West Salem High School - Neshonoc Yearbook (West Salem, WI)

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FREE EXPRESSION HUMOR 0 0' SPRING FEVER I must down to my books again, To my lonely books, and dry, And all I ask is a stick of gum, And a voice with which to sigh. Mary C. A boy came strutting down the aisle, His hopes for marks were soaring, When accidentally a well placed foot Set the assembly roaring. Albert L. Off to Ag. class we do go To learn of things we do not know, And into our chairs we do relax To watch Mr. Rowe play with grafting wax. Lyle Vogel 1 found a fat box elder bug, Crawling along the floor. I decided to take it with me, Until I collected some more. Dorothy II. Geometry with circles and angles, To me will always be Getting itself into tangles And leaving the solution to me. Alberta M. Three senior girls on pleasure bent Vamped a trio and were content To linger just two blocks away And let the teachers fret that day. The seventh of September, first day of school. Rid Salem homes of many a fool. With heads a-droop like rained-on fowl, We all did enter, each with a scowl. In serving hot lunches, the freshies are keen, The dishes and sinks are always left clean. “Who ate those crackers , inquired Miss Peck. No one answers; who cares to get heck? Ruth Olson When teachers say with scornful looks, “We must go faster to finish our books”, Then I wish that summer would come With glorious vacation and lots of fun. Willis Sherman The names jotted down by Prof, and Rowe Are not as numerous as some may know, But Tweed, with his glasses, fools many a kid And very effectively puts on the lid. ENGLISH III When I think of English Class, I greatly fear that I won’t pass. When the teacher askes me a question 1 get an attack of indigestion. Does she assign long lessons? Plenty! From sixty-six to one hundred twenty On top of that, Miss Alice Lound Makes us learn passages of “Snowbound.” Life is Real! Life is Earnest! But the guy that gets ahead Is the one that studies English When he ought to be in bed. Bernie Kruger There are many students of Salem high Who study enough to just get by, But there are others who work quite hard And think of nothing but a good report card. Dougald Blackburn PROM NIGHT LAMENT I bought a swell suit; I bought a keen lid; I dated a girl, But got no bid! I took back the suit; Got cash for the lid; Give girlie the air, For I got no bid. Richmond G. Junior Answer To Frcshie Lament Maybe we should have changed our plans Before the night did come, And allowed the Freshies at our Prom So they could chew their gum. Robert McDonald WHEN C LASSES COME Listen my children and you shall hear The buzzer ring when the time is near; For classes to pass, for students to go From classrooms to an assembly row. And then the shuttle of moving feet, Comes to your ears, Ah! how sweet, Then all arc quiet and watchful once more, Waiting for the buzzer to ring as before. Ken H. “ROWE” Of all the men 1 ever met, This one is in a hurry, You see him evervwhere you go He’s always got to scurrv. No matter what he has to do He’s always up and coming, Rowe’s got pep and sr.up enough, To keep the whole world humming. Leonard A. WANTED 1. Any number of private secretaries and a good adding machine.—Richmond Griswold. 2. An automobile. Will trade my Ford for one.—Wilbur L. 3. More volume, better harmony and a little appreciation.—Boys Glee Club. 4. A section of the magazine rods devoted to Wild West and Movie magazines.—Joe Green and Margaret McEldowney. 5. Candy sacks that do not produce telltale crumpling noises when contents are removed.—Candy Eaters. 6. A nation-wide search for undiscovered vaudeville stars.—Nlesen Heel Clickers. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF— Bud Blackburn had no more hair lubrication. I eonard Atwater h ad to walk. Elmer Mau swapped characters with his brother. Louise Wakefield was put in a straight jacket. Margaret McEldownev got lockiaw. Wilbui4 Labus was big enough to pick on. Thermostats were fool-proof. Students knew enough to contradict Miss Lound. And excuse blanks had to tell t he truth. —o— SOCIAL HOUR Some slide, Some prance. While talking twaddle; Some glide, Some dance, Some merely waddle. G odly R everent A ctive D etermined U seful A ccurate T houghtful E xquisite —o— FAREWELL School pals, farewell. School days are through, The time has come to bid adieu. My pals, farewell. This grand old building 1 once did hate, I’ve learned to love; to appreciate. My school, farewell. My teachers, too, 1 now adore, They’re not the tyrants they seemed before. My teachers, farewell. But most of all, those mixer nights, Those petty quarrels, my loves, my fights. Oh, youth, farewell.

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Q.. SENIORSCOPE NAME ALWAYS SHOULD BE PET AVERSION WANTS TO BE FAVORITE PASTIME Dnuirald Blackburn Somebody great Managing team Marv Casterline Working In love Florence Clements — Agreeable . . A favorite Writing notes and letters Charlotte Deutrich Don Griswold Einstein II Lawrence Halverson Going nlaces Book reports Hoy Havens . “Sir Boss” Adlyn Hulberg — Appointing committees Itnrnthv Lrlhnfi Helping out Awarded a medal — Traveling Humming Wilbert Labus Rnhv I Quiet Elmer Mau — Playing piano Maricorot M ‘F.lHnwYlPV Talking Bendel's Orchestra 4 i « ■ V V »» J Clara Meyer St.onbv Oaks In a hurrv Eunice Paisley Perfect . “Red” . Robert Peterson I.ester Rhodes Champ hog caller Being hurried A farmer Viola Schomberg Arnold Schmidt Taller Spenser Thomas Louise Wakefield Taking: trips Clara Bow .— Washing dishes Drawing pretty pictures Instructing dance steps Frederick Wege Good natured — Kept away from girls — Stop signs-----------------—II “Frederick the Great” —Helping others

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ITlMnniHMUMMimMMMMMmnuMMuimummMinnMMm'MMmHnHmMHMunHM'mtmMiHmmMMMiMm'Mim'mM'MM'MmM1 FREE EXPRESSION HUMOR Ml I MIIIIIIIIM II »• M ll•lllll••llllllllll•lll•l•lmlM MMMIIMIIMMMMMMMMIIMMIMMMMMMMMMIIMMM LOVE VERSE A comfortable boat lost at sea, No one aboard but you and me—wheel Thirty-five Sophomores or nearly six rows, Tweed asks a question nobody knows. “Did you study your lesson?” asks Mr. Tweed, “This class is below standard or new glasses T need.” Archie Sehomberg ■ o I shot a paper wad into the air. It hit someone I know not where. When report cards show a scarlet letter, We tell dad it’s good, but he knows better. —o— Keith: I like your tie Bernie. I bet I know where you got it. Bernie: Do you? Where? Keith: Around your neck. —o— Jim: Faint heart never won fair lady. Ray: Well, who wants a blonde anyway? Mr. Rowe: What are you scratching your head for? Bernie K.: I’m trying to get an inspiration. Mr. Rowe: Oh, is that a new name for them ? —o— (Sober old maid in Kokkeby’s store) 1 would like to get some bird seed, please. Ken Hanson: No, you don’t lady. You can’t string me. Birds come from eggs, not seeds. —o— Louise (showing father new fur coat): This coat is a honey, but I can't help feeling sorry for the poor thing that was skinned for this. Father: 1 appreciate your sympathy. Mary C: What do you do with your clothes when you wear them out ? Louise: Wear them home again, naturally. Stanley 0: Do you make life-size enlargements from snapshots? Photographer: That’s our specialty. Stanley: Fine. Here’s a picture 1 took of the Grand Canyon. —o— Station Agent: Hey don’t strike that match there; that tank is full of gas! Sid S: Think nothing of it; this is a safely match. Roy H: Why don’t you like girls? Bud: Aw, they’re too biased. Roy: How is that? Bud: Yeh, whenever I go out with ’em, its bias this and bias that until I am broke. Margaret McEldownev (defending her Sparta guy): Say if you had his brains you would have something to holler abort. Wilbert L: I’ll say so. If the Lord cheated me like he did him. I would holler. Viola S: Do you like Kipling? Eunice: I dunno. How do you kipple? Miss Lound (In English class': What was the name of King Arthur’s sword ? Joe Spacek: Excelsior. Louise W: Say, it’s past midnight. Do you suppose you can stay here all night ? Ray: Gosh, I’ll have to telephone mother first. M s Richardson: Who originated the first geometrical proposition ? Willis Sherman: Noah. Miss R: How is that? Willis: He constructed an arc. Teacher: When I sav “I was handsome”, I am using the past tense; when I say “I shall be handsome”, I am using the future tense. Now Ardice tell me what tense 1 am using when I say, “I am handsome.” Ardice Sehomberg: Pretense. Jim W: What would you do if you found a horse in your bathtub? Leonard A: Search me. Jim: Pull out the plug. Boy: Do you know the difference between a taxi and a trolley ? Girl: No. Boy Then we’ll take the trolley. Mrs. Miller: Eat your spinach, dear. Carlet Miller: Aw, ma, I don’t like spinach. Mrs. Miller: Just make believe you like it. Carlet: I’d rather make believe I’m eatin’ it. Roscoe Young: Your method of cultivating your crops is old-fashioned. I’d be surprised if you get more than ten pounds of apples oIT that tree. Rex Dunlap. So would I. It’s a pear tree. Poly: Well, I knocked ’em cold in geometry, all right. Roy Havens: What did you get? Poly: Zero. Stranger: Is your mother at home? Robert Mau: Of course! Do you suppose I’m mowing this lawn because the grass is long? Joe Spacek: I used to snore so loud that I’d wake myself up, but I’ve cured myself. Emil A: How? Joe: I sleep in the next room now. Raymond D: W'hich would you ra'her be. a postage stamp or a boy? Maynard D: I think I’d rather be a stamp because it can be licked only Katherine Jackson: Why do Indians wear fur caps? Ruth Olson: To keep their wig-wam. Marlon S: Last night I woke up all of a sudden, and I thought my wrist watch was gone. Milton S: Was it? Marlon S: No, but it was going. Mr. Tweed: What is the easiest way to keep water out of a house ? Joe Green: Don’t pay the water bill. A Junior: Excuse me, Gerald, I had quite forgotten about giving you a bid to the prom. I’m so absent-minded, don’t you know. Gerald: Yes, I have noticed the absence of mind. Roland L. (visiting asylum): How Ion'? have you been insane? Inmate: Ever since the people on the outside found out 1 knew they were crazy. Harold Hanson: In which zone are the United States of America. Kenneth S: In the temperance zone. Mr. Miller: What does “60 on your report card mean, Willis? Willis M: Oh-er-that must have been the temperature in the room where I took the test. Guide: And this, ladies and gentlemen, is a skyscraper. Ruth Schwartz: Oh, when can we see it work ? Miss Gay: Who was the greatest actor of antiquity ? Richy G: Samson. He brought down the house.