The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-04-19


hunt for Easter eggs under my bed
l will look all over. l like to look fo1
Easter eggs. Goodbye, little rabbit
goodbye. = Philip O'Neill, secont
grade.
eff Hottentot taught Hottentot tot
To talk ere the toto could totter,
Ought the Hottentot tot
To be taught to say Taught"
Or naught, or what ought to be taught
her?
If to boot and to toot, a Hottentot tot
Betaught by Hottentot tutor,
Should the tutor get hot, if the Hot
tentot tot
Hoot and toot at the Hottentot
tutor?"Anon.
Some Jokes About School Children.
Blamed the Teacher
Tommy came home from school and
handed to his father the teachers re-
port on his progress during the
month. "This is very unsatisfactory,
Tom; you've very small number OF
good marks. I'm not at all pleased
with it," 81 told the teacher you
wouldn't be, but he wouldn't alter it"
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Recognized the Description
Miss Hathaway, teacher in a
country school, always tried to make
the lessons as interesting as possible
to her little pupils. "Now, children
she said, you have named all the do
nestle animals but one. Who can tell
me what that one is?" Silence reigned.
"What!' cried the teacher. Does no
one know? Now, think! 1t has bristly
hair, is fond of the dirt, and likes to
get in the mud One little boy at
the end of the class raised a timid
haid. please, Ma'am," he said, re-
flectively; cts me-"
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Had Learned One Lesson
At, one school the pupils were re-
uuested to bring five cents each Tor
the piano. Donations were slow in
coming, and the teacher was obliged
to remind the class frequently before
the total was collected. A few days
later at the physiology lesson, the
teacher asked, What are the five
senses?" To which an earnest for
eigner replied, give centses is for de
piano"
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Had A Good Excuse
Doris was rather backward in her
studies, and one day when her father
was inuuiring into her standing at
school the little girl admitted that she
was the lowest in her class. why
Doris, l am ashamed of you!" exclaim-
ed the mother; "why don't you study
harder and try to get away from the
foot of the class?' ut amt my fault"
replied Doris, in tones of injured in
nocence, ''the little girls who has al
ways been at the foot has left
school,"
Nothing
The teacher had given the boys this
subject for composition: What !
would do if I suddenly came into
possession of 100000" One little fell
low, after chewing his pen holder for
some time, returned a blank sheet.
THAT" replied the precocious youth,
sis what I'd do if l had 100000"
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His Addition Was Right
II got one hundred this morning
That's lovely Sammy" exclaimed
his proud mother. what was it in?'
"Fifty in reading, and fifty in 'rith-
metic," was Sammy's prompt reply.
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Cure Worse Than the Cause
Small Tommy: Our teacher whip
ped boy today for whispering, but it
didn't do any good Mamma "Why
not?" Small Tommy: "'Cause 1t
made him holler ten times louder
than he whispered"
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Caruso and Crusoe-
The children at their opening exer-
else had just listened to selection on
the photograph. "Now," said the
teacher, "who can tell me what
great singer we have just heard?''
"Caruso!" answered small boy
Good" said the delighted teacher
"Now who can tell we what great
man sang with Caruso?" "Crusoes
man Friday" was the unexpected
reply.
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