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grade of 97. The teacher then informed the .boy that he needed only 80 to pass, so he had 17 points he could give to some other pupil who was under par. Some fellow who was below the passing 80 would receive ‘‘according tp his need*’ the extra points from the fellow who did well, “according to his ability.’’ Socialism made a mighty poor showing when the industrious, capable boy had to go home with his report card and explain that his grades were the same as those of the lazy lad.
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Oddly enough, it is less painful to remember the times we were wicked than the times we were ridiculous.
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Little Sammy, about 3, had been invited to return for another visit in the afternoon, following bis morning visit. He didn’t come.
Later, the hostess asked, “What happened, Sammy? You didn’t come bade as you said you would.”
“I didn’t have time,” he said, with a weary tone copied from an exhausted parent “I didn’t have time to get out the door* before mamma caught me.”
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(The following letter has arrived from Flint Hill.) Dear Cousin (once removed)—
I had * very definite thrill sevV eral weeks ago when I read that I had at last hit the editorial page of Rappahannock News, via the Sooty Route. Since that time there has been such an avalanche of scrubbing and cleaning that I
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