Word: cavourian
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...Buehler. Howe's method is one of personal comradeship with the boys. In this he follows his chief-Horace D. Taft (brother of "Bill" and "Charlie"). Headmaster Taft is, after the Hotchkiss manner, called the King, but his authority rests on a Garibaldian affection rather than on a Cavourian dominance. The head of Groton is Dr. Peabody. "The Rector," the "Grotties" call him. He has instituted the "prefect" system in assiduous loyalty to the English manner. The Hill School was for many years the intimate home of the boys of the late John Meigs, and very particularly of "Mrs. John...
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