My Own Two Feet by Beverly Cleary

Author:Beverly Cleary [Cleary, Beverly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9780061756924
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Clarence and the Comprehensive

The bells of the Campanile, and even the smell of catsup, lifted my spirits when I returned to Cal. Red roses from Clarence delivered by a florist, the wildest extravagance, lifted them even more. I kept the roses until their petals faded to dull purple and finally dropped softly to my desk. Clarence invited me to dinner at his apartment, and of course I went. Steak, boiled potatoes, and canned corn. The place was as dreary as I had imagined, with one room, a kitchen not much larger than a closet, and a bath. The one decorative touch was a sock filled with tennis balls suspended from the ceiling light fixture. Clarence and Ken used it for a punching bag.

The immediate problem at Stebbins was our choice of courses. We thumbed our General Catalogues, asked one another to give us the lowdown on professors of courses we were considering. Several girls said, “Why did I ever choose this major?” and changed majors, letting themselves in for a heavy schedule if they were to graduate in May.

From the list of courses “designed primarily for seniors whose major subject is English” I chose Chaucer. Milton lurked on the list, but since Chaucer was a one-semester course, I felt I could postpone Milton for a few months. Other English majors said I shouldn’t miss The Age of Johnson, a great course. I followed their advice. I also chose Advanced French Grammar, not because I thirsted for more irregular verbs, but because the University of Washington School of Librarianship required more units of French than I had on my record. Having endured History of Education, I was now entitled to enroll in Elementary Education, which Jane was also taking. I still needed three more units. I longed for a course in household arts but did not have the prerequisites. I had, I discovered, prerequisites for very little. I finally settled on Anthropology 105, The American Indian, as the most possible course open to me. Besides, I reminded myself, all knowledge is useful to librarians.

Elementary Education offered unexpected entertainment, not because of the professor, an interesting, kindly man understanding of both children and teachers, but because of a student, an older woman, an experienced teacher who, like other out-of-state teachers, was working toward a California credential because California salaries were higher than those of other states. She arrived at the morning class with liquor on her breath and interesting comments to make. The project method of teaching was in fashion at that time. Choose a project such as American Indians that interests children, and they will be so eager to learn they will read, and so eager to build a tepee they will learn arithmetic. The experienced teacher never hesitated to speak out. “What are we supposed to do with all this garbage if they ever finish their tepee?” she once asked. I could picture the tepee made of sticks covered with brown paper or old sheets. How would the children make

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