SCIENTIFIC.

Colonist, Volume XXVII, Issue 3924, 1 September 1884, Page 4

SCIENTIFIC.

Scene—A school. Occasion : Inaugural , lecture to class by youthful and newly appointed Professor of-Physics;-.', 'The Professor (blandly): \" I "in-. ;'tend ibis 7,afternoon to", give ,a ; few' questions for. the purpose of finding out what you know of the subject of physics. But I daresay ;the 7knowledge of most 7of you on, the "subject will amount to nil. - -.-;.-': < : '■'■ > At this stage of the proceedings a pert young person informs.;'. the prq- " lessor,, ."Oh, we've', been .having ,-'. chemistry for the .past. two years." The Professor curtly replies that' ;he has been instructed to teach Physigs, and forthwith proceeds 'to "find'out what they" know about it. .; First question, (to.be ,answered on „"'• slips of paper distributed around) : '; "Describe, giving figures; the Bramah Press; and explain its mode of action ?", Question.2: "'What is7the' .Parallelogram of Forces '?"■ Professor continues :-" Now those of you who- don't know anything. about these two sub-' : jects can go." Class rises en masse and - departs, leaving the man of science gasping with surprise at the retreat-. ' '* ing figures. '• „ •., Duration of lecture about ten minutes; It is confidently asserted in cer7 '■■' tain'circles that the lecture is'tojbe continued at some future Hay.". ■■[ ']'■'.