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d aquarter a week,from the outsetthere were manygirls fromwealthy families,and pupils left other popular and fashionable schools toattend Mount Holyoke. The intellectual tone and moralstanding of the school were unexcelled. Miss Lyon died March 5, 1849, having contracted a con-tagious disease which… … Mary Lyon Hall 52 SOME SUCCESSFUL AMERICANS Few have done so much for others as did Mary Lyon,and still fewer have started movements that continue togrow and increase in usefulness. Her work has gonesteadily on. The school has grown from year to year.Nearly half a million dollars is now invested in…
