 Though the classes were originally described as a " brutal battle " , with neither instructor nor students well @-@ versed in the other 's craft , the enthusiasm and energy of both parties made the classes stimulating and beneficial for all involved . Graham often screened Disney shorts and , along with the animators , provided critique featuring both strengths and weaknesses . For example , Graham criticised Babbit 's animation of Abner the mouse in The Country Cousin as " taking a few of the obvious actions of a drunk without coordinating the rest of the body " , while praising it for maintaining its humour without getting " dirty or mean or vulgar . The country mouse is always having a good time " . 
