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City of Lynn bond 1,000 00
City of Cambridge bonds 2,000 00 ·
City of Providence bond 1,000 00
At a total premium of $520.11,-and we have on
hand, in cash, the sum of 107 91
The total fund is now $11,906.56.
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL RUSSELL, R. P. BARRY, JOHN W. FARWELL.
MELROSE, Feb. 20, 1883.
F
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REPORT OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
Dr. GEORGE NEWHALL, Treasurer, in Account with Commissioners of Melrose Water Loan Sinking Fund. Cr.
1878.
To cash received from Water Fund, surplus over expenses for years -
By cash paid for United States bonds, registered, 41/2 per cent. - Three of $1,000 each. One of $500.
$3,000 00 500 00
1877 . . .
98 16
1879.
1,203 89
From J. D. Wilde
33 34
Interest on bonds and deposits to Jan. 1, 1881. 414 61
1881. City of Salem bouds, 5 per cent .- Three of $1000 each ..
3,000 00
interest on bonds (accrued). 65 42
premiums on bonds. . 692 62
expense, safe rent, etc .. ..
10 50
From Water Fund, surplus over expenses for year 1880 3,066 08
1882.
1,000 00
Interest on bonds and deposits to Jan. 1, 1882
263 94
2,000 00
66 Providence bond, 5 per cent. (one).
1,000 00
interest on bonds (accrued). 57 33
462 78
From Water Fund, surplus over expenses for year 1881.
2,698 38
cash on hand to balance, deposited in Melrose Savings Bank.
107 91
Interest on bouds and deposits to Jan. 1, 1883
493 16
$11,906 56
$11,906 56
(E. and O. excepted.) Jan. 4, 1883.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. NEWHALL, Treasurer Water Loan Sinking Fund.
1873. .
$3,635 00
Jan. 1, 1881. Sinking Fund, as shown.
$5,385 00
City of Lynn bond, 6 per cent. (one) .. 66 Cambridge bonds, 6 per cent. (two)
premiums on bonds rent of safe.
10 00
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
OF THE
MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees of the Public Library present their Twelfth Annual Report.
While the record of the year may seem comparatively uneventful in the history of this library, it has been marked by steady growth in public favor and appreciation, as one of the great forces in education.
Especially is this the case among the class of readers who desire to study books of lasting value, rather than fill their minds with light literature.
We find ourselves, however, unable to satisfy this class of readers ; and after doing the best we can, are obliged to refer them to city libraries, where large appropriations enable the managers to provide liberally for specialists. .
Having now accumulated a library of fifty-one hundred volumes, and filled all the shelf room provided for books, we come to the citizens of Melrose, asking a critical examination of the library, - the work it has done, is doing, and ought to do, - and such an appropriation as will carry out your wishes in this department. What the library needs is : first, an enlargement of shelf room ; second, a catalogue of the books added since 1875- our supple- ments having all been distributed ; third, a reading room in connec. tion with the library, to relieve the over-crowding which now causes so much annoyance and inconvenience ; fourth, the open- ing of the library every day in the week.
These matters demand the serious attention and consideration of all who desire the welfare of the town. It is safe to assert that nothing conduces so much to the prosperity of the town as careful
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attention to the education of the entire population. The public schools leave the pupils at seventeen years of age, and give atten- tion to the next younger generation. The graduates of our schools are still learners ; what food will they best thrive upon, -- what diet shall we recommend, - that the product of our entire system of education may be good citizens, both men and women?
Though the needs of the library have been pressed upon your attention in the past, we again venture to ask for that careful con- sideration which wisdom and prudence dictates.
Among the donations will be noted a rare book, entitled, " Description of the Abbeys of Melrose and Old Melrose, with their traditions ; by John Bower, Melrose-Edinburgh ; printed for the Author. 1822." This is another of the many gifts of our friend, Daniel Jefferson, Esq., who is continually showing his re- gard for the library by his works. We annex a list of the dona- tions, as well as the statistics for the entire year. The thanks of the Trustees are extended to the donors.
By the courtesy of Mr. G. W. Reynolds, lists of the new books added from week to week have appeared in the Melrose Journal.
DONATIONS.
Books.
Donors.
Description of the Abbeys of Melrose and Old Melrose, by John Bower : Edin. 1822
. Daniel Jefferson.
Tell It All. A life's experience in Mormonism G. W. Reynolds. Bacchus Dethroned .
Gerritt Smith
.
66 ..
Disenthralled
Paccharotto, and other Poems
Miss M.L.Charles.
Papers.
The Literary World
. Daniel Jefferson.
Pamphlets.
Annual Report of the Boston Public Library
1
66
66 Chicago 66
1
66
66
66 Beebe 66 Wakefield 1
66
Lancaster 66
1
·
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MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Annual Report of the Malden Public Library
1
Manchester, N. H., Public Library . 1
66 66 66 Peabody Institute
1
66 66 66 Woburn Public Library
66
66 66 Watertown
1
The Tuftonian
9
Official Gazette of the U. S. Patent Office .
52
Bulletins of the Boston Public Library
4
Early History of Groton, Mass. . Samuel A. Green. 1
Sermon on the Death of James A. Garfield. C. D. Bradlee. 1
List of Patentees and Inventions from Jan. to June, 1882 1
77
Number of pamphlets now in the library . 562
STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1882.
Number of volumes in library Jan. 1, 1882
· . 4,789
66 purchased this year 314
66
donated 66
6
320
66
66 in library Jan 1, 1883 . 5,109
Number of persons using library Jan. 1, 1882
946
cards issued this year 395
،، relinquished 14 381
Number of persons using library Jan. 1, 1883 1,327 Largest number of volumes issued in one day 483
Smallest
66
" " (stormy Monday) 25
Average
66
on Mondays · 86
328
Whole 66 66 66
in March
2,871
66
66
in May
. 2,606
66
..
..
in October
. 2,199
66
66
66
66
in December . 2,373
66
66
this year 28,074
-
Five hundred and seventy-eight books have been re-bound, and seventy-seven books have been replaced, new for old.
The library has been open Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and evenings, and Monday evenings, for one hundred and fifty-
66
on Saturdays .
1
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three days. It was closed three days. There were seventeen stormy days during the library year.
The librarian and assistants have attended to the duties assigned them in a manner satisfactory to the Trustees.
The Trustees, after careful consideration, respectfully request the following appropriation for the year 1883 :
For current expenses 1883, five hundred dollars and the dog tax ; for catalogue of books added since 1875, and 'additional shelving, three hundred dollars.
In behalf of the Trustees,
CHARLES C. BARRY, Secretary.
FREDERIC KIDDER, ELBRIDGE H. GOSS,
A. A. NICHOLS, HANNAH LYNDE, CHARLES C. BARRY,
Trustees.
Dr.
The MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY in Account with E. H. Goss, Treasurer.
Cr.
1882.
Feb. 1, ł
To cash paid J. R. Osgood & Co., books.
$ 19 13
1882. Jan. 22, Mar. 7,
By cash on hand from account 1881 46 from Town Treasurer, dog tax of 1881 ..
$ 1 48 393 98
Dec. 29,5
June 17, }
March 7,1
. .
De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. «
328 26
Dec. 31, 5
Feb.14,'83 §
July
20, 1
66
March ",
Harper & Bros., books ...
7 50
Nov. 20, 9
500 00
March 7,
Lockwood, Brooks & Co., books.
34 46
March 18,
Geo. E. Littlefield, books ..
6 55
18,
T. W. Ripley, reports ..
3 00
18,
66
G. B. Sargent, ribbon.
50
66 22, 1
66
Miss Carrie M. Worthen, Librarian.
204 93
April 12,
66
Mrs. A. G. Bradstreet, books
2 25
Dec. 31,5
P. D. Meston, binding.
116 20
April
22,
٤٠
Rev. Jos. Wild, books ..
2 00
June
7,1
G. F. King & Merrill, printing.
8 20
July
8, 5
:
A. F. & C. W. Lewis, books
50
Dec.
31,
Estes & Lauriat, books.
41 81
Oct.
27,
July
19, 1
Willard Small, books.
23 63
Dec. 6,
66
W. Frentz, books ... D. L. Guernsey, books
3 75
Oct. 2,
8,
.6
G. W. Reynolds, books ..
9 65
Dec.
20,1
.6
printing ..
5 00
Oct.
20,
A. C. Stockin, books. . . ..
3 45
Dec.
31,
66
Atlantic Monthly, 1883 ..
4 00
31,
=
J. E. Haynes, books ..
1 25
31,
Little, Brown & Co., books ..
5 60
66
31,
W. B. Clarke & Carruth, books
32 80
1883.
2 00
Jan. 19,
Jas. T. A. Lewis, books ..
1 50
19,
. €
H. B. Adams, books ..
3 00
Feb.
6,
66
Rev. H. A. Hazen, books
3 00
Feb. 1,'82 (
66
Ink, wrappers, stamps, extra help, P. O. box, etc ..
15 07
Feb.14,'83
Feb. 14,'83,
Balance on hand
44 10
$940 59
$940 59
MELROSE, Feb. 14, 1883.
Respectfully submitted,
E. H. GOSS, Treasurer.
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TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
8, 2
Eastman's Express .
3 00
July
19, 1
4 50
Sept.
4,
..
.
Nov.
20,
66
N. F. Thayer, books.
Librarian, fines.
45 13
Town Treasurer, appropriation for 1882.
Sept. 28, 5
Dec. 31,9
22, 1
29,
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1882.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR 1882-83.
Chairman, CLIFTON FLETCHER .- Term expires March, 1883. Secretary, JULIUS S. CLARK 66 1SS5.
LEVI W. GILMAN ..
..
1884.
MRS. S. W. BRADBURY
MRS. A. K. MILLER ..
..
1SS5.
MRS. J. G. ADAMS
..
1883.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
ELECTED.
SALA- RIES.
High
A. (+. Whitman
November, 1874.
$1,600
High
Emma A. J. Bugbee ..
November, 1874.
800
High
Annette Clark ..
August, 1880
500
Harriett C. Fairbanks.
November, 1880
750
Charlotte Bishop.
September, 1882
500
Sec. Grammar, Emerson St ..
Lucy W. Bisbee.
May, 1867.
550
E. Sewall ..
December, 1881.
550
Susan D. Melcher
May, 1873.
550
Helen J. Barrett.
December, 1882
550
Mary A. George.
May 1880.
500
K. W. Bascom
September, 1878
500
Intermediate, Centre ..
Ella F. Norris
December, 1882.
450
Intermediate, Vinton St ..
Alice H. Long.
September, 1877.
450
Intermediate, Lynde St ..
Effie C. Sweetser
September, 1882.
450
Upper School, Green St
Lydia Mendum.
November, 1874.
500
Lower School, Green St.
Hannah K. Harden
August, 1881
450
Highlands (mixed) .
Alice B. Woodruff.
August, 1881.
450
Uphamn Street (mixed).
C. L. Hollis ..
Marclı, 1882
450
Primary, Lynde Street
Alice Maud Swett.
December, 1882.
450
Primary, Centre St.
Hannah F. Lewis
March, 1876
450
Primary, Vinton St.
Mrs. L. F. Dermot
April, 1880 ..
450
Music Teacher
C. E. Whiting.
September, 1879.
300
$12,200
JANITORS.
High School Building, Frank Mclaughlin
$275
Centre School Building and Boardman Hall, Charles T. Stevens 225
Committee Room School, Samuel Sprague Green Street School, Joseph Simonds
50
Lynde Street School, Wm. F. Serratt
100
Vinton Street School, Benjamin Stone
100
Upham Street School, Eri Upham
50
Highland School, John Singer .
50
$950
TRUANT OFFICERS.
A. B. Pierce.
Frank Mclaughlin.
1884.
First Grammar.
First Grammar.
Sec. Grammar Centre School, Third Grammar, Emerson St.
Third Grammar, Centre St ... Fourth Grammar, Centre St .. Fourth Gram'r, Boardman H.
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We present the following official report to the citizens of Melrose : -
FINANCES.
The balance left over from last year was not far from $570. The amount appropriated at the March meeting was $13,500. There was received from the State fund and other sources about $200, making in all a total of $14,270. Out of this sum have been paid the salaries of the the teachers, the janitors, the committee, and the cost of heat- ing the school buildings, amounting in all to some over $14,000, leaving a small balance in the treasury.
AMOUNT NEEDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
The present pay roll of teachers is at the rate of $12,200 per year. The pay roll of Janitors, $950; and the six com- mittee, $325. The cost of the fuel will probably reach $875. The expense of one or more new Schools to be organized early in the Spring, may be estimated at $550.
SYNOPSIS.
Pay roll of teachers
$12,200
66 66 janitors
950
66 committee
325
Cost of fuel
875
Cost of New Schools
550
Total expense
$14,900
We recommend for the current year of 1883, an appro- priation of $14,500, in addition to any unexpended balance. We also recommend for contingent expenses the sum of
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$2,300. In explanation of the last amount, it may be sta- ted, there is little or no balance left in the treasury. The High School Building ought to be painted the ensuing sum- mer, and quite likely new furnaces provided; one or more new rooms completely furnished; concrete walks laid in front of Centre and Myrtle street buildings; besides the usual amount of general repairs, and the necessary supply of school material.
TEACHERS.
There have been about the usual number of changes. Early in March, Miss Chastine Emerson who had been annually elected for eighteen years, wearied with her long devoted toil, resigned her position and returned to her home in Salem. About the same time, Miss Helen J. Barrett, teacher of the Centre Intermediate, received and accepted a call with higher salary to a school in New Haven. During the summer vacation, Miss Myra A. Whitney, the excellent assistant teacher in the First Grammar (choosing to enter upon a more honored and loved employment), quietly sent to the committee her resignation. Near the middle of November, Miss Helen J. Gookin, who had taught nearly two terms at the Centre Intermediate, gave up her position and returned to Lowell. About a month later, Miss Emma M. Cate, who for thirteen years had stood in the front rank of our earnest progressive teachers, yielded to the higher pay and stronger attractions of Somerville. Finally, just at the close of the year, Miss Mary A. Gilman gave notice of ending her long and successful work as teacher in Melrose, to accept the larger rewards of Cambridge.
NEW TEACHERS.
There were appointed at the Upham-Street, Miss Carrie L. Hollis, of Medford ; at the Upper and Lower Lynde-Street, Miss Effie C. Sweetser, of Woburn, and Miss Alice Maud Swett, of Dover, N. H .; at First Grammar, Miss Charlotte Bishop, of Windsor, Vt .; and at Town Hall; Miss Ella F.
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Norris, of Chelsea. Each of these came with the reputation of being successful teachers in other places. It may be a little early to judge whether they will all be equally success- ful in, and adapted to, their new positions. We hope they will individually receive proper official and parental help and sympathy. This thought naturally leads to our next topic.
SELECTION OF NEW TEACHERS.
Those who have had experience on the School Board know perfectly well there is, aside from this, no more critical or important work to be done. With the utmost care, under scant time and limited opportunities, wrong appointments will sometimes be made. Diplomas and eulogistic recom- mendations cannot always be depended upon. Success in one place may not warrant success in another. Different towns and cities have their different standards in regard to school work. No doubt, our Normal Schools are a good thing, and aid much in supplying a large number of well educated teachers. But these will often come short in the practical teaching and discipline of the schoolroom. The test of ability for doing good work, is good work. The power to execute well is dependent upon three things, natural gifts, culture, and experience. Superiority is not, and never will be, an everyday product. The highest gifts in any profession are, "like angel visits," few and far between. Those fortunate few will naturally drift where the rewards are greatest.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Our State passed a law a few years ago making it impera- tive on the part of school authorities to furnish all pupils of the public schools the prescribed text-books at cost. At a regular meeting of the committee, held early in March, action was taken to have this wise enactment no longer remain in our town a "dead letter." A sub-committee was chosen to make all needed purchases of books at lowest cost, including
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those in the hands of Miss Carrie A. Eastman. She, having the most convenient place of deposit, and being admirably fitted by experience, was appointed agent, at a salary of fifty dollars per year, to take charge of the proper keeping and selling of said books. It was also voted to require the agent to keep an accurate account of all property placed in her care, with invoice prices, and have such record open for inspection at all suitable times. Furthermore, that the agent be required to turn over to the town treasury, once in three months, all moneys received from sale of said books or prop- erty to pupils, parents, teachers, or others ; that such moneys may be duly accredited to the school contingent fund. And, finally, that the annual settlement with the agency, be, if possible, at the first Board meeting in each January. At such meetings shall be presented a written statement of all property received during the preceding year, the quantity sold, the quantity left on hand, and its cost value, together with the amount of money turned into the treasury. During the part of the year under the above agency, there was received and passed into the town treasury, from sale of books, over five hundred dollars; while the cost value of those left over for part of the supply for the ensuing year, was two hundred and fifty-two dollars. By the above pro- vision, it must be seen, there will be a large saving secured to the parents of eight or nine hundred children, who are under necessity, year by year, of buying a large number of. text-books. Furthermore, having one uniform price, and that price the lowest, a vast amount of time and trouble will be saved, while all classes will be placed on perfect equality. We hope, however, the time is not far distant when our town will take the new departure and furnish free text-books for all its public schools.
MAPLEWOOD BORDER.
This part of our town is unfortunately situated. All its public interests are connected with Malden, and yet it is not entitled to any of the privileges of that city. Living on
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this border land are a dozen families of hard working indus- trious people. Some of them live on Lebanon Street beyond the junction of Forest Street, and the others on the road leading from Maplewood to Swain's Pond. Belonging to these families at the present time are fifteen or twenty children of school age. The important question is, How shall these children be provided with suitable educational privileges ? The distance to the Melrose schools is from a mile and half to two miles. This is quite too far to travel during the cold and stormy months of winter ; but it may be asked, why cannot these children attend the Malden schools ? There are two or more answers to this question. The first is, that the Malden schools are also far away, though not quite so far as those of our own town. The second is, to attend the Malden schools is quite expensive. The tuition of a non-resident child to a primary or grammar school is $20 per annum, and $60 to the High school. This, for poor families, with two or more children, is a heavy burden to be borne ; still, some have borne it, more or less, in the years gone by. All honor to such who have determined to edu- cate their children even at great sacrifice. But such earnest, sympathetic appeals have come before the Board during the year as could not well be passed unheeded. We are glad to state that a partial remedy has been provided. For the present winter, a suitable team will take the children up to the schools in Melrose in the morning, and convey them home again at night. This will ensure great punctuality during all kinds of weather, and be entirely satisfactory to the parents. The expense will not be very great ($3.50 per week), and will be paid from the contingent fund.
GREEN LANE.
This is a winding road leading out of the south side of Franklin Street, about half a mile west of the Highland station. In 1850, and several years before, there lived on this street several families by the name of Green; hence
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the place became designated as "Green Lane." This lo- cality lies in the town of Stoneham, but is partially identi- fied with the educational privileges of Melrose. Soon after the incorporation of our town, by a special Act of the Legis- lature Melrose became obliged to educate the children living in those original homes ; provided they chose to attend its public schools. Under the same enactment the town of Stoneham was obliged to pay tuition for said children ac- cording to the pro rata cost of educating its own pupils. For a short time, we believe, the bills were annually pre- sented and promptly paid. But by some strange oversight on the part of the proper authorities, the matter for the last twenty-five years or so has been overlooked, or buried in oblivion. As the result of this neglect, the tuition of several children for nearly a score of years, or even more, has been legally lost. Had this tuition been annually collected, it would have amounted to a thousand or twelve hundred dollars at least. So our good friends at the west of us have been the beneficiaries of Melrose to this trifling extent with- out even the asking. While they have yearly received the taxes of those original homes in Green Lane, we have edu- cated the children. Our little annual loss has been their annual gain. We have no words of censure, for the bills were not presented. We are glad to state, however, that measures have recently been taken by the present School Board to have this whole matter honorably adjusted. As the statute law permits us to go back six years, there re- mains the small amount of four hundred and fifty dollars fairly and legally due. We have no reason to doubt that the town of Stoneham will cheerfully respond to this and all other just demands, when fairly presented.
That our worthy successors may not be left in the dark- ness which descended to us, and that no discord may inter- rupt the harmony pleasantly existing between the two towns, it seemed advisable to the Chairman to place on record the above statement in reference to "Green Lane."
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RUBBERVILLE.
Should business start up during the Spring, as we presume it may, not only would the new houses all be occupied but others be required and doubtless provided before the end of the year. The anticipated children in those homes will be under the necessity, for a while, of attending the schools at Wyoming. The distance to those of the Lynde or Myrtle Street would not be over three-quarters of a mile. There should, however, be built a nice concrete walk on the west side of Main Street, extending from Wyoming Avenue to the group of new buildings just beyond Converse Street. While we plead for this in behalf of the school children, it would add at the same time no small convenience to the gen- eral public ; especially to more or less hands to be employed in the rubber works. Should this walk be built sufficiently wide and elevated, and bordered with shade trees by the Improvement Society, it would be quite an item toward the further beauty and prosperity of the whole town.
SUPERINTENDENT.
At a special Town meeting held November 15th, it was voted to unite with Stoneham or Wakefield in procuring a competent person to act as Superintendent of Schools. Should this dual arrangement be carried into effect, it may pos- sibly prove a step in the right direction. On the principle, as suggested by the able advocate of the measure, that " half a loaf is better than none," it may be well to try the experi- ment. We are inclined to the opinion, however, that it would be more satisfactory in the end to remain indepen- dent, and employ the entire services of a whole man. There can be no question that a thoroughly qualified Superinten- dent, one who could devote his whole time, would be a valu- able help to the public schools of our town. But a person who simply filled the position for pay, or one given to new experiments and notions, would doubtless be a poor invest- ment.
G
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PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
These have been under the same experienced teachers during the entire year. There was, however, a slight break in the teaching at the Lynde-Street Primary. Owing to severe illness, Miss Gilman was unable to resume work at the commencement of the Fall Term. For a month or more, her place was supplied by Miss Kate Inness. During the last week of December, what had been feared for a long time was realized,-Miss Gilman, who had served the town with rare fidelity as a teacher for nearly twenty years, sent in her resignation. As the city of Cambridge was willing to pay her a salary of about $200 more per annum for the same grade of teaching, she was fully justified in accepting their offer. It will be seen by the statistical table that three of our Primary Schools are overflowing with numbers. At the end of the year, Miss Lewis at the Centre, had sixty ; Mrs. Dermot at Vinton-Street, fifty-seven ; and Miss Gilman at the Lynde-Street, fifty-six. At the opening of the Spring Term, no doubt the number in each will be considerably increased.
UNGRADED SCHOOLS.
UPHAM STREET.
This is now the smallest.of any in town, having at the present time but twenty-one pupils. As several new houses are building in this pleasant locality, there seems a good pros- pect of the school gradually increasing. Last May, Miss Mary A. George, who had been the teacher here for the past two years, was transferred and promoted to the care of the Fourth Grammar at the Centre. The vacancy was immedi- ately filled by the election of Miss Carrie L. Hollis of Medford. Under her quiet, genial deportment, a very com- mendable degree of elementary work has been accomplished.
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