Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1891 — Was Competent. [ARTICLE]

Was Competent.

At a recent examination of a young man who applied for a certificate admitting him to the active field of education, the examiner asked: “What is a compound fraction ?” The man replied: “A compound fraction is a fraction of a fraction and partakes of the nature of the verb and adjective.” “That’s a new way of answering the question,” said the examiner, “but I reckon you are right.”— Arkansaw Traveler.