THE LEARNED WOMAN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8, 27 February 1908, Page 37

THE LEARNED WOMAN

When I married my wife she had studied stenography, Got that down solid, then took up photography, Mastered th. a t science and started geography, All in the course of a year. She presently took up a course of theology, . Followed that up with a touch of mythology, Got a degree in the 1 n3 of zoology, j Still her great mind remained clear. So she took up a course on the theory of writing, Some lessons and points on the subject of fighting, A long course of house-building, heating and lighting, For over her classmates she'd .soar. So she entered the subject of steam navigation, Took also instruction in church education, And mastered the study of impersonation, And still she she was longing for more. Next she tackled the Htest great fad, electricity ; 1 Dress Reform ' institutes taught her simplicity ; Sought the best way to encourage felicity. Oh, she's as smart as a booic. She at last ended up with a course of phonetics, Gave a little attention and time to athletics ; The rest of her time she then gave to magnetics, And now she is learning to cook ; — Exchange.