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... boys and girls to the schools and colleges for the winter . It is true there are religious sects , but these exist chiefly for the sake of friendly discussion , and the generous rivalry of doing good . Episcopalian and Presbyte- rian ...
... boys and girls to the schools and colleges for the winter . It is true there are religious sects , but these exist chiefly for the sake of friendly discussion , and the generous rivalry of doing good . Episcopalian and Presbyte- rian ...
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... boy a penny , upon receiving which he seized on one of his brother's books , set off to school , and offered his penny as his quarter's fee . Those were the days when a large part of school education consisted of flogging , and by far ...
... boy a penny , upon receiving which he seized on one of his brother's books , set off to school , and offered his penny as his quarter's fee . Those were the days when a large part of school education consisted of flogging , and by far ...
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... boys who are employed as tutors . " Besides , Mr Bell has to be " every hour in the day with them , " to prevent their extravagance from ruining them . The boys kept a servant out of livery , " but Mr Bell him- self was not paid . 66 ...
... boys who are employed as tutors . " Besides , Mr Bell has to be " every hour in the day with them , " to prevent their extravagance from ruining them . The boys kept a servant out of livery , " but Mr Bell him- self was not paid . 66 ...
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... boys - known as " blue boys " -were the sons chiefly of European fathers and Indian mothers ; and they were to be instructed in reading , writing , and arithmetic . They were not allowed to have any intercourse with their " maternal ...
... boys - known as " blue boys " -were the sons chiefly of European fathers and Indian mothers ; and they were to be instructed in reading , writing , and arithmetic . They were not allowed to have any intercourse with their " maternal ...
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... boy teach others gradually spread throughout the the school and the result was progress , contentment , and happiness . Gradually the whole of the teaching work fell into the hands of the boys ; and , so far as instruction went , the ...
... boy teach others gradually spread throughout the the school and the result was progress , contentment , and happiness . Gradually the whole of the teaching work fell into the hands of the boys ; and , so far as instruction went , the ...
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