Up The Down Staircase Page #2

l'm with Mr. Loomis.

My uncle's in this class,

and he forgot his lunch.

-Hey, Tony! Catch.

-Please don't throw...

-Are you hurt?

-Just my head.

Hey, you gotta

make out an accident report,

three copies and send it in to the nurse.

Perhaps... Perhaps you had

better go to the nurse

and ask for accident report blanks.

-Apolikanos, Michael.

-Yeah.

-Blake, Alice.

-l'm present, Miss Barrett.

Janitor says nobody's down there.

How can he say there's no one down there

when he's down there?

Yes? Can l help you?

The stuff from your letter-box.

You sent me.

Yes, but l took it all out

when l punched in...

You're supposed to read this to the class.

lt's from the library.

Thank you. You may sit down now.

''Library. Attention class.

-''The school library is your library...''

-You're supposed to read this first.

-Change of assembly schedule.

-Thank you.

''Change in assembly schedule.

''All X-2 sections

are to report to assembly

''the second half of the second period.

''Tomorrow, all Y-2...'' Class, please.

Class, ''Tomorrow all Y-two sections

will follow today's program

''for X-two sections,

while all X-two sections

''will follow today's program

for Y-two sections.''

Do we go to assembly today?

Blanca, Carmelita.

That's Carole.

l changed it over the summer.

Miss Barrett, Miss Barrett, you forgot

to appoint an early dismissal monitor.

All right, all right.

l appoint you early dismissal monitor.

-Class dismissed!

-Class, we have to finish.

Class, l want you all back in your seats.

Class, please.

Sit down. Sit down. We have to finish.

Class, please, sit down.

-Class...

-Disregard all bells.

Repeat. Disregard all bells.

This boy's late and on probation.

Where's your class, Miss Barrett?

l'm afraid that they have all gone.

You're off to a good start.

Now, listen, since l'm only

readmitting you on probation,

l guess you know

that l know that you're no prize.

One false step... Suspension.

Your name, please?

Won't you tell me your name?

You've got it there.

There are 40 pupils in my homeroom.

Call the roll.

All right.

Let's see, where did l leave off?

Davidson?

Dubinski, Ehrlick, Gloria.

Well, surely you're not

Gloria Ehrlick, are you?

Escalera? Esposite? Essner?

Really, it would be so much simpler

if you would just tell me your name.

Evans?

-Farber, Farreli, Ferone...

-Present.

Joseph Ferone. Do they call you Joe?

l see you're to be

in my English class as well.

Tell me, do you like English?

Well.

l think there's time for you

to fill out a Delaney card now.

lf you will just fill in the blanks, please.

l don't know why

they call it a Delaney card.

Maybe because a man named Delaney

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