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I don't," remarked Aunt Em; but no one paid any attention to this

statement.

Before long they came to a stately building that stood upon a green plain

with handsome shade trees grouped here and there.

What is that?" asked Uncle Henry.

That," replied the Wizard, "is the Royal Athletic College of Oz, which is

directed by Professor H. M. Wogglebug, T.E."

Let's stop and make a call," suggested Dorothy.

So the Sawhorse drew up in front of the great building and they were met

at the door by the learned Wogglebug himself. He seemed fully as tall as

the Wizard, and was dressed in a red and white checked vest and a blue

swallow-tailed coat, and had yellow knee breeches and purple silk

stockings upon his slender legs. A tall hat was jauntily set upon his

head and he wore spectacles over his big bright eyes.

Welcome, Dorothy," said the Wogglebug; "and welcome to all your

friends. We are indeed pleased to receive you at this great Temple of

Learning."

I thought it was an Athletic College," said the Shaggy Man.

It is, my dear sir," answered the Wogglebug, proudly. "Here it is that we

teach the youth of our great land scientific College Athletics--in all their

purity."

Don't you teach them anything else?" asked Dorothy. "Don't they get

any reading, writing and 'rithmetic?"

Oh, yes; of course. They get all those, and more," returned the

Professor. "But such things occupy little of their time. Please follow me

and I will show you how my scholars are usually occupied. This is a class

hour and they are all busy."

They followed him to a big field back of the college building, where

several hundred young Ozites were at their classes. In one place they

played football, in another baseball. Some played tennis, some golf;

some were swimming in a big pool. Upon a river which wound through

the grounds several crews in racing boats were rowing with great

enthusiasm. Other groups of students played basketball and cricket,

The Emerald City of Oz