Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 216, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1916 — SOMETHING FLY COULDN’T DO [ARTICLE]

SOMETHING FLY COULDN’T DO

Robbie Was Able tft Point Out Its Limitations When Called Upon to Admire Insect. In the opinion of some persons, the new teacher was going almost too far in her attention to nature study. However, the children appeared to enjoy It all, and, so far, no parents had made open objection to the little talks on birds. Insects, and flowers with which the teacher diversified the routine of school work. So all went along quite comfortably until the afternoon when the fly and the flea were up for consideration. Following the teacher’s lead, the children had all grown enthusiastic over the astonishing acrobatic abilities of the fly—all except Robbie May, who for some time had been staring moodily at his desk, casting only occasional glances at the teacher, and those unmistakably sullen. It became so noticeable by the time they were all admiring the fact that the fly can walk on the celling, that the teacher paused and turned to the boy. “What Is the trouble, Robbie?” she inquired. “Aren’t you listening? Aren’t you interested in the talk?" “Ye-es,” granted Robbie, reluctantly polite. Then, warming up, “but I bet a fly ciw’t hang 6y its knees, and every boy in school can do it, all ’cept Laurie Lee, and he’s had the dlpthery 1” —Youth’s Companion.