Article September 2, 1972 Issue

Her Story

REBECCA WELZ

Anna settled herself comfortably in her chair and waited for her classmates to do the same and for the history class to begin. Everyone was busy scrounging for pens and pencils and shuffling books and notes until the long-legged teacher strode in. Then it was so quiet that Anna hardly wanted to move.

Mr. Hanlon gave an assignment due the following week: a book report on the American Revolution. "Oh, no!" Anna moaned to herself, and could hear the person behind her groan. She was relieved at the mutual distaste for the assignment. "I detest book reports. I just detest them — and on the Revolutionary War." She spent the rest of the class complaining to herself about the horrid assignment.

Several days passed, and she forced herself to go to the library to look for a book for the dreaded report. After spending half an hour examining books, she checked out one she wanted to read, but it certainly wasn't on the Revolutionary War. "I'll come tomorrow," she kept putting it off.

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