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and of a small number of scholars have been given 

 to that work, while all branches of English education 

 have been slighted, and looked down upon with a 

 feeling bordering upon contempt, thus spoiling the 

 education of ninety-nine scholars who must complete 

 their studies here because, possibly, the one hun- 

 dredth may wish to go to college. 



Second, it is alleged that this policy is not only 

 ruinous to the interests of the high school, but is be- 

 ginning to react upon the lower grades, as it fails to 

 furnish teachers suitably qualified to teach the com- 

 mon branches of English education ; and third, that 

 this policy is not only fatal to the interests of true 

 education, but annually wastes a large amount of the 

 public money. 



In reply to such charges as these, the board feel 

 called upon to state such facts as have come under 

 their observation, and then leave the subject for 

 others to dispose of as they will. 



It should be borne in mind that in all small places 

 like Milford, the standard for admission to the high 

 school must necessarily be much lower than in towns 

 many times larger. In a town like this about one 

 tenth of the scholars must be in the high school, 

 without much regard to age or scholarship. In large 

 cities not more than one in fifty, or even one in a 

 hundred is in the high school. Hence such scholars 



