Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1912, Page 70

Description:	JOKES--Continued.One day in 12A History Mr. Tyron had the classlearn At midnight in his guarded tent, etc.Theodore Eigenman got up to give it-At midnight in his guarded tent,The Turk lay dreaming of the hour,When Greece her knee------He could go no farther. He started out again, but stop-ped at the same place as before and sat down.Mr. Tyron looked at him a moment and said, Well,Theodore, I think if you will grease her knee again she willgo.”* * * Mr. Ramsey: You may explain it, Dresden.Dresden T.: Why, the dry air observes more moisturethan the wet air. * * Mr. Ramsey, reporter to U. S. Weather Bureau, wasasked one day how he happened to get the place. He an-swered that it was because he was such a good guesser.He said that one time at home they had a guesing contestto determine the number of beans in a jar, and he guessed18,000 and there were 469. * * English 6 class was discussing Byrons On This DayI Complete My Thirty-sixth Year.Miss Williams: How old was Byron at the time ofwriting this poem?Warren Eller: About twenty-five of thirty.Theodore Eigenman says: A fellows got to be mightygood to carry more than one deportment. * * If a rose grew on the campus would Mr. Pickett? * * Mr. Glenn and Miss Craven were coming to school to-gether, when Mr. Glenn said: I could marry any girl inthis town I pleased.Miss C.: Yes, but the trouble is you dont please any. * * Heres another one on Greece, and Miss Williams. Thatteacher was discussing the line of Glory and Greece,around me see, and asked Dale Russell if he really thoughthe could see Greece around Byron. * * The faculty: Five days of the week incomprehensible,md two days invisible. * * Gilbert Luzzadder, discussing the process of becominga knight: And Anally the master of the castle would say,I dob thee knight. * * *Miss Smith, in English 8, discussing lives of Englishauthors: Cant we have a little more Bacon?Page Seventy
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