St Johns High School - Le Cid Yearbook (St Johns, MI)

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CHARACTER SKETCH OF MR. FRANCIS Mr. Francis says that he has no other reason than a wcman's reason, he thinks 'tis so because 'tis so. In sufte of his reasons Mr. Francis thinks, sometimes he lets the class do some thinking but very rarely. He is a many-sided person: he knows a lot about history. lc-t about econcmics, and a lot about literature. but as for Latin, he asks Miss Turnbull what Quo vadis meang. saying that he could get the literal translation, but not a free one. Of course that may be all right but people may think otherwise. Miss Turnbull is quite young, quite pretty so we think Mr. Francis has other reasons for asking her Quo vadis after school. However, t-hat may be, Mr. Francis shows excentional ability in telling stories, he takes great secret pleasure in making little shivers run up and down our vertebrae or making the south wind blow hurricanes down our necks. He is upright in his dealings with the pupils, altho occasionally ruffled into ruff- house stuff. We would advise him to refrain in the future, and remember he is a gentleman. As for debating and argumentation he is a wizard. Occasionally in history when the argument becomes heated he implcres us to open our minds to conviction. As for his own mind being open to ccnviction, he still thinks that the reason the Sahara desert is so dry is because there is no rain there. he will tell this to your face bravely, fear- lessly. and unmindful of consequences. He holds the same opinion on the theory of Relativity. Step into the school house any day and you will see him sitting behind his great desk official, his right leg cocked ever his left, and leaning back surveying the room with majestic benevolence, a true monarch of all he surveys. Or leaning over his desk pretending to be occupied with the ntegtal struggle. At regular intervals of five min- utes his head pops out of his collar like a mud-turtle, hoping to catch a glimpse of some miscreant in action. Did you ever see a mud-turtle dodging sticks? If you can imagine Mr. Francis doing this you will have an idea of his appearance.

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