Philadelphia Manual Training School - US Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE NEVER-lNTEND-TO-WORK CLUB. Pr.esz'dmf: JULES E. MASTBAUM. Wee Pam-z'r1e1zz.' BERTRUDE MOYER. Sew'ef1zry.- DLCKY SCOTT. 7i'efz.vw'er.' BILLIE LAXVRENCE falso Committee of Sevenj. MEMBERS-ALL OFFICERS. HE people of this industrious organization are made known to the public by a white tag on their lapels. And any person desiring to spend some money has simply to ask the assist- ance of one ofthe crowd, and they will even exceed a reporter on one of our dailies tpaperj. We are not all money killers,however, and the number who live off this club you could not count on the fingers of both handsg but the great fellow to play for a farmer is lVlasty. A nickel can be generally coaxed from this individual, especially if you say something about going for the bivalves after school. A complaint came in from the treasurer, because he could not give receipts fast enough' for the assessments which came in to pay sick benelits. There was always a minus quantity in the treasury, however, and a few ofthe officers would have liked this explained, and talked of getting Auditor Zieber to go over the books, but as nothing ever went down on the credit side, and the benehts were always paid by checks Qfor sodaj, the members bribed themselves by a Celluloid mock orange pie between them to keep the matter quiet. This alclermanic procedure would not be exposed exceptfor the conscience ofthe Writer, which kicked up a tremendous fuss under the lower part of his vest, after eating the pie, that he was compelled to give away on the crowd out of revenge. S4

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Oh, how we inward sang, Whenever the bell rang, Docls hour is nigh. How ev?ry boy :lid smile, Each wants to lead the Hle, Anxious to all the while Problems defy! Oh, with what anxious joy Did ev'ry 'single boy Hear these sweet words : Now, boys, Fm going to Freshen up all of youg Old problems now you'll do- Easy, you know. Wlherever we may go, Doctor may always know, VVe wonlt forget 'That welve had pleasant times ,Nlongst quaclratical chimes And simple algebra.. No, ne'er forget. S3

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It is a great crowd to eat, when somebody else is paying for the privilege of seeing us eat, and as we never Hjerseyed the pie suffered fand we tooj. This never-intend-to-work does not include jaws, as you have already seen. Besides the eating, the champion talkers of the school belong to this club ofillustrious people Qon Prof. Sayre's recordj. For a few of them specialbooks were kept. This last is not intended as a sarcasm, but as an ex- planatory clause in the constitution of the club, and as we do not wish to hide our meaning from our readers who pay full price, we deemed it advisable to put it in. The problems, homework and bookkeeping of this fraternity Very often looked as if great minds ran in the same channel, thus showing a very brotherly feeling, which is quite commendable, and at the same time quite convenient ffor the boysj. ' The great peculiarity about a few members of the club is that they never intend to work until they get a position. This may seem strange to some people, yet it is strictly true. Now, friends, all we ask the public is, whenever you see a fellow with a white tag on his coat and a look of apprehension on his face, that you take him to the nearest -- and open your heart while he opens his face. Ss