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Excerpt from Fifth Annual Report of the Officers of the Chicago Reform School to the Board of Guardians for the Year Ending September 30, 1860
The Board of Guardians of the Reform School respectfully present herewith the Fifth Annual Report of the Superintendent of the Reform School, and in doing so take pleasure in bearing testimony to the gratifying and satisfactory condition of the School at the present time. As you are already aware, the Rev. D. B. Nichols, who filled the place of Superintendent of the School from the time of its first organization, in the fall of 1855, until the fall of 1859, was compelled, in consequence of failing health, to resign his laborious and responsible position in October of last year, his resignation taking effect from the 1lth of January. George W. Perkins, Esq., having been previously appointed Superintendent, entered upon the discharge of the duties of his position the same day that the Rev. Mr. Nichols left. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
