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... teachers and removal of the incompetent — An amusing case — " I jist fushed too mich " . . .46 CHAPTER VII. The Revised Code an injury to Scottish education — The "beggarly elements" supreme — Intelligence disregarded — Unfair to ...
... teachers and removal of the incompetent — An amusing case — " I jist fushed too mich " . . .46 CHAPTER VII. The Revised Code an injury to Scottish education — The "beggarly elements" supreme — Intelligence disregarded — Unfair to ...
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... teacher generally good friends — One exception — Relation of school board to teacher of more business but less sympathetic type than before — Apparently less interest on the part of parents — An amateur Sutherland examiner .... 195 ...
... teacher generally good friends — One exception — Relation of school board to teacher of more business but less sympathetic type than before — Apparently less interest on the part of parents — An amateur Sutherland examiner .... 195 ...
Page viii
... teachers and removal of the incompetent - An amus- ing case- " I jist fushed too mich " CHAPTER VII . The Revised Code an injury to Scottish education - The " beggarly elements " supreme — Intelligence dis- regarded - Unfair to Scotland ...
... teachers and removal of the incompetent - An amus- ing case- " I jist fushed too mich " CHAPTER VII . The Revised Code an injury to Scottish education - The " beggarly elements " supreme — Intelligence dis- regarded - Unfair to Scotland ...
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... teacher generally good friends - One exception - Relation of school board to teacher of more business but less sympathetic type than before -Apparently less interest on the part of parents - An amateur Sutherland examiner . • 195 ...
... teacher generally good friends - One exception - Relation of school board to teacher of more business but less sympathetic type than before -Apparently less interest on the part of parents - An amateur Sutherland examiner . • 195 ...
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... Teachers with rare exceptions eminently faithful and trustworthy - No charity for cheating - Amusing mistakes -- " My kingdom for a horse " CHAPTER XXVII . The typical fisherman - Inscriptions - Sir George Grove -Crofters and domestic ...
... Teachers with rare exceptions eminently faithful and trustworthy - No charity for cheating - Amusing mistakes -- " My kingdom for a horse " CHAPTER XXVII . The typical fisherman - Inscriptions - Sir George Grove -Crofters and domestic ...
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