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Editorial: Boarding School’s Demise?

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This morning’s paper carried a picture of a weather-beaten, dilapidated one-room school near here. It looked like it belonged in the Smithsonian. For years, no children have etched their names in the desks. For years, no teacher has cracked knuckles with a ruler. I know about such things, I started out in one of…

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