Oberlin Academy - Etean Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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Mr. Shaw- How was Caesar killed ? Swing- He was stabbed in the Senate. Editor- A guy was asking about some jokes he handed in, have you seen them ? Asst. Ed.- Navv, We read 'em, but We couldn't see 'emf' Lee Cole- You are the breath of life to me. Miss -- - Well, Why don't you hold your breath a While? Customer- Waiter, this coffee is noth- ing but mud. - Waiter- Yes, sir, certainly, sir, lt Was ground this morning, sir. This bread of yours, my dear, is a con- tradiction of the laws of physics, it is very heavy, but it vvon't go d0W11.,,lP'li'7'j.9l6 Cow. Where is Lee Cole ? He is over eating at Allencroftf' Come on! Who ever heard of anybody overeating at Allencroft ? ' Miss Reed, Eng. I- What is a primeval forest ? Miss Sager- It is a place Where the hand of man has never set foot. Mr. Adams- How is mineral Wool pro- duced ? Billy Hutchins- They shear it off of hydraulic rams. Boob- Protsy has some case on Blyra, hasn't he '? Simp- Yes, a regular suit-case. . Postal's Girl- I do Wish I'd get some mail, even if it is only a postal. Mr. Adams- Mr. Rumney, what is space? b Rumney- I can't think just now, but have it in my mind. Mr. Schmidt- At the opening-of the seventeenth century, what were the most important sects in England ?', Riggs- The insects. Orzc Hn I i III tl

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JCKES Billy- I didn't even get that far. Mr. Adams Cturning on light in lab.J- I think that will lighten your work a little. Rosol- N ow that you have lost the bet, I can claim the forfeit, can't I? Miss - - I really don't know what you mean, and besides, somebody might see us. Mr. Adams Cin Physicsj- There is no attraction that is not mutual. Miss Brownback fin Englishj- I think your appendix will throw some light on that. . Mr. Shaw Cgiving lecture on the use of poniesj- Equo ne credite CVir. II, 485. Mr. Adams- Where is the Eiffel Tow-' er? John Wilson- In Greece. O1-Iilllll Greene Cscanning Macbethl- Can you have two graves in one foot ? REVERY OF A BACHELOR One sweetly solemn thought I bless with soul serene, I'1n safe fromleap-year accidents Until Nineteen Sixteen. WM I WONDER My old friend, Johnny, the fire-man, He tells such rippin' lies, It makes me wonder if Johnny'll be A fire-man when he dies. -Ex. Mr. Sicha- Mundy, I may be mistaken, but I think I heard you talking during my lecture. - Mundy- You are mistaken, Mr. Sicha, I never talk in my sleep.

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Mr. Sicha- What is the feminine of 'vassal'? Miss McCartney-J'Why, it is vassa- line. Charles Tupper Doolitle- Why do you always sit on my jokes ? Josh Editor- I wouldn't if they were pointed. Mr. Adams flecturing class on brevity of their answersl- Plain 'no' will never do for a final answer, in Physics, anyway. Miss Brownback- Mr. Osborn, what is the subject of your theme ? Osborn- How to raise corn. Mr. Wainwright?,' Wainwright- How to hunt coons, so they won't eat Ozzie's corn. Robertson fquoting 'L'Allegro'J - When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund giblets sound. Mr. Mclntosh fin Zoologyl- What be- comes of the ants and ticks in winter ? Larrie- Search me I O H I 1 1Thi1'ty-tlz1'c'c D. R.- Doc Campbell took Henrietta to the recital last night. L. G.- Did he go in a tuxedo ? D. R.- No, they walked. Extract from a Senior English compo- sition- A little girl was running down the street, when suddenly a boy passed her and knocked her down. She began to swell up, her face turned red, her hands tightly clinched, her teeth held with a tight grip, and her eyes blaring. She got up and said, furiously, You brute, I will fix you. Allencroft Boarder Keating lemon Jell- OJ- This is the first dessert I've been able to see thru' since I came here. Mr. Adams- The surface tension of al- cohol is much weaker than that of water. Bright Student- I thought alcohol was a strong drink. Miss Reed- Here is a story telling of Indians who carry their money in their mouths. Miss Harper- Do they purse their lips ?',