Pembroke High School - Mattakeesett Yearbook (Pembroke, MA)

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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.

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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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30 THE WAMPUM THE ENTRY The entry of the High School is a beautiful, dusty, insufficiently ventila- ted little hole. Into this, at recess, try to crowd about eighteen boys and Rus- sell Brown. If you wish to get any- thing to eat, it is best to arrive there first and hold tight to your food. In Winter the entry, which is about 10 -by 6, is either so hot that one sweats, or else cold enough to make liquid air. The doors are artistically decorated with pencil marks, heel marks, and numerous other figures inflicted by those who were brought up in a barn. A, B, C, POEM OF P. H. S. A is for athletics, in which We hope to shine. B is for baseball, three cheers for the nine. C is for Charlie, our catcher of fame. D is for Donnell, who plays the good old game. E is for Edgar, his last name Whitney. F is for Ford, spelt like a jitney. G is for Geometry, sometimes a mystery. H is Well known, it stands for history. I is for Isabel, a Witty young sophomore. J is for Johnson, who is sometimes a bore. K is for Kenneth, who left us of late. the learning, which knocks at our gate. L is M is for Markie, shortstop on the nine. N is for nothing, but to make this rhyme. O is only if We had more boys. P is for Perham, who makes enough noise. Q R is the questions over which We fret. is the results which we sometimes get. S is for singing, which we all enjoy. T is for Thomas, a very tall boy. U-unless school spirit is encouraged, V-various ones will become discouraged. W is for Walter, a cranky old senior. X is exams, sometimes a redeemer. Y is the youngsters, who are sometimes blue. Z is only to bid you Hadieuf'