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by those who have attended for any length of time, has been uniformly earnest & highly commendable; & the proficiency with rare exceptions, has been rapid & satisfactory - indeed all that could be expected with the advantages offered, & in some instances very remarkable.  They have shown an ample capacity to learn, & a large appreciation of the privilege when remaining long with us, while those whose stay has been short, have appeared to be incited by curiosity in coming, or to have been lacking in needed earnestness & perseverance.
The school has been wholly self-sustaining, having no assistance except the free use of the hall where we meet, a few Colburn's mental arithmetic, & copies of the "Freedman" paper from the Tract Society.  The services of the teachers being wholly gratuitous, the expenses have only been for waring, lighting & the care of the Hall.  These have been defrayed by monthly collections entirely voluntary, to which individual have contributed more