Tillie And Her Tots(A Country School)Tillie teaches in our school Where the plan of love must rule; Children love her, she loves them For as teacher she's a gem. Stops, with roadster, on her way To the school house day by day, Loading little children in. What a shout! and what a din! And at school her children work, None of them would dare to shirk, For, Miss Tillie, has a way Of just making work hours play. So they get their lessons well, Learn to read and write and spell, While geography's a snap Finding places on the map. Making maps, too, is a joy For the little girl or boy. Given pen and paper, they Outline every road and way That they travel night and morn, And what's growing, wheat or corn, Marking streams and bridges, too Travelers cross when passing through. Just one of our country schools Where a patient teacher rules, Who initiates the thoughts She would teach the little tots, And assists the budding mind, As the tangled thoughts unwind. Blessings on the little schools Where a loving Tillie rules! __Ed Blair |
Random Rhymes
Ed Blair
(Spring Hill, Kansas: New Era Publishing Co. 1939)
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