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stairs. This completed our [[underlined]] first [[/underlined]] year at the Union Wesley. —

During the Summer following Mr. Naylor commenced a course of instruction in Arithmetic, and Geography, giving two or three lessons per week. When he left them at Christmas of 1865, many of the children were very ready with addition, but knew nothing of numeration, or written arithmetic. —

But I am anticipating. — Soon after reopening in the Autumn of 65 Miss Wilson, and Miss England, resigned their positions, and the vacancies were filled by Miss Snyder and Mrs. Lang. — Some changes were then made, in the arrangement of the school. It was reduced in size, and Miss Snyder acting as disciplinarian, left the instruction to the care of the two remaining teachers. During my own illness and absence from [[strikethrough]] about [[/strikethrough]] the schoolroom for about seven weeks in the months of October and November, the instruction devolved