The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-08-14
HUMoRs OF rnE scnooI noon.

HUM0RS OF THE SCH0OL RO0u.
IN order TO show that the interests of edu.
cation are not always served at the polls
send you the accompanying string Of pearls
which have dropped from time to time From,
inc mouths Of various school committeeman
within the range Of my experiences
!. One Of the gems entered d schoolroom
IN one OF our suburban towns, and. al he
found the geography class up for recitation.
took pleasure on the occasion.to expatiare -.
on the benefits accruing from the study a.
this branch in this wise
Yes, children, it does You good to kpov
things. You don't want to be dolts all your
life /; but when you see things YOU want Ia
know EN- when you see Alps, you'll know
them 5 mountains when you see AppenIpes
You'll Know them's Mountains ]; and when
YOU see Dardaneles, you'll know Mem's
mountains ~
., 10 show what qualifications in teacher
seems to be necessary and sufficient, in the
opinion of some of the powers that be. }, in
some sections, am able to vouch for this
gentleman, having Il friend for whom he
wished to obtain school, called upon the
man filling the Office Of committee, and stated
his wish.
Is she handsome ?" quoth Mr. II. ssYes.
SIR, she is called very handsome" "Weu.
then, said the high minded dignitary, "she
shall have a SCHOOL,"
aias IN this state of things, for the plain
aspirants to pedagosc honors
3. About thirty miles cup north is a
"deestriet where the prudential committee
is man who was put in that position lust
for fun by his townsmcn.
Joke as 1t was at first, it got to be dreadful
~ practical when the grave .sknow nothingn
grew to the habit of visiting his charge once
week, and always making speech, of which
the following is a true transcript
Scholars, you must love your school. Won
must love your books, you must love your
teacher-I do ~
4. A very important parsonage was one
who conilded to me the trials of his public
! life. Said he
!" have TO work too hard. 1t is enough
for me to have to tend to my milk bizness
without doing so much else. 9 What else ?"
| said, interestedly "Oh, I'm S,lectmau.
School Committeeman, and member of the
House " (Which shall you give up do you
think . g Wall, I've been thinking I'd bet
ter give up the School Committee - and |
thought so, too but only said :" Do you
find your duties ouerous = and his reply was
worthy Timon of Athens eyes. | do +:
bat the honor is all curse u
B. In discussing the question of music in
the public schools, one remarked blandly to
me that he 8 should as soon think of sending
hog to dancing school as his children to
learn to sing in one Of them I"
9. Another stood with his hat on his head,
and his two hands plunged to the depths of
his pockets, while listening to the repeating
of the beautiful 23d Psalm by the children,
and, when they were through with it, remark
cd with please air. They spoke that
piece pretty well !"
7. At one time, during long VISIT the
Committeeman only removed his hat TO show
me- with pat GU his bald head, what he was
pleased to call the g result of examining -
He didn't believe in 1.-THE had suffered SO
himself
Q. Dut pettef tHan all IL Tue IOlOWlng auec-
dote, which is true to the minutest particu-
lar:
One of our grammar school principals was
in the habit of conducting his class in geOg-
raphy in what was rather novel way. He
would suppose some compounded article OF
food-as loaf Of bread or cake, mnce pie,
etc.-and have the pupils Ego on voyage
for the ingredients, telling where each came
from and the route for it, over what noun
tains, rivers, seas or oceans, as well as the
countries traversed-a very valuable and in
teresting method, by the way, it makes it a
real thing, and is not all "book learning f"
DR.. H. happened in one day during such an
exercise, and, being much pleased with it,
asked Mr.. S. to ssend 'em for a plum pud-
d'n'." Accordingly, they started off ON their
travels for the flour, sugar. salt, raisins, spic-
es, milk, etc, till they stopped, as they
thought, at the end. " Go ON, said our com.
mitteeman. II can't think of anything
more" said one. " Nor t. said another,
till all had spoken. +" Why" said he, look
ing triumphantly at the master, where's
your sass? "--Nationas Journal Of Educa-
ton.