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In the Driftway
April 16, 1924 issue

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The miracle school was started by one courageous man in the middle of one of the worst quarters in the city, a haven for cutthroats and bandits, no one had ever thought of establishing a school there, or of collecting taxes there or of carting away refuse or performing any other civic functions. Citizens were supposed to be beyond redemption or the wish for it, let them go their own evil ways, and rear their children in them, said the civic authorities-until the school was started. The children, while not neglecting the more aesthetic aspects of their surroundings, did not forget either that one should improve one's own appearance as well.

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SCHOOLS; PUBLIC works; REDEMPTION (Law); AESTHETICS; STUDENTS; TAXATION
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