Show and he was not german one ot of our third grade teachers no a little fellow the other day dur ing a penmanship lesson who was evi dently absorbed in his work and put ting his whole soul into his efforts to make his results look like the teach er s copy upon fhe the blackboard thinking such devotion worthy of special reward she passed up the aisle to give him an encouraging pat upon the head and the regulation smile of approval As she drew near she noticed that his lips were moving and that with the completion of each letter he compared it with his copy and mut audibly damit damit then screwed up bis his courage and his lips tor for a new attempt the teacher passed on without distracting his mind from his work journal of education |