Show i f THE EDUCATION OF ETHELBERT Ethelbert absolutely nothing do do- ing Oh 1 de-ar de Here have we loitered one-half one hour and not a thing has passed but buta a couple of How did you know what they were Ethelbert it wouldn't take a mind reader to tell that Why not Well child because a mind reader would swear that nothing whatever had passed r Where have they all gone Gone what a hollow sound those who haven't gone bankrupt are too far gone ever to get back again Let us go into this class room Something may happen Is it dangerous It isn't the least bit contagious What is it French Ethelbert That is Mr Arnold is in French but the class is in hot water usually What shall I do Ethelbert if anybody flies off the handle you want to duck or you will get hit Does anybody ever fly off the handle Nobody ever is on the handle If i the professor calls on you say something something something some some- thing if it is only Yiddish Stop swinging your feet Mustn't I whisper Oh yes Ethelbert you can laugh and talk all you please but heavens child dont don't cough or you will get dropped out a window Oh mercy I want to cough what shall I o do-o-o You do I see youve you've been swallowing swallowing swallowing lowing what the professor says Well VeIl you ought to choke Ethelbert how dull the human race is Also be glad you are not a Frenchman Why My child you would disinherit your country at once Oh de-ar de is he talking to us Let me crawl under the desk Be brave Ethelbert faint heard never learned to speak French Besides Besides Besides Be Be- sides it is only a few down there in inthe inthe inthe the middle that he means Come away we will get scorched Let us take refuge in this grotto at atthe atthe atthe the end of the hall Who stays here How long will we stay in it They talk only Pedagogy here child and we will stay as long as we can stand it i r c cr rJ What shall I do Ethelbert ey Dew-ey nothing but butt t Dewey look Dewey read Dewey t and if he calls on you quote Dewey and you'll come out on top t l' And who is Dewey Ethelbert Dewey isn't the man who bombarded Manila Bay al although although although al- al though some one may have given you that impression No no Dewey is staving in the barrels of of- of What is he doing that for t Ethelbert I dont don't know just exactly exactly exactly ex ex- what salary he gets r How long have we been in here You are too impatient I cant can't tell what they are talking about Nobody can Ethelbert It is a case of permutations and There are a certain number of pedagogical terms the pupils are seeing in in how many ways they can put them together That is all Oh Im I'm so sleepy Sleepy How insane of you Well weve we've been in here an hour I know Ethelbert this is rude We have been here but five minutes Well but those students over there are sleepy too I want to o go-o Ethelbert this is cruel I never will take you to visit the pedagogy class again I dont don't want to go again Come get your hat well we'll leave the premises Oh no look its it's only ten Ethelbert never take any stock in that clock It only tells the time of day it was a half an hour ago |