Tuscola High School - Tuscolian Yearbook (Tuscola, IL)

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THE TUSCOLIAN 11 can you imagine Billy Hardin walking around quietly? Maurice Owen sitting up straight in his seat? John Norvell and Lewis Belles studying in the fourth period study hall? Frances Ford not hunting Pauline R., and Pauline not hunting Frances? Emma Jean, slender and tall? Glenn Quick not asking someone else what Miss Deer just said in general science? Miriam Beall not telling every one to take a shower in P. T.? Wayne Hardwick not reading a library book? Erma Snider not giggling? Miss Mernitz grouchy? Ruth not thinking of Don? Palmer Cox smiling pleasantly? Bernice Loyd with straight hair? The Science Club letting out when the bell rings? Pupils walking quietly out at noon? Raymond Baker not trying to out-talk the teacher? Wayne Neal not on detention? —Wanda Lincoln a freshman's enqlish theme A girl is walking down the street. She is singular; you are nominative. You walk across to her, changing to plural. Then it becomes dative. If she is not objective. you walk in the plural. Her mother is accusative, and you are imperative. You talk of the future; she changes to the objective. You kiss her hand, and she becomes masculine. Her father is present, things are tense, and you become a past participle. freshman psalm Miss Wells is my algebra teacher I shall not pass. She maketh me to show my ignorance before the class. She maketh me give proofs for my grade’s sake. Yea, though I study till midnight I can learn no algebra. She prepareth my “quizzes” in the presence of lofty visitors. She giveth me a lowly grade. My work runneth over. Surely “zeros” and “conditions” Will follow me all the days of my life And I shall dwell in the Freshman Class forever. —Carmoleta Chapman Nursery Rhymes Vincent had some paraffin gum It was as white as snow And everywhere that Vincent went His gum was sure to go. It followed him to school one day Which was against the rule Miss Sluss she took it from the lad And chewed it after school. —Pauline R.

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10 THE TUSCOLIAN a modere child’s bedtime story Amos: Andy, Ah is now gwine to tell you-all about a bullfight Ah once seen in Spain. Andy: Alright, then proceed wid de lie. Amos: As Ah said once before, dey have dese bullfights in Spain and Mexico in an arena. Andy: Did you-all say Reno? Amos: No, Ah did not. Ah said “arena”; Reno is wheah dey git divorces. Andy: Ah understan’. Amos: Well, de fust thing, dey bring onto de field de bull. He done has brass knobs on his hohns to make him look fierce. Andy: Ah is begin to get interested. Amos: Well, de next thing out is de matadoh. Andy: Well, what is de matodoh? Amos: Well, he am de guy what is supposed to slay de bull; understan’? Andy: Uh huh. Amos: De next guy on de field is de picador. Andy: Ah s’pose he am de guy who done carries de pick an de shovel to bury de bull an matadoh with. Amos: You is de craziest blockhead Ah done eber seen! Andy: Maybe you is right, but go ahead wid de story. Ah spose de next guy on de field is de cuspidor. Amos: No. De bull nor de matador don’t chew tobacco. Andy: Well, ain’t dat too bad? Amos: Everybody is ready for de fight when all of a sudden de bull charges. Andy: Why in de heck don’t he pay cash? Amos: De matador whips out a brandella and sticks de bull in de back. Andy: Dat is a good sign of rain. Amos: What is a good sign of rain? Andy: Why, you done said he whipped out an umbrella and put it over de bull’s back. Amos: Andy, yo’ is crazy. Ah said he whipped out a brandella an’ stuck de bull in de back with it. Understand? Andy: Yes, I believe Ah is. Amos: An den de crowd starts cheerin’. Andy: What for--de dead bull? Amos: No! For de brave matador. Andy: Shut up yo’ mouth, Amos. Ah’s regusted. odoencliers of o little boy onct upon a time thair wuz a little boy hoo had at berth bin kristend eugene hale. 1 day he set out into the wyd wurld bi his littul selfy. he started akross a teeny weeny brook on an old fut log but he saw his own littul selfy in the water, he thot it wuz a kross angry stranjur. so he turned arowned and went bac to his momy. (Willard L.)

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12 THE TUSCOLIAN scotch greeting card (Check as desired, paste on a penny post card and mail to close friend) ■—Merry Christmas —Happy New Year —Ground Hog Day Regards —To My Valentine —Lincoln’s Birthday —Washington’s ditto —April Fool! —3 cheers for 4th of July —De Diego’s Birthday best u)isfaes —Twelfth Night —Kamehameha Day —St. Swithin’s Day —Yom Kippur —Halloween —Thanksgiving —Zrinjski, Skol Misc. EXTRA —Happy Birthday —Congratulations for new baby —Condolences —Vote here —Having a nice time —Wish you were here Or what have you? Taken from The Pathfinder recipes 1. How to get on the A Honor Roll 1. Tell the teacher what good grades you got last year. 2. Prove to your teacher that he is wrong on one of his pet theories. (Always do this before the entire class, interrupting a lecture or examination, if possible.) 3. Tell your teacher sweetly but firmly that you are taking his course only because it is required. 4. Write witty cracks on the margins of all your notebooks and papers before handing in. A teacher’s life is very drab without these helps. (Helpful Louie Lane, U. of I. Line.) 2. Recipes for Home Brew: 1. Chase wild bull frogs for three miles and gather up the hops. To them add: 10 gal. tanbark Yj pint shellac 1 bar homemade soap. 2. Boil 36 hours. 3 Then strain it through an I. W. W. sock to keep it from working. 4. Add one grasshopper to each pint to give it a kick. 5. Pour a little into the kitchen sink; if it takes the enamel off it is ready for bottling. (Chicago Heights Star) english assignment English assignment: Use the following words in sentences: defeat,, defence, detail, fascinate officious. Results: 1. The rabbit jumped over defence, defeat before detail. 2. I got a new dress which had ten buttons down the back of which I could only facinate. 3. John and Wayne were out fishing when all at once they fell in and called out officious (oh fish us) out.”