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

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Rippling Rimes NO BRAIN He tried to cross the railroad track Before the rushing train, They put the pieces in a sack But couldn't find the brain. YOU BET Said a flapper to a fellow named Tree, As she sat herself down on his knee. If you kiss me, of course, You will have to use force- But I'll bet you are stronger than me. OF COURSE We've often stopped to wonder At Fate's peculiar ways, For nearly all our famous men Were born on holidays. THE BEE MAN There was a man who loved the bees, He always was their friend, He used to sit upon their hives. But they stung him in the end. EXCELSIOR It comes in every packing case Around each rare expensive vase, And sometimes in the human head Not brains are found, but in their stead Excelisor A PAIR A peach came walking down the street, She was more than passing fair: A smile, a nod, a half closed eye, And the peach became a pair.

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PART II-MIND-CLEARNESS TEST This is very important, follow the instructions carefully. Look at the ceiling, then look at your feet.-What did you do that for? -If you missed the car that got you out to school at nine o'clock and caught another fifteen minutes later, how late would you be ?-If you subtracted four from three what would the sum be ?-If it isn't why isn't it ?-Do not fail to answer the following questions unless April has thirty-one days. -What time is it when the clock strikes thirteen ?-When riding in an automobile traveling 60 miles an hour, multiply your age by the rate of speed traveling and divide by the number of times your heart beats per minute and you will get the date of your death expressed in quarts.-If you were caught in the rain with a lemon-squeezer in your hand and an awning was down across the street, what would you do?-What did Columbus do after he died ?-If he didn't why did he? PART Ill-ORIGINALITY TEST Fill in the words which are left out. 1. He fell in the mud and said-. 2. Captain Kidd ate a ---. 3. ---- is the 1 teacher in the school. 4. We . Read and in the substance thereof, thou shalt find nothing. PRIMER NOTE G. is for Greenberg so talkative and read The Lord only knows what he has in his head. . .-.-.i A REASON Victor Bonlie- Why are Bettina, Robert and Lyle so small? Noble Austin- They were raised on shortcake and condensed milk. A COLLECTOR Andos- Don't bother me, I'm collecting my wits. Harding-- I beg your pardon, I didn't know you were a collector of rare specimens. I BAN Katherine McMillan- Are you from Sweden ? Swanson- No, why do you ask? Katherine- You dance as if you had snow shoes on. NO DOUBT Dorothy- I wish the Lord had made me a man. Ray- He did, and I am that man.

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To write prose You have to have at least a gem Of an idea. To write poetry' You have to have A little ability. But to write This fool stuff All you need is A typewriter. at least PROVERBS Pass unto others that which has been passed unto you. Oily to bed and oily to rise, is the fate of a man, when a Ford he buys. If our thoughts could be read, our faces would be redder. One boy in a schoolroom is worth two in a poolroom. You cannot get to the front by following the crowd. Laugh, and who laughs with you depends on what you are laughing at. Be it ever so homely there is no face like your own. Some men die hard, others are dead easy. Absence makes the marks grow rounder. Great aches from little corns do grow. POLITE HINT Mr. Kazda-If you continue this noise, I'll request that you close the door from the outside. WOW Camilla R.-Are you trying to make a fool of me? Paddy F.-No, I never interfere with nature. Harding-What would you do if your girl wanted a telephone? Johnson-I'd ask for better connections. SOME MEMORY Greenberg-I know all the telephone numbers in town. Miss Laycock-How extraordinary. Greenberg--Only I don't know who they belong to. NO WONDER Lyla-How did you become such a wonderful debater? Edwards-I began by addressing envelopes. kiss over the