THE HUMORS OF THE SCHOOLROOM
The humors of the schoolroom are many and varied, and the labor of teaching is often brightened by flashes which illumine the daily task of directing the young idea how to shoot. Examination papers are often unconsciously very funny. In a recent test in physiology the pupils were asked to describe briefly the heart and its functions, or work. One of the answers received read : The heart is a comical-shaped bag. The heart is divided into several parts by a fleshy petition. These parts are called right artillery, left artillery, and so forth. The functions of the heart is between the lungs. The work of the heart is" to repair the different organs in about half a minute. Here are a few definitions given by some school children : ' Etc. is a sign used to make believe you know more than you do.' ' c The equator is a menagerie lion running round the centre of the earth.' ' The zebra is like a horse, only striped, and used to illustrate the letter Z. c A vacuum is nothing shut up in a box.'
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 22, 4 June 1908, Page 37
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186THE HUMORS OF THE SCHOOLROOM New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 22, 4 June 1908, Page 37
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