Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1912, Page 67

Description:	JOKES--Continued.An Aged Student.In Miss Isleys History class, someone brought up a cer-tain question, which produced a great deal of discussion.Carl S. said, Well, I read that in 1841 and just wonderedif it was so.* * * Miss Williams (in Eng. 6): Why do little people likefat people?Hartwig Mottier: Perhaps its because theyre nice tosit on.Lloyd Pinnick (with five boys at the Greeks): Waiter,fetch in one sody and six quills (straws). * * Recently, while reviewing a German examination pa-per, the teacher asked for the comparison of the adjectivegood. Joe Pryor raised his hand high in the air.Well Joe, you may give it, said the teacher.Good, gooder, goodest, answered Joe. * * Junior: We are going to have chapel this morning.Freshman: What room is going to entertain? * * In another of Miss Isleys History classes, the questionof Chinas exports was brought up. Many things werenamed, among them gunpowder.What is gunpowder used in making? asked Miss Isley.Gunpowder tea, answered Alpha McCaughan.Mr. Martin one day in commercial class asked the Fresh-men to write out some checks. He himself wrote one onthe board for an example. He did not have any cents on thecheck, the amount being all in even dollars.Margaret Greene, of the every-ready tongue said, Whyjust look. He hasnt a thing down to show he has anysense.We wonder if Margaret didnt just about hit the nailon the head. * * Class in History talking about the Emperor of Romeand his treatment of his subjects.Miss Isley: What did the Emperor do with the Chris-tians at this time?Ellsworth Moore: He had them masqueraded (mas-sacreed). * * Miss Smith: Give the principal parts of the verb,rise. Carl: Rise, rose, risen.Miss Smith: Now make a sentence with rose in it.Carl: The rose is red. * * *Fair Ellen wore her sweetest smile,Beneath her hat of latest style.The wind disturbed her pompadour,And showed that underneath she woreExcelsior.Page Sixty-seven
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