Pembroke High School - Mattakeesett Yearbook (Pembroke, MA)

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28 THE WAMPUM how Kthef' beat West Hanover 12 to 11. W. Reed: Making sure that her bro- ther hasnit forgotten his books, and averaging A in all her studies. A. Christy: Translating Latin UQ, exclaiming '4Oh, hemlockf' and scrap- ping with Johnson. B. Torres: Supplying information for the girls and doing fine QU work in Latin and Algebra. M. Reed: Doing justice to his mo- theris cooking and mixing up the mag- azines on the library table. A. Currie: Roaming around the room second period in the afternoon and combing UQ his hair. L. Dunn: Tending strictly to her own affairs and blutiing everyone into believing that she doesn't care at all for the boys. W. Hill: Throwing that impercept- ible little .ont-shoot of his and telling us we ought to have been to the movies last Saturday. M. Butler: Outlining Spectator Papers and taking a trial balance UQ. V. Hoxie: Going to school With her sister, coming from school with her sister, and sitting in front of her sister. W. Jennings: Trying to be a second Edison with a battery and test tube. I. Turner: Chewing gum and going to dances. Whitmarsh: Getting 100 up in Al- gebra. D. Jones: Laughing over some joke she doesn,t see through, and trying to get East Pembroke on the map. F. Roberts: Throwing the bull and mufring pop-Hies. Macy: Explaining 'thow it works, and carryillg one of the girls' bags to school. Donnell: Springing the jokes he heard in Boston, and with the assis- tance of Crowell, doing some Gaiety Act. Markie: Keeping as far from the girls as he can, and studying his Geom- etry. . Ford: Minding Bessie and cultivat- ing his hair at la Beethoven. West: Correcting Cesar and casting furtive glances over D. J ones' way. F. Mann: Trying to impress every- one that she's a regular Theda Bara, and singing alto. E. Crossley: Blushing and saying, sistop-25 What is so rare as a day oii in June? Then, if ever, comes steady work: Then teacher tries pupil if he be in tune, And if not, after school he must lurk. A. E. G. '18. In Physics:- Ilglrs. F.- Name the three djiferent ce s. Donnell fmeeklyj: Gravity cell, crowfoot cell, and padded cell. A Mzlsunderstanding. Teacher: 'Staggering along I saw a drunkard coming down the street? What is wrong with this sentence, Macy ?,' Macy: Sounds as though you were drunk. Miss R-: fdictating spelling words to Markiej Separate Marldef' Miss R-: Donnell, Where's your home work ? Donnell: Er-er, I forgot to go home last night.

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THE WAMPUM The Vermont Pioneer-Why don't The Magnet-Your literary depart- you have an Exchange department? ment is good, and your cuts are ine. The Argus-You have an excellent The Index-YOU' joke department paper. You must have a great cheer- 1ng section for athletics. is very good. The Oracle-Your business manager must be a hustler. me 12' 77: ' FAVORITE OCCUPATIONS Every knock is a boost. Snow: Dreaming of her fwe don't know who she isj and consequently, making up book-keeping. Perham: Chasing Donnell around, inquiring of Crowell if he has done his French, and blufiing in History. C. Johnson: Bawling out some one for muihng a fly, and pawing over the Literary Digest. Crowell: Studying his Cicero and writing in his Rockland Trust Co. diary. Whitney: Cracking jokes stale and otherwise, and doing nothing. Playing baseball. M. Dunn: Trying to look like the girl in the Woodbury's Facial Soap ad- vertisement. Brown: Taking up the greater part of the entry and grinding out his Al- gebra. A. Johnson: Playing the piano, hanging around the girls, and asking foolish questions in Geometry. 'Hazel Hammond: Getting A in Geometry and looking at Markie. A. Gerow: Talking to either Wil- lard or Wilfred and making some one move the typewriter. B. Chase: Bringing her brother to baseball practice and growing. E. Hill: Complaining because she can't go to some dance and saying, That's as far as I Wenti' in French translation. D. Armstrong: Covering the north- east region of the room with lunch crumbs and complaining because she has to walk to school. E. Christy: Grinning, and telling 27

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THE WAMPUM 29 Experienced. Roberts: Qin Latinj Vos moneo ut prudentis sitis. I advise you not to be wise. , In English a discussion arose as to who the great Roman emperor was who sat on his castle roof and watched Rome burn. Macy suggested that it might have been Reno. Brownie is going to reduce. While looking through the encyclopedia the other day, he discovered what made the Tower of Pisa lean. In Music. Miss Merrill: Qreaching the hardest part of the songj What do we do here ? Donnell: Rest Walter: May I tell you the old, old story ? She: Yes, dear? Then Walter told for the fiftieth time how we beat Hanover last year 25 to 0. Donnell: Do you think I can do anything with my voice ? W. Hill: Yes, it might come in handy in case of fire? Whitney: How's the world treating you, Frank ? Crafts: Very seldom. In H istory. Mrs. F-: What is the greatest burden that the men of every nation have to bear ? Snow: Women Physics Law. The deportment of a pupil varies inversely as the square of the distance from the teacher's desk. Ex. Mrs. H. Oh, dear, it tells here in the paper how a poor baseball player died at the plate. Mrs. Y. Killed himself by overeat- ing, I suppose. Ex. Whitney: Why is Crowell's mus- tache like a baseball game ? Johnson: Break it gently. W-: Nine on each side. '2O: Excuse me for walking on your feet? '18: 'Thatfs all right, I walk on them myself. Ex. Did you notice Snovfs upper lip? Pass around the hat and help a good cause. If a man made his son rise before sunrise, wouldn't he see the son rise before the sun did rise? Torres: A fellow just told me I looked like you. West: Where is he!! Torres: Oh, I killed him. Tombstone Inscription. Here lies dentist Smith filling his last cavity. Ex. Teacher: What tense is :I am beau- tiful ?' Student: 'Tastfi Ex. Mr. Howard: What makes the had odor in this post omce ? Ethel G-: 'Terhaps it's the dead lettersf' He: Did you see those autos skid? She: How dare you address me in that manner l Absence makes the marks grow rounder. He's only a Freshman. From Roberts, theme: He was six feet three in his bear feat.