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vocational reasons discontinued his prac- 

 tice and devoted his attention to journalism, 

 art, and education . H e was for several years 

 special dramatic critic for The World of 

 New York. In the eighties Doctor Baralt 

 became the center of an artistic and literary 

 movement, which took concrete form in 

 the "Society for Harmonious Culture," 

 of which he was founder and President. 



At the time of the Cuban War of Inde- 

 pendence Doctor Baralt collaborated suc- 

 cessfully with the Revolutionary Junta 

 of New York in the work of raising funds 

 for the cause of Cuban freedom. 



He was for some time Professor of Span- 

 ish at Columbia University and for fifteen 

 years Special Instructor in the same subject 

 at the College of the City of New York. 



When the Spanish domination ceased, 

 he immediately returned to his native land 

 where he soon after won by competition a 

 chair at the Institute of Havana as Pro- 

 fessor of English. 



Since returning to Cuba, Doctor Baralt 

 has devoted most of his time and efforts 

 to the study of Education; has been the 



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