seen Salinski's sil- ver pencil? Who is the man behind ? Who chased the cat around the fence? Why doesn't Shumway play football? Isn't Meyer an awful kicker? VVho tried for right end and got left? Isn't Yule, O., a good center Cscenteri for waffles on the gridiron? Can you tell why the Seniors would not recite their chemistry lesson? Why does Gooding, D., write books in- stead of letters? Did you notice who had kicks after Thanksgiving furlough? ' How many times a week do we have letter session? Why didn't some kind and thoughtful cadet give Cadet Slead a dime? It was a shame that Minnesota defeated North- western. Does Guy like boiled lobsters? Who will be the first foolish man in the class of 'O4? Not Meyer? Colonel wants to know if a certain Senior will get his Bible syllabus before June 15? Yes. I 4 , I l. . 1, , . ' i - I