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Our Belgian musician is Professor" Sampaix," He tickles the" ivorys i" my! how he does play; He can "hit np" a fiddle, too, .you know i In all technicalmusie he's not a bit slow. Holton, the wonder, the athletic man, Attracts your attention-whenever he C~1I1; In base ball, in foot ball, and e'en Ia crosse, He'd have you remember that he is the boss, The last on the list lacks both sense and brains, To describe him in detail would take too much pains; He's long, and be's gassy, he's narrow and thin, "Gentleman" Wills is a freak in both bone and skin. Each of this body considers himself Most important. so why any 11100'eof this pelf; -Save" Doc," potentate to all of the rest, And they always act as the DOC-TOR thinks best. Now, each one in the list we've just named Is a genius (of some kind), so it is claimed; But you'd better" roast" peanuts or oranges sell Than be a "Roaster" at large in a college pell-rnell. The warning in this is easy to see, Don't be a teacher, whatever you be; For if you aspire to gO\·ern a school, You'll sooner or later be counted a fool. 11')6 .
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