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fKfiJtu i THE COURIER. 0 OV f. h:. v, 4 , t ' ! , r " f .... .& 1 w ( f..By't.Wl!JPfcW'IWWW - -f I 1- '!V4 :. TH COURIER CLUBS WITH ANY MAGAZINE. t& 1 j.f . ,; .'' i-i WRITE FOR TERMS .k- v ' ' ' IN THE SCHOOL ROOM. Martha Fierce. Examinations have always been a prolific souico of amusing blunders. Some ot .these arouae in the teacher mixed feelingo, not all pleasurable. The taacher of the tittle girl who asserted in a recent history paper that "a great man. of the period following the Mexican war was Wilmot Proviso" is in some doubt as to who is most responsible, the author of the text book, her predecessors who tried to teach the child to read, or her self. Here is encouragement for those who would have the teacher seek to impart the elusive knowledge, requisite for get ting through life gracefully. A teacher had with care and what she considered ample elucidation, taught the conventional form fordeclining an invita tion on the plea of a previous engage ment. Results go to prove tnat she omitted a very important explanation. Judge her surprise upon reading "Miss B. regrets that she is forced to decline Mrs. A's kind invitation on account of a previous marriage." Tho writer was of the feminine persuasion.) It may not have occurred to all that physiology is really a very difficult and intricate study. Probably no other furnishes bo many ludicrous mistake made by the immature mind in its at tempts to grasp its fundamental facts. In the examination of a number of papers written by children in the sixth grade, the following extraordinary ideas are discovered to obtain: "The spinal cord is a sensitive bone which runs from the brane on down. It is the back part of the hick." "The spinal curd is a lump on the " t : 1 . ' ' v (.'V f ' . , . , . ' ' i i 'I 1. t j '.vr Wh " 'W-'nr.wm: 3 r-ju; wuiuiyM -u . . ; - ' iy.it. t, C i :',' ' ivt , , ., ,.' c . ' a.$;i9: i; n -i''j-n, ,i', tUi" i- " ''J1 ' : umtffyv : ; 'UM' back ot the head." "The spinal cord Ib a long row of bones that lead down the back." ''Tho epinal cord is a gristle Btring to brace up tho nock." A boy opines that "a man thinks with the upper part of the skeleton where the brane is.'' Another -states tbat in order to keep the brain and nerves healthy "we must not think too hard.' Judging from these papers I am forced to conclude tbat he and some others live up to the theory. I cannot otherwise find the statement that "There are two kinds ot senses, thb large and the small," and "The principal parts ot the skele ton are the brain, heart, ears and legs. A sixth grade teacher who is careful to teach current events, asked hor school "What was the peace protocol?" Here are some of the statements made by our futuro historians. ''Tho peacq protocol is a paper that was signed before the war. A French minister named Jules Cambon, came over here to sign it." "The peace protocol is a paper signed telling what each country gets, and it is signed to stop the war." "Tho protocol is a paper that the sign ing of peace with Spain is put on." "The peace protocol was hold in tho White House. It says they will not fight till they find out what they're going to do." "The protocol is a paper where all peace commissioners aigp." "The protocol: Tber were some men signing a paper, sod when they had signed the paper they would know tbat the war had stopped." Monseur Cambon wbb variously de fined. Sometimes he was tho "repesen tive" of Spain, sometimes "the man Opera House 98. Corner O and Twelfth.""- Telephone 355. F. C. ZEHRUNG, Mgr. SECOND SEASON- '99. 1 1RB11 Am. Hfflffeitiow, Qn4.UGtit HoxrtliL Concert IIcleay, February lOtl. SOLOIST LMES 1 HI : 41 THE EMINENT LYRIC TENOR FROM CHICAGO. Prices 25c, 50c, 75c and $1. Seats on sale Thursday, February 9. Orders for seats .from parties out of town promptly attended to. Spain hired to take her part," once, "the Frenchman who watched the men sign the peace protocol to see tbat they did it right," and once, "the French presl dent." On the whole, tho teacher folt that the idea that the peace protocol was a paper, wap firmly established in the minds she was moulding. Teachers who have from the begin ning used the suggestive' question, will profit by the experience of a primary teacher who was engaged in the occupa tion ot inducing some five year olds "to make statements." A number of articles were scattered on the desk, and each child held one in his band for an instant while he made his statement. "I have a doll," said Susie gayly. "Now Willie," said' the person to whom Willie habitually refers aa "She," putting a top in his band. Willie looked at it doubtfully and remained dumb, "I have" sue suggested cheerfully, smiling at Willie. "1 have," said Willie obediently. "1 have wbatY" said She. And the trusting Willie solemnly ' re peated, "I have a what."