Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
Items OF Interest to Friends and
Patrons OF our Schools
Willie Wiggles
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Miss Chloe's patience was about ex-
hausted. A semi-wayward brother of
twenty-four had called the evening
before for her to loan him $50, sug-
costing that he might be tempted to
do something desperate if he did not
have it. She could not do it, and did
not, and he left in a rage, after which
she passed nearly sleepless night.
Willie was perpetual motion the
next forenoon. She began by saying,
willie, sit up and keep still, / tell
YOU"
Then it went on until she said with
emphasis:
willie, if you make me speak to
you again, you will take your books
and go home"
This was an unusually serious situa-
ton for Willie, and he sat still, at
least, he thought he did, but Miss
Chloe's habit of speaking to Willie
led her to say
IL tell you, Willie, to sit STILL" She
would not have said it had it occurred
to her at the minute that she had
threatened him if she spoke to him
again. But the children had not for
gotten it.
Teacher, you said if you spoke to
Willie again he must take his books
and go home" said Sammy, who was
a born mischief maker.
Miss Chloe pretended not TO hear,
but Sammy kept motioning Willie to
go, and so he said: Teacher, must |
take my books and go home?"
With a regretful tone she said
Eyes"
Mrs. Warden was ironing in the
kitchen. She was always at work.
She could always find something TO
do TO get her up an hour before the
rest of the house and to keep her up
until all were asleep. She was al
ways tired. She showed, it, but did
not talk about it.
What is the matter now, Willie,
that you have brought your books
home? Can't you sit still ?"
I'm spelled cause | can't sit still,
but can help you. Here, let me take
the iron and do the pillow cases, and
other easy things"
Mrs. Warden let him take the iron
while she put on her sunbonnet and
went out on the street. BY and by
she met the superintendent, who rails
ed his hat to her, but she stopped
with an emphasis that made him stop.
He never liked to talk schools in the
street, and had rule never to hear
complaints except at the office from
4 TO p. m, but there was something
in Mrs. Warden's manner that did not
make it easy to postpone the inter-
view He did not say, "Speak on"
and he did not need to say it, for she
spoke right on.
willie been spelled"
h. i do ho
"Well, he brought his books home
and said he was spelled cause he
didn't sit still. He can't sit still. He
can't do it. Willie wiggles."
II will look into the matter In
what grade is he ?"
"In Miss Chloe's room.
Mr. C heaved gentle sigh of
despair.
Il told you Willie wiggles. He
can't sit still and morn you can stop
your watch chain
Mr.. C dropped his watch chain
as though it was molten metal.
II didn't mean no offense, but Willie
is a good boy. He wiggles just as his
biggest brother did, and he's a mighty
smart man, and is making lots of
money. Willie don't play much. He
likes to work. He washes dishes and
wipes them, and puts them away. He
cuts the wood and does chores. He's
the best boy | know, but he cant sit
still"
"Send him to school; it will be all
right"
+" 'Taint no use. There amt no
place in school for a boy that wig
giles. Willie says so. / should think
you ought to have one school where
boys as wiggles can have something to
do aside from sittin' STILL"
Here, tell Willie to give this tc
Miss Chloe this afternoon" and he
handed Mrs. Warden this note, which
he had scrubbed all over one of his
visiting cards.
"Take Willie back. He wiggles,
and so do |. Give. him something to
do besides sitting still. Come TO my
Office at 4:30 if you can"