The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-05
EEeLIEs OF CaILOREN.
Some Surprising Answers Made TO
Quss lions in English Schools.

Some Surprising Answers Made TO
Quss tions in English Schools.
From Cdsselrs Saturday Journal
Though not exactly a child, perhaps, a lad
oncs appeared before Bishop Wnbertoroe
for confirmation; the bishop, feeling sure
that he had confirmed him before, bent
over and said IN a low tons, MY boy, 1
think have con 6rmeA you BET re-" The
lad opened his great wide eyes aad replied,
/ You be a liar"
What would have happened il Henry
| ~. Of France had not been murdered n
asked teacher of a sharp looking boy. The
| prompt reply was. "He would probably
have died a natural death"
Ia Sunday school, What did the Israel
ties do when they came out of the Red sea n
drew forth the answer, They dried them
selves Where was Bishop Latimer
] burned to deathY' was Immediately
answered, an the fire."
While youngsters appear to get consider
ably mixed" IN digesting their historical
/ Information their ideas of geographical
facts are also frequently, to say the least,
original. A young hopeful said that tue
surface of the earth consisted of land and
water. what then" asked the teacher,
do land and water makeT Mud" was
the instant rejoinder.
A volcano has been de'cribed as a "lerge
mountain with a hole at the top and fira
place at the bottom" and bar is a piece of
iron across a rivers mouth. Is prevents
navigation and has to be cut through with
steam edge
Acc riding to the "Schoolmaster.n
''stabilit," was recently defined as being
1.-THE cleaning up OF a stable" and an
answer to some question about insurance
h a.
/ oy the company to defray the expenses of
tie birth of membe in pecuniary distress"
In summer, it seems, "the day is longer
owing to expansion by the heat; y and that
season Itself is thus explained: "Once a
year we have the whole bright side Of the
sun turned toward us. Then 1t is summer.
The sun is in the solstice and stands STILL"
what comes next 70 man in the scale of
beingr inquired an examiner. His shirt"
was the eply. Asked to give the distiac-
ton, If any, between fort aud fortress,
boy nicely defined them: "a fort is a
| place to put men III, and fortress is q
| place to put women in" On being asked
what the chief end Of man was another
boy, wi bout any hesitation, said: Tho cad
what's goC Vi, heaa o."
A teacher asked very juvenile class
which Of them had ever seen a magnet A
sharp urc In at ncs said he had seen lots
| Of them. "Whorep inquired the teacher,
surprised at his proficiency. "In the
| cheese"
Bling asked what conscience was, boy
| repliei, Gan inward m nitor." Asked
what monitor meant the ready answer
was, IAN irouclad vessel"
Another lad was asked what he under
stood by Celebrity" ID perhaps from ex-
periencs.n says the contemporary account,
"ne described it as something to put hot
plates down WITH"
The members of girls class were asked
few questi ms. One was isterrogated as t.
what was meant by "bearing false witness
against our neighbour" ut was" said she,
"when nobody did nothing ID somebody
went and told of it." Another was asked
how beef tea was made and size replied,
Buy a tin of beef extract and follow the
direc ions on the lid"
"What are warmth-produciug foods" a
third girl was asked. The reply was Gay
enne pepper and Jamaica ginger"
"What is the feminine of friarP' asked a
teacher of his class. First boy-"Hasa't
any," "Nextp Second boy - Nun"
That's right said the teacher. First boy
dn an indignant tone That's just what
said"
"And now, dear" asked goveruess,
"What can you tell me about Minerva"
''She was the goddess of wisdom, and never
married. was the reply.