graduation speech 1942

7/27/2019 Graduation Speech 1942

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M ~ ht.t'\te .J . t f'1nUsh$d th1 lo'l) 11,- ~ o . 70U are tf i. t-st Cl8.$S the.'b h ev ~ grruiuated in 1t'itlt

doW ca l l o ~ l i b x t ~ th . ~ 4 W,.. O ~ t i I J . b r ~ VJb7 4o- ..aal l our ~ a : t i e Se1 .ee l)ep. rtm.ent ~ t ~ liana;;r LOtlillll? E l i ' G ~studQnt who. ev t.r attended ;the Amor1ean SehO:Ol'* nd t l le!r XPl\l'"&$til., shoul.d ~ able to a : l l S W : e ~ tb-0$. q ationa., ~ to41shtI am going to te l l y u the eto:ey.

l th!rlk t11at ~ 1 or us, 1n go ..ng t h : t < o ~ l i re" .seldomstop to o o n s i ~ tho Oflk tha t b.n& be n donG, very orten 'by' ~people .we do not ~ e n kna , to m.ue i t posstble ro:r t.ls to enjo7

r, :\.4; ~~ ~ ~ 1 M , , ' \ ~ ~ ~lit _. e .nt de l bas been pu'bl1Blled ho11t the Amertc .s. \SehQ:


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J3r1 .11!fh and. ! t ~ x 1 e t w p a"rent$ af i t th-eir e-h11dren tl:J ~ . J-..:r.I.t'l 1 8 9 4 - ~ t dU$ to b:ad h$s.ltllt Mt-s ., F1lee had to giv \11)

the sehool $.1ld ~ . Davis dee1d$d to bJ"L'tJJg down G tu to r f:ro.m theUn1t$d Statea:.. ~ b e n liP. s. w Walker, . Mr . w o. Staples. endmany others h'&twlllk&r., MarSo,.. a. w., Johnsonemi 13essie Piles." to r a:tse the n e e a e & ~ y r w o . ~ . The f i r s t ~ e p , - o r tren:d&:t>ed by tn1s ~ ; m u p of ladl.-es was &J.teented on 1 s t u..lle de C

Unsettl.ed ~ o n d l t 1 o n $ 1n t h ~ Ull!ted States d ~ i n g 1899-1900,.due t:c the S:p1.tin!$h $1'1eu War and { ) i ; h $ ~ e-alUt'&s, had a vef:7

d e p r a s a l n . g .Qf'fect on the ~ r 1 c a n Col.otQ' 1n Mexica and heneeup:On thE} sehoal 1 t$el and suitable t'$Qche.rs niS

Pupi ls we-r& ff!JWe'.P p r ! e ~ s W&l"'& h i g . h ~ # jOJVc.,~ . - - . .Tor t ~ . t g ~ r tlal r'ies thsm the sdll;):Ol


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~No. 15. nd it o p e n e d ~ S e p t e m b e r ~ 1905. with an enrollmentof bout So Am$r1ean and English students. All grades#< f:J>omkindergarten t:b.rough high sehoof, wflre taught . The schoolco t inuil4 to gtro: . and they had an e.verag$ attendance 1n 1912e 276 s t u d e n t ~ ' l l i

In 1911., an auxiliQI'y k i n & : : t . v - ~ t e n and f i r s t Sfitdeschool w f c ~ .. E. ~ Cummicngs., President; I . H. Jaeabs1 Seoret.s.ry and J., E.

D e n n i s o n ~ T > . r O O S : ' U X ' > ' ~ r .As tne attendance in the high tlchool for 1915 was

onl7 1.0; the higll s chool was di .scont1nueOn tta7 8t 1917,. Mr. Jacobs moved that Chae. E.

Cuamin - b.e appo1nted Honorary Pres.ident of the ..Am.erican School.Associ.ation in view of h is constant a.'lld 1ndispe.nsabls aervic.EJ&sinee h is eleetiO:tt to the Boal;'d o *'J:he Mex1eo City Gl."&mm.er &l.'1dR1.gh s .chool.. ) t r ,., Cunnnings s-hould be c.alled the Father of" the..

1 1 ~ o-ther members o f the .American Colony deservepra ise fo r the work they did a t th i s tjme,. and specia l cr -ed i tshould b$ giv&n to Mr .. .T. E . Denn!aon., who fo:r many years Vi&$

''Trea ure.:r{t .and t-o. Mr; a.. R., Bradbur7_,. th& only one of' the olderowd vtb(J. 1s on the ' ~ e a e n t Doard. ll:lr.- Bradbury has served

's1nee A p r i l ~ ' ~ 9 1 8 . Mdis t of th i.s time he has been an off1ce:r',and h& i .a now . G > : a - P l " e - s i ~ n t ~ : ex tJ:rea$ure:r- and 1s s t i l l t h ~SJo.retary.

On t h ~ 26th > A p ~ 1 l . 1921..,. a meeting was- e a l l ed in, ! \ '


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. off" ' e ~ oC t A.tt.i&rlean. C ~ b ~ O:f OOS'i!.eree., tG .h i.n ~ ~ or t- lmtat'1ean < ! 0 1 ~ ~ e invito


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'With th'it u p p ~ 2 0 ~ ot th e high 1SCb()ol.tS or tb e u. s:. . JLL ; Jr')~ . J . . . ~ ~ A / ~ 1

ll.EJAy o f J'OU. hav a matak&n i d ~ a or who owns' th!Am&rican. School. T n 1 ~ sehool i s not o ~ d b'S' th"$ Amer.iean

G o - v e l . " ~ n t I t .1.:s a pr1vate enterpl"il:l i ! and ttte1r princip.nl function i l l to hold an antlUS.l e t i ~and; t:>lE:let -6()!t o f the Board of t ~ u s t . e ~ & j t < . l * h ~ y have- trw r i gh t\tu a t t nd a l l B ~ H l X ' d meetings and t ~ ; r ue eona'IJ.lt(td b7 th&Board o f !:r:uetees ltben matters o f g:t'eat tmpol?'tmlCJ& a r - ~ psnding..,

In A ~ t , 19ZllJI th.$' Americ CJOlOnJ paid me tu _gr at e o m p l ~ t o f electing ma n t h ~ aeb04Jl B Q ~ .

m t I h a . v ~ told }TQU about the' ~ r i e ae.bool t$~ t o r y up, to :b. ~ 1 n t h u e1 h ~ : r .b&e:n teken out of theold reeords Qr telt t to me. by the di.ff'e:ren.t :m:emb$r.e or tn&Amer1aan Colony . but the 1nfot'1llat1on f_'!'orrr. h&l


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blpor' tant par t or the '4}1ty. Mr. Orvin ~ .. l N ~ d ~ o , w nltr' Lnt . . L ~ f i r f ~ o L a ; s e ~ a ere t ~ propr:1$to!'fior thia c o t ~ .AS 'Mr .- Ol'T.tn wtts a v ~ y g $ ~ ~ o pe.J">&Otl and ae h.$ -up a r t 1 c u l ~ l 7 !n,tve.fl ttfd in. hOcsp1Uls and ~ l $ be st)nt,

f l O ~ d to tllB ~ e a n C:olo-ay in J'Ul:'J o 1916- that he w1111l1g tb give 'B. hAl.t blcck ()f 1tmtt t ~ an ~ r t ~ a n s e ~ . l.1 t r u f ~ 1 " 1 - e ~ o l f l l n y ~ l d ~ s . 1 ~ t h t ~ n ~ e ! i M " Y t ~ d $ tb...e.JW_....\~ a btti ldin . , A ~ t 1 n g ~ call.&tl f l t tho Ameriean 0 1 \J ' ~ '$bortl7 t:, and many ot the b $ : ~ 1 e Q l i $ ~ e s 1 4 1 n t . b ~inoluMna ii'J3S.f>lt 4tttended. ~ . - o ~ ~ i . f t ' ; s ve'I.'J g ~ e r e t a : a { > t t ~ rv$1s p:nt ~ , f Q l r a us ~ d a eo:mmttt." wtt:h . G&.o ... J . J i ! ! e C ~fUi O l l a ~ ~ C!1P01nt&d to sse ~ o0uld b$ . 'kJn-a . Mr.*Grr1ri $ \ ~ t ; ~ d in b1s o t t ~ i l " tha t the: bQt14i&l would have. t o ~

s t e ~ d W!tbiJlt & sp'&eif1ed t i m . e or llts. ~ f & ' $ ! ' would b ~ i aut()lUttclly w t t h d r ' & ~

liS t s b ppen:d 4 ~ i n g tbt1 f'il'?iiJt. World Wat-,,, it Wl:t$vt;,rJ:y d1ff1:e,ult. f ' o ~ til-$ A m e ~ i e a n C4ltm'f to eoacentrat on G.7""'thing - x e ~ p t ti l& a r, mlQi ur -. Orr'1n* , ot ~ - . .a not aceept 4.--ln ~ ~ r 1 9 a 1 ~ mr. s., ~ t . , ~ t & O : n l " ' ~ ~ 4 a.mtI ~ e 1 6 e ~ ~ : & a ~

At tllbau:t tbi:J t .1m$;;> a.s ~ t ~ .had to. be 4


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When 1utt t 'mal:lt &Ua4td, in Januar1,. l9:2'Z. i t put the An.teM.e.nS C b . o ~ l in t1 Vo$1."':![ d1f''tf:lx>>Gnt pos1 :itm b ~ e ~ O they ~ thtm

J \ for t ~ f"ire.t 'ti,'lm.l ~ re-.1 uHt.- ~ 1 1 \ 6 th0 . k $ .. h--atw&re nago'tt.ati.DS with Ml".. orrin., ~ .. L&w.u Lum ~ draw1nstiP a plan ot th iD building -.nd \ V Q l ~ k Wa$ atarted 1n J a n u ~ : rnd. 6'n P . $ b l ~ m " " 1 22ndi!' 1922" tbe e o - x - n e l t ' c & t i o ~ e ~ u la id . F i ~ s t

the Amar!ellQ n a t i t ~ n a l e.ir we: lltm&. ~ l o h was fOc.llowed by a.p ~ '3'&1"' o f t ~ d lr'J I ~ 1 & h : ' P Y1 lbur P. " ~ k 1 e l d f i r . Sa11lluel w.B:zder f.\S tn e h e J ~ S < i : a of: th 1$ prog.an a.nd s p ~ ~ e ~ s wr- m& - , J , u--"()lj'U.A!\ ~ < JFf:)l.l.Ow!ng thls . , l [ r ., Orrin l ~ i d the cornere:tt>n$,. , \ . ~ ~ - P ' ~ ~ - ~ .~ D o ~ d o ~ ~ u s t e e . t tnat t ~ e ~ n e 1 ~ t e d ot MP.

F ., W., ' r t > O l ~ P r ~ a i d e n t R. L$'tl!.s , V 1 " . . . , ' ~ t H ~ t i d e n t R a l ~ hC b a f i t t s 2nd \"i.e . t : - s a i d ~ . t l t \ . ll.., R., E : r a 4 ' b u . r y ~ SecHtar7, -an4S. 13-. Wrtgnt ~ a g t t ~ < S r The o t h ~ ~ b & r a a f the 1!-oa.rd r elJel..&'Olt o*' Rhodes,._ :Geo. 'W.. Cook:; L ~ i s ~ ~ 'Wright,f't ,! '. G. W ~ - e l . . 1 ' V., S .. D t : > \ Y l i l : l g G . ' t d . t t l ~ . n y ! ,., B. Jacolls#'Vi. De\lr.eas a ~ !L R"'. Uall

~ . f i r s t . Su.pertn.t.eadent 1:ti tite MW b u l l d : ~ 'Was ,Prt l t . Fl '"wiok S m i t h ~ ~ - ~ L()fo ~ ~ . A ) { ~ ~ ~ , . Q N v , f - L ~

I?y w ~ k i n - 8 ve-ry hurd_ -nd :moo.st & t t 1 e i a n t l y ~ r I..wnmttn1ab.ed t he t t . ~ s t s : t o ~ (.}f th i hu.t l41q. ,an4 on Oetob&l";t: ,_192lrJ; tile. .S


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t-J.m tb t the ~ h o o l should,_ :; ...' . .

o n ~ day ~ ... 0 ~ i n agl'eed t.o put uy tb.G n e sary OfJ::th t() buytl1is l a ~ d f&r .us. ~ 4 s ~ ~ ~ ~ p r ~ ~ & 8 ~ ~ ~ o n 1 t 4 . ~ 1 y

... . ,;:.~ a n oo.t of 1.. ~ , but he., ttr. G ~ g < t Cook Md ~ r t ~ w i a. - . . . . .)l, , . ! . ~ advaneo('1 us : ~ n o n e y so t,l:ta, sehoal could be .f'.1niti:bed. In

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O c t o b e ~ v.r . ov:e:d the e ~ ' $ 6 ~ n t l G m ~ t l : ~ B ~ O O < l , - . e a o ~ t o - ~ ~' .bu1ldins ~ ~:During 1922-23:, ~ a c t ; ~ y e12;,.000 p-e:a 'Wtl.$ $Uhueribed

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'to tho ach.cm'l. In 1923-, ~ r Orrin pdd r&., L ~ ttnd 2 ~ .. C ~ o kthee 1'\lOne"" they h.ad advaneod,. &nd th& ~ c h o - o l sav$ !:!' .. Orrin a

~ & r t g n ~ e ~ o r ~ 1 9 8 , 9 1 5 p ~ s o s . T h ~ ~ mort.gaga ~ a m ~ d u e $ ~ JUly16. 1926.' V ~ r y mut:.h to our sorrow, "''ir .. 0 ~ 1 n died befor(; th, r t r r a g ~ ~ t t - n e .ue, a.nd Septf)mber ~ ; ~ 4 1 9 ~ 5 lie a very tlsd.' .day t-or- the Jt"neriean S-chool. On that te the School lS:to oi !ttt 'b&st fJ!l!enaa ' W h t ~ n ~ ~ . l i : d ~ 4 ~ e - h l n s t o n orrtll

~ ! n g : tbe sehoc>l year or 1921J.251 the e ~ t " > 4 o l p111dOrr-1.n tlB,.9+5 ptlsGe,. l e ~ t v t n g a balanne or "18-o,o o p t j ~ ~

t1nal ~ ~ : v e t o ~ th1e ~ u n t was mad-e 4 ~ 1 n a ,the eek~ r t 1 n n i ~ l f l e b l - - ~ 2Znd . nd < l ~ F ~ ' b v u a r : v 2 7 t h ~ l?


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- u -tr> tbe: ~ t q . oall. 'n., 4!t4 a ta ~ ! a t ~ f!Jf th$ 1 1 X ~ C ' t 1 V &< ; ~ t t call 'td t:he larger- e ~ ~ 11l41v1dua1&. fbtt:J

~ u p tt1t mdl"t"t&mlts- whO vault! nt\'t ~ ' 1 ; ' ~ : e t t l e rk on any t.em:t'but a g ~ that th\\y ould g$t !r.t tolltib with. f'rlend& Mdt r e Q w d n t ~ n ~ in the Unit:ed St-at-e$'# t\l'ld tld.$ group raiae:diover $4o_.ooo peao1ih One or the - n m l n $ ~ t mtm. in thtsF .gro-up ~ ~ 'Dt P. h f . a p r O J n i ~ t 1 : ~ :r !'Pot\ ~ ~ Ctt,-wo :al15o bad an o1"t:1e 11'1 ~ . x : 1 e o . Jl-e i l l ~ ~ Tit . Ederd L,.

~ n e y to ~ ! v e ; $10 7000 p o s .1fi"'. l l ! t t h ~ d W i l l i ~ o t l , Sel . 'e t . - r o the: Y . , t ~ . C . A - . ~

V&l!"f ~ h u ~ t e d and his s i t l t ~ $ nit adviee w a s ~"""Ubh t i p p r e - . e : I a t ~ ~ n g t l :ds d.r1ve.,

~ l l m k t t to: tha verry e.ffie:t&nt v ~ ~ l t o f :Mr. hdd$ l l ~a l l those ~ 1 ~ n no M$1$t.Gd him,. 31:86 ,460 p ~ 8 i o s wa, u ~ r i b e Q . T t u ' ~ - ~ r e . : h t ~ n 550 ~ ~ 600 e t ) m p ~ i a a :andi ndividuals ~ ;$Ubacr1bad t.his and the: o ~ ~ n e y - ths;t 'Vt$have t ' l ' ~ : c . a 1 1 1 $ d J < and tJ::u,,y ~ l ) the e n ~ Who o V ~ n : th is sch>Ool.The ~ a t ~ 1f'$;N ot : the 1 0 0 ' ~ Clf!lm.e- : . f ' ~ m k m f l \ - ~ i c a . n s : , but 1i

e o t U J 1 d e r a b l ~ ~ t g1 V.'Eltt by th M t t 1 e h e : ~ s . , t:&Jtieans,a n ~ ~ Y o t m ~ t ~ t t 1 o - n f l l i tiscG.

& \ ~ r ~ l r ' k t t b l ~ thing 1rl t 1 ~ a ~ t t o n tt1th thl: b : iwraa th..:a"t tlt metl Wd- got the dor.$t1otts al&O ~ o v e : 4 t h ~ s e l ..t{) b .. ~ t l e t \ t l . "COlleet(>X'"4* ~ d tb'$ tm'b$t'1ptton.s, are ! ' c t ~ 4ve-ry p l : " Q ~ t ~ . , . - < ; 1 On !tal*eh ?lt., $100,000 t s o ~ W&$ paid wthe O r ~ l n eatat: , ~ n d on .J"u ;o-tb an ~ 1 t 1 o n a l . $80,.000 p ~ o s ..a $ . p&id:\f' e t ~ h 11qn1dat:ed. tn& ~ l " ' t i n g e in .full.

To ~ t f D th$$ - f l u l p t t , - m ~ n t , l .ll


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- l.O..,u ed to t e l l me very t 1 m ~ I a: :t1 b.hta tha.t the aehool. snouldbuy tn. ;t p ~ e ~ t y before l H ' M ~ o n a a le b(m;ght t t . As tre wm;ter..a-vins ~ a t dt:rtieulty ra1stng s:u.ffie!ftt mo .. y to k$_ , theork go!ng on t l bu1ld1n,th Vi:l Oto-"4ld not buy i t , nd f 1 ~ 1 7on.e day M r ow.tn asreed t:o put t:tp th$ n$lf.Ulsary oash tor 'burth1 land fflr us ~ 4 - s tho wo:tk p r o ~ e & s e d const&"'ltlyF.a.n- out (J;f Iru).n&y, but h e Mr. G G : ~ S C ' 111. , Cook M-d t!r .. L ~ w 1 e

L ~ advanced ua money ao t . . ~ a S{"thoal could be !'1 n:i&b*'d. InOeta,ber ~ ~ ~ - d the$$ three t g ' ( J n t l . ~ t l t't))B.OOO :?.OSos tor ' t

' b t d l d i l l ~ ; i and ~ t P a land.. , ~0 )-\:'-D t w t ~ 19:!.22;# ;tU.!actJ:.ea:Ry $ 1 ~ , . 0 0 0 p-.& w t ~ s stlht\cr1bed

to th e sehOul... ln 1923, Mr. Orrin p d d ~ . L ~ and 2 ~ . 0-GO'kth t;'1on$!f tb y had advane , Gn-d thoc s c h ~ l gav.$ ~ O:rl"in amortgnge fo'11' $ 1 : 9 8 9 1 + ~ pao . Th.i;Q m o r t . g e . g a e:e.ma due July1611 1926 ,. V ~ r y lnUch to O'Ul"' sorrow, ~ .. or.-r!n died b:afoH tl: _

o r t ~ a s e e.a:rne duG ., Gnd Scpt'J. bet : 2 ~ d , . 19.25 wa v .l"'f $adday for ~ Al riegn Sehool. On tb.Qh t ~ th& scho-ol ~ ''0 e ot i t s b'():St t r lnda W h t ~ n ~ ~ E ~ d . $Shinston o:r-:r-:tn

[ H 1 f i : D ~ d a :y*'~ ~ th: e ~ h e o l -:rear o f 1 9 ~ ~ ' ' * the $.ef>..nel pa:id

}! r- t Orit-:lt); 1 1 8 ~ 9 4 5 p a.so{J1 l 0 ' a r l ~ a; l r a l ~ ~ of' $180,.000 p ~ ~ t ln 1 dt-1"1tt fe r th1tJ :a:mount watt m m l : ~ ,(l;u:r111i th e weekbe:ginn1rc Pe'bru4'U7' 22tt4 ~ en4tns P ~ ~ ~ ~ 27'th . 1926. w1 tb

~ i t : H I U l C : ~ u 1 C ~ n & " a l ~ LU-., A., \1.,. W ~ 1 l -U Clnl1Pmarh Sk:t ~ ~ e t a " \ \ ~ H 1 tttl'fi t h ~ a te..ama 1 ...au.a. ~ h e Dl' Q d n ~ a p t s , . " 'with ~ 6 n e S o ~ B Captain; ' f u R0n Plua trltlt411-B;:8 with E. mrdr rus e a p t ~ : ~ h ~ oaJ} J . J . z a h l e : ~ , c ~ L , t a ; ! ~ 1 "fb T1-l ' l t1." ? ... 0 .. Ch,e ; n a , ~ ,e.pt-aln ~ "-Tb hll Dogs_.'W1 th E. R. Nice- a Capta-in.

On tt:&Sii tms ~ e not onl'f ~ ' 1 , ~ ! " ' 1 e a n ~ b-ut el.$()

:a o nt$St a:mone; th. 4 1 : r t ~ l " O t l t too-m -e.nd 'The D r & & . ~ ;ughta.go-t t n-e s t-e$t es t 1\Qttnt .. lt0g&thll'l' tma& t ~ . $ l''ai89d a'bout$60,,000 P 0 . # 0 ' & SO!ne t he 'blsgfl'trt ]):ro.tp&ets tte:,tt& !'$t Gilt>. ,


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- lZ .... ~ gr"'a.t de4l thQt a mO'&lrl'l ~ e h l bt111ld1ng l:'e-quir(:)ld tbat.

~ did t ~ wta.ad or e e i a ' t t J , . . t ~ ~ , Jt i thou.t .e.nyp ~ $ t ~ o o . kntMi ,g ~ a s ~ ~ 1 b.Qcl.dti bnschool b u i l d i ~ end :Mr. L ~ ~ e w ~ Q n ~ plan showing wb.at~ u l . d h a v ~ to be don-e to wing w Ul' yo the aame ste:n.dar& t i$.thee b ~ l ! l i t s ~ b m 1 l . B in. t ~ 11. s . A:t t h ~ ~ e : h o o l d id not ~ V 6 &nymoney-, ~ t . b i l \ g was d o n ~ tc:r- f i H l t V e ~ . : t f.Oa:Pfif11 Final ly . ~ .. ~ ~ba:o.w.ml i r a p ~ t 1 : a n t and he a g t - e ~ d to t inMe.e t h ~ b\l:ilding Gt" t - 1 1 ~il:i$ond t l . o - c ~ in th$ ~ c r A r o l . To s1v.0 tW the pJ?orHu kind o' t al.ibr ry.1 ' t ] r l r z & ~ t>i' thfl echool :t"O-e now it! as 1 n n l ~ but w a ~ no t bui l ttor th$ 1-a"Ck or ~ ~ .

\ll:i n ~ d.ll'iv 'ff:&a made. r-. th ( t $18o.ooo P"'sos,_ l1.$.Board Qt Dire.etore p ; p o . m . . a ~ th Anleit-1eftn Colony tha t 11' theywrtU:ld. donatee toot ~ t they W-6uld n.ot be asked to h lp th$st.hPol ag-41n, ~ h p ~ 1 ~ bG$ beefi kept . !t "Wl.lS ~ ~ s d w:tt:h.. lAma. t l la whel't h& p u ~ up tbA $'$tHJild e t - : 0 ~ 7 , M -would ~ -to 1 unt i l the> achoc.tl eGuld pr:f i'd.til ott't or t.heir i n c o J ~ ~At_o-ne t ~ ~ " ~ tui'fl, t . t p p ~ o J d m a t l f l 7 t l20 ,J)OO pereos 1n:veste41mad I .- ver-z bPJ" tt) 1 n . t o ~ e t 'fO:U that e l . ' f i J ; o u ~ h 1 t took theac.b'oQl s , ~ a l ) 'Rrs ., ~ v e r r pf;Imf of ' th1s nt.Ol.'l&'J was r e t ' U l ~ & dttt mr. - ...... ttm---e he p;a.aed a\Vq.,

Oll F T 1 ~ l " Ulad,_, F-ebt*a t'7 l']2t(., tb$ two birlU!J& p1$ct$


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th is Ge t tl":.is ha.lland eo just M ft:U! as we eould w1 th ' the s-onay ~ e h a d and tootjut a.e &cwn as got any add! tl:>nal ~ n e : . r w ~ would continue..,

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th1a -.aa ~ d ~ illW t h ~ dra-wing d o p ~ t ; anothell"' p0l?'t1on.!:nt fotw. ~ &ebQol r oo _, a.nd the ~ of i t .,.$ tuned Q V : ~to .... a n d ~ ~ ~ " ' ' ~ ' c . L t > n g a n ~ Who a t t - ~ 1 ~ ~ e n - m ~ J.t into$. ~ t d e s l r a b l ~ n add1:t1on - t h ~ Wm::my : t . ~ a n r;ost-ie: ae.ie .n.pertal'!ettt., IUld 1 f 1\ny ~ 'Jct'tt PSif"nts tmve not -&lle:n th is n e t ~

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