Northwestern Military Academy - Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

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88 THE TARGET Between Calls -Continued I Kahn- On the land they make des- erts and on the water they make fertile countries. ' ' Sarles, L.- Sir, I report myself away. Prof. Burrlhamf- How do you pro- nounce ' c-l-e-a-n-1-y Z ' ' Mylrea-H I don't know what it means. Benton- Do you sell peanut seed? I never saw a peanut tree growing. Sarles, E. Cat The Virginian j-- If he doesn't marry her I want my money back. Buster Lee- Them's my senti- ments. Reynolds Ctalking about girlsj- I only go with a girl about a month until she begins to like me real well, and then I quit to make her mad. Mark- You can 't judge a milk train by the cow catcher. Mrs. Zullflg- I come from a temper- ance town. Yale, 0.- Oh, that's right, you do -come from Watertown. Shwmway- Now, in the seed busi- ness-- CEnough said 5 we know all -about it.j Tomhagen- I'm afraid if I go to Wausau I'll fall in love and get mar- ried. Mylrea-- I thought you would follow my example. Marble- If I eat that cake I'll have -a stomach ache, if I don 't, I'll lose outg -so here goes. Prof. Burnham Cpersuasivelyj-' ' Now, Darley, if the subject of a sentence is the thing we are talking about, what is the predicate? Darley Cconidentlyj- The thing we -are not talking about. Kltzinger Cat taking of conscience fund Q-' 'I broke an electric light bulb in the commercial room. Major- Must have been striking a balance. Bear Keating a pretzelj- How do they tie the knots in these, anyway? Prof. Z. Ctelling of the virtue of Ca- det Schultzj- Schultz is one of my steady men, but he has a funny face.' ' Staub Qlooking at some peculiar-shaped eggsj-' ' These must be hot-house eggs! ' Bersback Qexplaining forward marchj - I right shoulder my gun, kick up my left foot, and then my right and go on. He-I ran across some of my friends this morning. She-How was that? He-I was trying our new auto, and find it very successful. Capt. Gooding-' ' Go and prepare your quarters for inspection. A Robinson-H I haven 't any quartersg All I have is a dime and a nickel.' ' Prof. Bfltttnger Cto Blass, NJ- Blass. you draw a very poor map. I can't give you much of a grade on that. Blass, N. Cindignantlyj- I didn't come to school to draw mapsg I came to study! ' ' Instructor- Many of the public of- fices in England have someinsignia. If I remember rightly, a golden salt-cellar is one of them. Mylrea Csotto vocel- Must have been for the royal bird catcher. Blass, G.- It was he-red-itary. Cooley- What did he read? Lee- Did Carlyle write Schiller's William Tell?

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THE TARGET 87 Between Calls Watson Qwhen asked if he wants to buy an '06 pinj- No, it's not '06 yet. , Stanfielcl-' 'If we only had the barber on the team we would win by a close shave. Marble Cleaving the room eating an applej- I am going to leave the corps, fellows. Thompsorl- I woke up the other night and found myself asleep. Meyer Clooking at the skin of a molej -' 'Gee, that isn't like the moleskin foot- ball pants. ' Buster CLeeD- By gravey, I could eat a bull pup. Marble- I would like to go and see her all right, but I haven 't enough O. D. hours. Schulte- Wl1at are they building the new brackets Cbarracksj up at Fort Sheridan for? , Frarlklfirl Qdrilling a squadj- Sound oif. QCount oil Major R. P. D.- What is the best razor? - Reimer-' ' Dynamite. ' ' Meyer- Whose fault was that? I Mark- It was no one's fault. It was mine. Blass Cat churchj-f The minister had a sheet of paper written on three sides! ' A Senior asked a member of the staff if Slead had wheels. Who can say? An- swer: He may be a cutter, but not a wagon. Yule, 0.- What's your cadet num- ber? Blass, N.- I think it's No. 2, rear rank. Major How long did it take Noah to build the ark? Zip - Forty days. Towle says the mud at home acts like quieksilver Cquicksandj . Yale, O.- How many states are there? ' Reimer-' ' Fifty-eflght. ' ' Mark- Professor, is corcllally some kind of a wine? HZl3Z9, on 0. D.-f'When you march a relief past me, bring them to present arms. Shumway- Our city council meets. the first four Mondays in every week. Gooding, D.-Goes to a meat market and gets an awful roast. Ztpprfich attends a chicken iight, bets and loses on a fowl. Prof. Dammon-' ' Bear, are you. here? ' ' Watson- Give me five cents' worthf of white lamp black. Bear- I knew it, but I couldn't get it through my head. - Platt-H We will make some Welsh 1-arebit next Saturday.' ' Frarmklflrl-H Who will get the rab- bits? Sflsson Cto Tommie on third base in indoor j- Don't you wish that you were home? Tom- Why, I just came from there! Lee- I don't care what they call me, just so they don ?t call me too late for my meals. ' Benton Cafter finishing a letter to his- Hdear one j- Thank Heavens, the missile Cmissivej is done. Platt says there are four kinds of' drums-bass, snare, ear and symbols. Prof. Abbey- What eiect do the trade winds have upon the earth?

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THE TARGET I 89 . Between Prof. Burnham- Now I shall read the last chapter in the 'Sky Pilot! Orr-- Is that the man who sails an air ship? Towle tasking for a guard manualj- Marble, have you a Manual of Train- ingl' ' Schultz-' ' Chicago is considered under Austin! ' Decker- When do you pack your suit cases for camp? Bersbaoh-' ' The lettuce in our garden got sunburnt. Sarles, E.- Lynn, another girl and I quarreled. ' ' Prof. B.+ You almost have to read 'Sartor Resartus' with a Sledge ham- mer and cold-chisel. Lee- Was he a miner? Prof. Abbey Cin economicsj- If you have a ten dollar bill in your pocket, what does it represent? Mylrea-' ' Imagination. ' ' f Grunert-' 'We fired by 'volumes' that time. Prof. Zulltg- Caesar sent a legate unto Gaul. t Meeker- Did he have to 'leg it'? Prof. Burnham Con a long, dull Sat- urday morningj- Any one not busy? CHalf a score of hands go up in an- ticipation of an errand.D Prof. B. Ctlercelyj-- You'd better get busy! ' ' Prof. B. Qhalf an hour laterj- Any one not busy? CNO hands appear.j -Prof. B.- I'm sorry every one is SO busy, I was going to read you a story. Dowell- What was that call? O. D.- Recall, Don 't you know the calls yetl' ' Calls - Continued Dowell- I don't know recall from reveille, but I do know reveille from re- call. Blass, N.- You can always tell how many sepals a flower has by counting the petals. Blass, G.- How many sepals has a bicycle? Kitztnger-' 'I have been reading about some female girl bandits. Blass, G.-','Carlyle's 'Essay on Burns' was a temperance essay. Lee- How's that? Blass- It was dry. Instructor Cas the soles of Zipprich's shoes appear prominently in English classj- I shouldn't object to those if they were fairy boots instead of ferry boats. Prof. Z-ll-g Cafter eating three pieces of steakj--' 'What good liver that was! ' Patton Cto friendj-' 'You are not the only collar in the laundry. You can be turned down. A Thompson Cat Ft. Sheridanj- Do they blow reveille here at night? Barnett Cbeing served bouillon in cupsj- Why are they giving us tea first? Harnrnond- I had a square pencil with six sides. 0. D.- Towle, why did you send for that catalogue? Towle- I wanted to get some mail. Ztpprrlch- Keep your heels together, so they won 't separate. Bear- I'm going to Lake Forest Saturday. Kite- They won't let a plebe go. Bear- I'm not a plebe, I'm a soph- omore. ' '