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Till: ''In rliiM is commonly suppos..! t,, 



begin an-1 n<l .a school. It ii-illi-r lupins thrjv nor 

 there. Reading, writing, and aritlmi.-lir m,i\ . 

 and should, bo taught in cv< >ol, as tli* indis- 



pensable fjuipnient of a boy or girl for tin- l.iitl. 

 of life. But the real school is the world of liiV, 

 howcxvr wide or however narrow its boundaries may 

 be. EkUTOOndillgl of one kind or another encompass 

 child and man alike, forming the outer and lar^-r 

 school, in which all are entered as pupils for 

 control, for truthfulness, for honour, and other often 

 i l>ut necessary virtues. In the elnnrntary 

 school for iva<lin^. writing, and arithmetic, Carnlim- 

 Herschrl can scarcrl\- 1..- ..i-i ever t havr !.' n entered. 



She was a neglected rhil-l in these respects. To a 

 woman o|' )i- r jnickn->s ol' parts ;m.| ralcnlatin^ 

 power the multiplication table continued to be a 

 puzzle throughout life. Elementary learning was con- 

 d to be of little or no use to a girl who was to 

 attend her brother's whims, cook his dinner, and brn<h 

 his clothes. The mother, proud of her sons, took no 

 thought of her little daughter, except to reckon up 

 that the prl mi^ht save her a servant's wages. Other 



mothers have committed the same blunder sine*- ber 



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