Port Byron High School - Echo Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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UBoyQ I'm haopy,H remarked Nr. Hofflund, NI have a wonderful home, a good job, a new baby, and the finest wife in the country.H HWhofwouldn't be hapoy with his wife in the country?H grunted a heh-packed individual. Stanley H. was explaining his accident to his girl friend, Hlt was a terrible crash. I was knocked to the ground speech less, The front wheels of my bicycle was thrown into the ditch---spokelessln Hofflund: Take 35 from Zli, and what's the difference? Herb!W,: That's what I say, who cares anyhow? Mr. Hall: nWhy do you want a hard pencil, Fildred?W Vildred: HO, I have to take Henry's stiff English esam.H Seelythat Nwhistle while you worku stuff is all the bunk. We get into more darn trouble that way. nFntjfor Edison,U said Miss Boardman, Uwe wouldn't have had the potion oicture, the talking machine, or the teleohone.H NYesQN replied Don Hull, Hbut I still think he was a great man.? X Yrs. Hofflund to Tr., NTell, for a returned soldier :hose favorite story is how you washed out your own clothes, you certainly make an awful fuss over a few diapers.H Newly-married Hrs. Hofflund complained to Hrs. Hoff of the difficulty she had getting her husband to come home early from his meetings with Uthe boys.W NI cured my husband,N Mrs. Hoff confided. nwhen he came in lateione night I said, NIS that you Nax, darling? Charlie's been in at 10 ever since, Nrs. Henry asked her class to list books of help to them. Bob V. wrote, HFy mother's cookbook and father's check book.u Rod W. says he found a wabbit wasting in a Westinghouse. HWell,W said the rabbit, Hit says Westinghousein

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Heard in classrooms: Pr. Hall in History: Now, Herb, can you tell me how iron was first discovered? Herb'V,: I understood father to say they smelt it, Nr. Hofflund in Algebra: Sue, do you have the problem yet? Sue: Yes, sir,--all but the answer. Varian Henry: Cln English? Give me a sentence with an object. Flip: You are very beautiful. Marian Henry: Let's see now-what's the object. Flip: A good mark. Herb, correct this sentence: It was me that spilt the ink. Herb: It wasn't me that soilt the ink. Nrs. Hall: HI shall miss you while you're on your hunting trip dear. Nr. Hall: HThank you, darling.n Hrs. Hall: HAnd I hope all the hunters you are going with will do the samen Chuck Williams told Frank B. that he didn't like high school said some-one threw a noisy oarty downstairs. UWhat was wrong with that?H asked Frank. HI was the party,H Chuck re- ononded. Sunshine: NI've got a pretty oowerful physique.u Bill Frits: HReally? You ought to put it on sometimes.n Larry: UDid you take my time on that last half mile?H Coach: UNO, you took it yourself.n Yrs. Henry: I have went. That's wrong, isn't it? Jim Smith: Yes Va'am. Mrs, Henry: Why is it wrong? Jim Smith: Because you ain't went yet, Ma'am, HDear me,n said the absent minded professor as he fell down stairs, HI wonder what's making all that racket.N li., ' ca. N J I 'Q I-.

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IEHIETFNUUW An old man from an isolated community died recently. He saw an automobile for the first time. Trouble was---he didn't see it soon enough. A woman hurrying home from shopping lost her balance and fell into a garbage can. cans Very wasteful. A Chinaman passing by remarked, HAmeli- That woman good for ten years yet.N Butch to Crutchf WHow old are you?n HI don't know exactly-- seven or eight, I guess.U HDo you dream of women?' HNo.n WYou're seven, then. I'm eight.H This spring is going to be hard on the birds who want to come back North to their old nests---people are living in them. A little girl seeing names like HMy Sinn and HSurrenderU on perfume bottles asked, HDon't you have anything for a begin- ner?ll It was one of mother's hectic days. Her small son, who had been playing outside, came in with his pants torn. UYou go right in, remove those pants, and start mending them your- self,u she ordered. was getting along. and the door to the She called down the running around down was the deep-voiced gas meter.u A farmer in need of Some time later she went to see how he The torn pants were lying across a chair, cellar, usually kept closed, was open. stairs, loudly and sternly: HAre you there without your pants on?H UNo, ma'amU reply, HI'm just down here reading your extra hands at haying time finally asked Muggs Warren, a Rapids City character, to help him out. HWhat'll you pay,W asked Muggs. HI'1l pay what you're worthn said the farmer. Muggs scratched his head a minute, than said, nI'll be derned if I'l1 work fer nothinln e A woman at the bar turned to the man beside her and said: nYou're the drunkest man I've ever seen.n To which, he re- plied: nAnd you're the ugliest woman I've ever seen.N HI guess that makes it even,U said the woman. HI don't think so,U retorted the man, Wtomorrow, l'1l be sober.n