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<p>his advancement owing to his conduct in the classes has not been | |||
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considerable; but the French master assures me that Thomas | |||
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pronounces French very tolerably, & that he can translate | |||
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the first pages of Miss Edgeworth's "Frank" into pretty | |||
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correct French. Such is the exercise which the boy has | |||
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recently performed in his class. A boy will not always perform | |||
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by himself tasks equally difficult with those | |||
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which he will execute in his class; but the French | |||
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teacher assures me that Thomas Place will accomplish | |||
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what I have stated by himself; at least that he could | |||
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do so six weeks ago And here I must remark, that | |||
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if the examination took place early in the vacation | |||
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M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Place has not used us well in keeping us so long ignorant | |||
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of his feelings, & if it took place recently. Then | |||
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allowance must be made for six weeks absence from | |||
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School; for though I will allow that knowledge which | |||
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will not keep for six weeks <del>of</del> is of little value, yet | |||
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we must be aware that the knowledge of a young school<unclear>-</unclear>boy | |||
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is in a very different state at the commencement & at | |||
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the end of a midsummer's vacation —</p> | |||
<p>The printed papers which accompany this letter | |||
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will <sic>shew</sic> the rank of the boys for every week since</p> | |||
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his advancement owing to his conduct in the classes has not been
considerable; but the French master assures me that Thomas
pronounces French very tolerably, & that he can translate
the first pages of Miss Edgeworth's "Frank" into pretty
correct French. Such is the exercise which the boy has
recently performed in his class. A boy will not always perform
by himself tasks equally difficult with those
which he will execute in his class; but the French
teacher assures me that Thomas Place will accomplish
what I have stated by himself; at least that he could
do so six weeks ago And here I must remark, that
if the examination took place early in the vacation
Mr Place has not used us well in keeping us so long ignorant
of his feelings, & if it took place recently. Then
allowance must be made for six weeks absence from
School; for though I will allow that knowledge which
will not keep for six weeks of is of little value, yet
we must be aware that the knowledge of a young school-boy
is in a very different state at the commencement & at
the end of a midsummer's vacation —
The printed papers which accompany this letter
will shew the rank of the boys for every week since
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rowland hill |
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catherine eliza rush |
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