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Slade, Caroline E. Diary, 1866

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1866
Abstract
Brief daily or weekly entries written in 1866 during Slade's spring semester at Vassar College. Slade mentions faculty such as [VC Lady Principal] Miss [Hannah] Lyman, Dr. Raymond, Professor Buckham, Miss Avery, and Professor Tenney. She reports details of VC daily life such as recitations, compositions, music, chapel services, and prayers. Slade also references sleighing, tilting, correspondence, tableaux, and a classmate dining with Matthew Vassar (Feb 21).
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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.

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866006
[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)

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866021
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866022
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866023
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866024
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866025
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866026
JAN.--TUESDAY 16--1866


WEDNESDAY 17


THURSDAY 18

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866027
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866028
JAN.--MONDAY 22--1866


TUESDAY 23


WEDNESDAY 24

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866029
[printed] JAN.--THURSDAY 25--1866

[inkblot]

[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866030
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866031
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866032
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866033
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866034
[printed] FEB.--FRIDAY 9--1866


[printed] SATURDAY 10


5
[printed] SUNDAY 11
Dr Raymond preached
just one hour text
Wihout [sic] me ye can
do nothing

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866035
[printed] FEB.--MONDAY 12--1866
Stormy
Received a paper from
an unknown source
carried in an Essay on
English Language
Read Jane Eyre

[printed] TUESDAY 13


[printed] WEDNESDAY 14

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866036
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866037
6
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866038
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866039
[printed] FEB.--SATURDAY 24--1866
Wrote my composition
played E---


7
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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866040
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866041
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866042
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866043
[printed] MARCH--THURSDAY 8--1866

[printed] FRIDAY 9

9
[printed] SATURDAY 10
Mary Collins and brother
called on us
had a nice time reading
Little Dorrit

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866044
9
[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
*

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866045
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866046
10
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866047
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866048
[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

11
[printed]SUNDAY 25
Returned back to the
Asylum had a very
pleasant visit they are
very pleasant people

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866049
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866050
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866051
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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866052
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866053
[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

13
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866054
APRIL--TUESDAY 10--1866


WEDNESDAY 11


THURSDAY 12

 


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[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

 


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APRIL--MONDAY 16--1866


TUESDAY 17


WEDNESDAY 18

 


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[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!

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866058
15
[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

 


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APRIL--WEDNESDAY 25--1866


THURSDAY 26


FRIDAY 27

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866060
[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

16
[printed] SUNDAY 29

[printed] MONDAY 30
Went in town in
the morning had
a very nice time
the girls all dressed
very elegantly

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866061
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866062
[printed] MAY--FRIDAY 4--1866


17
[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.

 


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MAY--MONDAY 7--1866


TUESDAY 8


WEDNESDAY 9

 


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MAY--THURSDAY 10--1866


FRIDAY 11


SATURDAY 12

 


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18
[printed] MAY--SUNDAY 13--1866
Very warm copied
my composition had
a thunder storm while
in chapel

[printed] MONDAY 14


[printed] TUESDAY 15

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866066
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866067
[printed] MAY--SATURDAY 19--1866


19
[printed] SUNDAY 20
Mr Cookman from
town

[printed] MONDAY 21
Miss Lathrop read
in the Chapel nothing
extra

 


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MAY--TUESDAY 22--1866


WEDNESDAY 23


THURSDAY 24

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866069
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866070
[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

[printed] TUESDAY 29


[printed] WEDNESDAY 30

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866071
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866072
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[printed] JUNE--SUNDAY 3--1866


[printed] MONDAY 4


[printed] TUESDAY 5

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866073
[printed] JUNE--WEDNESDAY 6--1866



[printed] THURSDAY 7



[printed] FRIDAY 8

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866074
[printed] JUNE--SATURDAY 9--1866
Felt rather blue all
day

22
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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866075
[printed] JUNE--TUESDAY 12--1866
Cloudy Read Quest
Laura bit me all th
afternooon Mrs Judd i
here calling

[printed] WEDNESDAY 13


[printed] THURSDAY 14

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866076
JUNE--FRIDAY 15--1866


SATURDAY 16


SUNDAY 17

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866077
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866078
JUNE--THURSDAY 21--1866


FRIDAY 22


SATURDAY 23

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866079
[printed] JUNE--SUNDAY 24--1866
Extremely warm
Text, finally brethren
farewell.

[printed] MONDAY 25


[printed] TUESDAY 26

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866080
JUNE--WEDNESDAY 27--1866


THURSDAY 28


FRIDAY 29

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866081
JUNE--SATURDAY 30--1866


JULY--SUNDAY 1


MONDAY 2

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866082
JULY--TUESDAY 3--1866


WEDNESDAY 4


THURSDAY 5

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866083
JULY--FRIDAY 6--1866


SATURDAY 7


SUNDAY 8

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866084
[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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866091
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
c o e r d m

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
r p p m

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
l n a

30 31
s

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866098
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

 


: VCLDiariesSladeCarolineE1866099
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