THE TEACHER PLAYED HOOKY IN MURRUMBURRAH

I wish to dedicate this poem to newbie teachers in N.S.W., Australia.

A/N As part of my required country service as a newbie teacher with the N.S.W.
Department of Education in the 1960s, I was assigned to Murrumburrah Public
School. This autobiographical poem should give you insight into the psychological
effect it had on me.