Show the old school slate not many may have noticed a small item in the papers a few days ago that the increasing cost of paper and the difficulty in securing even the most commonly used kinds is to result in restoring to use the old school slate the faithful servart of many generations was one of the first articles to be routed by the ian tan gitary rules of recent years old time timers will enjoy again tell ing of the fun they used to have with the sponge that went with the the klatil slat not to be used on the that was too much trouble tru tible when it eo so aisy to spit and wipe the sleeve across the figgers but the tho wet sponga a made an ideal article to throw at the bare freckled neck of the girl just a few seas seats aay the slate has another advantage that the users of tablets never learned A caricature of teacher can cause a lot of fun and be entire entirely lv effaced by the time an investigation is started if put on a slate but a sheet of piper Is harder to hide und trouble more often en sues the kids of the present generation may have some fun if the kaiser will keep up the var war so that they can learn earn all the joys of a slate ad and a wet sponge |