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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
3
The June 16 1900 teacher licensing test in Georgia drew 8 000 applicants. State commissioner prepared 75 questions. 68 correct earned first grade, 64 second, 67 third. Dooly county had 49 examinees,84 passed. papers sealed until six AM, then test proceeded with impatient effort and many girls bending over pens.
A fragmentary, stylized dialogue scene features faux French phrases and early modern verbiage. Characters debate law and honor as swords are demanded, with a docteur figure under scrutiny and a tension between ritual combat and civic authority. The text reads like a stage vignette with mock French expressions and dramatic exclamations.
A collage of light comic snippets with characters debating a poached porch scene, a luminous paint gag, and a couple of opera and cigar quips. Includes a boastful line about a preter and a pun on betting losses charged to expenses.
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