I had one in grade school and I still remember what my girlfriends mother wrote in it. That was 65 years ago....Never to your friends your secrets tell for if that friend becomes a foe the whole world your secrets know. I thought it was very good advice and I've followed it all these years.

Oh yes, I did. People signed things like "Yours 'til the ocean wears rubber pants to keep its bottom dry." Today's young people have no idea what rubber pants are. I also had an "autograph hound." It was a stuffed dachsund that people signed their names on. I don't have a book or the hound but I do have my yearbooks and we all signed those.

I had one, too. One summer, a group of us got everyone we could find to sign a shirt. Then, we spent hours and hours sitting under a tree and embroidering the signatures. Those were the best days. Now, I think the only autograph books around are those for Disneyworld.

Do you remember autograph dogs, stuffed animals? They looked like daschunds, made in a plain light-colored cotton which people could write on.

I don't think I had either a book or a dog.

Oh, and the beautiful poetry...."I made you giggle, I made you laugh, and now I want your autograph". We had the shirts, too, that we embroidered names that people had written. My best friend had written hers across the whole back yoke, so that was a chore to finish.

Yes, and I still have it. Friends signed things like 2 good 2 be 4 gotten. Then a teacher wrote: Be kind and good to your mother, because when shes gone you will never have another.

I did when I was in grade school. Finally threw it away in a cleaning frenzy this past spring. I had hoped after all these years I might have seen one of those names come up in the news that they had become famous. Hasn't happened yet!

The only thing I can remember right now that was written is this, on the last page: "Way back here, out of sight, I'll write my name, just for spite."

I still have my HS year books and all the reunion news letters too.

Sue

Here's another, always written on a pink colored page: On this page of pinky pink, I sign my name with stinky ink.

I have my mom's....from 1925.
It is a treasure!

had one but for some reason when i moved out as a young bride didn't take it with me..mother must have dumped it along with other goodies, sigh...

I still have it but haven't seen it in ages...need to get that thing out...what a memory you've stirred Sue!!

I signed many, but never found the need to own one. I still
have many, many yearbooks with lots of written sentiments. Will celebrate our 50th H.S. reunion this year and I STILL use them regularly to look up people.

I had got one as a gift in the 1940s when I was in grade school. Several other peers had autograph books too.

Some examples:

May God in Heaven bless you and keep you from sin,
and when you knock at the Golden Gate
the Angles will let you in.
-- writtne by you Sunday School Teacher, A____ F____.

J____ my son
May the Lord guide you in your school & work.
May you be of some good in this world.
-- Mom

Blue eyes is true eyes
-- my little sister

Dear son, when you get grown and feeling mean,
just turn to the gospel of St. Mark 3 - 35.
-- Your Dad

Dear J_____,
When you and your girl are sitting on the fence
studying your lesson.
The grass grow up and tickle his neck,
His mouth fly open and a kiss fly in.
-- Your friend, H_____.

Dear J____ :
May you go through life
On a joyous express
That stops only at stations
Marked "happiness".
-- Your Teacher, F_____ R_____

Dear J_____ :
In your golden chain of friendship,
please regard me as a link.
-- Your friend, G______

Dear J______ :
When you get married and live accross the river,
I'll kill my old cat and send you the liver.
-- B___
(Kids wrote anything that rhymed, and most of the stuff did not.)

Dear J____ :
When you get old and ugly as old folks do,
remember that you have a friend that's old
and ugly too.
-- Your Friend, W_____

Dear J____ :
Whe you grow up and get married
and if you keep sewing and your wife won't
haf to do the sewing.
--- Your friend, B_____

Dear J____ :
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you
-- Your Friend, B____ S____

(Well, someone did enter an old standard.)

Dear J_____ :
When you get married and live upstairs,
Don't get mad and break up the chairs.
-- Your school mate, B____ H______

Dear J______ :
In your wood-box of life,
please remember me as a little splinter.
-- Your schoolmate, R_______

Dear J____ :
When you see a monkey up in a tree,
Pull his tail and think of me.
-- Your friend, G____ R______

Dear J_____ :

If you get to heaven before I do,
Cut a hole and pull me through.
-- Your school mate, B_____ H______

(Ah, another old standard.)

Rose are red and violets are blue,
send me ten dollars.
-- E______ C_______

There is a destiny which makes us brothers,
None walks his way alone;
Whatever we give unto the lives of others,
Comes back into our own.
-- Your Teacher, G____ Z________

The dresser fell down the stairs and lost it drawers.

I had one in grammar school. I only kept a few pages that meant the most to me. My favorite was written by my dad. He wrote....

Biscuits & gravy and enchillades too
were all made by Daddy....just for you.

I do have my autograph collection of the rock and roll artists I interviewed when I was on the air at the radio station. That and all the emails & letters they wrote me are my prized possession.

SamKaren
your resident DJ

I received mine in grade school and still have it.