AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE

FEBRUARY, 1938
ROSES ARE RED.
VIOLET ARE BLUE.
I KISSED THE BEDPOST
AND THOUGHT IT WAS YOU.
HELEN MM
FEBRUARY 14, 1938
YOURS TIL HOTDOGS BARK.
DOROTHY VARTANIAN MM
FEBRUARY, 1938
GWEN FOR NOW;
GWEN FOREVER.
PARKER FOR NOW;
BUT NOT FOREVER.
EVELYN MM
FEBRUARY, 1938
ROSES ARE RED.
MY NOSE IS TOO.
COOKIES ARE SWEET
AND SO ARE YOU.
YOURS TIL YOU MARRY.
MARJORIE

Submitter comment: THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE WAS COLLECTED BY THE INFORMANT
WHILE A PUPIL AT HUGH CARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 6501 SOUTH
STREET, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. THE INFORMANT ATTENDED CARY
SCHOOL FROM 1931-1940 (KINDERGARTEN-EIGHTH GRADE) AND
ESTIMATES THE ETHNIC MAKE-UP AS 50% ARMENIAN, 20% HUNGARIAN,
20% ITALIAN, AND 10% OTHER (LESS THAN 1% BLACK).
"STEP-INS" ARE PANTIES. "TOYS", ACCORDING TO THE
INFORMANT, MEANS "I AM FOND OF YOU."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 09-00-1982