The Adventures of Ed Conn—Part 9
Episode 9: “…All about being ‘Number Four’”
—based on true stories as taled by Lit-V © 2025—
My name is Conn. Ed Conn. Educational Consultant. I have the name, badge, and adventures to prove it—and related adventures helping my wife with her family’s business.
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Prologue
Booker T. and W.E.B.
“It seems to me,” said Booker T.,“It shows a mighty lot of cheek
To study chemistry and Greek
When Mister Charlie needs a hand
To hoe the cotton on his land,
And when Miss Ann looks for a cook,
Why stick your nose inside a book?”
“I don’t agree,” said W.E.B.,
“If I should have the drive to seek
Knowledge of chemistry or Greek,
I’ll do it. Charles and Miss can look
Another place for hand or cook.
Some men rejoice in skill of hand,
And some in cultivating land,
But there are others who maintain
The right to cultivate the brain.”… 1
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