Project Gutenberg 2010-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 111 Hay, Ian 1876 1952 Beith, John Hay Beith, Ian Hay Baumer, Lewis Christopher Edward 1870 1963 The Lighter Side of School Life The headmaster -- The housemaster -- Some form-masters -- Boys -- The pursuit of knowledge -- School stories -- "My people" -- The father of the man. Produced by Steve Read, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Lighter Side of School Life" by Ian Hay is a humorous exploration of the school experience, written in the early 20th century. This work primarily consists of satirical sketches, focusing on the various archetypes of school authorities and students, with a particular emphasis on the headmaster. The book likely aims to entertain readers by presenting an amusing and lighthearted portrayal of the diverse characters that populate school life, highlighting the eccentricities and challenges within educational institutions. The opening of the book introduces the "Headmaster of Fiction," a comically idealized figure who embodies the stereotypical traits of school leaders, contrasted with the more complex "Headmaster of Fact," who is shaped by real-world experiences. The narrative humorously details the various absurdities and expectations placed upon these educators, illuminating the challenges they face in balancing discipline and camaraderie with students. Throughout, a sense of playful critique emerges, suggesting that while school can be a serious environment, it is also filled with quirky incidents that define the lighter side of academic life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34721/34721-h/images/coverx.jpg en Schools -- England LA Text Humor Browsing: History - Schools & Universities Browsing: Humour Browsing: Teaching & Education 295051 295060 2024-09-14T13:20:30.893681 2023-09-15T08:08:10.378037 text/html text/html 296675 2010-12-22T15:45:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 615688 2010-12-22T15:45:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 643555 2024-09-14T13:20:35.763635 application/epub+zip 645469 2024-09-14T13:20:31.672638 application/epub+zip 191543 2024-09-14T13:20:31.250657 application/epub+zip 738696 2024-09-14T13:20:39.023589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709532 2024-09-14T13:20:35.305614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257627 2022-09-16T04:42:14.588544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265625 265403 2024-09-14T13:20:30.311648 2023-09-15T08:08:09.820031 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 265409 2010-12-22T15:45:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106266 2010-12-22T15:45:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 265409 2010-12-22T15:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106216 2010-12-22T15:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21340 2024-09-14T13:20:39.170588 application/rdf+xml 21887 2024-09-14T13:20:31.335648 image/jpeg 2653 2024-09-14T13:20:31.292657 image/jpeg 616607 2024-09-14T13:20:30.951627 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia