Northwestern Military Academy - Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

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95 THE TARGET Notes - Continued W REVEILLE. ' - I can 't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can 't get 'em up in the m-o-r-n- ing! ' ' x 1st ,Man- Wow-o-o-o-o-o-o! was that the bugle? Ow-W-o-w-ow-o-w-o-r-r-! Blame it! guess I'll o-w-o-w-o-w-o-o lay up' today. 2nd Man-''Yo-o-w-o-w-o-w-turn on the light, will you? I'm cold. Hurry up or we'll be late. Ya-w-a-w-o-a-h! Gee, I'm sleepy, didn 't roll in till 7 :30 last night. Oh! I say you wake up and turn that glim on. NEW BOOKS AND AUTHORS. Peck's Bad Boy, by Henry W. Nason. 4'The Half-Back, J. D. Mylrea. How to Play Football, by Duke Bunn-ell. I A Short Story, by E. C. Marble. How to Take Off Weight, by Dodge. How to Make Love, by C. Perry Mark. The Captain of the Crew, by Ma- jor Davidson. For the Honor of the School, by Yule, O. i Buster Brown, by Lee. The Way to Use Hot Air, by Plebe Patton. How to Coast, by Slead. 'The Plumber 's Friend, by Leake. How to Play Cards, by Decker. The Hunter 's Trail, by Bear. The Shell Game, by Kahn. How to Grow Flowers, by Gard- ner. Road to Japanese Servitude, by Cooley. . The Anti-Cigarette League, by Hammond. Electricity Simplified, by Franklin. The Flying Machine, by Humbird. How to Paddle a Canoe, by Orr. How to Make Money, oy Mills. To Have and to Hold, by Yule, O. 'fThe Hunt of the Hodag, by Hump. ' ' Picked, ' ' by Kitzinger. The New Lake Transportation Line, by Graham and Morton. The End, by Staniield. - lst Man- Huh, I'm sick. I've got cramps. O-r-r-o-a-h-r-can't get up to- day. g 2nd Man-H There goes the call. Why didn't you tell me sooner, so I could have dressed? O-y-a-a-r-hg I'm sick. Gee, my head aches. Oh Lordy, I guess I'll have to lay off, too. I V WHAT YOU WILL. Squad-A physical exercise taken in large doses by a favored few on Wednes- days and Saturdays. p Reveille-No word in the English lan- guage can express it. Mess--What we live for, look forward to, and never forget. Tattoo-An imitation the buglers give us- of a man trying to strangle himself. Taps-The prelude to a bullfrog con- cert, given every night by the Snorers' Club. Battalion Inspection-A formation .for which you put on your best, but gen- erally fall into the mud on thesway. School Call-A synonym for reveille. O. D.--An oflicer detailed to pull you out of bed when you don't happen to hear reveille. Study Session-A place where with but little persuasion one may fall asleep. Vacation-The best day of one's school day. What we long for. Heard on Guard- My general or- ders: To salute all oiiicers encased, turn out the corporal of the guard for all per- sons entitled to the compliment, to walk this place until three o'clock. -. ..T, The cadets wish to thank our near neighbor, Mr. Spencer, for his kindness in supplying them with apples this fall. Long may both Mr. Spencer and his ap- ple trees flourish.

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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

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5 .?f l W their support an so 1C1t o t em t e patronage of our rea ers , THE BOARD OF EDITORS A D v E thank our a vert1s1ng patron