St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-13
Definitions by Young Philos-
opheps Who May Become
Rulers Of the Nation.
Cigarette Smoking and Chew
ing Gum Are the Evils
Most Popular.
Indulgent Parents Who Do
Not Take Kindly Rebukes
Of Their Offspring.

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pants" and every educational journal
printed this because it was said in BoS-
ton. st. Paul boys and girls are not a
whit behind the Boston school children
Ill ready answers to questions and Solu-
tions of difficult problems. One of our
smart boys was tod to explain the diff
ference between the words made and
''mail." To illustrate the latter, he
gave his teacher the sentence, "You are
an old maid" He was then asked to
write a definition Of the phrase ''old
maid" and on the blackboard was
written An old maid is lady as has
no man." Could anything come nearer
the point? Another boy. on entering
the school, was asked by the principal,
"What does your father do for a liv-
ing?" Why, he eats, of COURSE" eX-
claimed the ast0niShed yOungSter. A
young lady of ten summers gives as a
definition for dyspepsia, Its disease
that's awful bad to have, and makes
you sicl, TO your stumick.'' "ApopleXy
is when it goes to your head, and it
flows all over and sometimes it busts, >
is what Franklin school boy informed
the physiology class.
The St. Paul boy has an eye for fem
inine beauty. A young, pretty and
fashionably dressed teacher makes an
impression Oh his mind, and he seems
to have no use for age, experience or
dress reform. Two Youths on Broad
way were heard discussing the merits
of their respective teachers. Said one.
My teacher is handsome and good
shape" and the other replied, ''Your
teacher may be pretty, but she hasn't
got a figger like my teacher" But
though the boys like style, they are Op-
posed to their teachers
WEARING MASCULINE ATTIRE.
A teacher in an uptown school was
sick and her place was filled by a young
lady from the training school, whose
neck was adorned with chemisette and
neck-te. All The boys in the room were
5candalized at this, and one of them in
formed member of the school board
that he didn't think much of teacher
who wore mans shirt
Boys and girls in the city schools are
cultivating two vices that are alarming
the teachers. Smart boys between six
and ten are trying to forget dull care by
10 cents. like their fathers smoke, but
two cigarettes for cent. The generous
boy must have two, one for himself and
one to 'treat." Cigarettes are not al
lowed on the school premises, but in the
back streets ahd alleys, the youngster
takes promenade with hands in his
pockets, cap on one side and head
thrown back. smoking his ''2-fer'' like
a man. OF course the boys often get
excused from school on the plea Of q
''Sick headache and queer feelings all
over but the teacher is not supposed
to know the cause of the indisposition.
The crime Of chewing gum is committed
by both sexes. The Innings of the boys
coats are frequently ornaniented with
chunks of brown,
BLACK AND WHITE GUM,
several times masticdted and ready for
further use. The inside of the girls
sleeves and the hens of their aprons
are likewise utilized. There is time
in sci ool-girl history when the promise
''Ill let you have the core of my apple"
will do much toward getting favor
performed. The future female dealer
in real estate has also another way of
gaining her desired end. She whispers
to the girl in front of her IF you'll do
this example for me, | II let you chew
my gum all through noOntime," and
her brilliant, but gumless schoolmate,
does the appalling sum, and at noon re-
ceiyeS her reward.
The tale-bearer is in diSrepute with
the rising generation of st. Paul. just
as he was i'll the old district school days.
The boy or girl who says Teacher,
please make Jimmie stop pinching me" :"
or, "MolIie Sanders is looking in her
book" is in lasting disgrace, and is OS-
tract led
BY THE UPPER TENS.
The truant boy is also an active ele-
ment in the city schools. He does not
approve of compulsory education, and
he counts it all joy when he can plead
an ailment Of some description, suffi-
cient to excuse him from his school du-
ties. A St Paul mother was apprised
of the fact that her hopeful was absent
from school, and she sent the following
explanation to the teacher:
"Dear Miss--ln regard to Sammie
being absent from school to-day is in
the account of not being we'll, and as
for being any determint to your school
for him to stay out, | think it is not
prudent for to send no child to school
whom it takes all my money to pay my
debts, and Furthermore [ don't want
to here of no such conduck as the boys
and my little girl tells their ma. and
can tell you what the conduck is." Sam
ME was not thereafter questioned in
regard to his whereabouts. Mothers
have a weakness for eXcuSing the fail
ings Of their offspring. One youngSter
told his ma that his teecher said he did
not speak
LOUD ENOUGH IN CLASS,
whereupon the indignant mother wrote
her, "Will you please to excuse Johnnie
for not speaking up loud, because he is
learning to play on the cOrnet, and he
is weak in the first place." An intelli-
gent taxpayer was asked to buy his
daughter geography. and he wrote the
principal: Il do not see any use for a
girl to take geography lessons, for it is
of no use to them. because they cannot
be any officer in the army or navy"
There are some very bright specimens
of young America to be found in the
Lincoln school. A boy in one of the
lower grades is afflicted with numerous
aches which seriously interfere with
his schoOlduties. Nearly every day his
hand goes up and he asks Teacher,
please may go home because I've got
the toothache?" He is also the victim
oil StOmdciacne, Neauacnt ana ear
ache, and the unfortunate boy some
times has
"STITCH IN THE NECK"
Among the bright little ones is Mabel
Moffitt, q siX-yfar old cOlored girl. who
has a particularly sweet voice in sing
ing.
Others apt at singing the scale are
Helen Weber. Dora Olson, Rady Evans
and Hulda Leidberg.
Clara Froieseth is excellent in music,
reading, drawing and speaking
pieces"
AIga johnson and Clara Mischt are
good readers. and draw nicely.
Florence Harper, Annie Samuelson,
Hannah Mangerson and Eddy Peterson
are pretty writers.
Elite McElroy and Helen Armbruster
are among those who spell down.
their rooms.