/--^ No. 19 When Boys Meet School Dialog for two boys Price 6 cents per copy No plays exchanged Antigo Publishing Company Antigo, Wis. Copyright 1919 by Antigo Publishing Company No. 19 When Boys Meet School Dialog for two boys Price 6 cents per copy No plays exchanged Antigo Publishing Company Antigo, Wis. Copyright 1919 by Antigo Publishing Company ^ ^"^l/ ^^\^ ^ »> t. ^' I o I gCLD 53?87 When Boys Meet Comic Dialog for two Boys. (A and B enter stage from opposite sides. A carries a few books as if going to school. They walk briskly towards each other, stopping to avoid a collision.) A. Clear the way! Clear the way! B. Why don't you clear the way ? A. I never make way for a fool! B. (moving back) I always do! A. (walks away slowly, looking angrily back atB.) B. What is troubling you now? A. (comes back) What do you mean? B. You gave me such a nasty look! A. A nasty look! Let me see your face! Oh, goodness, you really have an awfully nasty look! But honest — I didn't give it to you! (walks away again.) B. What is your hurry? A. Now, don't detain me any longer or I'll be late at school! B. Why don't you rise earlier and take things easier? Don't you know that the early bird catches the worm? A. (speaking very slowly) Oh pshaw! I think it serves that worm right! B. It seems you always have a witty answer ready. — If you'll wait a minute I'll go to school with you. Wit and a nasty face are a happy combination! A. Now (nickname to be used) don't feel offended at a remark made only in fun. You know that you are a handsome boy ! B. There you go again! A. Well, it is worth something to see the humorous side of a thing, isn't it? Did you notice the joke teacher made unintentionally last week? B. No, I did not notice it. I must either have been absent that day, or too dense to see it. What was it ? A. You know how strictly it is forbidden to chew gum during lessons? B. Of course. A. And how strictly teacher sees to it that we always keep our feet right* under our desk! B. Yes, I know! But where is the joke in it? A. Now listen! One day (the name of a school girl should be mentioned here) Sylvia Lorenzen was chewing away for dear life on a big chunk of gum, and at the same time she had both feet way over in the aisle, so that nobody could pass b.y. — Well, soon teacher saw her, and what do you think he said? B. What did he say? A. All he said was: ''Sylvia! take that gum out of your mouth, and put your feet in!*' B. Well that's pretty good! I suppose teacher did not even notice it. — But aren't you glad that school closes to-day? How will you spend your time during July and August this year? A. As yet I have no plans. Last year I spent a few weeks in the country. I tell you it's fine there. Of course there were also some unpleasant things. At night time the mosquit- oes were an awful plague — and during the day — why, the flies were such a nuisance in some places on the farm, like for instance, in the stables, that they would soon drive me away whenever I went there to admire two pretty little colts. B. Look here! Yon didn't go to the stable at the right time, or the flies would not have bothered you so! A. Didn't go at the right time! What do you mean ? B. If you wish to visit a stable or any other place where flies gather, you must go there 6 during: the noon or dinner hour, because then most of the flies are in the dining-room of the people. A. Well, well! — What do you intend to take up after graduating from our school? B. I'll go to high school. A. What do you learn at high school? B. All the higher branches of study, like Latin, physiology, and so forth." A. What is Latin '^ B. A language. A. Which nation speaks Latin? B. Well, you see, Latin is now a dead language. A. Oh, I see, in Latin you learn the under- taker business! I wouldn't fancy that very much ! But what is phyisology ? B. Physiology is the science of living beings. A. I don't understand. B. I'll try to make it clear to you. In physio- logy we learn how all the organs of the body serve us; for example: how the eyes see, the nose smells, the mouth tastes, the ears hear, the feet run, and so forth. A. Look here (nickname or name)! you can't make a fool of me, even if I never studied physiology! B. How am I making a fool of you? 7 A. You purposely said two of the things wrong! B. What was wrong? A. Didn't you say that you learn how your nose smells, and your feet run? B. Of course I did. Isn't that correct? A. Correct? If that is correct, then you — was, — made wrong, because your feet-smell, and your nose runs! (B. chases A. off platform.) S'.'a'ri'r