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050 4 _aLA
100 1 _aHay, Ian,
_d1876-1952
245 1 4 _aThe Lighter Side of School Life
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-12-22
505 0 _aThe headmaster -- The housemaster -- Some form-masters -- Boys -- The pursuit of knowledge -- School stories -- "My people" -- The father of the man.
508 _aProduced 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.)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSchools -- England
700 1 _aBaumer, Lewis Christopher Edward,
_d1870-1963
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34721
999 _c75567
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