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Typed and spelled as written: Kay Cunningham

The Marlin Democrat
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, January 14, 1904

A Novel Teachers Meeting
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    Saturday morning was the time appointed for the regular monthly teachers meeting, but by dint of persuasion the teachers succeeded in getting Prof. Hudson to change the time to Friday night instead.  The young ladies of the faculty with something of the Christmas spirit of fun still remaining, decided to ass a spice of variety to eh usual order of business.  So they came in party costume, each with a bow in her hair in lieu of a "beau."
    The papers prepared for the evening were read with as much dispatch as possible, and then a motion was made that the rest of the program be dispensed with and a game of flinch be substituted.  The objections of the surprise Prof. Hudson were overruled and the formal meeting broke up in laughter and confusion.
    The crowd then adjourned to Miss Nettles' room to enjoy an informal lunch.  Hot chocolate, provided by the thoughtfulness of Miss Nettles, quickly banished all thoughts of the trials of the Jusuits and Jansenists, and the troubles of school discipline.  Miss Owens passed around a box of stuffed dates stuck on tooth picks, with the remark that since this is leap year, each teacher should have her "pick" of "dates" and plenty of them.
    Several exciting games of flinch and stock exchange furnished the evening's amusement and the teachers went at eleven o'clock, agreeing that the new order of meeting was a pleasure that should be repeated.

Teacher.

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