1930 HOWLERS
The howlers Prize Competition of '' The University Correspondent' 'is always an appreciated annual event. A selection from the entries received is given below:— Lord Macaulay suffered from gout andi wrote all^his poems in iambic feet. School boards were not introduced' until 1870. Previous to this small slates had to be used. Magna Charta was good and kind, and everybody liked her. She was strong. George Washington was the founder of steam. His first steam engine was called the locomotive. ...•■' > The opposite of evergreen is never green. . '• . Lady Grbdiva—a jockey. . The population of London is a bit too .thick. The only signs of life in the Tundras are a few stunted corpses. • Joan of Ate was called Joan of Are because after taking Orleans. she married Noah. .
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Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 14, 28 August 1930, Page 7
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1281930 HOWLERS Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 14, 28 August 1930, Page 7
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