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was a welcome sight just then, for it enabled us to reconstruct our 

 geography and steer a straight course to our destination, though in 

 the glare of broad daylight it had few attractions. Standing on a 

 little rise in the prairie, which stretched to the horizon on every side, 



Fig. I. Improved school grounds. 



it was apparently a target for all the blizzards of winter and cyclones 

 of summer. I know not if the building still stands, but I am glad 

 to say that with the settlement of the country, groves and orchards 

 have materially changed the landscape for the better. 



However, these two examples are typical of conditions which 

 surround most of our schoolhouses, not only in the country but also 



