“‘Look over to Henry’s desk and see what he is doing.’ “Ellen caught sight of me and must have told that I was making a face, for Miss Gresham came to me and said: ‘What were you doing just now?’ I said, ‘Nothing.’ She said, ‘You were making a face.’ I said, ‘I was not.’ Then she sent me home.” “Why did you deny making a face?” “Because I hadn’t done it. I scowled but that was all. I didn’t do anything that need excite Miss Gresham. She’s got it in for me.” “Now that will do on that. You are not properly occupied some way in your periods in the study room. I credit you with having intellect enough to know how to play the gentleman. It’s a question of whether you are always going to take advantage of opportunities to make sport at the expense of pupils’ and teachers’ time, or whether you are going to help make school work a success. I know pretty well what you think on these matters, but I’d like to hear you express yourself on this point.” Henry did discuss the matter; there were a few weak spots in his view of school life. His evident restlessness during long school hours was a predisposing cause of several troubles. For this and other reasons, Mr. Finley decided to revise his schedule for use of the gymnasium during school hours and to provide suitable interruptions of mental labor by physical exercise of various sorts. This new program gratified the pupils as well as relieved physical necessities. The interview ended fortunately for both teacher and pupil and eventually brought relief to several unfavorable conditions in the school as a whole. (2) _Teasing tricks._ Sometimes a pupil can cause no end of annoyance by teasing others. This fault may have been trained into the child at home. CASE 88 (SEVENTH GRADE) A bright lad and into all sorts of mischief, George had gradually acquired the reputation among the teachers of being “a bad boy”; and the new superintendent was informed to this effect when he came to the school. [Sidenote: Snake in School-room] One day there was a great commotion in his grade; an innocent garter snake had been let loose in the school-room. George was accused, and as the disturbance had begun in his corner of the room, and as he was known to have a great fondness for all sorts of animals, insects, snakes, etc., the evidence seemed decidedly against him. “No, sir!” he replied to the superintendent, when sent for to go to the office. “No, sir! I didn’t do it!” “I’m afraid that you are not telling me the truth, George. You have a bad reputation. I think that I shall punish you by sending you into the next lower grade, until you can learn to become more of a man.” “It’s such a disgrace, mother! No, I can’t go back. The boys will all make fun of me. Besides, I didn’t do it!”