Palisadian., 1925-09-11
School Chronology
Latest Humorous
Production of Nye
Sept. 8, 1925.

Oepl. o, 1870.
Mr.. Charles Lane, Manager,
The Palisadian,
Palisade, N. j.
l would like to have you print this
chronology in colors so the people
can have it framed and hung in their
parlors to show them what their taxes
are for.
This chronology will be entitled
"The Evolution of a School" Thai
isn't exactly correct, but it carries
the idea all right because everybody
knows from reading the papers that
evolution means slow and gradua
development. Now, that is just what
the building of these schools is, SLOW
and gradual. There's nothing hur
ried or sudden about it like what the
fundamentalists believed happened
when the world was made in a week
and woman on Tuesday afternoon at
4 o'clock when Adam was having a
nap.
/ presume I ought to begin back in
1923 or 1924 to make the thing COM
plete, but that isn't necessary be-
cause way back year or so ago no.
body that didn't live there knew where
Hudson Heights was. So I'll begin in
the year 1925 and bring it down to
date.
February 26-Committee of Explo-
ration verifies rumors that section
nf To n q
Hudson Heights is inhabited by a
strange people who wheel heir
young about in baby carriages and
send them to school in distant lands.
Board of Education receives report
and decides to ask inhabitants of
surrounding territory to build a
school in the new land and also add
twenty rooms on the High School.
Referendum set for April 13.
April Especial meeting of Board
of Education to rescind date of ref
erendum. New date May 5.
May 5.-Citizens vote to tax them
selves $541, 200 to build new school
in Hudson Heights and add twenty
rooms to High School.
May 21.-School Board meets.
June 1S.-School Board meets.
Discusses rumor that somebody owns
property on which school in Hudson
Heights region is to be built.
June 30.-School Board meets.
Verifies rumor. Receives report that
obnoxious odors are blown over Hud.
son Heights region. Resolution pro.
posed to appoint smelling committee
but members refuse to serve.
July 16.-School Board meets. Err
nest Sibley is appointed architect OF
High school addition.
August 17.-School Board meets
Appointment of Ernest Sibley is re
scinded.
September 3.-School Board meets
BY studying this simple chronology
it can be understood why l decided
to call it evolution" which is be
cause after four months not even the
germ of the new schools is fully de
veloped. And any 10 or IL year OLD
child can plainly see that if this here
evolutionary process continues the
dear little boys and girls will be ole
and feeble like Methuselah, and some
of them will be sweeping off the gold
en- stairs before they lay the last brich
on the chimney of these new schools
Now, as it isn't very far from
Thanksgiving, l have decided to pay
an instalment on my subscription to
the Palisadian, and herewith you will
please find check for two berries nc
cents. This little token should make
you feel very happy and after read
ing this piece perhaps you wont
send me bill for a couple more
months, which will make me very
happy also. And just to have some
thing to end UP this letter with,
just want to mention, offhand like
that my promising young son will at
tend school on part time again this
year, and at \this rate there is nc
telling how long he will be promis
ing. Anyhow, I'm teaching him to
play the oboe and the sweet potato
in jazz band so that he can make
living for himself, and if he learns
on these instruments so that he car
play them like a professional he'll
make more money than you and Mr.
Logan and me put together.
Wishing you a thankful Thanks
giving, a prosperous Christmas an(
many happy returns of the new year
WILLIAM L. B. NYE.