Pacific University - Heart of Oak Yearbook (Forest Grove, OR)

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BOXER He ' s our Baby Dragon with a backbone queer. With his mouth distended in an oriental leer; No more talk. Sir! Do not mock. Sir! This IS Boxer! Box-er! Yes, he ' s our baby dragon — our dog — our pet — our mascot — our desire — our spirit! His very name can cause chaos or carnival. He bears on that spiny back the weight of many years, years that are tradition. More adventures have befallen that little dog than Gulliver or Jules Verne ever dreamed of. He is made of a metal that has never been successfully analyzed. He is 350 years old. The first three hundred years of his life he spent in China as an incense burner for a wealthy line of mandarins of the Ming Dynasty. His last owner met with financial reverses, and having been converted to the Christian religion, sold his pagan property for twelve dollar to Rev. J. H. Walker, brother of Sam T. Walker of Forest Grove, who presented him to Pacific University in 1896. He resided for a number of years in Brighton Chapel until he was mys- teriously spirited away by a few students. He then became the official college spirit. Today he is watched over by the three men pictured above, for the class of ' 31. Tomorrow - z One hundred twenty-three

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1931 Habit gets a fellow. Many a father who worked his way through college is now working his boy ' s way through. • Young man (to daughter of fam- ily) : And I can imitate any kind of a bird. Irate Parent (glancing at clock) : Can you do a homing pigeon? A plebe from Arkansas was saw- ing away at the sinewy knee joint of a fried chicken leg. The knife was sharp and he was athletic — he made but little headway. He waved his arm toward a bot- tle of ketchup which stood on the table near his neighbor ' s elbow. Pass the liniment, please, sir. he requested. This seagull has rheumatism. • • Teacher: Johnny, can you tell me anything about Christopher Co- lumbus? Johnny: He discovered Amer- ica. Teacher: Yes; what else did he do? Johnny: I suppose he went home and lectured about it. And as for chins — two is a crowd. THINGS WE CAN ' T HELP NOTICING Burnett Haberly ' s love for gum. Occasional lack of white cords. Hell week. Winger ' s walk. Smeaton. These Monday morning yawns. Freddie ' s giggles. Advantages of beauty naps. Bostonian humor. European culture for the barbaric West. Waste of electricity. A.Z. superiority. Gamma scholarship. Faculty attendance at student chapels. Boxer. Mr. Gunn ' s annual moustache. Relics of the past. Mr. Smith: I distinctly heard someone prompting you. Who was it? Tyler: No one. Just history re- peating itself. One hundred twenty-two

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tMf I FORCE OF HABIT May I take your picture? said the photographer to the telephone operator, who was out horseback riding. Yes, said the voice with the smile, while she tried to wheel her steed into line. But hold the line a minute while I adjust the plug. Hummel: If you could have two wishes come true, what would you wish for? K. Caldwell: Well, I ' d wish for a husband. Hummel that ' s only one. K. Caldwell: I ' d save the other wish until I saw how he turned out. Customer: Can you match this piece of ribbon? Shop Assistant: Unfortunately we cannot, madam. It was one of the matchless bargains we offered last week. Dean Winger: What ' s the most common impediment in the speech of American people? Walker: Chewing-gum! A Congressman ' s Prayer: And, dear Lord, please show me the ways and means of devising new laws that I can break, also original and unheard of ideas with which I can annoy the President. God bless these United States. Amen. Garage Man What did you pay for this car? Bates : Well, as a matter of fact, a friend gave it to me. Garage Man: M-m; you ' ve been swindled. • • Pat: And how did you find the weather in California? Gail : Oh, easy ! Just outside the hotel. • • • Hey, wallflower, why don ' t you dance instead of standing around like a wooden dummy? I ' m not a wooden dummy, I ' m only a little bored. Telegram: Impossible to come. Big washout on the line. Sorry. Telegram (in reply) : Wear any old clothes. Only an informal af- fair. Come sure. Pity the fellow who lost all his friends and had nothing but rela- tives left. Cop: Move that car along. Gert McCoy: Don ' t get fresh: I ' m a Kappa Delta. Cop: I don ' t care if you are a whole peninsula. Move that wreck! • Doc. Price: You have to watch your step in my class. S. Smith: What ' s the matter? Is the flooring loose? I One hundred twenty-four