Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Letter to the editor

Communication

A school superintendent told his assistant superintendent, “Next Thursday at 10:30 a.m., Halley’s Comet will appear over this area. This is an event which occurs only once every 75 years. Call the school principals and have them assemble their teachers and classes on their athletic fields and explain this phenomenon to them. If it rains, then cancel the day’s observation and have the classes meet in the auditorium to see a film about the comet.”

The assistant superintendent said to the school principals, “By order of the Superintendent of schools, next Thursday at 10:30, Halley’s Comet will appear over your athletic field. If it rains, then cancel the day’s classes and report to the auditorium with your teachers and students where you will be shown films, a phenomenal event which occurs only once every 75 years.”

Principals told teachers, “By order of the phenomenal Superintendent of schools, at 10:30 next Thursday, Halley’s Comet will appear in the auditorium. In case of rain over the athletic field the Superintendent will give another order, something which occurs once every 75 years.”

The teachers said to students,” Next Thursday at 10:30, the Superintendent of schools will appear in our school auditorium with Halley’s Comet, something which occurs every 75 years. If it rains, the Superintendent will cancel the comet and order us all out to our phenomenal athletic field.”

Students said to parents, “When it rains next Thursday at 10:30 over the school athletic field, the phenomenal 75-year old Superintendent of schools will cancel all classes and appear before the whole school in the auditorium accompanied by Bill Halley and the Comets.”

Written and submitted by Carmen Perkins, Ph.D - Kimball