How much to thy matchless invention we owe.
9. O chalk! What a powerful monarch thou art!
In this age of reform how important thy part;
Those minds that are swaying the world unrestrained
In childhood and youth in thy empire were trained.
Of the wonderful power of the press we may talk—
It never can vie with the blackboard and chalk.
10. An engine so powerful, so mighty to aid,
So simple in structure, so readily made,
A helper so potent in training the young—