156 NATURE STUD\. 



These two definitions of a glacier with a statement of the 

 relation between a glacier and an iceberg are of value : 



" A glacier is a outburst of water which springs up out 

 of the earth. A glacier comes out of the ground and 

 springs up in the ^air while a iceberg lays flat as it 

 scours the earth." 



" A glacier is ice that is formed for years and doesn't 

 melt quickly, it takes a long while to form a glacier. Gla- 

 ciers help to change the face of the earth by the means of 

 being formed so long and after being melted forms the 

 earths surface smooth. The difference between an ice- 

 berg and a glacier is that an iceberg will melt quickly and 

 a glacier will be formed a long while. " 



The direction to mention three river systems and state 

 what a river system is, brought the following : 



" Cascade Range. 

 Serri Nevede. 

 Coast Range. 



A river system is a range of mountains that extent from 

 a larger one range. " 



The next tw^o selections speak for themselves : 



' ' I^atitude tells wether the earth is it the cold or hot belt. 

 Longitude goes the other way. " 



" The shape of the earth is a triangle. It is bounded on 

 the north by the Artie Ocean, on east by the Atlantic Ocean, 

 On the southe Gulf of Mexico. On the west by the Pacfic 

 Ocean. " 



This gem answered the question, How do the sun's rays 

 fall on the hottest belt of heat ? 



" When the sun rays fall the hottest on the belt its rays 

 come sliding down. " 



These answers, of course, are exceptions. They make 

 very interesting reading and after the risibilities subside the 

 question rises. Why ? The answer is not difficult. The 

 few who gave these answers (one immature mind is respon- 

 sible for five) have been committing words to memory. 



