The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-12
LEWIS ACADEMY.

gooQ-natured smile Anu looked IL over
! carefully. ''Of course" he said, can't
answer all these. Now, there is the first.
don't know anything about Kansas his
| tory. Cervautes wrote Dion Quixote-
| The name of the island Columbus landed
upon is known in Spanish as Guanahano;
it is also called San Salvador aud Cats
Island" Professor Naylor scratched his
head again at the word tariff and went
down one in the class by putting the vice
president down as a member OF the presl-
dents cabinet He looked in hard venge-
ful way at the lieutenant-governor ques-
| ton and remarked that he never could re-
member names, but he was mighty good
on dates. Professor Naylor was not the
only man who made this proviso during
the day. He also passed over the last
question specifically by adding semi
colon after Thursday" He did not cor
rect the tomorrow is" which was the
error to be pointed out. The genial head
of the Lewis academy wanted TO know
how many he had answered correctly, but
the reporter told him to look to the morn
ing EAGLE He now has the desired infor-
nation. He answered two aright.
Miss Lucy Dubois, the principal of
Greek at the academy took the card and
picked out the question and wrote under
it: tomorrow never is" She answered
the second and the third, leaving four I'M
answered. Miss Dubois promptly ac-
knowledged her inability to answer the
others correctly.
THE EMERSON SCHOOL.
When the EAGLE representative arrived
at the Emerson school he YVES informed
that Miss Ada Brook was principal and
that she had personal charge OF the eight
grade. No bell was on the door but in the
emergency of the occasion. not thinking OF
any other form, the reporter gave what is
known as the Sunday joint knock" con-
sisting of three separate and distinct
raps and the truth of the Scriptural quo
tation, knock and it shall be opened unto
you" was again verified for the door was
opened and the cheerful face OF Miss
Brooks appeared. The card was handed
to her and Immediately she smeit the
largest kind of mouse. The ermine
fluid of life mounted her cheeks until
they resembled pair of Missouri plpplns
in full bloom. The temperature of the
card must have been very hot, for she
manifested great anxiety to get rid OF 1t.
She peremptorily declined to answer the
questions on the plea that it was the posi-
tive instruction of the superintendent NOT
to attend to or devote any time to outside
matters during the session hours of the
school. and with these remarks she with
drew her head and the latch clicked on the
door again. Miss Brook evidently con-
gratulated herself on her ability to get rid
OF reporter, but while she was thus
nursing that idea the reporter was anxious
~ waiting around the corner until the
recess hour, when she could have no ex-
cuses. to answer the questions the card
contained, and when the bell told the hour
of recess the reporter climbed the steps
again and again met Miss Brook, who was
handed the card for the second time. An
other blush suffused her cheeks, and then'
woman-like, she shot string OF questions
at the reporter. "Do you want as teach
ers to record our ignorance" etc; Il don't
think it is fair" etc. The reporter in
formed her that she had an even break
with the other teachers, but no amount
of coaxing could bring her to perform the
task, and the card was again handed back
to the reporter unburdened with any OF
Miss Brooks knowledge 1t is proper to
observe here that, notwithstanding Miss
Brooks adherence to the rule of the super
intendent about transacting no outside
business during the session hours of
the school, she forget the rule
minute or two after the reporters de-
parture the first time long enough to write
a note to Mr.. McMichael, spreading the
alarm to him and informing him that the
EAGLES examination cards were in circu-
lation.
HARRY STREET SCHOOL
It was high noon when the reporter ar
rivsd at the above school. and upon in
curing, was told that Miss Bertha
Daugherty could be found on the second
floor Miss Daugherty had just finished
her lunch Ia fact which was much appre
ciated by the reporter) when she was
handed the question card, with the request
that, il she thought proper, she would
please answer the question. After reading
the card her first remark was that she did
not think it was fair TO test a teacher in
such way, and that she was sorry school
teachers did not know everything BY
this time she had passed the first and sec
oud questions, giving no answer TO either.
Her answer for the third question was
'Guanahana" When the fourth was
reached she inquired of the reporter II ex-
Senator Ingalls, had said anything about
the tariff in any of his late speeches. AS the
reporter was not informed upon the mat
ter, she then asked If the editor gagged
the school teachers knowledge by his own.
Here Miss Daugherty. in de-
Tense of the school teachers
in general, informed the re-
porter both for his, benefit and for the
EDITORS that even college professors were
not up on current questions, that most OF
their time was spent in keeping posted on
the particular branch OF knowledge they
were teaching. The answer TO the fifth
question was: Eight; secretaries of state,
navy, treasury, war, interior, agriculture,
postmaster general and attorney general
To the sixth question no answer was
given. Miss Daugherty stated that she |
knew Humphrey was governor, but she |
could not think OF the name OF the lieu |
tenant governor: she said she tried to keep |
posted; she read the Century" "ChaC- |
and several other magazines |
and papers. Here the reporter was given |
4 scolding for his intrusion during the |
recess, when the principal desired to rest |
md satisfy the inner man %, but she adj |
had he called when school was |
n session, and had she wanted an excuse /
or not answering questions it would have
been II am TOO busy" The seventh ques-
ion was now reached when few remarks /
we're made upon ver6s. lenses. etc, which
ended in changing is" to will be"-the
ard was handed back, Miss Daugherty /