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Remarkable 13-year-old Barbara Gauntt Lands Early Lang Studies
Barbara Anne Carter Gauntt, not yet 13, entered Georgetown University’s School of Languages and Linguistics after passing a reading test at 1,200 words per minute. She overloaded the machine on three attempts. Now almost a year in college she pursues a doctoral degree while excelling in piano, painting, sculpture, and ice skating. She graduated grade school at 9 and was the first under 16 admitted to Emerson Institute’s long history, completing in three years. She notes one idiosyncrasy, resisting ads with hideous faces and mustaches.
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Barbara Anne Carter Gauntt
Georgetown University School of Languages and Linguistics
Washington, D. C
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Washington School of Ice Skating
Arlington
Emerson Institute
Washington
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