ABSENT-MINDED SCHOLARS.
We have all heard the story of the Scotch scholar, who, when told that his house was on fire, quietly informed his servant that he did not wish to be disturbed by household affairs ; or the equally famous tale of the German scholar who walked up to bis own door, rang his own bell and inquired if he himself was at home. Such absorption is by no means desirable ; it narrows the mind, while the chief object of study should be to expand it.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue VI, 10 February 1894, Page 143
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86ABSENT-MINDED SCHOLARS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue VI, 10 February 1894, Page 143
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