'Brains'i Aren't 'Squares'

Page Two - ----- - - - ----'-------------THE SALEM ~ QUAK E~ March 25, 1955 I 'Brains'i Aren't 'Squares' / "He's a ·, brain' !" · His & Hers That's a commo:n expression that descril;i es someone with a little By Bobbie Wilms extra gray matter between the· ears. A "brain" is the type that does his assignments and comes up with the right answers. There's noth ing w1:ong with that ; there's· a lot right with it. , Since the time when handbags and pµrses were first introduced to / · And ye.t · the word "brain" see rris to set a student off from the r est the womenfolk, the males in the world have found . it necessary to com ~a l mo st ' makes him untouchable. , plain about their contents. A recent search of student wallets in SHS Just becau se someone gets almost all A's doesn't mean he won't revealed a truth not known before- boys' wallets are almost as clutter understand ~h e lat est j oke, doesn't like coke or hates track. It ' doesn't ed as feminine ,handbags! Listed below are the items usually secreted in ·mean he'$ never had an F, or looks down on kids that have them t oo wallets and purses of 'both sexes. .., · freq;uentiy. And it doesn:t mean that his life . centers around a report . F rauk Corsq-Social . Se c uri ~y Cf!rd, Marsha Coppock- lipstick, pictures; wal- card. · · p1ctures of Janet, 'Red Cross card, l'l'ews let, back seat driver 's license, scrap book "Brains" ar e really human l;>eings. They :i.nake , the most of what · clipping entitled "Dukes Buy New School filler slip, note, Sevakeen membership they have and get a ' lot out of this free education. Banner;' driver's ' license, Association card, Association ticket, key and cas:e, . And "brains" win the scholar ships ! t icket, $6.08 and tickets for junior class eraser,r.pencil, gum' wrapper, washing ~ in pla y. ... · / , · structions for garment, Youth . Budget Nick Cos ta -pic ~u r es , ~ta r Scout Re- envelope, ID card, Red Cross c·ar d and cor d of Progress card, basketball schedule, Youth Cant een card. ·Don't Club . Subs blood type, Community Concert ticket, Linda Tam e......::_ compa~ t, kleenex, comb, ·sprung Spring F ir st Class Scol\t card, ID card, $11 in compass, lime life saver, sugar lump By Mary Mercer Confederate . money, . Association ticket from the Hickory House, thr ee tubes of By Ye Editor and Certificate of Participation in the lipstick, paper clip, pictures, navy wal Ever place yourself in someone Br eak out t he tracll: team's underwear. Boy Scouts of America Nat ional Jambor ee. let, drive.r's permit, Association ticket, else's shoes ? We all have at some Throw off trouble; throw .off care! Skip Yeager-Mexican $1 bill, $2 in telephone call ·slip, turkey raffle ' ticket time 01" ot her, whether as a charac Go to the Country Club; see the beaver . USA money, name cards, dental . appoint- Red Cross card, corridor; pass, admittanc~ ter in a play or in just a flight of the 'y et a case of real spring fever. ment r eminder, receipt for Association slip and American l,egion Quaker Band Go play hookey; take off school. ticket,, pictures, Red Cross card, S@c ial drawing ticket. imagination. Next time you have a Bi1t cyou'll wind up in detentiorr, fo~ l , Security caI' d, ID , ca_r d, Frank Corso's Janet J)elvichio-p'en, wallet, question- substitute teacher; t ry putting your- fool, fool! name, ca l ~ n <!l ar and Association ' ticket. naire, comb, gum wrapper, lipstick, glass self in her .place. ' case, glasses, pictures and a basketball Chances are she was called early schedule. that morning with the request th;:tt · Horticuhure, Horrqr Are Open .Fields; ( ) ...... () ...... () ...... ():m..()...... ()...... {) ...... () ...... () ....() ...... (J... ()41119> ( )-() ...... ()._. she take over the classes of Mr. I e , Smith who is ill. Arriving ·breathless JU St but on . time, she is a~costed by a Berserk Se·niors c ·an't Choose Vocations roomful·· of new faces and names and a routine with which· she is · _~ Y Gloria Colananni. fication needed is a green thumb. This lor not acquainted. "-Docto.r, l~wyer , Indian c h1e~ . as may be obtained by dipping the thumb The bell rings and her day's class graduation t ime appr oaches, an mev1table in a bucket of green paint. Pea-green is h d 1 h beg T · be. sure questi<Jn invades the thoughts of high quite the rage this season, although light lun SC e 1.1; e_. as un. 0 ' ·school seniors throughout the world, complected people may prefer forest --(l -() - ) ......()-(J-( ) ....( )-()-1)...... ()-( ) ...... () ......(i ...... , ,~ a . majority of her s tuden~s. were " What shall I be?" Pondering the ans green. I' (Editor's note : Contributions for this column w ill kmd and courteous and w1llmg to / wer 1to this puzzling question introduces_ ;be gr eatly appreciat ed. J ust be sure to g iYe the One may g o a step further and dip his source of t he joke. ) help, but it was that minority that a huge crop of problems. · One of the · whole arm ill the .Paint; 'He may then pro most prominent of t hese is the question When the ' seniors complained so bit had the at titude, " Let's see how cure a job as a monster in a technicolor much'; we ·can get away with" that of per sonal .qualif\cations. terly about their poor grades in English, horror fr1ovie. If cour se, one will 'need Mr . Brautigam explained his sliding scale -. gave her gray hairs. T~e followmg are . a few of the quali- more than a pea:.. green arm for • t his s ystem ·of' grading.· Bob Brantingham . Let's ·be more considerate next '~cations necessary m the major voca- occupation. He could, perhaps, do h is queried, "How Jong's it been since this . h 1 b t"t t W 'll hons. .t une · w~ ave a ~u s I u e. e F'irst on the list is horticult ure. A other arm 1 n chartreuse, his feet in sliqing scale. was lubricated?'" feel better , she will have a mor~ horticulturist is Dne •who . is skilled in P.Urple and .black a nd he might subtract ... * ·< pleasant day and t he honor of SHS · horticultur e. Since horticulture ' is the art . an ear ·or add a nose. Bob also came up with this one : will be preserved. of cultivating a garden, the · only quali- What's. big at the bottom, come.;:; to a Speaking of two-nosed people, this is peak and has ear s? a valuable asset in t he perfume testing A mountain. business. In t his pr.ofession, obviously, the A mountain doesn't have ·ears. more noses the better. Haven't you ev,er heard of mountain- eers? 'The· can-opener engineer, has a very ::: * * interesting job. This chap designs can openers that will sharpen knives, pop WHATZIS? champagne bottles, dean the wallpaper and feed the cat. Of course, to be !mc By Mary Mercer cessful in this field, one must have an A bear climbing a active imagination. (It would also help Goat's Milk, Anyone? instrument r aised high' during the en if the can openers opened cans.) tree. Has Mr. Callahan taken on a side tire concert. Danny Weber , Jerry Wo l ford ~ line to earn mad money? Just ask M.'r . 0. a nd Di ck Beall ~ ere winners. This introduces another pro f es s ion~ for two or three quarts. In Case You Didn't Know . that of opening cans. Restaurants which Present Per fect . Jeri J ackson put her welcome mat feature home cooking usually employ out for seniors a nd graduates last week people in this field. Sharp, tapered in . , a re l\'Iitzie Theiss and Kenny Schwe A man smoking a .. bach, Carol Schaefer a1id Charlie Probert end. Plenty of food was on hand, which cisors are an asset, since can openers are who have recently 1been the . victims of made this open house a huge success. not always forthcoming. cigarette in a Cupid's arrow. This is another evidence . , Dick Coppock takes first ·prize for Supplying dentists with gold for their that Spring is upon us. being the most wide-eyed boy Saturday fi llings can. be most profitable. In t his dark room. ' Rushing t he· Season? evening at a surprise birthday party in occupation one needs only a gold · mine or Swimming season hasn't officially open his ' honor. Guests enjoyed a pleasant a private lease on Fort Knox. ed, but Jerry Menichelli was . forced to evening ·of dancing, eating and mer ry Jerry Myers has a definition of a walkie t ake a dip when he fell off a' rock from making. Dick's mother made a hit with One final bit of advice to all seniors talkie: Two women taking a · stroll. where he was fishing. all the kids by getting into the · swing •st ill po11-dering: If you feel t-he problem * * * A'iid a fi nal note fr.om that pea-pickin' Did You Ever Think of t hings along with the gang. is driving you crazy, maybe you belong . Jan Harris. ha,d a n impromptu "jam Ford man : Kindness is the oil that ma_kes When the Hearse Goes By in my_ profession. the world run real smooth. Dorothy, Max Ehrhart's "paddy-wagon," session" at her home Sunday afterno·on.

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