East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-09-05
Tomb of science---ResurreetIon Scene.

canoe when compared with the wise do.
ings Of our own little city. But "lend
me your ears" Let me lead you to the
scene of action, the schoolroom; tread
lightly, and speak low Behold before
you in solemn silence ten young ladies,
upon whose haggard countenances the
fear of some terrible doom is plainly seen
Opposite, in silent grandeur, are seated
those catacombs OF wisdom, our School
Board-convened to sit in judgment upon
the trembling mortals before them
Some have travelled many miles to hear
their doom. The heroine of the day is
from our State Normal School, with her
laurels Of graduation fresh upon her.
How trivial to her now seem all those
hard earned honors She is about to
pass an examination before our Cry
SCHOOL BOARD Minutes pass as hours,
The door opens.-Enter-Virgil with
anumber of the exact sciences, supported
fly meager looking individual who has
evidently burned the midnight oil for
many weary year. The silence be-
comes almost audible. The exercises
are about to commence. A solitary book
is given 20 the lady at the "head," and
when she has read paragraph she passes
it to the next, who proceeds in a llutter-
ing voice-Another silence-Miss i,
what is an archangel ? This subject is
evidently above us. / will draw the cur
tain upon this impressive scene, and
from my desk relate to yon other Incl
dents of the day as l recollect them :
The gentleman who from the heights OF
his wisdom descended to an archangel,
sailed serenely through the heaven of his
knowledge flutterod gently over the
earth, lighting once upon Mount Ararat,
and finally rested his weary wings at the
seat of government, in Patagonia. Zone
o'clock and dinner time arrived simulta.
neously. Another hour found them al
reunited Knotty problems were given
and solved. Questions were asked and
answered. At the risk of being tiresome
| will give some of the questions, as be-
ing suggestive to future school boards.
Chow do you spell the word 'tW|
Why would not Noah have been 9
good rat hunter?
Why is not the equator perpendicu
lar line?
What antithesis is there between Lon
don and Mecca?
How much docs the Tropic of Cancer
vary during the year?
At what epoch in the worlds history
were the words Latitude and Longitude
introduced into the Latin language?
During ali interval one of the ladies
arose and drank the health of the excited
class in a glass of ice water-in mos
undigniied manner, very shocking to the
sensibilities of the board. Thcorem Both
book LIST, was demonstrated, amid the
warning of the elements, by the young
lady who aspired to the honorable posi-
ton of first assistant. But while in the
heavens Thunder answered thunder.
muttering sound of sullen wrath" she
still toiled on, spurred by the glorious
thought of the reward which lay beyont
Isl 90 per week, Mr.. Cowier) One in
dividual, the Prot. from abroad, seemed
a happy exception to the remainder o
the class, in his entire Inconsistencies o
his perilous position. He is to remain il
the place awaiting the arrival of Other
distinguished applicants, and if none O
them better meet the expectations of tn,
board, he will be retained. Happy man
He seemed most of the day to have beef
lost in thought, or dealing in abstrac
tons; but was at length assured that he
as well as the ladies, was here on exhibi
ton. Accordingly his demonstration
, in quadratics were made at the cen
trail board, with the pleasant conscious
ness of tombstone solemnly pecrin,
over either shoulder, to note down all in
, accuraces.
The English language was dissectc
at leisure, but finally the darkness @
! night succeeded to the gloominess of tn
day. Visions of the supper table seer
to trouble not only the weary class, bu
, also the hungry board. One lady, in tn
/. boldness of desperation, became mouth
+, piece for her sisters in distress, and sal
: that they were there class Of teacher
, some sixty miles from home, all som
/ distance from their abodes for the nigh
: 1t was raining in torrents. What sha
we do? A stray CLEAN of gallantry al