Things went smoothly in first grade class for much of the morning of his first day. Miss Flannery executed her lesson plan. A great deal of the spoken word goes unnoticed by young minds. It’s not whether or not potty location and protocol were verbally explained. It is certain however, that no physical show-and-tell was conducted. Ralph Donald was ignorant about what to do when “nature calls” in these strange surroundings. He had been told to mind the teacher. He hoped for an early recess, but to no avail. Nature won’t be denied for long and finally won while the poor boy sat paralyzed. The mile walk home from school seemed much longer than it really was. Feet seemed to get heavier with each step. The lad had to face Mom, but he took some consolation in the knowledge that he had gained that day.