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ber, was worth seeinir.Historical Bit.An Interesting historical bit Is connected with the School which links it wth Naooleon. In the principals office is a framed piece of cloth, nart of a dress worn by Madame Rosalie Gouvain. mother of Mrs. Sidney Reese, when she danced with the great Napoleon, i Madame Gouvain was a personal i friend of the Empross Josephine, I the explanation on the picture ; states. Tha plot of land now oc- . cupied by the school was once ' owned by Mrs. Gouvain. She ob- , tsincd it from the French General D'Estainge, exchanging the Island i of Martinique for Tt.
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Athens Banner Herald

Athens, Georgia, US

Sun, Nov 13, 1927

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