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Show OBJECT LESSON WAS SPOILED One Small Pupil at Least Misunderstood Misunder-stood Just What Teacher Had Intended to Impress. The fifth-grade teacher was fond of the young principal and it was often rumored that he was engaged to her. They managed to keep it a secret from the children, yet most of them were suspicious. One way she showed her affection was by t.ie way she co-operated with him in all his pet schemes. So when he started a movement against smoking she promptly began to heli him out. . First she demanded that all her boys who smoked bring to her all the tobacco to-bacco they had In their pockets. They did it and it was a goodly supply. Taking Tak-ing the box which held it, she said to one of the boys, "You take this down to Mr. T " A little boy in the rear of the room piped out: "Teacher, my sister, Bess, she's goln' to give her beau tobacco for his birthday, too." |