“Rah, rah, Thornton!

That’s the name;

And it’s the greatest, just the same;

And its teachers are the best;

And it beats out all the rest.

Rah, rah, Thornton!”

“Sounds like a squeaky wheelbarrow and about nine croaking frogs,” said Joe.

“Ripley, R-i-p-l-e-y!

Tear-able name;

We’ll rip ’em to bits—