“Was Colburn, or Emerson, your teacher’s standard for Arithmetic?”
“Did you cipher on a slate, or black-board?”
“Did you learn the multiplication table, skipping, or in order?”
“Was you taught Astronomy, or Philosophy, first?”
“Are you accustomed to a quill, or a steel-pen? lines, or blank-paper, in writing?”
“Did you use Smith’s, or Jones’ Writing-Book?”
“Did you learn Geography by Maps, or Globes?”
“Globes?” asked Mr. Squizzle, repeating Ruth’s answer; “possible?”
“They use Globes at the celebrated Jerrold Institute,” remarked Mr. Fizzle.