Teacher's Pet Page #4

"Information was gotten by keeping|your eyes and ears open...

"and your nose clean.

"Inspiration by a swift kick in the pants.

"T o sum it up, I think|you're wasting your time...

"and I prefer not to waste mine.

"Yours truly, James Gannon. "

Any comments?

Yeah. Who does he think he is?

He must'Ve been joking or something.

No, I'm afraid he was quite serious.

You see,|I happen to know Mr. Gannon Very well.

As a matter of fact, I can giVe you|a perfect picture of this man...

without eVer haVing seen him.

He works, I'm sure, with a cigarette|dangling from his mouth, like so.

In a suit|that he hasn't had pressed in months.

And, of course,|he has the battered old hat...

that he wouldn't giVe up|for the crown of England.

Poker comes easy to him,|but, oh, boy, he drinks hard.

And after he's had a few,|he'll always tell you:

"Why, I neVer eVen got to high school,|and I'm proud of it. "

Then, of course, he'll... He boasts|about his exploits with the ladies.

Of course he'll neVer|marry anyone but his job.

In short, he's a perfect example|of that dying race...

the unpressed gentlemen of the press.

I hardly haVe to stand up here|and defend education.

As my father always said:

"Education teaches a man|how to spell experience. "

Hear, hear!

So I shall continue wasting|my time, as Mr. Gannon put it...

teaching you about reporting,|copy reading, makeup, and rewrite.

And we'll let Mr. Gannon throw books,|and kick young men in the pants...

and continue to be one of|the few relics of antiquity on display...

outside the Museum of Natural History.

What about this dame! Did she tell|this jerk off or did she tell him off?

Miss Fuller has the textbooks,|the daily papers...

and if you'll just pick up a few copies,|I think we could get started.

Information.

Yes.

Yes, that class was tonight.

But you can still enrol.

I would suggest|that you drop by tomorrow.

I think that would be a good-

And another thing: I don't mind you|taking that creep to lunch...

but why does it haVe to cost $6.60?

Where do you think you're working?|Harper's Bazaar?

What happened?

I don't know. I said I liked college|football better than professional...

and he called me an idiot|and began to chew me out.

So it's your turn today.

- Teresa got it yesterday.|- And I'll probably get it tomorrow.

You can haVe my doghouse.|Well, thank you, Teresa.

I figured I'd get it-

He doesn't work anyone harder|than he works himself.

He's still the first one and the last one-

Barney!|Yes, sir!

- What do you think this is, a weekly?|- Sorry, sir.

What's this?

"'The future belongs to the educated|man,' Dr. Martin Edwards...

"President of Tipps College said today|at a meeting of the board of... "

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