Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1920 — NOT MUCH STUDY INVOLVED [ARTICLE]

NOT MUCH STUDY INVOLVED

Grandma Evidently Didn’t Think Highly of the Doings at Women’s , Debating Club. Tiny Timothy had to be very quiet on ceriain days in the, week. Sunday mornings were ‘ bad because then ther had to study his lessen for the afternoon Sunday school. Tuesday evenings he had to tiptoe around while brother John studied his lodge ritual. Friday evenings sister Nellie went to a debating club and it was often preceded by the last look at her part in the debates. Then one day mother announced, that she had been .invited to join a. bridge dub. Every one was anxlons for hey tb join but little Timothy, who sighed: “Oh, mother, now will you have to study, tiip. before you go' there? What do they recite at your clubF* - . 7 7 - Everybody smiled but dear old grandmother, whp not approve of bridge clubs. “oh, she won’t have to study much,” "she retorted tartly.. “She can Just listen at the first few meetings until ghe learns how to gossip like the rest of them."