"It was hard work to teach her," Progress in penmanship
continued Miss Meyers as she pointed could not be
to some of the woman's writing. The shown by quoting
first attempts were large, irregular exercise
letters that sprawled over the sheet
like the work of a child when it begins
to write. After twenty weeks of struggle,
her work took on a form that, although
still crude, was creditable for
one who had never written until she
was over forty. "Her joy at her success
was great enough to repay me
many times over for my efforts to teach
her," remarked Miss Meyers.

The exact cost to the firm of conducting VI. COST OF SCHOOL
the school, including the wages 1. Expense to firm
paid for the time spent by the girls in
the classroom, has been itemized by
Mr. Sicher for the year just closed, as
follows:

Floor space $175.00 Short table of figures
Rent, light, and heat 105.00 is comprehensible
Janitor 357.00 and not uninteresting
Wages at 17¢ an hr., 40
girls 375.00
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Total cost, 40 girls $672.00