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.TA F RM' THE CHAMPION, '28 3 1 ' '1 J ----'---'-- 25 -vv 1-ug - - -1-Q - ,-Jf - ----,- -'--' L A ' ' U ,..--- '. ' . A student in Physical Geography gave the following answer to the question, Describe the early movements for canals in Ill. The oldest canal in Illinois is the alimentary canalg it is the one that flows from Chicago to Joliet. Miss White- It gives me great pleasure to give you 60 in Caesar. Emerson T.- Oh, just make it 90 and have a real good time. Miss White- What is the spoils system? Haskell W.- The spoils system is a system where the mayor of an Illinois city appoints a feller who takes his old horse and wagon and drives all over the city and examines the garbage cans and removes the spoils. Kermite-- What is the Baccalaureate sermon for? William- That is where you are supposed to go to church sober. Un Commercial Arithmetic classj Mr. Coleman-'iWho worked number 41? Mary Francis-'LI didn't, because I didn't know how many sheep there were in a head. The trouble with our sheiks is that they don't stay in the desert. Mr. Ccilemanw- What would you give for hair like mine? Doris W.- I dunno dearieg what did you give for it? Malcolm N.h'l.WlI11qt you hold my hand? Ella L.- Sir! How dare you. I never held a boys' hand in my whole life. Malcolni- Well, don't go putting on airsg neither have I. Mr. Houchin- Give me for one year the number of tons of coal shipped from the U. S? Williani B.-H1492--none. Doris H.- What are the enemies of grasshoppers? Ray C.- Dogs, cats, and biology students. Page Seventyfone
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I- ' THE CHAMPIO AJ 3 N M --, , '28 .5 J - ' .1 , Axjy:-. . . -f.x,',T- .iffr 'eq-V-f. S -f ' 5116? ...A jglzl., ,... ....... I A H I M -bv I I ., .. . ,,,,,,V' g Paul H.- I haven't been out and played poker for three weeks. Kermit- I guess you have turned over a new leaf. Paul- No, I turned over a new car. Radie- Gee, my head feels hot. Velma- I thought I smelled wood burning. 1 Bertis W.- My girl made me a tie out of one of her dresses' Lloyd N.- That's nothing. My girl made a dress out of one of my ties. George N.- Who was the straightest man in the Bible? Austin E.- Joseph, because Pharoah made a ruler out of him. Mr. Houchin- Lawrence, what would you take to keep still? Lawrence- Nothing Mr. Houchin- Well, you will get something if you don't keep still. Condog What is your test average in Geometry? Chig.- Got 97 so far. Condo-i'Mighty good. Chig.- Yeh. Made forty on the first test, thirty on the second, and twenty' seven on the third. Fred W.- I'm going to make a plant that will grow strawberries and creamf Mr. Houchin- How is that? Fred- By grafting strawberry plants and milk weeds. Vernon B.- When I die and go to heaven, I am going to ask Shakespeare if he really wrote all those plays. George N.-ff- But if he isn't there-? Vernonf Then you ask him for me. Mr. Willis- This report card does not look so well. Bernard- Well, pop, that is what I told the teacher, but she insisted on me bringing it home. That is just the way with women, ain't it, pop? Page Seventy A
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if ..-E-eh. 3 THE CHAMPION, '28 ----. gg, pig, ---- --'-- ' - ..,, - ' 'u ' ' -: -,qw 1:11:11 ' Miss White-L'What is the matter with your writing todaygnew pen--new ink-new kind of paper, or-? William B.H No ma'am-Neuralgiaf' Edna R.f!'Mr. Houchin, have you won the Bachelors degree yet? Mr. Houchin- She hasn't said yet, .but I think I have. Mr. Johnson- And now we get that X equals O. Clifton S.- Aw gee, all that work for nothing. Mr. Johnson- And why are you late? Frank Coker- Well, a sign down here- Mr. Johnson- Well what does the sign have to do with it? Frank- The sign said, 'School Ahead-Go Slowf Miss Ross- What is cold boiled ham? Margaret K.-- Oh, that is ham boiled in cold water, is it not? Freddie Q.- It is a nice day today, isn't it? Ancil C.- Why yes, the nicest Tuesday we have had this week. Don E.- You had better keep your eyes open today. Miss Rossf Why? Don-'LSO you can see. WHY TEACHERS GET MARRIED Teacher- What are glaciers? Student- Guys who fix windows when they are broken. Teachei'- What is a peninsula? Student- A bird that lives on icebergsf' Teacher-- What is a volcano? Student--'LA mountain with a hole in the top--if you look down you can sec the creator smoking. Teacherf What is steel wool? Student- The fleece of a hydraulic ram. Teacheri What are the christian nations? Student- Those that use cuss words. Teacher- What is ettiquette? Student- Saying 'No thank you,' when you mean 'gimme'. Page Scvcntyftwo
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