Salem High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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T H E O R A C L E Miss Derrick fafter a good scolding to Claude Perrowj- Claude, the next time I come in this room and pass by you I want to be able to see your wings. Claude-- I ain't no buzzardf' Miss Annie- Who is that making that noise? Hilda-- Me, Miss Annie- Well, what as 55 'lg Hilda- I'm just crazy. Ruffner treading an original descriptionl- Walking up the hill through the grove of trees, I suddenly burst into an open space. Hilda- Mr, Cool, look here just a minute. Mr. Cool- A,right, what do you want? Hilda- I just wanted to see the color of your eyes. Mr. Cool blushes, blushes and keeps on blushing. Discussing the theory that people live on the inside of the earth: Chan. - Well, I think that's a good theory. I feel safe, no danger of my falling oflf' Miss Butler- Ned, how do you say 'morning' in French ? Ned- Parlez-vous francais. Mr. Cool fspeaking to a bunch of girls eating peanuts,- A'right, this isn't a lunch room. Sarah Goodwin- No, it's a peanut gallery. Charlotte- Mr. Cool, may I sit on the back seat? Mr. Cool- Unk-uh, that's too far away. Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust, If Cool don't get you Coon must. C922

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T H E O R A C L E Miss Ewart- Charlotte, how would you write about Poe? Charlotte- Fd take his life first. Every one laughing in French Class during dictation: Miss Butler- lf you all would laugh more and write less, you would do better. We laugh still more. M. L. Johnston-- Mrs. Ewartf' Miss Ewart fdisgustedlyl- Class, don't laugh so, I would just as soon be called Mrs. as Miss. Mr. Webb- Has every one come in yet? Anne Oakey- Yes, sirg except the car has not come in. Miss Ewart- l..etcher give me a quotation from Emerson. l..etcher- Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees. Miss Butler fin French Class?- How are dates formed, Harmon? Harmon- What do you mean formed? l can make one for you. Mr. Cool, giving out questions to study Chapter I by for Exams. Mary Lewis Johnston- Do we get questions on all the chapters? Mr. Cool- Yr-:s.,' Hilda- Well, bless your heart. Ben Chapman- Only big men ruled. Miss Duncan-- How many pounds did they weigh? Mr. Cool fintroducing Mrs. Coon to Mr. Webb?- This is Mrs. Coon. Mr. Webb Cunderstanding him to say Mrs. Cool,- Congratulations! When did this happen ? Miss Ewart- F or to-morrow we will study William Cullen Bryant. Sukie Lantz fjust as seriously as you please?-ulsnit he the one who wrote, That Old Sweetheart of Mine? V911

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T H E O R A C L E Miss Ewart- Joe, did you borrow my skeleton ? Mr. Cool-- This is nothing but a common sense -test. Charlotte- ML Cool, what is the answer to the fifth question? Mr. Cool- I don't have my book with me. Charlotte- I thought you said it was a common sense test. Miss Ewart-ulf you all don't behave better to-day than you did to-mor- row, I don't know what I am going to do with you. Vesta Deaton fafter having her teeth examined at school,- Father, I have detective feet. Tank Denit- Hey, boy, give me some paper. frlwhis to Mr. Cool, Tank thinking it was one of the members of the Class., What traits show a person to be truly American? Chewing gum. p Mr. Webb fcriticizing written work,- How do you spell 'publicly'? Hlchabod''- P-u-b-i-c-a-l-l-y. Mr. Webb- I suggest that you see how the dictionary spells it. ulchabodu fafter looking in a pocket edition,- Well, just as I thot, he can't spell it either, so he left it out. Wish I had. Miss Duncan treading paper?- Here's where a burglar escaped down a water pipe. Buzz Hall- He sure must of been thin. Brookie Harveycutter-- Billy, did you ever get pinched for going too fast? Billy Dillard-H No, but l've been slapped. Father fto I0-year old childj- What are you crying about? Child- Mama's got my skirt on l F932