Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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rioiuioioii sit 11:14 I1- i-14'quiiinzniuiuii-11:14:11 lining Your Savings Earn 5 per cent for you in our associa- tion. Come in and let us show you our plan M WEST SIDE BUILDING Ed? LOAN ASS'N 3-I years offaithful servsice 410 Bridge Street 1 11:1101010101-11.11-iii 1-11 rio 4111.11.11-21,11-:liz :mini 1 :nz- M. A. Miller, Sec'y and Treas. P. C. Miller, V. Pres. and Mgr. P. C. MILLER Electric Company ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION and REPAIRING CEO Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup Tires and Tubes OX Citizens Phone 67-867 672 Leonard St. N. W. o v 0.4 0.0 it sings: vg- Unionites: Who made possible the publi- cation of this Aurora? ' Was it not the advertisers? D0 we appreciate their cooper- ation? If we do then patronize them. Tell them we saw their ad in the Aurora. Buy from Our Advertisers. AURORA STAFF. 01. ,:,..q,:. : :..:.-: : 111121: :U-U: Record to be Proud of Over 35 years in one location. A busy store and prices that are the lowest. CXI Clothing, Shoes, and Furnishings FOR MEN and BOYS OOO Give us a trial and be Colwinccd J . Lobensky E-3 Sons 443-45 Bridge St. N.W. 1-11. 1-111114: rzinznlsz .111 .isis

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lf., in x,. 4 .--eff' L'-ffl in V . JZ elif f V f , f- , - f W 12' Y4,:l .2- Sv- Y gf ,.,, ' 1- Y V -f 5 Y ,A 7 - 7 fm Y T 312 j ' ' ,,,:f '-' -, I ii f' ,.9, -- ffe-JI..-fn--1. IYife: Show me that letter. Husband: IYhat letter? Wiife: The one in your hand. It's from a woman. I can see by the writing, and you turned pale when you saw it. Husband: Yes. Here it is, it's your dress- maker's bill. -U- Nurse Girl: Oh ma'am, what shall I do? The twins have fallen down the well. Mother: Dear me, how annoying. just go into the library and get the last number of the 'XIodern KIother's lIaga'zine'g it con- tains an article 'How to Bring Up Children'.', ,U- 'Qiack and I have parted forever. And what does that mean? KIeans that I'll get a box of candy pretty soon. -U, i'Tremendous crowd at our church last night. New minister? No, just a life. -U, Teacher: VX7ell, did you go to the circus the other day? IYolven: Yes'm. Pa wanted to go, so I had to go with him. Lui IN SEPTEMBER, 1924 Police Commissioner Carrol: If you were ordered to disperse a mob, what would you don' ' .Graduate of 1924: K'Pass around my hat sir. Carrol: You're hired. -U- Carl Rudine: IVhat is the lonesomest thing on earth? Glen Ede: A safety razor in the House of David. -U- DANGEROES THINKING Hilda May: 'LWhat is that lump on your head? Frank Smith: Oh, that's where a thought struck me. iv, SEDINSKOOL If brevity is the soul of wit, some of our students are witty. ln front of the lunch- room the other day one said, Geat? The other replied, L'Xodieu? THIRTY YEARS AGO AT UNION Mrs. Rlilner was the favorite teacher. Mrs. Catlin read the Lady of the Laken in the session room. Girls wore aprons at school. Every girl carried a lunchbox instead of a compact. The dudes, alias sheiks, took their sweet- hearts buggy riding. -U- KIODERN VVEBSTER Compact: The shrine of womanhood. They may be seen worshipping compacts at any time, day or night. Comb: An instrument for massaging bobbed hair. Found in most vanity cases. Calling Cards: Small pieces of cardboard bearing the name and sometimes the address of the owner. They are very convenient to drop when a new usheiltish-lookingu man is near and an acquaintance is desired. Flapper: A specimen of the genus homo. The female of the species, only more deadly than the plain girl. Lip Stick: A pencil designed to make girls seem what they aren't. Rouge: A concoction used by girl artists to beautify their landscapes. Vanity Case: A storehouse of all things that deal with girls, and notes that deal with boys Cask Velmaj. EU- WHERE NVE FIND THEM Jack and Sidney-Together. Velma Gilmore-Studying before a mir- ror. Erwin Erick-In the line of least resistance. Russel Donker-Hunting for Helen. Helen Hernacki-With her curling iron. -U- WELL! Carl Anderson: I see you are reading the dictionary. Do you find it interesting? Helen Kalsbeck: No, more amusing than interesting. It spells words so differently from the way Ido. TU1 Phyllis McRae says that the way to make money go farthest is to buy postage stamps. -U- Mr. Zimmer: How do you know I bi- sected this angle? Ellen Groff: I saw you do it, Mr. Zimmer. -U- junior: What was the knocking Macbeth heard after he killed Duncan? Senior: That was King Duncan kicking the bucket.

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l ,.-'T 'NI' . . .1-1 .. -.-, x.. . ,' f' .,f. 7, . , ,. 4 'X .., is X -. ' , 1 Y' 1-11.5 -1 e Q ,, ' ' 7 l Y 'T ii? ' Miss Conlon: XVl1ere was Charlamagne crowned? From the rear: On his head. -U- A Frosh wandered into 129, I Thought he was having a splendid time, A Frosh was dragged out of 129, He has another think coming this time. -U- Teacher: XYhat tense do I use when I say, 'I am beautiful? Student: Past. -U- Farmers may talk of the bluebirdsg Of zephyrs the poets may sing: But a tack upright On a Hoor at night Is the sign of an early spring. -U- BY-XVORDS Rose Boersma: 'fGee, I wish we'd have an assembly. Fred Cole: f'Girls, don't bother me. Athene Barkenbiusz 'ilf he'd only- Jessie Brown: I didn't get that far. Dorothy Colver: I don't know. Edna Darling: I should think. Leona Yan Dyke: I forgot all about it. .lohn Champion: A head like a tack. Edward johnson: There's no place like home when you don't know your lesson. Miss Conlon: Oh, I'll pass out. -L--. 'lack talks, eats, plays, and dreams football. She especially likes the cheering. 'Tis said she ended her prayers the night before the Central game with: Bless pa. Bless ma, Bless Sidney Rah! Rah! Rah! -L-- 'While Charles Huwer's mother was visit- ing in Chicago, Glen Johngan called to see him. Glen johnson: XVell, how are you getting along since your mother has been gone? Charles: Finel I have reached the height of efficiency. I can put my stockings on from either end. -U- YOIQ TELL 'ERI LOU Louis Orth: Between me and my father we know everything in the world. Bill Metzger: 'fVVell then, what's a 'Pag- oda'? Lou: A Pagoda? A Pagoda? A Pagoda? -Ohl that's one that my father knows. LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS Fringed Gentian: I am going out to get a shave. Cowslip: I'll never dance with you again, you big cowl Poppy: Call me daddy, dear. Goldenrod: I hear that you have hay- fever. -U- hlr. Kennedy fafter explaining oxidation for a full periodj: Julius, what is burning? Julius, sniffing: I don't smell anything. -U- Nina hIisner: What are' you taking for your cold, Thelma? Thelma: Blake me an offer. -U- Fred De Young in barber shop: I wish I could get something for my head, but I've tried everything and nothing see ms to help. Barber: Ever try a vacuum cleaner? -U- Henry Dlugolensl-:i's father treading a letter from his son at college to motherlz Henry says hels got a beautiful lamp from boxing. hfotherz Oh, I just knew he'd win some- thing in his athletics. -U- XVife: 4'Our new maid has sharp ears. Hub: 'II notice that the doors are all scratched up around the keyhole. I -U- Judge: 'fHave you anything to offer the court before sentence is passed on you? Prisoner: No your honor, my lawyer took my last dollar. -U- POOR CLINTI It was a dark night and Clinton IfVortman was lost. Presently he saw a sign on a post. WVith great difficulty he climbed the post, struck a match and read, VVet Paint. -U- HUWER AT S0 Chuck Huwer: Fd like to work for your concern, sir. Manufacturer: Doing what? Chuck: Taking orders. Manufacturer: What experience have you had? Chuck: Been married thirty years, sir. CNuf sed.l