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The Catholic boy, who has grown up in our common schools, who had formed his youthful friendships with his Protestant classmates, whose daughter or sister, as he grows older, is employed as a teacher, will very soon be attached to our common school system as we are ourselves.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar discusses the bonds formed through shared educational experiences between Catholic and Protestant students.

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