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“The present school-house stands in an open place beside the main road to Muirtown, treeless and comfortless, built of red, staring stone, with a playground for the boys and another for the girls, and a trim, smug-looking teacher's house, all very neat and symmetrical and well-regulated... It has pitch-pine benches and map-cases, and a thermometer to be kept at not less than 58 degrees and not more than 62 degrees, and ventilators which the Inspector is careful to examine.”

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Book:Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush
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Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush

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Ian Maclaren
Ian Maclaren

Ian Maclaren, born on November 3, 1850, in Scotland, and died on May 6, 1907, was a renowned British author, clergyman, and social activist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known for his concise and vivid writing style, as well as his profound humanistic concerns, his works have been beloved by readers of all ages. more

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