Poughkeepsie.   Friday Morning
January 10^1868
Nathan Bishop L#L,D#
My dear Sir
I wish to call the attention of your Ex. Board
to-day to a subject which has occupied my mind for some time past, viz*
that of the "Riding School" department.   Repeated enquiries have been made
of me wether the Ex. Com* would allow Prof .r Von Seldeneck to take
pupils residing outside the College during the school term, to which I
replyd no, but it has lately occured to me that the Ex. Committee might
with propriety consent to such an arrangement without prejudice to the
College, by setting a part special hours for instruction for that class, I
would not promise that the admittance of such outside pupils should be
granted without proper guards & provissions as to character &c, and that
no one pupil should be admitted without first being refered and approved
by your Board, by this or some like this arrangement, no offense would be
given, as no reason need be assigned for \^, rejection^ &c.
I believe the Riding School has never been one half filled with pupils,
and it may be do utfull wether \^$i^5Mt ever will from College pupils alone J
I hope Gentlemen you will take the foregoing subject into consideration at
your Meeting to-day, and decide upon it pro, or con,-----
Yours,   Respectfully &c
Matthew Vassar
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6^9 a.
Jan. 10, 1868 - 2
per rait
P.S.   My health does not.me to come out to the College to-day, or would
have conveyed the above verbaly &c
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