The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-13

very fuently, who have no definite con-
ception of the meaning OF the words they
use. Good teachers give their pupils every
and give their own ideas of their mean
ing. Such exercises reveal the most ex-
traordinary miseoncepiion sometimes;
what Is lover" ITS going errands %.
said little Mary A poor hoy was asked,
What is a gentlenanf "A fellow that
has watch and chain he replied, add
ing, when he saw that his answer was not
perfectly satisfactory, "and loves Jesus. =
He evidently. thought the latter portion or
his answer should atone for any weakness
in the former part. A Sunday school
child told her day-school teacher that
Missionaries are men who get money"
"Epicure is a man who likes good din
ner" Alias was a good man mentioned
in the Bible" Medieval is a wicked
man who has been tempted.
Sometimes a pupil comes nearer the
truth than might be expected in defining
a word he does not understand, as did the
boy who wrote; A uemagogue is yes
sci containing beer ana other liquids.
Even when pupils have q clear conception
of the meaning OF words they often give
amusing applications. Write sentence
out the answer, This examination makes
me feel nauseous.
The oral answers given in class are
often mirth-provoking. The word lad"
occurred in the primary reading. What
is a lad?' inquired the. teacher. A very
small girl answered: "A thing for court.
Present, he drinks; future, he will be
drunk" 1.-THE plural of pillow" Dol
ster." Compare ILL.," "Il, worse, dead"
This recalls the answer. of the boy who
said: Masculine, man; feminine woman;
neuter, corpse" what are the chief inn
ports of Canada?' Immigrants" Ibid
YOU ever see an elephants skin?' Eyes.
sir ''Where?" "On the elephant" said
the innocent youngster. What is the diff
ference between foot and feet?" ''One foot
is foot, and lot Of toots Is feet ex-
planned the young philosopher.
Many people imagine that boys and girls
are not philosophers. This proves that
they are not well acquainted with boys
and girls. They are great reasoners with
in their proper range of thought. They
think quickly and accurately, as far as
their knowledge extends. They get out OF
a difficulty by their wits as II they were
trained lawyers How did that blot come
on your copy book, Sam2" Il think it is
a tear, Miss Wallace" How could tear
eolored boy who dropped it," suggested
the reflective Samuel. The teacher told
her class that Charles ii was a Roman
| Catholic. Independent Lula said she
| thought he was an Episeopalian. why
/ Lulu?" Because we read that he did
| things that he ought not to have done
| and left undone' things he ought to have
| bigger than the earth?" mo" said Ches
\ ter: 'if it was 1t would keep the rain off >
" Nh made the tower Of ., Pisa lean? z,
| hear sound, we cannot feel sound" saiC
| the teacher. you can feel a sount
| thrashing, can't your" asked Fred
what makes the ocean salt?' salt fish.
| answered reflective Donald What doei
sea water contain beside sodium chic
rider Fish sir said boy who trusted
more TO his shrewdness more than to prep
aration of his lessons. The same boy
when asked to draw a picture Of JONAH
and the whale. drew the whale only
sharply. Inside the whale" said the i'm
perturbable boy.