Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1916, Page 84

Description:	19 GOTHIC 16HAD SIGNED THE PLEDGEThe artist was painting--sunset, red with blue streaks and greendots. The old rustic, at a respectful distance, was watching.Ah, said the artist, looking up suddenly. Perhaps to you.too, nature has opened her sky-pictures page by page. Have youseen the lambent flame of dawn leaping across the livid east; thered-stained, sulfurous islets floating in the lake of fire in the west:the ragged clouds at midnight, black as a ravens wing, blottingout the shuddering moon?Nope, replied the rustic, shortly. Not since I signed thepledge.DIPLOMACYMiss Soupart (to clerk)--Have you any wax candles? To-morrow is my birthday, and I want to put them on the cake.Clerk--Yes. maam. About how many?Miss S.--Well, let me see-- I believe Ill get enough for nextyear, too--about four dozen, please.Bud Lindelfarn, whos goin to earn his livin one o these daysstump speechin, made a powerful talk tother day in chapel onThe Frivol’ties of Youth.If any o the boys want t have a good followin o girls, jis’make thimselves inter lookin’ glasses and hang around most anyold place.Virginia Carmichaels description of a submarine--I think asubmarine can carry more than two people. The upper part of itcan go on top of the water. It has something on the end that boresholes in a ship and lets the water in. The end is called-Oh, hasit got a funnv name?Miss Paxton--Reeves must be a deep thinker.Mr. McCaughan--He must be. His ideas never get to thesurface.Bud Setser has been asked to make a two hour and a half speechat the Wimuns Suffrage meetin next Friday night, fer nothin.’Sich is fame.(84)Image alt-text: Black ink drawing of five individuals, labeled “C.S., W.D., S.D., G.C., and E.S.” sitting on a bench. Another individual is leaning out of a “Grand Jury” room and pointing to the row of individuals and said, “Next!” The drawing is captioned, “Grand Jury holds investigation.” The drawing is signed “BROWNING.”
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Collection:	Bloomington High School

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