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OUR FRENCH T.. ECTURES. URING the second term of the senior year the class of '07 had the pleasure of listening to a few lect,ures on the ancient ~ and modern writers of French literature given by OUI' dearly beloved linguist. The nature of these instructive lectures may be judged from the following. At 9:.15 WI! enter the recitation room and the lecture begins. Gentlemen, ill the forty-five minutes allotted to me for this lec- ture, it is my purpose to present to you one of the greatest person- alities of French literature. (Here he calls the roll and ~uipl!s his gl(tsses.) However, before r proceed I must say that you are the worst class I have ever taught, and I have been teaching for the last twenty-five years. Laying aside all personal grievances I can- not give one of you more than 5.5. No one of you will be invested with cap and gown. I have been teaching you French fOI' the last three years and every ru le and grammatical construction I have repeated to you ten thousand times, without exaggeration, and yet you do not know one idiom. (Mr. S. looks at 'Watch.) What time is it Mr. S? Mr. S. Five minutes past ten, Doctor. Dr. Thank you, thank you, thank you very much for youi- in- sult. There is not a gentleman in thls class. In France not even the poorest peasant boy would be so impolite. (To Mr. B. who has looked out the 'Windo'W.) Mr. B. where did I leave off in my lecture? Mr. B. I don't know Doctor. Dr. No, you never know. I have been watching you the whole term. All you do is sit and think up some mischief. Mr. D. can you tell me where I left off. Mr. D. No sir. Dr. Yes, Mr. D. you are one of these big men, you think you know it all. The faculty discussed you last week. Every member said that you were the worst in the class. You won't get your cap "and gown. Mr. S. why have you missed so many recitations? You 78