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A Lecture on German Literature Scene-German lecture room with Professor Tay occupying the chair and crowd of ruore 01' lese interested students him. truce the formation of the Teutonic peoples from tho migrations of the Goths, Ostro-goths, Wbealtou (intelTupt,ing)-uPr'ofessol', nrc to get an exam on this'?" Prof:!.3sol'-"\VciJ, if you aro carefully to the lectures it not be necessary to have the As I the way, what is fL Visigotl-, Wiley?" it nuw v.uietion on the Bam dance, Professor. D __ 'o'o "'""", reminds me of a thing that happened in Boston, last winter." (Chorus of groans from the entire class which the Professor ignores and goes on with rambling anecdote ending with carefully concealed joke: He waits for the class to but they all gaze in mournful silence with the exception of Tom Smith w] to hn,r.llrdsIt feeble guffaw in hope of getting an Pl'Ofessor-"\Vhe.re was l'? Oh, T was about the Visigoths. Visigoths were some of the old Puritans. Mather, instance, What! Never heard of Cotton Mather? must tell you about his funeral in Haston. He died in-" Gill-"Professor, will we have to know that on the exam if we have one?" Professor-c." I've told you fellows two or three times that we may not have un exam if you'll try and keep awake long enough to get this. Let's sec, where was l?" Chorus-"You were nt Cotton Mather's funeral." Professor-"No 1 wasn't either. How old do you think I am? By the way what was the date of Cotton Mather's death, lVII', Gill?" Gill (positively)-"1492." (Two minutes to restore ordcr.) 169