. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. This is an Unfamiliar And could we hear his words of praise. That were so precious to our feel the patience of his ways,~ That never failed through all those years, :4,|,-;-j^We should not tease and vex him now With whispering, carelessness, and noise;Of course, we should have sport somehow,But we should be good girls and boys. 156 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD Springfield schools rank high among those of the country:in what respects do


. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. This is an Unfamiliar And could we hear his words of praise. That were so precious to our feel the patience of his ways,~ That never failed through all those years, :4,|,-;-j^We should not tease and vex him now With whispering, carelessness, and noise;Of course, we should have sport somehow,But we should be good girls and boys. 156 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD Springfield schools rank high among those of the country:in what respects do they excd those of the olden time? Inmany ways. In the matter of buildings the^^ are better housedand equipped. They excel in teaching children to put theirthoughts into writing; in bringing them near to nature by thestudy of birds and flowers; in giving them the usefulness andjoy that come from knowledge of drawing and painting; in connecting theirstudies with themany good books ofa large city libraryand the collectionsin the Art kindergartenand manual trainingwork are new. Ingeneral, the methods^ of teaching have soimproved that morecan be done in thesame tim


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