Why the School Attendance Falls Off.

Evening Star, Issue 8773, 14 March 1892, Page 3

Why the School Attendance Falls Off.

The following are a few excuses written by the parents of children who had absented themselves from State schools :

“ Sir peter is not butter yet, but will come in the moaning." , , , . , “The rasin is becars tomerds dood has bun apent is bccors the ohildorens had upen °°No't many who saw the original would read it in its correct form viz , “ The reason Thomas Dodd has been absent # is because the children have had whooping cough.” .... << Pleae excuse the barer robert who Is Coma this mornin for been off bekase he had the tooack," The bearer of this had toothache. . , , , , , . “I am sorey that jon is.of skule as no is verry poorly and not hable to sit up from his muther." This translated into English means that “ John is very poorly and not able to sit up. From his mother," “ This is to certify that the bearer is absent owing to no fault of any body but the snowstorm. 11

“ Do not kune our joe has he as been bad and it as coat me a lot of doctors bills to the head master,” “Sur Tom has been sick and bad all night with been very poorely and have had to poults his 'back, and help him to keep bis heart up, for you know he frets a lot to hisself,’’

“ Sir I ave to kepe georg of schol on friday Afternoon has I wash on a mystery to me, as I have no doubt it will bo to mauy who read this, what reason washing on Saturdays (which seems a strange day to do a washing upon) had to do with him staying off on Fridays. “ Sir i am aorrey that Harry was hapsent but if he is apsent agane I will let you know,” Fancy this answer being sent in reply to ono asking the reason of the child’s absence.

“Sir the reiaison my boy was hapsent was because I overslept myself and was not well myself with pains in the head.” “ Flese excuse little davy being of, as I had to mind tho baby,” “You will see by this that I certify that our John cannot come because he is bad, and I am fritened he is going to take something very smittle like fever.” “Sir I think that children are worked over hard like and so I thought I would keep him off to carry and chop the wood and clean up.”—Exchange.

Shop Assistant: “You see, mum, although the red predominates, the white predominates more so, and yet the blue predominates most of all.”

Robby: “ How did the sphinx get the credit for being so wise, papa ?” Mr Norris: “ By keeping bis mouth shut for three thousand years.”