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Even when almost every one was crowded off the Hill and the Back Bay became the more aristocratic section of the two, there were still enough of the original inhabitants left to scorn these upstart social pretensions. EVEN WHEN ALMOST EVERY ONE WAS CROWDED OFF THE HILL AND THE BACK BAY BECAME THE MORE ARISTOCRATIC SECTION OF THE TWO THERE WAS STILL ENOUGH OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS LEFT TO SCORN THESE UPSTART SOCIAL PRETENSIONS
 of the city which is rapidly becoming a students' quarter, with its Simmons College, the New England Conservatory of Music, art schools, gymnasiums, private and technical schools of all descriptions, and its body of over 12,000 students. Harvard is, of course, across the river in Cambridge, and preparatory schools and colleges dot the suburbs in every direction, upholding the cultural traditions of a city which has proved itself peculiarly fitted to educational interests. All this time we have, like _bona-fide_ Bostonians, stayed on Beacon Hill, and merely looked out at the rest of the city. And perhaps this is as typical a thing as we could have done. Beacon Hill was the center of original Boston, when the Back Bay was merely a marsh, and long after the marsh was filled in and streets were laid out and handsome residences lined them, Beacon Hill looked down scornfully at the new section and murmured that it was built upon the discarded hoopskirts and umbrellas of the true Bostonians. NS THAT SECTION OF THE CITY WHICH IS RAPIDLY BECOMING A STUDENTS QUARTER WITH ITS SYMONDS COLLEGE THE NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC ART SCHOOLS GYMNASIUMS PRIVATE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND ITS BODY OF OVER TWELVE THOUSAND STUDENTS HARVARD IS OF COURSE ACROSS THE RIVER IN CAMBRIDGE AND PREPARATORY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES DOT THE SUBURBS IN EVERY DIRECTION UPHOLDING THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF A CITY WHICH HAS PROVED ITSELF PECULIARLY FITTED TO EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS ALL THIS TIME WE HAVE LIKE BONA FIDE BOSTONIANS STAYED ON BEACON HILL AND MERELY LOOKED OUT AT THE REST OF THE CITY AND PERHAPS THIS IS AS TYPICAL A THING AS WE COULD HAVE DONE BEACON HILL WAS THE CENTER OF ORIGINAL BOSTON WHEN THE BACK BAY WAS MERELY A MARSH AND LONG AFTER THE MARSH WAS FILLED IN AND STREETS WERE LAID OUT AND HANDSOME RESIDENCES LINED THEM BEACON HILL LOOKED DOWN SCORNFULLY AT THE NEW SECTION AND MURMURED THAT IT WAS BUILT UPON THE DISCARDED HOOPSKIRTS AND UMBRELLAS OF THE TRUE BOSTONIANS
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