The Washington times., 1902-06-01


These tactics grew wcarisome TO the
bows. Accordingly they hell 'sce 'ial
meeting TO decide what steps should lie
'Gkea to break the professor of his
habits" Some of the more restless
spirits were in favor Of filing the scat
u his chair with ;Gcks. so that IN his
haste he would sit down On them IN
noticed. Others with slightly mere con-
sideration fer the "proCs" welfare
deemed this measure too harsh, and
favored setting the clock fast so that
he would think he was extremely late.
Prepared for the Teacher.
Presently a still better plan was pro-
posed. and was Immediately adopted.
knowing with what feyerish haste the
Tcdagcgue grasped the knob and flung
the door open. fairly kurling his weight
against 1t as he did so. the students
conceived the idea of locking the door
On the inside. so that in his great haste
the prof would come into contact with
the portal with good jar and perhaps
break the door down.
In the estimation of the students it
would be great joke to have the
lFdt ltI uItth III AAt hOVls AbA AA'f
reasoned that he would be obliged to
pay to have II repaired himself. They
watched their opportunity and seized
upon the key to the door. During the
roon recess. when all the other pupils
were out in front OF the building stroll
ing about and eating their lunches. the
boys comprising the chemistry class
slipped up to the laboratory unobserved
and. passing in, locked the door behind
them. They then sat down in the rear
os the room behind the long rows OF
tables and Jars Of chemicals and waited
in silence for the coming OF tho prof"
Finally the bell rang. denoting the
fact that recess was over. Five min
utes later the second bell rang. the
signal for the recitaticns to begin.
Still the students sat there in silence.
Momentarily they expected to hear the
hurrying steps OF the pedagogue coming
down the corridor. and then hear him
crash against the door in his haste to
bolt in. They dared not make n sound
for fear Of being heard b. someone out
side the room They wished 20 have the
professor think when he arrived that
there was no one in the room. They
thought that II they kept quiet the
teacher would believe that the janitor or
some one had merely locked the place
through mistake.
Students Lay in Ambush.
Minute by minute the time passed by,
and still the pedagogue did not put in
his appearance. Ten minutes passed.
The boys became convinced that when
the teacher did come to the class he
would come with a rush. And that was
Just what they wanted. lie would be
very likely to burst the door from it's
hinges and probably sustain a severe
shaking up in the onslaught
In a moment they heard footsteps rap
dly approaching down the corridor.
They listened minute expectantly. It
vas the pedagoguc. they knew his step.
Then. ss they listened 20 hin moving
.oward the room they became halt
ifTaid for a moment. What would hap
leE they wondered Would tie proies-
,or smash in the door? The result would
probably be. they thought. tnat they
would all be suspended, II not expelled.
'or q single moment they wavered IN
lecidsd whether to spring out and IN
oci5 the door. But he who hesltatps
5 lost" In another minute their Op-
,ortunity to open the door had passed;
he prof" was almost in frCn; OF tho
classroom. Realizing that they were IN
or it. with no chance OF escape. the stu
ents bent down low behind She tiers OF
ables and supplies. hoping that il the
oor did give away the teacher would
lot see them in the room.
Professor Meets His Match.
Then there came a convulsive clutch
t the knob, followed by a heavy thImp
gainst the door which fairly made the
creak But the door did not
ollapse. 1t seemed to take the peda-
ogue a minute to comprehend that the
oor was fastened. Somehow ne formed
he impression that the locking Of the
cor was Il trick. and began to rattle
he knob and pound furiously on the
lnels. The boys were all but Convulsed
18th laughter. They were firmly OF the
pinion that never again would that pro-
.ssor attempt to dash into his class
IN minutes after the scheduled time
nd create CONSERVATION by bouncing
Ito the midst OF the lesson without a
ioment's warning.
Still the teacher continued his frantic
ldeavors to force an entrance. He ham
lered and shook the door. Presently
10 boys happened TO laugh a trife too
and the 9roft ssor heard
lem Then he completely rent the air
ith his threats Of vengeance and dec
ratiUns of what he would do in case
le students failed to open the door.
ut the boys were of different mind,
nd concluded that inasmuch as they
oud be punished for locking the door
the first place. they might as we'll
, punished ior keeping the professor
itside for Il pleasant snell.
At length the teacher grew tired OF
lch forciblc demonstra ions. and paced
, and down the corridor. waiting for
e time when he should be admitted to
c class And as ne strolei restlessly
,out. his anger grew apacc. until he
as fairly boiling over with rage.
Students Open the Door.
When the pupils had kept the neda-
,gue in suspense for fully five min
es longer. they unlocked The door and
ok up their places in tine rear Of the
,om. On his next trip rast the room
Q professor Noticed that the door was
en-. ana he marched sr:niy in TO face
@ culurits But as he walled IN and
.wn that corridor. he hal pr9raoly
en- bordering over the fact that the
udcnts had some grounds for their
auk. and when he faced th1t grrGiEs
vs. of boys nc suddenly decided 80 let
c matter drop. provided the sfvlentS
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