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First of all, is not any child, with the possible exception of-*fee mentally handicapped who is incapable of learning, worth educating? Is it not almost a duty to 'Set that everjr child is given the bpporturijtjr to learn. > -
Second, in Virginia, the state which can point with pride to a Jefferson, a Monroe, a Byr<f and countless other mental giants, is it not inconceivable that we question the value of educating these great men’s spiritual heirs?
Perhaps you may say that this is all very true but it neverthelessskirt the present issue of the educational pontial of Jane, Sue, Bob and Jim* citizens of and children of citizens of Rappahannock County. . ?:■&$.■ '<
We can and do reply to tha$ “Yes, Jane and Sue and Bob and Jini are worth ^educating.” They have mental capabilities that compare favorably with their contemporaries al| over the states of Virginia and throughout the country. , -
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