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Show 30 ACORN Alice Peterson, so they say, Met Paul at a carnival one clay. He was attracted by her pretty face, While she was admiring his manly grace. Some say 'twas a case of "love at first sight," And went about teasing little Paul Wright. When they would meet each other oh, slush! You should have seen the way Alice would blush. She had no reason, and that's why it seemed strange, That whenever she met him her face seemed to change. Now, whenever you come in the hall to study, And follow the eyes of everybody, You'll find in a corner, looking so bright, Alice Peterson and Little Paul Wright. The Voice of Experience. Love and a porous plaster, son, Are very much alike. It's simple getting into one. But getting out good night! Wilson (after having graduated from the B. Y. U. poured forth an extravagant stream of his vocabulary on an innocent livery boy. It ran as follows: "Extricate the quadruped from the vehicle. Stabulate and donate him a reasonable amount of nutritious provender and ere the morning illuminates the horizon, even as the aurora borealis, I will recompense thee with a pecuniary compensation." Boy "Oh, Pa! Come here; I can't understand this Swede. (Copyright by Leon Barrett, '16; Oct. 14, 1914. All rights reserved.) Freshman advertising a class meeting wrote thus: "Freshmun meat Oct. 15, 3:30 A. M. Ussemblie rtime. Evry buddy bring yer dime." Sophie Teasing a Freshie. A woodpecker lit on a Freshie's head; He drilled and drilled till his driller bled. Mrs. Shurtliff "Which is this, synedoche or metonymy?" D. Goddard "That's monotony, all right." Bro. Jensen "Miss Taylor isn't here this morning, is she?" Violet Anderson "No. What a relief." ACORN 31 Prof. Wilson "Name some of the leading magazines of the world." E. Wilkinson "Harper's," "The War Cry," and "The Acorn." Mary Jacobs (In English) "Matthew Arnold also studied Greek, but died of heart failure." Dr. Lind (after saying, "Students will please use good English in writing their exams," wrote the following question) "Find the volume of a cubical box whose sides is 20 c m." Harvey (after theology exam) "Are you happy, Cora?" Cora "Sure! Ignorance is bliss, you know." In Physiography. Mary (talking to Yvetti) "I wish Lind would show us some more experience (experiments) today." Marion Read "He was granted the privilege of a Roman citizen, and was beheaded." Vera (to Leishman) "What do you want, me to get away closer? Blessed is he who sitteth behind a vacant seat, for he shall rise again. A Freshman (getting her Theology) said: "Cora, where is Revelations?" Cora "In the New Testament." The Freshman "And here I have been looking all this time in the Bible." Brown-Carlson-Treseder The new store with all new goods Suits and Overcoats for Men and Young Men 2421 Washington Avenue YOU MUST BE SUITED HERE |