The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-12
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SOMEWHAT AT SEA.

them into stiffness. His mind reVolveo,
-oar,inolv at the rate of billion revolu-
+;onc a minnie but he could not recall the
origin of the war tariff He then tackled
the presidents cabinet and thought sure
he had it right, but he did not. for he mad
Proctor secretary of the navy instead OF
Tracey. He answered the sixth question
correctly. but failed entirely to see the
grammatical error in the seventh question
Mr. Carson took the matter good natured-
" and asked no questions. Mr.. Carson
Thought. no doubt, he had answered hVe
of the questions correctly, but he was mis-
taken and only gave correct answer
to two.
THE WEBSTER SCHOOL.
the Webster school was reached and
Mr.. McMichael, its principal was sought
ont. "What the dickens does all TINS
mean?n said he as he was handed the
question card; and then he bit his lip ana
said Miss Brook just sent me noUe
telling me YOU fellows had some scheme
on foot. Well I'll try them anyway" and
so saving he sat down to his desk and ran
his eve over the card. Mr.. McMichael fell
down on the first question but answered
all the others correctly.
IRVING SCHOOL.
Miss Tinnie Cleaveland, the principal OF
Irving school, received the reporter very
courteouslv and Immediately proceeded to
fill ont the answers. She observed that
the questions relative to Kansas history
were rather hard for person who was
born and lived in Vermont up to a recent
date to answer. Miss Cleavelan6 answered
the second, third and seventh questions
correctly, and made no attempt at the
others. She stated that she could not
answer the fifth question satisfactorily as
a number of changes had been made In
the cabinet of late, upon which she was
not informed.
BUTTONS BRIGHT, PRINCIPAL.
The schools at the Burton Car Works
had Just been dismissed when the reporter
arrived. Miss Leida Mills a bright young
lady, who is the principal of that school,
was still engaged, but received the report
er with smile and bade him to be seated
until she would be at leisure. In short
time the young lady stated that she was
ready, and upon presenting the card with
questions, at once proceeded to answer
them Her car coming on, she boarded 1t
and finished writing the answers while on
the car. Miss Mills succeeded in answer
ing five out of the seven questions correct
iy with the exception of giving the name
of Proctor as secretary OF the
treasury. She satisfactorily answered
half of the first question, giving
ReeGer as the first territorial governor
The 9th question she did not attempt to
answer as she was unable to recall the
name of Mr.. Felt. After handing the
card back, she stated that she answered
the questions with pleasure, inquiring if
she could be of any other service The re-
porter assured her that this was all that
was wanted, and thanking her for her
kindness left.
BRIGHT MAN AT LINCOLN SCHOOL.
MT. Frank Dunkin leveled his lance at
the doughty interrogations and succeeded
In bringing all but the first and the fifth
to the dust. He was showing the school
board through the building when the re-
porter arrived, and it was during the in
tervals of this duty that he jotted down
the answers of the questions. He frankly
granted that he did not know who were
the territorial governors of Kansas, and in
the presidents cabinet forgot the war de-
partment and Postmaster General Wana-
maker.
FRANKLIN SCHOOL
p c. Meyer, Principal.
The professor received the EAGLES rep
fesentative at his cosy home on Dodge
avenue during the noon recess, and after
excusing himself for not attempting to
answer the first and sixth questions on the
oF% l,a 4 70 ,Fh iVH
of the state and consequent lack of famili-
arity with the states political history,
very cheerfully filled the blanks to the
other questions put, as follows:
l. The author of don Quixote"-Cer-
Fantes.
2. Number of territorial governors of
Kansas-No answer.
g. Name the island upon which Colum-
bus landed-San Salvador.
4. Origin of the word ''tariff'-No an
swer.
3. Number and names of President Har-
eison's cabinet-There are eight: Blaine,
state; Proctor, war; Foster, treasury
Rusk. agriculture; others blank.
6. The present lieutenant governor-No
answer.
z. The sentence corrected: The day of
execution approaches, tomorrow will be
Thursday, and Friday will be no more.
MCCORMICK SCHOOL.
Lola Graham, Principal
The queenly Miss Graham received the
EAGLE man with becoming suavity and
grace at her department in the massive
stone building over which she presides
When the card of questions was presented
she received it with courtesy, glanced at
it hastily and then offered to return it,
very politely declining to make any an
swers, and when urged to do So replied
that she did not care to; that the EAGLE
was not friendly towards the city teachers;
that she didn't have to, and that she
didn't have time. When asked for an in
stance wherein the EAGLE had shown any
unfriendliness toward the city teachers,
the dignified Miss Lola modified the
declaration, and at the same time gave
away" her political bias by saying that
the EAGLE sometimes criticises women.
She was asked to fiji such of the blanks as
she could to. her own satisfaction, but
promptly replied oh, can answer all of
them suppose if chose to, but don't
choose to do so. 1t was suggested that it
might not be pleasant to see her name an
pear with no answers to any of the ones
rions, that the inference might be that she
did not know and could not answer. She
replied, with tinge of sarcasm that she
was willing to thus appear. and with
stately good aft, - she retired within her
sanctum and left the disappointed reporter
to find his way down and out.
KELLoGG-R. F. KNIGHT