Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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Dr. King fin chapelj : Boys, never be like the young man Who, after talk- ing lovingly to his girl for a long time, reached over and kissed her hand. At this the young lady began to cry and the youth asked her if he had offended her. 'Yesf she answered, 'you should have aimed higherf H Mr. McQuilkin fat the close of the talkj: XVe have certainly enjoyed Dr. King's lecture and in the future will always aim l1iglze1'. Miss Board announces that if the women get the ballot in Roanoke she will not try to be a policeman. Let us hope not. Mr. Parsons Cspeaking to L. E., who has his feet on the proiessor's deskl : Mr, E., move your feet so I can see the class. 4 . Mr. Beale, in one of his lectures at the Boys' Club, tells his group that he paid only 36.98 for his suit of clothes. llle thought so, but wondered where. M155 Lgudon lim Study hglljg Here, boys, if you like my looks so, you can move where you can see me better. f il. K. Qspeaking to N. standing at the head of stepsj : uXK'7l161'G are you going, Nina PU N. Q.: Straight down. Mr. Layman Qin study hallj : Let us have a little less order in here. Mr. F.: Let me have your excuse, pleasef' Miss C.: I have lost it. Mr. P. fabsentlyj : HAH right, give it to me alter class. Mr. Parsons Writes on board tl1e symbol Na2ClO, K'Name that, please. Smart Alec: National Clothing Company. Teacher: l'EXcuse me, stetc.fcle11ts. Entire Class: W'ith pleasure. Lloyd E. Casking about his deportment, or rather lack of deportmentj: Did you cut me, Miss Board? Yes, five pointsf' Did Mr. Parsons cut me any ? Yes, he sent you to the oflice, didn't he ? No'm, he didn't send me-he took me. LA A. li lll

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H. G.: Mi: Parsons, do people often die of spontaneous combustion ? Mr. Parsons Cholding a bottle of oxygen up before the classj: You will observe this gas has a sweetest appearancef, Young lady, thinking she will catch our German teacher, asks, W7hat was Ioan of Arc made of? Mr. Findlay Qblushingj: f'Maid of Orleans. Professor: Ulf you can bite a lump of sugar between the teeth, you will see a spark- of electricity. Student: But how can you see it with your mouth closed P Professor: XNith your eye-tooth. Teacher: f'Use the Word coquette in a sentencef, Ratl': Ma cooked coquettes for supper last nightf, Eva Rice breaks a flower pot in Mr. Turner's room: Oh, Mr. Turner, look what I have done l Mr. Turner: Taint mine' 'ou had better see Mr. I'IodO'esf' 2 5 zs Senior walking with his IB O'irl : I 'ust dote on Browning, don't vou P . 6 D 6 .f She: I don't mind browning so lono' as it don't frecklef' b b john Sherman: f'Miss Board, doesn't a normal brain weigh about three pounds? Miss Board: f'Never mind that, Iohng letis talk about something that concerns youf, Miss Critz: Hugh, please explain the lesson for to-day. Hugh: i'Er-er-ah, I left my latch key in Salem last night and could not get in the house when I got back. The 4A French Class have great difficulty in pronouncing the French equiv- alent for Mr. They finally say it's f'Mess-i-erf' Miss Board Ctalking to her 4A Math. Classj: f'The third figure is not right, it should be eleventeenf' The whole class of 4B boys are beratetl for not buying song books, and a few minutes later cut for singing in the hall. Wfhy won't the Faculty be consistent? 1lO

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Eva Rice fcoming in late to Latin class from domestic sciencej: 'fYou'll have to excuse me, Mr. Turner, I have been making candyf' Certainly, did you bring me any ? On return of the R. H. S. football squad from Lynchburg one of the stu- dents was interested enough to ask who PITCHED. Richardson, while talking to Mr. Baker, persists in calling him Butler. Mr. Baker observing the error, says, Don't you remember the Bible says the Butler was hanged, but the Baker pardoned?l' VVhile waiting for a car the other day I was fortunate enough to hear a remark made by a portly old black mammy to her grandchild: Lawd, Jinny, dar come one er dem High School perfessors-Um-um-um, don' he tink he's sumpun! No sixteen-year-ole gal could switch mor'n he do! Miss Mabry Cto May R., who is hammering the typewriter vigorouslyj: May, don't bang on the roller, you'll make a hole in it. May: Then it will be a lHoly Rollerf won't it ? Student: ADO you write shorthand according to sound? Teacher: Certainly.', Student: Then how would you write to suit a person who S'ELl'ElC1'S?', T -' '5 1-- . qf ' .ffflfr 699 f ilgirpf lqggfi T lb T f r' V ' ll ' 1 - I Q' ft- A K' f , fi .ESRB - 'ff f N fewer -f' , ' ll2