Third grade? I've been buying his books all these years and he's still in the third grade? But I must admit that he'd know about distance learning if he's doing it from the South Pole.
Much more charming than John Bear Pontiac (of Toronto) which is discovered here every so often. I'd thought about this as a summer puzzler, but probably one of those things that can be found on Google in nine seconds, so here it is just as a diversion: what is the literary significance of the actual bear that was donated by the children of Winnipeg, Canada to the London Zoo?
I dont know about a bear donated by the children of Winnipeg but I do know that a black bear cared for by the medical officer of the Fort Garry Horse, a Winnipeg cavalry regiment, was left at the London Zoo in 1914-1915 where it was affectionately known as Winnie, but that's a lot of pooh. Up the Garries.
Actually it was the veterinary officer, not the medical officer. I'm sure the soldiers of the day considered it a fine distinction The story http://www.pooh-corner.com/pooh.html
Hmmmf. The flyer I got at the museum in Winnipeg 3 years ago says that the bear was either bought or supported, I forget which, by pennies donated by the children of Winnipeg, and the bear was named Winnipeg (not Winifred), in gratitude, and was, of course, immediately nicknamed "Winnie."
Accreditation? Which accrediting body covers the South Pole? This may be a good location for future institutions of higher learning: University of the South Southern Hemisphere University Institute of Pole Studies Iceberg Academy of the Arts South of the Equator Theological Seminary Antarctic School of Business Studies I mean, the possibilities are infinite.......................
Russell, too late. University of the South is already accredited by SACS and ATS. http://www.sewanee.edu/ and they do have a theology school: http://www.chea.org/institutions/action.cfm?CheaID=3166.0 I guess they could establish a satellite campus but that probably wouldn't "flow"......
