partially-decayed

Updated: August 23, 2026

Indeed, in that same district, the health of more than one hundred scholars was materially injured every year in consequence of occupying an old and partially-decayed house, of too narrow dimensions, with very limited facilities for ventilation. The evil, even after the cause was made known, was suffered to exist for years, although the district was worth more than three hundred thousand dollars.

Ira Mayhew - Popular Education: For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes