University High School - Flickertail Yearbook (Grand Forks, ND)

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RECIPE FOR GRADS Procure some of the best products of the small Hlgh Schools ordlnarxly marketed rn a very pompous and knowmg lt all condltlon and a mmor por tlon of tender green ruralres Be careful that the latter are young and ungranltrc Place ln U H S mrx ln an atom of lVlanual Trammg and an atom of Algebra Add Art Psychology and a liberal quantlty of extra strength Arlthmetlc Stir wrth Practxce leachlng untll capable of being molded stlrrmg should be trenuous and glve over to tte Faculty to be moulded Allow to stand rn a warm atmosphere for two years addlng from time to time a talk from Mr Schm dt a lberal amount of nerve and blqff ln equal quantltles and a few other odds and ends After thls add several Gallons of dxgnlty and Importance some oll of consolation and several dollars worth of the SplCC of life Cover the whole when hrm with sheep skln and cut rnto the slze of ordlnary slzed mortals Your Qemors are now ready for a Job Thelr meetmv It was sudden Thelr meeting lt was sad She sacrrhced her sweet young life Twas the only llfe she had She lres beneath the daxsles On a sunny hlllslde now Ah' There rs always omethmg domg When an auto meets a cow DON T RUBBER f1lSOl.Il'lIJ qslIoo1 Aux Ajsne puv sas O1 punon-2 JI pau1n1 Jsnf I ssnul e 11219 pue panzos 193 1uop MON s nj e ester O1 ueour 1 uplp I MENS GLEE CLUB CONCERT At last through the earnest efforts of ome of the members of our faculty the management of the Men Clee Club has con cnted to grve a concert rn the Envlne Room Saturday evening une 0 2323 A D Vague and mdls tmrt reports have come to us from tme to tlme of the work done by thls not d aggregatxon but we have heretofore been unable to get them to appear ln publlc Seldom do we have an opportunlty llke thls to llsten to men of talent whose every tone IS of the long drawn out kmd A good snzed aud ence lS hoped for THE THREE SIGHS The slghs of practxce teachers Sciences Psychology 62 . , -- Y - , , - D ' 1 I T C S J . -1 . Q , , . . ., . , - , .D . , . . N . ' 1 r - ' . 5.1 D . . f , , , .. 7 . ', 's L A ' 1 uv .A B 9 . I2 , L c , s s' E , .J , . . . - , I . - .

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CONVOCA l ION ETIQUETTE As we are frequently called from our seats rn the auclltorlum to speak ln assembly l am going to set down a few rules and lf you read and remem r them you wxll always be prepared to dellver qu1te a credxtable speech l Step on everyone s toes getting out of your seat 2 Don t fall to stumble at least twrce golng up the steps and lf posslble own lt wlll afford the students lots of fun and also take up tlme 5 Walk across the stage as nolslly as posslble and shuffle your feet as you go 4 Ram your hands xn your pockets and assume a comfortable positron avamst the table You are now ready for your speech 5 Have your mouth full of chewlng gum 0 lf you run out of anything to say you can chew a while 6 Don t talk cllstmctly you mlght dlsturb some of the conversatlons omg on IH the audlence 7 At the end of every sentence stop and laugh a llttle whnle and you wlll have your audlence lauvhmv wlthout taxlng your braln for somethlnv wrtty to say 8 lf you haven t very much to say talk very slowly so you can take up as much tlme as posslble 9 You may stand on only one foot a while to rest the other one and when that one gets tlred change and so on ln order to be perfectly com fortable and to appear at ease whlle speaking I0 Slngle out one or two speclal friends ln the audlence and grm at them occaslonally l l When returmng to your seat make all the racket you can YE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF YE HIGH SCHOOL l Ye must not expectorate on ye floor lf ye expect to rate wlth ye acher 2 Ye must not darken ye portals of ye hall ways durlng ye study hour 3 Ye must not tarry after ye five o clock bell l st ye be revlled and made a mockery of 4 Ye must be speedy to go to ye rooms lest ye deslre tardmess many and tens few Ye must not converse wlth ye pretty UlYlS above ye whisper lest sorrow and humlllatlon befall ye Ye must at all trmes preserve ye solemn demeanor and ye studlous vlsage Ye must climb ye stalrs llke ye monkey lf ye deslre to reach qurcltly ye second floor 8 Ye must not ask ye troublesome questlons lf ye deslre to retaln ye self respect 9 Ye must obey ye teacher ln ye word ye look and ye deed that your honors may be many ln thls ye sanctorum of boolss I0 ThlS above all whate er befall Ye must not on ye blackboard scrawl 61 r- Q v ' , - he - - . . I 1 A . . . . ' - Q 1 ll 1 . ' - . v . r - ' 1 5 . . Q . . , ., , . Q . . . . , - v 5 a ra Q v v - 1 s 1 1 1 ' . Q . 1 K-f 4. H 5. , , . y v , . . . n - , y 1 v

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MODERN DICTIONARY To the Reader Please add these deflnxtrons to your dlctronary they wlll help to mcrease your vocabulary Accrdent A condltron of affarrs ln whrch presence of mmd IS good but absence of body better Athlete A dngmflecl bunch of muscles unable to spllt wood or slft ashes Automoblle From Engllsh aught to and Latln moveo to move A vehrcle whlch ought to move but frequently cant Bram The top floor apartment ln the Human Block lxnown as the cranlum and kept by the Sarah Slsters Sarah Brum Sarah Bellum and Medulla Oblongata All three are nervous but are always confined to their cells The Bram IS done ln gray and wx hlte and furnlshed wrth llght and heat hot or cold water lf deslred wrth regular connectlons to outslde world by way of the spmal clrcult U ually occuplecl by the lntellect Bros Thoughts and To Cemetery The one place where prmces and paupers porters and presldents are finally on the dead level Chauffeur A man who IS smart enou h to operate an automoblle but clever enough not to own one Echo The only thlng that can cheat a woman of the last word Ether One of the world s three great composer the others are and chloroform whose axrs are pupular among the ufferrng Flunk An expressxon seldom found 1n hngh chool vocabularles Hallway A place where starrs stares meet ldlot From Engllsh lclea and out One who rs first out of Ideas Kld Elther a boxmg glove or a chlld ln elther ca e hard to handle untl well tanned Obeslty A surplus gone to walst Oven The only sport who enjoys an equally hot tlme wlth or without dough Zebra The crook among horses condemned to wear a strlpecl sult for llfe 63 and ideas are lntelligence offices, but sometimes sub-let to joy, Hang-Over . ' s ' , . ' s- gas . . . . S . i 'l .