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EXHIBIT 24
eSYLVAN, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director(s) and
Executive Officers of eSYLVAN, INC., a Maryland corporation, hereby constitute
and appoint B. LEE MCGEE, ROBERT ZENTZ and DAVID GRAVES and any of them, the
true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned with full power
and authority in any said agent and attorney-in-fact, to sign for the
undersigned and in their respective names as Directors and Executive Officers of
eSylvan, Inc., the Registration Statement on Form S-1, and any and all further
amendments to said Registration Statement, hereby ratifying and confirming all
acts taken by such agent and attorney-in-fact, as herein authorized.
DATE
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/S/ DAVID GRAVES July 21, 2000
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David Graves, President
(Principal Executive Officer)
/S/ B. LEE MCGEE July 21, 2000
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B. Lee McGee, Treasurer, Chief Financial
Officer and Director (Principal Accounting
and Financial Officer)
/S/ CHRISTOPHER HOEHN-SARIC July 21, 2000
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Christopher Hoehn-Saric, Director
/S/ PETER COHEN July 21, 2000
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Peter Cohen, Director
/S/ ROBERT ZENTZ July 21, 2000
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Robert Zentz, Director
