Rawlings Institute - Hits and Bits Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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Louise B.: 4' The 15th of March is my birthday, you must give me something nice. Ada M.: IVhy you said last fall you would be eighteen in November, but as your birthday comes twice a year, you must be thirty-six ! Mr. S., in Senior History class: Miss,IV., tell us as quickly as you can of the death of Pompeyf' Alan IV.--Hnrriedly: N He stepped in a little boat, and an arrow shot his head off. If you want to see something rich, go to room No. 12 at 9 130 P. M., and see the U Pant -omime. Smart Profi: Fools sometimes ask questions that wise men cannot answer. Student: NI guess that is why so many of us Hunk on our exams. .Mr. S., in Literature Class: N Miss P., what do you think ot' Scott as a love poet. Edith P. : f' I think he is entirely too slow. Mr. S. : U Describe some ofthe parts of' the French Revolution? Fannie K. : ff It had a Bony part. Colored Gentleman, buying an engagement ring: I wants it eighteen onions finef, Jeweler: I presume you mean eighteen karats. C. G. : Yas, sar, dat's it, I knowd it was a vegetable. Louise B. : I declare, Iive played basketball so much I have knocked one of' my muscles out of'joint. Sadie T. fafter asking Louise R. a number of' questions and getting no replyj : ff Louise, where is your tongue? Louise, indignant: ff What do you want with my tongue, it isn't potted ? Mable M. fatter recovering from a spell of sicknessaz Don't you know I have fallen off' so much you can almost see my diaphragm bone working. Mary D.: 'f Mr. S., who is king of France now ? Behold the mighty hunters! The news of their wonderful achievements is known throughout the R. I. 5 Becoming hard pushed for suitors, one of the girls consoles herself' by talking to a Drake. Mrs. J. Qknocking at the door of a noisy roomj: 4' You all sound like you were calling crows in here. Fannie K. Qsotto vocej: The crows were very quick to re- spend. Miss D. : Miss C., why are you late for breakfast this morn- ing ? Gwendoline C.: I was performing an operation on Astronomy. XVillie T.: 'fMy mother has a telescope to look at pictures through. Ida E.: I have one of those things under my bed full of clothes. h H

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Q66 X7 A A AA A-5 QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ A'l' THE DINNER TABLIQ. .Iran S. : The Bible says, ' man cannot live by bread alone.' What does that mean, Mrs. J. ? Mrs. J. : It means we do not gain real life by eating. Katharine T. : 4' Yes, thatis so, we ean't live on bread by itself. Mr. M. told us in Physiology class that fborl must have five chemical substances to nourish the bodyf' Miss H. : HI like 'Tale of Two Cities' better than anything Shakespeare ever wrote, don't you ? Ask Marian N. when she is going to begin her work in her Orphan Asylum. Mr. M., reading in Chapel : Thou feeclest the lilies ofthe air, Thou waterest the birds of the field. Ask Mrs. J. if she has seen anything Black lately. Mr. D. : Miss Winfrey, can you tell me what it costs to have a real nice dress made ? Robbie WV. : H Why, Mr. D., you are not going to have one made are you? Mr. D. : Oh-ah-um-er, not yet ! Inquire of Mr. D., how the U Increase is progressing. Mr. M. QPhysiology Teaeherj: Many of' the diseases of the American people come from eating badly made bread. For instance, so few cooks ever put enough soda in light-bread. Alan IV. : 'f Mrs. J., my hands are all broken out., I am afraid I have got. the chicken pox. Mrs. J. : Don't be alarmed, it is nothing but iudigestionf' Jean S.: N Mrs. J., do you think girls ought to be engaged while they are at school iv' Mrs. J. : Certainly not, I waited until two weeks after I left 73 school.

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Fannie K. : Miss D., is 'Faust' a drama or a Tragedy ? On the night of the fire works, Miss Kate is said to have re- marked, 'f There is a comedy in the skyf, Mr. S., discussing novels in Literature Class: H Miss Leila, what kind of novels do you pref'e1.'? Leila R., promptly : Senfimental. One of' the gi1'ls Qwriting homey: 4'Mama, the Gibson waist you sent nie is plenty large enough withont letting out the tucks on the slinnlders. 4 1 . 4 H' 1 f ' fs fi' 1, .., -: ' cj jg! , , r-es.:-. ,54 I s.,f',.: .-K Wg 5 ,,'11'f'- 4 , 40' iw' - ' mf ' ' ' f - if., ' :. 'ZH M 1-:if 5,4 Hwwgaw Wasf'ya :I fy' 'I -if 3 ' :if bn Q. :,. india . ,' QW HH. 'fi' Has 1-ni: Hai 5' ill le I 'A ,.Q? 1---f 'rc , I p-J.,li ' Our work is through, l ' '-' ' 'l ,ga ,ij I ,I T Mm W . I - . N ii' f ' 'Tl x Hill eaietle gnls I 3 H1 Y r ll ., I fill' Of' iN ineteen l'wo. I ,V car fix! ll. ' , 1-1. l it wyl us!-fi 1 ,J 1.... v Nl if !f 'Z' 1' -.1-: ,-fi 's 1 9 'Z ,gin .7 1- lik- l l Qi ' f .415 . I - U, . X ...X ' Q 11 an ,fmggv 1 Q, K ,f V .. . ' :I ,xl ',.JZ if I x V nfs, NJ ' ll 'I I ,. ,,W,,,. J I if f -- i K gp .,-. ,mu-. .ii SQ:-ff gg , V, I ,: . ,,.. W3',.',-1 N My ' V , A , - K ' , -N .52 ZQNfffMQQ4V5!' fs ,Hx .. 41 L , -, - 1 lv ' Nl74.'i-T5i'. 1f-xx' ' 1 - . W- ,rg 4'g'4g'1:..f fl 1 'il' . -:2 '51, 3 pw '- i