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Rh if she had been so constituted as to be able to close her eyes to what she supposed to be wrong-doing she might have prevented a good many hard statements that have been made about her. She is a diligent sttident, constantly seeking to add to her store of knowledge some new truths from the different departments of learning. She has written several excellent papers that have been read before the public and published by request. Before she was twelve years old she had read the works of Scott, Milton, Dante and other noted authors. She has been to Lincoln Institute fourteen years and during the greater part of that time she has served either, as matron or as teacher of natural science.

She has been the means of doing much good in Jefferson City. She organized a Union Training School for the poor children, September 25, 1891, which meets every Saturday afternoon. The value of the instruction which she gives to these children will be seen in future years. She has often said, "Oh! if I were only rich. I do not want money for myself, but I would like to be rich in order to do some food in this world. I would build an institution of learning simply for the poor colored young men and women of my race and have them to learn everything that would enable them to vie with the Anglo-Saxon race."

She is a devoted Christian, and always seeking to do what good she can and to help others. Mrs. Page will long be remembered by the students of Lincoln Institute, and especially the poor students, for her deeds of kindness to them.