Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1896 — Didn’t Approve. [ARTICLE]

Didn’t Approve.

“What am your opinion ob dis ‘manual training’ dey talk ob introjucing into our schools, Uncle Samson V’ .irt■quired Mr. Marc Antony Washington, in a respectful tone, of Bis nearest neighbor. ‘T habn’t gibben de subject de full benefits ob de probnostTcatlons ob my mind, yet, sah,” replied Uncle Samson, promptly, though a close observer might have noticed a puzzled look on his sable countenance at tlie moment he heard his neighbor’s question; “but on de whole, I don’t approve ob It.” “Is dat so?” said Mr. ’Washington, in evident surprise; “qow 1 thought you’d be right’ down pleased to bab your Louisa’s Joshua get dat manual training.”, • "Xp, sah,” said Uncle Samson, growing secure in his own mind, as he went on, “not so long as his maw and me is alive, I don’t approve ob manual training in de school for Joshua Romulus, Hu am a mighty servig-rous chile, dat’s true, but his maw has got a good strong arm, and dere’s consid’ble power left In mine yet, sah, and what ffianttal training dat boy needs, his maw or me will gib him right here at home, yes, sah!”