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and so skilful was she in managing the children 

 that when distinguished visitors were shown over 

 the institution it was always Miss Stone who 

 was chosen to demonstrate the system of teaching 

 infants. Mrs. Tegetmeier, who was, of course, 

 well educated, was of considerable assistance to 

 her husband in his literary work. She was 

 particularly good at spelling and punctuation, 

 and could always be depended on for the settle- 

 ment of any doubtful point in these matters, as 

 well as for looking up dates and facts of historical 

 or general interest. Especially useful was this 

 devoted helpmeet when Mr. Tegetmeier came 

 to write the leading article for the Queen, 

 the woman's weekly newspaper. Nearly always 

 the article in manuscript was submitted for her 

 criticism or approval. On their marriage Mrs. 

 Tegetmeier left the Training College. 



His scholastic duties left Tegetmeier leisure for 

 his other pursuits, but as his first literary efforts 

 w^ere devoted to school-books it shows that he 

 took a keen interest in tuition. The first piece 

 of work in this department I can find mention 

 of was the preparation of a little book of 

 Arithmetical Tables for a School Series edited 

 by the Rev. T. Wilson. This book was the 

 outcome of the recommendation made by a 

 Committee of the House of Commons that the 

 decimal system of coinage should be introduced 

 into Great Britain. There was every intention 



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