The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-11-18
CHORUS
THE STAMP ACT

No, you MISSED it. We are trying
ii review for yo ia bit of American
history such as the normal and alb
normal school teachers have striven
to drill into your piece of ivory, or
Uranium, as the young medical stud
ent would say in correcting us, ever
since you began burning the midnight
oil down in the lower grades. 1t is
just pathetic little tragedy of school
life, but before we lay bare the plot
we ask you to think it over again be-
fore weeping three tears when only
two tears are necessary.
1t was a cold and dreary morning,
very dreary and cold There were
steely-eyed guards decorated with
large horn-rimmed "specks" to give
the desired scholarly effect who paced,
clock-like, the study hall aisles. Large
pencils, (the faculty blackjack pro-
truded from hair nets carrying money
back guarantees and nice large rats; ;
beg pardon, we meant hair receiver
wigs, of course. Nice steam radia-
tors decorated the room and as the
weather grew colder their ornamental
qualities became more strikingly evil
dent. Pupils eyes were glued to the
printed pages before them, though
their minds were occupied with more
pleasant thoughts. Occasionally some
student in trying to do his duty to-
ward the manufacturing interests of
the country consumed a bit of gum
or did some otherwise unwary act
only to be bounced upon by the unre-
lenting guards. Others supposedly
very much occupied with next days
Math. were in truth trying to compute
the number of seconds before the dis
missal bell would sound it's glad It'd
ings. Half appraising glances were
bestowed upon them by their guards.
Whether it was the effect of the
moon family visible against the pale
blue sky outside (stife your laugh
Mr.. Wag; of course we realize there
was no sky inside), or the futterine
Of this heart is not known, but al
any rate an over bold half-moon grir
Iplaying on the countenance of a Ger
tain student attracted the faculty!
attention. The student mentioned wa.
doing the stamp act, that is, pastins
an unused postage stamp on goo
Igooish letter, when a chilly hand col
Jared him and bore him off in agon!
to the faculty lair.
But why waste the readers tim,
further; any one who has ATTENDED
the public schools knows better thar
words can express, the sad ending t,
this woeful tale.
Moral: Never conduct correspond
Ience too private or personal a natur,
in school.
Last Tuesday night was circu
night in Ocala and in consequence
thereof there was a perceptible de
cline in learning of the o. H. S. OF
the Wednesday following.
What most of US like are neithe
extreme pessimists nor extreme opt
mists, but just plain, ordinary huma
: beings.
Marion county's fifteenth annua
fair begins with the twenty-eighth Q
this month, ending the first day c
, December. Most of US attend tn
. county fair merely for the sake of it
carnival attractions. The Mario
County Fair is primarily an exhib
J of the products of Marion county, fo
: the purpose of showing the rest of tn
!: world, as we'll as ourselves, what on
E county is doing. The carnival depart
3 ment is very well in its place. but W
j should not let it lead US to forget II
' real purpose of the fair. It is the hor
of the fair association and all either
Of Marion county that this fair WI
- surpass all previous ones in bignes
} gorgeousness, attendance, intere
and general enjoyment by all.
81 The following papers have ente
ed ocala High on their lists of e
= changes: Florida Alligator GU.
r F.; Rollins Sandspur (Rollins CO
lege); Stetson Collegiate (Stetsc