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THE FROEBEL SCHOOL, GARY, INDIANA A model Wirt school plant, with all grades, from kindergarten through the High School Social center and people’s university. Built 1913.
THE GARY SCHOOLS
BY
RANDOLPH S. BOURNE
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
WILLIAM WIRT
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
GARY, INDIANA

BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
The Riverside Press Cambridge
COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY RANDOLPH S. BOURNE
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Riverside Press
CAMBRIDGE • MASSACHUSETTS
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