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...Gray's "Manual of Botany...
...Gray's "Manual of Botany...
...first place it is necessery to understand the problem. In works among the poor, the influence of the Catholic church is most important. The work of the church is admirable, but its ideas of civilization are different from ours, and if more than amusement or manual training is attempted, the priest is sure to interfere. In the next place, work among the lowest class is of little benefit without a lifelong experience. Amiable feelings are held in contempt by these people, and unless there is some real work to be done, some common ground for both, friendly sentiments are useless...
...constitution reported by the committee was accepted by the club. The amended constitution reads, that meetings of the club shall be held once a fortnight on Friday evening; that two-thirds of the members present at a meeting shall be necessary to elect new members; and that Cushing's Manual shall govern the procedure of the meetings; that the officers be elected twice a year. Committees were appointed by the president to adopt a society shingle and to secure a room for the society...
...protective system enables us to obtain the greatest amount of wealth from our agricultural, manufacturing and commercial industries, and possesses inestimable social and political advantages:- C. D. Henning, The Advantages of a Protective Tariff; Stebbins, American Protectionist Manual...