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B German Semtnarr. SCENE.-A room on Senior Hall. '[l;\lE.-Any night during first term, beginning of study hour. Six girls. MIss B-D.-" Girls, we are not going to fool to-night. This lesson is as hard as the mischief." ;VIISST-v,-" Has anybody looked lip any words? I've found a jew." MISSH-v.-" Let's begin. what does wiedcrtrachtger mean?" ]\{iSST-L.-"Gids, 1 bad a letter 1'1'0111'Dawson' to-day, and he said that they all used a pony. I wish we had Dr.Bonnotte's=only it's a French translation, and I'm afraid we could not read that." MISSB-D.-" Never mind, we had rather get it out without a pony. wtedertrnchtger means low, mean." Reading: "Low rascal! you clare deny the King of France on his own ground!" MISSH-v.-"Oh, Bess,did you see Prof. wills and Miss Schott to-day at recess? They were standing in the door talking when Prof. Mac. came to ring the bell. He had not the hear-t to interrupt them, so he turned and went through the Faculty room." 1{ISS H-L.-" Getting jealous, Bess?" MISS G-!..-" 0, girls, let's get this lesson out. 'iNewon't get through +o.night. What does erfrechst mean?" Mrss H-L.-" What does neidertriichtger mean? It's a new word, isn't it?" Mrss T-L.-"\Vbat's vedengnen?" Mrss H-Y.-"N(y patience alive, I can tell you, I've got it all ponied down in my book." Mrss 'r-L.-"Gids, just think, Tom Jefferson used to study fifteen hours a day." MISSB-n.-" I don't care if he did. Alexander Hamilton did more for his country than any other one man except George 'Washington." 1\{ISS G-L,-"Tbat's not so. Dr. Ward himself said that next to George Washington, John Adams did more 1'01" the U. S. than anyone man. I am sure though that he meant Sam Adams." MISS H-Y.-" Doshut up. Don't you want to hear Prof. Watt's latest joke?" MISS T-Y.-" What does this mean: .Denn das sag ieh euch, demit ihrs wissct "? I have found the meaning of the words, but it doesn't make sense." 167