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r <br />14 <br />The laws of the State require that every town contain- <br />ing five hundred families or householders shall cause instruc- <br />tion to be given by a competent master, to such as are <br />qualified to receive it, " in the history of the United States, <br />book-keeping, surveying, geometry, and algebra;" all of <br />which have been taught in many of our districts for several <br />years. And, finally, in offering these suggestions with con- <br />siderable diffidence for the consideration of the town, we <br />wish to be distinctly understood. We would not have the <br />town hold back, and wait to be pushed by State require- <br />ments, to make ample provision for the thorough education <br />of all its youth. We trust that Lexington will always <br />pursue that liberal policy, whether in the cause of freedom <br />or of education, which is, in her past history, her brightest <br />page. She has not waited for any vis a tergo, but has often <br />taken the initial. She struck the first blow for American <br />Liberty. She nursed into vigorous maturity the first State <br />Normal School. Let her be true to her antecedents, to <br />herself, and we have nothing to fear. <br />For the Committee, <br />ELIPHALET P. CRAFTS, <br />CHARLES TIDD, Committee. <br />HOWLAND HOLMES, <br />H. HOLMES. <br />VI <br />ids <br />