The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
SAYINGS or S(HOOL CHILDREN.
Bright. Apt or Literal Remarks Made BY Brook
INn PUPILS to TEACHERS.

The teachers Of the Brooklyn schools have
heaps Of fun over the strange things that happen
when the specialists come around with new
dodye- in physical culture or clay modelling.
b.. they have to devote 40 much time 10 the
fad added TO the course Of study that. they say
they find the children backward in 9rithmetic
and spelling In consequence Of this they say
many II the children reach the anu grades
without knowing the meaning of words that
appear in their schoolhooks To prove this
several of the teachers have collected batche,
II lIdicrous answers To questions put 10 the
children. For example. in one Of the schools
in the BEDFORD district Of Brooklyn n teacher
asked q little boy 10 give the definition Of the
word "a Terminate The boy shouted out.
A man who part his hair in the middle and
sings In the Cleaning
The teacher smiled and said: My dear child.
where did you hear that"
The boy replied There was a young man
at our house on sunday night and hc had his
hair parted IN the middle and h- sang the song
In the GloaniuC When he wen, away my
sister laid he was very .ffeininate
one Of the teachers ~ the boz , high school
was testing the memory ~ the pupils after they
had had for Il lesson the story Il the Lady II
the | axe one Of tie boys WAS asked to de-
scrlb. the CLIMAX which tell, of Eow Ellen Doug
ldr VIII w ASA wv MUS w I"ih'h " laNIfl
it will h remembered that she Was told that
she would know the ktns from the others IN the
room because he would be the only one Their.
with GOV cred head The teacher read tiies.
lines
on roAny q handsome sa'b ,he cared.
Ih,n stood levl ldef red and anh'ed.
tuf all stood mare within the u ON.
tItl!amts alone wOr' Ca and plume.
Vow said the teacher. i want you To write
this in vour own language
And the boy wrote the following
When the Knight brought Ellen Douglas
into The room every one IN there was stark naked
excepting lI~t2yaihrs. who only hHd on a cap
In one II tDo schuuls situated in the Pickle
Vile district Of BROOKLYN WI er" the majority II
the pIpil- ar" Of German parentage a teacher
asked a boy IN IN" primary department To- give
the definition If he work treat, the sentence
, boy h the class raised n hand and all shouted
Il knoY. teacher"
Well. what j. IT,
"Gl,'ing beer. yelled Ne crowd
"No. II don't; remarked another hoy! 1t
aunt comes 10 $40 your mother
IL another school where lne teacher st-ked
a little eIrl 10 define 'gilnp' the eIrl answered
That's tho, nam" Of a h"sgar man what
one Of Tie Bro"klyn II irh school boys was
asked +" give ,.. i].nul,r" Of her" and h"
Ia ono Of the south Brooklvu public schools,
n boy who wHS asked to writ" what he knew
, alou, Rul"ri BITn> wrote ihl~.
! "Rohrr, Buns worked ~ ~ trad" a. II fire."
mason and when hr Vn- tot working al his
Irade ~ a free mason ho worked on poetry
4 IeaCi rr ~ one Of the " llliau>hurg schools
asked IA small hoy 10 give the definition Of
greedy.
Wien YOU doni leave none for your brother, g
I, wns in q uirit school class in Brooklyn
that III" teacher asied # any ole knew the
meaning 81 the word fable.
Dots when you ash somebody 30 do yolI
"A fable uud yol -ly y"I viii do u fable for him
some day. answered a German boy.
II uGnr> when Yer Kit I'D and fable. " said
n young %lrl~huan.
NJ, /, don't, teacher. remarked the tough
hoy Of III" ca-s = idbi- i II take.
IN the Iickl.yill" district the children ar
rive At school laden with food which they begin
,la-se~. and it. geu"rally takes some ,eh"-
m.rt protests from the teacher y" convince
them tha' school - not a continuous refresh
( mcit scheme. one li,ilc maid last week sat
calmly eating an apple while her Teacher with
u stern eve on the CiiluII' told l'r That recess
was the orly legitimate time to eat apple.
! When 'hr lecture wns over "a" little maid.
unabn~i,d, ftl-I her hand and mildly asked
Nher" SHAH ! throw the c~oret",
| often hhpIsiis ttai the children In the
pi'klrviib" -'houl> tell thr teacher what they
nn' going IT, have for dinner aud ask: VIII 7
hrius y,2n ,"lit. ,a'irhilui n4d beer. 90
course the teacher T. CninIsll"d 10 d"'lln. with
thanks. SON" Of he children tell Va. teacher
MAJ they ar" no, %l"lrtn4g rdrid,y enough.
ANA one Who sud tl~ added My mother
went 'o thu %ligh"-i ~cl""l IA rernany and
she als "a the highosJ 'lu-- uu the top aunr
wr"u -" only WI, ~ school three davs
\ Sirl ia ON" OF the ricklrvill. schools who
bad h.cn attending hat s,hool iur siy mouths
suddenly broke in un her tutor 10y saying
H"y. '"I'isr. when are yod going 10 begin
To learn uic'"
IT. one % the Inioclill ,hool~ IA" nun
teacher "NIlained 20 a." siN-year-uld -on ~ II
contractor that God had mnde the world
'lnd lie make tl,' streets and tie houses
and he country places: e rsktd he pupii.
'les. said the nun. He made everything "
"Whew'" exclaimed the contractors lrir
what Il lot 81 dagu'~ lie must hav" htd to- heap
! him.