Teacher. Well, do your examples on the blackboard. The stingy allowance of paper provided for this class is used up long ago.
Sixth Pupil. The page is tore out of my book.
Teacher. I’m not surprised. We should have had new books two years ago. These have been in tatters for ages. Look on with somebody else.
Seventh Pupil. I—
Teacher. Oh, do be still! I won’t listen to another word. I’ve got to hear the B history lesson now. Let me see everybody at work at once.
A division takes its time getting ready, slouches down in awkward, unhealthful attitudes and makes a pretence of solving the problems it does not understand. The Teacher meanwhile is giving her attention to the B division.
Teacher. To-day we will have a review of America’s great men. (She opens her book and reads the questions from it.) John, who was Washington?
John. Washington was the first President of the United States. He was the father of his country. He cut down a cherry tree. He fought. He killed a colt.
Teacher. Very good, John. Does anybody else know anythin’ about Washington? (A number of hands are raised.) Well, what do you know, Mary?