South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Class Book, 1904 '7 Mrs. Punkins. That reminds me of the old school house. Don’t you love the old school things, tho? (All sing. Tune, '‘Down On the Farm.”) (By Brewer Good sell.) O, I love the dear old school house And the dear old school yard, too, And all the little school things— Each one I'll tell to you: There the small paper wads used to fly, fly, fly, And oft they'd glance on the teacher’s eye. And the tablets large marched in lines of blue While the fire escapes from the windows, too, And the rulers dropped upon the floor In South Side High. O, I love the dear old school house And the dear old school yard, too, And all the little school things, Each one I’ll tell to you: I recall my seat by the small ink well; And the pleasant sound of the recess hell; And the janitor with his brush and broom That awoke every microbe in the room; And the office where I sometimes sat Tn South Side High. O, I love the dear old school house And the dear old school yard, too, And all the little school things— Each one I’ll tell to you: There I studied Dutch till I had a fit And then one day I on English lit. O, ’twas lots of fun saying hie, haec, hoc, As I raked my brain for a brand new joke, And reading books three inches thick, In South Side High. Sally. Oh. here’s all you want to know about your old schoolmates. Shall I read it? Mrs. Punkins. Oh, do! Jones. Yes; go ahead. John. Oh, joy!

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i6 Class Book, 1904 Jones. Oh, the advantage of his height naturally won him Mr. Nelson’s old position. He will greet you with pan and duster. Mrs. Saunders. Who’s heard about Nellie Worthington and Louise Campbell? Paystreak. Ha! They are teaching German to the little Indians at Klukwan. They learned the language so perfectly under Miss Klampe. Mrs. Pint kins.. Blanche Barsc is a demure school-ma’am up in northern Minn. Perkins. Did you know that Marion Springer was married? Chorus. No! Perkins. Yes; she married an old bachelor. Paystreak. How is Alice Bruce faring. Sally. From the number of elegant carriages that stop in front of a certain house on which a neat sign Fashionable Dressmaking” hangs, 1 judge that she and Emma Beckman are very prosperous. Nimpkins. Say! A city book agent was in here and sold me this book. He says it is a compendium of lots of information. You might sec if my eighty-nine cents’ worth is in there. Sally (to John). All right; let’s look at it. Mrs. Punkins. Yes; Miss Harter is going to be married to a young man from Red Wing. Sally (reading). The stars shine bright On a moonless night.” That’s by Lydia Bates. It says she is a good authority on stars. (Turns page, reads.) Mr. Barlow’s wind machine. What is that? Perkins. Haven’t you heard of Mr. Barlow’s wind machine? (All sing—tune “Oh, Dunderbeck.”) O, Barlow, Mister Barlow, how could you he so mean? The microbes and bacteria will never more be seen. They’ll be blown to atoms in Barlow’s wind machine. O, Barlow. Mister Barlow, how could you he so mean?

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i8 Class Book, 1904 Sally. (Reading.) Erwin Thompson is repairing airships in the Yukon Valley. Elsie Hultcrantz is lecturing on woman’s rights. Alice Leland : Housekeeper for a bachelor’s home. Sadie Walmsley: Starring Katherine in “The Taming of a Shrew.” Marion Xordberg: A second Dr. Mary Walker. Lucy Nelson : Performs on the trapeze in a circus. Harry Stark: Is playing the races, losing heavily. Honor Rouse: Is soliciting subscriptions for the City Mission. Gerald Young: Runs a wind-mill by making speeches to it. Emily Humphrey: Is demonstrating for a baking powder firm. Marie Jacquot has started a dancing school. Dancing always was her specialty. 1 lelen Crittenden is now singing solos to the accompaniment of her husband’s street piano. They are very successful. Jesse Rvan: An apostle of the Mormons. Arthur Lamport: Using a pick in the streets of Mankato. He is picking a good living. Gertrude Reynolds: reaching geometry at South High. The intricacies are very simple to her. Mabel Mansfield: A lady of fortune and leisure, who still delves in Chaucer and Milton. Linnie Kinsman is coaching the Nebraska girls’ basket-ball team. Emelia Moe doth wield a hoe. A garden for to make. With garden truck. She's had the luck A fortune in to take. Grace Gaghagen conducts a very successful school of nhvsical culture. She is ably assisted by Miss Lulu Gilkev whose phonetic vocabulary greatly lessens the work. Charles and Harry Rouch are touring Japan with a successful opera of their own coni|K sition. Anna Johnson loudly declaims the merits of Snyder’s Catsup at state fairs. Lena Friedman: Caters to your demands. She also has a small retail bakery across from school. Agnes Hill is amusing herself by rejecting foreign nobility. Mabel Hughes is the best lady chaffeur in the city. Marion Hosenpud has invented a dish-washer. You save in time what vou lose in china.