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"TEACH US"

«— ..... . ;. ■ A delightful, story of Mr. Winston Churchill's aptness of letort, even as a schoolboy, is told by Mr. C. H. P. Mayoin his "Keminiscences of a Harrow < Master," published in the February, issue of the "Cornhill Magazine." The occasion was among the first, if not my, first, "school" (as we used to call formwork^ in Harrow, writes Mr. Mayo. The subject was algebra. It was necessary first to find out what the boys knew1 ' and start accordingly. I said, softly: "What am I to do with boys who know . nothing?" At once came the reply, in, gentle, •lisping' tones, from a young, fair-haired boy of about 15; with a winning smile, he looked up at me and aaidi, "Please, sir, teach us." At that time I did not know his name, but it wat Winston Churchill.

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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 127, 31 May 1928, Page 4

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"TEACH US" Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 127, 31 May 1928, Page 4

"TEACH US" Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 127, 31 May 1928, Page 4