Valentine's manual of old New York . workactually done, and it is easy to see that this was an evilwhich never should have been allowed to exist. In thelater years of the board, however, this state of affairs wascorrected, but only after a strenuous fight and by theinsistent demand of the people. Oh, uprightness howmany wrongs have been committed in thy name! Theodore Roosevelt once referred to Dr. Maxwell asour great superintendent, and the people have heartilyindorsed this description of him. Notwithstanding afew faults and failings, he was the best man to be foundanywhere for the position,
Valentine's manual of old New York . workactually done, and it is easy to see that this was an evilwhich never should have been allowed to exist. In thelater years of the board, however, this state of affairs wascorrected, but only after a strenuous fight and by theinsistent demand of the people. Oh, uprightness howmany wrongs have been committed in thy name! Theodore Roosevelt once referred to Dr. Maxwell asour great superintendent, and the people have heartilyindorsed this description of him. Notwithstanding afew faults and failings, he was the best man to be foundanywhere for the position, and this is best attested by hisreelection from term to term for about 20 years. Hisinexorableness was an inheritance no doubt from hisstubborn ancestors who held the fort through so manycenturies of Scottish history, but it would have been ofgreater service to the system had it been tempered with abroader and more generous judgment. We can forgethis faults—his achievements place him among the greatteachers of the country. [ 356 ].
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