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Mary. A. Kiersted 
Vassar College 
1871 

(Mrs. F... Pidgeon) 
ex '75 

Mother of 
Marie Kiersted Pidgeon 
1912 


January Sunday, 1 1871

 (Saugerties) 
Pleasant, rather cold. Went 
to church in morning 
Sunday school and Church 
in evening. There were 
two Japanese with Dr. Thompson 
They were both princes and 
attending College in New Brunswick 
The oldest one spoke in both 
Japanese and broken English.

 Monday, 2 

Pleasant. 


January Sunday, 1 1871

 (Saugerties) 
Pleasant, rather cold. Went 
to church in morning 
Sunday school and Church 
in evening. There were 
two Japanese with Dr. Thompson 
They were both princes and 
attending College in New Brunswick 
The oldest one spoke in both 
Japanese and broken English.

 Monday, 2 

Pleasant. 


January Tuesday, 3 1871. 
Pleasant 

Wednesday, 4 
Pleasant 


January Thursday,5 1871. 

Cloudy. Left home for Vassar 
at 7AM. Crossed the river in sleigh 
ice boat and walked there was 
only uncle George, Charlie, Mr. F... 
and myself. Got at Vassar at 
quatre (sic) of ten. found all my 
parlor mates back. 

Friday, 6 

Cloudy 


January Saturday, 7 1871. 

Pleasant. Practiced ... 120 
minutes. first since I have 
been back. No essays. Abbie, 
Addie and I took our exercise 
standing on the shore of the 
lake where the men were 
cutting ice, one frightened the 
fishes by breaking in. Had 
ice cream for dinner. 

Sunday, 8 

Cloudy. and snowed a little 
in the afternoon. 


January Monday, 9 1871. 
Pleasant but very cold. Dr. 

Avery excused us from half 
our exercise 
Tuesday, 10 
Pleasant 


January Wednesday, 11 1871. 
Pleasant. 
Thursday, 12 
Pleasant 


January Friday, 13 1871. 

Warm like a spring day. 
106C overslept its self. late 
to breakfast in consequence. 
Mitchell made the excuses and 
Abbie and I got in for nothing. 
Walked with Addie at 
the 9th period. Hattie D... got back 
today. Breakfast after this at 8 
o'clock on Saturday's and Sunday's. 
Got three letters from home this morning. 

Saturday, 14 

Cloudy. Rose at half past seven 
Practiced ... 1.20 ... 
Got three letters, from Mama 
Annie F. and Addie's which was 
delayed. Abbie, Addie and I 
walked at the 6th period. 
106C were frightened by a knock 
knock on the door after ten. 
Abbie and I had a whole apple 
this evening. Broke our bed 
down when we got in. 


January Sunday, 15 1871. 

Misty Bible class as usual. Mr. 
Woods a missionary from Constan 
-tinople preached in the morning 
Mr. C... from Sandwich 
Islands in the afternoon. 
Wrote letters to Papa and 
Mama and Anne Freligh 
106C broke its bed down again 
today we must tie it up now 

Monday, 16 

Rained cleared off towards night 
with a lovely sunset and rain 
-bow. Got a letter from E...st this 
morning and papers from home 
This noon Mr. C... lectured 
This evening upon the "Volcanoes 
& Earthquakes of the Sandwich Islands. 
It was quite interesting. We had Ice 
cream for dinner. Thomas fixed 
one bed this morning and Abbie 
thought he was going to make it. 


January Tuesday, 17 1871. 

Pleasant. Could see the Mountain 
House. Went walking with Abbie 
and Addie at the 9th period. Took 
a new piece the "Chausons Boire 
Addie Whitney's birthday. Late to 
breakfast. President was in our 
French class. Tuttle kissed Addie 19 
times. President lectured us in 
Chapel on loyalty. this evening. 

Wednesday, 18 

Pleasant. Gymnastics. The girls 
had to ... Prof Ritter's "History of 
Music it was perfectly killing 
The President continued his 
lecture of last evening. We are all 
wild to know what he is driving 
at. We know that Harrie ... 
was caught at 12 1/2 PM the other day 
going from Ella W..d's room but 
tonight he came down on the seniors 
hot & heavy. Sent for our apples today 


January Thursday, 19 1871. 

Pleasant. Got a letter from Mama 
this morning. Abbie Addie and 
I took our exercise watching the 
girls skate. The president 
gave us another lecture but 
this time it was about noise 
and loud talking. he spoke 
for Miss Lyman. 

Friday, 20 

Cloudy. Received letters from 
Annie and ... this morn 
ing. Miss Swayze lectures in 
NY this evening on "Women of all 
Ages." Went to Alpha in society 
hall to night with Mina 
and Lena. Drama "Mock 
Trial." criminal charged with 
slander J...Beach slander 
M... House, J B's lawyer Abbie Farwell 
House's Adalaid Skeel. Ice cream for dinner 


January Saturday, 21 1871. 

Pleasant. Took my exercise with 
Mina & Lena first in the Gymnasium 
learning to dance then we went 
down to the lake to see the girls 
skate. Everest came to see me 
was introduced to Mr Bull. The 
President gives the ... a 
party to night. Wrote again about 
our apples. Perry & Bl... called 8 P.M 

Sunday, 22 

Pleasant but very cold. Bible class 
as usual. The President's sermon 
much better than usual. Walked 
with Mina. Spent the afternoon 
in Lena's parlor. Mina was down 
to see Aggie. Wrote to Mama 
Annie & J.... Spent the 
evening in Lenas and Mina' 
parlor. Aggie came up. 
Had breakfast at eight o'clock 
and was late at that 


January Monday, 23 1871. 

Pleasant in the morning and 
snowed in the afternoon. Coldest 
day we have had. Dr. Avery excused 
us from all but 20 minute's 
exercise. The paths are shoveled all 
around. Terrible stories around the 
college concerning Miss Lyman 
but she cant be so sick she was in 
faculty meeting all afternoon. Prof Van 
Ingen has an addition of a son to his family 

Tuesday, 24 

Snowed until the afternoon 
still very cold, excused from 
half our exercise. Addie & I took 
our exercise together while Abbie 
was being examined in Rhetoric 
at the 8th period. Got a letter 
from Papa this morning. 
Miss Lyman comfortable 
today. The Thermometer was 48 [degrees] 
in Miss Wileys room where I took 
a lesson, Mercury 5 degrees. 


January Wednesday, 25 1871. 

Pleasant. Mercury 12 [degrees] below zero 
Received a letter from Ettie at last. 
Abbie went to Miss Morse and she 
asked her how little Miss Kiersted 
was getting alon, she said very 
well then she wanted to know if I 
was studious Abbie told her yes 
Free sleighing parties to night 
Seniors, Freshmen, & Mixed 
Ice cream for dinner. 

Thursday, 26 

Snowed all day very hard so 
that we were excused from all out 
door exercise and Gymnastics and 
from going over to the Music Hall at all. 
Got a letter from Mama this morning 
& wrote to Ettie K. this afternoon. Dr. Avery 
squelched Alice this morning for not 
having on rubbers to go over to the Music 
Hall. And would not let Abbie take 
4 studies said it was too much for 
her. ... she was sick last quater (sic) which 
was not so Let her tak (sic) 3 1/2 and no Botany next ... 


January Friday, 27 1871. 

Very pleasant. Got a letter from 
Jennie this mornin. Excused 
from Gymnastics. Mrs Pruyne 
spoke to us after Chapel she ... 
womens missionary society in 
Albany. "Packs" came down with 
her among them Mrs. Elmendorf 
She spoke to me and I had quite 
a little talk with her after Chapel 
wasnt "Pussy" sweet though. 

Saturday ,28 

Pleasant. Add & I walked 
in the afternoon. I went 
to Dr. Avery and she said 
I must go to Miss Eddy & 
be for...ted 15 minutes & 
put a compress which I 
did & she said I must come 
the next day if not better 
I have been making picture 
frames they are very pretty 
One barrel of apples came today 


January Sunday, 29 1871. 

Snowey, but we were not 
excused from exercise. I went 
to Dr. Avery again this morning 
she was lovely & gave me 
medicine to take every half 
hour. Dr. Smith of Philadelphia 
preached this morning. The 
roof leaks so that the plastering 
is falling off all along the corridor 
Miss Lymans 55th birthday 

Monday, 30 

Pleasant. I went to Dr. Avery again 
& she gave me some more 
medicine to take every half hour 
before meals & said I need not 
put any compresses on they did 
not seem to help me - was for...ted 
again, Miss Morse was around call 
ing on the girls were terribly 
afraid she would appear at 
106 & kept the room in apple 
pie order but she did not get farther than 

100. Miss Swayze conducted corridor 
Meeting Miss ... 
is sick 


January Tuesday, 31 1871. 

Cloudy, but quite warm I 
went to Dr. Avery again & 
she asked me if i had on 
flannels & of course I had 
to say no! Then she told 
me to write home in the two 
o'clock mail for them which 
I did of course. Mame & Alice 
emptied the apples on the 
floor this evening & sorted them 

February Wednesday, 1 


February Sunday, 12 1871. 

Stormy, it has snowed 
terribly hard all day. We had 
the Episcopal service by the Right 
Rev. Bishop Huntington it was 
two hours long. Excused from 
exercise. Wrote to Annie & Ettie 
& Papa & Mama. Mrs Bixby 
lectured tonight in Chapel 
she is a returned missionary from 
B...h & brought curiosities with her

 Monday, 13 


February Tuesday, 28 1871. 

Pleasant. Abbie and I walked 
at the sixth period we stayed 
in front of the College all the 
time it was so muddy.

 March Wednesday, 1 

Pleasant. commenced 
A... Recieved a letter from 
Papa. Had a long students 
meeting about Founders day 
The Faculty proposed we ... 
it a Spring ... which was 
unanimously voted ... 
Hiscock asked for an explanation 
of College colors. ... Lewis trying 
to be smart squelched her saying 
the college colors consisted of silver 

grey and rose red 
Last year they asked 
25 cts a yard and 
she supposed they 
would be the same 
this year. Then she 
sat down and got up 
and said they 
were worn as badges. 
Miss Clark said our Rhetoric 
class did splendidly and 
learned their lessons well 


March Thursday, 2 1871. 

Lovely weather. Abbie and 
I took our exercise on the 
Observatory walk. Got a letter 
from Mama she has put 
$1,500 in the savings 
bank for me. Miss Preston let 
me take Abbie's paper. Wonderful! 
Went to choral class. PM 
told me I need not sing as 
I had a cold. 

Friday, 3 

Misty and ... rain. Excused 
from half our exercise 
and it cleared of. Got a 
letter from Annie. Wrote 
to Add, Professor Backus 
lectured on the "Literature 
of the 19th century" I did not 
go, but staid and ... 
little women. Lena Kneopfell 
came over. Our seats in 
Chapel we rearranged. 


March Saturday, 4 1871. 

Cloudy we went to take our 
exercise, Abbie Tuttle & I 
at that bridge before Sunset 
... Abbie steped into 
a hole and her foot went 
through and ... her. 
We went to the bowling alley 
it snowed quite ... this 
afternoon for quite a while. 

The students asso' 
met this morning 
the faculty have 
taken the name of 
W Philips off the 
list. ... proposed 
we ask the faculty 
to give us some good 
reason. it was 
carried unanimously 

Sunday, 5 

Lovely today. Abbie and 
I did not mind having 
to take our exercise. ... 
of the girls went in 
town to church. Abbie 
wrote to Tom and Alice 
wanted to know if she 
was writing to Charlie, 
I wrote to Mama 
Annie Freligh, Etta 
Loflin & Annie Kiph 


March Monday, 6 1871. 

It rained and was 
very dark, Dr. Avery 
excused us from half 
our exercise. Got my 
bill for schooling and 
paid it and sent it 
home. It snowed 
this morning. We had 
a mixed pie for dinner 

Tuesday, 7 

Lovely weather. Took my 
exercise with Abbie. Annie 
Parker and when I got back 
took another hour with Mina 
and Lena. Prof ... dog 
embraced me, Did not 
have any Latin Miss Smiley 
was sick. Prof ... 
told us we would recite 
both lessons at the fifth 
period and no one came to hear us 


March Wednesday, 8 1871. 

Lovely day. The messenger 
girl came in this 
morning and said 
there was no mail, oh! 
what groanings. The 
Cecilia had a concert 
Abbie and Mame went 
but Alice and I could not 
if we would we had no tickets 

Thursday, 9 

Pleasant. Abbie and I took 
our exercise; went around 
the lake , they are making 
it ever so much larger, 
Got a letter from Mama 
and wrote one to her so did 
Abbie. Excused from choral 
class. Prof Ritter said he believed 
we cheated him. Did 
up my hair. Mame House 
stared at me fearfully at supper 


March Friday, 10 1871. 

Pleasant. Got letters from Annie 
and Jennie. Bertha & Etta 
played a trick on our parlor 
this evening. I went to Betsi 
with Abbie and when we came 
up our rooms were literally 
upside down, every chair turned 
over, and the ... all over the floor 
and in both our bedrooms the beds 
were all torn to pieces. You just bet 

they'll hear ... ... 
before we get through 
Dr. Robinson of Rochester 
lectured this evening 
Abbie and I had 
a jolly time sitting 
on the floor of the 
gallery making 
... like fun. 

Saturday, 11 

Pleasant. Abbie, Mame and 
I went for minerals this morning 
we found quite a lot and 
stayed out an hour and 
a half I have two specimens of 
garnets and another one. 
Everest was out this afternoon 
and Jennie B. was there and also 
Kate M, & E... D..., Frank 
Warren came out to see them. 
Received letters from Papa & Etta 


March Sunday, 12 1871. 

Rainy, poured pitch forks & 
blew hard all day. We 
were excused from exercise. 
Wrote 9 pages to Annie ... to Ettie 
and wrote to Papa. Prof 
Backus and Ray sat in 
the gallery he is the "fidgisty" 
little ... I ever saw. 
Prof Mitchell also sat up there 

Monday, 13 

Pleasant. Got a letter 
from Mama this morning 
she said I might take 
riding lessons and 
now the Baron has to take 
it into his head to go 
away. Miss Corning 
took her first lesson 
and lots of the girls were 
over there she told them they 
must go away or she would tell 

Miss Morse 


March Tuesday, 14 1871. 

Pleasant. Abbie and I took 
our exercise at the 6 & 7 periods 
we went around the lake. 
Must remember to tell the 
girls when I go home about 
"Can I do any thing for 
you Madame" and also 
"Mustard plaster". Got 
to Diction at last in Rhetoric. 

Wednesday, 15 

Very rainy, Dr. Avery 
excused us from all exercise 
but I had Gymnastics of cours. 
Finished the first oration 
in Cicero. Got a splendid 
letter from Ettie Kiersted 
12 pages long and full 
of news. Mary Pennells 
window was raised last 
night about two. they screamed 
and got the teachers up, had quite a ... 


March Thursday, 16 1871. 

Rainy. Abbie, Mina & 
I took our exercise in 
the bowling alley and 
part of the time Lilly L 
Alice went to bed this 
afternoon with a cold, had 
a lovely supper sent up. 
"Comedy" came back to 
our table from the senior table 
where she had been ...ing 

Friday 17 

Rainy & cloudy. Received 
letters from Papa Annie 
and Jennie this morning. 
Went to Beta with 
Abbie. Mame, Dora F. & Fannie 
Shouse. went with her also 
They had an "Old Folks 
Concert" They did elegantly 
especially E...Rice, who 
was Grandmother or seemed 
to be. Abbe is going to have fun now 

in putting up her hair. 


March Saturday, 18 1871. 

Pleasant. Got a letter 
from Ettie. Mice have 
eaten 7 0r 8 of my nice 
handkerchiefs. Abbie and 
I took an hours exercise on 
the Observatory walk. We 
practiced an hour before 
dinner. We had 130 
words in Rhetoric to look out 
it took ... fully three hours or more 
long 

Sunday, 19 

Pleasant. Abbie and I 
took our exercise on the 
Gymnasium and Lake 
paths. Wrote to Annie, 
Jennie, & Ettie. Set a 
trap for that mouse 
and caught it during 
church this morning 
Mame screamed fearfully 
when I brought it out Abbie 
was quite courageous 


March Monday, 20 1871. 

Pleasant. Went out at half past 
ten to dispose of a mouse and 
had our usual amount of 
giggling to do, before we got 
back, and when we did 
get in bed away went the 
old trap again. Had a 
fearful time with my stockings 
mending them after ... .... 

Tuesday, 21 

Rainy, but of course it cleared 
off about noon and we were 
not excused so we took our 
exercise in the bowling alley. 
Miss Preston wouldn't kiss her 
Parents if she hadnt seen them 
for the longest while any where 
but in the house and she didnt 
believe in kissing nevertheless we 
found her smacking at a great 
rate in the hall tonight splendid 

... she will take 
breakfast in the little 
room after what she 
said tonight and 
was caught 


March Wednesday, 22 1871. 

Pleasant. Took ten minutes 
exercise this noon with Kate 
Maltby. Abbie and Mame 
got their German Bibles 
today I must bring my 
French Bible back when 
I come back after vacation 
Gave in our name for the 
Catalogue tonight. 

Thursday, 23 

Pleasant. Abbie and I went 
around the lake for our 
exercise. We payed Etta 
and Bertha back today 
in their own coin by sewing 
up their dreseses, making a ... 
bed for Bertha and sewed 
up Ettas nightgown. 
They brought up red 
pepper from table tonight 
so we must look out 


March Friday, 24 1871. 

Pleasant. Abbie and I went over 
to see the 9th period Gymnastic 
class practice. Alices trunk came 
She had a box of candies & 
nuts and rasins so we had 
a feast after ten in our room. 
Abbie Mame and I went 
over to Delta in Society Hall they 
had a drama from Shake.. 
Much ado about nothing they 
all did splendidly. got letters from 

Annie and Jennie 

Saturday, 25 

Pleasant. Got a letter from 
Mama. Studied all morning. 
made a cross, or transparency 
this afternoon. Walked with 
Abbie around the lake, wonder 
I got back to the house she made 
me laugh so. Our trunks came 
down today. Abbie ... ... 
one about Dan the nigger "kindling 
wood's gone up the spout" and 
a greenwich girl with a cat 
under the table "..." ... 

at the same time. 


March Sunday, 26 1871. 

Pleasant in the morning but 
cloudy this afternoon. Walked 
with Abbie and Hattie Dewey 
Wrote to Mama that was 
all I was to (sic) lazy to do more 
The two Miss M...s were up 
here this evening. I must 
... and bring back 
that empty blank book when 
I come after vacation. My throat 
is 

sore and I took 
some salt from the 
table right under 
... and Mrs. Preston's 
eyes and they 
never saw me. 

Monday, 27 

I was quite surprised to wake 
up and find the ground 
covered with snow and 
quite awoke Abbie by my ex(
sic) exclamations. Miss Morse sent 
for Tuttle and Abbie she asked 
Abbie when she meant to be 
examined in Botany. Tuttle, 
she told her she must be examomed 
om Rhetoric Ancient History 
and Botany or she would be Special Prep 


March Tuesday, 28 1871. 

Snowed a little in the morning 
but was pleasant. A... 
has packed and taken her 
exercise and so has Abbie. 
Mame has been studying 
Rhetoric all the time since 
she was to Miss Morse. 
Abbie received a note from the 
President telling her she would be a Soph 
Bought our trunk tickets 

Wednesday, 29 

Pleasant. Miss Clark told us in 
Chapel this morning the Gymnastics 
class of today and tomorrow 
were excused to give us time to 
pack but she hoped we would 
not neglect our health but go out. 
Got our tickets and checks. I 
packed but did not go out. 
I thought packing was enough 
exercise for one day. Got a 
letter from Etta L... this a. m. 


March Thursday, 30 1871. 

Not very pleasant. I finished 
packing; our trunks had 
to be ready by four, mine 
was one of the first to go 
Had a concert tonight & 
a quartet up from New York 
I made arrangement to go 
with Abbie and Lena Knopfell 
but missed them both found 
Agnes and sat by her. Etta & 
Abbie are torturing themselves 
for prides sake in 106.C. now. 

Friday, 31 

Pleasant. I am home, splendid! 
Abbie, Bertha, Alice, Etta, May and 
myself came down in a carriage 
together and we came flying 
Abbie Bertha and I went up 
town after they left and 
coming back met ... ... 
I sat with L. Barrett in the car 
as far as Rhinebeck and as a 
"gentleman" was troubling Miss 
House after she left I asked 

her if she would 
not take the empty seat which 
she did and 
we had a very 
pleasant time 
the rest of the way 
as I never met her 
before 
Jennie was up to see 
me this evening 


April Saturday, 1 1871. 

Pleasant this morning and of 
course I had to wake up 
before six. Snowy this afternoon 
and evening the ground 
is quite covered. Went riding 
with papa this morning & 
Annie F came to see me, 
I went down to Lucy's to see 
about my riding habit. Etta 
and Jen called on me this 

afternoon and 
I went back to Ettie's 
and saw her watch 
it is very pretty. 
Jennie came 
back with me 
and staid (sic) to tea 
and is here now 
to stay all night. 

Sunday, 2 

Pleasant. Jennie went home 
about nine. When I went out 
the gate this morning to go 
to church with Mama 
whom shoud I meet but 
Ed Hotaling and Miny Loveleigh 
I had not seen Ed before 
but I had Miny. The ... 
Gillespy came home with 
me to night rather ... 
I think for him, I was 

so surprised and 
provoked that I 
asked him if he 
had not made 
a mistake. Wrote 
to Mame Tuttle 
to night. 


April Monday, 3 1871. 

Rainy in the morning. I 
spent it over to Ettie's and 
cut out a picture frame 
after dinner I went over 
to see Hattie's at three o'clock 
I went up to school and 
walked down with Annie 
to her house to stay a little 
while they persuaded me to 
stay to ... and I sent 

Miny up to tell 
Mama I was 
going to spend the 
evening. Miny 
came home with me. 

Tuesday, 4 

Pleasant. Lovely overhead but 
horrid underfoot. Took 
dinner with Aunt Mary 
Seaman. Took Eddie out 
walking. Got three letters 
from Abbie, Agnes Hall 
and Ettie Kiegsted she 
wants me to come down 
on Saturday and spend 
... Went riding 
with Miny and Annie 

twice up the ... 
and down by Glasco 
and round by ... 
had a splendid ride. 
Practiced quite a 
while this evening 
then Miny came 
in and spent the 
rest of it 


April Wednesday, 5 1871. 

Pleasant the wind blew 
a hurricane. Went down 
to ...'s my riding habit 
has not come yet was over 
to Hattie's in the morning 
and she was baking cake 
and made me two hot 
ones I staid to dinner 
Went to Mrs C... to spend 
the evening had a very nice 
time. Mr Grass learnd (sic)some 

of us to play a 
five handed game of 
... went to 
refreshments with 
Henry Wilbur after their 
play. ... with 
Henry against M... 
and Mr C... afterward 
Mr Grass. Fred ... 
came home with me 
and Henry walked on behind

 Thursday, 6 


April Friday, 7 1871. 

Saturday, 8 

Very pleasant but fearfully 
warm the thermometer 
stood at 85 [degrees] on the North 
side of our house in the shade 
Went down to Annie's for 
awhile this morning 
spent the rest of it with 
Miss Wells and took dinner 
at Aunt Mary Seamans 
Went to church with 
Kitty and Miny 


April Sunday, 9 1871. 

Fearfully hot and cloudy 
in the afternoon. Miss 
Wells, Annie, Miny and I 
went over to the Episcopal 
Church in the afternoon 
I met Will K... in a 
carriage on the hill. The 
Sunday School had sort of 
an Easter Sermon I had a class 
to take up stairs. F Pidgeon ... 
me home to night

 Monday, 10 

Pleasant. Frank Pidgeon came 
for me to go to ride & 
I told him I had no 
time and a few minutes after 
Miny came and I could 
not go with him either. 
Was out shopping with 
Kitty and caught Charlie 
asleep in the store it was 
fun to see him go out. 
Miny spent the evening 
with me. 


April Tuesday, 11 1871. 

Cloudy all day, and rained a little this afternoon. 
Practiced an hour & a quarter this morning and got 
my hat and slippers. 
After dinner I packed them 
Kitty came in Went up to school to see Mini and ... 
go to Bristol. Papa would not let me go. 

Then sent to Kitty's When Annie came ... went 
up there She gave me her picture and Mary 
walked home with me My Riding habit came 
home tonight

 Wednesday, 12 

Part cloudy and clear. Left home at quarter of seven and 
got back here just at the end of the 1st period 
Saw M... three times 1st at L...Keeneys gate with his 
sp... then he passed by the Exchange and after I got 
on the ferry he passed again. Ed Hotaling saw me in 
the omnibus and came and bade me good 

.... Met Alice and Etta on the cars. Addie Whitney 
is back again and Abbie they came yesterday. 


April Thursday, 13 1871. 

Clear this morning but rainy this afternoon 
There is no riding master horrid!! so Abbie 
and I cannot take. Wrote to Mama this afternoon 
Abbie and Addie and I took our exercise together 
which seemed quite natural. 

Friday, 14 

Pleasant. Went over to Gymnastics but only 
practiced the dumbbells. Received a letter from 
Jenni this morning Charlie Davis and ... 
Hutchins called this afternoon. I happened to 
look out the window & saw them ... and a few 
minutes after the 

messenger girl came up ant told me they were in 
the parlor and said Miss Morse wanted to know if 
... Charlie, quite wonderful. 


April Saturday, 15 1871 

Pleasant in the morning but rained in the afternoon 
Got a letter from Annie Freligh Practice an hour and 
a quater[sic]. Abbie was out surveying all day. 
Add and I took our exercise together I christened 
my big hat. Everest was coming 

out but did not and sent me flowers instead. 
Went to call on Miss Wiley at night had a 
real pleasant call.

 Sunday, 16 

Pleasnt[sic] but cloudey[sic] this afternoon. 
Wrote to Annie & Jennie. Wore my new spring hat. 
took my exercise with Add after dinner went round 
the lake. Took my French bible to church. Miss 
Morse came in late and sat in the gallery. Mr. 
Hague preached awfully poky 


April Monday, 19 1871. 

Pleasant. Miss Clark told me in the dining room 
this noon we would have no Gymnastics until 
further notice so Abbie and addie and I took 
our exercise and walked up the road to the three roads 
and past the 

"house with the trees" Mame Tuttle wants us to 
join her in getting a croquet set. Got a letter 
and paper from Papa this morning.

 Tuesday, 18 

Pleasant. Abbie and Addie and I took our 
exercise right after dinner walked around 
the lake then out of the fartherest gate and 
down the road in the lodge gate. Abbie and 
Addie were going to soak me with a pail of 
water because I said I would not vote 
Professor Backus was in our 

Rhetoric class this morning 


April Wednesday, 19 1871. 

Cloudy but did not rain. Wrote to Mama and Papa. 
We have a new player in Gymnastics she is splendid 
keeps decent ... and plays something decent 
they say she is Mrs ...'s cousin Prof Backus was in our 
Rhetoric class again this morning 

and Miss Clark says she has asked him to come 
in every day until we get used to him. Meeting of 
students association . Prof Raymond has 
consented to read on Founders day for $100, 
which M... ... gave him, and have tableaux

 Thursday, 20 

Rainy all day until about tea time, when it cleared 
of[sic] splendidly and the sun came out gorgeous 
but it is fearfully foggy now & has been ever since 
tea. Abbie and Add and I walked around the new 
flower beds which extend all around the circle 
Tuttle is talking "Irish" at a great rate 

Students meeting and we voted ...$100 to Proffessor[sic] 
Raymond for his reading & $50 for tableaux and between 
$30 & 40 for flowers all for Founders day and as there 
is no money in the treasury there will be a ... to collect 
it at No 22. 


April Friday, 21 1871. 

Pleasnt[sic] this morning after the fog cleared up 
but we had a fearful thunder storm this afternoon 
the tenth period Gymnastics were excused on account 
of it. Got a letter from Jennie. Wrote to Ettie Laflur 
this afternoon. 

Went in to Beta with Lena Knoepfel

 Saturday, 22 

Cloudy all day. we were goin[sic] to 
cedar ridge but it was so wet we could 
not. I practiced an hour & twenty minutes 
Got a letter from Annie and Mama. Went out 
walking with Addie & Abbie after dinner 
and while I was gone A... Keersted came to 
see me 

of course I did not see her and would not 
have known it if Miss Slocum had not told 
me. 


April Sunday, 23 1871. 

Pleasant. Abbie and Addie and I took our 
exercise between Chapel and dinner 
the wind nearly blew us away. Wrote to 
Mama, Annie, Jennie and Miss Wells at 
last. It was so cold I had to wear my 
winter dress and was not any to[sic] 
warm.

 Monday, 24 

Pleasant. did not forget elocution the teacher 
gave us some phamphalets[sic]. Mame Tuttle 
went to town this afternoon without any permission 
rode back with a gentleman and Dr. Avery saw her 
get out and then Mame told Prof VAn Ingen like a 
goose that the reason she was 

not in her class was that she went to town. 
Commenced Vergil today and finished Cicero 
for which Oh! let us be joyful! 


April Tuesday, 25 1871. 

Cloudy but did not rain Got a letter from 
Everest and wrote to Kitty Hopkins 
Addie and Abbie & I took a long walk of 
a 1 1/2 miles but ... of the ... Add went 
searching for board for one of the old graduates 

her husband and child. The baby is going to 
have a silver cup the same as they do in 
Yale and Harvard. We went to three different 
houses but without success had a splendid 
time

 Wednesday, 26 

Pleasant Wrote to Everest. Thought we were 
going to have a lecture in Chapel tonight 
as I sit in the Gallery Abbie told me to 
motion to her if I saw Miss Morse come in 
for then we surely were going to have one. 
I saw her & motioned to Abbie and then waited 
for the lecture 

but "not for Job." The reason of the lecture 
was some girl told Miss Morse that Fred 
Hinkle had been carrying note to B... 
for some girls and several of the girls 
were called up. 


April Thursday, 27 1871. 

Rainy. Abbie and Addie took their 
exercise at the period and got 
drenched but I like a wise girl 
staid[sic} in. Went over with them 
to see the evening class practice 
Gymnastics. Had a Students meeting to 

get that everlasting money for the 
flowers The president has not given 
us that lecture yet they are getting 
fearful stories around I heard 
three and then of ,,, ,,, to be 
expelled

 Friday, 28 

Rainy. A Holiday oh the bliss 
At dinner Dr. Avery told us we 
were excused from half our 
exercise on a holiday. Got 
letters from Ettie L & Annie F. 
Have been reading Kenilsworth 
all day. Wore my light silk 
to night the entertainment of 
Founders Day the dramatic reading 

was splendid and so were the 
tableaux.We did not get out 
until nearly twelve and the 
bell struck at that hour for 
us to put out our lights of 
course we were not ... & Miss 
Hamlin knocked on the inside 
of our window. Never before 
was a teacher known to go 
around ... ... ... 


April Saturday, 29 1871. 

Showery, had a terrible one this afternoon. 
Walked around the lake with Abbie and Add. 
Everest was out this afternoon Jennie did 
not come down until after three. he left 
about four. Practised an hour and ten 
minutes

 Sunday, 30 

Pleasant. Never forget our Sermon on 
Tobacco and Alchohol[sic]. I suppose 
it was intended to ... on those girls 
flirting. Wrote to Ella Hatlin beside 
the usual letters It was a shame the 
length of time I let her letter to 
unanswered 


May Monday, 1 1871 

Pleasant. Marsha Brown wanted to know 
if I realized it was the first of May. 
Got a letter and paper from Papa and 
wrote him one. "They say" the new riding 
master has come I hope it is true Kate 
Maltby said if we studied down there 

during study hour we would have to ask 
Miss Morse & our corridor teachers 
so I came up & studied in Berthas 
room.

 Tuesday, 2 

Lovely. Abbie & Addie and I went by 
the road and around by Mrs Wheelers for 
our walk The president has at last 
given us that lecture. He commenced, 
"Smoking, Drinking playing cards and 
carrying on clandestine correspondence 
with young men are common in "Vassar 
College" and then they caught it. He 
read the 

three girls names. Doris Eplis & Maltby 
he said they ought to be expelled but they 
would only put them probation which was 
they are only allowed to to for exercise 
to the wall in front of the college and 
the brook back and shall be especially watched 
and not allowed to receive calls 
from gentlemen this year 


May Wednesday, 3 1871. 

Rainy. College colors have come and 
been divided. the photographer has come 
and has all his things in the 
Gymnasium he intends taking pictures 
there. Abbie has gone to practice her 
part as Carlos Smythe in a tableaux 
for Friday in 

Room D ... by Bela. 
The bird tried to scratch his eye out 
this afternoon.

 Thursday, 4 

It has poured all day and all last night. 
Dr Avery for a wonder excused us from 
exercise. Got a letter from Mama and 
wrote to her. Fearful lessons for 
tomorrow Pratt and I wrote our French 
exercises to gether Miss Kapp gives 
fearful lessons. 


May Sunday, 7 1871.

 Monday, 8 

Pleasant. Got a Letter and paper from home and 
Annie's Letter I had ought to have had Saturday 
it was written on the 4th and was not mailed 
until the sixth. Wrote to Papa, Jennie, B... 
inquired for Everest's directions. Alice asked 
the photographer for the price of his pictures 
and he told 

her Prof ... had the estimate. ... ... I 
wonder if the College mean to make any thing 
out of it. 


May Tuesday, 9 1871. 

Pleasant. Abbie and Add walked around 
the lake while I sat down on the bench 
and studied. In Chapel this morning 
they told us that we could make 
appointments to meet the artist from 
12 to 1 today and tomorrow but I am 
not going. We had to stay after Chapel 
to night to see

 about the riding 
lessons the master... course. He wanted 
to know if we could all go at the 
6th period to see him I was the only 
one who said no and he wanted to 
know what period I wanted. I said the 
ninth and "pussey" squealed "Savage 
what ..." I looked around to find 
Savage and found she meant ... 
Kiersted ... Oh! I always get your 
name wrong

 Wednesday, 10 

Pleasant. Abbie and I went over 
to see the riding master today. 


May Saturday, 13 1871.

 Sunday, 14 

Pleasant. Abbie and Add and I took our 
exercise by walking around the flower 
garden it looks very pretty. A Mr McFarland 
from Brooklyn preached for us he is horrid, 
has been here for the last two days 
visiting the College. Wrote to Annie 
and Jennie long letters. 


May Monday, 15 1871.

 Tuesday, 16 

Pleasent. got a letter and paper from 
home. Took my first riding lesson to day 
with Abbie. The master came up to Abbie 
and asked her if she knew what he meant 
when he said "Halt" she said it was to 
stop. We mounted in elegant style one 
leg is stiff the left. Where we were 
going to get off he told me we ought 

to ride every day then we could ride 
well by the time we went home. I told 
him we had Gymnastics three times a week 
so we could not. Then he said he thought 
riding was the best "Gymnastics" we 
could have. 


May WEdnesday, 17 1871. 

Pleasant. Wrote home and sent them a 
Catalogue. They say McFarland is going 
to write some thing about the College. 
I believe ifor he was in Chapel to 
night and had a lot of papers with him. 
He led last night and stalked in alone 
as big as the president.

 Thursday, 18 

Pleasant. Got my proofs they are both 
good and one very good. Took our second 
riding lessons today. before going over we 
went down in the Library to learn how to 
mount. We got roaring so we could not read but 
had to leave the room for fear of being 
squelched. He had us try the jockey

 trot. 
Oh my didn't we jump. Miss Clark "..." 
Mr. McFarland has gone at last I think 
hope his article about the college is 
good. 


May Friday, 19 1871. 

Pleasant. Got letters from Kittie 
Hopkins and Jennie. Got all dressed 
for Gymnastics and we did not have 
them, Miss Colwell had a notice 
pined[sic] up in the Gymnasium 
that we should walk instead. Abbie 
& Add and I 

took it watching the girls ride. 
Our whole parlor did not wake 
until the breakfast bell rang 
and we heard the girls going 
down to breakfast that was the 
first sound any of us heard.

 Saturday, 20 

Pleasant, and very warm I took off 
my flannel drawers and wish I had 
my shirt. Got a letter from Annie. 
Practiced an hour and a quarter. 
Walked around the flower beds with 
Add they looked lovely. Add and I 
have just been taking a walk past the 

parlor to see if we could see any thing 
of the senior and junior party. all the 
doors were open and we did see splendidly 
and oh! didn't we want some of those 
lovely strawberries they had packs. 


May Sunday, 21 1871.

 Monday, 22 

Pleasant. Wrote home and sent one of 
my proofs I ought to have had a letter 
from home During tea time we had a 
fearful thunder storm we had taken 
half an hours exercise befor[sic] tea. 
They gave out at dinner we would have 
not more Gymnastics until further 
notice. Perfectly splendid 


May Tuesday, 23 1871. 

Pleasant. Have not received a letter 
from home, very strange I think. Took 
a riding lesson today he was going 
to learn us the jockey trot but as 
he has only two horses that will 
trot Mixed Pickle & Minna and M. P. 
is lame for 14 days he says, and so 
Abbie and 

I had a splendid gallop I on Gypsie & 
Abbie on Josie 


May Thursday, 25 1871. 

Pleasant. Got a letter at last from 
home. And wrote this afternoon but 
forgot to mail the letter until after 
tea. I had to ride Minna today and 
he more than made me trot, I was 
fearfully tired. He wants us to 
chang[sic] our time so we can take 
alone. I second 

the motion!

 Friday, 26 


June Sunday, 4 1871.

 Monday, 5 

Pleasant. Had to get up with the 
College scourge at four o'clock and 
hardly got in bed but I had to get up 
to dress. for riding we went at five 
it was very windy when we first 
started. Cut the toll gate both 
ways at least Mr Meusdorf did 
had a splendid trot got a letter 
from 

Mama and ... papers. Wrote to 
Jennie and Mama and sent Catalogues 
to Jennie and Aunt Eliza 


June Tuesday, 6 1871. 

Pleasant. Got a registered letter from 
Papa this morning with money to pay my 
school bill. I had to send in a written 
order signed by myself to get it. Had a 
splendid ride in the Riding school we 
went to the German trot to lear he said 
to 

keep fast in our saddles and had a 
splendid Jockey trot and gallop. Sent 
in envelopes stamped and directed for 
Class Day and Philalethean address

 Wednesday, 7 

Cloudy all day and rained in the 
afternoon and evening. We were to 
ride on the road after tea but it 
rained so we could not go and we had 
to content ourslves[sic] with riding 
in the riding school. Got a letter 
from Papa, recited in all my lessons 
this morning Some body 

broke the match safe? cant find out who? 


June Thursday, 8 1871. 

Pleasant. I did not get any letters 
have not had any from Annie ... 
for nearly two weeks, wonder what is 
the matter? Read in Latin had the first 
oration of Cicero for review. Abbie 
and I took our exercise right after 
dinner and made Mr 

Meusdorf understand 
about our riding lessons we watched 
him come from dinner we were afraid 
to go to his house for fear he might 
be "changing" as he was one day.

 Friday, 9 

Pleasant. Did not get any letter 
ought to have had one from Jennie. 
Abbie and Addie and I took the "Sixty 
Minutes Every day" at the seventh 
period. Practiced an hour this 
afternoon to make up for not 
practicing last Saturday. read in 
Latin. Jewett and an other trustee 

were in our Rhetoric Class. 


June Saturday, 10 1871. 

Pleasant. Got a letter from Annie Freligh[sic] 
at last he Grandfather is dead: and she has 
had to be cook and house keeper at home. also 
got one from Mama. Practiced an hour. Rode on 
Mixpickel and got the jocky[sic] trot on her 
which was splendid 

"I fell like a fool"

 Sunday, 11 

Pleasant wrote a letter to Annie Freligh[sic] 
she has had quite a turn had to be houskeeper[sic] 
cook and nurse her grandfather has been sick and 
died. Abbie and Addie took our excersise[sic] 
this afternoon and saw a 'lout'. 


June Monday, 12 1871. 

Tuesday, 13 

Pleasant Got a letter from Everest 
with his pictures one for myself and 
one for Jennie. We did not take any 
ride today I was so lame in all my 
bones in fact "my beans" felt as if they 
were all broken. My name was read out 
as freshman this evening 

in Chapel. Abbie and Addie choose 
rooms this morning they have both 
in the same parlor on Sewalls 
corridor 


June Wednesday, 14 1871.

 Thursday, 15 

Rainy. Got letters from Mama and also 
one from Aunt Eliza acknowledging the 
receipt of the Catalogue I sent her. 
Was examined in Latin and French did 
not have to recite in Latin and there 
were no visitors in. No more of those 
for three months. 

Chose our rooms today. I am on the 
fourth north again and have the fourth 
and got the single room in 107. 


 Cash Account, January. 

Date. Received Paid. 

5th $16.70 $ cts 
6th 2 boxes Matches .05 
14th Diary .50 
16th Leadpencil .10 
" Stamps & pens .11 

18th Part of Barrel of Apples .90 
21st Perferorated[sic] board .35 
21st 1/8 of a yard of Red silk .28 
23rd Messenger girl .10 
23rd Extra Washing .20 
23rd 6 sheets of paper .03 
24th bottle of Ink .05 
26th Writing paper .70 
26 Express on apples .06 
26th Bristol board .12

 _______ 
$ 3.55 
_______ 
$ 16.70 
3.55 
________ 
13.15 


 Cash Account, February. 

Date. Received. Paid. 
1st Left from Jan $13.15 $ cts 
4th sheet of wapping[sic] paper .02 
11th Composition & Rhetoric 1.50 
15th Crystal for watch 25 
16th 2 skeins of silk floss 40 
18th 2 worsted needles 12 
18th Perforated board 15 
21th[sic] blank book & quire of paper 
22nd 3 stamps .12 
" one package envelopes 15 
25th 33 stamps .99 
28th Cicero 1.25 
28th Spread .84 
_______ 
$6.14 
_______ 
13.15 
6.14 
_______ 
$7.01 


Cash Account, March. 

Date. Received. Paid. 
Received from Papa $8.15 $ cts 
1st Left from Feb $6.97 
______ 
$15.12 
4th paid Miss Howell, shaving

 case for Papa 1.12 
6th ... of paper .10 
16th flowers for Miss Lyman 

.20 
18th Blank book .20

 " Vail[sic] & corset steels .95 
21st Postage stams & lead pencil .17 
27th for trunk key .10 
27th for bristle[sic] board .18 
28th for trunk ticket .30 
29th for ticket & check .65 
30th for washing .16 
31st Collar .25 
31" Candy .60 
31" For Carriage .50 
31" Lent Papa .10

 _______ 
15.12 $5.58 
5.58 
________ 
$ 9.54 


Cash Account, April. 

Date. Received. Paid. 
Received from Papa 11.00 $ cts 
1st Left from March $9.54

 __________

 20.54 
1st for lining waist & sleeves .45 
1st Writing paper .60 
12th for carriage & trunk .75 
15th For photos of the College .75 
20th For Student Asso. .50 
21st For quire of paper .20 
22nd For ribbon ... 1 1/4 yds .75 
22nd Two pen's[sic] .02 
24th 1 1/2 yds of blue ribbon .80 
25th For Virgil 1.25 
25th Postage stamps .48 
26 To students association .10 
28 For envelopes & stamps .25

 ______

 $6.90

 $20.54

 6.90

 ________

 $13.64 


Cash Account, May. 

Date. Received. Paid. 
16th Recd from Papa 10.00 $ cts 
Left from April $13.64 

_______ 
$23.64 

3rd To extra washing .28 
" College colors .50 
" B... .60 
6th Paper of pins .10 
8th To back comb .30 
15th Lead pencil .08 
16th For washing .08 
17 " For postage stamps .48 
27th For canvass[sic] .18 
" For 1 1/2 ... of worsted 37 
" For photographs 8.00 
30th Cake of soap .15 
" Quire of paper .20 
_________ 
$11.32 
__________

 23.64 
11.32 
_________ 
12.32 


Cash Account, June. 
Date. Received. Paid. 

Left from May $12.32 
1st 
2nd 
2 " 
" 
for invitations 
" g... tie 
" one envelope 
For fan large 
1.50 
.50 
.01.13 

6th 7 postage stamps .21 
" 1 envelope for myself & .02 
" one for Abbie .02 
" for Philelathean address .05 
" for my bill 1.65 

12th paper .25 
" Express .50 
" Washing .08 

15th Two trunk tickets .60

 " postage stamps .12 
16th Repair of braclets[sic] .75 
17th For elastic and hairpins .09 


Cash Account, June. 

Date. Received. Paid. 

17th For Autograph Album 1.00 
17th For ticket .50 
" extra washing .41 


Cash Account, November. 
Date. Received. Paid. 
$10.00 

For stamps .91 


Cash Account, Summary. 

Received. Paid. 
cts cts 

JANUARY, $16.70 $3.55 
$6.14 

FEBRUARY, 

MARCH, $8.15 $5.58 

APRIL, $11.00 $6.90 

MAY, 
$10.00 $11.32 


Memoranda. 

Addresses 

Miss Abbie S. White

 491. Third St. 
Brooklyn 
N.Y. 

Miss Addie S. Whitney 
Waltham 
Mass 

Miss Alice M. Mitchell 
Du Buque 
Iowa 

Miss Mary R. Little 
Wyoming 
Penn 

Miss Agnes W. Hall 
Walingford[sic] 
Conn 

Miss Hattie A Dewey 
Box 4953 
New York City 


Memoranda. 

Essays of Class of 1871 

Essay 1st "Pleasures of Reading Nov 12th 
Maccurley" 
by Ida Adams 

Essay 2. "Conflicts with self" Nov 12 
by Mary Clinton 

Essay 3 "Benefits of War Nov 19 
by Emma Cornell 

Essay 4 "Books of Nature Nov 19

 Providence and Grace"

 by Milly Esty 

Essay 5 "Sunbeams" Dec 3 
by Emma Garnsey 

Essay 6 "Power of Thought" Dec 3 
by Marie Glover 

Essay 7 The power of Doubt Dec 17 
by Miss E. Folsom 


 Memoranda.

 Essay's of

 Class of '71 

Essay 8 "Royalty ni Bonds" Dec 17 
by Emma Hawkes 

Essay 9 "Our Mecca" Jan 14 
by Dora Hileman 

Essay 10 "Autumn Leaves" Jan 14 
by Euphenia Hopper 

Essay 11 "Our Working Classes Jan 21 
by Kate B. Jewett 


 106C MAKP 
Main Addie Whitney?

 Abbie Farwell? 
The 1871 Diary of 
Mary A. Kiersted, freshman, ex'75

 (Mrs. Frank Pidgeon) 
The writer had a preparatory year 
at VC because of a Latin deficiency, 
She was married in September of her 
junior year (Sept 17, 1873).

 ______________________________ 

1871 Jan.5. Left Saugerties at 7A.M. 
Thurs. Arrived at College at 9:45 
Crossed river in sleigh, iceboat and walked,

 with three men. 

Sat. Jan.7 Addie (Whitney?) Abbie(?) and I 
watched men cut ice on the lake. 
Had ice cream for dinner 

Mon Jan 9 Very cold so Dr Avery excused students 
from "half our exercise". 

Fri. the 13th Walked with Addie the 9th period 
Hattie Dewey got back today. 
Up at 7:30. Practiced (?piano?) 1.20 min. 
Walked 6th period-Room 106C 
Apple to eat - Bed "broke down"!

 (over) 


 Sun Jan 15 - Missionary from Constantinople preached. AM 

Man from the "Sandwich Island, in the P.M.

 (Mr. Coan) 
Wrote letters to both parents and had to tie 
up broken bed.

 Mon Jan 16 - Lovely sunset. Mr. Coan lectured on Volcanos 
& earthquakes in Sandw. Is.- interesting. Ice 
cream for dinner.

 Thos. fixed bed. 
Tues. 17th Addie Whitney's birthday (19) 
(19 kisses) 
President in chapel "Loyalty."

 Wed 18th The girls had to buy Prof. Ritter's 
"History of music." Perfectly killing 
Pres. came down on the seniors "hot and heavy".

 Thu. 19th Pres. spoke for Miss Lyman about noise and 
loud talking.

 Fri. 20th "Mock Trial" drama. Slander Jennie Beach 
her lawyer "Abbie" Farnell. Ice cream for 
dinner. 


1871 Sat 21 Exercise in gym- learning to dance-then to lake to see girls skate. 
Pres. party for seniors tonight: Wrote for apples. Two men called 
at 8 P.M.

 Sun 22 - Very cold. ... in Lena's and Maria's parlor. 
Breakfast at 8 
Miss Lyman not well. Prof. Van Ingen has a new son.

 Mon. Jan 23 
Snow. Paths are shoveled.

 Wed Jan 25 12 [degrees] below zero. 
"'Little' Miss Kiersted""studious" Miss Morse said. 
Freshman & Mixed sleighing parties. 
Tonight - Ice cream for dinner.

 Thu Jan 26 Smowed all day so not Music Hall trips.

 Fri - Jan 27 Dr. Avery recommends a compress. Barrel of apples came.

 Sun Jan 29 - Miss Lyman's 55th birthday. Roof leaks so plaster falling 
off in corridors. Dr. Avery "was lovely" Medicine every 
1/2 hr. "Fomented" (?) again. Dr. Avery

 Tues. Jan 31 said write home for flannels 
Mame & Alice sorted apples in barrel. 


4 1871 
Sun Feb 12 Bishop Huntington - 2hr. Epicopal[sic] service. Later returned missionary

 talked on Burma(?) Wrote letters home. 

Tues. Feb 28 Muddy. 

Wed. Mar. 1 Long students meeting re Founder's Day College colors - "silver gray" & "rose red", 25 [cents] a 

yard. 

Thu Mar 2 Abbie & I exercise on Observatory Walk. "Lovely weather" Mama has put $1000 in 
the Savings Bank for me. 

Fri. Mar 2 Prof. Backus lecture, Literature of the 19th Cent. I read Little Women instead

 of going to [the lecture] 

Sat. Mar. 4. W. Phelps taken off Faculty list - Students ask for good reason. 

Sun Mar 5 Many girls went in town to church. 

Mon Mar 6 Got bill for schooling, paid it and sent it home. Pie for dinner. 

Tues Mar 7 No Latin Miss Smiley sick Prof. Hinkle - Annie Parker - Mina & Lina. e? 


5 1871 

Wed. Mar 8 "Cecilia" had a concert 
Messenger girl said "no mail." 
Abbie Farwell? and Mame 
went. Alice & I had no tickets. 

Thu Mar 9 Lake being made much larger. 

Fri Mar 10 Bertha & Etta pulled room contents apart. 
"You just bet they'll have some fun before 
we get through." 

Sat Mar 11 Abbie, Mame & I went for minerals. Got some 
garnets, etc. Kate Maltby, Jenny Beach & Everest 
Kiersted (at school in P'ok) visited. 

Sun. Mar 13 - Letter from Mama says I may take riding lessons. 
The Baron has gone away. Miss Corning took her 
1st lesson. 

Tues Mar 14 - Diction in Rhetoric course 

Wed 15th - Finished Cicero 1st oration. 
May Pennell's window raised at 2 A.M. 

Sat Mar 18 Mice ate up 7 or 8 best handkerchifs[sic] 
130 words in rhetoric to look up - 3 hrs or more it took. 

Sun Mar 19 Caught mouse in trap. Mame screamed. 
(over) 


 Tues Mar 21 Rainy. Took exercise in the bowling alley.

 Wed Mar 22 Exercise with Kate Malby (Mrs. Meserole later) 
German Bibles came. Will bring 
French Bible back after vacation. 
Gave names for the Catalogue tonight

 Thu. Mar 23 Paid Etta & Bertha back "in their own coin" 
today by sewing their dresses up -also a-bed 
for Bertha & sewed up Etta's nightgownThey 
took red pepper from table so Watch out.

 Fri. Mar 24 Alice's trunk had candies nuts & raising in it"
so we had a feast." Went to Delta in Society Hall. 
"Much ado"...all did splendidly. Studied all 

morning. Abbie very funny stories.

 Sun Mar 26 Sore throat- Salt from table - With Hattie Dewey & 
Abbie exercise

 Mon Mar 27 Miss Morse asked when Abbie could take Botany exams. 
Also had to take Ancient History and Rhetoric. 


7 1871 
Tues Mar. 28 Note from Pres. to Abbie to say she'd be a Soph. 
Wed Mar 29 Miss Clark said we were excused from Gym to pack. Didn't 
go out, Thought "packing was exercise enought for one day."

 Got tickets & trunk checks. Trunks to be ready by 4. 
Thur Mon 30 Concert. Quartet up from NY. Abbie and Lena Kne--? fell (?) 
Fri Mar 31 I am home. Cars to Rhinebeck. [couldn't read] 
Sat Apr. 1 (Home) Went riding with Papa in A.M. Lucy (Link of Saugerties) 

to fit riding habit. 
Fri Apr 7 Fearfully warm 85 [degrees] 
-- Sun Apr 9 F. Pidgeon took me home Went to Trinity Church, Saugerties. 
Mon Apr 10 F. Pidgeon came again to take MAK for a ride. "No time" she 
told him 
Tues Apr. 11 Riding habit delivered. 
Mon 17 Mame Tuttle 
(over) 


 Sun Apr 23 Very cold 
Mon Apr 24 Finished Cicero. Began Virgil 
Mon May 1 New riding master came. 
Thu May 4 Miss Kapp (?) gives fearful lessons (French?) 
Wed May 10 Abbie & I went to see the riding master today. 
Sun May 14 Flower garden looked very pretty.

 Mr. McFarland from Brooklyn preached. 
Tues. May 18 2d[sic] riding lesson today. 
Thu June 15 No more Latin & French for 3 mos. 
Accounts at back of diary 
January spent $3.55

 part of apple barrel .80 
writing paper .70

 Feb. 
Cicero 1.25 
33 stamps .99

 March Candy .50 
Lent Papa! .10 
April Photos of college .75

 Vergil 1.75 
May photog 8.00 
cake soap .15

 June Autog album 1.00 
2 trunk tickets .60 
Essays