Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1920 — JOKES AND NOTES FROM THE GRAMMAR BUILDING [ARTICLE]

JOKES AND NOTES FROM THE GRAMMAR BUILDING

Wanted: Separator oil lor Miss pencil sharpener. Mr. Leighly. * * * Mr. Leighly —“Paul put down that window.” (Paul tried but did not Bucceed). Mr. Leighley— “Paul, put *down that window stick and use your head'.” * * * Miss Sage:“Where did the Romans worship?” John Charles Hill: “In the gymi nasium.” I .

i Miss Garling: “Where is the decimal in 93.4?” i Martha: “Right there.” Miss Garling: “Now tyhere is it since I erased it?” • i Martha: “On the eraser.” * * * « George Reed, a prominent memi ber of the eighth grade slipped on i the ice last Wednesday and re--1 ceived quite a jar. I * * * I Dorothy Thompson was lustily eating a five cent'sucker. • John Charles Hill: “Let me know when you can get a tennis racket , into your mouth.”

1 Ellis Hayes:*“What is the matter with Santa Claus?” Kenneth: “He is fur from onq end to the other.” •' * * Delos Merritt is going to be a newspaper printer. He has started early by collecting notes from the girls. i •* * . Russell Ihne: “Thread my needle.’’, Luevella Gates: “Why?” Rusßell: “Because I have such a small head.” . j * * * ! Mr. Leighley, talking about rulers in England, said something about queens. j Eva: “Did they have lady queens in those days?”

) Miss Garling: “Adra, what are you doing?” Adra, bending over her shoe: “Oh, my tongue slipped.” * * * Miss Garling: “What are you doing, Deloo?" Delos Bengston: “Studying the dictionary.” ©e * * The eighth .grade arithmetic class had been talking of the different parts of angles when Rebecca said: “What is the hippopotamus?” * * * In*History class after explaining a topic. Esthep: “You can find that in the thirteenth commandment. (Amendment).