Ossining School for Girls - Quill Yearbook (Ossining, NY)

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THE QUILL for 1916 1 41 Il , , Alice Decevee- Someone said today, Mary, that she thought you were conccitcdf' Mary Boas- Why! I'm not either-I don't think I'm half as good-looking as I am. First- How long have you been learning to skate? Second- Oh, about a dozen sittings. First tdiscussing uniformsb- Did you sign the petition last year? Second- Yes, but I thought I'd graduate. Aunt Mary fhorriliedj- Good gracious, Harold, what would your mother say if she saw you smoking cigarettes? y Harold fcalmlyl- She'd have a fit. They're her cigarettes. .-....-.i....- Mrs. Hohm- What is your name ? Applicant for Cookship- Miss Arlington. Mrs. Hohm-- Do you expect to be called 'Miss Arlington ?' Applicant- No, ma'am, not if you have an alarm clock in my room. A girl looked calmly at a caller one evening and remarked- George, as it is leap year-- The caller turned pale. As it is leap-year--, she continued, and you've been calling regularly now four nights a week, for a long time, George, I propose- Pm not in a position to marry on my salary, Grace, George interrupted. I know that, George, the girl pursued, and SO, as it is leap year, I thought I'd propose that you lay off and give some of the more eligible fellows H chance. 111

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ai ,vi fl i A nut and a joke are alike in that they both can be cracked, and different in that the joke can be cracked again. So here's to the joke, the good old joke, We'1l hear it again tonight. . Its health We will quaffg that will help us to laugh, And to treat it in manner polite. Martha fbusily measuring the curtains and, at last in disgustJ+ Char1ie, how long do these curtains hang? Charlie flazilyb- Till they get dirty. Miss Thompson fspeaking to Lucile in Englishj - Will you rise briefly, Lucile, and tell all you know. , c-11-11. Miss Hammond- Janet, what are the three most common words in school ? Janet Phelan- I don't know. Miss Hammond- You are right. 110

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THE QUILL for 1916 Elinor C.-- I believe in Woman's Rights. Helen H.- Th-en you think every woman should have a vote? Elinor C.- No, but I think every woman should have a voter. A Southerner, hearing a great commotion in his chicken-house one dark night, took his revolver and Went to investigate. A Who's there? he sternly demanded, as he opened the door. No answer. Who's there? Answer or I'11 shoot. A trembling voice from the farthest corner- Deed, sur, aint nobody hyah 'ceptin' us chickens. Maude fquoting Milton's Ode on His Blind- ness J- Doth God exact 'child labor,' light denied, I fondly asked. .i.. Corrinne, writing quotations from L'Allegro. Come and strip it as you go, On the light fantastic toe. -1 Ruth Thomas- Ted went from the Club, a full member. -1.1.1. O Miriam Chadeayne- He had a wooden leg, which he got at the Battle of Camperdownf' ll2 .5 5 3 E -4 . . ...4t...aQs:i2--- 4 i i .Q 5 5 5 Q 4