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FREsHETs IN THE SoUTH.-Destructiv fresh
cts have occurred recently in Georgia and Ala
bama, which destroyed great amount Of prop
erty. The Alabama river rose thirty feet in
consequence.
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CUBA.-The Mtelhgencer of this morning has
the following:
The Pensacola Gazette says that reports are
current there of the revival of the project for
the invasion Of Cuba under Gen. Lopez. He
will be prominent actor in the expedition, no
doubt; but, if we are correctly informed, he is
not to be the leader of it.
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Rev. w. s. F. GRAHAM has been unanimously
elected President of Delaware College, New
ark, Del
Mr. G. has been long known to several Of our
citizens as the Principal Of the Preparatory
Department Of the College. He succeeds the
Rev. M. Meigs in the Presidency, and we wish
him and the institution great success.
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"LET EVERY MAN BRING HIS MAN"-Were friends
and patrons to act thus would exult in the increased
efficiency and usefulness of paper Dc
IT! Every dollar Of increase in patronage shall b.
expended the welfare of readers and the business
p,,blic ( W = Z
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town, and will receive the of subscribers adver-
tsements, and other communications, and moneys due
us Anything left for at Mr. WIN. H. EDEs Warehouse,
or DR.. LNTmcuMs Store, before IL o'clock a. m will
be promptly forwarded by him.
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BELLETTL-The Nashville True Whig states,
on the authority of an informant, that Monsieur
Belletf, of the Jenny Lind troupe, received a
drubbing at the Mammoth Cave at the hands
of "some Kentuckians," for resenting their
efforts to make themselves agreeable to Jenny
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The Pittsburgh Post recommends George M.
Dallas, esq, as a candidate for Judgeship in the
Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania, and trusts
that " the honest Democratic press of the State
win speak out In behalf Of his claims"
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BUFFALO, April 16.--Business commenced
yesterday on the New York canal "A large
amount of produce was shipped from here, and
every thing looks well for q brisk season.
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Ladies and gentlemen will benefit themselves
and patronise worthy man, by taking writing
lessons from Richardson, whose card we pub
lish. tH @
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THE MoNUMENT.-The La Fayette Fusileers
Captain French, of New York city, have contri-
buted the sum of one hundred dollars toward
the completion of the Washington Monument
at the national capital.
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DEATHS.

In this city, the 10th instant, Mr.. GEORGE sTRIcK
LAND.
On the evening of the 10th instant, at halfpast II
O'Clock, ERNEST of r. d. and H. p Gilman, in the 3D.
year of his age.
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85- Mr.. H. r. WOOD, who now attends to the dstribu-
ton Of the Telegraph the Island is authorized to col
lect all moneys due for the same.
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The number of punishments for drunkenness
in the English navy, during the three years,
1916, al, AZ, was ], 449, equal to about "a, 900
lashes
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GEORGE E. KIRK,

House and Sign Painter, and Glazicr,
South side Louisiana avenue between 9Th and 7th Streets
Dwelling South street. between It'll and 8h streets
sland Is prepared TO execute to order all descriptions Of
work in his line A ie 3s- ap 1b--6m !,
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JENNY LIND is giving concerts at Cincinnati.
The fourth viii be given tomorrow night, and
the fifth and last on Monday night. She win
then proceed to Wheeling, and ecstatize the peo-
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BY TELEGRAPH.
BALrImonE. April Is
Eapressly for this papsr.

BALTIMORE, April l8-l1 p. m.
There is great anxiety here for Archbishop
Eecleston. Prayers for him are offered in all
the Roman Catholic churches. Many of his
personal friends have gone on to Georgetown.
The steamers news makes breadstuffs frmer.
Flour is held at Ss462.
Wheat and corn have advanced one cent.
Provisions and other things are unchanged.
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The friends of J. B. Cough, the Temperance
Lecturer, at Toronto, are making preparations
to send him to the Worlds Fair. 4
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TO CoRREsPosDENTs.-We shall often withhold commu-
nications without dsparagement to their merits but
simply because 1t is necessary for to matters
as will be likely to prove of most interest to readers
In these reasonable compensation viii their
insertions shall thus be enabled to extend the guam
tity of new reading matter supplied.
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GEORGETOWN AND IT'S AFFAIRS.
GEoRoErowN, April ls--l0A 4. =

GEORGETOWN, April lS--104 a. m.
GENTLEMEN: have just learned that Arch
bishop Eccleston, of Baltimore, is much worse,
and his friends and physicians have but little,
If any, hope Of his recovery.
The health of our town never was better than
it is at the present time.
The Cotton Factory is in full blast, giving en-
ployment to large number of operatives.
The grain market steady. Wheat--$l al .05
for white; 80 to 95 cents for red
Flour, $4373@45o. Corn, 55@58 cents.
Fish at the wharf scarce; shad are selling
for 10000.
ARRIvALs--April 17th.--Schooner Chieftain,
Philadelphia, to E. Pickrell & Co.; Schooner
Clara, Gould, Boston, to John Davidson
SALED.-Paoket Schooner Bunker, for New
York.
CANAL TRADE--April 17.-Arrived, boat Gen.
eral Butler, 81 miles, with limestone Saloma,
Clark, Cumberland, coal and -four; scow d, 23
miles, stone; Rambler, As miles, wheat; D. &
II. Clagett, 81 miles, 800 bbls. -four; w. b.
Clark, Cumberland, 81 tons coal. April 49,
d. Webster, 81 miles, limestone; w. A. Har-
per, coopers' stuff and wood ELECTRO.
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CHARLESTON, April 16-The steamer Osprey
has arrived here safely from Philadelphia She
came in yesterday morning
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LEGISLATION AND GAMBLING We notice that
very stringent bill on gambling, some time
since before the legislature and upon which
Bull, the Sergeant-at-arms, was enabled to
raise about twelve hundred dollars in this city,
as payment for choking it of, is now before
both houses, and that it will become law Of
the State. Its operation will be very decided
and effective if the public officers carry out the
instructions which they will receive on the sub
ject but the consequence naturally springing
from such statute, is to give to few of the
larger capitalists in the trade every advantage,
for they will establish themselves in the highest
and most inaccessible places somewhere about
town-perhaps on shipboard, and anchored in
the North river-where they will have COM
plete monopoly Of the business. ~. Z. Herald.
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STRAW GOODsll

CTEvENS has just returned from New York with q
- fresh supply Of STRAW GOODS,
AB- Sales Room under the "Athen@um," opposite the
Adelphi Theatre ttF#
ap 15-3uf Union, Int, Rep1 re "
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AGRICULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL
@ CABINETS


CABINETS.
From Mr. Holbrook, whose benevolent efforts
in behalf Of the young are well known to all oul
readers, we have derived some facts which We
desire to relate.
Two girls, of seven and twelve years. pre-
pared some thirty or forty small collections Of
minerals, which they presented to as many
members Of Congress, shortly before the close
of the last session of that body. The specimens
showed the elements Of soils, and the principal
building materials, both in ancient and modern
history The Temple Of Diana of Ephesus
Cleopatra Needle, Of Alexandria in Egypt; the
Bunker Hill Monument, and the national public
buildings in Washington, were all represented
by the kinds of stone composing them, SO la
belled as to show the materials of each
The offerings to science and to patriotism,
thus presented by these young and generous
spirits, are now distributed to majority of the
States of the Union, doubtless acting as seeds
of knowledge in the various fields where they
are thus scattered Among the sewers of this
seed are some twenty Senators in our national
legislature, who have brought to their aid most
or all the public journals in their respective
States.
The noble example, thus set by these young
spirits, is now being followed by numerous
others at the heart Of the nation, destined to-
produce pulsations which will be felt at the ex-
tremities and in every part Of our republican
body
We know not what better advice we can give
to our young friends, just now at the opening
of spring, than to recommend the formation of
Cabinets of Agriculture and Architecture, for
the double object of improving themselves and
sowing, broadcast, the seeds of science through
the entire length and breadth of our land.
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NEW YoRK-Noon

NEW YoRK--Noon. 4
Stocks are steady. Flour and grain are un-
changed but held higher. Cotton dull
The freshet at Boston and vicinity has been
immensely destructive. The damages are esti-
mated at half million.
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No. Persons wishing 10 be served with the TELEGRAPH
viii leave th;r names and address at Office where
notice of OMISSIONS and desired changes should be left
Hour Of publication three o'clock, p m.
Advertisements must be sent In by twelve o'clock,m.
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THE CIRCUIT COURT stands adjourned from
yesterday until Monday next.
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Contrary to the hopes lately expressed, the
venerable General Brady, of Detroit, has died
of his injuries n q.
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NEW AND ELEGANT SPRING GOODS.

GTEVENS, Halter, has just returned from New York
- with new and fresh assortment of Hats, both dress
and sporting; Straw Goods for gentlemen, youths and
children, in great variety. sH
Also his endless variety of Gentemens Wardrobe and
Toilet articles, via: 1s .0
Yokeneck Shirts, both white and colored
Silk, Morino, Gauze, and thick Shirts and Drawers
Kid, Silk, and Summer Gloves
Umbrellas, Canes Suspenders, &c.
Also, fresh importation of Summer Selfopening
Umbrellas
In fact every article for elegant wardrobe and toilet use
may DO found in great variety and at uniform prices az
Ha @@RNesHF Ia tff#A STEVENS'S E
Great Hat Cap, and Gentlemen's Quitting store,
under the Athenmum, opposite the Adelphi Theatre.
MP 18--eo3tif
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n OWEN a. SON take this method of

Ia OWEN d. SON take this method OF
IL. announcing to their friends and the public gene
rally that they have just received direct from New YORK
their Stock of Spring and Summer Goods selected with
great by their senior partner, embracing an assor
ment Of superior Cloths Cassimercs, and Vesngs, to-
gether with variety Of Fancy Articles.
They have the pleasure of stating that their present
Stock Of Goods superior to any they have ever brought
to this city. -
Thankful for past favors they respectfully solicit
continuance of the public patronage
ep I8--eod2m .sa .E.# 0.
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PHILADELPHIA MARKET.

PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
PHILADELPHIA, April 17-6 Up. M.
The stock market to-day has been rather fiat and prices
without change-Pa. BIS 931a9932
Flour is quictsmall sales of standard brands
at $4.5O@4.56; choice do $475 Corn meal $2.s7 Rye
flour unchanged
Grain is in better requestsaes of red wheat at 10O1o3
cents; white do. 105@109 cents. Corn steadyyellow
64@66 cents Oats 44@46 cents. Rye unchanged.
Provisions continue steady-new mess pork held at
$1575915.S7; prime do. $12.37 Bacon shoulders 74@
~ cents; sides s11@s5s cents hams coil cents Lard
is firm and in good demand at cents in bills and 9@9
cents in kegs.
Nothing specially in groceries The market steady
but not active. Sugars firm Rio coffee 1o@1O15
cents. New Orleans molasses, 30@31 cents.
Wool in good demand-prices unchanged.
The cotton market is steady, with small salesprces
unchanged
Whisky is selling at 23aA cents per gallon
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The contributions to the Baptist Missionary
Union for the month of March were 1885, 929 SO,
making the whole amount for the year. from all
sources, a little more than $780, or upwards
of $4,000 more than the whole amount re-
ceived the year ending with March, 1850
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MUSICAL. Parodi is at New Orleans,
and win give her first concert next Monday.
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No condition so low but may have hopes
and none so high but may have fears.
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TO CARPENTERS AND BRICKLAYERs.
CPRUCE PINE sPARs, from 30 to 80 feet in length,
- 1.-THE best Timber for Ladders be obtained at our
Marine Railway in the First Ward tGH aAt
ap lift III. N. a j. W.. EASILY.
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wAsrrINGToN,

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL IS.
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Comm erciaI.
BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE, April 17--5 p. m.
There more activity in the Flour market to-day
Sales of 1000 bbls Howard street -four at $4.5
and 5000 bbls city mills flour at $462 u.
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REV. MASON MOBILES SEMINARY FOR
VOTING LADIES

NTIIL be opened, at his residence, the corner of
w 18th and III Streets TUESDAY, the I'D instant.
Terms made known on application to the Principal.
ap 12-dt1st May 0 - gs,. Gt-.-- rsfFs.ET
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JAMES w. sHEAHAN,

Attorney and Counsellor at La,c III,
DRACTISES in the Courts of the District and prose-
cutes claims of every description before the several
Executive Departments and before Congress
So Office and residence 2st street. two doors north
Of ii. ap lift
nR. VAN PATTEN, being interrupted by the
~ razng operations of Mr. Todd hopes soon to be able
to resume his business at his old stand. ap 15-5t
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Common school Convention AT Jericho.

In accordance with previous notice, Common
School Convention was held at the Congregational
Westinghouse at Jericho Centre, on Wednesday,
tae 20 h of January.
The Convention was organized by the choice of
+. Elliot, Esq as Chamnn-lhe Town Supern-
tendrnt acting Secretary
After reading the 10Th Chapter of Proverbs,
prayer The Town Superintendent made brief
statement respecting the condition of the Schools,
the number of Scholars, the annual expense of sus-
tanning our Schools, &c.
The gentleman who was expected to address
the Schools, having failed, Committee of three
was appointed to present Resolutions, consisting
of. +. " ider, J. l.. Richardson, and O. Thomp
son, Esq
The Committee on Resolutions presented the
following, viz.
lst. Resolved That as large portion, Of our
youth receive all their education at the District
School, more vigorous aud perseverng efforts should
be put forth 10 improve the condition OF these
Schools
81 Resolved, That more pains ought to be ia
ken to render our School Houses more comfortable,
convenient, aud better adapted TO the purposes of
primary education.
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the Umtrd 5 ates, in the principal markets oi
tie country from which the same shall law
been imported into the United States, tn be
appraised. estimated and ascrrtanrd; aud to
such value or price shall be I'd led all cI,ts aud
charges, except Insurance., aud including, in
every case charge for commissions at the
usual rates, as the true value at the port whe IT.
tie same may be entered, upon winch duties
shall be- assn. spf.
SEC. ,. And 10 it further enacted, That there
hall be appointed 10y The President OF the Uni'-
ed States, by and With tie advice and consent
vt the Senate, four appraisers of MERCHANDISE,
10 be allowed AN annual salary each OF tN o
thousand five hundred dollar toy 'lhsr with
their actual travelling expenses, to BE- regulated
by the Secretary { the Treasury, who shall be
mployei III visiting such ports Of entry in tie
United States, under the direction Of the said
ecrctarv. AS may be deem ID useful by him for
the : curity Of the revenue, ard shall at such
ports afford such aid and assistance in the al
jralSrment Ut merchandise thcreat AS may be-
deemed necessary by the Secretary OF the
Treasury tn protect and insure uniformity in the
co lection Of the revenue from customs ald in
al cases OF appeal from the decisions Ul Uni Ell
states appraisers, under the provisions OF the
seventeenth sec ion ol the tariff act of thirtiet
August, eighteen hundred and frty two, the
collector shall select one discreet and expe-
rieucpd merchant to be associated with one o
the appraisers appointed under the provision,
of thus act, who together shall apprase the
goods in question; aud il they shall disagree,
the collector shall decide between them anC
! he appraiscmolt thus determined shall be fna
| and deemed and taken to be the true value q
SAID goods, and the duties shall b. levied there
IN accordingly, any act OF Congress TO til,
| Al
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HEAVY DAMAGEs.-ln the Common Pleas,
IN the case OF Taylor, HUI and Nurdock rs.
Sheldon p. Church, this morning, the Jury re-
turned verdict in favor of the plaintiffs for
~ OCO. he suit was for libel. the defendant
having published Il statement in regard to the
mercantile condition of the plaintiffs. This
verdict If sustained, will tend to break up the
mercantile Agencies, as they cannot 90 on if
{ icy are liable for every statement they make.
~. L. Tribune, Sth inst
And whyshouid they not be "liable for every
statement they Make Every body else is
who makes statements" affecting the condi-
ton of others, and it is our opinion that some
body besides Mr.. Sheldon Church will find
1t so one OF these pleasant days. These "Mer.
camille Agencies (wcll enough and probably
useful, when properly m nlged,j are fast get
ting to be odious instruments of injury and OPP
preston doubtless through the cupidity and
baScnesS of many o. their subordinates ! he
public attention will be attracted to the gross
abuse Of the sys'e p, by the profitable example
of Mcssrs. Taylor, Hull & Murdoch, who are
Western Merchants, and whose rights and
standing have been thus emphatiealy vindica-
ted by New York Jury. We rejoice in the
exemplary character of the verdict, and when
one of these Uriah Keeps is caught aga n, we
hope he will be dealt with accordingly (See
David Copperlield.l
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DAILY FREE PRESS. FEB. 8. 1851.

U5FAnolher of the conversations known as
d" Union Meetings. was held, few days ago,
a Tarrytown, somewhere in New York.
very long letter from Mr.. WEBSTER Occupy
my about column Of the ,atun Advertiser)
was read 10 the assembled patriots, who We're
duly Impressed with the fact that s,metiing is
'cessary to BE- done I" to preserve the Union"
TIE letter Of Mr.. w, bs,er " acknowledges tie
cprn' a" TO the dgager which still threatens
the Un.on, but, as usual, conveys the gratifying
assurance that it will probably escape, this
time, without material damage If the Com
promise bills should not be upheld as the
"higher law " OF The land, however, the letter
thinks the devil will be to pay in this highly
resp c'abIc country. Mr.. Webster is conyinc.
ed tina, the shades Of Alexander Hamilton and
John Jay, especially, would be considerably dis
lurbed, If they could know that there is any
serious objection to such laws As Tue Fugt We
Sl1vt Irw, i is Away. safe to invoke shades.
on any side Of any qHcsii"n, because. uu,,ss
he Rochester Rappers take the matter in hand,
there can be no reply. 1t is sometimes rather
astonishing to II tce what an amount of rae
cality respectable "shades are called On to
ralfy!
Now We sobcrly think that the Secretary
Of State Of this Republic might ind better en-
p'oymcnt for his hours of leisure than writing
long letter, to Union Meetings. in Tarrytown.
where ii is probable that there i, no more dis
union' than there is IN the middle Of a cheese.
II Tarrytnwn is resolved on making demon.
s,ration in favor Of the Union let her do it.
Since the Revolution, nobody has known
much about Tarrytown, one way or the other
II her inhabitants haze been conducting them
selves in sedtious manner, so as to require
her to purge herself" before the Nlton from
trcasonabH impualions, we ar sorry for it,
We hope she will, hereafter, behave herself
Bat we cant see the necessity Of her drawing
the Prime Minister OF this great Republic into
the row and we lament tie facile patriotism of
that distinguished and honorable gentleman
" ch leads him into such volumnous svmpa-
thy with the Varylown patriots. We find ii
h trd to believe that the Unon IS any SAFER since
the Tarytuwn meeting tan it was before
We are even afraid that it don't make much
difference whether Tarrytown is in favor Of the
Union or not.
We would publish Nh. Web.ters letter,
if we thought there were any considerable mum
Der of people, ont Of Boston, New York and
! Tarry'own, who are seriously disafieced to.
wards the I'm N. B we don't. our readers,
at any rate, are friends and supporters of the
/ Union, Virginia and South Carolina included.
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3D.. Resolved That knowledge Of the Art of
teaching should be caIncsuy .oueht b. all III osc
who cu'cr upon the Responsible wolk ot trimming
the youthful. mind, as qualification essential to
their success.
lh Resolved That it is the duty OF teachers.
not only to labor % secure the Young in the pin.
cipes Of science, bat u,,oio cultivate within hem
o;e of moraIi y ouI virtue, Of uhrdiaHcr to pa
rents, OF respect and love io all, and especially,
vcnelaiion and regard for the aged.
9th Resolved. That parcns should often visit
t5cr schools, rs a sui'abc means of encouraging
bo'h teachers an s'hnIars aud thereby they would
greatly promote the cause ot education.
The above Resolutions, after an animltcd dis
cussion by gentlemen present, were passed unnni-
mously.
The day was very unf,vorahc for the occasion
being the inclcmclt of The s.tson, still, eoody
number were present. Most Of the schools in
tovI we've Re presented an it was interesting to
witness the sparkling eyes and.aowing checks o
those Children and youjh.--to the number of one
hun tired, or mpc, --VhD h1l 5rayrd the snow and
sic It, m the sill N,rll ycsrer Of that day, and
to them answer, with 80 much pronptness ques
ito Is that were propose l.
The cXercirs of the occasion were mierspcrsed
with singing by the choir, who entertained us will
some five specimens Of those old tunes with who's,
ul.siirrng s'rails some Of is had been SO familiar
in oar sshool-5oy days,
What We witnessed on that occ1-on, shows
that an increase t1tcr's; is rising among us on thu
sub rcl of prnlr5 cIll'oa, AM that our schools
ar begi ng to make progress towards improve
me n.