_Teacher_. Did he hear _any_ recitation immediately after school began?
_Boys_ (faintly, and with hesitation). No, sir.
_Teacher_. How long was it before he began to hear lessons?
Several boys simultaneously. "About half an hour." "A little while."
"Quarter of an hour."
"What did he do at this time?"
"Set copies," "Looked over sums," and various other answers are perhaps
given.
The teacher makes a memorandum of this, and then inquires,
"And what lesson came after this?"
"Geography."
"All the boys in this school who studied Geography may rise."
A considerable number rise.
"Did you all recite together?"
"No, sir."
"There are two classes, then?"
"Yes. sir." "Yes, sir." "More than two."
"All who belong to the class that recites first in the morning may
remain standing; the rest may sit."
The boys obey, and eight or ten of them remain standing. The teacher
calls upon one of them to produce his book, and assigns them a lesson in
regular course. He then requests some one of the number to write out, in
the course of the day, a list of the class, and to bring it with him to
the recitation the next morning.
"Are there any other scholars in the school who think it would be well
for them to join this class?"
In answer to this question probably some new scholars might rise, or
some hitherto belonging to other classes, who might be of suitable age
and qualifications to be transferred.
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