excerpt from 'Childhood: an autobiography of a boy from 1889-1906' pp. 14 (66 words)
excerpt from 'Childhood: an autobiography of a boy from 1889-1906' pp. 14 (66 words)
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There were 67 boys in my class [at the Higher Grade School, Plymouth] and I managed without undue effort to hold a position among the top twenty-five [...] Our curriculum was vastly different from that taught today, […] the three R’s were considered of primary importance […] We had some singing which I remember included 'The Last Rose of Summer'. Our only musical instrument, however, was a tuning fork. |
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