More Boners: Compiled from Classrooms and Examination Papers

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viii, 89, [3] pp. A collection of humorous errors in phrasing, together with illustrations by the famous Dr. Seuss, though this work was published over five years before the releas e of his first children's book in 1937. From the foreword: "With the success of Boners, misinformation has finally assumed its rightful place in the American home, relegated the more exact sciences to the dusty cupboards and shelves. The pyorrhean springs of knowledge have dried up; educators have been forced to change their systems of grading ("E" is now Summa cum laude; "A" is once again a scarlet letter)... The Millennium is at hand. Down with Information!" Show more