The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-07

/ honorary membership. .- All teachers
We're made honorary members.
With the sophomore year high
school pupils had met several new
things. Higher education was one
of them. They met it in the person of
Miss Kilrain. 1t looked forbidding.
She lowered her voice in speaking of
it, and brought the words forth rev.
erently, coupling it with another i'm
pressively uttered thing which she
styled modern methods.
Miss Kilrain walked mincingly on
the balls of her feet. She frequently
called the attention of her classes to
this, which was superf1uous, for so os-
| tentatiously did she do her walking
| one could not but be aware of some
unnatural quality in her gait. But
Miss Kilrain. that they might remem-
Der to do the same, reminded her
classes to often they all took to walk
| ing on their heels. Human nature is
contrary.
Miss Kilrain also breathed from her
| diaphragm and urged her pupils to try
| the same.
Emmy Lou. Look at her waist
Miss Kilrain came into the high
school with some other new things
the new textbooks.
There had been violent opposition to
the new books, and as violent fight for
them The people had been full of it,
and Emmy Lou had read the par
ticulars of it.
A Mr.. Bryan had been in favor of
the change. Emmy Lou remem-
bered him, as principal, way back in
the beginning of things. Mr.. Bryan
was quoted in the papers as saying:
Modern methods are the oil that
| lubrlcates the wheels of progress
Professor Koenig, who was opposed
TO the change, was principal at the
nigh school. He said that the text
books in use were standards, and that
the Latin series were classics.
Just what is a classic?" Emmy Lou
mad asked, looking up from the paper.
Uncle Charlie had previously been
reading it himself.
professor Koenig is one said he.
/ Professor sKoenig was little, his
beard was grizzled and the dome of
his head was bald. He wore gold spec-
tacies, ana he didn't always hear, at
which times he would bend his head
sideways and peer through his glasses
..Hey?5 Professor Koenig would saw
4 But he knew, one felt that he knew
and that he was making his classes
know, too. One was conscious OF
something definite behind Professor
i gkoenlg's way of closing the book over
one forefnger and tapping upon il
, with the other. It was q, purpose.
What, then, did Uncle Charlie near
by calling Professor Koenig a classic
Just what does it mean exactly
classic? persisted Emmy Lou
That which we are apt to put or
the shelf, said Uncle Charlie.
Oh--Emmy Lou had thought he was
4 talking about Professor Koenig; he
meant the text books-sl1e understood
; now, of course.
But the old books went and the new
ones came, and Miss Kilrain came viii
them.
She came in nlincingly on the hall.
of her feet the opening day of school
and took her place on the rostrum O.
the chapel with the faculty. Once one
would have said with the teachers.
but in the high school one knew then
as the faculty. Miss Kilrain took lel
place with them, but she was not O
them; the high school populace, gag
, ing UP from the groundling's point O
view, in serried ranks below. felt that
, It was as though the faculty CLOSED
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