The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-22
The American school Boy in society

The American School Boy i'm SaeiefJ
A correspondent of the New Yor
EUening Post INDUCES in the follewinI
lively and truth telling satire upon the le
climate results of our American schoolin
as a preparation for society. There is
good deal of truth in it
In this country the boy from eleven t
sixteen years old is educated as if to care
fully unfit him for society. If the aver
rsge American boy spend an evening il
the social circle be is strangely out o
place and feels thoroughly uncomfortable
He is not familiar with the easy gossip {
the parlor, and of course cannot take hi
part in music. To suit his special acquire
ments in school, arithmetic, geography snc
definitions, the conversation in social cir
cles should be of this nature:
Miss Jones-My dear Miss Spriggins, i
is very curious thst I cannot remember
the population of Toboisk.
Miss Spriggins-Why, my love, 1 thinI
1t used TO be somewhere between two
thousand and sixty-four thousand.
MissJ ones-Hsrdly as defai.e IS I could
have wished, my dear. Perhaps Mr.. Jen,
kins remembers. IsE
Mr.. jenkins who pretends that it has
just for 8 moment escaped his memory1-
We'll, really, 1 declare L don't exactly rec.
ollect; but it can't be far from fifty thous.
and. Bub, what is it
Master Boy-It is, sir exactly twenty
Thousand souls. That is, the capital of the
district. The district of Tobolsk is q gov
eminent of Western Siberia. Chief products
are silk ribbons, reindeer and other skins,
dresses, soaps and candles. Pop. in 1856,
n million, seventeen thousand six hun
dr0d and thirty thres.
Miss Jones.-Thank you. {Aside) What
q well informed lad.
Mr.. Jenkins.-To change the subject,
ladies, have you attended to your cube
roots to day?
Miss S~priggins with gushing euthusi-
ssm.)-Ohl yes, Mr.. jenkins, snd 1 came
across such q dear, sweet problemi I wish
you would work it out with me. I'll ring
for states. (She rings. Enter Julia AMY
Julia Ann-"Well mum, did you ring?5
Miss Spriggins.-BriDg states and pen
cilsi and, julie, don't forget two sponges,
and carving knife 20 sharpen the pencils
exit julia Ann) j.
Miss JOnes-In the meanwhile. Mr..
jenkins, let us have 8 little mental arith-
metic. viii you give a sum-
Mr.. jenkins (gsEantly).-Placs aslr
danes. Miss SpriggIns will you oblige US
by cutting q pretty figure?
Miss S%priggins Will pleasure Mr..
Jenkins. What is the qJOtient of seventy
two thousand multiplied by sixty.fo1
minus ffty-four thousand and six hundred
and twenty-oDe plus three and a quarter 2
A silence, during which the company are
engaged in mental calculation. 1t is first
broken by
Master Boy (hnlding up his hand as in
SCHOOL -Four millions five hundred and
ffty-three hundred and eighty.two and a
Miss Jones-Msster Boy, you are a
charming addition to our little party. i
bling the same answer. Are you with US,
Mr.. JeHkint2 7
Mr.. Jenkins-Not quite. There's a
discrepancy in the results. I make
The answer amount tosix hundred and fifty
four billions nine hundred snd eighty
seven hundred and and two Lhous-
.nd four hundred and forty -four and seven
afths. ..gr
M Sc Jones-OhI Mr.. jenkins, haven't
you carried one too msny2
Mr.. Jenkins.-I am afraid it is one TOO
many for me.
Miss Spriggins7Taste Boy, do take
cake The take much cske). How
gracefully youdothese little sums. Here,
lake some spples (he takes spples.) Do
Try another piece of cake (he tries another
piece of cake. Come in Julia Ann, (enter
Julia Ann, besriag cube root s~pperstus.)
Pass sround the States. Now listen, plasse,
while give you The problem" ,