School; a magazine devoted to elementary and secondary education . ent toChicago when a young man and by his ability and energy amassed a largefortune. He did not forget his old home, and some years ago conceivedthe idea of making the school which now bears his name a model countryschool. To this end he has spent, and is still spending, much moneyand time to show that a school may be made the most beautiful andattractive spot in a section. There are two school buildings. The main school is made of brickover which ivy has grown until it almost covers it. In this building are [ 349 1 350 THE SCH
School; a magazine devoted to elementary and secondary education . ent toChicago when a young man and by his ability and energy amassed a largefortune. He did not forget his old home, and some years ago conceivedthe idea of making the school which now bears his name a model countryschool. To this end he has spent, and is still spending, much moneyand time to show that a school may be made the most beautiful andattractive spot in a section. There are two school buildings. The main school is made of brickover which ivy has grown until it almost covers it. In this building are [ 349 1 350 THE SCHOOL three rooms and a basement. The senior class occupies the largest other rooms are used as a library and a museum. The library, whichis valued at over two thousand dollars, contains a collection of the bestbooks that can be secured, including the best works of reference. Thisyear also we receive over twenty magazines of all descriptions calculatedto instruct and entertain. This library is open for the use of the entirecommunity every day in the Another view of flower section. The museum, which occupies the third room, is made up of articlesloaned by people of the section and is in itself an education. Any schoolcould have a museum if the room were provided. There are curios andmounts enough in every school section to fill a small room, and thus thehistory of the section would be preserved.
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