Potter School - Shield Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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THE POTTER SHIELD Mr. Tilton was cashing his salary at the bank, and the paying t.Gll6I' apglosized for the filthy condition of the bills. HI hope youlre not afraid of microbes. H t'No, replied Mr. Tilton, I'm notg no microbe could l1Ve on my salary. , l i- Atkins C1'GCOL111ti11g thrilling narrativei: WVell, I saved at least one life While in thc Navy. a W ild-eyed and opened-mouthed listeners composed of Hauser, Horst, Pope, Bigelow: IVhose'? Atkins: My own. QChorus of bricks et aliaj Miss Adams Ctelling of the floodl: And it rained forty days and forty nights. Wee small voice: IVere the farmers satisfied then? Mike: IVhat's a chafing dish? Pat: A frying pan that's got into society. Two in a hammock Tried to kiss. Quickly landed 'Slllfl will 19911 Sutton: I used a word in speaking to Mr. Damon which offended him. He hasnlt spoken a word to me for two Weeks. Stone: Would you mind telling me what it was? RELAXATION I always like the freakish Verse, The kind that runs downstairs, The kind that circles round the page Or does its turn in squares. It's fun to see the poet's stunts Helped by the typo men. Just see again the way runs up this runs and then downhill I do not think that people ought I To keep the same old gait 3 They ought to break loose now and then And keep an evening ','late A long, straight verse without a break Is bad for verse or men. uphill this runs and thgn the Way runs down Just see again -Ex. Seventy-six Diduw you pi Q 7 4 4 1 Up v: X er Gif ' 501111. D0 von know POP: YQ., sir: fi' nuff Y - so I BTW ho' l iiiliillvz wen' you H . 'to bf' had' Sllppozed The CWD' milf lation almost gona- ' mmm circulation U1 9 . I T T Gfliililli What is a Tommy: Oh. :uw ? ms Shin and a tio. Knlghil Mr, Xm., lumen- Him. . Kmghn wan, 1... R Fi . Miieliiiiiviiiiiiwi iii Mm. ' 013.14 K Stmmli

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THE POTTER SHIELD I Said a cheerful old bear at the zoo, I never have time to feel blue, If it bores me, you know, to walk to and fro, I reverse it and walk fro and to. Sutton loses a Spanish book and puts up the following notice: ' Lost-One Spanish book by a student with back torn and appendix covered with ink.-Ex. Lermen and Jane getting on crowded street car. Jack: Come on, I think we can squeeze in here. Jane: I suppose we can, but don't you think we can wait till we get home? Mr. Newsome: Did you read about the man that tied himself to the Pacific Avenue car tracks to commit suicide? Griflin: No. Was he run over? 1 Mr. Newsome: No. He died of old age. St. Peter at the gate of Heaven: Well, my man, how did you get here? Flu. +E:c. Howard Cto man he has run overj : WVell, my man, you should be more careful 3 I'm a good driver. I've been driving for six years. Man: Beg pardon, sir, but I've been walking for sixty. Seen in the San Francisco Chronicle: Captain Trask dares sharks to fix propeller? We are still wondering if the sharks took on the dare. There was an old king from Berlin, Old Hohenzollern, yes, it was him: A slaughterer true, And believe me, oh, do, He slaughtered all men but his kin. Dohrmann: I haven't paid a cent for repairs since I've had this car. Knight: So the repair man told me. ' ,l,. .l-l , Mr. Potter Creleasing A. Knight from the jugbz I don't expect to see you here again for a week. A I Knight: Why? Do you expect to be away? - She: Do you have reindeer in Canada? He: No, darling 5 it always snows at this season.-Ex. -1 Extract from first history paper. General Lee had on a flashing uniform, while Grant wore his usual Union suit. , Seventy-Jive

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lllhx ltr :limit ' 'illz Ilkhxshn ed 5' Sziizxq-i ilfkl while Hop! . , P0 DP. i iinrgy nights THE POTTER SHIELD Pop: Didn't you promise to be good? Sonny: Yes, sir. Pop: Do you know the difference between good and bad? Sonny: Yes, sir, except I get mixed. ' Pop: Explain how you get mixedj Sonnyr Well, you say the baby is good at crying and at the same time he is supposed to be bad. The doctor bent over the dying editor and shook his head. Poor man, circu- lation almost gone. The dying editor sat up and shouted, You're a liar 3 we have the largest circulation in the country. - I bought myself an aeroplane- I had a dream of bliss, I thought the lovely winged thing this like up right soar Would ' ,dnl him' He The minute that I started out ' The engine was the bunk- The motor balked and kicked and broke And fell to earth ker plunk. Griffin: What is a matrimonial bureau? Tommy: Oh, any bureau that has five drawers full of women's stuff and one man's shirt and a tie. Knight: Mr. Newsome is an exceptional gentleman. Lermen: How so, why exceptional? n Knight: Well, he got up and gave his seat to two ladies. 1lill - The angler lies beside the brook And casts his gaudy flies, ' And lies and lies and lies and lies And lies and lies and lies. . -ii A NEW ONE Esberg: Please, sir, my grandmother- Mr. Potter: Oh tell me a new one. Esberg: -promised to take me to the ball game if I got Off- Seventy-seven