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 Every place has its peculiar features and attractions. Northfield, situated in the extreme northern part of MassachuT, setts, with the Connecticut river forming it's western boundary, with the Granite state on the north, is one of tue most charming, picturesque, and healthful towns in New England.a is F miles from 'Brattleboro, Vt ard the same dis tance from Greenf.ld on thesouth. h is bO miles north Of Springfield. o. '''tsl' W In the northern P. riion If the town Is N Northfield seminary, school for young ladies. The seminary grounds. including over 250 acres, f,Jri abundant room for lexercise ard .rec'eauop.s A tbeautifnll lake belongs to the seminary property, lying inna ideepz Sell north northwest from the seminary buildinga. l. is now -calledl Gordon yL.akea in memory, of the p9P | Hate pr A1oufrafn Jud son G ordon, who has been Identified N ith. the fabors of Conference from the bAginnfng, and in I MT Moody''s abserce has been atits head P1'he land gradually swells as you gQ back from the river for half a mile, and then slopes into 9 valley from g fourth Ito half of mile 'iWidc, then rapidly it rises with high mountainous tract; in the back ground. h the center of the group of buildipgs, tjDelonging to the school, stands Recitation Hall sub f stantial stone cd!tiee. lathe center oi the second story is a hall which,. bI throwing into 1t side rooms, has ca pacity for a thousand persons, and wa the Conference hall, until the new ans capacious auditorium vas built and f9 if the first time occupied, last year; .... AROUND THIS CENTRAL BIu.DING
 e are grouped the homes of the student with the exception of the Talcott libts ry, a unique stone structure short di' 4 tance south of stone or Recitation hal The names of the various buildings al Malquand hall, Weston hall and Eat ] hall, accommodating in the order name 83 students, 6l and CO.,, Besides the'
 hall !, four smaller buildings, Hillsid 2, ReveI, uolton and Betsey Moody co
 ta ges ,furni h h.Aqiet homes for families
 20 or p, A the buildings are made IS attrac i've and convenient as possibl
 Here young ladies fit for college, st
 dents are admitted to Wellesley, Smit
 Obellin, Vassar and Mount Hoiyol
 on certificate from Northfield. Bib l,tudy is made prominent during the e
 tire course. Special attention is giv H to music and household science Ju
 313 students were connected with u
 seminary last year, from 22 states
 the Union, from Canada, District of C.
 umbia,- Ireland, Turkey, Brazil,f Japa
 Sweden, and the Sandwich Islands.
 ," costs $100 year to go to this seminar " : The Boys school is at Mount Hernla
 three miles or more down, and on t
 opposite side of the river. Boys are ta
 en at l6 years of age, who have sou bodies, good minds and high aims, 4
 work usually from seven to nine hours day. Candidates are received wirho
 regard to literary attainmehts. The is preparatory, classical and sci -nti
 course. The English Bible has aapror nent place in the curicu!nm.y This sche " has landed propeIty to the amount
 over 700 acres. Two la'g farm hous
 with ample barns,i lQi tbgick building ''lIfi four cottages. music hall. recitation ha ,al Slliman Science hall, CrSS'ey, ,halr,poe > itaining rooms for about 200 studen ", adinirg hall for the whole school, stes ',a llsuudry, etc. T. has over 535o studel -l from 2f states of. the t;hion.,, From G. ,s I ada ,pE gland, iL;eland, Scotland, Chir Japan, New z !aiard,, Norway, German 1EiI New N Mgx'co, Rassia, Utah, West, Ind ' and the District Of Columbia .a. It co
 sloo year to go to this school. The T7t can be no black sheep here as--------
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