SPORTS DAY FUN

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 84, 9 April 1938, Page 20

SPORTS DAY FUN

"We are very busy at college just now practising for our sports day, which is going to be held on Friday \veek. We are practising hopping,.1 s running, three-legged and tie-races especially, and we are going about with books balanced on our heads, l practising'for the book-on-head race." , "QAY'S SISTER" (14). Hataitai. 3 ' i c

NONSENSE RHYMES ' (These verses were written by one of New Zealand's tnost noted poets, fifty years ago, and were sent to the Ring by his god-daugh-ter.) The rhlnoserostrich could scarce understand What to do if pursued by a wild Zuloo band. Said he, gracious me, I'm blest if I see How to corer a head of this size in the sand. THE ELEPHANTEATER. The elephanteater. In search of his prey, Pound two maiden ants very much in his way. They took to their heels, with a series of squeels, But he said: "I'm specially hungry today." THE POOR UNFORTUNATE HOTTENTOT. This poor unfortunate Hottentot, Contented was not with his lottentot. Quoth he, "For my dinner, as I am a sinner, There's nothing to put in the pottentot. SMILES. Conductor: HI, Bill I She's running backwards 1 Driver: I can't stop 'er; the brakes 'are gone. "What had I better do—change the destination boards?" Teacher: What have you been doing to this little , boy, Jones ? Jones: It wasn't my fault, sir. He gave my fist an awful wallop with his nose." From "SILVERFOOT.I! Felons, ,