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"thee" and "thou" when speaking to a fellow Quaker. There is no
conflict between the Quakers and the other religions. In many cases
the two groups are very good friends and work to-gether in
harmony, but even so there tends to be an air of difference and the non Quaker, at times has the feeling that he is an outsider and can never get "in",

The new comers, of course, do not receive the advantage of
the valuable training that the Quaker religion offers in developing
leadership.

Washington tends to draw the children that do not marry into a
farm, or that do not inherit a farm. Thay seldom buy a farm. As a
consequence the farms that are sold are sold to out siders who do
not always have the high standard of living that the Quakers have.
About half of those that buy farms are ordinary farmers, and are
nore or less "ordinary" people. This half, of course, do not mix
well, the future of the community rests somewhat on how the children
of this half develope. If their children are assimilated, and
they stay in the community the future of the community is not dark.

Thoase that do move away from the community generally keep in
touch with it, visit, and hold fond memories of the days that they
have spent in the community.

The Annals of Sandy Spring preserves the history of the community,
and I fear that that is all it does. No community history
is taught in the schools, and the Annals are seldom, if ever
read by the younger generations. The younger generation, especially
those members of it that are not Quaker do not know or honor the
history and traditions of the community. Since they do not know
the community's history and do not know the traditions, they can