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128 CHARLES E. LEWIS 1 HI I9% Latin. In it the time, which in the College Preparatory Course is necessarily spent in Latin, is devoted to Litera- ture, History and Modern Languages. Much of the work is common to both courses and the standard of thorough- ness is the same. The certificate of St. Helen's Hall is accepted for admittance to most higher schools on the same basis as a high school diploma. In 1902 the board and tuition was $350 per year with the tuition of day pupils varying from $40 to $80 per year. 18 In 1905 the board and tuition was increased to $400 per year, the tuition alone being $100. In 1913 the rates were again increased to $500 and $120, respectively. At the present time the charges are as follows: Board and tuition $800 per year, day tuition for the Upper School $170, for the Lower School $120. In addition to the fixed charges, there are numerous extras for music, dancing, elocution, etc., making the school a very exclusive one. In 1906 the Board of Trustees recommended the election of a separate Board of Trustees of St. Helen's Hall, to consist of the Bishop, three clerical and three lay members, and recommended further that members of the existing board be elected to the new board, to insure continuity of service. No action was taken on this matter that year, however, because of the death of Bishop Morris but such a board was created and incorporated and all property of the school transferred to it in 1908. The two boards became distinct bodies June 1, 1909, the original board now being known as the Bishop Scott School Board. In 1910 the Trustees of St. Helen's Hall purchased twenty- three acres on the high ground back of Linnton, between the Cornell and Germantown roads, as a future site for the school. It appeared that the old building was becom- ing inadequate for the needs of the school, which was growing rapidly at that time and it was thought that it 18 An interesting feature of the terms was a reduction of 10% on board and ordinary tuition for 2 sisters, 15% for three and 25% for four.