The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-23

| CoMMITTEES-HUM OF CIR
! CUMSTANTTAL EVIDENCE.
(conhnued)
Andrew was reading a book of soma
kind. and he got so excited over IL he
blurted out something about 'scalping"
and everybody's attention was turned to
/ see what the boy was so disturbed about
What ye studyin'. Andrew says Toll
GRAFTON.
History. SIR" says he
/ What kind OF history"
American history" says Andrew.
About the Revolution, suppose"
mo. sir. About Ingunsv'
81 suppose you want to get posted for
next term OF school" says federation.
4 Let me see that history"
] Andrew handed him the book kinder re-
/ luctantly. and then federation he read
\ aloud:
90 Red Hand, or the Mohawk Chief
tain. Wal. that historyll hardly do for
this year. viii II girls? guess you'd
better take down Quackenboss IL you
/ want 10 read any more about lnguns. IT
got so youngsters minds run I'm that di-
rection nowadays. Where did you git IT,
Andrew"
Found IT upstairs in the garret" says
he.
/ your old books" says J. that used 10
take up so much OF your boyhood time
1 after you got 70 be a man grown. They
say history is foreverlastingly repeating
itself. and here's an example that It's
/ so"
We'll. after he found his name writ in
the front part OF the book he says TO
/ can't git much benefit out OF such readin,
but IL you've got started in go clean
through it. and then don't begin any
more of such trash
! Then Maud Parks. Hannahs sister
| spoke UP and says. "I suppose the com
mittee will be here pretty soon.'
T Yes" says federation. "tmS they We're
! here now"
/ II suppose SAYS Maud Uncle Jasper
I will ask us some awful puZzling questions
! tonight He feels the Importance of chair
/ man resting so heavily upon his shoul-
I ders."
'Oh. YES" says federation 'but II you
/ are all pretty well posted up on Africa,
you'll be all right You see Africa is his
/ great stronghold. He's been readin' up
] about Stanley and the Boer War. and so
( he thinks there amt an inch of ground
/ there that he doesn't know all about
/ Well. twasnt long before the other
\ three members of the committee came, and
! Jasper speaks up and says, Guess we're
\ on time amt we Have the girls Gomez
"oh. yes. They're in the other room. :"
says federation Nervous AZ witches,
frettin' about what you're goin' 10 ques-
| tion them about"
Wen attend to that" says Jasper, and
/ I could see nc was dreadful we'll pleased
! TO think he was of so much consequence.
| II tell ye. Mr.. Wilberforee, there was
| lively times down 10 the store when l
told EN- you'd run. for the office You
needn't fret about the result Wen see to
I that"
Then turning to me he says. Aunt Ma
/ linda ! shall hope to congratulate you In
/ about two weeks for holding the honored
position OF wife of the representative to
the common court from Canterbury Cen
! tire
Law sakes." says I. 'I hope ye Will.
But now / suppose you are anxious to be-
gin the examination OF the teachers, so
Til arrange everything convenient An
drew. you set over there. and pay atten-
! ton and sec IL you can't learn something
from what is said. There. don't gee but
that's all right. don't suppose you'll OBJ
iect 10 the rest OF us settin' here an lis
TENN, will ye Jasper
"Not n bit" says he, "'twouldn't make
no difference to me II there was thou
sand present."
/ NO" saws federation 20 tho girls.
numbers don't make any difference to
him. Quality Is all that disturbs his peace
OF mind"
! mittee was called 10 order by Mr. Jasper
Corning. who has been the honored chair
man for some years past.
| oval, now" says he young ladies,
we've met here tonight 10 carry out a
I time honored custom OF examining
new applicant for tho position OF school
! teacher for one OF the schools OF Canter-
bury Centre. And as II has been our GUS
| tom 10 examine the old teachers whenever
there Is n new applicant In order 20 sec
! whether they have kept posted up on
/ things as they come along, we shall ad-
| here TO that rule tonight.
Now. in the fust place we shall give We
Il. -
my notion that grammar Is about the
wastefulest thing that Is beln' teachcd I'm
/ tho city schools. and ! don't believe we'd
/ better have IL teached here" Then turn
! ing 10 Cyrus Whipple he says:
''Si. did you ever make dollar out OF
| the rules Of grammar
MO- says Cyrus. cant say as ever
did"
| Nor I nuther." SAYS Jasper. go that's
I settled, we won't have ~ teachcd"
/ But, Mr.. Chairman" saws Agnes.
grammar ~ one Of the most enllghten.
/ ing OF ALL OF the studies. What will the
scholars do for language7''
That's Just IL" saws Jasper They've
! got too much language now. and we want
IL stopped and little more practical
work put IN its place
But n ye must have Il teach a lust
/ as little as yc can. for We don't want but
mighty little ont.
! NOW, or course. YOU must teach ng-
germ. for We consider that the most i'm
| portant study I'm the school But when
| ye come 10 fractions you can drop them "
] II don't suppose" says liberation. that
things are coming out In full measure or
| in square yards every time hereafter any
more than they have In the past. So 7
| guess fractions will have 90 he teached.
But you are chairman. fix Il up 20 suit
| yourself"
Now. over in the joinin deestrct their
| school committee man he told the teach
ers there that when II cum 90 figgers he
didn't want any algebry thrown in for
letters were made for reading books and
nggers were made for kepin accounts.
and ne didn't want the two mixed up.
| Now. I can say that we pretty much agree
| Nth hfu faaa ~, that rnfnf