Blister

First appearing on the bulletin board of Glatfelter Hall in 1921, The Blister was an ""almost daily"" student publication providing commentary on campus life at Gettysburg College. Most issues contained an editorial, a cartoon, a poem, and humorous observations on the news of the day.THE BLISTER Vol. II No. 125 G-BURO «#* May 4, Idas, 0^ per copy. The game ie near its endtngi We have the lead by one; Up steps the sturdy batter. Quite sure he'll make the r|m, Old CRABBY serves them hot to-day, Tho hoys are working fine, And all is well behind the \>&t For PISH is there eaoh time ""Strike one!"", then ""Two*"", the umpire says. The chance is getting slim; Strike three — there sailed a speedy one, But BUCKY pulled it In, lOne man down, another up. And all our men are there. To right and left are CHICK and CAL, They'd get them anywhere, CBABBY throws a fooler. And then a straight one — Plop! SNAPS and HEK keep singing ont ""Shoot it in, old top!^ CrackJ There whizzes a wicked one. But HAPPY scoops it up; The pill is in the hands of^ BILL ««« Poor consolatiOTi ^<Mt ""Batter up"" Prom BlUi to EM to HaPS The ball is whipped around. While up there stp^ another son With grim face toward the mound, ""Ball onel""; ""Strike onel"" we hear across the fiold— JA second strike shoots by, ""Ball twol"" and ""Ball three"" are sung out clear, Matter's hopes are getting high. And now old CRABBY has the ball. And now he lets it go Zipl The air is shattered By the force of the batter's blow, Ohl G-BURG men are laughing. Supper's next, so down and outl But there is no joy in the other camp, Por St, Johns • man is out. NMS, This afternoon our baseball team will play St, Johns' here. The Annapolis team comes with a fine record this season. Tomorrow our team will battle against P & M at Lancaster. Reverse that football score of last November.-. ^ • y^eucoMCi Till Kay»/»«^J/ JeUyotea. . Prof. Cessna(to ""Spurg"" Gingerich at board with problem)} Suppose you wsUce up and do the problem; I don't like to wake you after you are sound asleep,j * 4t 4f * BLISTER Sophist Sayst Everybody has a heart, but some people have theirs| locked up in cold storage, <)(¦ -K # « Student Eeachert Willy, how many times have you whispered to-day? Willy t Oncet. Teacher: Bobby, what should Willy have said? Bobby; Twicet, • « * « When the team's at home I always find I've got to stick at the same old grind; Chemistry, French, and Philosophy- When all the time I'd rather be OutTWith the yells and tho peanut shells. Out at the old ball game. '

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