A HOPELESS CASE.
The following scene really occurred verbatim last week in a certain school dn Manchester: — Teacher (bent on thorough examination) t] " Where was Louis XVI. while the convention was held " Scholar: "Versailles." "Where is Versailles?"- --" Near Paris." "Where is Paris?" " In France." " Where is France?' 1 "In Europe." "Where is Europe?" Scholar (patronizingly): " H yon don'tf know that, I'm afraid it's a hopeless case!" The examination came to an abrupt anxl demoralising close.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6936, 27 October 1900, Page 3
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75A HOPELESS CASE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 6936, 27 October 1900, Page 3
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