St Theresa High School - Veritas Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Meath: S'What's the idea of tearing down the street?,' Montgomery: Well, it's in the road, isn't it? CWritten to be sung at the Oakridge Debate.b We are here to relate Some facts on this debate And now we're going to state. Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! Do you want us to win? If you do just wear a grin. We're not going to make a slip On the government ownership- The ship, the ship, the ship. The government ownership. Debates may come and go But there's one thing that we know. Should the government own the mines? Oh no, oh no, oh no. Our opponents may say yes, But they'll take another guess Our faces all will gleam When we beat the other team. The team, the team, the team. When we beat the other team. John Whiting was sent to the store for some groceries. Upon arriving home without his object his mother asked the reason. He said the store was not open. His mother asked if he had tried the door. John answered: No, there was a sign in the window which read, 'Home Baking'. A Grand River merchant recently placed a sign in his window which read, For sale, Shepherd dog. Will eat anything. Very fond of children? HUMOR Perhaps you've noticed Donovan smiles now all the time Of what is this a sign? When asked, he says with angel smiles, Just one more installment, boys, And the little Ford is mine. Teacher: Watch out, boys, you'll blow your brains out. Hugh, speaking out of turn, as usual: There wouldnlt be much of an explosion. Some young hopefuls of S. T. H. come to school with woolen socks on and no hat. Figure out for yourself just where their brains are. Klebba: '6Did you, ever hear of a dead thing bothering a person? Morris: Why, no, Handsome, what makes you ask? Klebba: Well, Virgil keeps me awake nights. One Hundred Sirly-n ine

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A FRESHMAN'S COMPLAINT Though I've studied M odern History From Charlemagne to battle cries, I don't see why after all these reigns It should be so dry. Though I've sat up hours studying Declensions frst to ffth, I don't see why after all these years Latin hasn't ceased to exist. Though equations have set me wondering And fractions near drove me wild, I don't see why in this free land of ours They consider it worth while. Though English has been an easy task, Literature a dream, I don't see why we should waste our time On things that do not seem. History, Latin, English, and Math, Have kept me busy all year, Now I look forward to what is to come, Vacation! Oh, so dear. 5' DAA D Q if -' X .V . it '-or vesveaoay AND Now Q1 Teacher: Johnny, give me an example of a collective noun Johnny: A vacuum cleaner. Latin Teacher: What do you notice about the ablative singularq Student: It always has an apron on. Teacher: How far have we gone in this story? Harold: Five Pages. Teacher: Tell all that has happened so far. Harold, not knowing what the story is about, makes a guess VK e it started where the Lady of the Lake visits Treasure Island and there she meets Julius Caesar? A Deaf Telephone Operator: Friends, Romans, Countiymen lend me your ears. One Hundred Sixty-eight

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1st Senior: Won't your parents be surprised when you graduate? 2nd Senior: No, they've been expecting it for some timef' John: What is the difference between James House and George Devlin? Sylvester: Oh! About two hundred pounds. ' Lawrence Bryce, the Dear Boy Graduate, has now opened up a Beauty Shop, where he will give you a Permanent Wave at half the regular price. He does this because he feels it his duty to give to the world the same beautiful wave which all admire so much. Oh, where do you worka, Borgne? For my father I blowa horn. And what do you doa, Borgne? I blow, I blow, I blow. And where do you blowa, Borgne? Ona da wagon I blowa horn. ,, I Q 'W' l ' s 4. v sf' 7 i 'fav . , . ,, W . mi 'W as 1 as I Charles Bates surprised everyone and bought a pad of paper. He claims it's profit sharing with the school. A spelling match was being held between the boys and girls and a boy missed on the word particular. The teacher said, Next.', The sleepy girl answered, N-E-X-T. Teacher, on entering a disorderly classroom, said: Order please. Bright student: Ham and eggs. Group three of the Freshmen can boast of an excellent history professor, Joseph Talbot. 0 Hundred Seventy