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5 letterhead 3 one of the best schools that it was out fortune to have taught at Avery; and, at that time, the Avery
district had the credit of securing the best teachers. Time has wrought great changes in the district - although the same
school-house still stands there, the number of scholars has decreased and there is only a small school and only the ordinary
studies of the present graded country schools are taught - after scholars reach a certain grade, they are supposed to leave
and go to high school. I believe our school used to be equal to the best school in Three Oaks but now that town occasionally
gets a pupil from the Avery school for their high school. I still have the book Purpose which bears testimony