The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . e con- .sisting of the attorney-general, the auditor, and thetreasurer of the territory, with its founder as super-intendent and instructor. Through his energy andpatience Mr. Lars
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . e con- .sisting of the attorney-general, the auditor, and thetreasurer of the territory, with its founder as super-intendent and instructor. Through his energy andpatience Mr. Larson has succeeded in placing theschool on a sound financial basis. The old accom-modations being too small, in the -spring of 1891Mr. Larson erected, at his own expense, a handsomebrick structure, costing $5,000, surrounded by am-ple grounds, and within sight of the Indian Indus-trial school, the Ramona Indian school, the statepenitentiary, and other public buildings. The newbuilding, rented by the territory, was formally openedin the autumn of 1891. He uses the combined system of instniction in his school, making the signssubservient to the use of the manual alphabet andwriting. Mr. Larson maintains an active interest notonly in the welfare of the deaf and the blind in theterritory, but in the current topics and business ofthe day. He is an extensive reader, and has laid thefoundation for a valuable HTTEY, Samuel Baird, lawyer, was born inPittsburg, Pa., Jan. 7, 1843. The following yearhis parents removed to Philadelphia where his fatherfor many years and up to the date of his death, in1886, was president of the Penn Mutual life insur-ance company. His mother was Mary A. Bairdof Charleston, 8. C. He was graduated from theCentral high school as the valedictorian of hisclass in 1859, and then entered Princeton collegewhere he completed the course in 1863, winningprizes for oratory and debate. From college hewent into the U. S. navy, and was attached to theSan Jacinto a
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