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[printed} DIARY AND MEMORANDUM BOOK FOR 1866, Containing a Blank Space for Every Day in the Year, Cash Account, and Memoranda 
BOSTON: PUBLISHED ANNUALLY FOR THE TRADE. 
1866. 
[printed] ALMANAC FOR 1866. [complete calendar with months in two descending columns. days for 'JAN'Y.'through 'MAY.' crossed out in pen] [handwritten notes in margin] dark and disagreeable (unalloyed pleasure) (sorrow & grief) (joy.joy) 
[printed]Jan.--MONDAY 1--1866 Shall we know each other when we meet again Stormy did not go out at all 
[printed]TUESDAY 2 Made calls Mary Shoue came back Col. Yelint visited at Uncle G's Spent the evening at 
H. Buffinton's 
[printed] WEDNESDAY 3 Had company at home over 20 Strange how different people are My 29th birth-day I can not realize it where shall I be a year hence [printed] JAN.--THURSDAY 4--1866 Went to the dentist Called on Mary Hooper & company went to Julia's had a very funny time 
[printed] FRIDAY 5 
[printed] SATURDAY 6 Grew very cold Had a nice time at home [printed] JAN.--SUNDAY 7--1866 Had apple flap.jacks for dinner Will I am here Mary Shoue 
[printed] MONDAY 8 Started for Vassar college Will Slade & Sherman came up again Cold Seems too bad to leave such a nice home after all, hard to say good bye 
[printed] TUESDAY 9 Arrived in N.Y in the morning reached Vassar at night very cold here my first night at a boarding school [printed] JAN.--WEDNESDAY 10--1866 Wrote home rather be there. partially esamined Oh dear me whats the good. everything very nice here but then it seems something like prison 
[printed] THURSDAY 11 
[printed] FRIDAY 12 
[printed] JAN.--SATURDAY 13--1866 Laura had a Waverly sent her had quite a jolly time in her room 
[printed]SUNDAY 14 Wrote two letters and went to Chapel an innumerable amount of times if I was as good as some there might be some use in it 
[printed]MONDAY 15 Went in for recitations for the first time first lesson in music 
JAN.--TUESDAY 16--1866 WEDNESDAY 17 THURSDAY 18 
[printed] JAN.--FRIDAY 19--1866 
[printed] SATURDAY 20 Spent the afternoon with Laura had a nice time sewing and talking over old times 
[printed] SUNDAY 21 
JAN.--MONDAY 22--1866 TUESDAY 23 WEDNESDAY 24 [printed] JAN.--THURSDAY 25--1866 
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[printed] FRIDAY 26 Laura has had three papers sent her think the person that send them right good to do it 
Pleasant [printed] SATURDAY 27 Practiced & went sleighing in the morning had a very nice ride but cannot say it was the best one I ever had [printed] JAN.--SUNDAY 28--1866 Pleasant But do not think much about the weather for it is Chapel from morning till night I do not think it is right to make such a burden 
[printed] MONDAY 29 Pleasant Prof Buckham announced that we were to write Compositions I think that is too bad Laura went sleighing 
[printed] TUESDAY 30 
[printed] JAN.--WEDNESDAY 31--1866 A beautiful day, went to walk with Laura Had a very nice letter from Mame and Mary Shoue Oh dear how funny this world is or rather people 
[printed] FEB.--THURSDAY 1 Pleasant Had what some people call the blues all day it didn't do any good but cannot help thinking about some things 
Cloudy [printed] FRIDAY 2 Miss Lyman sick so that Miss Avery has Episcopal prayers I think they are beautiful [printed] FEB.--SATURDAY 3--1866 Pleasant Went to walk before Chapel 
Pleasant [printed] SUNDAY 4 Had a headache all day a very good sermon from Prof Buckham not so long and stretched as Dr Raymond's 
[printed] MONDAY 5 
[printed] FEB.--TUESDAY 6--1866 Dr Raymond had a reception very stiff and formal just think of a party without gentle men or refreshments 
[printed] WEDNESDAY 7 Received a letter from home which we expect at this time every week 
[printed] THURSDAY 8 
[printed] FEB.--FRIDAY 9--1866 
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[printed] SUNDAY 11 Dr Raymond preached just one hour text Wihout [sic] me ye can do nothing [printed] FEB.--MONDAY 12--1866 Stormy Received a paper from an unknown source carried in an Essay on English Language Read Jane Eyre 
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[printed] WEDNESDAY 14 
[printed] FEB.--THURSDAY 15--1866 Sick abed all day not very nice to be sick here 
[printed]FRIDAY 16 Went to my lessons did not feel able but it is such a bother to get an excuse 
[printed] SATURDAY 17 Commenced Aurora Leigh with Laura like it very much [printed] FEB.--SUNDAY 18--1866 Rainy Wrote home and to Alice Cornell 
Foggy [printed] MONDAY 19 Had a nice letter from 
S. Buffinton think she is a real nice girl 
[printed] TUESDAY 20 Dr Hayes delivered a lecture on Icebergs [printed] FEB.--WEDNESDAY 21--1866 
Pleasant [printed]THURSDAY 22 Had a nice letter from home with a note. Laura went to Mr. Vassar's to dine helped prepare for the tableaux Took part in one Still time for a holiday 
[printed] FRIDAY 28 Went on with our lessons as usual [printed] FEB.--SATURDAY 24--1866 Wrote my composition played E--.
Cold [printed] SUNDAY 25 Wrote home and Alice Wing Felt real sick hope that I may not be sick here 
Very Pleasant [printed] MONDAY 26 Carried in an essay So hungry that I was forced to go down and get something to eat [printed] FEB.--TUESDAY 27--1866 Snowy Do not feel half as well as I do at home Miss Lyman has her eye on this floor. Had a letter from Will I hope he may succeed 
[printed] WEDNESDAY 28 Felt so badly that I concluded to see Miss Avery gave me something and told me to come again 
[printed] MARCH--THURSDAY 1 
[printed] MARCH--FRIDAY 2--1866 Saw Miss Avery again she did not tell me what the disease but have seen too much of it not know what she thinks I only trust to God 
[printed]SATURDAY 3 What if I should have to go home 
8 [printed]SUNDAY 4 Pleasant My heart did not feel quite so badly If it be His will pray that I may recover [printed] MARCH--MONDAY 5--1866 Sick all day Miss Avery came to see me twice, a long day 
[printed] TUESDAY 6 Some better went to my classes 
[printed] WEDNESDAY 7 Elizabeth Haviland called on us. Organ Concert in the evening two young fellows among the players 
[printed] MARCH--THURSDAY 8--1866 
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[printed] SATURDAY 10 Mary Collins and brother called on us had a nice time reading Little Dorrit [printed] MARCH--SUNDAY 11--1866 Went in town to meeting walked both ways very windy seemed splendid to get beyond those walls wrote two letters in the evening 
[printed] MONDAY 12 Rainy 
* Finished my slipper Went to walk with Laura down by the brook 
[printed] TUESDAY 13 * 
[printed] MARCH--WEDNESDAY 14--1866 Received a letter from home as usual 
[printed] THURSDAY 15 
[printed] FRIDAY 16 A concert in the evening very good in itself but lacked elsewhere [printed] MARCH--SATURDAY 17--1866 Wrote a composition and carried on the rest of the day in a rather high key 
Very Pleasant [printed]SUNDAY 18 Hungry and homesick no I mean lonesome 
[printed] MONDAY 19 
[printed] MARCH--TUESDAY 20--1866 
[printed] WEDNESDAY 21 
[printed] THURSDAY 22 Went out tilting reminded me of several others [sic] times Received seven letters this week so far [printed] MARCH--FRIDAY 23--1866 Cloudy 
[printed] SATURDAY 24 Joseph Collins came after us to go to his house they have a real pretty house on the Hudson 
[printed]SUNDAY 25 Returned back to the Asylum had a very pleasant visit they are very pleasant people [printed] MARCH--MONDAY 26--1866 Very windy indeed 
[printed] TUESDAY 27 Miss Lyman announced that she should be absent from college several days I wonder how many felt sorry 
[printed] WEDNESDAY 28 
[printed] MARCH--THURSDAY 29--1866 
[printed] FRIDAY 30 Went in town staid [sic] all day had a good time generally 
[printed] SATURDAY 31 Worked on our camp chairs until dark then read snow-bound and had a good time 12 [printed] APRIL--SUNDAY 1--1866 Walked in and out to meeting very tired did not go to meeting in the afternoon acted rather too gay for Sunday 
[printed] MONDAY 2 Do not feel very well Received two letters did not expect any 
[printed] TUESDAY 3 
[printed] APRIL--WEDNESDAY 4--1866 
[printed] THURSDAY 5 Very warm 78 in shade After running all over college had permission to go to E. Haviland's All the girls seem to be in hot water 
[printed] FRIDAY 6 Stormy Our hearts were rejoiced by the postponement of our essays one week [printed] APRIL--SATURDAY 7--1866 Started for town in the first omnibus bought us some hats wish I didn't spend so much money. J. Haviland took us out to his house 
[printed] SUNDAY 8 Snowed, did not go to meeting at all I think they are very pleasant Laura & Abbie acted too badly for any use met a Mr. -nderel very pleasant 
[printed] MONDAY 9 Returned to college had a splendid time it seems so funny to be visiting in Poughkeepsie 
APRIL--TUESDAY 10--1866 WEDNESDAY 11 THURSDAY 12 [printed] APRIL--FRIDAY 18--1866 
[printed] SATURDAY 14 Went to walk with Prof. Yenney about 40 of us think he is just splendid 
14 [printed] SUNDAY 15 Very pleasant this warm weather makes me want to be home Had a minister from town 
APRIL--MONDAY 16--1866 TUESDAY 17 WEDNESDAY 18 
[printed] APRIL--THURSDAY 19--1866 Had a splendid dinner. Poor potatoes, sour-bread & "nudle" soup. Vassar dinners are very fine. Company at the guest-table. I hope enjoy it. 
[printed] FRIDAY 20 Very warm 
[printed] SATURDAY 21 [different handwriting] Carrie Abbie & ... in Laura's room sewing. First thunder storm. Goodness! how it pours. All take off our hoops & put them under the bed. Lemonade & oranges! 
[printed] APRIL--SUNDAY 22--1866 Very pleasant Received a pleasant surprise by a call from Mr Amos Smith went out walking after tea 
Stormy [printed] MONDAY 23 
[printed] TUESDAY 24 
APRIL--WEDNESDAY 25--1866 THURSDAY 26 FRIDAY 27 
[printed] APRIL--SATURDAY 28--1866 A perfect day after practicing marching an hour Laura and myself went to walk talked of the time when we were in Providence 
[printed] SUNDAY 29 
[printed] MONDAY 30 Went in town in the morning had a very nice time the girls all dressed very elegantly [printed] MAY--TUESDAY 1--1866 A holiday given us to rest from the effect of yesterday the teachers went to the Hudson a dull day 
[printed] WEDNESDAY 2 Went back to serious life again after two days recess 
[printed] THURSDAY 3 
[printed] MAY--FRIDAY 4--1866 
[printed] SATURDAY 5 Very pleasant Laura slept with us did not go to sleep very soon. [different handwriting] Miss Lyman's sudden appearance in recita tion-room P[printed] SUNDAY 6 Carrie when you read this remember the tableau & think of your friend Nita. 
MAY--MONDAY 7--1866 TUESDAY 8 WEDNESDAY 9 MAY--THURSDAY 10--1866 FRIDAY 11 SATURDAY 12 
18 [printed] MAY--SUNDAY 13--1866 Very warm copied my composition had a thunder storm while in chapel 
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[printed] MAY--WEDNESDAY 16--1866 Was surprised by a call from Charlie Gifford Miss Lyman hateful Miss Mitchell splendid I should like to know what is going on home 
[printed] THURSDAY 17 Cloudy Had a few symptoms of the blues only six weeks more went down to office with Laura at noon 
[printed] FRIDAY 18 
[printed] MAY--SATURDAY 19--1866 
[printed] SUNDAY 20 Mr Cookman from town 
[printed] MONDAY 21 Miss Lathrop read in the Chapel nothing extra 
MAY--TUESDAY 22--1866 WEDNESDAY 23 THURSDAY 24 
[printed] MAY--FRIDAY 25--1866 
[printed] SATURDAY 26 Mr Collins came for us went to Springside and drove on all the pleasant drives played croquet after that 
20 [printed] SUNDAY 27 Rainy. Went to meeting and spent the rest of the day in the house Emma Collins very nice [printed] MAY--MONDAY 28--1866 [different handwriting] Many many thanks dear Carrie for washing the coffee out of my ... at the dinner table. [diarist's handwriting] returned in time for chapel 
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[printed] MAY--THURSDAY 31--1866 
[printed] JUNE--FRIDAY 1 Some fish."Neither the nor the tail." Three weeks from Wednesday school closes. We have an ... today all enjoyed it exceedingly Carrie especially. 
[printed] SATURDAY 2 
21 [printed] JUNE--SUNDAY 3--1866 [printed] MONDAY 4 [printed] TUESDAY 5 
[printed] JUNE--WEDNESDAY 6--1866
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[printed] FRIDAY 8 
[printed] JUNE--SATURDAY 9--1866 Felt rather blue all day 
Very pleasant [printed] SUNDAY 10 My thoughts wandered to Newport often What a good time we were having a year ago to day 
[printed] MONDAY 11 
[printed] JUNE--TUESDAY 12--1866 Cloudy Read Quest Laura bit me all th afternooon Mrs Judd i here calling 
[printed] WEDNESDAY 13 
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JUNE--FRIDAY 15--1866 SATURDAY 16 SUNDAY 17 [printed] JUNE--MONDAY 18--1866 
[printed] TUESDAY 19 One week from today school closes and we will be far away from Vassar & each other. We have just eaten a most delightful dinner. Splendid rice, &c &c &c.[printed] WEDNESDAY 20 
JUNE--THURSDAY 21--1866 FRIDAY 22 SATURDAY 23 
[printed] JUNE--SUNDAY 24--1866 Extremely warm Text, finally brethren farewell. 
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JUNE--WEDNESDAY 27--1866 THURSDAY 28 FRIDAY 29 JUNE--SATURDAY 30--1866 JULY--SUNDAY 1 MONDAY 2 JULY--TUESDAY 3--1866 WEDNESDAY 4 THURSDAY 5 JULY--FRIDAY 6--1866 SATURDAY 7 SUNDAY 8 [printed] MEMORANDA. 
[each entry in different handwriting] 
Fannie E. Brown Waterbury Conn "Silent hour" 
Annetta H. Camp. New York 
Lottie E. Harris. Springfield Ill. "Old Vassar" 
Kitty Sawyer. Glovers Ville. New York. Rhetoric class 
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What does the Bible teach us concerning truth Texts illustrating what Christ's sufferings were Our influence on those around us 
Are we responsible for the influence exerted upon ourselves 
What may we consider as indications of consecration to Christ and what examples have we in the bible 
Text illustrating that we are liable to sin after our consecration 
Is contentment recommended and are murmurings spoken against in the scripture