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When the Americans came into Cuba at the close of the war they found the school system, such as it had been, entirely destroyed. The schools were in great disorder, and, though probably fifteen thousand children were enrolled, there were only about four thousand in actual attendance. The teachers were provided with dwelling houses by the municipalities and were expected to devote one room to school purposes. They had not been paid their salaries for thirty-two months, and had to depend solely upon the subscriptions of the wealthier parents. Many of the schools devoted all their time...
...Francis G. Peabody will conduct morning prayers from April 9 to April 14. He may be found at Wadsworth House 1 daily from 11 till...
Some of the members of the University having found it impossible, on account of pressure of work, to write a journal during the month of March, the Librarian suggests that if any of these would be willing to take up the task during another month, he would gladly supplement the March journals by a few accounts written during April, May and June, and he requests any who would be willing to contribute in this way toward the completeness of the record to communicate with...
...Francis G. Peabody will conduct morning prayers from April 2 to April 14. He may be found at Wadsworth House 1 daily from 11 till...
...number of the Advocate which appears today is a continuation of the excellent beginning made by the 1901 board. Both the stories and the poetry are the work of new men, and, as in the last previous issue, real merit is to be found in more than one of them...