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from school until the school house is better arranged and furnished for the work proposed. arrangements preliminary to a good school at this place have been made, and unless there be a speedy improvement, I see but one course of action, to supersede Mr. Whitby by an experienced energetic teacher. Opelika. Upon my arrival at Opelika, I found Mr. Mutch, our teacher, about to remove his school to a new house erected by himself, on his own ground, expressly for school purposes. Since the formation of the new county of Lee, and the selection of Opelika as the county-seat, buildings have been in such great demand, that it was found impossible to rent one for a school house. Mr. Mutch, foreseeing the difficulty, with commendable energy, set about building a house 18 by 36. This is so far completed as to be ready for use on Mon-day next. It is well supplied with good teachers. Owing to this removal, I did not see his school in operation. I am satisfied, however, from what I