West Side High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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Thanks. Blesings on thee, little dame, Barebacked girl with knees the same; With thy turned down silken hose And thy thin, transparent clothes; With thy red lips reddened more, Smeared with lipstick from the store; With thy make-up on thy face And thy bobbed hair ' s jaunty grace. From my heart I give thee joy. Glad that I was born a boy! — W. P. Roby In the days of old When men were bold. And Fords were not invented; You walked your lass, O ' er blades of grass. And went along contented. Nowadays Proverbs George Dice — A fool and his high school are soon parted. Hank Snyder — Handsome is as long as handsome doesn ' t. Dot Brock — The wind bloweth, and the wind ceaseth, but the she casseth never. W. W. — Whom the teacher loveth, he chasteneth, and he loveth many. R. Burrows — He who sneaked his best friend ' s woman, committeth an abomination in the eyes of his best friend. Mickey M. — Rolling the bones gathers no moss. Al Comstock — Never put off for tomorrow what you can miss today. Bill Dembinsky — He who loves and runs away, loves another the next day. I Wonder What would you think of a girl who told you that the only chance you had of kissing her was to catch her when her mouth was closed; and then have her sit there the rest of the evening without saying a word. Mrs. Ho.: Well, what did your caller talk about last night? Daughter Ruthie: Kith and kin. . Small Brother: That ' s right. He said, ' May I kith you, ' and you said, ' yes, you kin ' . Why I Come to School To get more sleep Hank Snyder To get out of doing dishes . . . Esther Appelby To tease the girls Bill Kessel Nothing else to do . . . . Don Dankert To see Chuck Edna Alderson To teach the girls how to fix their hair. M. Theobald To teach the students how to yell. . D. Brown To show off my new dresses B. Reins To advertise Brillantine . , . .Al. Comstock To amuse the boys M. Hinkley To get the latest styles N. Bauer To get acquainted L. Speath To learn Hugh Bloomfield To play football The Team To give E ' s The Teachers To give blue slips Mr. Haggard To clean up Old Jerry himself A. Grigg: Barber, how long will I have to wait for a shave? Barber (looking at him closely) : Oh about two years. M. Meyer (reading history composition comparing Grant and Lee) : Lee always dressed in a neat Confederate uniform, but Grant was dressed only in a ragged old Union suit. M. MacDonald: My ancestors came over in the Mayflower. M. LaFleur: It ' s lucky they did, the im- migration laws are a little stricter now. R. Hannum: Why do you call that girl a dumbbell? T. Maynard: I kissed her once and she never told. L. Eynon: Do you approve of the Vol- stead Act? Mr. Haggard : Well, er-no, I never enjoy vaudeville. An average woman gets off a joke about as successful as she gets off a jitney buss. B. Ross: L. Hunt : have to. Let ' s kiss ?nd make up. Well, if you are careful I won ' t Miss Vanderhoof: Give a definition of density. R. Burrows: I can ' t give the definition but I can give an illustration. Miss V. : The illustration is good, take your seat. Mr. Haggard : I had to flunk you in the test. Do you know why? Bill Dembinski: I haven ' t an idea. Mr. Haggard: Just exactly. Is your husband a good provider, Dinah? Yessum, he ' s a good providah all right, but I ' se alius skeered dat niggah ' s gwine er get caught at it. Miss Sickels: Are you sure you ' re quali fied to lead a jazz orchestra? J. Lewis: Absolutely, I had two nervous breakdowns, was shell-shocked in France, and I live in a flat over a family of 14 children.

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Kiss you? I should say not. Why, I don ' t even know your name. Pardon me, it ' s Izzo. Oh, that ' s different. Criterion item : Not long ago a heavy weight lifter lifted and held up four pianos. Earl Shaler: S ' nothin! A girl in our town lifted her skirts when she got on a car and held up nine street cars. Chuck: Are you fond of nuts? Edna : Is this a proposal ? He: What do you do in dramatics? She: Oh, I ' m the new stage-coach. What do you do? He : Oh, I ' m the fast mail. Father to daughter (after examining her expense account) : Do you think silk stock- ings are absolutely necessary? Anna Drensky: Certainly — up to a cer- tain point. Nan Bauer: I ' ll never trust any man in the dark. H. Snyder: It ' s a cinch you have nothing to fear in the day time. Flat: Ja hear about those cruel police- men? Foot: No, what ' d they do? Flat: Cut off a burglar ' s retreat. M. McGovern (over the phone) : Wanna go out for a ride? V. Schury: Is this party formal or in- formal? M. M.: Whadda ' ya mean? V. S. : Hair net — or no hair net? M. Theobald: Curly, why did you fall for me? C. Norton : Your line was just long enough to trip me. M. Budde: kiss me? C. Johnson : least resistance. Why do all the men want to Oh men follow the line of Pinkey: Yes, I was a Freshman once; some of the happiest years of my life were spent as a Freshman. Lip-stick: What do you mean she has teeth like the stars? Hair-oil : They come out at night. Ardussi (having hard time with tuning fork) : This thing ' s no good. Mr. Polsen : Take it back to the farm and get one with a better pitch to it. Tunes on Nothing at All Some authors write of the age of Jazz Condemn its folk and flasks; While others hand social affairs the razz, And rip off society ' s masks. Then some say the government ' s going to sot, And politics are a pest. That all our laws are a lot of rot, And the Bolshevik system is the best. I too, some nasty cracks and wise. About this earthly flock, Would pass. Alas, those other guys Have left me nought to knock. Did happier things exist (they don ' t) With them I ' d have m y fling. But they do not, and sc I won ' t Attempt to write a thing. E. Appelby: The only men I kiss are my brothers. A. Grigg: What fraternity do you belong to? How doth the gentle laundress Search out the weakest joints And always tear the buttons off At most strategic points? Ashes to ashes Dust to dust If Geometry don ' t kill us Trigonometry must. By a Junior. I wish I were a Senior and could with the Seniors stand, With a fountain pen behind my ear and a notebook in my hand. I wouldn ' t be an emperor, I wouldn ' t be a king, I wouldn ' t be an angel For angels have to sing. I ' d rather be a Senior and never do a thing. There was a hefty bold Who came from toity-toid A goil had he Who flung, did she, A wicked adenoid. 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. A lovely girl was Mary Jane, She got all wet out in the rain. Her dress so thin Clung to her skin There ain ' t no loss without a gain. He failed in Physics, flunked in Chem. They heard him softly hiss, — I ' d like to catch the guy who said That ignorance is bliss.

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They were enjoying a motor ride, and had just entered a country road. May I kiss your hand? he asked, a little confusedly. She removed her motor veil. No, she re- plied, I have my gloves on. Judge : Where did the automobile hit you? ' ' F. Galarno: Well, Judge, if I ' d been carrying a license number it would have busted into a thousand pieces. ' R. Hannum: Will that watch tell time? V. Schury: No, you have to look at it. So this is Paris? said the leg to the gar- ter. B. Staff ield : When I kissed her, she drew herself up in my arms as if taught. Hubert Ryan: I think she learned from some one else, too. Peach : Why do ladies make such good soldiers? Prune : Because they are accustomed to all sorts of arms. Fresh: How far are you in Economics? Junior: In the last stages of ' Consump- tion ' . Minister (warming up to sermon) : And turning to Jer. 4th what do we find? Everett W. (waking up) : Unprepared, sir. ' Well, of all the nerve, she said, slapping his face when he kissed her. Well then, he pouted, if that ' s the way you feel about it get off my lap. R. Smith (sentimentally) : I can see the love light shining in your face. L. Spence (emotionally): Heavens! Where ' s my powder puff? Why does a chicken lay an egg? Because if she drops it, it might break. T. Maynard: Isn ' t that Ruth Hannum with her face all enamelled up? B. Kessel : Certainly looks lacquer. Senior : Soph.: here. Aren ' t you Owen Jones? ' Lord, yes, I ' m owing everybody Fresh Male Flirt: Lend me your Ever- sharp, Miss Blue Eyes. She gave him a bit of her tongue. Any ice today lady? No, the baker just left a cake. Giddap. H. Trier: I laugh at everybody that laughs at me. W. Ardussi: You ' re never without a smile, eh? Leland Walker (in St. Charles) : we ' re in luck — steak today! Bert Ross: Tough luck! ' Ah, Drug Clerk : What kind of toothbrush do you want? Charles Johnson: Give me a big one, there ' s ten in my family. Burrows: Hey, don ' t shoot, your gun isn ' t loaded. Cherry: Can ' t help that, the bird won ' t wait. Nick Mangutz : If a rnan marries a widow by the name of Elizabeth, who has two children, what does he get? J. Benson: I give up. N. M.: A second hand Lizzie and two runabouts. They called the baby steamboat because they had to paddle it behind. I am certainly absorbing a lot of know- ledge, murmured the janitor as he erased the blackboard. Sweet Data, cried the Physics student, as he doped the experiment sheet. Sir, your wife just died. Why tell me about it? Call up the under- taker. Yes, Marietta, my description of a mean man is one who takes his girl on a joy-ride, pr omises not to kiss her then keeps his promise. M. Hinkley (who had just received a beau- tiful set of mink furs) : I don ' t see how such wonderful furs can come from such a low, sneaking beast. Father: I don ' t ask for thanks but I do insist on respect. Miss Boyle: Why is English called the mother tongue? J. Lovett: Because fathers never have a chance to use it. NOTICE Sophomores, please do not leave your tri- cycles and kiddie cars in the hall, as they might interfere with the upper classmen get- ting to their classes. Mr. Dersch : Why didn ' t you filter this? Freddie Bliss: I didn ' t think it would stand the strain.