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Chapters: Boarding Schools in Connecticut, Boarding Schools in Maine, Boarding Schools in Massachusetts, Boarding Schools in New Hampshire, Boarding Schools in Rhode Island, Boarding Schools in Vermont, Phillips Academy, Frederick Law Olmsted, Northfield Mount Hermon School, Choate Rosemary Hall, Phillips Exeter Academy, Tabor Academy, St. George's School, Newport, St. Mark's School, St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire), Kent School, Milton Academy, Groton School, Middlesex School, Cheshire Academy, Kimball Union Academy, Loomis Chaffee, Brooks School, Suffield Academy, Noble and Greenough School, Worcester Academy, Hotchkiss School, Portsmouth Abbey School, Miss Hall's School, Taft School, Williston Northampton School, Miss Porter's School, Hebron Academy, the Governor's Academy, Canterbury School, South Kent School, Desisto School, Lawrence Academy at Groton, Deerfield Academy, St. Johnsbury Academy, Exeter-andover Rivalry, Westover School, John Adams, New England Prep School, Pomfret School, the Greenwood School, Westminster School, Lyndon Institute, Avon Old Farms, Marvelwood School, Tilton School, St. Andrew's School, Advanced Placement, Dana Hall School, Buxton School, Burr ... Read more

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Chapters: Tabor Academy. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 217. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Tabor Academy is a highly selective independent preparatory school located in Marion, Massachusetts, United States. Tabor is known for its marine science courses. Tabor's location on Sippican Harbor, Buzzards Bay has earned it the name of "The School by the Sea." The Wall Street Journal recently ranked Tabor as one of the world's top 50 schools to prepare students to gain acceptance to America's most elite universities. Tabor participates in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council, and offers a wide range of extracurricular activities. Tabor's motto is "All-A-Taut-O", referring to the condition in which a ship is fully rigged and everything is in place. This phrase is referenced in school's songs, and is a tribute to Tabor's nautical background. The motto on Tabor's traditional crest, however, is "Vincit Semper Veritas" which in Latin translates to "Truth Always Conquers." Mrs. Tabers Vision Tabor Academy was founded in 1876 as a school for children from Marion, Massachusetts, by a bequest in the will of Elizabeth Sprague Taber, a wealthy widow and benefactress of the town. Article 27 from will stated "I have lately caused to be erected on a lot owned by me in Marion Lower Village, a building ... to be known as 'The Tabor Academy.'" She named the school after Mount Tabor, a mountain of biblical importance near the Sea of Galilee. She stated that "the character of the school should be gradually elevated and its scope enlarged youth of all portions of the country. From its creation, Tabor Academy was a coeducational institution that Mrs. Taber established to provide better and more complete facilities than had heretofore existed or were likely to exist for thorough education in...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=930339 ... Read more

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Consisting Of Information, Instruction And Advice, Calculated To Improve The Manners And Form The Character Of Young Ladies. To Which Is Added A Collection Of Letters. ... Read more

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Consisting Of Information, Instruction And Advice, Calculated To Improve The Manners And Form The Character Of Young Ladies. To Which Is Added A Collection Of Letters. ... Read more