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Text: The Words by 3] ongfeﬂow, THE MUSXC Composed ex/z77ae53Zy For MESS EBETH WYNNE , I L ——-———<——j[B?>$’_'> \|/ .______4%_____ L on don, BOOSEY 8<.C‘.’295,RE(3-ENT STREET.W, MUSIC LIBRARY VASSAR COL|.E’.“ : WWW E9@M‘ﬂ§o __”_._—i+© WORDSBY MUSW BY _ H.W. LONGFELLOW. é ARTHUR SULLIVAN. Allegretto non troppo vivo. Vol 0 E . PIANO.» f I Come to me,‘ () ye chil ._ _dren.' For I hear you at your And the ques_ .tions that per-_ .plexed me, Have 0 T66‘: vanished quite a-;_way. Ye o...
Show moreThe Words by 3] ongfeﬂow, THE MUSXC Composed ex/z77ae53Zy For MESS EBETH WYNNE , I L ——-———<——j[B?>$’_'> \|/ .______4%_____ L on don, BOOSEY 8<.C‘.’295,RE(3-ENT STREET.W, MUSIC LIBRARY VASSAR COL|.E’.“ : WWW E9@M‘ﬂ§o __”_._—i+© WORDSBY MUSW BY _ H.W. LONGFELLOW. é ARTHUR SULLIVAN. Allegretto non troppo vivo. Vol 0 E . PIANO.» f I Come to me,‘ () ye chil ._ _dren.' For I hear you at your And the ques_ .tions that per-_ .plexed me, Have 0 T66‘: vanished quite a-;_way. Ye o_pen the east- ern wih- gdows, That look towards the sun, Wllcare thoughts are sing- ing ‘swallows, And the \/ brooks of morning run.‘...... f ~Living- poemg. hearts are the birds and sunshine, In your thotitghts the brooklet flow, But in mine is the wind of Au- tunm And the first fall of the snow, f rail.- Come to me, 0 ye chil-_dren. to }~au.- Living poems. Ah!what would the world he to us, If the ’children were no ‘We-,shou1d dread the de_sert be- ;hind Worse than the dark be- -fore. What the leaves‘ are to fo _ A- rest, hWith light A and air for food, E-re their’ .1’ ‘ I.iying peems. un poco rid’.- . \_/ sweet and ten - dexj jui-ces Have been hard.en’d in- to wood,_ un poco rt’ ' f That to the .world are chil- _ dre11;ThrQ’ them it feels the glow f rail: reach_es the trunks be _ low. Come to ,dim.- . - Living‘ poems. chil- - dren! And whisper in my eat What the birds andthewi11ds are — meno sing- ing In your sunny at- -mos-phere. For what ‘are all. our con- menof _ tri _ vings, And the wisdom of un poco rit: _ res- -ses, And the gladmess of your looks? un poco rz't.- a teinpq sf Living poems. our books, VVhen comparedwith your ca- bet-ter than all the Vbal _ - lads Tllat e _ ver ‘were sung l or For‘ ‘ye are liv_ _ing po _ _ ems, And all the rest are f Ye are better than all the lml . _ lads That éver were sung or ' ,\ am poco pm lento. For ye are liv. ing po. . -ems.,,And all the rest are Living‘ poenis. Come to me, living poems.‘ THE BEST SONGS OF THE BEST COMPOSERS AIDE, HAMILTON. .. The Spanish‘ Boat Song (Eb A and G) Sung in the Drama “ Philip.” The Fisher (D and F) Remember or Forget Brown eyes-or blue eyes A131‘, FRANZ. The Forgotten song 3 Sung by Ham; Bnimnss. BLUIVIENTHAL. 4 3 _... 4 4 The Boatman’s Song (D & E) 4 ‘ Sung by Mr. SANTLEY. _ ‘ Goixdoliera (G and BD) 4 Sung by Mr. Enwsno Lnom. Love, the Pilgrim (Eb and F) 4 Sung by Mdme. T1'_1'll:Ns. Why was I looking out? 4 Words by Guzman. Sung by Mdme. Pun. OLARIBEL. Maggie’s secret (D, E, and F) 4 Sung by Mdms. Ssmron-Donny. Won't you tell me why, Robin? 4 Strangers yet (ED and. F) 4 |Sung by Mdme. Smuon-Domr. We’d better bide a Wee Sung by Mdms. Lmnnirr. Take back the heart (D & F) Silver Chimes .. Sung by Mdme. Ssnrron-Ilomr. ' Marion’s song Milly’s faith (D and F) Janet’s choice Sung by Mame. SAnu'o:i‘—DoLnr.- J anet’s bridal . .. .. . Come back to Erin (C & EV) 4 Sung by Mame. Snmuznuvmn. Five o’clock in the morning (r and G) Drifting .. Half-mast high . . Sung by Miss JULIA ELTON. CLAY, FREDERIG. She wandered down the moun- tain side (0 and E) 4 Sung by Miss Enrm Wrmm. There is a hope within our breast 4 Chorus of Courtiers and Court Ladies .. . 4 It is so like the men... 4 COWEN, F. H. Night and morning (E & 4 Sung by Miss Enrm Wynn. The Carrier Dove (D and up) 4 ‘Sung by Mdme. Pun. Marguerite (G and Bi?) 4 Sung by lldnns. Timsm.u—Bn'riM. It was a dream (0 and E) Sung by Mdme. TITIINI. Only a Violet Sung by Mdme. Suuco. Spinning .. . .. Sung by Mdme. Smnmmron. LINDSAY, Miss. The Goatherd’s song... Sung by Miss JULIA Enron. Cradle song of the poor Words by Miss Pnocrm. 4 4 4 '2 3 0 O O 0 O 0 0 , O 0 0 0 HATTON, J. L. Fair A is my love (0 and rep) Sung by Mr. SANTLEY. Dick Turpin . Sung by Mr. SLNTLEY. The Meeting .., Words bv Loserxmtow. The British Tar _ Sung by Mr. Samar. If my mistress hide her face (rand A),'... A .. Sung by Mr. Suns Rnnvss. GATTY, ALFRED SCOTT. A little longer yet Words by ‘Elisa Pnoorm. Gallants of England... Words by G. Warm Mnvnm. Unspoken . Sung by lfsnum Bum. Voices of the past (0 and Sung by Msnum Psrmr. The Golden Shore Forget-me-not Speed-well . . . . . . One morning, oh I so early (Ab and Bi?) - .. . Words by JEAN Imnww. Sung by Miss Enrm Wrzum. Eleonora (C and E9)... 4 Sung by Mr. SIMS Rznvns. GRAY, LOUISA. Then and Now (E, G, and A) 4 Sung by Miss Enrru WYNNE. Lynette’s song (E and G) 4 Poetry by Tisxxrsox. ‘+94:-on an us. an ax PONIATOWSKI, Prince. The Yeoman’s Wedding Song (G and Bb) Sung by Mr. SANTLIY. SULLIVAN, ARTHUR. Mary Morison (G and Bi?) Words by Bonus. Sleep, my love, sleep (D7 and F) Sung by Mdme. Pxmr. Looking back (D and F) p 4 Sung by Mdme. Psmr. Looking forward (D and‘ E) (sequel to Looking back)... Sung by Miss Enmz Wnmm. Golden days Sung by Mdme. Pxrm. Once again (D and F) Sung by Mr. SD18 REEVES. A life that lives for you ‘ Sung by Mr. Smnnr. The snow lies White Sung by Mr. SIMS REEVES. Will he come? (1) and F) Sung by Mdme. SAINTON and Miss Enrm Wtmcl. My dear and only love 4 Sung by Mr. SANTLEY. Living Poems 4 Sung by Miss Emrn Wnnm. 4 DOLORES. ' Pack clouds away .. The Land of long ago Clear and Cool . . Words by the Rev. CEARLB Kmssxzx. The. Fairies . . . 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 00000000 SAIEITON, Mdme. 5. When we are old and grey A (D7 and F)... 4 Sung by Miss Iiismcuiuz. Out on the Rock... (Dr and Er) Sung by-Mums. ANGELL 5 GABRIEL, VIRGINIA. Remembered (r and ED) Sung by Mr. Vnnnox Rxunr. Across the Sea We two . Only at home ‘ Sung by Mdme. Ssmrox-Donnr. Light in thenwindow _ Sung by Mame. S.uNroN-Domxr. The Skipper and his boy Sung by Mdme. Ssmron-Donny. Somebody/s darling - Sung by Mame. Ssrnron-Donny. SANTLEY, CHARLES. A short yearago (B? and Dr») Sung by Mr. Enwsnn Lnorn. One long thought of you - ' MOLLOY, J. L. ‘ ' Polly Sung. by Mr. Sunny. Don-‘rt be sorrowful, darling (C and . Sung by Miss AN'1'()INE1'l'E Srnsuxo. J ack’s farewell Sung by Mr. Sun Rxmvns. Knitting . So the story goes (F and Sung by Miss Enrrn Wntxl. » Eily’s reason (my, 13‘, and G) Sung by Mdms. Snnnnmomx. The old Cottage Clock Sung by Miss Ebrrn; WYNNI. Thady O’Flinn (D and F) Sung by Mdme. Snmnnwaros. The Vagabond (n and G) Sung by Mr. Surrnsr. Clochette (D and F) Sung by Mame. Snmznmarox. PHILP, Miss. Forgiven Words by Miss Fnoimnan Msnnrr. Of what is my darling dream- ing? .. . ‘ . . Sung by Mdme. Pun. Lillie’s good night Sung by Mdms. Psnr. Lillie’s good morning What is Love? When all the world is young - VAUGHAN, COMYN. Apart 3 Rothesay Bay 3 Words by the Author of “John Halifax." I gave my love a. little rose 3 Rest (Spread thy silver vvings) 3 OBERTETIR. v \ I The stars are with the voyager 3 *< . LONDON: BOOSEY & $0., 295. REGENT STREET, W.
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Creator: Barril, Jean
Date: 1532

Creator: Haight, Helen I.
Date: unknown
Text: Helen Ines Haight cumae + th. Phlegraean Fields by. G Consoli Fiego Alma Reed Am & Brit Club Naples g. Helen I. Haight, '98 through President's Office, 12 June 1964Sailed July 2 - at 1 AM. Large room for 3 at price of 4 (Thanks to Mr. ...!) May & "Pop: - Bess P. Katherine & "Aunt Kate" down to see us off. Many packages. fruit candy etc etc for Grace mostly. Bess P. for all 3 Emily & sisters a lovely basket of fruit for their two "Aunties"...
Show moreHelen Ines Haight cumae + th. Phlegraean Fields by. G Consoli Fiego Alma Reed Am & Brit Club Naples g. Helen I. Haight, '98 through President's Office, 12 June 1964Sailed July 2 - at 1 AM. Large room for 3 at price of 4 (Thanks to Mr. ...!) May & "Pop: - Bess P. Katherine & "Aunt Kate" down to see us off. Many packages. fruit candy etc etc for Grace mostly. Bess P. for all 3 Emily & sisters a lovely basket of fruit for their two "Aunties" Uneventful life - quiet well behaved people. Excellent service. Room 154F 2nd Cabin 145 per + 5 tax for Eng. Last night out ran into a square rigged clipper, which struck right by our port hole. a life boat picked up the crew. We "stood by" 2 hrs 12-2 AM. a wonderful sight to see the square rigged schooner in the "beam" of the boats flash light. Ida met us at the station 7 PM & we hurried to Mrs Wms. Then took 8.45 train to Rugby. Dear Mother Grace was there to greet us in the lovely new house - Outstanding things Mother Grace's Italian furniture Ida's bedroom blue painted Spinet dressing table xx Dining Room hooked rug made by E... & Raymond In the afternoon we went to see the beautiful spot where Father John lies.Monday we got home at 11.30 and went to Am Ex & Libertys then to Helen Pence ... for tea in aft. a very charming apt. near Kensington Museum. Miss McCurdy & her cousin Mr. Thompson were there Tuesday we went to British Museum to see the Parthenon Marbles & Wed the treasures from Ur. Wed Ida & Mother Grace came in for Lunch which we had at Tiullers then we went to a Matinee "The Letter" a very thrilling play wonderfully acted by Gladys Cooper. Sat Ida was in again Friday we took Dorothea & her mother to dinner at the Criterion & thenshe took us to the Theater to see Ann 10020 a light amusing farce with a delightful "office B..." in it. In the afternoon we had had tea with the McCurdy's & seen their collection of Greek Vases. and their beautiful Apartments. Sat Ida & we had lunch at the Rendevous & we went to see Galsworthy's - "Windows" The most interesting one of the 3 plays. Thursday afternoon we went to ... St. Bartholemews. Entered through an arch under a quaint timpered house that was revealed by a German bomb during the war 1914This is the oldest church in London (next to Chapel in ... . Inside. In N. Ambulation tomb J & M Whiting 1680-t) "Shee first deceased, Hee for a little tryd to live without her, likd it not & dyd" Hogarth was baptised here. Then to St. Pauls, which was unsatisfying owing to repairs to dome but the crypt with its tombs was wonderful wellington. Nelson, the most imposing, but much more appealing is the one to Sir Christopher Wren - [quote in Latin] A lovely little chapel at left of the W door contains an effigy of Kitchener. Sargents was designed by himself in BostonSunday - Walked with sister in morning past Temple - Old Curiosity Shop etc. In afternnon all 3 went to St. Clement Dane's saw 2 darling babies cristened went for walk tried to find Roman bath. Bad little children ... in bed. Sat in Victoria Gardens listened to band. Saw E... from Pickadilly. "Cleopatra's Needle". Monday. National Gallery. 158 Wonderful Italian pictures. Predella Fra AngelicaThurs left 10 AM for Burges Dover 11. Burges about 6 ... 4:30 Stayed across from R R Station Hotel de Londres. A most picturesque quaint old town with large piazza & beautiful bell tower. In the evening we dined at Hotel de Panier & d'Or in the square & listened to the band. Bought some linen & lace of Hotel Keepers daughter Prices terribly cheap.Sunday July 23. Sight seeing bus. Change of guard at Buckingham Palace. Irish wear green plume in big black fur hat. Scotch no plume Welsh green & white Then to East side. Saw thieves market in & near Petticoat Lane where stolen Dogs &Bicycles are sold. Rode all around through "Hound ditch" & shore ditch & jewry: very interesting 5/ United ... Co Southampton RowJuly 24 Monday. London museum in morning. Very interesting collection of models of old London. Including the fire of 1666. The Roman Galley found in Thames. Old costumes, jewelry Royal dresses etc Kings coronation robes & on the top floor , a childrens room. Queen Mary's doll house Queen Victoria's dolls. etc etc. Lunched at Rumpelmayer near St. James Palace. Wed packed. lunched at Plane Tree Dined at Frascati 7/6 wonderful place with beautiful music & much gaiety. fancy dancing. Tue. Ida Mother Grace Aunt Connie came in did some shopping met Grace for lunch at Florence 53 Rupert St very delicious lunch for 5/ had tea with Mother Grace at Fullers met Ida at Nat Portrait Gallery. wonderful pictures there. They all put one into a different world esp the modern ones. Watts Browning then earlier ones of Robert & Eliz Barrett - Thackery a bust 9 yrs old near his mature pictureHuxley Carlyle - Duke of Wellington Romneys, Sir Joshua Reynolds Copleys. Stuart's Washington Children of Chas I by Van Dyk Ouida - Angelica Kaufman Thurs left Victoria Sta at 10 had a charming little boy "Peter" for a companion put onboard by a Grandfather Prof of Phonetics at London Uni. Also an Austrian English woman interested in Astrology. Calm crossing beautiful afternoon came on to Burges with an Anglican - Catholic very well dressed young man who did settlement work in ELondon & told us very interesting things about it. Every Aug a lot of them carry on a medical mission in Kent among the Hop pickers who are largely from East London - families go down to give their children fresh air. Mothers fathers & children pick - 6 bu for a shilling they cant possibly all together pick more than 36 bu a day. The Church workers hold clinic from 9-10 & 5-6 between times they go out among the pickers & where they see an undernourished mother with little children they help them pick. Staying at Hotel very near station. The town square Halle & Bell Tower is beautiful old dark grey stone beautifully carved buildings with red roofs & chimes ringing every 15 min.utes. We sat & listened to a band concert. Friday morning we went to a wonderful exhibition of minietures - illuminated Missiles[sic] in the Town Hall. Some were so humorous - a monk playing Violin with rake as bow two of them playing hockey with their crooked sticks. All sort of animals particularly monkeys disguising themselves underneath red cowls & capes Then the sublimely beautiful annunciations & pictures of life of Mary Magdaline A statue of Jan Van Eyck in square by flower market quaint [*small drawing] facades to houses lovely tints of brick old tile roofs. *_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_ _| |_The last morning in Burges was market. Bought colored glasses - went to ... sat in sun with them got up dropped them & broke them. Ha! ha! The trip to Venice was full of fun & interest. I travelled 2nd class & Grace 1st in Sleeper Shared compartment with Swiss youth from Brussels. Very comfortable night. Had to show passports on border of Duchy of Luxemborg & Switzerland. At 6.30 had to get out and show baggage at Basle Border of Switzerland. Rode to Lugano with nice Irish woman from near New Castle named Fleming She taught GeographyWonderful scenery all day Sunday going from Lucerne to Logano. Reached Venice at 20 to 9 & went to Luna Had noisy room so next day changed to Casa Adria on Rio Schiavoni funny little house near Royal D... . Got 2 back rooms for 44 [pounds] a day. Next morning ran into B R very mad had come the night before & couldnt find us. In afternoon went to Island of San Lazzaro - used to be a place for infectious diseases Now a center of Armenian Culture bought Armenian printing press there. Very interesting a Monk named Daniel showed us about. Saw the room where Byron learned Armenian.In evening went for a Gondola ride through the Guidecca Next day went to Lido & swam In evening B took us to Antica Martino a lovely outside restaurant. Inside were most interesting: fresco ... after dinner we walked miles through the back ways of Venice a most wonderful sight Thur. went to Lido again for Lunch & bath, In aft to Duomo & S. Maria For ... to see Palma Vecchio's Santa Barbara In evening dined at San Bella Venezia & then to train with B. He miss it & we went to ... till he left. Fri. Went to Torcello Murano & Burana in aft with cook tours 30 [pounds] Nice cool trip very hot every dayin Venice!!! Sat. In morning went to S. Zaccharias saw the beautiful Madonna with Sts & angel playing guitar by G. Bellini Colleone & Sts Giovani ed Paulo to see tombs of Doges Sat eve there was a Festivale in the Grande Canal we invited an Italian Lady at Pensione to go with us She was charming & had lost her husband 3 mos ago Lives in Ravenna.Sunday. Morning Accademia High lights Armenian Island 1717. Mekhitar of Sebaste founded it.aft Chioggia by boat, studied Italian made acquaintance Sig. Gra Matta Comalschi n.6059 - &. c... whiskers - hand waving - went wading lost boat had to take the Espresso. Grace & he talked French all way home. Mon- packed for Cortina went even went for wonderful Gondola ride. Back corners M Tola house - S. Miracoli lovely gardens, dancing shadows of leaves. Bridge with young men singing - man in evening suit stands up in Gondola gives Fasciste salute & sings a verse ... . Then all run to next bridge & greet him again.Giobatta in Sq. walking out other man. Meets us when we leave & walks home with us. Went to Tocello, Murano & Burano 3 of one afternoon bought tickets from Cook. Joined Italian Touring Club (15 [lira?]Gibraltar comes to dock & wave goodbye. Cortina Motor boat 8-to Mest... took auto fare 130l (Round trip 200) arrived a little after 1 had lunch hunted hotel finally got in Regina new one Room on top floor with servants - Beautiful view nice people "Contessa & Marchesa." Took many wonderful walks. next morning sat under tree & wrote letters - out day to Larch grove - One day in lovely Park - everywhere rushing mt. streams pink crocuses - blue bells yellow-flowers-enormous purple self heal - an occasional gentian. One day walked to Tre Crois & had tea. another up behind ... to Lago Sals...all the way through larch woods - marvellous view at Lake. another to Lago Ghedina very small but lovely walk past chapel & tower west of Hotel. another day took Funicula to Belvedere & spent day wonderful view - most touching Military cemetary in larch grove Monument made of Helmets trench shovels hand grenades etc mounted on ... rough stones ... mounted by a large shell. Little chapel had almost lifesize picture of soldier standing in snow besidethe body of his fallen comrade with cold dolomite peaks rising in distance. Family came to put flowers on an officers grave. Newrly every evening we went to Concordia to hear music. Ben Franklin minto, secco! Sunday took marvellous gita to Lago Alleghe with Marchesa & Roman Surgeon - wife. One Passo di Falzorego. the most magnificent scenery I ever saw Many very blue gentians Bought some Edelweis. Saw little S. Lucia. Colfana was where the Surgeon was stationed during the war. Bought wonderful heavy brogues for tramping (130 lire)name of Bootmaker - In evenings talked Italian to the Romans - Marchesa one evening to Lucarellis of Naples - lovely picture of baby - (Papa kisses it) met ... American ... from Calif. daughter married French count - Little Arline's perfect manners. Grandson Nanno's father a count Sabia - Palazzo Sabia with Tiepolo frescoes of Antony & Cleopatra. Bird on Grace's brow My shoes. People from Charleston45 l [lire] Aug 2 Tues - Venezia Hotel Regina - arrived at 3 left Port 8.15 AM High Spots; Pillar in ducal Palace on Piazetta - Romeo & Juliet Scenes gita from Molo. Went to Academia Wed. Saw Deposition of Titian Bellinis, Carpaccios & Tintorettos & Tiepolos again Thurs - went to Scuolo di San Rocco Chiesa " " " in afternoon St. Giovanis ... Schia... for Carpaccios Fri. Museo Cirico very interesting Ruskin calls picture of 2 Courtesans the best there Majolica from Wood Cuts in Edition of Ovid. Little wooden carving of J. Caesar: Marvellous Ebony & Walnut dining room set carved with Nigger's-men holding up arms of chairs little Nigger boys on backs of arms - in various charming attitudes, eating grapes playing bagpipes asleep, etc - ragged suits showed bare knees (ebony) sticking through. Sat - Went up in Campanile wonderful & surprising view - no canals visible only roofs, roofs & the lovely campaniles & islands in Lagoon. In aft went to ... for lunch and walked along shore where Byron used to ride horseback. 4 charming Italian Lads walked with us. -all for4-17 I should say My comrade had studied English in school. Was now a Book keeper but studied at home & took the Exams. Had read Longfellow, Defoe Jack London & knew all about Hollywood & our movie stars. , walked to Malamocro originally Ducal seat until 1st Century when honor passed to Venice. Sunday Aug 28. Spent morning reading Lucas a wander in Florence & writing an outline of what I had seen. Lunched at Buonvecchiata. Lobster & tomato salad. Then to Rialto to see Gobbo di Rialto. statue of a dwarf, bearing a stone tablet on hisS. Gio. Elemosenaris closed for repairs? head from which the laws were read. Saw S. Giacomello di Rialto oldest church in Venice S. Madonna dei Miraculi lovely Byzantine Romanesque church. Barell vaulted nave no aisles choir raised 14 steps lovely carved lecterns & balustra with amoretti ... that suggested Mina da Fiesole. The unfinished sculpture ... Last supper on passage to Sacristy. Beautiful painted ceiling - near doors a Palma Vecchio Madonna that stood on a cloud & crescent moon & St. Ciara by Bellini. whole interior trimmed with various colored marble, like San Marco.Aug 29 - Padua. Trip by boat 1/2 hr to Fusina 1 1/2 hr to Padua. Round trip 9 L. Chapel of Arena Best light morning Giotto frescos of life of Virgin " " Christ Beautiful pastel shades in Coln - vivid cobalt blue ceiling & skies. Best are Adoration of Magi Presentation in Temple Flight into Egypt xx Deposition St. Antonio - Large church all old frescos Gone from nave because church was used as hospital during Plague & whitewashed just suggestion of old ones ... visible. Tombs of Gatamelata cute little cat on carving over tomb of Father [small drawing of cat] and in painting of heraldry above [another small drawing of cat) Beautiful base of ... tomb of Admiral Contarini flat reliefs of old Venetian ships Some frescoes in chaple[sic] on right Aisle Transept by Attichiero Life of St. James - behind Altar Crucifixion. x Left transept tomb of Saint all around walls lovely reliefs of life of St. Anthony. Many people were holding hands or head dresses or bundles against the back of tomb. ...-bronze doors & figures by Donatello. On back of altar beautiful terracotta relief of deposition by D. on front 12 little Amoretti musicians Wonderful carved bronze candelsticks[sic] largest in worldVenice. Had tea with Mrs Meade, Contessa Lalia. Countes[sic] de Maliniese sig. Minaldi e Nano. at Palazzo Lalia Dofin Very interesting. Lower floors rented to German artist Beautiful garden. Stairs hung with lovely dull grey brocades, Large salone with interesting old furniture & pictures & books. Beautiful views from balconies bedroom very interesting large low bed. Charming people. Went to Alberone Lido by boat had a bath, costume & all for 2 Lire same back by Autobus to Lido.Revisited San Zaccharias Pictures. x Bellini Madonna 4 Sts & Angel Musicians Best light at early morning beautiful picture Nuns Chapel Titian Mater Dolorosa Palma Giovann " Vecchio Lovely guilded[sic] choir .... Madonna by Vivarini Tintoretto - Nativity of John the baptist over the door. In old church we saw part of a mosaic pavement & the chairs the Doges used to sit in when they came there once a year.Verona churches visited. St. Anastasia - Gothic unfinished brick facade portal of marble. Interior 12 large columns. 2 baptismal fonts upheld by hunch back dwarfs. Terra cotta reliefs of life christ - beautiful kneeling figure of donor - (life size) Cathedral Romanesque Reliefs on portal? paladins of Charlemagne Columns & Griffins Inside tomb of St. Agatha x Assumption by Titian Golden light in Sky. much same color as one in F.... Madonna has hands folded. Interesting cloisters - early christian mosaic.Benedictine - Lovely cloister double columns partly 2 storied __ __ | |__| | |________| St. Zeno Magguire finest Romanesque building in N. Italy flat roofed basilica - pillars & columns. Very high altar broad plain steps. x Ma..tegna. Madonna ... surrounded by angelic musicians & saints. (Best light early morning) In crypt early columns & later columns & pillars much stone from amphitheater some beautifully carved. San Fermo Romanesque. Benedictine - fine roof of larch wood. S. Maria in Organo lombard period rebuild by Benedictines Frescoes by Morone - old testament x Choir Stall's intarsia views of Town above many charming animals Sacristy also by Fra Giovanni - Morone frescoes half length portraits of Monks & saints. In afternoon Amphitheater (M..) Roman theater Giardino Giusti: marvellous cypress trees 500 yrs old. Piazza Erbis Juliet's House Romeo's house stable The tomb - noticed hole in end & side supposed to be for Juliet to breathe out of Milan - Sunday afternoon left at 4.25 - arrived at 6.58 Monday morning Cathedral Found for first time that ... was painted not cut out of stone! Such a disappointment!! In afternoon went to S. Maria delle Grazie to see Leonardo's last Supper. Sat a long time looking at it.Shesa Arrived at 11.30. EH at 12.15 - nice little Hotel in a charming Garden In afternoon took a barca to Isole dei Pescatore for tea. a quaint little island of fisher folk that ends in a green point with double row of plane trees Had tea at Verbano. Next day it rained so we only went out for tea Thurs in morning to Isola Bella - Castle of Borromeo family. Flemish tapestries of 17th cent a series of portraits of all sorts of animals very curious. . Lovely pictures mostly copies.Beautiful garden on 10 terraces containing all sorts of trees & plants from all parts of the tropical world. Camphor tree, tea, coffee, eucalyptus - sensitive plant etc etc. Then rowed on to Bavena. In afternoon took a Cook trip to Orta. Rowed over to Island of St. Julien where there was a most interesting monastery came from Greece in 379 - old frescoes by Ferzari, School of Giotto lovely rose, red ... 12th century pulpit of black marble carved with very primitive representions of 4 evangelists. In sacristy a Magdalen by Guido Reni - wonderful old vestment In crypt the body of the Saint lies.See 2 pages ahead please. Sept 9 Left 8.40 by boat Sat morn. a beautiful day. Went up the Lake to Luino arrived 10.30 took Electric tram to Ponte Fresa ar. 11. on to Lugarno ar 1. had lunch on boat 18 L. stayed in Locarno[sic] till 2.15 Tried to see a Luini Madonna in old church but it was closed between 12 & 2. no stores would take my Italian money so we didn't spend any. went down Lake to Porlezza 4.97 then took train to Menaggro ar 5.07 (?) to Bellagio at 5.24. the whole day was fascinating. The three lakes were allvery different. Locarno so green The trip between Locarno & Como was along a deep gorge -(best view on left side)- we saw another tiny Lake on the way. Fortunately we had a perfect day. We stayed at Hotel Florence with a beautiful terrass[sic] on lake where we have breakfast - Our rooms are in the Villa - up the hill across a dear little garden from the main hotel - Grace & I have a big double room with 3 windows - one on the front so we get a small view of the lake around the corner of the hotel. Below the windows is a trelliss[sic] of Jacquimol[?] Roses in bloomStresa continued 1 hr trip each way Sept 9 - In afternoon we went up on rack & pinion road to Mortarone - the track is very steep in places - once the power went off & we began to roll back it caught then lessened & we rolled some more but caught. On the way up we saw the biggest bluest gentians ever seen! The view from the top was superb - 6 lakes visible tho' the air was not clear. & such rows & rows of mountains to the west! We climbed to the top where there is a cross. Well worth the climb. Had tea at hotel. We were sorry we hadn't come inthe morning & spent the day! Sunday In the morning EH & I ate breakfast out on terrass wrote letters. Then sauntered up to Church as there was a festa The little church tower was all hung with Japanese lanterns. An old lady took us round to the sacristy to see the gifts to the madonna which had been brought in by the parish people. Baskets full of bottles of wine wreathed with garlands. Great cakes with very fancy icings with just a little bunch of flowers in the middle & even a live wooly lamb? These were to be auctioned offin the piazza after the procession. Then we went down to the Villa again & at 2.30 the processeion of the Nativity of the Virgin came down the hill. Priests & parishioners all led by a band with long straight feathers in their hats. men in coarse vestments of white with scarlet capes & white hoods children & women with lovely white net veils - all carrying candles - Banners then finally the little Virgin & Babe in their Baldichino. & behind 3 priest in wonderful embroidered vestmentsall so common & homely but lighted with a reverence that raised it above the ordinary level. After they left us a terrific shower came up & they must have all gotten soaked. Monday. Sept 12. Morning - walked up to Villa Serbelloni the sight[sic] of one of Pliny's villas a beautiful walk thro' pine woods out to end of point where you looked over the Lucca arm of the lake ... this one. At one point there is a tunnel where one can see both the Villa Carlotta on one side of the Lake & Arvenna on the otherIn the afternoon walked down the Lake & came back by an upper road & stopped in to see the x Villa Guilio - wonderful gardens. climbed 280 steps to get a view of the whole peninsula. This villa is now owned by Leon Goldsmith. Tues Sept 19. Hired a barca 70 l for day & barcaiolo to row us to Villa Carlotta. Took Chestini & went 1st to Villa - saw Canovas Cupid & Psyche Torwalsen Frieze of Triumph of Alex the Great - ordered by Napoleon for Rome - but he was defeated before it was finished But Thorwalsen[sic] was paid to finish it by The Gardens were beautiful Especially Australian Tree FernsThen down Lake to Island of Comacina beautiful spot little old church on it - Where we ate lunch. After Lunch went back to x villa Arconati very lovely - a favorite of Miss Hanks. On a point with 2 entrances to lake & lovely garden - owned now by a Mrs Gen Ames of Boston Mass Then across Lake to a small Grotto. Grayish Green much like blue grotto. After that bought shawls EH gave me a beautiful Peacock one for my birthday. - on street that goes up hill from end of stores by Hotel Brattagne) - 100 L.Thurs. Sept 15. Left Bellagio at 9.24. reached Como 11.14. visited Cathedral saw beautiful Luinis. "wonderful Flemish & Italian tapestries only hung. on festa days" Left Como at 12.14 reached Milan at 1.30 ate lunch from Ostinis brought from Hotel - Registered at Hotel then went to Museo Ambrosiano - to se Rafael's Cartoon for School of Athens in Vatican - Leonardo head for that of Plato Portrait of B. Diste (?) L. da Vinci The Musician Botticelli Madonna & Angels " & Child Luini S. John & Lamb. Sacred Family Baroccio Birch ChristThen to Biera bit as it c;pased at 4 we only had 1/2 hr. High Lights - Madonna in bower of Roses - Luini Rafael - Eposalizio - Frescoes by Luini Veronese - Christ at House of Simon the Pharisee Finding the body of St Mark Titian - St. Gerome - Mantegna Madonna in nimbus of Angels Heads. Crivelli - Madonna of the Little candle Bramante - Heraclitus & Democritus (Laughing & crying Philosophers Rembrant[sic] Portrait of his Sister Thos. Lawrence. Portrait of CanovaIn evening Grace & I went to call on Signora Janna's daughter Mimi Cragnicolini - a charming youg married girl a Theosofist - very winning & enthusiastic lovely little apt full of interesting Eastern things & a ... pussy cat. We talked about her mother & Theosophy - & she gave us each a ricordo in the shape of a booklet mine was Art & Development from the Occultists pt of view Nest morning to Poldi Pezzoli. High lights. Portrait of Bianca? Guardi-Small dark picture -The lagoon in Venice Tiepolo. several pictures & sketches Tapestry Queen of sheba wonderful fabric of costumesBronze bust of Ulpiano Volpi by Bernini Albertinelli Small altarpiece Madonna - on inside of ... St Catherine & S. Barbara on outside Annunciation - Death's head on back. Morone - Samson & Delilah - S-dras head on Cap of D. boy cutting hair 1 Signed Carpaccio Cerna - Bacchus & Ariadne Mantegni Madonna Andrea Solario. Ecce HomoSat Sept 17 Left Milan 6.50 AM reached Firenze 1.30. came to Pensione - then went shopping - had tea at Donys Sunday Sept 18 - Uffizzi in morning- Italian Paintings Cimabue Madonna & Child Giotto. Botticelli room Cosimo Medici by P... Portraits of Medicis by Bronzino. Leonardo's adoration of Magi (unfinished) In aft called on Signora Roselli Dominicans Monday. S. Maria Novella Frescoes by Masaccio Trinity Over door crucifix in style of Giotto. Capella Dei Bardi. by Aretino " " Strozzi Tomb by Ben. da Maiano Frescoes by Filippino Lippi. Choir . Ghirlandaio frescoes (his greatest work) Annunciation scenes from life of Mary etc. Right wall life of J. the Baptist Capella Gondi Crucifix of Brunelleschi - which started rivalry with Donatello Left Transept. Capella Dei Strozzi Frescoes by Arcagna Paradise, Hell. Judgment. Dante & Petrarch Capella Dei Spagnuoli. frescoes of Giotto's school. Cloisters Verde - Frescoes by Ucelli (Perspecive of God) " - Old - 2 small frescoes by Giotto.Sept 22 Mes A festa nationale to commemorate the taking of Rome in '78. Went to Ognisanti. Saw frescoes by Ghirlandaio portraits of Vespucian family St Aug. by Botticelli S Jerome " Ghirlandaio. S. Maria del Carmine for Masaccio & Filippino Lippi Masaccio Adam & Eve. # Expulsion from Eden Miracles of S. Peter Corsini Chapel Sacristy - old wooden ceiling & Gothic windows Cloister Frescoes school of Giotto Damaged ... by Masaccio San Spirito. Madona by Filippino Lippi Wed Afternoon shopped wento[sic] to S. Croce to see Chapels decorated by Gioto. Life of St. Frances[sic]. etc.Thurs Uffizi again in morning. Saw Venetian School. Titians, Tiepolos Veronese Tintorettos. In afternoon went to Boboli Gardens. Saw Michelangelo's Grotto (4 unfinished figures) Sat in amphitheater & looked at wonderful view toward Fiesole. Fri In morning shopped In afternoon to Fiesole to see Theater - temple much more excavated - Cathedral raised choir - lovely Mino de Fiesole - Had tea at English tea room Before we went Piero Roselto called.Sat. In morning shopped. In afternoon went into S. Croce again - This time again looking at chapel Donatello's cricifixion Nero war memorial. Pieta in center. conventionalized reliefs on side Conventional stained glass window with names of Piane, Vittorio, Trentino etc on. - Tombs of Bruni & ... Desiderio da Settignano opposite Gallileo. etc. Sun Cenocala di Castagna ... ... painting full of vitality with Judas on one side of table alone Chiosio del Scalzo Andrea del Sarto |Mono... Franciabigia | frescoes of life of John Baptist & Life of Mary San Marco Beautiful tree in cloister wonderful pictures. Madonna of the Star stolen but gotten back again The wonderful blue of the background of pictures strikes the eye! Cenacola of Ghirlandaio very like the one of Castagna - a little cat at Judas feet. Blue embroidered ends oftable cloth - The one at Ogni Santi very like it - Critics think Leonardo must have seen this before he left Florence. Peruginis crucifixion Beautiful in simplicity of composition & expressions on the faces. Spent afternoon at home writing letters. Sept 26 Mon - San Trinita to see the Tiburtine Sybl[sic] announcing to Augustus the birth of Christ Ghirlandaio frescoes. San Salis - Took Corozza (not fun) to see the great Cenacola di Andrea del Sarto. One of the most beautiful pictures in Florence in lovely color & beauty of expression. "The only one worthy to be compared with Leonardo's."Tues. Saw EH off on 9.40 to Rome - then went in S. Maria Novella again to see Ghirlandaio frescoes Then to San Lorenzo to see Medici tombs & Donatello pulpits Saw fragments that had been stolen In afternoon I went to Signora Roselli's & took her picture. Then met Grace in Duomo & went to Donys for tea.10 L Wed. Went to Pitti in afternoon- "Bad guard" High Lights Many Andrea del Sartos - my John the Baptist Rafael Gran duca Madonna della Sedio Many wonderful portraits: Titians - Portrait of a yound man - Papa GiulioSept 29 Thursday. Santa Croce. Pozzi Chapel & Cloisters. Lovely Donatello & Desiderio de Lettignao frieze of Cupids heads Dello Robia spandrels of 4 evangelists figures of Apostles- Bargello. Donatello Verrochio Della Robia Giambologna MercurySept 30 Fri - Riccardi Chapel for Benozzi Gonzoli frescoes. Afternoon tea with Signora Roselli at Arte della Lana Then took her home in a carozza. Oct 1 Sat. Up on Prazzole di Michael Angelo in aft Then to Pias for final fittings or rather collecting of dresses. Mine were both terrible & had to be left. Oct 2 Sun in morning to S S Innunziati to hear special music large choir & full orchestra. We had seats which a lady in S. Croce gave Grace. Took Dorothy Hewitt The music was magnificentand the whole mass quite spectacular with a Cardinal to be dressed & undressed followed by many gorgeously attired priests. In the afternoon we went up to Fiesole and first visited the Convent of S. Giovanni then had tea with the Piero Rosellis Carmela came to the door & said "I am Carmela. I love your sister." Little Alberto is beautiful & precocious. Their apt is so charming - with a Magnificent view of Florence A dear little garden with a fig tree in the center, and such charming people. A Mr. Coventry anEnglishman who is on the Daily Mail was there with the cutest little 4 yrs old boy I ever saw. Mon. Packed went to Pia's twice and did very little else. Tues. Oct. 4. Left Florence at 1.40 reached Rome 7.05 Wed - Oct 5- Unpacked in morning in aft drove on Pincio out past the Woodruffs new place. had tea in the Park. Thurs Oct 6. Ostia by elec tram - Lost hat!Fri Oct 6 In afternoon went up to Academy to here[sic] Prof Bartoc cini lecture on the K ... at Leptis Magna. Could understant most of the lecture. He had beautiful pictures of Sun Oct 8 In morning to new Mussolini museo in Capitoline - Saw same attractive guard that I always have seen. He's been promoted now. His name is Sefanoro. The museo is most interesting - on site of German embassy - lovely. garden m In aft tea at Castello dei Caesari with Mrs Van Buren, Mother Grace & Ida as guests. A marvellous sunset. Then saw the moon rise behind colisseum on way home.Mon S. Maria Sofia Minerva Saw frescoes by Filippino Lippi (very bad light Tues Oct 11. Ostia Scais in morn. 11. AM from Porto San Paolo 1/2 hr by elec. train Found gold fountain pen " lovely green glass handle of vase Kitten - Mother Superior from Syracuse & other Italian girl Pavements in black & white mosaic - one a fish shop.house of Diana so called from little bas relief of Diana on wall. Mithraic room locked up because people tried to pick out pieces of mosaid. beautiful Victory Pantheon or round building Statues of Roma (?) At 2.30 Mother Grace & Mrs Robinson joined us & we went on for tea at Ostia Marina.Wed In the morning we went to the Rag Market on the Campo del Fiore I bought a lovely mosaic on green malachite - the Pantheon. In the afternoon we went to the Villa Medici on the Pinci. It is now the French Academy. The garden is beautiful The back of the Villa is covered with bits of reliefs - some supposed to be copies or portions of the Ars Pacis.Thurs In the morning had an Italian lesson. In the afternoon went to tea with Mrs Van Buren met some people from the British Academy. She had a beautiful apartment & is so charming herself. Friday. spent the day with Sister at Frascati at the Woodruffs. They have a villino in the grounds of the Villa Aldohand... and their garden looks out on the great grove of Ilix trees & olives with Rome in the distance. The lunch was deliciousAfter lunch we went for a long drive to Rocco di Papa - Albano, Giotto Ferrata etc. at G. F. we visited an old church or monastery where there were interesting Frescos by Domenichino - one representing S. healing a boy who had fits. The boy was wonderfully realistic. There was a museo with many fragments from a villa of Cicero near by.Sat. In aft, rode out Appian Way on the new bus as far as Tomb of Cecilia Metella. Had tea at Litonas. Counted 48 cats in Foro Traiano. Visited church of San Sebastiano where Christ is supposed to have met Paul fleeing from Rome where he stopped when Paul said "Domine, quo vadis his foot prints were left in the stone. Christ replied "to Rome to be crucified again. So Paul returned.Sunday Oct 16 Musea Augusto in morning. S. Ambrosia convent. a new museum where a collection has been made of casts & photographs of things from all the Provinces - wonderfully interesting. On ground floor a boat with wolfs head, containing wine casks & men rowing.Mon. S. Giovanni de Paolo to see the Christian House with frescoes under the church, where two brothers John & Paul suffered martyrdom. In the dining room a frieze of birds & vines One eating a lizard, one a mouse, one a bunch of grapes. a man praying had on a flowing robe banded in dark red. a beautiful mosaic border around the door.Tues Oct 18 - Nothing of note. Walked in Pincio in aft. Had tea at Roseo. Bought a hat for 15 L ... of Vio Torino & Nationale Wed Oct 19. Ida Grace & I went to Sta Pressede - old titular church of 5th cen. supposed built over house of Pressede, filia de Pudens Sorella di Pudentiana. Rebuilt 9th cent by Paschal Mosaics of apse & St. Zeno Chapel chief attractions Square blue halo means the St was still living. Mosaic art revived in 9th cent because of establishment of Holy Roman Empire & coronation of Charlemagne. 4 churches rebuilt. Sta Pressede, S. Maria Domenica, Sta Cecilia S. Marco. Brownings. "The Bishop chooses his tomb" is here. A 13th cent tomb of Cardinal Anchera is very fine - bisantine mosaic border on front. St. Pudentiana has a marvelously realistic mosaic in apse which was cut off in 16th century rebuilding. Went down to house underneath - where St. Peter was supposed to have visited Pudens & his daughters. Saw floor of house floor of 1st church (subterranean.) small fresco in nave of 2nd church. Baptismal font that St. Peter is supposed to have used. In afternoon went to tea at Mr & Mrs Stevens at Academy. Villa Aurelia - wonderful view, beautiful house.Thurs. No sightseeing. Studied in morning walked with EH in afternoon. Grace sick in bed with stomach. Fri. Morning S. Maria Maggiore saw Septine Chapel & Pope Pius 5 whose flesh is supposed to be miraculously preserved. A St. Gerome by Ribera. A fresco by Guido Reni. Borghese chapel has portrait by S. Mark but it was covered. ... mosaics on apse & triumphal arch In afternoon went to Chiesa dei Quatri Coronati: a very quaint old church with 2. courts. The second made when the church was reduced in size sothe old pillars of the nave are embedded in the side walls. The cloisters were lovely - white cowled nuns were making silver filigre[sic] flowers in the lovely flowergarden. On one side a small room had remnants of a Theotokos Madonna in a niche and a queer painted wooden box apparently once some kind of an organ with a picture of St. Cecelia on the back. The cosmati pavement of church was beautiful. The 4 crowned Saints were killed because they refused to make statues for pagans In a sort of Chapter house were wonderful frescoes of the life of St. Constantine when he had leprosy & was cured by a vision of St. Peter & Paul who told him to go toSan Silvestio...He bestowed the temporal power on Pope Silvestio. We saw the grating through which the cloistered nuns pass out the key & two "loud speakers" where they listen to the service from their gallery in the convent. After that we drove around the Pasaggio Archaeologico & back of baths of Caracalla. Had tea at Rosatis & walked home.Sat Sun Morning Capitol museo in afternoon tea at Bar Esquilino Mon S. Paolo fuori Muri Protestant Cemetery Young man with flowers on Keats grave.Tues went with Adademy out. Appian Way Baths of Caracalla Columpania of Vigna Codini. Jewish Catacombs Church of S. Sebastiano Founded by Constantine statue of St. by Giorgetti Original stone of Quo Vadis under church Catacombs & house of St. Peter & Paul on wall near house are many inscriptions appealing to P. & P to pray for the soul of the dead which is considered one of the strongest proofs that they were really in Rome.Wed Lecture at Academy on Etruscan Art & Civilization Thurs started on trip to tomb. Left at 8.30 for ... 38 miles out Porta Aurelia. Rode in car with Prof. Robinson, Sig Mengarelli. 1 1/2 hr to .... See notebook for tombs etc Ate lunch in straw capanna drank toast to Mengarelli In afternoon went on to new ... in deep ravine long street of tombs Left for Civitavecchia at 4.30 arrived at 6 Lovely hotel facing the water - The Grande Hotel de [several unfamiliar words] still to be seen. Walked about town before dinner. Beautiful sunsetOct 28 Fri - Left at 8.30 for Tarquinia took about 1 1/2 hrs along the sea. Stayed at Albergo Gentili plain & comfortable. Ate at trattoria - bad food. wonderful museo in old Palace Old church Chiesa dell Castiello 11th cent destroyed by French Part of church part of city wall. In afternoon visited 14 tombs. Walked home by starlight Sat. a perfectly magnificent drive from Tarquinia via Civetavecchia to ... Stopped at Branciano to visit Oldaschalchi Palace. Orsini family built it.The drive was marvellous first by the sea then across the Mts where there really was quite a little Autumn coloring. Passed several flocks of sheep one had a new born lamb in Donkeys saddlebag. Castle marvellous situation above Lake crimson creeper on wall. Old furniture still in place on first floor. Old lamps - china furniture & beautiful frescoes by Anton Romano very like Bennezo Gozzoli a ... with portraits of Piero Medici & others. This was where Isabella Medici was strangledand thrown down the Oubliette. One room had many Etruscan finds. The library was beautiful - one end raised a little contained book cases to ... full of leather bound beautiful volumes - at the other end of the great room there was a balcony overlooking the lake. Mts came down to its very shores & were reflected in its calm waters. In afternoon we went on to... where EHH. ...H & Grace met us. We saw part of the old wall & ... - Then on to the Tomba de Compana an early frescoshowing Ionian influence & saw the Bridge cut in rock to let water flow beneath. Oct 30 Sunday. A great celebration for March on Rome & cessation of war. Heard bands the first thing in the morning. Grace & I went out but did not see much Met Mr. Waldron & came home together. In afternoon walked with EH & Ida & Grace down the Campo dei Fiori to see Renaissance architecture. Saw place of Pompey's theater. Palazzo Cancelleria " Spadi " Jan 1. Commenced New Years at Buffis after theater. In morning went to a Suri meeting at Mrs Crays 47 Via Giovanni Paiesinelli walked thru Villa Borghese Met Miss Gettings & Miss Moore In aft went to Concert at Augusteo with Grace and walked along the ... before it. Jan 2. In morning took walk with Miss Moore Trajans Forum - Foro of Augustus - Count of Palazzo with lovely garden opposite back wall of F. Aug. Saw ... of For. Julius C. Saw big part of pillar just dry up below & back of Araceli went up to garden of Ara C.down steps in front of Campodoglio - around to see Church of S. Cath dei Frenais of with lovely Church belfry beyond & terrass with plants & flowers. Into S. Maria di Campitelli & saw a darling Presepio. To Theater of Marcello & Portico of Octav. Into Pal. Near Fontano di Torturighe "with finest Renaissance court in Rome Then to Pal Massimo in Corso again & then home In the afternoon we went to St. Onofrio on Gianiculo where Tasso is buried - & saw the fresco of St. Anna teaching the Vergin[sic] to read (tho the priest said it was not the Vergin because it has a cross on the front: The Vergin teaching Christ to reada bas relief of Tasso's funeral. He was to receive the crown of Rome but died that very day so was crowned after death. Frescoes by Peruzzi & Pinturicchio a beautiful annunciation in the 1st chapel on right. Then we went to have tea with Mr Lord & Miss Brett. in their dear little apt. at Academy but oh! how cold their bed rooms were!Jan 3 Tues. Went to Castro di Volsci with Mrs Gray & Mrs Simpson to take some Christmas gifts. Never saw a more perfect day! Cold mountains white with snow willow trees bright yellow with new sap. ... golden with old leaves still on. Went thru Ferentino. Saw Alatio & Agnagni again Poor little village way up on hill. Such darling children! Lovely nuns & most interesting refined young priest. Ate lunch in open. Children sang for us. Sisters treated us to cakes & delicious wine!Jan 4. Rag market. Silver chain for purse 25 l pictures 50 cent. afternoon Galenga's Mrs Webbs for tea - wonderful Apt. Then to concert at Augusteo with her in box. Home in her car. Jan 5.Jan 6 - Epiphany - went for walk to S. Saba - & S. Balbino on Aventine in morning Lovely old churches. Wonderful Praesepio in latter like Postumia Grottoes in aft went up to see process of Mambino in Ara Coeli but couldnt wait Went to Theater (Argentino) saw Zia Bonnfleur - comical but buffoonery Sat went to Horaces Salme Farm Bianchi took us for 250 Lire. Bought a Saline Water Jar for 35 L Had beautiful day. Sun Jan 8 - Service of ... Movement at Mrs Craig's 47 Via Giovane[sic] Piaesielli Mrs Simpson went with me - afterwards drove thro Borghese & on to Palazzo Spada saw inside of it Statue of Pompey which is supposed to be the one at whose feet Caesar was killed. Frescoes of Schools of J. Romano & M. Angelo. Lovely Greee Bass[sic] Relieves[sic] In afternoon saw King of Afghanistan & Royal ... - Had tea at Latanos with Signorina Antenori - Saw troops march down Via Nationale Went to Theater saw P... in ... Che BallanoMon Jan 9. In aft tea at Latanos with Mrs Simpson In evening played Cards with Miss Gittings at Hotel Majestic. Tues Jan 10. In morning went to see some Umbrian Embroideries in aft to Mr Mathers 93rd birthday party then to Signora Rapacavalo to see some Spiritualists with Mrs Simpson. Met Anderson the Sculptor. Wed Had audience with Pope Tea at Latanos with Signa Scolari Thursday - Went to Mrs Stevens tea in afternoon in morning to Evening played cards with Miss Gittings at Majestic Fri - Sat - Lecture at Academy in Aft - walked down with Mr. Green tea at Latonis: Evening to Theater to see Glanko a play of time of Ulysses - Circe. Sun. Campidoglio museum in morning In afternoon walked over on Pincio had tea at Casino delle Rose. In evening went to a New Thought meeting at home of MrsMon - went through the restorations of Piazza Venezia Then tea at Mrs Brecks. wonderful frescoes by supposedly (Bramante) Tues - Miss Hawes & Miss Wilson had a tea Wed - Went to Lockwoods to lunch - to see Roberts doll's house - Then to the Ashmoles to tea. at the British Academy met some nice Eng people Mrs Salter asked us to come to see her husbands studioThursday Saw Aurora by Guido Reni - on ceiling of hall of Pal. Rospigliosi Beautiful coloring Fri - In morning to San Clemente to see the Roman house ... - old ... Wall old Basilica. Then tried to find tombs on Latin Way but couldnt - tried twice finally got to Columbaria of Flavia on Appian Way. In afternoon went to tea at home of Signorina Serra Grace's Italian teacher. Such a charming family Mother Doctor Brother & Boy a little she dog.Jan 21 - 10. (but nearer 11) Sat To St Agnese to see lambs blessed. Such a lovely ceremony Hundreds of children there beautiful music with organ & violin as well as voices. Two little lambs were brought in tied in baskets - one bedecked with red ribbons & flowers - the other with white - They were carried to the altar attended by "Daughters of the Madonna" dressed in white garnished with blue ribbons - The lambs were blessed at the altar. The fleece is used for the Pallia of the Pope. In the afternoon we went to tea at MissMoores. Met a Dr & Mrs Jones from Belfast & an Italian woman Signorina Barozza who copied the fresco at the Villa .... For two hours we had most interesting conversation nearly all in Italian.Sunday - Campidoglia in morning. in afternoon to Studio of Mr. Sauter saw beautiful views of Etna. German artist, young wife - Lovely nude of her holding stalk of Lilies Mr S's first wife was Galsworthys sister. His son an artist living with the G's. Jan 23. Monday spent morning at Tomb on Latin Way beautiful frescoes & stucco - Took tram toward Prascati & got off at Quadrara. a beautiful day & lovely walk. Lockwoods to dinner at Boccis Tues 24 Went to s after dinner Fraulein Struck took us for coffee to Grande Italia - beautiful music.Wed Rag market bought lovely pictures. In afternoon to the Ashmoles for tea Gittings for dinner. Dante Riccis studio in P.M. Tea at Casino delle Rose with Clothilde Thurs. Fri Girardets - tea in afternoonJan 28 Sat. Morning Vatican - Borgia apt. Raffael stanze - Pinocateca - Lovely primitives Pintorecchios Madonna - Raffael's assumption In aft gave tea at Casino delle Rose. Great success. Sun Jan 29. Morning - Campidoglio Said Goodbye to A. S. walked on Palatine & Forum with EH & Miss Hendley after disposing of dying cat. In aft went to Mrs Scolaris to tea. Charming Apt. very attractive table gave me some Daffodils - Then to theatre ... ... ... with Pavlowa sister of ... - then for dinner for a final spree with Miss Atkins & Hawes to Concordia Mon - we had tea again at Italia, did odd job errandsTues [small circle] busy day. Packed. EH.H's lecture wonderful success Brit ... Sir Ronald Graham introduced her. Her speech made a great hit. Afterwards the dear Grays had a tea at Royale Mrs. Simpson gave us each a lovely box of Cigarettes. In Evening Mrs Atkins made us a real oldfashioned Southern Egg Nogg. delicious Eggs beaten separate - whiskey put in yolks. then whipped cream beaten in last. Wed Feb 1. Spent morning chasing my money which hadn't come Bought hat box 138 l Suitcase 86. left on 1 oclock train reached Naples at 5.40 Wonderful day. Snow on mts but glorious sunset over Vesuvius. Fri EH. went with us for day at Feb 2 Sorrento 9 oclock boat (26 l round trip) Hotel delightful. Spent morning on terrass in sun next day walked to town prowled around went to Hotel Sirene to see where Vergil ... Aug offered Marble Amorino to Venus in temple to ask her aid in finishing the Aeneid Feb 3 - Drove to Pompeii in morning beautiful drive 60 l for ... in Carozza 2 hrs. met EH in morning saw new excavations on St of Abundance. beautiful frescoes - one garden with much of blue in decorations. one garden scene painted on wall. One room had 4 myth subjects. Perseus & Andromeda - Phaethon & Icarus in same picture & a lovely Venus & Mars Cast of little child with arm across eyes lying on floor of his little bedroom where he had died alone. After lunch at Hotel Swiss went to Villa ... to see Mysteries of Dionysius again They are starting to excavate beyond. Feb 4 Sun Museum in morning saw Bronzes from Pompeii & also frescoes again. In afternoon took a walk went to Opera and heard Manon Lescaut beautiful done. Mon Feb 5 Took a car to ... Marvellous excavations 25 meters deep. They have found that there were many entrances just as Vergil said VI 22-24 is quoted at entrance also several cut openings to Temple of Apollo from room of Sybil for amplifiers for Sybils voice. bits of colored frescoes in her room, also a statue. without head or arms probably one of the priestesses. Temple of Apollo much more excavated. then walked up to temple of Zeus. On way home stopped at Baia for lunch saw much-ruined temple of Diana. Also temple of Serapis now submerged circular group of pillars in middle. Then to Pozzuoli for amphitheatre - Guide had arm injured in war very bitter - spiritualists - most interesting - saw prison where prisoners were kept till sent to wild beasts.Tues Feb 7 went to Herculaneum saw first theater - excavated like mines underground because lava entered and filled it like mud & then hardened. Saw original inscriptions to [blank space] - the next day saw statue of father son that was on pedestal Custode told us many admission tickets were ... ivory with grafita on a pigeon for sign of top seats [three dots in form of triangle] now cheap balconies are called piccioniaia (?) & others with musical instruments for signs of orchestra seats! The city itself is not so much interesting as Pompeii but we saw them actually working! the first excavations were made by slaves working 55 yrs. It was discovered when a well was sunk to get drinking water & was dry right down to middle of theater pit. We were shown what had just been found that day bronze pitchers & some glass The day before a beautiful little bronze bull had been found. The houses that are built near the Scavi will have to be razed so the work can go on! Custode had sette bambini "una ogni anno - terrible" - Carozza ... ate lunch on rocks Cochiere brought chairs. next day Feb 9 to Museo - again saw bronzes statues from theater Then picture gallery wonderful Titian roomDrove along water front in Auto in aft. Took boat to Palermo at 6.45 on "Trieste" beautiful boat - moonlight night on Tues went to Trocedero Sea Room on waterfront near St Lucia. & stumbled on fashion show from Paris Most amusing lots of men there. Feb 10. Arrived Palermo 7.30 nice hotel lovely rooms with balconies (109 mine) Sat in sunshine in morning after lunch walked on water front then had tea at Caflish's - then to Marionette theater run by Greco family Grandfather invented & perfected this type of armoured Marionettes was a Garibaldian It was marvellous 1st scenes from the life of Orlando Furioso & the Palladins Then a dance ballet - man & girl. It wasastonishingly realistic. Perfectly wonderful - it seemed as if the figures were life size until accidentally the hand of the operator showed and looked like a giant After the performance one of the brothers brought Orlando out & had him kiss our hands & he seemed alive before the show we had gone to St. Domenico to see a lovely Van Dyk Madonna - Stas Rosalia Olivia & Caterina ... & crowd of people - one lovely little naked boy holding his nose because afraid of the plague. In evening heard concert from Berlin 'on the Air', Sat Feb 11. Birthday of Sore. Had breakfast out on balcony with many jokes for her. went to Monreale by train Lovely day but cold out of sun. Saw little boy trying on new pants. Cathedral had mass. Beautiful vestments on Priests Mosaics more wonderful than ever to me. Saw tomb of good & bad ... to St Louis. Spent some time in beautiful cloisters. ... (?) pillars in Mosaic with every capitol different carving. Feb 12 - Museo. Metopes from Salinunte - medusa etc wonderful Tryptych Madonna by Flemish artist.Feb 13 - Left Palermo for Trapani 9 AM - Molto divestamento sul tieno - Giovani - one very tall charming wanted Mia Mama - ... me to adopt him & take him to N.Y. Lots of fun - commercial travellers- Beautiful country - almonds in bloom - mountains clouds sea most of the way fields covered with flowers yellow & white some red - & purple anemones. Primitive village Hotel right on sea with statue of Garibaldi facing sea where he landed with his .... Place where Auchises died and Aeneas had games for him. Walked along sea charmingyoung officers named Fran took us for walk to Torre de Signy - marvellous surf - saw Cathedral Crucifixion by Van Dyck. Old Templars Church with beautiful rose window. St Maria del Jesu with beautiful della Robbia Madonna - blue angel heads lovely fruit border - & marble baldichino - carved by Gargino. Hotel primitive Everyone on Street stared at us . especially childrenFeb 14 - Left at 9 for Mt Giuliano in Auto bus 5 L round trip Beautiful scenery - sea mts - when we got to top ran into fog. No view On bus was a little Italian girl who attached herself to us & went on to top. Husband in N. Y. hopes to join him soon. When bus stopped an old man carried my bag up hill Sig. Antonello Cantello who knew Henry Festing Jones. he acted as guide all day - ate lunch in primitive hotel took it out us. Sick baby. went to old Mediaeval castle built on sight[sic] of temple of Venus. Saw well of Venus. Some pillars from Temple ofWent to see Apothecary where Ida & Lib stayed. & old town wall with Phoenician inscription after lunch Antonello took us to see his house Pretty daughter 14 or 15 yrs old. Rooms neat as wax - unusual rag rug woven in pattern almost like Indian design on white background. Toilet table with all sorts of empty bottles - including odorous Situation of town wonderful on high situation. Came down had tea A gentleman in dining room talked to us (Marquise Pantamone) took us for wonderful drive to see ... Lavigny at sunset then along the sea to see the place whereAeneas held his games a circular plane on base of .... Saw lighthouse on place where Aeneas planted flag for first arrival - Thrilling. Feb 15 - Returned to Palermo left 9.00 - arrived 1.50 saw "Mio filio" on train going in other direction! Went out to Caflish's & had tea. Feb 16. 8.40 - 2.40 train to Taormina wonderful trip along coast mts on other side to Messina where changed cars. Taormina perfectly lovely. Nice Hotel room overlooking sea Etna visible if we lean out far enough. Mostly Tedeschi in Hotel - Darling garden - delicious food. Marvellous walks to take.Best place we've ever known Boob boy & Mamma here! Rushed to Ball in evening to see Tarantalla - Paid 15 L to get in sat in front of theater couples danced til 10.30 then 1 pair danced T - terrible frost. Fri Feb 17 - M morning walked around town in aft. had lovely time in garden writing letters then tea at "Nuova" where a lovely orchestra of Guitar etc played Italian music at dinner same Orchestra played. Sat Rose at 7 took pictures before breakfast - then went for long walk to Castello Taormina. Stopped at little restaurant for an Americano then on to top of Castle ... view of Calabria on one side & Etna on the otherstayed till 2 oclock then came down to restaurant & had cheese sandwich & beer. & walked on down by 3 Etna was covered with clouds. Feb 19. Sunday in morning Carnivale in aft. good costumes Little boy on Velociped with side car full of yellow flowers & baby dressed like a violet. at 3 EH & FG arrived. Walked to Timeo for tea lovely sunset. In evening to Caffe Nuovo saw Tarantella. Mon Feb 20 - Walked to Mola E.H. ... at Caffe Castel, but then went on. Little baby goars. Hard stony donkey path on way home Hot & sunny. In aft. Took a nap went out & saw Carnival then walked to Theater & sat inwhile - Had tea at Caffe Nuova Tues Feb 21 - Walked to Castello Taormina - cold out of sun after lunch to Old Roman Theater then watched couples in Costume dance Tarantella in Piazza Tea at Eng Tea Room (not much good) after dinner to Nuova - very empty. Boy dressed up as girl danced. Charlie Chaplin very good. Danced with French man. Wed Feb 22 Syracuse. Left 12 ar 3 Hotel Grand Very ... & cold. Cathedral build out of old Doric Temple Columns in outer wall. Wall of alla cut into arches between nave & aisles. ... Greek ... for bapt. font. Drove to theater at Sunset. Next day to Amphi. & quarry. Ear of Dionysus ... & Fortezza - Marvellous so massive 3 fossae. Archimedes (who invented screw & sun glass was killed in this accidentallywent to dinner at a comical restaurant very cheap & quite good. Sailed at 10 Feb 25 for Tripoli Good boat Firenze. Elderkins and class. Reached Trip 7.AM Arabs for porters camels carrying bricks in Streets Very picturesque Arabs Jews Blacks all in unusual costumes. Skyline broken with Minarets Palms on shore Grand Hotel very good. Comical landing - 2nd cabin delay for EH. FG & I went to Hotel & others didn't know it. Beautiful hotel. Went to Museo in morning. In aft drove to Sahatha with Elderkins. Most unusual scenery. Arab grave yard 12 lots of stone with round posts ... fez - camels mules goats sheep. Arab towns beautiful children. Arabs tall stately silent. Sahata interesting esp. votive chapel with busts of Jove & ... Camels & Arabs doing excavating. Saw Amphitheater. fixing things up for visit of KingDrove through Arab quarter & to war monument Saw weaving of silk Sun Feb 26. In morning walked thru s...s saw silver workers - Aft. ten at the Bartoccinis (director of scavi) Lovely baby 2 1/2 Franko. Wife Irrestian teaches in Trip Mon Feb 27 Lepcis Magna. Terribly cold ride out. Passed thru ... & saw mosque with 48 columns from Lepcis - all different. Scavi at L.M most impressive ... with cessi & many marble pools. Foro Basilica wonderful statues Especially well preserved because of being buried in sand Arch of Septimus with beautiful sculptures (not yet put in place) Port also interesting did not go to edge of sea. Tues Feb 27[sic] - Boat late had another day in Tripoli. In morning walked thru S...s In aft to market.Wed Feb 29 - Morning went to Fair new work of school children in applied art. Lovely things. esp. childs room decorated with stenciled paper-files cushions painted furniture & toys Also more advanced work in embroidery & dress making. Art exhibit lovely pictures of desert. Much silver work & leather. Rome's exhibit beautiful. Sailed at 1. Proprieter of Hotel gave us 2 boxes of Chocolates. Horrid old tub of a boat (Porto di Savona) rolled frightfully. Grace & F.G. done up. Thurs Mar 1 Sighted land about 10 good day but boat still rolling.Thurs Mar 1 - arrived Syracuse 3 PM had lunch at Restaurant Oriental went to Latemia Cappuccine where 11000 Gks worked in Quarry & died. Beautiful gardens planted there now. Drove in to theater again for sunset. Fri Mar 2 - 11:45 - 8 train to Palermo - beautiful scenery Almonds in full bloom - mountains & flowers Sat Mar 3 - In morning St. Giovanni degli Ermeti Beautiful garden - grapefruit tree lovely cloisters 5 red domes. Aft to Cathedral to see tomb of Roger & Fred & Constant In crypt tomb of Admiral Saw treasure taken from tomb. Crowns scepters - embroideries of seed pearls & all sorts of jewels from Constantias dress. Marvellous vestments embroidered in gold & silver & coral beads & colored flowers. Sunday Mar 4 - Stayed in in AM Wrote. Aft. to St M. Mosaic of Admiral kneeling before feet of Vergin. Lovely old pavement in Church. Also to S. Caterina to see a bas relief of Jona & Whale. Now a convent. Nuns behind 2 gratings talking to family & friends. The relief was very queer - High relief colored rigging of ship made of real cords. Tea at Caflishs - saw "Mio figlio"Mon Mar 5 - All day trip to Segesta. Marvellous day got car from Hotel for 360 L. Very Good. Went by sea and came home shorter way by mts. Flowers superb. Temple more impressive than ever. Never finished:. Columns unfluted. theater mag. site auto can drive right to temple now - Making good path to theater. Tues. Mar 6. Sailed at noon for Tunis SS Argentina Very Good Had wonderful view of N. shore of Sicily all aft. Landed at Trapani at 5. Stayed till 7.30 Went ashore & walked around Saw Marquise Pantemoni but he didn't see us.Morning in Santos. Wed Mar 7 Bardo Museo in P.M. Treasure from ship from Athens probably sent by Sulla ... Bronze Museum. many small bronzes some large marble capitols of Columns Lovely little figures probably handles of vases. Also saw many mosaics Famous one of Vergil from ... Ships. Scenes from home lif, etc Beys apt interesting Gobelin Tap. portrait of Louis Phillippe Thur Mar 8 - to D... @ 100 M beautiful ride - Marvellous flowers, mts in distance Ruins scattered over hillside Beautiful theater. Splendid arch. Temple & floors with mosaics Arab boys pests! went with Elderkins... 16 f = 64 c Fri. Mar 9 ... in morning bright beautiful blue Kimona & black & silver scarf at ... Leffers 40. Leather purses 8 f 2 for 2@ Aft ... - Temple of ... (Juno of Phoen) many grave stones (small "stick" figure) Phallic signs (another small drawing). burial jars Thunderstorm. Museum in monastery lovely gold jewelry. Little colored cupid terra cotta like tanagra figures Phoen razors (small drawing). beautiful heads of Aug ... & Marcellus. beautiful site overlooking bay.Sat Mar 10 - Left at 6.59 for ... .... arrived at 2. train late. Took auto immediately for Khemissa. Old Roman city in Mts (on trade route to Carthage) ... Italia. Played bridge read ... novel wonderful mt scenery. Great arch across road. Theater on hill side. paid 140 for trip. Too much should have been 105Sun Mar 11. left at 8 for Medamo & Tebessa. Grey day. Got stung on Auto. Hotel prop charged 700 for trip Elderkins got car for 375 Medamo site of Cepuleius birth. Great city many bas reliefs of Mercury. Theater built up on level ground against Bizantine fortress. Baths just being excavated saw concrete vats couldn't decide use of - stone mangers for cattle. Small apse with semicircular seats - City church. Left in 1 1/2 hrs for Tebessa ate lunch en route. Chauffeur served it. in midst of desert 4 little Arab boys appeared Skylark flew up singing right in front of us. Visited Nomad encampment. Took pictures of women & childrenvery dark day. Reached Tebessa about 2. funny little town Victoria Hotel with rooms across roofs Saw big Basilica & columns abbutting on Pillars Temple (like Marson ...) Beautiful Arch Cracalla Town wall Byzantine Sat in square for tea @ 100 natives gathered about to watch us. Very cold left next morning at 715 for S... A... again. made it in 3 hrs. Left at 1.2.15 for Bone March 11 arriving at 5---- nice Hotel. beautiful situation of town. on bay walked along boulevard. Arab bootblacks perfect pests City where Louis died on his CrusadeDrove in 2 horse carriage 25 f March 12. Morning to Hippo to visit Cathedral of St Louis. Nothing interesting about it but site overlooking town. Then to Roman cisterns still in use Marvellous Museum & Roman house beautiful mosaics. One of hunt showing nets torches & shields used to attract wild beasts. pens of tame animals used as bate[sic] & huntsmen. 3 statues of Hercules Aescup & [empty space]. funny animal carved in wall large ... Old Phoenician wall old Quai & steps down to sea. Sea now 1/2 m away. Left at 1.26 for Constantine arriving at 8.40 dinner in trainMar. 14. Const. F.G. terrible cold stayed in Bed. Spent much time finding bank for EH. finally walked to gorge went down in elevator to bridge walked across took carriage back to Hotel thru Aram quarter. saw many storks in nests. French colonial troops going out for manoevers. Town has wonderful situation with deep gorge in aft drove again along Corniche drive alove gorge most picturesque to warm bath (old Roman once) Grace & I had lunch at caffe beer & sandwichesauto to Djemila 400 fr. Mar 15 - left at 8 wonderful scenery bare mts green fields rivers snow capped mts near ... visible reached Djemila at 12 had lunch at Transatlantique Hotel 1 story with Patio with antique columns painted 2 lovely cats yellow - 1 Persian old town below hotel. one side Bysantine[sic] city - baptistry with mosaice. Other side Roman many houses with atrium. Temple with portiers standing arch of Caracalla. Basilica Julia (mother of C) ... foro - several latrines, Museum covered with mosaicpavements on outer walls. Inside ones from house of Asinius Nica name over picture of Ass. One showing triumph of Venus Cupid holding looking glass. Another Europa & Bull - Cupid has bulls tail turned over his shoulders. very large flat torso of Juppiter[sic] in Capitol. Cat followed us every where got tired & howled On way home ran out of Gas! Wonderful sunset - left at 3.15 & arrived at 7.15Fri Mar 16 - F.G. Sick. Spent morning around town in aft EH & I walked across ... & through old town left at 8.20 for Tangiers I sat up 2nd class & others took sleeper 8 in compt. Grace thought she lost her bag with pass port etc Peppermint ... & wife. Nice lady - French man who ...! Old forest guard Slept little but had a good time! Sat Mar 17 Reached Algiers at 8.30 lovely situation on sea. Nice Hotel FG worse tried to find MD were insulted. In aft slept then Grace & I went thru Arab Quarters no ... - not good stores except one Jewelry near CathedralWoman dragged by Arab with stick Mar 18 - Sunday went on Cooks tour to Bli... & Cl... Gorge to see the Monkeys. Beautiful scenery rich farm land - trees just leaving out - shady roads Mts very high near gorge many little waterfalls Had lunch Roussian Hotel de Gorges de Cinges. Monkeys had no tails very tame ate peanuts. on terrass one had baby which she carried on her back. Came home by Kolea - along "Turquoise Coast" In evening went to mosque where women are allowed to come once a year - Men washed faces hands & feet before walking on matting ... instruments made from turtleTues Mar 19 - Nothing much Museum in morning to see Originals of Casts at Ch... Monday Mar 19 - Went to Ch... to see Museum on way stopped at Tombe della cretienne a strance behive shaped mass of square blocks with remains of Roman columns all around went inside around a long corridor which let finally into very center of Tomb. Museum had some lovely things nice old custode like John Burroughs took picture - one of ... another of statue. ... heads of Juba II Museo founded by him. Husband of daughter of Cleopatra & Caesar went to Tepaza for lunch Sun to ruins. Nice Arab boys Paid 470 for carTues, Mar 20 - Left at 8.13 for Constantine. I went 2nd class & sat up with Arab-French couple, old man with palsy - nice lady & young son of a friend - & later widow with 2 children. Quite comfortable reached Cons. at 8.30. Walked the Gorge had lunch took 1.13 for Batna arriving 5.33 Wed Mar 21 - Comfortable nice French woman & Arab officer with many medals - Levant Syria - 5 from World War. showed us his scars. Tried Hotel de France - N. G went to Orient & were very comfortable. Next morning hired car to take us to Timgad & Lambessa 120 f. Little pet Jackal at hotel. Size of kitten - tail like fox - ears like Donkey.Museo had finest mosaics I ever saw - like paintings. Thurs Mar22 - Lambese headquarters of III Aug legion. Pretorium a huge square building towering above everything else. Arab boy digging Truffles On way to ... stopped to see other arch. Arabs washing in stream by tramping on clothes - dancing a regular jig. Reached Timgad a little after 11. Arab fair opposite Hotel. Many Berbers animals tents bought pins & bracelets of women. After lunch went to Ruins magnificent situation. 3,300 ft ... white capped mts all about. no frescoes but many columns standing wonderful pavements on streets. Capitol with 2 huge columns standing. Had tea by open fire.Friday Mar 23. Beautiful bright day with cold wind spent morning in ruins taking pictures. Hard rainstorm in afternoon sat by fire & wrote this. Sat Mar 24 left at 9 for Biskra Good day reached El ... at 11.30 had lunch at Gorge Hotel then walked thru the red village Dirty depressing children sore eyed blind filthy boys playing checkers in road with green spots made by squeezing weeds Men were pebbles & Date pits Went thru Arab house Had to be carried across river to reach Auto. F.G. waded. Marvellous trip to Biskra - first sight of desert like Seabeautiful colors on Mts. Lavender flowers. Went that night to see Oulid Nail dancing girls - dance with stomach guide at Hotel took us - One little one 12 or 10 yrs old. Sun Mar 25 - In morning walked around & looked at Shops. Saw Son of Shiek that girl in Sleeper told Grace about. He walked around old town with us. In aft went for Camel ride thru old Bisk - another Mud village My camels name Zora - loved it. the evening went to an Arab Caffe to see the Oulid Nail dancing girls do the Stomach dance very interesting they wore girdles with heavy buckles which bobbed up or down. Many women in native costume walkedthrough flaring ruffled skirts with ... & ribbons. One little girl 10 - ... negro dance (Old bag - a bones) Sunday March 26. Walked around town in morning Drank Helen's health in Vermouth. Stopped opp. Transatlantique to see Graces Son of Shiek ... Ben Mbaruk He took us for walk around town thru market etc. In aft went for ride on Camels thru Old Biskra - mine was white named Zora. Great fun. In evening went to see Dervish dance. Terrible but interesting put skewers thru face put burning branch inside bernous let Marabou strike him with stick - Probably doped. Then to another Oulid Nail Cafee not so interesting as other so many American & Eng there Little girl sat by me & shookhands Mon mar 26 - In morning made arrangements to do on camping trip with guide at Sahara (Rat face) Left at 2.30. Flute players & R f in carriage 4 camels & drivers for us. At edge of Oasis Rat face halted us & tents were put up. Sair just to show us what they looked like. Terrible wind - Sand dunes 4 Parties - 3 tents 13 Arabs. Dinner Vermicelli soup. Omelette - Artichoke roots - fresh green pease - tender chicken fried potatoes - Salad - Stewed pears. Oranges dates - Benedictine Anisette. Evening at Restaurant danced with R. F. "ce soir" ed me. Wind went down walked to camp in moon-star light.Tues Mar 27. Woke to see beautiful sun rise. Started back soon after breakfast. lovely day. - Afternoon Garden beautiful Sunset. in evening private performance of Oulid Nail girls - big sell paid 25 f apiece. Sat in bed with man - Old woman with candle - Mouse "bed of shame" 1 girl with bad eyes - other with shrunken leg - well shaved beautiful ... light brown skin. Wed Mar 28 - Train trip to Const. left at 3 ---- arrived 10.30 Thurs Mar 29 Train from 8.30 AM to 11.45 PM to Tunis Lots of Mail!! Fri Mar 30 Souked bought lovely leather thingsSat. Mar 31 In aft drove to Utica where Cato younger committed Suicide Terrible sell - few ruins. good mosaics esp one large one of giant head & sea scenes - Saw Native women (photo) one washing by old Roman port very hot. Sun Apr 1. Monkey jokes for EH & FG. Beautiful drive to S... Aqueduct - Red poppies blue flax little blue morning glories Camel plowing. On to El Djem ate lunch on Table sitting on pieces of old Columns. Took pictures of native children carrying babies = terrible scrabble back to S... by Monastic passed Lepcis Minor! nothing to show it. T place where treasure in Barde recovered from ship from Athens was found.night at S.... Mon Apr 2 - to K... saw Grand Mosque - hundreds of R. columns. beautiful view from minaret White city without any trees around it - Pepper trees in streets - Bought rugs in hotel - got soaked paid too much! went to Mosque of ... outside of town beautiful tile-work & stone carving - windows with old glass behind stone tracing. Rained before we reached Tunis Tues Ap 3- Souked in AM to Souk el Leffa very good bought Kimono & Scarf there Wed In Aft took train to Lidi Bon Said - White hill city - tried to see Arab house of Baron d'Erlanger but only got ingarden. Long rows of Cypresses with pool between - White house with blue timming on height over Sea walked on to Phare. had Lemonade at quaint Arab Cafe Inside wide elevated couches covered with matting Arab asleep on one. Thurs Apr 5 morning Souked - sailed at 4 for Palermo. "Guy guy" went in Taxi with us to boat. Lovely boat "City of Trieste" Fri Apr 6 Trapain 7-9. Reached Palermo at 2 - waited till 3 to get Passport stamped so we could disembark Then Hell of a time over K... rugs!!! left them at customs next day got A... to ship them to Rob! Sat Apr 7 Morning in ... took 12.40 to ... arrived at 5 something. Lovely spot good Hotel with wide view ofsea & temples. Sun Apr 8 - (Easter Jokes) Morning to Cathedral to hear Easter music - Kittens in garbage - Beautiful Roman Sarcophagus in Sacristy. Sea in Garden Hotel des Temples walked to temples in afternoon Magnificent. 1st Concordia then along ridge to Juno . & walked home along old Roman road deep ruts. Mon Apr 9 - Walked to Rock of Athens - met Proprieter & 2 daughters & wife. Then Prof Noach archaeologist from Berlin sketching there. In aft walked to other temples - Castor & Pollux Hercules & Jove. Met Prof Noach again Monday Easter festa all the Grigenti people out picknicking. Many oranges. Tues Apr 10 Grace & I went to the sea in a "One Hoss Shay". Had lovely day on a little deserted Sandy beach - Went wading got legs burned. Walked home met EH & FG in garden of Temples for Tea. Wed Apr 11. Terrible time leaving Grigenti because of stamping of our Primavera Tessera. Thought we would loose[sic] train. Reached Palemo 11.45. In afternoon went out to Caflishes to tea - saw "Mio figlio" made date for evening bought new suitcase 115 l He brought his cousin Vincenzo & a young friend we took a walk along the Marino. Thurs Apr 12 - morning. Palatine Chapel - mosaics marvellous beautiful floor of ... ... Carved candlestick - Arab ceiling Moorish window. Then to Museum again -Fri Apr 13 - in morning sent suitcase to Naples full of woolen clothes In aft drove to Mt Pellegrino visited shrine of Santa Rosalia walked to statue saw Etna beautifully. Thursday In evening Opera Fascista speech over exploding of Bomb at opening of fair in Milan when King was there. & a ... beautifully done Adelaida Saraceni Violette ni Francesche father. Friday evening went out with the 3 boys to Massimo Cafe for beer. Sat Apr 14 left 8 40 for Messina Figlio came to train to see us off Reached Messina 1.30 bad time getting to boat with Porters etc. splendid boat "Milano" nice room two in little alleyway. People at table charming.Eng couple & Swiss International lawyer represents Greek & Bulgaria. Sun Apr 15 - calm sea steady boat read all morning. Mr & Mrs Douglass lived in Borneo 22 yrs - absolute monarchy "Rajah Brook" bought a little land gradually civilizing natives who adore him 3rd generation now ruling. Head hunters. Mrs D's experience as bride. Village who bolted to Dutch. ... & his suggestive remarks- Mon - Apr 16. Arose at 4.45 to watch boat go through C... Canal. Got to Piraeus at about 10. Ida & Lib came on board took us for a lovely picnic beyond Phaleron to - pine woods by Aegean. Had tea at their lovelyhouse came home dressed went back to dinner. Bert & Carl both there. Tues. Had tea at Mrs DeJongs in aft noon. Saw her husbands pictures & caricatures terribly clever. Dinner at Pantheon with Ida Burt Lib Mrs DeJong Wed. Sunium beautiful day. Temple right on edge of Sea. Thurs. Museum in morning in aft tea at Ida's with AM school. Fri Sat went to Temple of Zeus Olympia then to theater of Dionysius. Precinct of Aesculapino - Areopagus. & walked to Monument of Polypappus for Sunset - not very brilliantSunday April 22 - Concert in morning to hear Borowsky (who came on boat with us) play piano with Symphony Orchs. In aft to Stadium to see athletic games. To Ida Lib to tea. Earthquake at 10.15 P.M. (Destroyed Corinth) Mon Apr 23 Rhamnus Y Marathon went in swimming ate lunch at Rhamnus. Beautiful site remains of temples of Nemesis & Thesis. Wild hill overlooking sea. Gateway & old wall. Tues apr 24 Visited Dypilm Gate & Sacred way with tombs & stile Then Theseum (now called Hephaistion) Up shore lane. Tea at Ambassadors Saw Mr Rowland. Museum in morning ... all new things - beautiful bronze boy found atby fishermen Marathon. Nearly perfect except whatever he held in one hand and part of a foot. Bronze strip engraved found by Carl. Perhaps Clytemnestra & Cassandra. To dinner at Phaleum with Dr. Graef & Miss Phillips. Little restaurant right on shore Then to see their little house with terrass overlooking sea & shaded by 2 pines Most interesting evening Customs in Russia & Roumania - Moravian Trombones & Easter service with Candles to Cemetary. Wed Apr 24. Visited Near East AM women's Hospital at Piraeus. Dr Parmelee showed us about tremendously interesting ... ... Clinic - General ClinicMaternity ward. "John Power" beautiful boy 21 mo old deserted by mother. Great lack of water! No place for tubercular patients or Chronic cases - People have to buy all water 1 d a can (5 gal) Then to see Miss Stewart-Richardson's weaving. Beautiful bags. Then on to Daphni where Lib Ida & Mrs DeJong joined us. Visited 11th cent Bizantine church first then on for picnic lunch. Then to Eleusis - Thurs Apr 25 - Fri Apr 26. All day trip to Tatoi & stopped ti see /tinb if Jubg Geo & Alex. Palaces now Orphan asylum wild red tulips beautiful. View of Delf & Enboia. On way home stopped at Kephissia for tea lovely place with view ate on terrass Sat gave dinner to friends at Grand Briton... Sun stayed home as was trifle under weather Went to concert in morning heart Operette of Mozart sung by 5 people. Not much good. Mon Apr 30 Left for Crete on 6 PM Boat Adriaticus. Very poor boat Lib soaked with wave EH & FG had [small drawing could be 'bug']. Sir Percy Lorraine & Lady L., Miss Stewart Richardson ... ... Mr. Owen ... S.B. & another Brit were on board but didn't bother us, "Piet" deJong came out to meet us. Nice Hotel Minos. Sailed along coast of Crete so didn't arrive till 9 PM Tuesday. Wed morning May 2 went to Museum - Very interesting Minoan Jewelry Frescoes from Palace at Knossos cats in flowers. K... Boys gathering crocuses, etc. Invited to Sir Arthur Evans for lunch. 78 yrs young Has paid for the dig himself. Luncheon in Pine grove (planted by himself) Brits there 15 at table. Duncan McKensie at one end ... at other. After lunchPlace to bathe near entrance we were shown over Palace by Sir Arthur. Frightfully interesting wooden columns horns [small drawing] on top. wooden beams. big jars - ...paintings reproduced on walls. Several stories high. Wine & Olive presses. Puppies. Had tea in pine grove. Thurs May 3. Drove to Phaestus & Hagia Quida. Wild beautiful mt. scenery. Palace at Phaestus not restored like Sir Arthurs. At Hagia a "summer palace". School children picking flowers for May day (wreaths on all the houses in ... etc) Hundred there sang for us & we were treated to Coffee Hooch. rodeover stream on Mule coming back tire rim broke. Got home 9 PM Fri May 5 to bay of Malia to see another (French) dig stopped on way & saw a place where they found many little painted [small drawing] for ceremony & double .... Had beautiful swim on way back. Piet came to dinner. Rest across from "High Life" large back room. May 6 Sat left for A... 12 nice boat Elena M. Sun May 7 arrived at 12. went to Tea at Ida & Lib then to ... & Bert showed us about. Learned lots saw old walls.old road. Base of statue of wooden horse - Foundations of old Parth that Xerzes destroyed (up about 2 drums) many drums used for her others burned used in ... of .... Base of stat. of Athena in Parth. hole for wooden support. Little olive tree in front of Erect. planted by Kings child. Mon May 1 - Crete at 5 - nice boat Brit Min & Party on board. Tues May 2 - went along coast of Crete - mts & villages white crowned then Ida. Reached Candia about 9 P.M. Piet de Jong came out on little boat to meet us. Hotel very near boat landingWed May 3 Museum in morning saw Minoan frescoes from Palace at ... Particularly boy picking crocuses - cats in foliage - King Minos! Seal pendants that were developed into rings - gold beads & jewelry. Then for lunch to Villa Ariadne for lunch with Sir Arthur Evans - ate in pine grove sat between P. de Jong & Mr Owens (SO) after lunch Sir Arthur showed us over the "Palace" 13 stories in places wooden pillars restored [small drawing] double horn ornament (perhaps against Earthquakes to ward off evil eye) restored frescoes. Throne room with animals on each side. Place where they washed for purification before entering - great store rooms etc. (Puppies) Tea also in grove.In evening Circus Thurs May 4 - Phaestus. Palace very like ... not restored. ... to see Code of Laws. Bought antique beads on way from Hagia...? ... of school children songs - coffee - Raki? dances. beautiful position overlooking sea. Broke down 3 times on way back. Greek car also broke down. man gave us flowers. Late getting home Brits in Evening dress in Hotel Hall eating. Fri May 4 - went to Malia stopped at to see remains where double battle ... & little 3 legged tables were found Had sea swim on way back Brit came to dinner with us. Sat May 5. Sailed at noon good passage - nice boat "Cabins de Luxe" Girl from China with Victrola Sun May 6 - reached Piraeus about noon.Mon May 7 Birthday party at Ida & Lib in evening. Beautiful table sweet pease - scattered over cloth - Lib gave me Baedeker C... Ida - table cloth. Effie blue rubber sponge bath mit. Delicious dinner. Strawberry ice cream - chicken mousse (strained.) Tue May 8 left for Delphi at 10.30. Reached ... at 2.30. 1st class Mr & Mrs Rufus Mather - great fun on train gold cord book mark. Told us about work of Lighthouses "-Just come from Egypt. Beautiful ride up to Delphi - saw Camels. Had all sorts of Jokes at birthday party Grace - Cretan beads FG Horse beads many jokes walked to temple before dinner. to Spring of Castalia Wed May 9. Walked to museum & upper precinct in morning lower one in aft.Thurs May 10 - Took car to A... & walked back. Took pictures of women with their ... Grace bought one. All bought big peasant wool bags. Lost ... on way home.Mon May 14 Corinth left at 6.50 reached new C at 10 saw devastation of earthquake terrible Then on to New Corinth saw spring of P... - Temple spring with ancient bronze lion heads under Temple secret door in architecture. Spring of Gl... (into which Medias rival plunged herself when presented with poison robe. saw new excavations of Theater. Left at 3.30 for ... spent night there wonderful sunset on wayMon May 14 Corinth left at 6.50 reached new C at 10 saw devastation of earthquake terrible Then on to New Corinth saw spring of P... - Temple spring with ancient bronze lion heads under Temple secret door in architecture. Spring of Gl... (into which Medias rival plunged herself when presented with poison robe. saw new excavations of Theater. Left at 3.30 for ... spent night there wonderful sunset on wayPurchases 1 bag 12 1 " 9 2 purses 16 1 " 2 1 scarf 1.65 1 Kim 2.35Recipes - 1. Celery stalks in casserole with cheese & butter & breadcrumbs on top. 2 Onions cooked with vineagar & sugar. 3. Puree of carrots. " " pease instead of mashed potatoes. Ring molds of spinach - rice - or pease with gravy or tomato sauce inside - egg soufflee in ring of cauliflour mould. Pork liver bacon & toast on spit. Fried fish & mushrooms. Meat loaf with hard boiled egg in center sauce for meat - oil vinegar chopped chives & pickles& capers. Desserts. Orange - ice frozen in skins cut top off & serve with spray of leaves. stuff with whipped cream & sugar.& Bread pudding with slices of orange & raisins & much custard. Egg nog - beat yolks & whites separate very stiff - into yolks beat whiskey add whites & then whipped cream. Breaded veal cutlet Slice of ham on top then melted cheese & a circle of tomato sauce. Rice in mold in center mushrooms chopped giblets - pease egg all mixed with tomato sauce filet of pork in casserole covered with cabbage then slices of bacon. ...Cataract Hotel over Cataract go for tea - expensive 2 nights at Assuan See Island Elephantine 1st afternoon Next day go to Philae in AM by steam R.R. Leave at 8 get back at 2 return by sail boat to Assuan 7 miles. Afternoon visit tombs of nobles 12th dinasty across rive. Very important Assuan to Kom Ombo Kom Ombo Hotel run by irrigation co.3 Stay 1 night visit temple of Kom Ombo Hotel furnishes tram Return on tramNext day go to Edfu to see temple. Hellenistic. Has roof have to take boat across Nile Dont take Dragoman. 2 1/2 hrs there. Go on to Luxor that night. Spend night at Hotel S... Luxor to Keneh by train next day. Dendera Most difficult trip. Take sleeper on to Cairo that night 1st class get Donkeys at Keret to go all way to Dendera they go to ferryboat with you & return. Engage donkeys at Luxor through Hotel. Travel 2nd class.Cairo 1. Gresham House @$4 per day Very Good mention Vassar Madam Souleman Basha Hotel National 5-6 Shaira Souleman Basha Cecil House @4 Shaira Elbustan 8 all 3 near Museum Grosvenor House (did not look attracive) Small Hotel. At Alexandria 1 night Hotel Windsor $4 1/2 (1 night) See Museum & Catacombs 1 wk in Cairo. Go to Memphis.Ride back on donkey from Sakkara to ... over desert 12 days to go up rivel.1. 1st night in Assuit see tomb. Stay at United Pres. Mission Hospital (take Paying Guests)= Hosp of Am. Mission. Grand Hotel near station (no ...) not in Baedeker 2. Train to Abydos. Dont miss 4 hrs to Balaina Donkeys to Abydos 1 hr 2hrs there Back to Belaina Then train to Luxor arrive @ 10 oclock 3 Luxor Hotel Savoy on Nile (German) $4 or 5 a day write ahead telling college connections. 5 nights at Luxor only 2 days across the River better have 3. From Luxor to Assuan St James Hotel. Possible but not too good ($3.00Prices of tickets in Sicily Round trip to Trapani with tessera (6 l) + 71.40.Buy tickets over long distances & return whenever one can. Buy of Am Ex Co L R T spent 2 wks in Cairo See Arab Uni of Cairo. get Baedeker of Egypt See Edfu | better preserved & Dendra | more attractive Roumain Line not so good Royal Rhedivial Line better 2nd class Alex to Persieus WedHomeric Room 154 F $45 per Large London - Mrs Wms Private Hotel 6/ room & breakfast Excellent quiet simple agreeable. Oxford Mitre Hotel Bruges Hotel du Londres In Grand Place Restaurant of Hotel du Venice. Adria Rua Schiaroni 44 l Pensione not good food no place to sit comfortably in eve But few mosquitoes. Quiet beautiful view from my window. Cortina - Regina Hotel 40 l pensione - good clean good location. noise of motors bad but quiet at night fair food good service. delightful people Venice - Regina Hotel 45 l pensione (for 2 meals) Rooms on back noisy quiet on court & side facing dining room. Adjoining suites43, 44 have running water & are not so quiet on court quietest 40 etc Verona Hotel Milan very noisy - mosquitos - no nets very expensive 120 l for 1 day 3 meals. Milan - Hotel du Nord Good Rooms 54, 55 quiet singles on top floor Room 18 l dinner 24 break 6 Stresa - Hotel Pension Flora lovely garden on lake Pens 45 Bellagio Hotel Florence on Lac with garden behind & "Villa" at back of garden. Pensione 42.52 per. G & I large double room no 6. quiet & airy Florence Jennings Riccioli - Rooms 52. 53. 58 lovely singles on top floor. Pensione 45 l ...including tipsbill=368 a week Rome. Pensione Girardet 45 + 3 for heat Naples - Sant Lucia 65 l a day Sorrento. Cocumella Rate 50 l pensione single no 57 on Terace overlooking garden & bay beautiful. Palermo. Hotel de France 60 l pensione - lovely situation good food Germans. Trapani - Grande Hotel Room on sea 18 l. Whole bill 75 per day including eats - tea wine +.... to station in hack Taormina - Metropole very good 70 l Syracuse Grand very poor 65 Tripoli Grand Excellent 70. Tunis. Hotel de Paris 60 fr. very nice Louk Arras Hotel d'Orient bed 15 dinner 12 Tebessa Victoria comical Bed 15 break 5 din 12 Bone - Tourist. Room 15 b 7 Constantine. Grand Rooms (double with bath 80.) break 7 lunch 25 dinner 30 very good. Constantine Grand dear 80 francs for double room with bath 35 for singles Break 8 - lunch & din 35 Algiers - Oasis - Rooms 35 Break 8 Din & lunch 30 Batna - Hotel du Orient Room 20 - Diner[sic] 18 - Break-6 Timgad - Hotel Timgad Pensione 75 Biskra - Hotel du Sahara very nice Pensione 701928 Greece Athens April 16 - ... - White House Room 150 drach a day after we came back from Crete 110 (77 d to $1) Delphi - Pythian Apollo Crete - Constantinople - Hotel de Londre - Lire about 52 cts. 44 l a day Budapest - Hotel Metropole Vienna Hotel Metropole R 8 Shilling a day 8x@14 cts) Prague Blue Star - Salzberg Hotel Pitter R 9 Shillings Innsbruck Hotel ...R 9 Shillings ... - Hotel Tyrolhoff Pensione 18 S Madonna di Campiglio Hotel delle Alpi Pensione 65 Lire (19 to $) XX Excellent Milan - Hotel du Nord Room 25 Dinner 25 Break 6 Florence Jennings Riccioli 45 Lire (running water now Aug 1928 (without tips) Helen Ines Haight Am. Ex Co. Rome Paris Russia dressmaker Mme X. Zoline 326 St. Jacques Paris V Nathalie 414 rue St Honore Grand Maison de Blanc ... etc Dine late ... Saroyard's Montmatre[sic] Rabottels 6 Fairbourg St Honore.Mary Allen 1390 Long Meadow St Springfield Mass -
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Creator: Bergeret, Ida Treat, Gooding, Velma, Stevenson, Jean K., Daniels, Elizabeth A.
Date: [After 1975]
Text: 4l”v"'~. _I .4 JAI*l“l NORTH BALDWIN -— 1876-1975 Attachment #1 ; L. At a Meeting of the ‘ Faculty of Vassar College held ' December seventeenth, nineteen hundred and seventy-five, the following Memorial was unanimously adopted: Dr. Jane North Baldwin lived for ninety-nine full and intense years before she died in Poughkeepsie, New York on May l5th, l975. She was born in Keeseville, New York on February l0, i876, the daughter of George W. Baldwin, who was a professional...
Show more4l”v"'~. _I .4 JAI*l“l NORTH BALDWIN -— 1876-1975 Attachment #1 ; L. At a Meeting of the ‘ Faculty of Vassar College held ' December seventeenth, nineteen hundred and seventy-five, the following Memorial was unanimously adopted: Dr. Jane North Baldwin lived for ninety-nine full and intense years before she died in Poughkeepsie, New York on May l5th, l975. She was born in Keeseville, New York on February l0, i876, the daughter of George W. Baldwin, who was a professional photographer, and Margaret Hargraves Baldwin. She was one of the early women enrollees and graduates of Cornell University Medical School, taking her M.D. degree in l900. She interned at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children in l9Ol-O2 and came to Vassar College as Assistant in Physiology and Assistant Physician in l905-O6. From l905 to i930 she served the college as physician in the department of Health and Hygiene, and in l93O she was promoted to Professor of Hygiene and College Physician, a position she held until her retirement in l9H6 after Al years of service to the college. She is permanently honored by the college infirmary, Baldwin House, which was completed in l9hO and named for her. Dr. Baldwin auspiciously started life in two counties. One day when she was a little girl--so the story goes--her mother took her to New York City from Albany on the dayliner to visit a sick friend in a hospital. Jane Baldwin determined there and then to become a doctor. Although not very much is on record about her preparation for her career in medicine, one presumes that the struggle to get ahead and establish herself in a man's world was no easier for her than for the other women struggling shoulder to shoulder at the beginning of the twentieth century. in accordance with the custom of the time, she entered medical school without attending college but was, however, retroactively adopted as an honorary member of the class of l92l at Vassar. At various times Dr. Baldwin did graduate work--in physiology at the Harvard Medical School in the summer of l905, in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins in l9l6, and at the New York Post Graduate Medical School in i922. She was associated with MIT as a research intern in Public Health in the summer of i935. During her career Dr. Baldwin was on the staff of the Vanderbilt Clinic of Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, where she was an assistant attending physician in endocrinology; and she was also on the courtesy staffs of Vassar Hospital and St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, many times presiding over the emergencies of Vassar students. She played an active role beyond the college in the medical affairs of Dutchess County. A member of the Dutchess County Medical Association and the American Medical Association, she was at various times a vice- president of the then American Student Health Association and president of the then New York State Student Health Association. She was an honorary member of the Women's Medical Association of New York City and of the Visiting Nurses Association of Poughkeepsie In l950 she was honored by the Medical Society of the State of New York, and in l95l by the Dutchess County Medical Society, in Attachment #l Page 2 recognition of her fifty years of the practice of medicine in Wew York State. Dr. Baldwin did not limit her activities to Vassar College in any narrow sense although she served Vassar long and well. She - was a pioneer in local social service work. She was president of the board of directors of Lincoln Center for a time and was active in her retirement in senior citizens groups. She was a director of the Dutchess County Association for Senior Citizens and a A member of the Gay 90's Club, -- one of the few members whose age marked the distinction of the name. g Throughout her career, Dr. Baldwin had a very strong feeling for her vocation. Her efforts to improve the health education and the health service at Vassar resulted in the modern facilities and in the enlightened attitudes characteristic of her administration. The Vassar Alumnae Maqazine of July l, i936 quoted Dr. Baldwin, when asked for the story of her life, as replying that Vassar needed a new infirmary. A new infirmary was finally built at the time of Vassar's 75th Anniversary and named in her honor. ln i933 the doctors‘ offices, previously crowded into the front Southwest wing of Main Building, had moved to the old gym space in Ely which was made vacant by the opening of Kenyon Hall. In the new quarters in Ely there were fourteen consulting and waiting rooms--including a separate one for colds in the head. There were four physicians (including one psychiatrist and one pediatrician) and nine nurses. But Dr. Baldwin was not content with the total situation since she persisted in thinking that the infirmary, a beautiful New England reproduction built in l90l with funds donated by the family of Charles Swift, was badly adapted for desired improvements in infirmary care. As the saying was “Swift Infirmary, quick recovery.“ She pushed, therefore, for the modern facility which was designed by Faulkner and Kingsbury and built and dedicated in l9hO. Dr. Baldwin was friendly, outgoing, concerned, intense, serious and humorous. She was a woman of high moral standards and of great humaneness. She put herselt out for others. in l9H5, (for example) she spent her summer vacation on the staff of Vassar Brothers Hospital in order that a regular staff doctor might be released for rest. A typical Baldwinian act! The Class of l92l, her adopted Alma Mater, officially celebrated her 90th birthday with a banquet. At that dinner the story was told that Henry Noble MacCracken cited Dr. Baldwin for bravery. Dr. Baldwin, he recalled, was the younger assistant in her first years of Dr. Elizabeth Thelberg, her rather more formidable female predecessor, known as Dr. T. One fall year the two of them - Dr. T. and Dr. B. - were,as usual, examining freshmen in the annual initial medical examination lineup. Recording a student's family history, -Dr. Thelberg asked the frightened freshman - "And what was the cause of your grandfather's death? ' - Freshman; He was assassinated. Dr. T.; Good Heavens, child, what did he do? Freshman; He was president--President Garfield. Dr. T.; (turning to Dr. B.) Did you know this? Dr. B.: Of course. Dr Then why didn't you tell me? Dr (quietly): You didn't give me a chance." ED—'l 1 i l l - -t Attachment #l Page 3 Dr. Baldwin's driving became part of the folklore of College Avenue in her later years. All the affectionate residents knew enough to drive to the side of the road and stop when Dr. Baldwin honking her horn as she came, pulled out of her driveway. She was still driving her car with gusto, pleasure, and indiscretion in her nineties. » . . For all generations, Dr. Baldwin has been immortalized in certain Vassar class songs, among them three sung by two members of this Memorial Committee. The first: "Where Oh Where are the Verdant Freshmen?“ . Where oh where are the verdant freshmen? Where oh where are the verdant freshmen? Where oh where are the verdant freshmen? Safe now in their trundle beds. They've gone out from Baldwin's hygiene, They've gone out from Lockwood's English, They've gone out from Dicky's music Safe now in their trundle beds. The second: “The Hygiene Song“, arranged by Martha Alter '25 from words and tune originally composed by the Class of l9l9. Oh we never used to bathe - Till we heard the Doctor rave In the lectures that she gave - How to behave Now we take our daily bath - Even tho we miss our Math. ls; How in the world do you know that? She told us sol ,--T:-:.-.-....~*\ Q... In this case, as in many others, the song was reworked by the ingenious ad-lib inventions of subsequent generations of students, but it did not take too much ingenuity occasionally to substitute Dr. B. for Dr. T. as the song sank deeply into the college's musical folklore. ln l927, then, the song could include: When we heard from Dr. B. Of our ancient pedigree Traced back to the Cambrian Sea Much impressed were we, . Though they say man and baboon are but a minute in a long afternoon How in the world do you know that? She told us so. The post-Darwinian Doctor of hygiene has now become Dr. B.rather than Dr. T. And finally in the song “Matthew Vassar's Generous Heart“ composed by the Class of 1935 to the tune of “It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," we have Dr. B. coming into her own as the original dedicatee of the lines in the second verse: Attachment #l' Page A Matthew Vassar's generous heart Found a brain in every lass, So he made his beer and college here ' h ood of the Freshman class. For t e g “Hygiene, hygiene, hy," said the Freshmen, “Thank you, Dr. B. I know all about the scurvy and the sanitary survey and the inside parts of me.“ Ida Treat Bergeret Velma Gooding Jean K. Stevenson Elizabeth Daniels J M... ..._. M. '\-<
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Creator: Claflin, Agnes R., Dickinson, George S., Wells, Mary Evelyn
Date: [After 1948]
Text: JAMES LUKENS McCONAUGHY 1887 - l9h8 The Faculty of Vassar College wish to record in their minutes the sorrow and regret they feel upon the death of Governor James L. McConaughy within his term as a trustee of Vassar College. From his range of experience in education, as professor at Bowdoin and Dartmouth Colleges and as president at Knox College and Wesleyan University, he brought keen understanding and sympathy to bear upon his Vassar duties. He never imposed upon the curriculum or...
Show moreJAMES LUKENS McCONAUGHY 1887 - l9h8 The Faculty of Vassar College wish to record in their minutes the sorrow and regret they feel upon the death of Governor James L. McConaughy within his term as a trustee of Vassar College. From his range of experience in education, as professor at Bowdoin and Dartmouth Colleges and as president at Knox College and Wesleyan University, he brought keen understanding and sympathy to bear upon his Vassar duties. He never imposed upon the curriculum or administration any preconceived system or solution, but approached each pro- blem with fresh discrimination and fine judg- ment. Even in this last year when he was so fully occupied with affairs of state as the governor of Connecticut he found time to attend the meetings of the Trustee Committee on Faculty and Studies where his advice and experience were greatly appreciated. The whole Vassar community, as well as the Faculty will feel the loss of his generous services on behalf of the College, and those who had the privilege of knowing and working with him will feel they have lost a valued friend as well. Respectfully submitted, Agnes R. Claflin George S. Dickinson Mary Evelyn Wells XII - 232
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Creator: Thompson, C. Mildred, MacColl, Mary, Banfield, Helen S.
Date: [After 1929]
Text: JEAN CULBERT PALMER 1872 - 1929 In the death of Jean Culbert Palmer the Faculty of Vassar College have suffered a grievous loss. To all who knew her she was a friend of warm sympathy, modest in valuing her own achievements, keenly con- cerned for the happiness of those about her. A gracious manner, which was in her the expression of a generous spirit, gave charm to any gathering of which she was a member and lent distinction to her every act. Never too hurried to give ear to those in hnuble,...
Show moreJEAN CULBERT PALMER 1872 - 1929 In the death of Jean Culbert Palmer the Faculty of Vassar College have suffered a grievous loss. To all who knew her she was a friend of warm sympathy, modest in valuing her own achievements, keenly con- cerned for the happiness of those about her. A gracious manner, which was in her the expression of a generous spirit, gave charm to any gathering of which she was a member and lent distinction to her every act. Never too hurried to give ear to those in hnuble, great or small, she was ever ready with wise counsel. We sought her in the sure sense that her kindly sympathy and friendly understanding would not fail. Her buoyancy and gaiety of spirit radiated good cheer and friendliness wherever she went, and her lively sense of humor and zest for life were a source of constant enjoyment to all who came in contact with her. Hers was a true sociability of the spirit, springing from a genuine liking for peo- ple and an unstinted giving out of the treasures of her rich personality. In her keen enjoyment of what might have been tasks or stern duties she made of every day living a fine art. To the last, even through months of painful illness, her vivid personality was never dimed nor did her brave spirit fail. She fought the good fight with the courage and faith that were always hers. As Warden of the College from 1915 to the time of her death on July ll, 1929, she was ever a harmonizer be- tween the older code of courtesy and the newer demands of freedom. She was a unifying force between academic traditions on the one hand, and the interests of social living in its widest sense on the other. We cherish, therefore, her fourteen years of life and work among us as one of the imperishable endowments of Vassar College. G. Mildred Thompson Mary MacC011 Helen S. Banfield VIII - 3h2
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Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: March 7, 1867
Text: Poughkeepsie, N.Y., March 7* 1867 My dear Mrs Hale Your esteemed letter of the .4.. current came duly to hand with enclosed Slip of "Womans Union Missionary Soc" meeting held in N.Y. on the 10.. ultimo. Previous engagements hinder?. me from reading it till last evening. I think the remarks of the several gentlemen who spoke on the occasion opportune & interesting, especially those of the Rev.. Joseph Scudder the native missionary of India. I was not aware before reading the...
Show morePoughkeepsie, N.Y., March 7* 1867 My dear Mrs Hale Your esteemed letter of the .4.. current came duly to hand with enclosed Slip of "Womans Union Missionary Soc" meeting held in N.Y. on the 10.. ultimo. Previous engagements hinder?. me from reading it till last evening. I think the remarks of the several gentlemen who spoke on the occasion opportune & interesting, especially those of the Rev.. Joseph Scudder the native missionary of India. I was not aware before reading the latter that the Literture of that country was 300 years older than the Christian era, nor the language of the "Hindoos'1 so elevated and refinedbut they greatly lack the "one thing needfull" to make them a good, great, and strong nation, to-wit, a pure system of Christian Theology. There is however a sublimity in thier Paganism,- the worshiping of a plurality of gods under the Kidea of Gold, in "Is not gold one thing even if divided into integral parts, "so is our God",. The though reminds me of a Stanzas of "Pope" in his Essay on Man. all "That, changd throf and yet in all the same; Great in the earth as in the etheral frame; xsaaxin the sun, refreshes in the breese, Glows in the stars & blossoms on the trees; Lives through all life, extends through all extent, . Spreads undivided, operate unspent." &c Can any though be more sublime & lofty to express omniscience, beni- ficence &Love.----l I think at no distant day our College may send out some missionaries to these heathen lands. How would it do for "Vassar"? I intend to propose it.-- I will hand yf article to our Lady Principal Miss Lyman, she has quite a missionary Spirit,- No Ladys Book recd yet. Yrs &c M. VassarN.B. Did I even send you a little poem essay by one of young Lady pupils call.r. "Hill-top Idyl", delivered at the College on the "Founder3 Day" celebration 29""1 April '66, while looking up some paper in my folio found one of them, and will send you it if you wish &c M.V. 323
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Creator: Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902
Date: 1879-03-24
Text: C O P Y Oswego, Kan. March 24th (1879) Dear Hattie, What a queer child you are to answer a letter. You never say, yours of such a date, containing letters from Maggie, Frank, Bob, or Theodore, received. You never reply or comment on anything I say, so that I never know whether you get any of my letters. It is most unsatisfactory. I sent you two letters last week each containing $50. Let me know if you get them. Just received one here from you. I had thought it might wellibr you to remain...
Show moreC O P Y Oswego, Kan. March 24th (1879) Dear Hattie, What a queer child you are to answer a letter. You never say, yours of such a date, containing letters from Maggie, Frank, Bob, or Theodore, received. You never reply or comment on anything I say, so that I never know whether you get any of my letters. It is most unsatisfactory. I sent you two letters last week each containing $50. Let me know if you get them. Just received one here from you. I had thought it might wellibr you to remain another year in Boston, spend your summers in reading. I want you to be thoroughly prepared before making your debut sotshat you may feel satisfied with your own work I suffer the miserable feeling all the time of condemnation of my own efforts. 2” If another year at Boston would, you feel, be of great service there is no hurry Take your time, all the culture you need Ofcnurse I long to have you.with me, but I desire your improvement first. Tell-me-my~sweet—ene;-why-yea I have just returned from my lecture.. Am sitting alone in a little Hotel on the prairies away beyond the Mississippi in Kansas & shall be going west in this state & Nebraska for a month yet, further, further from my precious girl baby I cannot tell you how happy the thought that in two months we shall meet again, to part no more, for if you go to Boston next winter I shall go too. I intend to stick to you like a burr closer than a brother. But I must to bed. Good night my pretty one. Tell Marmie all about your blues, who advised you, & if you lack any of the comforts of life. Lay all your little arms on my shoulders With love & kisses $ 7,: ‘VV V ‘-31! Mother‘
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Date: n.d.

Date: n.d.
Text: “Virtue founded on fear is only vice in a fit of dejection” “Will is the thing in - itself, the inner content, the essence of the world.” Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Creator: May, Eliza M.
Date: March 24, 1862
Text: Eliza M. May— March 24, 1862 answer 28 March(…) March 24 Mrs. Vassar Dear friend We have seen accounts of the female College, which is to be opened at Poughkeepsie this spring, & I write to ask of you the favor of a full account of the advantages of the school, how old, & how far advanced pupils must be, the course of instruction, the expenses, &c. My sister has a daughter, she is desirous to send to a thorough school, & when her physical, as well as moral & mental...
Show moreEliza M. May— March 24, 1862 answer 28 March(…) March 24 Mrs. Vassar Dear friend We have seen accounts of the female College, which is to be opened at Poughkeepsie this spring, & I write to ask of you the favor of a full account of the advantages of the school, how old, & how far advanced pupils must be, the course of instruction, the expenses, &c. My sister has a daughter, she is desirous to send to a thorough school, & when her physical, as well as moral & mental attention will be cared for,I have passed through many trying scenes since I saw you in fact my whole life, has been one scene of affliction ever since, My health entirely failed often D’s death, & for two years I dragged on a painful existence; I have been much better the past year. How is it with you & your husband Y& little ones? I hope you are well & prosperous; Will you please answer at your earliest convenience With many kind wishes & remain your friend Eliza L Mayyour earnest attention of importance
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Creator: Hofrichter, Ruth J., Kitchel, Anna T., Smith, Winifred
Date: [After 1946]
Text: MARIAN PARKER WHITNEY 1861 - 19u6 Marian Parker Whitney, who died at her New Haven home on June 16th, l9h6, in her 86th year, contributed a great deal to the development of Vassar College during her twenty-six years of service. Schooled largely in Europe, a Ph.D. of Yale, she was at home in several foreign languages and cultues and was tireless in bringing students to a broad understandirg of foreign peoples and their literatures. As Head of the German Department from 1905 to 1929 she...
Show moreMARIAN PARKER WHITNEY 1861 - 19u6 Marian Parker Whitney, who died at her New Haven home on June 16th, l9h6, in her 86th year, contributed a great deal to the development of Vassar College during her twenty-six years of service. Schooled largely in Europe, a Ph.D. of Yale, she was at home in several foreign languages and cultues and was tireless in bringing students to a broad understandirg of foreign peoples and their literatures. As Head of the German Department from 1905 to 1929 she introduced new methods of language teaching which became a pattern for other institutions. She built up a strong department, gave many books to the Vassar library and by her text books and journal articles she spread her influence far beyond this campus. As the originator of our first course in Comparative Literature - Contemporary Drama - she helped to break down narrow departmentalism. Through her European contacts as a leader in the woman suffrage movement and as chairman of the Education Committee of the International Council of Wbmen she brought many interesting guests to the college and helped work out foreign exchanes of students and teachers. In all these ways she was a most valuable member of the faculty; more than all, she was a warm, liberal and generous person, eager to make shy young instructors feel at home, constantly helpful to them and to her students, and always a most loyal friend. Ruth J. Hofrichter Anna T. Kitchel Winifred Smith XII - 57
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Descriptor(s): Taylor, Steven
Date: 2017-06-05

Creator: Cutler, Ruth E.

Creator: Morrill, Elizabeth

Creator: Dourey, Clara B.
Date: March 27, 1861
Text: C B. Dougrey ..forms March 27, 1861Mr. Vassar, Dear Sir, Seeing by the paper, you were about to establish a school for young ladies, at Poughkeepsie. I have taken the liberty, to write and see if I could make arrangements to attend. What would be the lowest terms, I would be taken for. I would like to qualify myself in, French, Music, & Painting, for the purpose of teaching. Please answer, stating terms, also when the school opens. Yours respectfully, Clara B. Dougrey

Date: 1917
Text: Muuc Lnnnnv VASSAR COLLEGE pouomtm-sot. um vonu SONGS BY Philomel (WILLIAM SHAKSPERE) High voice, in B Medium voiczz, in D‘- The sea hath its pearis {HEINRICH HEINE) Medium voice. in F Low voice. in D%' Ye Voices, that arose {HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW) High voice, in A7 Low voice, in E I heard the trailing garments of the night (HI?.NP.Y' WADSWORTH LONGFFLLOW) High wnice. in D mm. Low \’(‘\1<‘f', in B min‘ ‘Itnuun The lighthouse (HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOVV) High voice, in...
Show moreMuuc Lnnnnv VASSAR COLLEGE pouomtm-sot. um vonu SONGS BY Philomel (WILLIAM SHAKSPERE) High voice, in B Medium voiczz, in D‘- The sea hath its pearis {HEINRICH HEINE) Medium voice. in F Low voice. in D%' Ye Voices, that arose {HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW) High voice, in A7 Low voice, in E I heard the trailing garments of the night (HI?.NP.Y' WADSWORTH LONGFFLLOW) High wnice. in D mm. Low \’(‘\1<‘f', in B min‘ ‘Itnuun The lighthouse (HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOVV) High voice, in E9 Low voice. in C BOSTON: OLIVER DITSON COMPANY NEW YORK: CHAS. H. DITSON & CO. CHICAGO: LYON & HEALY I HEARD THE TRAILING GARMENTS OF THE NIGHT (J) HENRY WADSW-‘ORTH LONGFELLOW '0”g?”“’ K‘/‘W Tranquilly (J : 63) V O I C E the trail — ing gar - ments of increase -e-— f‘ %. Zi Copyright MCMXVII by Oliver Ditson Company International Copyright Secured CECIL BURLEIGH Op. 32, No 4 10 5450-72081-3 saw her sa - ble skirts all fringed with T light, .5‘/zgﬁf/g /'efarzl grarlmzlly (Hm. ',__ fringed with ' __ From the ce _ les _ tial Walls! slag/ally refard gradually . — 9 q{»'\______,,/ Feb im-rea.s-e sf felt her pres - ence, by its” increase ()— ‘U3 5—150—72081 -3 2'02’!/2 breadflz #‘#,/f The calm, ma—jes — tic wit/z bread!/2 > dim. and net. pres —- ence F gradually dim. and rel‘. E 9% :'1~150-72081-8 The Musicians Library The masterpieces OF Song and piano literature edited by men of authority BRAHMS, JOHANNES FRANZ, ROBERT GRIEG, EDVARD HANDEL, GEO. F. HANDEL, GEO. F. JENSEN, ADOLF LISZT, FRANZ FORTY SONGS FIFTY SONGS FIFTY SONGS SONGS AND AIRS SONGS AND AIRS FORTY SONGS THIRTY SONGS For High Voice For Low Voice For High Voice For Low Voice For High Voice For Low VOIC¢ For High Voice For Low Voiu For High Voice For Low Voice For High Voicc SONG ‘VOLUMES ' ISSUED Edited by Edited by Edited by Edited by Edited by Edited by Edited by JAMES HUNEKER WM. FOSTER APTHORP HENRY T. FINCK DR. EBENEZER PROUT DR. EBENEZER PROUT WM. FOSTER APTHORP CARL ARMBRUSTER For Low Voice For High Voice For Low Voice For High Voice For Low Voice For High Voice For Low Voice For High Voice For Low Voice SCHUBERT, FRANZ SCHUMANN, ROBERT STRAUSS, RICHARD TCHA'I'I<OvSI<Y, P. I. WAGNER, RICHARD WAGNER, RICHARD WOLF, HUGO FIFTY MASTERSONCS FIFTY SHAKSPERE SONGS MODERN FRENCH SONGS (BEMBBRG TO FRANCK) MODERN FRENCH SONGS (GEORGES TO WI DOR) ONE HUNDRED ENGLISH FOLKSONGS ONE HUNDRED FOLKSONGS (All Nations) ONE HUNDRED SONGS OF ENGLAND SEVENTY SCOTTISH SONGS SIXTY FOLKSONGS OF FRANCE SIXTY IRISH SONGS SIXTY PATRIOTIC SONGS OF ALL NATIONS SONGS BY THIRTY AMERICANS SONGS FROM THE OPERAS SONGS FROM THE OPERAS FIFTY SONGS FIFTY SONGS FORTY SONGS FORTY SONGS LYRICS I LYRICS II fr III FIFTY SONGS Edited by HENRY T. FINCK W. J. HENDERSON JAMES HUNEKER JAMES HUNEKER CARL ARMBRUSTER CARL ARMBRUSTER ERNEST NEWMAN HENRY T. FINCK DR. CHARLES VINCENT PHILIP HALE Edited by Edited by Edited by Edited by For Soprano For Tenor For BIFIIOHK and Bins For High Voice For Low Voice For High Voice For Low Voice For High Voice I‘or Low VOICC For High Voice For Low Voicc Edited by Edited by Edited by Edited by 3‘a“vn?v¢$f;'5&%¢$€a‘vv‘.-%€“:3f.~%»‘;'5n‘;'5f$fz%f.‘%f;%ﬁ VOL 1 Edited by VOL. II Edited by PHILIP HALE 3 For High VOICI For Low Voice For Medium Voice Edited by CECIL SHARP GRANVILLE BANTOCK GRANVILLE BANTOCK HELEN HOPEKIRK JULIEN TIERSOT WM. ARMS FISHER GRANVILLE BANTOCK RUPERT HUGHES H. E.i<REHBIEL H. E. KREHBIEL For Medium VOICI Edited by For High Voice For Low Voicc For High Voice F or Low Voice Edited by Edited by For Medium Voicz Edited by For High VOICC For Low Voice Edited by For Medium Voice Edited by I52? E3 I532: Edim’ 5)’ For Soprano For Mezzo-Soprano For Alto I. II Erlll IVf7V Edited by For Tenor For BAHIODO and Btu v‘:i‘vv’z'5v1-.5v‘5v..‘-‘vv‘:‘rv‘.i?vv‘.*$>‘;5v“.*.¥ V3 ﬁZ5ﬁif:3v‘a‘vv?:v?:%€;5€;%&¥v‘.‘5v‘.’vf;%vZ;%i1z%v‘:.%fx$»?:§ Edited by COMPLETE LIST OF PIANO VOLUMES FREE ON REQUEST Each volume in heavy paper, Cloth back, $l.50; in Full Cloth, gilt, $2.50. Copies mailed post»paid. Other volumes in preparation For Free booklet, giving full particulars and Easy Payment Plan, send to the publishers 4! OLIVER DITSON COMPANY‘ BOSTON <2‘
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Creator: Davis, Ellen M.
Date: January 23, 1864
Text: Kingham, Ms. Jan. 23, 1864 Dear Sir: Will you permit me, though we have never met, to address you? I know you to be the earnest, warm-hearted friend of all young women who have chosen Wisdom’s Way for their Life Path: and, as such an one I would come to you. You have done, for my sex, that which calls forth our deepest, sincerest gratitude, and which shall perpetuate in our heads- and not only ours, but is those of generations to come your revered memory. What a source of unalloyed pleasure...
Show moreKingham, Ms. Jan. 23, 1864 Dear Sir: Will you permit me, though we have never met, to address you? I know you to be the earnest, warm-hearted friend of all young women who have chosen Wisdom’s Way for their Life Path: and, as such an one I would come to you. You have done, for my sex, that which calls forth our deepest, sincerest gratitude, and which shall perpetuate in our heads- and not only ours, but is those of generations to come your revered memory. What a source of unalloyed pleasure it must be to you, to feel that, from this time onward there shall be many, many heartsthrobbing with the vitality which your munificence has given them the power to awaken and sustain. How many women of these United States, shall, in the days to come, take your name upon their lips- tearfully- and thankfully. And who shall estimate the eternal difference which your generosity shall make, not only to these, but to those who, in God’s Providence shall be entrusted to their keeping. Oh, Sir, you have done a noble work! May your life long be spared that you may see somewhat of its glorious results. It is because I know that I shall have your welcome sympathy that I presume to write you. I know that you will not think lightly nor unappreciatingly of what I, in all earnestness of soul, wish to ask you, nor write me a neg-active reply without the best of reasons. And so, Sir, if you will overlook the fact that we are, in reality, entire strangers, and consider me, on behalf of my sex, a grateful friend, as I regard you a kind benefactor, I shall feel that I am permitted to tell you what shall follow, and, as briefly as I can, that I may not presume on your time, not weary you. I am twenty-three years of age. Ten years ago my Father died, and left my Mother and myself without any income. My Mother kept me at school two years, for two years I performed manual labor, and for the last six I have taught in the public schools of this place, without intermission- forty-four weeks each year. In these years I havedesired, more than I can tell you to be acquiring the education of which my early misfortunes deprived me. I have studied by myself to some extent, but find it unsatisfactory in many respects, and excessively wearing to my nervous system, after the labors of the day. I have tried to lay aside enough to pursue my studies in some school- but I have been able to lay aside but fifty-five dollars. For I have never had a larger salary than two-hundred and fifty dollars, and, for more than a year after the war commenced, but two-hundred and twelve: and this to cover every expense. I presume that you will not wonder that I have not accumulated more. Indeed, I have needed what I have laid aside, many times.And now, Sir, I have come to the conclusion that it is useless, longer to expect, myself, to be able, ever to be so circumstanced that I can leave my daily labor and obtain that for which my soul incessantly longs. But I cannot relinquish these strong desires, because they seem to have become a part of my very life. I wrote something of my heart, a few days since (Jan. 4th) to a gentleman in New York City a celebrated inventor, but whom I had never seen, and since then, at his appointment have had an interview with him in Boston, and he promised me that he would pay half the expense of a Normal Course, if some other person would defray the other half.I have no friend who has the ability, that I can ask, therefore I pray you do not deem it rude that I have turned to you. The other gentleman, whose name I will give you if you wish, seemed to regard it in no other way than as handball, and not unreasonable. I have given the Normal Course the preference to others for several reasons. The expenses are lighter there than at most schools, tuition being free, and somewhat of aid being appropriated by the state for necessitous pupils. Then, too, the course extends through but a year and a half, and as I am older than the majority of female students, that is a consideration. Of course I should not think, at my age, of fitting for and entering college, although at an earlier period, I should have beenmuch gratified, could I have done so So I have decided that if it is possible, I will enter the Westfield Normal School at the commencement of the next term, in March. I am impatient to begin, for my days are “going on.” I am somewhat indisposed, the result of continuous application, and am hoping to take a few weeks rest, during next month, by putting a substitute in my place at school. I expect to spend a few days with friends at New York, and if you would rather see me before you decide (what I believe I have after all, only intimated, but which you will understand) I will meet you, at your appointment. I have written at much greater length than I had intended. I trust you will excuse1864 Ellen M. Davis 26 January Answered 28 me. Dear Sir, may I expect an early reply? I cannot tell you how grateful I will be. I await with solicitude. May God guide and bless you, Sir, Yours Truly Ellen M. Davis
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Creator: Stanton, Robert Livingston
Date: n.d.

Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: October 18, 1867
Text: Oct. 18.1867 My dear Miss Stilson Right glad I were to receive a note from you under date of the 12th current, acknowledging the safe re- ceipt of " V. C. & its Founder". I began to have fears that like several others sent by the " American Express Company " had failed to reach its destination, I am also happy to hear you were pleased with the work. If the particulars I gave you of the late opening of the College were " interesting " to you I am happy &...
Show moreOct. 18.1867 My dear Miss Stilson Right glad I were to receive a note from you under date of the 12th current, acknowledging the safe re- ceipt of " V. C. & its Founder". I began to have fears that like several others sent by the " American Express Company " had failed to reach its destination, I am also happy to hear you were pleased with the work. If the particulars I gave you of the late opening of the College were " interesting " to you I am happy & amply paid for writing it, as nothing gives me more pleasure than to please my College Children, and like yourself when I fall to thinking about our absent ones I wish them all back again, but as you remark " this is a "Working world" and have all of us " wings & must expect some will " fly away ", like the Dove in olden times with the emblem of invitation to return with safety to its green pastures &c. I rode out to the College yesterday— a lovely day, Saw many of your old Schoolmates, they were glad to hear from you through me, some were walking, Riding, Rowing, and some rolling 10 Pins in the New Ball Alley opened yesterday in the Gymnasium Build- ing—on the south side in Basement—one Alley on either side 100 feet long. Room Lighted nights with Gass, heated with Steam, many practice evenings & 150 pupils have enrolled their names. It is much liked as a physical exercise, and that you know is my great object " Physical Exercise ". I hope my dear Miss S. you will find it to your Convenience to return to the College soon. I remain truly Yours M. Vassar.Miss Sarah L. Stilson Martinsburgh New York
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Creator: Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902
Date: 1896-08-30
Text: 1?’ * 1, 3' 4. 3;, 1: g, 7 /V // ;'/ /I /1 '/ L 1/ f/ L . 1’ // \~t I ./7. f /I / if V 4 V 11/ , iv _/ I / /17 7 / if ,7 /5 V V; . V. . ’/ V4’ /1 J3» Ami" /5: ‘ L!» 5" V 1/ / ~ /1 _.o (‘ /4! , 1/ “ ‘C/’ ./ 1/ / ’//V at 1.“ 3’ 1 ,~. \ \\ Z Z 2?’ 1/ V} V /X ./ / Tenafly N. J. K August 30 {_%e%e§ E. D. ?hillipS Dear Sir You will find an interesting sketch of my feohey written by my husband in The Appendex of 18 Vol. of Barboure Reports of the Supreme Court of New York...
Show more1?’ * 1, 3' 4. 3;, 1: g, 7 /V // ;'/ /I /1 '/ L 1/ f/ L . 1’ // \~t I ./7. f /I / if V 4 V 11/ , iv _/ I / /17 7 / if ,7 /5 V V; . V. . ’/ V4’ /1 J3» Ami" /5: ‘ L!» 5" V 1/ / ~ /1 _.o (‘ /4! , 1/ “ ‘C/’ ./ 1/ / ’//V at 1.“ 3’ 1 ,~. \ \\ Z Z 2?’ 1/ V} V /X ./ / Tenafly N. J. K August 30 {_%e%e§ E. D. ?hillipS Dear Sir You will find an interesting sketch of my feohey written by my husband in The Appendex of 18 Vol. of Barboure Reports of the Supreme Court of New York You will find these Reports in any lawyers office Respectfully yours v Elizgbeth Gady Stenton Peterboro New York Dear Mr Phillips I have no Photograph of my late husband, he'l=iva'e.e elwagrs CLUéTsebelng photogggraphed or painted 8:; but one very poor picture of him is extent which I would not have reproduced as it does him great injustice. He was a very handsome man in youth & very bright & youthful in age Sincerely yours Elizabeth Cody Stanton
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Creator: Burroughs, John, 1837-1921
Date: 1900-1901 (February - March)
Text: April 3d My 62d birth day, clear and cold like yesterday, with light flurries of snow at noon. Go to P, spend an hour at van Klucks. Health and spirits good, even a little extra for several days. The old relish for the coming of spring and for the face of nature. Robins very plentiful. How I enjoy thin calls and laughter and thin twilight challenge, [How] What would April be without the robin and the blue bird and the sparrow and the phoebe! I am sleeping well, eating well and working well?...
Show moreApril 3d My 62d birth day, clear and cold like yesterday, with light flurries of snow at noon. Go to P, spend an hour at van Klucks. Health and spirits good, even a little extra for several days. The old relish for the coming of spring and for the face of nature. Robins very plentiful. How I enjoy thin calls and laughter and thin twilight challenge, [How] What would April be without the robin and the blue bird and the sparrow and the phoebe! I am sleeping well, eating well and working well? finding much of the old charm and satisfaction in life. But how my whole emotional nature [leaves treasure] the old home and the days of my youth, like a plant toward the sun, a letter from Julian telling of bidding farewell to his highFrom Feb 16, 1900 to March 27, 1901Feb 16. Came to N.Y. yesterday; dine at Plimptons tonight. 17. Snow, meet Wakesly women and have much talk at their club rooms. 18. About 10 1/2 inches of snow last night, stopping with the Johnsons. 25. Cold, down to 8, at West Park 5 below zero on 28th. 28. A cold week; dine out nearly every day. Mch1st. Begins to rain in afternoon. 2d. Heavy rain, a flood in parts of the country; deep snows, 20 and 30 inches north of the track of the storm, rain south of it or from Albany south. Back home today.3d. Ground nearly all bare. 4th. Light snow, and colder. 6th. Snow again, 3 and 4 inches and rain. 7. Cooler, fair sleighing. Health much better from applications of electricity. 8. Sharp, nearly clear. 9. Bright and lovely, promises a good sap day, a thin veil of haze over all. Blue birds with amorous warble and flight, one robin, some black birds. 13. Cold, down to 8, spend night in P. 14. Milden, sap runs. 15. Begins snowing in p.m. 16. Heavy snow ending in hail nearly a foot, blew and rattled all night. Kept me from sleep, like mid winter. Correcting proof of "The Light of Day", have many misgivings about the book17. Julian came yesterday on morning train. Looks better than I expected to see him after his illness. In the afternoon he went over to the [shottege] and killed two ducks. Cold this morning, down to 10, with indications of more snow. March is making up for Jany. A flock of snow buntings in a tree - never saw them perch before, a robin calling from under the hill. Go over to Black Creek in afternoon with J, a very fatiguing tramp. Gold finches and red-pods along the creek, searching for food. 18. Colder and colder, zero this morning, Robin and blue birds calling. 19. Warmer, with light rain at night;20. Good sap day, sleighing played out, J. kills 5 ducks on river. 21. Colder and raw, blustery March day, mercury not above freezing all day. J. and White try for ducks but fail. 25. Keeps pretty cold - from 5 to 10 degrees of frost each night, much ice in river yet; but few ducks. J. and Hud kill two today out in front. 27. A white wash of snow last night. Julian and I go over to the [shattege] and spend the day. The day bright and lovely, we eat our dinner again on the little island Knoll near the outlet of the pond. A good fire and fine appetites. J. kills two ducks. 28. Bright but still chilly. J goes to highland. Ice about gone from river.29. Bright day, on the river in forenoon with Julian; no ducks, no ice. Take some photos at mouth of Black Creek. 30. Overcast and chilly; froze again last night. Julian leaves for Harvard on 10.15 train, much better than when he came. Looks well, his departure brings back the old feeling of loneliness, but I am well and must not yield to it. Sparrows very musical these days, also robins and blue-birds. Miss Hasbrouck died yesterday morning - a fine heroic soul. 31. Bright day, with wind, mercury gets up to 35. April 1st. Sunday, lovely spring day, mercury gets up to 50, spend the day at Slabsides all alone. Snow yet in deep hollows in the woods.Two species of butterflies today, one liver colored, the other red spotted. April 3d. My 63d birthday; health and spirits good. Go up home today on morning train from P. Reach home at noon. Light snow (came last night) covers the ground, a cloud of smoke and storm hangs over the sap house; the bush is tapped. Find them ready for dinner. Day chilly with snow flakes in the air. Folks all well. In p.m. boil sap with Johnny. 4. Chilly with flurries of snow all day, sap runs but little. I poke about all day. 5. Froze hard last night, windy and cold, nearly clear. Sap runs in afternoon. The boys cutting wood in the sap bush.6th. Clear windy, sap ran all night. Gather nearly 200 pails in forenoon, start the fires under the pans at 8 and boil all day, wind contrary and strong. Great flocks of leaves whirl through the woods like swarms of bees. Hiram came yesterday p.m. saw him coming down the side hill above the house. He is well, spends most of the day with me in or by the sap house, and we talk of the old times and the old people. How bright the day; the seem exactly as I used to see it in my youth. How fondly my eyes dwell upon it. The same robins, nuthatches, wood pecker, blue-birds, song sparrows, crows calling and singing. I sit or lie in the sun and wind the fire and the pans. In the p.m. Abagail, Hathe,Olly, Dessy, and Ann come up, and sit and talk. A vivid, dry, windy day. I hardly know whether I live more in the past or the present. At night Johnny and Hiram and I boil till after 8. 7. But little sap today. Boil till noon and then "syrup off". Day dry, bright and windy, sap will not run. Dry wind from North and high barometer seems to dry the trees up. Bid farewell to old scenes and come back to W.P. in afternoon. Grass started a little here, and checking frogs vocal in the swamp. 8. Still cold, clear and windy. Drive up to Wester Park. 9. Froze quite hard again, dry and clear and sharp today.10. Froze hard again last night. Sharp dry wind again from N.W. with much cloud. Slept over 7 hours straight last night. Ground dry and ready for the plough. 11. Still clear, dry cold. Five or six degrees of frost each night. Finished last proof of "Light of Day" this morning. Sick enough of the whole business. 46 years ago today I began my first school. Boys setting out grape vines. While driving down to the dock for Mrs. R. I saw below Gordons what I took to be two red squirrels chasing each other now on the ground, now on the wall, presently the pursued suddenly disappeared as if in a hole in the ground, as I drew near the pursuer, a redsquirrel came along the top of the wall, and passed up the hill, just there from the point where the other had disappeared, a chipmunk emerged from a pile of newly charred leaves and ashes, smutty and winking and clinking, and minus part of his tail. The squirrel then had been chasing a chipmunk with murderous intend and the latter had escaped by plunging out of sight in a pile of burnt leaves and ashes. I have never before seen a squirrel threaten a chipmunk. The crow black birds are again assembling at night in my spruces by the house. Every spring they do this, and after a few weeks disappear. Their notes make one want to blow his nose and clear histhreat, of all bird voices theirs is the worst wheezing, rasping catarrhal, asthmatic - voices half obliterated by one influenza. How dry and husky their throats must be! I wish they would grease their whistles. Besides their call note they have a kind of rude, splintering rasping warble or whistle, which they evidently mean for music. While out home and heard a song sparrow that I heard there two summers ago - a peculiar cat or inflection in its song. 12. Slow cold rain all day from the North, [cold] sit in my study and work at amending the essay on "Literary Values". 13. Still wet [and] misty and chilly. 14. Bright and warm.15. Sunday, lovely day, though a little frost last night. Walk to S. in afternoon, arbutus not yet quite open. 16. Still frost at night, though it gets much warmer today with signs of rain. Spend afternoon at S. Amasa plants his potatoes. 17. Slow rain, warm, still air full of bird voices. 18. Still warm thick and misty, very heavy rains in the south, - 7inc in Ala. Grass starting fast. The trill of the wall began Monday night. This morning the dead leaves and maple keys about the lawn and paths are gathered in little heaps or heads about the burrows of the angle worms, the worms have been drawing them in at nightSat here last night and read Emersons oration on Literary ethics, delivered when I was one year and five months old, and first read by me in 1857. I bought the volume containing it and the essays, in Chicago in the spring of that year. All that summer while at the old home I lived on these volumes, I steeped myself in them. After all these years of life and thought, I still find pleasure in this oration and in the others I see. I think how it all must sound to the trained European man of letters - a little futile, a little provincial and American - the gospel of individualism and self reliance, the brag, the crowning over the present [NC] - it is all rather intemperate and unclassical. It is by a man trained as a N.E. clergyman and not as aman of letters. It's crudeness belongs to a crude people, and it's courage and inspiration to a young people. This quiet restrained moral buncombe of E. is one of his leading traits. 19. Slow rain in p.m. yesterday and last night, warm and humid this morning with breaking skies, a typical moist April morning, warmth and humidity reign. Sit some time in my summer house, a meadow lank on the top of maple over my head gives forth seen clear piercing memory stirring note; thus a high hole strikes up under the hill - a call to all things to awake and be stirring. He flies from point to point and [spreads] repeats his call that all may hear. It is not a song, but a summons and a declaration. It is a voice out of the heart of April, not a sweet voice but oh, such a suggestive and pleasing one. It meansso much; it means the new furrow and the seed and the first planting, it means the springing grass and the early flowers, the budding trees and the chorus in the marshes. It is warm and moist with the breath of middle April. Wick, wick, wick, wick, wick, he says, come be up and doing; air your house, burn your rubbish, scatter your comport, start your plough, the soft maples are blooming, the bees are humming, the robins are nesting, the chickens are hatching, the ants are stirring, and I am here to call the hour, wick, wick, wick, wick, wick, wick, wick, wick. Then the bush sparrow sang, her plaintive, delicious strain beyond the current patch while the robins laughed and tee heed all about, oh, April month of my heart. The soil never looks so inviting as in April; one could almostEat it; it is the stuff of life; it lusts for the seed, later one wants it covered with verdure and protected from the too fierce sun. Now his rays seem to vivify it; by and by they will bake it. Go and dig some horseradish now and bring in some crisp spinach and the sweet and melting root of the parsnip. Let us task the flavor of the soil once more - the pungent, the crisp and the sugary. Beware of the angleworm this morning as you walk in the yard and on the road side; they are crawling abroad now. Beware of the newts too where they cross the roads from the woods to the marshes, you may tread upon them. In the twilight now the long drawn trill of the toad may be heard; tr - r - r - r - r - r - r - r a [song] long row of vocaldots on the dusky page of the twilight. It is one of the soothing quieting sounds, a chain of bubbles like its chain of eggs, a bell reduced to an even quieting monotone. These are the only jewels she has about her - these jewels of sound. Spend the afternoon in K, with the Van Slykes and two N.E. girls, a fine ride through the greening country. 20. Fair and lovely, a little cooler than yesterday. Plant peas at S.S. Two yellow bellied wood peckers today. 21. Warm and fine, spend the day at S.S. Blood root and dicentra in bloom. A. planting celery on home plot. 22. Rain last night and mist and cloud this morning; warm things growing on a jump. Sickley and Vassar girls come up a curly day, sun and cloud.23. Still warm humid weather. Shall fishermen again shouting from their idly drifting boats on the river. The song festival of gold finches still continues. What does the Lord do hourly but take the clay of the ground and mould it into men and women, and into all other forms of life? moisture is his right hand and heat his left. 28. Saturday. Dry, brilliant sharp, the past four days; light frost every night, maple tassels ready to shake out, but arrested North winds. Vassar girls today. 29. Still dry bright, sharp. The ruby Crowned Knight winding his tiny trumpet in the evergreens. 30. The last of the April days, warm, brooding, veiled with soft blue vapory haze. Foliage coming out, the high hole callsloud and long, now here, now there, the fishermen shout on the river, the plough everywhere brightening in the new furrow. One of the days when the world seems to drift in calm warm spaces, our first thunder shower at 5; light rain, 72 at 2 p.m. May 1st. Clear, smoky, cooler, with threatened frost tonight, cherry and peach blossoms just opening. 7. A cold dry week; a touch of frost last night or night before. A light rain Friday night the 4th snow in some places. Ground dry, leaves coming out; trees outlined in Langdons woods; pear trees blowing. Hiram came Saturday morning, two days and nights at Slabsides with him. He leaves this morning, looks well. He sits and whistles to himself and drums on his chair by the hour, an old habit.8. Still cold; thunder this morning with light rain. Apple trees not yet in bloom. Cuckoos calling last night at 8. and again in the morning. Warm in p.m. up to 74 with brief shower at night with much thunder. 9. Cloudy in forenoon with showers around us, colder and clearing in p.m. 10. Cold, a bad frost, froze the plowed ground; fear the fruit is injured and the celery. The worst frost of the season. 11. Still cold - another freeze, mercury from 30 to 33. 12. Young Roosevelt comes at 5. 13. A touch of frost again last night, teddy and I spend the day on Black Creek, a fine time. He is his father in miniature - outside and in. Getting warm fast.13. Warm day, 86. The Johnson come at 10, apple trees in full bloom; dry, dry. 14. Hot from 88 to 92, spend the afternoon at the falls with the J's, mercurydrop went home. 20. Cool, clearing, but squally in afternoon. 21. Squally and cool, a little thunder, 90 over to the Vanderhills. 22. Clear, warmer, lovely, ideal May weather. Staying at Slabsides since Saturday the 19th. 26. Fine bright day. 27. Warm and lovely, 80 today. 28. Overlast; the eclipse not to be seen, quite a deep twilight at 9a.m. 29. Clear and cold - hints of frost last night, a cold May. Rain needed again for grass. June1st. June come in hot and muggy with the air loaded with the perfume of the honey. [Lowest], above 80, vegetation very rank.June 2d. Still hot with signs of showers. 3d. A shower last night nearly 1/2 inch of water, very timely, a little cooler. Found a humming bird's nest this morning near the house at Riverleep. Rain again in afternoon a light shower. 4. A lovely day, nearly clear. Things growing very fast. 5. An ideal June day; clear calm, warm, six Vassar girls up. 6. Lovely days continue, mercury 80 each day. Two N.J. teachers this p.m. Fine girls, one from Maine. 7. Warm and lovely, the Atlantic City teachers leave at noon, signs of showers, all things growing rapidly.8. Warm slow feeble showers in afternoon? quite a brisk shower at night. 9. Clear and warm, an ideal day perfect. Vassar girls come up. Grapes blooming no thoughts, these days, easily tired. 10. Clear and cooler, lovely day. 11. Ideal June days, shower at 6, about 1/2 inch. 12. Cooler again, nearly clear. Drive up to Wester Park, in morning, to Vassar C, class day in p.m. Humming bird hatched one egg today, honey about as big as drone honey bee. Well, but no thoughts these days. Young cuckoo covered with pin quills on Monday the 11th out of the nest on a branch nearly fully pledged this morning. 14. Rain very early this morning for an hour or more, just enough for present needs.very muggy and dull the rest of the day, Amasa makes his first shipment of celery. 15. Clearing off cooler. 17. Fine days continue, Frank Chapman here. 18. Bright day. Go up Suyker Hollow with the Van Slykes. Drink at my big spring again and take a few trout. 19. Cool and bright, walk up the Panther Kill road and get a view of head of the valley. Very attractive. That high, circling mountain wall around head of the valley [very] gives a [precious] charm. 20. Lovely day, spend the afternoon with Charley Barns and Tinney school children. Julian comes at 8 p.m. and looks well.21. Charming day. 22. Charming day with a series of light showers in late afternoon. 23. Rain again in the night about 1/2 inch - nearly an inch in all. Cool today. 24. Clear and warm. 25. Hot, spend the day at S.S. and the night too. Very sweet and quiet here. 27. Hot, 92 at one, ship one ton currants. 28. Hot, violent thunder shower from 5 to 6 - three showers or one shower in three instalments. Over one inch of water. I and Silly at S.S. One of thon crazy showers when the wind whips the clouds North and then whips them South, or East or West, determined to drain them.The lightning and explosions of thunder very rapid and "shocking", one of the hottest June days I remember. 29. Clear and warm, above 80; lovely day. Humming birds nearly ready to fly. Company from N.Y. and from P. 30. Very much cooler; air clear as spring water need a coat this morning. The day of the boat rake. The boys finish girdling today. July 1st. Another spring-water day, even cooler than yesterday. Too cool to read in my summer home in the morning. A visit from miss Alliger and her friend Prof Polby of Cal. 2d. Still clear - translucent (needs a classical word) and very cool, a delicious sleep at S.S. last night. 3. Fine day, warmer in p.m. with sprinkler of rain4. Hot day and bright, about 90, Julian and I have our first bath in big pool. Spend the day at S.S. Bass wood in bloom, Chestnut ditto. 6. Julian and I start for Roxbury on morning train, stop off at Big Indian to fish. Very warm and muggy, no trout, but a pleasant time along the pine pebbly brook. Reach home at 6, all well. 22. Lotus eating again at the old place since the 6th glad, sad days. Frequent showers, mostly at night, a fierce storm with hail at 6 on afternoon of 12th miss Bessie Greenman came on the 7th to study birds with me, a large wholesome, pleasing young woman, a teacher of mathematics in Chelsea High School, many pleasant days in the woods and on the hills, she learned the birds rapidly. Left on the 18th.Haying progressing rapidly - five more days will finish. Country very green and fresh. Health good, spirits fairly good. Abagail and Hiram here today. Hermit thrush still in song. 29. Very lovely weather since Thursday the 26th. Cool and brilliant, yesterday (Saturday) was without a cloud or film on the sky, air absolutely transparent. We spent it on the "Old Clump." Julian, Molly Hunt and the two sister girls, never saw the mountains stand out more clearly all the afternoon we basked under the blue dome on the mountain top. A great tranquil day, the red hawk sails out beneath us, a swallow skins by the mellow chords of passing bees sound above us. On the 24th I started for Hobart vin old clump, a hard long tramp on the wooded tops of the mountains, vines, ferns, bushesLike a green snow knee deep, on the "big mountain" I bore too much to the left and came out near the "narrow North," day very hot, my fatigue and thirst were very great; reach Hiram bee yard at one, quite done up. In afternoon Hiram and I poke about or sit in the shade, Mr. Stewart's great grand father settled here in '76; we visit the site of his house, a green hole in the ground, now. The 5th generation of Stewarts are now on the farm, walked to Edens at 6. On the 25th severe pain in my bowels - have the Dr. and soon get relief, some bilious and stomach trouble; back to Curtis's on the 26th. A fine rain on the 25th. 30. Overcast threatening rain, quite well again, Curtis finished haying on Friday, the 27th.31. Hot day; rain did not come. Go down to Shandaken for the day. Aug 1st. Cool pleasant day, Curtis and I drive even to Edens and spend the day and night. 2nd. Very cool and dry. 3d. Eden and I drive out to see Jane and Homer; Cold as Sept, dusty, dry, Wesula goes out by train. Homer and Jane well and looking same as last fall, Julian and Ed and Amy and her man come to dinner. Back to Curtis is on train in afternoon. 4. Suggested a frost last night. Remarkably cool dry weather, country begins to suffer. Go down to Abagails to dinner. 5. Sunday still cool, Hiram comes over, Curtis and Ann and I go down to Chant's to dinner.6. Much warmer; dry, hazy, dog day weather. The old scenes begin to oppress me. Health good, but spirits rather melancholy. 7. Return to W.P. today very dry in Shandaken and Olive and about Kingston. Green at home, plenty of rain. Mrs. B comes on the 9th Julian on the 10th. Grapes look well. 15. Heavy rain today and at night 2 or 3 inches of water. Binder with me at S.S. 20. Start for the Adirondacks today to join miss Balls camping party. Evidence of great drought from Kingston to near Albany; forest trees turned brown on all the ridges or foot hills of the Catskills. At Netila join the party of the women and a men bond for camp Marlome on the Ampersand creek. Franklin Co. reach Axton at 9 O'clock, spend the night there.21. In to camp Marlome this morning 4 miles, a group of 5 or 6 log buildings in good order - an old Lumber Camp refitted in a clearing of a free acres with the inevitable freeze of dead and blackened trees. Here I stay till the last day of August with real enjoyment, a jolly lot of people, mostly graduates of Cornell. I fish and tramp and leaf. On Sunday the 25, we climb Mt. Seward; reach the summit at 9 a.m. a hard climb but a grand view; six women and ten on a dozen men. I stand it well, I gain in hardness every day, and can make long tramps without much fatigue. Spend a day and night at Ampersand lake. Unforgettable, the gem of all the Adirondack lakes, some of the company spend the night on Ampersand mountain or have a glorious time. Tim the guide, Pete the cook, the beds of boughs, and allThe last call for special mention, may be that some day I can write at all up, as an illustration of the pluck and hardness of the new women. She could [traut] and climb with the best of us. Weather was hot most of the time, and fair. Sept 1st. Reach home at 6 1/2 a.m. from P. The grape racket is on but not yet at its height, prices fair. 2. Hot dry day. 3. Hot dry day. 4. A little cooler. 5. Clear, warm, dry, I stay at S.S. Company every day, I dream of Ampersand. 6. Dry and hot, with a shower at 5-6. with much thunder, a brisk shower greatly needed. Rained nearly an hour. 7. Cooler and fair."Love for the work they do, this brings men to God," From the precept of Ptah-hotep. Egyptian 3500B.C. 9. Sunday warm tranquil day, mostly clear, still at S.S. alone. 11. Hot and dry, mercury in the 80's. Sticky and sultry today, a terrible hurricane in Texas - great lose of life. I still dream of Ampersand. Health very good - much more virile than last year. Mother's 92d birth day. 12. A hot night with much wind, which become a fierce wind storm, raging all the forenoon and later, the tail end of the great Southern hurricane. Cooler at night. 14. Still dry and warm. 15. Bright lovely day, with signs of rain at night. 16. Rained steadily nearly all night. Cloudy and warm this morning. Grapes nearly all off.Another brisk shower at night, nearly an inch of water. 18. Fall at last; slept with three blankets over me last night, a fire in my chimney. Cool, bright and windy today. Health good but no thoughts for a long time, no writing since spring. Spirits fairly good, which I attribute to abstaining from eating grapes. 22. Lovely day, miss Worthley and her party, she charms a copper head at the head of Ingersoll's stairs. 26. Fine warm day, Julian leaves today for Harvard - his last year, Hud again wheels his trunk over. He seems in good health and spirits, I ditto, Do not feel my allustomed melancholy - a condition which I attribute to abstaining from grapes, I doubt if I should eat any raw fruit. 27. Light thunder shower this morning. A week of summer heatso far; oppressive, grapes all off but a few gaertners. 30. Light rain in the night; rather warm; have been out of sorts the past 3 days, trouble in my throat with cough and head ache, still at SS; no one else in the valley. Still and misty this morning. Sept has been a warm month, a touch of frost only one night. Oct 1st. Go down to Atlantic city; reach there at one p.m. not very well; some threat trouble. 6. Pleasant days by the sea; health better, gain 3 lbs; warm most of the time; much cloud but no rain to speak of; hot today. Leave home at 9 a.m. Reach home at 4.20, Hiram comes down from W.P. 8. Hiram and I at S.S. again as of zone. Bad time with my throat last night; thought I should choke to death, Dr. says only amild case of laryngitis, cloud and rain, a heavy shower at noon; about 2 in, of water in less than an hour. 10. Much cooler; still cloudy; frost not far off. 13. Mild fair day, company from P. 14. Rained nearly all night and part of the day, Hiram with me keep in all day an account of my throat. 15. Warm lovely day; warm as Sept. Go to P. and am treated by Dr. Dobson, a fearful time to get my breath. 16. Alone last night at S.S, sat in my chair part of the night, a very bad time in the morning with choking, but got my breath at last, very pale and weak for a little while after it. All right again before noon. Warm bright day, Oct, has been a very warm month so far. A change in the p.m. with thunder wind and rain, and cooler.17. Bright and cold; froze last night, a grand meteor bet, 8 and 9; a light suddenly came in my window like that of the full moon, followed in less than a minute by a deep rumbling like that of thunder; the rumbling last half a minute and dies away in the distance. Booth and Lawn did not see the flash of the meteor but heard the report and went out to see what it was, others saw the meteor and heard the thunder. There can be no doubt but that the meteor caused the sound. Its course was North in the Western heavens. Sat up nearly all night with my throat. 18. Bright and cold; sat up nearly all night again with my throat, Hiram here, when I cut and pass Hiram a piece of bread at table I think of [all] how many times I have seen mother and father do the same in the old daysand my heart is tender. Here I am at this late day passing Hiram bread in more senses than one, poor boy, it is a joy for me to do so. 20. Severe frost last night, 5 or 6 degrees. Bright and clear this morning, sat all night in my chair, but slept 5 or 6 hours. Better this morning. Read some in Jess by J. L. Jones. Good, but not of high excellence, never delicious. 21. Mild bright day, Hiram leaves me again in afternoon, I watch him through a crack in the door till he disappears behind the bushes, and say to myself, "we may never meet again," a little nubbin of a man, with a very small mental horizon, but very clean to me; a part of father and mother and of the old home - a part of my youthful days. He has been with me at intervals since the 6thAlmost every moment while in the house he was drumming with his fingers on his chair on the table and whistling a low tune to himself in a sort of brown study. His drumming and whistling became quite a nuisance at times. 22. Warm and hazy. 23. Unseasonably warm with sign of showers from the South. The boys working the road, I have passed the last two nights at Riverby and slept fairly well. 26. A little cooler with signs of rain. Back to Slabsides again. A bad spell last night after I had thought the danger from them was past. Felt pretty well today. Just found a hibernating mouse here where the men were working on the road. Van dug him out the bank, he was cold and motionless. I brought him to the house in my pocket and made a nest for himin a tin bucket up stairs. He had nearly come to - was warm I had his eyes open when I put him in the nest. 27. My mouse was albine all night trying to get out of his prison - he disturbed my sleep. During the day he has been very quiet, deeply hidden under the rags in his prison house. Latin, concluded to liberate the mouse; he scampered away very briskly and hid beneath the rocks. It keeps so warm he can easily make another nest and begin his winters sleep again. 29. Still unseasonably warm, with cloud and sunshine, my throat is slowly improving. Still at S.S. Crickets and [Katy-dids] still musical. 30. Go down to P. on invitation of Charley Barnes, stay there most of the week and improve rapidly. On Saturday go to West Paint to see the Dentons and the Yale, W.P. football. Cloudy and milly.4. Bright and cool, walk with Denton and at night return to P. 5. Bright mild day, come back to S.S. 6. Election day, clear and mild; rarely so fine a day for election, I walked up to [the] Eropus at 2, voted for Bryan, and walked back exchanging greetings with only a few people, no body heeded me and I went my way - very sad most of the time thinking of the old days, when as a boy I went to election with father. The world seems strangely empty and deserted. The show is about over for me; my curiosity enthusiasm are about spent. Only very light rain the past week. 8. Start for Cambridge today, reach Bolton before 8, Julian finds me at W.S. Hotel. 9. Thunder and rain and hail, go to Cambridge at 9, find room at 24 Irving st. nice familyFeed well, and quite happy, colder with rain and wind. 10. Bright sharp day, with cold wave. Go to football in afternoon. A relative in Chicago writes me that she attended a Presbyterian Church the other Sunday and heard a sermon on love, and that the human illustration of it used was myself, how curious! a hater of churches and rarely seen within their walls, yet illustrating their doctrine of love, well, no doubt love is my ruling emotion - love and laughing. How I have loved the birds, the fields, the woods, the old home, father and mother and all my days, out of this love I have written my books, - out of this love and joy in nature, I am quick to anger, yet my anger evaporates like a summer shower. Anger poisons my blood, but love and joy are my life.11. Bright and sharp. began my work of collecting a volume of nature poem yesterday. 14. Much colder the past few days, but dry and fair, I feel well and am enjoying myself fairly well. I cannot read Swinburne without a kind of mental nausea. If I strike one of his poems without knowing the author, the nausea comes before I have read two lines. Why is this? S. seems to me abnormal; his is a diseased mind; his metric felicities seem a mere trick. In hunting for nature poetry I do not find one poem in 20 that I can use, as soon as I strike a [thing] piece of Wordswoths, or Thomson's or Bryant's, or Emerson's, what a difference! I can use but little of Lowell's. His verse is dry - it is too much made, Longfellow's is better,Of course Higginson cannot endure Whitman, H. is essentially aristocratic; he tends to the elegant, the polished, the refined; he aspires to the scholarly, the witty, the distinguished; while in W. there is something rankly common like freckles and sweat, he is a democratic through and through; he makes no account of the social and elegant ideals; he is larger than them and include them. 20. Warm, 67 degrees with light rain at night. Every day I plunge into the sea of poetry, nature poetry - but only now and then bring back a pearl. It is all good and respectable in its way, but it is not alive, much of the real stuff in the Southern poet Cawein, but his form is so difficult, his language is so knotted and tangled, that I cannot use any of it, not abit of simplicity and limpidity in him. Reading his rhymes is like riding a lean lame horse bare-back. He seems to affect a studied roughness and brokeness. 21. Clear and cooler. 27. Heavy continued rain the [past three] past two days. Deep snows panther north. On Sunday Julian and I had a fine walk of 5 or 6 miles through the mist and chill up beyond and around Mt. Auburn. Health excellent and spirits fine these days. The domestic furies cannot reach me. Pass language through the mind of one man and it has a marked flavor; pass it through another mind and it has an entirely different flavor; still another and it has no flavor at all - nothing from that man's character or experience adheres to it. These last are the journalists of literature.Dec 24. Bright mild day after the rain of last night. In p.m. I walk from Arlington Heights to E. Lexington and then to Waverly and then part way to Cambridge. The sight of the farms and fields does me good, insects dancing in the air. At night I assist the McKay girls with their X-mass tree. All this month of Dec, I have been in exceptional health and spirits and have had unusual mental activity, stimulated no doubt by the rhyming fears that seized me shortly after I came to C. - a delight in work such as I used to have 20 years ago and that I thought would never come back. I have finished poems on the following subjects, some of them long, too long; namely "Snow-Birds", "Phoebe", "The Hermit Thrush", "The trailing Arbutus", "Hepatita", "Song of the Toad", "Columbine", "The Barn on the Hill", and the "Cardinal Flower".and there are others in sight. Julian went home on the 22d. I stay because I do not like to let the ink dry on my pen, I must make sugar while the sap flows. 25. Clear lovely morning, like early Nov, only a little frost last night, I am sad as usual on this day. Such a throng of memories as it brings up. I go to dinner at the Childes. 31. Write in morning; poke about the old cemetery in afternoon; find a date of 1625, call at MacKay's in evening. Rather blue. 1901 Jany 1st, 1901. Clear and mild like April. Finish the Blue-bird poem in morning. Lunch with Dr. Cleghorne at one. The walk to Boston and back, a good start on the new century2d. Colder, clear. In afternoon Herbert Lang and I walk from Lexington to Waverly - about 5 miles along delightful country roads. Julian returns at night. 3. Cold at zero near here, a call from Kennedy and Chamberlain. 4. Still cold, I keep well as ever. 90 skating with J at 4 p.m. on Spy pond; walk back. 5. Still clear and dry and little milder, dust, dust, we will pay for this in Feb, or before. My rhymes no longer make me tipsy, I am much sobered, I am getting over the debauch. 9. Like April, go to Blue Hills with K. and C. a long refreshing walk and climb to top of Observatory Hill - superb view. 11. Snow and rain. 12. More snow: good sleighing for first time, not deep but tough.20. Sunday, cold the past two days; below zero this morning. Dinner last Sunday at Winchester with the Chamberlains, a fine fellow, Mrs. C. ditto, to Norton's Thursday night, a genial entertaining man, like him much. There unmarried daughters slowly fading on the parent tree. Health still excellent plus, about done rhyming I think. Fourteen poems in two months. Every morning after breakfast I walk up to Julian's room 61, Hastings then walk back with him and Howard to Memorial Hall; then to work till one, then walk after dinner 5 or 6 miles. 23. Mild pleasant winter weather, soft yesterday and day before, still rhyming; sleep well now. 30. Sharp dry weather again, dusty. A letter from Hiram, he says he has a good place to sleep, a stone pipe runs up through hisroom and makes it warm. Poor boy, a small thing to be thankful for. Eden sick again and faint from kidney hemorrhages, send Hiram some money. I am done rhyming I think. Feb, 13. Leave C. today for home; a cold windy day. The sheeted winds stalk over the hills or rise up above the fences like ghosts. Julian goes with me to the train at 8 1/2. Reach Hudson on time, trains on H.R.R, 2 hours late. Go to P. reach there at 7, find Mrs. B. well and good natured. Since Feb 1st I have been half sick, some form of indigestive; much languor and fatigue in my legs, at times amounting to pain. Eat little, walk little, much better today. 14. Still cold and windy, go up to W.P. and happy to be there; see men on the river in 12 to 14 inches. Find that Mrs. Gordon died on Saturday night, I shall miss her much; ourneighbor since sometime in the eighties, Mrs. Sherwood also buried the day I came home. Rest to her spirit! The last I saw her was in the fall I think when she drone into Slabsides. 15. Bright, but milder; two blue-birds near the station, crows cawing with a spring like caw. Go over to Weems with B and L. and spend the day; a good time. Amasa pricking out his celery plants in new green house. 16. Bright and mild; up to W.P. again snow melting. 22. No snow or rain for nearly three weeks; streams and wells very low. Bright days and cold nights, see harvesters still at work; here at Riverby since the 18th boarding with Hud; am well and contented and at work again. Blue-birds every day. 27. Winter drouth continues; no snow or rain for over 3 weeks, cold and clear, mercury from 7 to 20 above, see men still at work.28. Last day of winter, clear, cold, mercury 10 this morning - steady cold and dry all the month. Johnson comes and stays all night - glad to see him. A return of my stomach and bowell trouble - not severe. Mch1st. Down to 18. Begins to snow at 11, only a flurry, ends in a few drops of rain. 2d. Quite spring like, morning up to 40, go to town for over Sunday. 3d. Cold again; down to 10 at W.P. getting warmer in p.m. a long walk in morning with K. 4. Rain last night - a brisk shower clearing and mild today. return to W.P. Bowell and stomach trouble much better. 5. Snow last night - 2 inches of hut heavy snow. 6. Clear and cold - down to 10. 7. Cold, cold, down to 2 this morning.8. Milder and spring like. Miss Tarbell and Mr. Hulbert of mide. 9. A mild still, hazy morning, overcast very spring like, blue-birds and nuthatches - the latter calling or piping rapidly as of old, only hear this rapid piping in spring, mercury above 40. Slow rain in afternoon. 10. Colder, heavily clouded, stay in P. 11. Began raining last night, heavy all night; raining again now at 12 1/2. Ground so hard frozen, the water nearly all runs off, bad news from Eden. 12. Go out to Hobart this morning on early train, full of dread forebodings not feeling well myself. Cloudy, windy with snow flurries in the air. Find Eden much better than I expected. Sitting in his chair, looking pale, but bright, he greets me cheerily. The hemorrhages had stopped that morning. May well and as alline and devoted as ever. Hiram comes in from thevillage in about an hour, looking unusually well. We sit by the fire all the afternoon and evening and talk. Eden talks of his hunting and the foxes he had killed as cheerily as ever - tells where and how he killed each fox. Does not seem at all alarmed about his illness - this is no doubt a great help to him; he has none of my weakness that way. A cold windy night, poor sleep for me. 13. Eden continues to improve. Day cold with signs of clearing, signs of malaria in myself. How familiar I am with that look of those mountains - a thick heavy mouth of reddish brown trees through which the deep snows show - the tops of the mountains hoary with frost, not an evergreen on them - all birds, bush and maple and very uniform - the winterlook of the Catskills. Another half day by the fire side with Eden and Hiram, with the old common place talks. In afternoon I take train for Roxbury, but feel so miserable that I do not stop, but keep on to Kingston and spend night with Abby. Fever and pain all night. 14. Fever gone in morning, come home on early train. Two inches of snow in the night. Day bright; take 16 grains quinine during the day. Tap 12 trees in afternoon Hud and I, sap runs well. 15. Ice in motion this morning, telegraph Julian; feel some better, gathers and boil the sap. 4 pails full, no run today. First robin today. 16. More snow last night; clears off bright, Mrs. B comes up on 10 O'clock train. Sap runs down again. Julian comes on 4.20 trainlooks well and is happy, Mrs. B. returns to P. much talk at night in study of Emily and other things. I am about well again. 17. Froze hard last night, clear this morning with troops of robins shouting and singing, a red shouldered starling pipes his a-ka-lu on maple over my study. 18. A real spring day, nearly clear and warm; only a slight freeze last night. Song sparrow this morning. Sap runs on a jump. Julian off on his first duck hunt, gets 1 black duck and 2 mergansers. 19. Cold windy, nearly clear. Julian kills 4 black ducks in the creek. Mrs. B. comes home. 20. Dark still day growing warm; signs of rain. Julian kills 6 black ducks and 2 geese on the river. 21. Rain this morning, hard, mercury 42. Julian and Hud kill 3 ducks on the creek and one on the river. Fair in afternoon. Phoebe today, and fox sparrow on Eropus Island yesterday Julian saw a thrush, probably a hermit. Rainfall heavy. 22. Clear, mercury 30, good sap day. 23. Perfect spring day, clear still, brilliant: This day I am happy, Julian is home, the fox sparrow sings, song sparrow trills and robins and blue birds laugh and call. In the morning a meadow lank alighted on the top of the maple over my study and sent forth again and again his wonderful spring call. In the forenoon I work on the life of Audubon and in the afternoon boil sap - 6 pails. The best sap day yet. The white gulls go by up the river their images reflected in the water beneath them. J. gets 4 ducks in the morning.24. Cloudy mild, light rain. 25. Cloudy mild, light rain. 26. Rain in the night. Julian kills 7 ducks on the river. Mercury above 40. Birds very musical. What would life be here without this companionship of the birds. All since Sunday night with influenza and malaria. 27. Heavy rain in the night with thunder, clearing this morning and cooler. Julian returns today to Harvard. First butterfly today - a fritilary? Pupers last night, Julian says. Frost out of the ground; ice about gone from the river.
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Date: 1821-05-28
Text: $100 Recd of Le Roy Bayard and Mr. Evers & Thomas Morris per the hands of Jasper Parrish Sub Agent to the Six Nations of Indians one hundred Dollars it being in full for an Annuity due me by an agreement made with Robert Morris at Big Tree in September 1797 up to September 1820 - Signed Duplicate Receipts Dated Buffalo May 28th. 1821 In presence of H. Cunningham E. P. Parrish Young KingYoung King's Rect. $100 1821$6000 We the Sachems Chiefs and Warriors of the Seneca Nation do...
Show more$100 Recd of Le Roy Bayard and Mr. Evers & Thomas Morris per the hands of Jasper Parrish Sub Agent to the Six Nations of Indians one hundred Dollars it being in full for an Annuity due me by an agreement made with Robert Morris at Big Tree in September 1797 up to September 1820 - Signed Duplicate Receipts Dated Buffalo May 28th. 1821 In presence of H. Cunningham E. P. Parrish Young KingYoung King's Rect. $100 1821$6000 We the Sachems Chiefs and Warriors of the Seneca Nation do acknowledge to have receive from the United States per the hands of Jasper Parrish Sub-Agent of the U. S. to the Six Nations of Indians Six thousand Dollars in full for the interest due on the Stock held in trust by the President of the United States for the use of the said Seneca Nation of Indians Buffalo May 28th 1821 Signed Duplicates Young King Red Jacket Corn Planter Little Billy Black Snake Captain Pollard Captain Shongo Captain Strong Little Beard Chief Warrior In presence of H. Cunningham Jones Jno Lay JR H. PrattExpedient - Signed - Cannandagua Apr. 8th 1799- Moles Hawley Emos Hawley Daniel Steele Joel Junks Harvey Steck Henry Hawley …Hawley Thad Remington Jonas Hastings Holland Godding Hugh Jameson John Cooley
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Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: June 20, 1867
Text: Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Thursday, 20th June, 1867. My Dear Mrs. Hale: It is so long since I have had the pleasure to read and answer your valued letters that I began to surmise you had forgotten me, but I am again reminded this morning that I am not, but on my return from the College "commencement Exer'ces" received yours of yesterday or rather last Mondays date. The "commencement" day was lovely, and our Chapel was crowded to access, seating some 800, I enclose you a...
Show morePoughkeepsie, N.Y., Thursday, 20th June, 1867. My Dear Mrs. Hale: It is so long since I have had the pleasure to read and answer your valued letters that I began to surmise you had forgotten me, but I am again reminded this morning that I am not, but on my return from the College "commencement Exer'ces" received yours of yesterday or rather last Mondays date. The "commencement" day was lovely, and our Chapel was crowded to access, seating some 800, I enclose you a programme of the first days entertainment, will send you the proceedings of the second & third when published. I also send by this mornings mail, another paper containing an account of the Founders day, and another of a Pic-Nic party I gave the YoungLadies and Teachers at my Country Seat "Springside" on Satur- day the 8th instant. This day was also charming, some 1000 guest attending. I made a Short address to them and after the Banquet of speeches, eatable collations &c rambled through the Groves & over the lawns till sunset when by arrangement carrages were in readiness to take them back----- that is-----all who wish to ride to the College. I deeply regret that your health would not allow your presence yesterday. I had reserved a special seat for you at the Chapel and Dinning Saloon, asside of the President & Lady Principal, and some distinguished visitors, guests, but I suppose your affliction of the eyes prevented your attendance. 32i3 June 20, 1867 I remain Dear Mrs. Hale Your true friend Matthew Vassar
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Creator: Babbott, Elizabeth (French)
Descriptor(s): Ditkoff, Andrea
Date: c. September 1911 - August 12, 1912

Date: n.d.
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Show moreA.fA/BY, on [L 1/7 . v 374/v/v»m0d.>z2/X///\/I /M/J WRITTEN BY CDMPOSED BY ENJFEELW/.) QJHM ILIEJKLEY/A f X C! 15/05’, 45 /4 I/6704A gz/£77 rm 50/_°/M/V0 & 7-E/Vﬂpl’ 50/W2/V0 & co/vr/mm, M smw/vo 4/v0 5455, PH. 3 V, A. m Ma 77/; ca/v5£cm NM 0; /11/My/r/qr 6’/I/V/VE/? as/mu/v 0/ 7/201” M0/7/27 I’/A/V /Vl//V5 orggr/an/(M, man 033/ j’ 5 0/V 0» 5 ‘\D(/E77, v.) . LONDON; CRAMTR BEALE5cC‘.’201,REGENT STREET. E; / x: “EXCELSIO:§ :._ The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village pass’d A youth, who bore, ’mid snow and ice, A. banner with the strange device, The. Consecration of Pvxlaskiia Ba'nner,a:id Hymn of the Moravian Nuns of Bethlehem. (llla1s1.v'ated.) Song or Duett. Pr: 3/,. “EXcels’ior'l” His brow was sad: his eye beneath Flaslfid like a faulchion from its sheath; And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, e “Excelsior l” In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright: Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, i “Excelsior l” “Try not the pass l” the old man said: “Dark lowers the tempest overhead, “The roaring torrent is deep and wide l” And loud that clarion voice replied, “Excelsior l” “O! stay? the maiden said,“and rest "“*Thy weary head upon this l)reastl” A tear_ stood in his bright blue eye, But still he answer’d,w‘ith a sigh, “Excelsior l” “Beware the piv1k‘.—t1"tilJ{‘-3 withered branch! “Beware the awful avalanche l” This was the peasants last “Good Night :” A voice replied,far up the height, “Excelsior 1“ At break of day, as heavenward The pious monks of Saint Bernard Utter’d the oft—repeated prayer, A voice cried through the startled air, “Excelsior l” A traveller, by the faithful hound; Halt‘-buried in the snow was found; ‘Still grasping in his hand of ice That banner with the strange device‘; V “Excelsior 1” There, in the twilight cold and grey, Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay ; And froin the sky, serene and far, <' ‘ v _ 1 ‘(Speak ggxjilyis’ Companion to "Hearts and l-lomes” Song or Duett by John Blocltlcy . 2% I T ***“ExcELsIoRz” V——-@®>-—— Cémposed by JOHN BLOCKLEY. , I1/'r1'Vtten by H.VV.iLO\IGFELLOW. .x_1Jv1)AJv'cr12vo. T /5 /9 The shades of night were fall _'ing fast, As through an A1_pine /9/9 ' h ‘‘I Q? Village passﬂ A youth who bore, ’mi.d snow and ice, *7 banner with the strange deVi.ce,“Ex _ _ CEL_ _ _s1 _ on '..” * calla race. ﬂy!‘ ‘\-—/ #6 ate * Excelsi0r_. Hzglzverx Exam-1si,9r! John B7ock':-,-y. brow sad: his eye beneath F1ash’d like a faulchion /9/9 %V%' cres-____ccn_____do. from its sheath; And like" 5'11 _-_._Ver C/1Z1.___'I’i0Il rung The accents of tongue , “Ex _ _ CEL- _ - _ s1 _ _ -011!” mf A. dim: e mu. By thesame Composer,‘ Excelsior‘. \ “Evange]ine”(founded on L0n'gf‘el10w’S. Poem P1‘ 2/... 2 ‘> ***“ExcELsIoRz” V:-<®>-—— Cémposed by JOHN BLOCKLEY. , I1/'rz'Vtten by H.W.lowGF1«:LL0w. .x_1Jv1)AJv'cr12vo. T /5 /9 . \ nuﬁ The shades of night were fall _'ing fast, As through an A1_pine /9/9 ' h “I Q? Village passﬂ A youth who bore, ’mid snow and ice, *3 banner with the strange deVice,“Ex _ _ CEL_ _ _s1 _ OR '..” * calla race. nyf‘ ‘\—/ ék * . * Exce1.<;i0r_. Eliglzerx Ffxn-1si,,or! John B7ock’:.,—y. its accents Excelsior‘. beneath Flash 11 like a faulchion ~17” sheath ; And like“ a sil __ __ _ver c121 __ _ rion rung The f. of tongue, “EX_-cEL____s1___0R'.” mf A. dim: e rall. By the same Composer,‘ “Evange1ine”(founded on L0ngfelIow’s Poem .) Pr 2/_ Con tenerezza . In hfa}-Jpy homes. he saw the light Of household‘ gleam warm and bright: AboVe,the ._spe_ct1-a] ‘glaciers dolente. And from his ‘. lips escaped a groan, “Ex__ -_cm.__A_-sj’.__oR!?" Exce’I"i"r"\ - “Exce]Si,0r!y’ ‘Va Duett bi’ ‘.P1'.‘c5l/ - John B1r)n;(1€Y Pqrldrzte. ‘$9 4“Try not the pass the old man said: “Dark 1ow’rs the tempest "f '\;/' emer ico. . . , /{gt motto, ores .... .-cen .... -.do /\ o _ _: _ '_ _ verhead , The réax-_ ..ing‘ torrent is deaf) and wide?’ And o.cv.-.-o-o. "-'._""L_‘_)"". J adlzlb. 5‘ loud that cla - ., rion voice replied, “Ex _ _ CEL _ _ _SI _ _OR '.” A mfL "sf «0! “Eliza Cqo_K’s” Ballads. V ‘ mu." - . _' , _ Excelsior! _ “Love ‘on. ‘ Star of my hoyle 3’ “W1nter.Tree ,” “WiTt thott_he_m1_n_e3’ &c. Pm?‘/_ mach. John Blockley _ »Exc¢1si0r! The admired Songs and Duetts,"‘Ycsterdayf3L‘{To—mox-xrowf and “To-day?’ Ca)_ztabi[e -P molto F.$prcss1'v0. stay,” the maiden said, “and rest Thy wea‘___I'y head up- / C7'(3S_.., ‘.2 _on this breast!” A tear stood ' his bright blue eye, But rall:edz'm. /5 f_\ still he answer’d , -with _a sigh,“Ex _ CEL ._ _ s1_ OR 3” /A A v ' ‘ , /‘j g . 9/ A/E-:./\\ .— /9/9 *\"’/’ "If? ,\f. Sf _ware the pine—tree’s with/er’d branch! Beware the aW_fu1 a._vaIanche*’.’’ . By the same mpofser John B1ockIey( Do./cc e pom piu lento . This was the peasant’s last“Good Night§’A voice rep1ied,far up the height ,“EX_ /9/9 (’7wr'g1'co.r-\ Larghetto e Ré>lfgz'oso. _CEL_-_S'I__-OR!” At break of day, as /9/7 . \_/ . heavenward The pi;ous,n1onks of Saint Bernard L Utter’d the oft—re_ V /5 - /3 dd libf;-\\ /3 _peat._ed. prayer, A Voice cried thro’ the startled aiF:‘EX~CP3L_Sl_OR 1”/\ J? 7”{]v ’ ‘ "f mf_ralZ. . ‘ ~ .\°.=" By the same Composer. , “The last Song‘ of Sapphoi’ Poetry by NIT’ Hemans. (Illustrated in Colors Pr-.2//f6-‘_J l‘)xc€<:i.>r. _Jchx;- Bloc‘-<1‘ey. *3; Pa rlante. trav’_-ler, by the faith -_ ful hound, Half e — buried /9/9 was found, Still g1~asp_ing in his hand of ice That nif banner with the strange device,“Ex__cEL _ s1 _ OR !” *i‘** The Al‘i)ine or S? Bernard’s Dogs, so celebrated for the services they render to mankind, are trained by the worthy monks of the Hospice of Mount Si Bernard, for rescuing the unfortunate tra_ veller amid the glaciers and snow-drifts of the mountains . They are sent out in pairs, one with a warm cloak fastened to his back, the other with a basket tied round his neck, containing some cordial and bread . If they find a traveller who has sunk in the snow, they will lie down beside him, until by their warmth they restore heat and energy, and thus frequently save, his life . __ If he re- covers sufficiently to he able to walk,-Athey conduct him to the convent and by loud harking give warning oflztheir return; if the traveller he insensihle, they hasten for‘ sucéonr and guide the ..monks to the spot . ‘By the same Composer- The Honb_1_e M5 Norton’s Ballads . -“I remember thy voice: “Friend of our early days’."‘My Childhoods home?’ Pr 2/.. ea: John Blockley Lento. 'fI"here, ln the twilight cold and grey, Life___1ess,but ;be=au_ti__ Qf - ‘ef ‘Q? A _ and Jul, he lay; And from the sky, se___rene and far, A tenuto . libitum. voice fell, like a fall _ ing‘ star, “Ex- _ _ CEL _ _ _s1_ _ ~01: 1” “Ex, f'\ calla voce . ./Vlorendo . pa cc ‘ [99 _ _cEL-__._s1___oR. EX-__cEL____s1__0R. Morendor /yo xv/% /9/9/9 M, KSJ Excelsim-. London, Published lxy.J1\hn_ B"l0ck1ey,N° Pa-rk Rc>ad,Haverstock Hill . ;“I“lE\W & @UETIT$3_I@@MP®SE@ vﬂ@AUH*lN _______.______.___....._._.._______.._________._._. ('fm2l24tIn' souo 2/6 DUETT 3/: POETRV. LONGFELLO ,MUSlC.J . B LOCKLEY. Iézoc/rz£r.'9 zxcszs/on //v c, ,/Jr 55 /252/m/2//M (2/2/72, /Io:/Z/"mg, m2/~//¢// 0/Z0//5//k//mV.} paw/‘72/. mm; Ar /25/2: /za/zz/12/zn’ 4%/1///22, "n/.5 I’£ﬂ.S'£ arr//5 A/,4/om." “rm: om /Im/3 Ana/r£.ss§' "ms norm’: or S.’ unm/70$ HM V£ﬂ,"c£3]Z7£(Z//a air 52’/'////2/14’/I/2 at-7 a/”/émizzg am//Z 9'/M22 :2/‘/mix‘ J/Ex’ /M//z/z/may W///%:.r /2/I//1f.r 6})/7///are/.’ '@'bI* 13 mag 13 atg, sons 2/» D u 5712/- , POETHY, LONGFELLOW ,,,, ..MUSlC.J.BLOCKLEY. 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Date: 1908
Text: P EARLS LGW VOICE Muslc BY uow HENRY BUR CARL F|SCHER LONDON’ rams LBIPZIG V_ uusnc uannnv VASSAR COLLEGE “The Sea Hath Its Pearls” (Heine -Longfellow.) Moderato. V its pear1s,..__ my heart,__ HENRY BURCK. P the heaiv - en hath its stars, (1 but my .._.:TV 377: my heart hath its ‘love. Uopyﬂglzt MUMVIII by Carl Fz'sclze1; New York. 12244 - 3 International Copyright Secured. [7 molto tmnqzﬂllo mf Great are the sea and the heaV— ens yet great — er my 2’ molto t'ramqm'llo p and...
Show moreP EARLS LGW VOICE Muslc BY uow HENRY BUR CARL F|SCHER LONDON’ rams LBIPZIG V_ uusnc uannnv VASSAR COLLEGE “The Sea Hath Its Pearls” (Heine -Longfellow.) Moderato. V its pear1s,..__ my heart,__ HENRY BURCK. P the heaiv - en hath its stars, (1 but my .._.:TV 377: my heart hath its ‘love. Uopyﬂglzt MUMVIII by Carl Fz'sclze1; New York. 12244 - 3 International Copyright Secured. [7 molto tmnqzﬂllo mf Great are the sea and the heaV— ens yet great — er my 2’ molto t'ramqm'llo p and fair -’ er than pearls and stars . "f 17> flash-es and beams my love. Thou 1it—t1e youth—fu1 mai — den /‘\ > > > _._“‘_?;:=- >/\ .F‘i‘.tE/we poco animando f c/resc. ed accelemndo P 712 come un—to my_ great heart,___ my heart_ and the sea, f 1...}. }9 Mesa. ed accelenmdo poo-0 ammando broader f _ heart____ and the : and the heav — ens are melt - i_ng, broader If ﬂ‘ pescmte melt-ing a - Way,__ with love.
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Creator: Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902
Date: 1876-11-01
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Creator: Haight, Elizabeth Hazelton, Ryberg, Inez
Date: [After 1943]
Text: I CATHARINE SAUNDERS 1872 - 19143 Professor Emeritus Catharine Saunders, who died on January 18, l9h3, had been connected with Vassar College since 1900 and after 1907 worked continu- ously on the teaching staff, a long and honorable service. Her education in preparation for her life-work of teaching was varied and rich. She was a high school student at Belfast, New York, where she was born, took her A.B. degree at Elmira College and her Ph.D. at Columbia University. She studied also for part...
Show moreI CATHARINE SAUNDERS 1872 - 19143 Professor Emeritus Catharine Saunders, who died on January 18, l9h3, had been connected with Vassar College since 1900 and after 1907 worked continu- ously on the teaching staff, a long and honorable service. Her education in preparation for her life-work of teaching was varied and rich. She was a high school student at Belfast, New York, where she was born, took her A.B. degree at Elmira College and her Ph.D. at Columbia University. She studied also for part of a year at the University of Munich, did research at the American Academy in Rome and enriched her background by travel that ranged over Europe from the Roman wall in Northern England to Ancient Troy in Turkey, with much time spent in Italy and Greece. On her last leave in l9h0 she even went to Mexico, Guatemala and.Yucatan to see the remains of the Mayan Civilization. Her research, which was divided between the two main lines of her interest, included studies on "Costume in Roman Comedy", "Masks", "Altars"; and Vergilian Studies of "Cremation and Inhumation in the Aeneid", "Vergil's Primitive Italy" and "The Sources of the Names of Trojan and Latin Heroes in Vergil's Aeneid". All Miss Saunders‘ publications in book form and in periodicals snow her painstaking and exact scholarship, and her imagination in interpretation. In all her writing she was a perfectionist in her weighing of evidence, in her clarity of presentation. These same qualities appeared in her college teaching, but she was able to simplify and illuminate the re- sults of her research for undergraduates in her favorite courses in Roman Comedy, Vergil's Aeneid and Mediaeval and Renaissance Latin. She presented many of her papers to the Classical Journal Club and to the students‘ Classical Society as well as at the meetings of the American Philological Association and in all these her clarity of diction and expression were notable. Miss $aunders gave distinguished and appreciated ser- vice as an alumna trustee to her Alma Mater, Elmira College. On the campus of Vassar she won the devotion » 4 i \ 1 1 GATHARINE SAUNDERS (Continued) of her fellow-residents in Kendrick by her humor, charm, tolerance, and final Stoicism. The students who had the privilege of knowing her enjoyed her friendliness and hospitality. One of her last public serviees for them, was training the actors in a Mediaeval Latin Christmas Play given in the Classical Museum in 19h1 with Professor John Peirce singing a Te Deum after it. Since she died, a young alumna wrote of her: "She was so gentle and such a great lady: she will be greatly missed." Her colleagues join with her stu- dents in offering to her Horace's tribute to her beloved Vergil: "The Muses who rejoice in the country gave her gentleness and geniality," - molle atque facetum. Elizabeth Hazleton Height Inez Ryberg X - 396
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Creator: Askew, Pamela, Carroll, Eugene, Drouilhet, Elizabeth, Hunter, Mary Alice, Murphy, Joan
Date: [after 1984]
Text: All-4i urn!‘ ‘ll Minute for Leila Barber >Leila Cook Barber, who died on December h, l98h, at the of 8l, was a member of the Vassar faculty for 37»years. taught in the Art Department, which she joined in l93l, tH her retirement in I968. Of that generation that in its youth placed more value iod D. I €fl t0 the personally creative than on conformity to professional xy, Leila Barber could and did say of herself: "I am piece. I've never published anything. I have no donlt know why...
Show moreAll-4i urn!‘ ‘ll Minute for Leila Barber >Leila Cook Barber, who died on December h, l98h, at the of 8l, was a member of the Vassar faculty for 37»years. taught in the Art Department, which she joined in l93l, tH her retirement in I968. Of that generation that in its youth placed more value iod D. I €fl t0 the personally creative than on conformity to professional xy, Leila Barber could and did say of herself: "I am piece. I've never published anything. I have no donlt know why they kept me.“- Generations of stu- s, however, and department members, colleagues and col- administrators knew exactly why she was invaluable to College, why it can be said that she has not left her Simply because formalized professional ambition was Leila Barber, this minute, to record her contri- ion to Vassar College must go beyond the framework of academic vita. A phrase often used by Leila to characterize others was bbrm I er and shaker.“ Leila was not a shaker, but she was a r and shaper. And it is the shape of things that she If cared to fashion and foster, or encourage and sup- that became incorporated into the mainstream of learn- enhancing its quality and affirming at the same time values of larger social enterprise. What she gave shape may, perhaps, be traced to her study of philosophy and logy as an undergraduate at Bryn Mawr ﬁollege, from ch she received her B.A. in I925, and to her study of history, begun under the famed Giorgianna Goddard King. earned her M.A. in art history in I928 at Radcliffe, re she did further graduate work until l93l. Related to these fields of study, and what might be d to lie at the heart of Leila Barber's accomplishments ra fundamentally domestic ideal. "Domestic" is not meant the narrow sense here -- not at all implying a channeling energies to private ends -- but signifying that personal where what is within can be ordered and arranged, ex- and controlled, -- to visible effect. It was the from which an inner dynamic of energy radiated out- in many directions: a base from which a response to late surroundings was extended to a critical concern a larger environment -- with working spaces, archi- re and landscape. It was the launching point for a ectory of thought that carried personal compassion into al action -- in her later years to serving meals on ls, to recording for the blind. The domestic core was hstone not only for personal social life, but for Ial responsibility, including her vigilant concern for qual' ' . ' ty of campus life And it was the source of the s reach of her truly liberal point of view which u>forward looking and positive a way embraced every tive idea that could potentially bring about greater -2- understanding, more perceptive knowledge or pleasure, or improved social condition. The operative pattern of her gifts and dedication emerges clearly in her contributions to Vassar College. Part of each summer she worked on student rooming with the College warden, Mrs. Drouilhet; by l9hO she was head resident of Josselyn House; and from i955 on, house- fellow at Josselyn. During the Second World War she helped plan and inaugurate a college system of cooperative living in which household tasks formerly done by maids and white angels were rotated among the students in each dormitory. In addition to getting the work done, this, she thought, brought students of different backgrounds together, and induced a sense of communal responsibility and an active participation in the care for one's environ- ment. She was also chairman of the wartime faculty com- mittee called the Key Center of information at Vassar, which, by appointment of the Office of Education, served as a distribution center for information about the war and postwar problems to six neighboring counties. She represented the Key Center on the Vassar Coordinating Council for War Activities, and served on the council's advisory panel of faculty members who helped students to. choose individual programs of preparation for war service. She also chaired the Emergency Committee, which formu- lated the College defense program. Her committee service for the College, however, en- compassed the entire range of academic process, from visiting schools and talking with prospective students, to the Committee on Student Records, to the Curriculum Committee, to the Board of Residents which advised stu- dents in each house -- lHO in Joss -- to the advising of majors in Art History. She was chairman of the Art De- partment from i965 to i968; and following her retirement, she was briefly Acting Dean of Studies. Her advising, house-fellowing and teaching brought her into touch with an exceptionally wide range of students, with countless of whom she formed enduring friendships. She was master- ful at bringing along the C student; she was a bulwark to those having a difficult time in college, and she was a fearless defender to parents of individual freedom as F. Scott Fitzgerald realized when Leila Barber took him to task for his views concerning the social life of his daughter. In another vein, she was both awe-inspiring and for- midable: formidable in the authority, strength of voice and definitive manner in which she expressed her views; awe-inspiring in her presence, which was stately, ex- ceptional in grandeur and beauty and impeccable in every detail from coif to couture. Today she would be called a"role modelﬂ indeed she inspired a student who saw her 4 ! < I l l -3- alecture last winter to write of her "perfectly seated re,“ finding her "marvelous," and evoking more genera- mm of students than she realized when she wrote, "Perhaps was the child in me that caused the memory of Leila Bar- to become forever crystallized within me." But the phrase "role model," which now verges on empty rgmm is one that Beila Barber would not have used except etiously. Abstraction was not something that experience ted into, but something drawn from it. For this reason, g others, she excelled in the art of teaching. Many hers reach their students; but singular was Leila's le, projection of voice and logically sustained develop- t of analysis and idea. What she said made an indelible ression, and not least because of her invention of Hking, witty and vivid turns of phrase often drawn from commonly shared worlds of food and fashion. Dazzlingly iculate, and lucidly clear, she was able, just in the ling, to raise every work of art that she projected on screen to a higher power, or to consign it to a limbo inferiority where the works of those who misunderstood styles of others seemed rightly to belong. She made history itself a profoundly aesthetic and human--as l as historical-- discipline. k When Leila Barber joined the Art Department, she became third member, teaching twelve l05 conference sections a course in ancient art. It was she who shaped the intro- tory survey course, writing and revising its extensive labus. Printed annually, it was a booklet eagerly t after and cherished by graduate students at other in- tutions long after it ceased to be produced. There was, idly a historical period in the survey course that she not at some time taught herself. She taught American hting as well, and on the advanced level, medieval art iuaiéan Renaissance art from Giotto to Tintoretto beyond, though Tuscan painting of the Fourteenth and teenth Centuries was her special field. With growing ialization in the discipline, no one else in the de- rmwnt could do all that Leila Barber could do, or with intelligence and knowledge that she did it. No one before, and certainly no one has since. Covering the Md, shaping the developing discipline through the curri- lum at Vassar, she was absolutely integral to that llence of teaching and training for which the Vassar Department was so widely renowned in mid-century. A rof the Renaissance Society of America and the Col- Art Association of America, she was well known in art historical world, and it was well known by her. Her shaping of programs extended, moreover, beyond the department. In the Forties, she was a staunch advocate the three-year plan, participating in it. This was an ative arrangement of semesters and of curricular _4_ offerings that enabled students in the war years to gradu- ate in three rather than four years. Part of the raison d'etre of the plan was its potential for encouraging stu- dents to go on to graduate work, to have already launched themselves on a course of advanced study within the canonicm four years. Study in the form of seeing, knowing first hand and re-viewing the works of art that she taught early establishw a regular pattern of summer travel. It was not altogether uneventful. In l936, in Spain with J. B. Ross from the History Department, she was trapped in the bombing of Gran-i ada at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The New York Times photographed them and headlined their ‘Escape by Plane from Rebel Stronghold in Spain.“ They were rescued in a H-seater piloted by the Comte de Sibour, for whom Leila characteristically, held the map that guided them to Tangien In her teaching years she traveled mostly to the Continen including Russia, but especially to Italy; and in the years of her retirement she spent long intervals in Greece and made repeated trips to England.i Although she traveled ex- tensively with undiminished interest in all visible mani- festations of life and civilization, she had a great spiﬂt socially for those enterprises on the local seene, including the League of Women Voters, to whom she gave her enthusiasﬂc support. An alumna who had enjoyed Leila's l05 lectures some years earlier returned to work at Vassar. Still regarding Leila with the awe inspired by their earlier teacher-studan relationship, it was some time before she could stop ad- dressing her as ‘Miss Barber.“ However, in the years ﬁﬂlow-% ing Leila's retirement, they shared many happy times to- gether. These ranged from the concerts and opera workshops in Skinner, and the Drama Department productions, to Honi Cole and his tap-dancing troupe in concert at the Bardavon. Leila's great capacity for enjoying a variety of experi- ences, and her witty comments on the proceedings, made these evenings and many another outing to museums in Williamstown and New Haven a delight. A strong and loyal supporter of the arts in Pough- keepsie, Leila Barber could be seen at virtually every im- portant cultural event. After her retirement she regularly attended concerts, plays and lectures at Vassar and at the Bardavon. She was a major supporter of the Bardavon and a patron of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. A great film buff, she became the first member of the Bardavon Film So- ciety. She also supported Vassar's Friends of the Art Ga lery and Barrett House. With her unfailing enthusiasm for budding talent, she never missed an audition for the Young Artists Competition, and she played a vital part in guiding a local student play- t,l l l l I 1 l i i J 1 ’ l l 4 4 l 1 l l l 1 l ti fl l 1 § f l I 1 I l l 4 $ l '1 J l x l ! ii i 1 l 1 i l l I _ 1 l 1 .4 E 1 1 i l i -5- roduction, "Mass Appeal " Her personal involvement the arts was boundless No wonder she was heard to "It makes me weary to think of all I shall have done weeks from now." nt, Bill C. Davis, in creating his successful Broad- a ' .' ' D For all that she did do for the College and Art De- fl. af l * ent, art history and the community, we are deeply u . " Respectfully submitted, Pamela»Askew Eugene Carroll Elizabeth Drouilhet Mary Alice Hunter Joan Murphy \ l I l l I l 1 l l l § l v l ll ll | l M w l l J ll ill 7‘! ii !. i l 4 I I 1 I l P l F
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Creator: Mills, Herbert E., Macleod, Annie Louise, Landon, Mary Louise
Date: [After 1924]
Text: CHARLES WILLIAM moumou 1859 - 1921; Again it becomes a sad necessity for the Faculty of Vassar College to note in its minutes the death of one of its oldest and most respected members. Charles William Moulton, Doctor of Philosophy of Johns Hopkins University, came to Vassar College in 1892 as Associate Professor of Chemistry. In l89h he was raised to the rank of Professor of Chemistry and served as head of the department until his death on September 13, 192k. His tenure had therefore covered...
Show moreCHARLES WILLIAM moumou 1859 - 1921; Again it becomes a sad necessity for the Faculty of Vassar College to note in its minutes the death of one of its oldest and most respected members. Charles William Moulton, Doctor of Philosophy of Johns Hopkins University, came to Vassar College in 1892 as Associate Professor of Chemistry. In l89h he was raised to the rank of Professor of Chemistry and served as head of the department until his death on September 13, 192k. His tenure had therefore covered the entire history of Chemistry as a sepa- rate department in this college and there can be no more fitting memorial to his ability and faithful- ness than the organization and fine standards which he had developed. He was a scientist in the best sense of the word, searching for the truth. He had great capacity for investigation and his scientific curiosity suggested constantly new subjects for investigation. This quality of mind together with his practical inge- nuity resulted in novel and valuable methods of lecture demonstration. Those best qualified to judge believe that he could have added greatly to positive knowledge had he devoted himself to research. But he quite willingly sacrificed in large degree this possibility for that which had the greater call -- teaching, the building up of his department organiza tion and the study of college educational problems. His ability as a practical man of affairs was dis- played in the planning and construction of Sanders Memorial Laboratory. Every part of this building testifies to his practical ingenuity and his far- sightedness. His constant attention and thoughtful- ness made it perhaps one of the best planned, most workable and best equipped chemical laboratories in the United States. Indeed many of those who have gone fr it to work elsewhere have called it the best they had known. Due to his care it was built with great economy. At one time or another he had served with conspicu- ous and unusual effectiveness on most of the commit- tees of the Faculty and helped to establish many of its present standards and working procedures. But he did not confine his connection with the college to A 33 CHARBES WILLIAM MOULTON (Continued) departmental and faculty duties. He was for some years a member of the college faculty-student orches- tra and was a constant participant in student fes- tivities. One of his most cherished avocations was the study of birds and out of door life he had always enjoyed. The breadth of his interests was revealed in his skill in woodworking and other craftmanship, and in the great pleasure he found in his later years in reading French and Spanish. He cmbined in remarkable degree two great qualifica- tions of the teacher -- constant insistence on high standards and thoroughness; and the.ability to stimu- late not only in the scholarly minded but in the average undergraduate genuine and lasting interest in science and intellectual interests. His name will endure in the list of great teachers and constructive organizers who have made Vassar College what it is. Herbert E. Mills Annie Louise Macleod Mary Louise Landon VIII — k7
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Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: April 28, 1864
Text: April 28th 1864. Mrs. Sarah J. Hale. Dear Madame! Your letter of the 25th Current with enclosures of your son & family photographs introduces me agreably to your very heart and grati- fies me. I receive them as evidences of your good will to me personally & of your approval of my intentions at least, I shall be glad to Know a gentleman who has already ranked himself among the savants of our land. The Extracts from the Ladys Book for June which you Sendplace myself not less than our...
Show moreApril 28th 1864. Mrs. Sarah J. Hale. Dear Madame! Your letter of the 25th Current with enclosures of your son & family photographs introduces me agreably to your very heart and grati- fies me. I receive them as evidences of your good will to me personally & of your approval of my intentions at least, I shall be glad to Know a gentleman who has already ranked himself among the savants of our land. The Extracts from the Ladys Book for June which you Sendplace myself not less than our College under obligations to you for your earnest efforts in our be- half. I value greatly these evidences of your intelli- gent interest for all that concerns the elevation of woman. In my last I had intended to say to you that if the plates I sent you are worthy of that distinction & you will be at the trouble of causing them to be neatly framed & will send the bills to me I will see that they are met. The Extracts from your Sons letter help sustain me in the views I have already advanced & in the action about to be taken in reference to Dr Jewett. I greatly regret he should have taken any action in reference to your friend Mrs Cuddehy that does not commend itself to yourself or to her. I was not aware what steps if any had been taken by him upon that Subject. Your letter to me have left no doubt on my mind that this lady is quite equal to any position she might be willing to assume. But upon this general subject I have expressed deliberatedly to the College Trustees my personalwishes and the responsibility is thrown 21 y 37- Apr. 28, 1864 - 2 upon them to carry them forward now or at such other time as they may judge best, I am not aware except in a general way to what extent my desires are to be met at the opening of the College. The Committee on that Subject (Faculty) I understand do intend to make a fair division of appointments between the Sexes. I mean of course of the higher grades, as the lesser posi- tions, I take it for granted, will all be for ladies. In re- gard to particular appointments my general health & my other duties prevent my giving them the requisite at- tention to ensure the Success of any applicants upon my own recommendation alone. The most I have hoped to do has been to lay down my own general views & wishes, leaving the question as to whether they are to be immediately carried out and the manner in which they are to be carried out to my coadjutors and to the gentlemen of that Committee. The possible change of Presidency may to some ex- tent affect the question of Professorsbut to what de- gree I of course am quite unable to Know in advance, outside influences will of necessity have more or less effect and among these none are more likely to be lis- tened to than the valuable publications with which you are associated. I hail discussion as sure to accom- plish or aid in accomplishing the best result, be it what it may. Truly yours &c
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Creator: Brydon, Anne Page
Date: 1923
Text: DIARY[Anne Page Brydon, '25]Diary Very Private.My Diary Wed. Sept 26 1923. Cloudy and cool. This time I am starting out to keep a permanent diary--like Aunt Evelyn; a record of my thoughts and feelings as well as an account of events. I mean to keep it up longer than I did my last one, so that it can show any progress as changes, and I can look back and see what I was doing or thinking in the past. To begin with the college year, I'll go back to last Friday, the 21st. Fuzzy and I...
Show moreDIARY[Anne Page Brydon, '25]Diary Very Private.My Diary Wed. Sept 26 1923. Cloudy and cool. This time I am starting out to keep a permanent diary--like Aunt Evelyn; a record of my thoughts and feelings as well as an account of events. I mean to keep it up longer than I did my last one, so that it can show any progress as changes, and I can look back and see what I was doing or thinking in the past. To begin with the college year, I'll go back to last Friday, the 21st. Fuzzy and I came up from N.Y. together on the train arriving at college about 5:20. It seemed very strange to be back, after a long and pleasant summer, but we soon got into the routine of college life so that it seemed as if we hadnever been away. I was horribly lonesome and home sick the first few nights, since I had never been alone like this before, but now I am a little more settled and quite like the independence of a single room. I see quite a bit of Lizdee--she & I went off campus for food Saturday, and today. We took Mary [Betts], Poggie Reese & Roberta Whitehead off and treated them at the Flag Shop. Poggie certainly is cute & atrractive. Have been up in Lizdee's room several times--she has a marvelous view from her window--really inspiring. I wish I knew the secret of Fuzzy's charm. Perhaps it is that she is always greatly interested in the other person, is very lovable & sympathetic. She is a darling child[.] Sunday evening I took Mary [Betts] & Va Heard to2 Sept 26. the Christians Welcome meeting in the chapel, where Mr Calkins made a very good address. Have heard from both Mamma and Granny. I thought Cat had enough strength of character to stick it out at Stuart Circle but its seems not. She must have been terribly "homesick" to leave. Classes have begun in earnest and I hope to get a great deal out of all of them. Miss Washburn is a splendid lecturer. There are several things I am resolved to do this year-- 1. Work hard at lessons, cut classes as little as possible. 2. Play hard, go out for basketball & tennis, get plenty of exercise, make many friends and be sociable. 3. Practice music--am going to try for Miss Chittendon's scholarship (Didn't Browning say you should aim high?) 4. Keep up the spiritual life. Read worthwhile books. And now to bed.Thursday Sept 27. Cloudy most of day - cool - Practiced one hour Today has really gone very well, a busy and happy day. Had first hour free--always a time when there are a million and one things to do, but did copy my music for Harmony. That with Psych lecture and practicing, filled my morning. Kay came this morning and we were all delighted to see her. Don't think she is feeling top notch yet. No classes after lunch--studied some. Kay came up and visited me a while. Went over to the Libe [Library] and looked up some old newspapers of 1865 & thereabouts for Crit. They are really fascinating, and you could learn lots of History by reading them up. Had much war news and all about Lincolns assassination. Very different in appearance from our papers. Lizdee & I went for a walk around the lake. The foliage is be-3 Sept 27-28 ginning to be beautiful. I found some wild asters which I put on the table. I resisted Lizdee's persuasions to go in the Flag and eat and am glad I did, because I must stop eating between meals. Va Heard came to supper with Fuzzy & I sat with them. Have been studying Ec--Kay in here with me. D.A. invited me to her room at 9:30 so must stop and go. Lizdee helped me hang my pictures. She has a lot of taste & good judgment about such things. Feel as if I'm taking cold. Friday Sept 28 Bright and clear--stormy in evening. Practiced one hour. I feel much more cheerful than I did the beginning of the week, either because I've gotten used to a single or else because my room is now much straighter. Your surroundings must have a great deal to do with your state of mind. For instance, a cloudy, gray dayoften makes one feel dpressed. Our critical writing class was quite interesting, as we discussed the old newspapers we have been reading. Lizdee & I went shopping-- Fuzzy and Willy were on the same car and we kept meeting them all afternoon. I invested some of my opare cash in an ink well, a 15 [cent] lampshade with sailboats all around it, a towel rack & toilet articles. Looked for cretonnes & a vase, but saw nothing to suit both my fancy and my pocketbook. Was tired so did not go to the movies with the rest. Got the "Scarlet Letter" out of the Libe [Library] to begin. Played bridge with Laura vs Fuzzy & Monnie before they left. When Lizdee comes in I am going up to her room & read, (perhaps eat!) Am determined to read a lot of good books this year--haven't begun so far. Fuzzy was reading Edgar Lee Masters tonight.4 Sunday Sept 30. A Beautiful sunny day, but crisp and cool--it feels good to be alive. The clocks were turned back last night so we had an extra hour of sleep. Got up for breakfast and after it finished my trunk and straightened up, then paid Lizdee a little visit and we walked to chapel together. She has a stunning new lavender sport outfit which is very becoming. I don't remember much of the talk in chapel--he was very hard to listen to--except, one sentence "My friends, it is a great hour when one meets Jesus Christ" That struck me particularly in the sense of meeting the divine in a great personality (as Roosevelt or Lincoln) a book, picture, piece of music or marvelous view, whether or not it is meeting Him for the first time. I played bridge for the first time in my life on Sunday. Eliz. Baldwin, the soph [sophomore] next to me stopped by and asked me to make a fourth and I said yes without thinking and then it was too late. Mary Alice (Mac) Kelsey is her roommate & there was a McGlynn's freshman, too. Then the "inner man" was fed, both materially & spiritually -- Theo Castellini played beautifully for us and also another girl. Now I am going over to practice, & I hope, for a walk later. Yesterday, I practiced, read "The Heart of the Puritan", took my three freshmen to the reception where we had to wait an hour and a half for the stunt party to begin. K. Richards is very quiet, though awfully nice & pretty. Played bridge with Monnie & Mary [Hellyser] until chapel which I did not go to. Stayed home to rest & read the "Scarlet Letter". Lizdee & Isabel came in and stayed until quarter of eleven, and while I enjoyed having them, I was so worn out & sleepy it wasn't even funny! I must have been terrible company.5. Monday Oct 1st Another lovely fall day-- Practiced 1 hour -- Was late getting up as I had nothing till psych 3rd hour-- Studied a lot of Crit today--reread Justice / Galsworthy) and looked for a critical news article. After Ec there was a class meeting about Mohonk, Jun. Party etc. Visited Ellen & stayed to dinner. After chapel went to see Va Heard who has moved to 326B Main, & ran in to see Nancy Cole. Came home but have loafed all evening. Had a letter from Dad this morning. My package came from home & also my paper. Could not find anything about my box. Last night Lizdee & I after our walk went to supper at the "Popover"--very attractive, the old sandwich shop. Tuesday Oct 2nd Perfect weather. Practiced an hour. Got up about 7:15. Classes went pretty much as uaual. After sixth hour, I finishedreading "Joy" by Galsworthy, then went up to Lizdee's room and played some of her pretty records. Whe she came, we went for a walk, stopping by the Flag for refreshment (which I shouldn't have done as it was so near dinner). Anne Horney had her cousin [Miss] McGregor over & I sat beside her. She graduated here in '21, is awfully attractive. Her brother just finished at V.M.I. in June. The Oxford-Vassar debate took place. Two of their speakers were very good, Had better points than ours, I thought. I got so horribly sleepy I lost about half of it. Ruth Driver, Maxine Goldmark & Ruth Hall were our speakers on the negative. Resolved: that the French occupation of the Ruhr is greatly prejudicial to the welfare of the world. Wednesday Oct 3rd Lovely weather, crisp & clear. Practiced half an hour 6 Oct 3rd My three free hours this morning I spent in doing Ec, practicing, writing an editorial for Crit and going (fruitlessly) to the Lost and Found. Can't imagine what has become of my ring, but certainly hope I'll find it. Miss Gillett is sick so we had Millsie. My mail today was my October allowance & a bill from Luckey's. Wrote a letter to Daddy. Went over to play tennis with Ellen 8th hour but she didn't show up. After chapel, I had my first "Lyrics" lesson under Miss Chittendon. So far, it is fascinating and I expect we'll all get a great deal out of it. Miss Chit is a person who has read and thought a great deal for herself, and says many noteworthy things apart from the subject. Tonight she taught us the origin and growth of the modern scale, the difference between rhythm & meter, giving primary, secondary & tertiary rhythms. She said an artist once took a picture he had painted to a great master who began putting a daub here and a line there. When askedwhat good that did, he answered, "It is the place where the fine touches count that art begins." Miss Chit. told us to sleep on that statement and think about it a lot, because that showed us the only way we could be artists. Walked home with the Polish girl--had to ask her to repeat everything she said. She is quite friendly, & has a nice little sense of humor. Lizdee came in and we had a cup of tea. Up late doing Harmony. Friday, October 5th. Perfect weather these past two days. Practeced 1 1/2 hours yesterday and an hour today. Yesterday morning, did music hastily all first hour, did not finish it, so only got 88 on it. After lunch, Kay D.A. Lizdee and I walked downtown, chiefly to go to the bank. Read some of Heart of the Puritan, then Lizdee & I went to Carey's and had something to eat. Did not go to song practice & forgot step singing which grieved me 7 Oct 5 very much. After chapel, Miss Tabor spoke informally to all the girls interested in Lincoln center. I was surprised to learn that out of a pop of 35,000 Po keep sie [Poughkeepsie] has about 16,000 foreigners. Just about a half. I signed for Thursdays, but Tex asked me to come Tuesdays instead and help with the little kids. Lizdee came in my room with some crackers and we munched & read until 10. I finished The Fugitive. Want to read it over again some time. I simply must stop eating so much. I shall try to go for a week with out eating more than politeness requires between meals, & see next Fri. if I have. Lessons went about as usual today. Had a cut from Crit on acc't of Mrs Bucks going away. Lizdee & I went for the loveliest long walk, out on the covered bridge road and around the maple circle. Gorgeous weather and the fall colors are beginningto appear. The sumach [sumac] and the Va [virginia] creeper on stone walls is beautiful. After chapel went to hear Count Apponyi lecture on Hungary. He is over 70, and very aristocratic looking. The talk was good, but as usual I missed about half by being so sleepy. Found my ring yesterday, in my coat pocket! The weather is quite chilly. Wrote to Charlotte & Mother. Saturday--Oct 6 Cloudy, but cool & snappy. Practiced over an hour. This really is Sunday, but I didn't have a chance to write yesterday. Got up late & had breakfast in Mid & Isabel's room with 2 freshmen who had spent the night & Dot Cunningham. Practicing occupied the remainder of the morning. After lunch I played tennis with Isabel. She won, but I enjoyed playing very much anyway. Then I went to Main to get supplies for breakfast Sunday. Lizdee 8 Oct 7. went with me to see K Richards. Asked her to go to Mohonk. Louise Ritchie, a freshman, talked about her trip around the world last year. Spent a lot of time in India, Burmah [Burma], China & other countries of the far East. After dinner, spent an hour in the Libe looking up books for Crit. Then there was the stunt party, one number of which was a good minstrel show, followed by doughnuts & cider. Sunday Oct 7 clear & cool. Practiced one hour. Meant to get up early and do some of my reading which I have neglected of late, but alas for good intentions! Got dressed about 9-- Roberta & Virginia came in at quarter past. Poggie had another engagement, so Lizdee took her place. I was glad to have her help in entertaining. We all went down to St Paul's. Also DA., Kay, Jimmy & 2 freshmen. The service was very nice and I was very glad I went.Were a little late for lunch. Afterwards had coffee & Mary Swomchavka (?), the Polish girl played. Practiced an hour, then sat in Lizdee's room & wrote to Granny & Margaret M. Kay D.A. & I went for a walk by Whitlocks and around the state road. Beautiful sunset. Met Virginia Heard as we came North & kept her for supper; we went to dark. Went up to Lizdee's & played the Vic. Carol R. was up there. Fuzzy went to West Point. Monday Oct 8 Lovely weather. Practiced 45 minutes. Haven't time to write much. Had my first psych lab with D. McCullough this morning; Psych lecture & practiced. Studied Ec 5th, tennis with Isabel 6th, Ec quiz 7th & studied 8th. No mail. Have a psych written tomorrow & lots of Eng. Meant to study all evening but had 3 lenghty callers, Lizdee, Dot & Jimmy. Went to supper with Eleanor R in Davison; the9. Oct 9 dining room was full, so we came over to North again. Step singing was fine to night. Tuesday Oct 9. "October's bright blue weather." Hazy clear & cool. Prac. 20 min. lesson 35 min. A record! Was down to breakfast almost on the dot. Studied psych hard all first, then had Harmony and the quiz. My first lesson with Miss McGregor, whom I like better every time I see her. She gives some encouragement and shows personal interest. Won my heart by calling me Nancy instead of "Miss Brydon" formally. I don't find Miss Reed dull, as I heard last year, in fact I like her a great deal! She is just, treats you as if you were grown up, & has a nice sense of humour. She is giving up 3 cuts in the next week (which doubtless accounts for the praise). Haven't decided whether Crit. is going to be dull or interesting, but I'm sure Amer. Lit is. Did not go to Lincoln center 7th because I had no cash & as everybody was at class meeting could not borrow any money or a [bike].A letter from Granny this morning told me to "take warning (by cat) and find something you will want to do. An expensive education should lead to some definite object these days." That is most pertinent advice, but the question still remains, how does one know what she wants to do until she has tried something? I like the work we have been doing at Lincoln Center, but have doubts as to whether I was cut out for that kind of work. Certainly I don't want to be idle after graduating; and having been given this wonderful opportunity of going to college, ought to make the most of it. Have thought of teaching, of physical education or public health work. Might also consider library work or statistical work. But whatever my "career" is, I don't want to choose merely for the sake of earning a living, but something which I am interested it, can throw myself into, heart & soul but which is worthwhile, and doing some good in the world for others. This expresses my views on the subject at present. Also had a note from Aunt [T], saying she got my cheque.10. Wed October 10. Cloudy in morning, raining in afternoon. Practiced one hour. This has been a full day. 1st hour, I went up to Lizdee's room and described the view for Crit. Then Ec, and lesson with Miss Chittendon; wish I could stop feeling like a scared child. but do like her. Practiced until 12:20, studied fifth hour. The Deans office took me off census on acc't of the Hist I topic, so saw Miss Brown who said she would fix it. Searched some more for the box, without results. No exercise today. Mail was the Scarlet Letter from home & Misc. 7th hour Miss Fiske gave her lecture on language; an interesting subject but poorly delivered. We have to do topics on some phase of it. Isabel, Lizdee Dot & I went down to the Retreat for ice cream; alas for good resolutions! They were further broken in Isabel's room tonight; she, Med, Lizdee & I played bridge, had cocoa & cookies, also doughnuts & an apple. My second class with Miss Chit. tonight. She is fascinating, except for the question she pops at the end, "What did you get?" We sang a no [number] of cunning folk songs. Said tonight that the pedal is the soul of the piano.Thursday Practiced an hour. Studied for Harmony quiz, which turned out to be not so bad. After 2nd hour, Lizdee & I walked downtown for exercise and to get some things. I wanted to go to [Elverhoj's] to order a college ring, but they were closed at twelve. As it was late, we stayed down, had a sundae at Smith's, and waited til quarter of two for the place to open. After we got back we went over to Music hall and practiced an hour. I had a letter from Mother. Developed a headache so took a nap, but was no better when I woke up. Got Dr. Kittredge to give me some aspirin, which helped me a lot, though I was sleepy all evening. Lizdee was darling & stayed in here with me till ten. The other kids came to ask about me and Jimmy me some flowers. I couldn't eat a mouthful of supper. Missed singing and chapel. In bed at ten. Weighed 141 this morning. Friday Oct 12. Practiced 2 hours. Felt much better this morning. In my three free hours (3rd 4th 5th)I practiced, and did work for Crit. Gave my report on "Is Criticism Creative?" but did not do it as well as Hottenstein & Clawson. The report on the [W]Y American was interesting. I practiced another hour; sat in Isabel's room with her & Dot C, till time to dress for supper. Did not go to the Soph-Junior debate on the Honor System. Our side won. Did some reading for Crit in the Libe. Went to bed about 11. Saturday Oct 13. The memorable trip to Mohonk occured [occurred] today. The weather was hazy, though the sun did come out, and not very cold. Virginia and Kathryn came over for me at 7:30, after an early breakfast. We went down on the car with Jimmy, Kay, Fuzzy & the bunch, but did not see them all day after that except in passing. We were on an open trolley to New Paltz--simply packed on. We three walked up from N. Paltz, taking short cuts where the barges couldn't go, though climbing is very strenuous exercise. We walked every bit of the way, getting to Mohonkabout quarter to 12; did not get seats in the dining room, so had a very nice lunch in picnic lodge, 3 sandwiches, apple, egg, cake; with milkshake & Hershey bars in addition. After K & Va wrote some cards we started up the crevice. It was fun but took ages. Kay R. switched off to the path & was glad she did; she isn't as husky as Va. We had to tear down to get back by three. Somebody took my coat by mistake & that took a long time to find. A lot of people rode down that shouldn't have, so about 16 of us got left out, & had to wait 3/4 of an hour for barges. But we changed to cars at Mt Rest, so got to New Paltz as soon as the others. The lake was exquisite as usual and the autumn foliage gorgeous. Wish I could describe the beauty of it all. My two helped to entertain each other. I enjoyed the day a lot and think they did too. We were too late for supper and they were darling and invited me to the Popover where we had a delicious supper though slow in coming. Saw a man who I think was the leader of the Episcopalians at Bear Mt last year. Bed about 10:45.12 Sunday Oct 14 Warm & clear. Practiced 3/4 of an hour. Lizdee had Monnie and me up to breakfast. It was so dainty and nice, & delicious grapes & other food. I wore a white sweater & skirt. The preacher in chapel was very good--spoke about the ideal of service that most of us have, but said we should have something in ourselves to carry out our ideals with. We can never get rid of ourselves, no matter how bored or disgusted we are with ourselves, so we should each have a deep well of personal life to carry us on. I read some in The Teachings of Christ, before lunch, then went into Isabel's room and glanced over the Times. There was a fine article about Lee by Gamaliel Bradford, which gave the Southern point of view and showed why he was justified in being loyal to his state rather than to the U.S. gov't. After lunch, Anne Horney played for us. Lizdee & I went over to Music hall together. While there, the fire whistles began to blow, so we dashed out to the fire. It turned out to be a box of trash in Josselyn basement on fire. I read a couple of stories in Dot's "Red Book Magazine" for something todo, then wrote to Bessie. After supper Lizdee & I went to dark Music, which was lovely; then I sat up in her room and read Galsworthy's A Bit o' Love while she made fudge. My resolutions for coming week are to do do my work by dividing up my time well, also to have plenty of exercise on acc't of the cup contest, not eat between meals, be sociable, & if possible, have time for reading some, though this is doubtful because of the Eng. theme. Monday Oct 15 1923 Cloudy, getting cooler. Practiced an hour. Monday mornings seem to be well occupied with Psych Lecture, Lab and Practice--nothing that has to be prepared. My mail was a note from Janet Wurlitzer to say that I couldn't work at L.C. because I'm off census. This morning at 8:20 I was met at the door of North by the Janitor with my long sought box! I nearly embraced him, I was so delighted. They found it in Main. After lunch, I went to the Libe and spend two hours on my English topic, which I have decided is to be on "Place-names". It promises to be interesting. Tonight I read an article in the Geographic.13 on origin of our State names which was most interesting. For Crit, I had to read the chapter on Education in Lewishon's Upstream, in which he says, and with a lot of truth, I think, that the "average American" comes to college not in search of truth or for an iner change, but merely for sharper tools for his profession, knowledge, skill and accomplishment. We are afraid of not conforming to a pattern of being "different"; we do not really think to use our minds. We had to write again in Ec. Mary Betts asked me over to McGlynn to supper. She has moved to the adjoining cottage. ...to chapel & studied in LIb til nine thirty. Walked home with D.A. We went in for a wee visit to Fuzzy who was reading a book we were referred to in Romance last year. That is what I want to do, get in a great deal of outside reading, but it is very hard to do. (Woodberry, p.4) "The appreciation of literature is by no means a simple matter; it is not the ability to read nor even a canon of criticism and rules of admiration and censure that are required; but a live soul, full of curiosity and interest in life, sensitive to impressions, acute and subtle in reception, prompt to complete a suggestion and always ready with the light of its own life to serve as a lamp unto its feet."Tuesday Oct 16 Clear-- Practice--none besides lesson. Wore a white skirt & lavender sweater. Did not finish my Harmony, so should not put it off til first hour to do. Then had psych and Music lesson. Miss McGregor is so nice. Lizdee and I went up to the [coop] bookshop; she bought Drinkwater's Lee for N. Cole's birthday, also had her over to supper tonight. Spent fifth hour on my topic for English and also worked on it tonight. I went to the Dean's office & Miss Flick said I was on census again. Miss Brown gave me a C on the baby History. So I went down to L.C. this afternoon. Rode down on [Nied's] bike. Worked upstairs with Lee Kennedy (26); had tiny children, kindergarten age. Got my college ring. It is quite good-looking. Dot asked Isabel and me in to have a cup of tea. We sat and talked until eleven--mostly about people, did not reconstruct the world. Wed Oct 17 Clear-- Practiced an hour. Had Ec second hour, then worked on my topic and wrote a resume of Lewishohn's chapter on the Business of Education (Upstream) for Crit. Had14 American Lit again. In crit we had a study of the Sat. Eve Post, and NY American, the Scope of Critical Writing and Writing for a country newspapers as oral topics thses past two days. All very intersting and well done. Practiced, then met Dot & Isabel by chance and went for walk with them up to Sunset and thro the glen. Had a note from Granny enclosing a long letter from Aunt Mildred. Coley is going to Columbia until Feb. In Lyrics, we spent most of the time in singing little folk songs. Miss Chittendon said, on the side, that the Asiatic and European were as far apart as night & day. The Oriental is subtle and cunning while the Occidental is more practical. He sees shades of color and music that we have no perception for. This difference in temperament is the difference between intuition and will. These are different manifestations of the God-power in mankind. They are the seers, we the doers. We build bridges and railroads; he would sell his soul for a piece of beautiful embroidery. One kind of temperament can not getalong without the other any more than the bow without the arrow. There will not be peace in the world until we recognize and make use of this fact. This was a viewpoint entirely new to me. I was interested in seeing that Miss Wylie in her essay What is English had somewhat of the same idea. She said that it has long been recognized that we are a practical people caring more about action [than] for understanding; but we should learn to see things as they are in themselves. Thursday Practiced an hour. Cloudy & damp. I've been reading Lewishon's Upstream, An American Chronicle, an extremely well written biography, and one which tells us quite a few things we ought to know about ourselves. He is a German-Jew who came to this country at the age of nine, and has become thoroughly Americanized. But he sees us with an impersonal eye, though a very just and fair one. As far as I15. have read, I have been struck especially with what he says about the attitude of the average American about education; and also by the intolerance and narrow mindedness of many in this land of democracy. Much of what he says is very true and gives us food for thought, though I disagree with part of what he says. My evening was spent very pleasurably, though unprofitably, (for I ought to have been studying) in reading Upstream and also some of the poems in The Gypsy Trail. My theme is coming slowly. I can't seem to get inspiration to write what I want to say. Isabel and I tried to play tennis twice today but it rained. One secton of Crit met this morning; we read & discussed our own themes. The class liked my description of the view from North Tower. No mail today. Lizdee & I indulged in ice-cream at the Retreat; then went to song practice. Friday. Oct 19. Practiced an hour Had music an[d] Ec, then practiced for over and hour, and studied a while. It was raining in the afternoon which prevented the hockey game between '25 & '27. Isabel had tea in her room; asked Dot, Wag, Lizdee & me in. It was very nice. Isabel has a bad cold. Mi[d] still away. We had to hurry to get dressed for dinner with the Rulofson's. While dressing, I had a visit from Ruth Dillard, a new member of our class, who has been studying in Paris & lives in Charlottesville. Didn't have time to see much of her. Just as we started out, the fire whistles blew for Joss' and we rushed over, but it was only burning trash again. The dinner was delightful; Mrs Rulofson is a charming hostess, who can talk exceedingly well on many subjects, has a sense of humor, & is well-read & well-informed. Carol was pleasant too. Jimmy, D.A., Monnie, Lizdee, Fuzzy, Kay and Willy were there. After we came home, I went up to Lizdee's room. We were both to work on our topics, but sat up till 1:30 talking about things in general instead.16. Saturday Oct 20. Practiced an hour. Cleared up, fortunately for Mohonk. Did not wake up til 8:20. Worked all morning and part of the afternoon on my theme which I finally finished but did not copy. Isabel has gone to the Infirm [Infirmary] & I am to feed the gold fish. Had letters from Mamma & Daddy both; hadn't heard for a long time. Practiced an hour, then Lizdee and I went for a bike ride before supper, on the same road where Eleanor Bee & I walked last Thanksgiving;-- the countryside is perfectly gorgeous with the splashes of color everywhere and the blue hills across the river. We took the wrong road coming back and ended up in somebody's backyard. Got back about 6. After supper there was a concert by the French American String Quartet. The cello & 1st violin were especially fine, but the whole concert was excellent. I love stringed instruments anyway, and they had such a fine touch. We sat with the Rulofsons, & then Mrs. R treated us to Lemonade at [c]arey's. Bed fairly early, for once.Sunday Oct 21 Practiced an hour & a half. Wonderfu & clear. Getting cooler. Got up for breakfast, then straightened up, read my book some, dressed, started a letter home, which I finished after chapel. Anne Harvey and another girl played for us after chapel. Lizdee and I walked over to Music hall. I practiced my scales, 96 triads and Witches Revels for an hour and a half then went to the Lib, and read,two more chapters in Lippman's Public Opinion. I don't care for him particularly; his book would be more valuable to a person interested in reporting or newspaper wrting. He says, quite truly, that most people see events or people according to stereotyped ideas instead of as they really are. We went for a walk before supper, then to dark music, which was as lovely as usual. I wrote to George, and Lizdee & I had tea in her room, made in her new brass kettle! I'm planning to have tea for Mrs. R & Carol Thursday afternoon. Lizdee and I sat up till after twelve17. talking about ourselves, especially in regard to why we weren't better liked by girls as well as men. Jimmy, Kay, Fuzzy, Marge & the rest of the bunch went up to Sunset tonight on a picnic and did not ask us, at which we were both hurt; not that we wanted to go particularly, but that we felt they didn't want us. The trouble must be with ourselves. Clothes, figure, method of fixing your hair, social position have much to do with it, but your personality and ability to get on with people have more. Crutch and Dot Hall & Dixie Cook, & Tita & others (Duzie) are liked by everybody. They are so friendly & cordial and interested in other people. Also Fuzzy. They are able to talk which is an enormous asset and one that I would do well to cultivate--seriously and also amusingly if occasion demand. That is my chief trouble. I am apt to be passive & self centered and not interested in people or able to talk to them. I am going to make a great effort to improve in this line, by having girls to dinner, etc. Any effort at self-expression will help me, I think. That is one reason for the diary. However, I should have something to express.Monday Oct 22 Clear & cooler. Practiced hour. The morning passed as usual. After lunch I borrowed Carol R's typewriter and spent a large part of the afternoon and evening typing my theme, which I finally finished. Carol & Mrs. R. said they would love to come & have a cup of tea on Thursday. After Ec, I played basket ball for the [cup] contest Clawson coached. It was fun, but I am terribly out of proactice. Mostly freshmen & sophs out. Cut chapel on acc't of so much work. Have not done my Harmony. Read Pater's essay on Wordsworth. Have not eaten anything between meals except 2 little cookies in Jimmy's room. Tuesday Oct 23 Steady, cold rain Was too late getting up to get any breakfast, but did not feel the need of it, strangely. Did harmony 1st hour but did not finish it, so have twice as much for next time. Writing original melodies is hard work.18. after psych had lesson with Miss McGregor, who criticized the position of my hands, & said one should "caress the keys". Miss Reed read some of Ben Franklin's autobiography, told something of his life, & showed pictures. Mrs. Buck read two of my themes aloud--the description from the tower & report of Lewishon, Bus. of Education. The first was picked to pieces by the class but no doubt needed it. Went down to L.C. took me 3/4 of an hour on acc't of the poor car service. I walked a long distance while waiting for it to come. I can't see that I do much with the little children. They play with blocks, blow bubbles, etc; and I am afraid I haven't much knack with them. It would help if I could get together some simple games to play with them. Had a nice letter from Granny this morning. Ruth Dillard came over to dinner & I like her very much; she is an attractive girl. As we had no chapel on acc't of the rain we played bridge till 7:30. Studied Ec all evening. Apple & 1 cracker all I've eaten between meals. Wednesday Oct 24 Practiced Still raining--practiced 1st hour. After Ec had a lesson withMiss Chit. who gave me some more technique. Read Miss Wylie's What is English 4th hour, which we discussed in Crit. Lizdee & I walked off campus to look for cookies, finally ordered some oatmeal & white cookies at the Popover. Stopped raining in time for chapel, after which we went to the lecture on English composers instead of to Lyrics. Mr. Bliss is young, good-looking, very entertaining though frightfully embarrassed, and extremely English. He played several pieces on the piano and Victrola. I sat up til after one doing harmony. Thurs Oct 25 Had tea for Mrs. Rulofson this afternoon; everyone came and it went off very smoothly and people seemed to have a good time. Willy's cups matched mine so nicely. Had my hair washed. Friday Oct 24. D.A. had tea for the brunch and the Rulofsons at 4:30 while Fuzzy & Monnie took them to the cider mill for supper. We went19. to the dress rehearsal of Soph party, which was very good. Shorter than the usually..., and a few choruses. Polly Hitchcock is a scream. The prologue, in King Tuts court, was very effective, with its cubist scenery. Saturday & Sunday Studied and practiced in the morning. Nine of us hike to the Elverhoi colony--leaving at 2:30 & walking the 6 miles or so from Highland beyond Milton. Jimmy, Kay, D.A., Isabel, Mid, Fuzzy, Monnie, Dot and I. A wonderful clear crisp day for it. Most of the way was on the state road with entirely too many automobiles. We got our supplies at Milton. Elverhoi is right on the river; a lovely situation with the hills back of it, and trees all around. We cooked supper first, up in the woods in a cleared place for it. The stars were wonderfully bright and friendly above the tall trees, and later the moon came up across the Hudson. We had a good supper & then sat around the fire talking singing & toasting marshmallows. Kayand I slept together in one of the double beds in the cottage for campers, and managed to keep pretty warm in spite of the cold night. Sunday we had late breakfast, cleaned up and Mr. Anderson showed us all over the house, where there were some lovely things. I was particularly struck with an old sea captain's chest,and an antique (Italian) buffet or chest in the parlor, and also with a silver service made there at Elverhoj. After lunch, Mr. J. Scott showed us the studio and many of his pictures which we were all crazy about. There is a delicacy and quaintness about his little sketches that I like very much. Many were made in France during the war. We like him so much too. Coming back we were pretty tired and thankful for lifts. We reached North a short time before it began to rain. Dark music was lovely; Alice Allen played the cello. Monday. Played tennis with Isabel. We had an Ec written which I flunked.20 Tuesday I rode down to Lincoln Center on Betsey's bike. Played with the little children; then they had some stories told them. Tuesday evening was Miss Chittendon's recital which was most enjoyable. Mid played especially well, also Peter Hooker, and Martha Alter. I loved Reflets dans L'eau (Debussy)[--]you could fairly see the reflections dancing before you. Psych quiz. Music lesson. Wed. Had a conference with Mrs. Buck, who did not give any constructive criticism. Sat up late doing Harmony. Had a fire drill. Miss Chittendon's class as usual was most inspiring. She firmly believes that the future of the world lies in the hands of the college woman. She thinks we should learn to move our body rhythmically by means of dancing, folk songs and so forth. She has such a marvelous personality, that she inspires you to do your very best.Thursday Nov. 1. Practiced Up late; in Crit Mrs. Buck read Lewisohn criticisms (mine not yet written) and we had an interesting discussion on the subject. Spent the rest of the morning at Music, the afternoon doing Franklin reading in the Lib. Lizdee and I went for a nice long walk before supper, ending up at the college farm. After chapel, studied Ec and wrote home. Friday Nov. 2 I have quite neglected my little diary of late; the past week was written from memory. My latest ambition is to really learn how to write, inspired by Miss Read today; so while the inspiration was upon me, I ordered a dictionary at the Book Ship, and hope that will keep me to my purpose. If Ben. Franklin could learn from Addison, why could not I, as well as from Pater and other masters of English. Miss Reed suggested doing a careful bit of translation every day, first exactly, the putting it into idiomatic English. She said we should observe beautiful21 phrasing and sentences and try for more direct expression. I only received a C+ on my Puritan paper, but think it would be an excellent thing to rewrite it just for the satisfaction of making it better. In addition to what Miss Reed said, I think it would be a good plan to try imitating the style of different writers, and another thing to write down a thought description (or reproduce) as logically and well as possible, every day. Will invest in some cheap paper, and perhaps borrow Fuzzy's synonyms and antonyms. Clear expression in writing would help me in speaking too. Another more material aim is to lose a few pounds before Thanksgiving time. I have had five hours of exercise this week. Mid and I had a fine game of tennis this afternoon. The weather is glorious. Worked on props for Junior party, making silver goblets. Fuzzy & Monnie had a Hallowe'en party in M's room. Play cards, had cider, sandwiches & cakes for refreshments. Lots of fun. Must go to bed. Lots of work this week-end.Saturday. Practiced. Clear & cold. Got up at seven:ten. Practiced an hour and a half, then came home. Went up to Lizdee's room where I read some of Franklin, and started my Lewisohn paper, but we accomplished more talking than work. Studied some after lunch on Harmony. We went over for the mail and then for a nice long walk out the state road (covered bridge road) and back through the Wing farm. I bought two pair of stockings. After dinner, we had step-singing; and I spent the evening making a start on my psych topic which is to be on Mental Imagery, a fascinating subject so far. Lizdee & I were inspired to have a cup of tea so we invited Mid in too; she brough some gum drops and chestnuts which we roasted in the chafing dish. They were delicious big ones. Lizdee contributed crackers & jam. I ate much too much, considering my new (?) resolution. Wish I had as much strength of character as Marge. Believe I could if I would develop it. I wasted a lot of time today. Did my reading this AM. First time for a week or so to bed late. Burning candle at both ends again!22 Sunday. Practiced 3/4 hour. Warmer. Rose at 7:40, brought rolls for 115, for Mid & Lizdee. Washed dishes, stockings, etc. Wrote to Bessie, then dressed & went to church. The service at St Pauls is very nice; a friendly church. The occasional times I do go to church mean a great deal to me, more than it would ordinarily. Saw Poggie. After lunch, & music, Mid & I walked through Arlington cemetery, then went over and practiced. At 4, I went to hear the Norwegian, Mr. Nansen, who made a very interesting address on the "Humanitarian work of the League of Nations>" He talked about repartiation, and how the prisoners of war had been returned. He is about middle height, with white hair and dee-set eyes, a clean-cut face; well-dressed and of distinguished mien. Kay and I walked for half and hour--she told me about her day in N.Y. Lizdee & I went to Dark music, then I sat in her room & read & wrote while she made fudge which I did not eat.Wednesday Nov 7. Have been terribly busy these last few days so have not had much time for writing. I finally handed in the Lewisohn paper Tuesday. In Americn Lit we have finished Franklin and are studying Bryant, Longfellow & Thos. Jefferson. It is terrible to have so little time that you can't really do justice to any lesson. I ought to do loads more reading for both Crit and American Lit. and also more practicing. I'd adore to be able to really play. Lizdee & I had supper in Main with K Richards, Caroline & Va Head. Had an awfully nice time. They seem to get so much fun out of life. Had no chapel on account of rain. Junior party seems to be coming along nicely. Props has not been very hard work. Geo. has been sending me the [Log]. Hope he invites me to the game. Letter from Granny but none from Mamma or Daddy. [Y]--much better. Thurs Nov 8 Pracited 2 hours. Spent my first hour [out] for23 Crit) in doing Harmony. After lunch, studied a little fifth hour, then did props 6th and 7th and went to Psych lecture by Miss Gleason 8th. After chapel, there was dress rehearsal of Junior party, which seems to be going fine. Had a letter from Daddy this morning. Va Heard was over to dinner with Fuzzy. Fuz. is going with Monnie to West Point this week-end. Have miles of studying to do. Friday Nov. 9 Practiced an hour Studied Ec before first hour, and wrote my familiar essay Backstage Impressions 3rd & 4th. After American Lit, I had a conference with Miss Reed. She made me read my Puritan paper to her, and criticised it. She suggested that I do more reading of the authors themselves and less about them. Practiced and went for a walk with Lizdee. After chapel, met Kay and Spot, who is up for the weekend, and went to assembly tohear Dr Meiklejohn, former Pres of Amherst. Prexy spoke of him as the man who has made thinking popular in the colleges, and he certainly does make you think. His subject: What is Scholarship? He gave as a definition, that scholarship is what the mind does. This activity of the mind is not an object in itself but should be used in solving your difficulties, in other words it is the application of ideas to life. The mind is regarded in three ways: (1) a part of the nervous system by the physical sciences, (2) by the social sciences, as something which does things, (3) by the philosophic sciences as the creative spirit, so that the world is as you see it. All three of these are true of the mind, but he thinks the third is most important. Philosophy is more important than social or physical sciences because it attempts to see things as a unity24 rather than in separate parts. As an illustration he mentined the picture puzzle. People declare that it cannot be done, that we know so much that it is impossible to see the world as a whole. He thinks perhaps it is impossible in our present stage of development, but it is something we should strive for. We should ever try to relate all our knowledge together in one unified whole. Another idea of his is that it is impossible to teach a college student anything, though you may place a field of knowledge at his disposal for him to learn as he will, and offer to guide him. Thinks lectures should be abolished. Trys to get up discussions and fights between people & make them use their minds. --- We had to leave before the discussions for a rehearsal of Act II of Junior Party. The DA had tea for Spotand Julie. D.A. is going to N.Y. tomorrow to spend the weekend with her father. We had a nice time at tea. Sat. lunch cider mill, tea to meet Mid's mother, Junior party. Sunday, Nov 11. Practiced an hour and a half. Mid, Carol, Mary Ellen Peck and I spent the evening in Mary Hellyer's room to discuss Dr. Meiklejohn's lecture. We used that more as a starting point for a discussion of what the mind is, and how it differs from the spirit. We finally agreed that mind is the finite or mechanical part, a channel through which the spirit works. The infinite mind=spirit=God=Love is the impelling force or power behind our minds & working through them. Mary Ellen stated it as Infinite Love impelling the beloved object to do lovely things. We were divided on another question. M.E. and Mary think that Good is the only power in the world; that evil is merely the absence of good, or a vacuum. The rest of us25. think that evil is a positive force working against the good. There is always a struggle between these two forces. We all believe that by opening our minds to and striving for the good, that we thereby leave no place for the evil. Mary thinks that Happiness is the chief motive of our actions, but we finally decided that we are not working selfishly for our own happiness merely, but the highest good or happiness in the world--for others too. We disagreed with Dr Meiklejohn that the mind is the creative spirit, thinking of it rather as the machinery or the part that acts rather than creates; the creative part of you is the spirit or God-power, the divine in man. ---------- I was about to tell about the sermon this morning, which I liked pretty well at the time, when I realized that I can't reproduce more than a fraction of his sermon. Actually I don't know what he said, aside from the text which was from thebook of Daniel about Shadrach etc who were cast into the furnace for refusing to worship the golden image. That we should likewise refuse to do it whether the image be money, politics or popularity. That if we did refuse, the fiery furnace for us would be the unpopularity, the sneers of others etc. That God would not always interfere with a miracle and it might be better not to; --for instance the Christian martyrs helped their cause more by their death than they would if a miracle had saved them. He said much more which I have forgotten already. The trouble is my mind is like a sieve which lets things slide through--my retentiveness for memory is poor. Partly it is lack of attention, or perhaps because in my laziness I haven't formed the habit of repeating what I have learned so that it becomes clearly fixed in my mind. 26. Sunday Nov 18 My diary seems to be weekly instead of daily. I can't write much because it is late and I have much work to do, trying to get ahead on acc't of next week-end in N.Y. This week--I have played basketball--gone to Lincoln center, passed an Ec quiz, done some pretty hard studying, gone to Myra Hess concert with Mary Hellyer (lovely!), sang practices & class meeting, bonfire, painted table, washed stockings. Bought chiffonier from Dot who has moved in with Isabel--Mid in Dot's room--a much better arrangement, if I know Mid. Had a box of candy in the mail yesterday--cheered me up. Think Mr Crane must have sent it. No letters from home--no word from George, but told Aunt F I was coming down anyway. Had supper with Ruth Dillard Saturday. Virginia came over Thursday. Ellen today to dinner, N Cole to supper. Lizdee went toYale-Princeton game. Yale won 27-0. We had beautiful music in chapel this morning--soloist, harp, cello best of all. I frankly confess that is what I went for--I would have cut otherwise, to study. What would Daddy say! Ellen is such a sweet girl--I must see a lot of her. D.A., Kay and I had a nice walk before supper this afternoon. It is wonderful how much better one feels in spirit after two nights of 9 hours sleep each. You gain in self respect and vitality also availability. Of course it may be due to the unexpected candy, but I rather think it was the sleep. My strength of character is apparently on the wane; I have not gone to bed early other nights, nor kept my diary, nor done daily reading & exercise, nor refrained from eating between meals nor arranged my time to the best advantage so as to keep my lessons well done. After all, perhaps it is better, as Mary Hellyer says, to do things spontaneously while you are young & not be a grind, for when you are older you won't be so apt to, being more tied down.Mon Nov 26 I am the worst person I know for trifling and not getting down to work to do what I ought. I have studied today, but should have accomplished twice as much in the same time. I wrote a note for the Round Robin, & to Dr Williamson to thank him for the pictures. The mid-semestre in Ec wasn't as bad as I expected, but don't know whether I did well or not. Spent all the evening doing Harmony-- Mrs. Rulofson sent Lizdee & me a box of candy from Maskeys. Very delicious & extremely thoughtful on her part. Enid has asked us to Bridge next Friday in Riverdale. Have decided fully on N.Y. & not Boston. Had a fairly nice week-end in N.Y. Aunt F. was there part of Friday. Coley & I went up to the game--tied 0-0, very closely contested. George & Cleland & Mrs. Harris came to dinner which was very nice. Then G. & C. went up to Healy's (66th & Columbus)for a supper dance. I was rather peeved that he hadn't taken me but then a sister can't expect to tag along always. I must get me a man if I want to go out & dance etc. Coley is coming up for .... Sunday morning Uncle R & I took Geo to the 23rd St ferry & saw him off, then walked home. We went to hear Dr. Fosdick as usual his text: "I came that ye might have life & have it abundantly." He showed that Christ disregarded the old customs & meaningless ceremonials of the Jews, but tried to give them a richer, fuller life. I had dinner at the Commodore with the Harrises & saw them off. Fuzzy & I came up together. I am going to turn over a new life in regard to time & food. I'm not going to make resolutions, only to be broken but will try from day to day to have an "ordered life". "The prizes of the world go to those who are orderly, industrious, fair & temperate."--Wm Feather.Dec 1[1] I believe that you can conquer any fault or develop any quality if you will to hard enough. Your life is what you yourself make it. It is a fearful and wonderful thought. Fearful to think of the opportunities, the precious moments that we let slip, and wonderful to think what a world this would be if we all developed ourselves to the best of our abilities. I think that one's character is made by the minutes rather than days. That the sum of the little things, whether good or bad, counts more in the end than the sudden spurts and efforts toward a fuller life. My chief trouble is failure in will power. I know the things I ought to do, but I don't do them. Why? Each time I fail to do what I have decided I ought, makes it so much harder the next time. Character building & personality development is a slow process. Endurance & will and perseverence count--and faith & prayer. It is ourown fault if we fail to make the most of college, with the wonderful opportunities we have here for friends & work & play, & deeper knowledge. Ellen Fay seems to have worked out her problem better than many. She thinks, & reads & sees people. She is so sweet & lovable though, it is easy for her to be congenial with people. Just to live in the very best way we know how is one of the hardest things we have to do. It is so easy to drift into a rut. I turn over a new leaf everyday, but at the end of the day it is just like the others. If I honestly try though to live a richer "more abundant" life, and not for myself but for others, I believe I shall succeed. --Bon soir--The important thing is not to be good, but to be good for some thing. --(?) 116 NORTH HALL VASSAR COLLEGE POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. Galusha the Magnificent Lincoln Plato's Republic King John White Shadows in the South SeasRegular Lesson Hours: Mon -- 3.25 Thurs -- 9.25 On Mon. Oct. 2nd please come at 2.25 instead of 3.25 A.F. SullivanNancy darling, I hope your next year will be as happy as was my eighteenth year. I'm a little late n'est-ce pas? but you will forgive won't you when I say that Roger arrived in N.Y. severals days ago & I have been with him every day since. Much love, FuzzyThe Cedars -- J.P. Peabody Who Loves the Rain -- Frances Shaw A Cyprian Woman -- Margaret Widdemer Renascence (37) -- Millay pp 45-46 The Listeners -- De la Mare Song of the Full Catch -- Skinner [Monotone] -- Carl Sandburg pp 72-82Symbols - Drinkwater 111 Leaves - Teasdale 137 Cool Tombs - Sandburg 192 Caliban in the Coal Mines - Untermeyer 232 Roses in the Subway - Burnet 235 Man with the Hoe - Markham 285 The Old Houses of Flanders (268) Hueffers I Have a Rendezvous with Death (261) Seeger Draw the Sword O Republic - Masters (262) Peace - Teasdale 293 Trees - Kilmer 311 Good Company - Baker [311]
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Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: March 17, 1864
Text: Jewett wants to have his own Professors - see List Did I not stand by you in the matter of your salary $2000 at the 1st meeting of the Board 1861, saying, or intamating[intimating] that it was all right, altho[ugh], never considled[considered] by you on the subject Did I not stand by in the matter of Miss Church pictures & assumed the further payment of the others to come to some $3000 Did I not Stand by you in the “Observatory” when the Ex[ecutive] Com[mittee] was opposed to Building it....
Show moreJewett wants to have his own Professors - see List Did I not stand by you in the matter of your salary $2000 at the 1st meeting of the Board 1861, saying, or intamating[intimating] that it was all right, altho[ugh], never considled[considered] by you on the subject Did I not stand by in the matter of Miss Church pictures & assumed the further payment of the others to come to some $3000 Did I not Stand by you in the “Observatory” when the Ex[ecutive] Com[mittee] was opposed to Building it. Did I not defend your mistakes in the Gass pipe fixtures, the Hospital mistakes, Kitchen, mistakes, no Privys or water closets in Servants apartments, Did not I stand by in smoothing over your blunders in Printing the first Pamplets[sic] containing the College Proceedings at first Meeting 1861. Did not the Board, order an entire new issue Have I not sided with you in every matter, rather than with the Com[mittee] so much so, as to create some jeoulosy[jealousy] etc Did I not go to N[ew] York to see “Bishop” and persuaded him to withdraw his letter of Resignation, The same with Dr. Magoon, on account of your imprudence of management on the Com[mittee] of Art etc Did I not defend you in the matter of your [treatise] to Balcook & Raymond Does not your Letter to “Wayne”, about my imbecellity[imbecility] & childness[childishness] etc show your feelings towards me, notwithstanding your protestations as Friendship to the contrary.Did you not under pretence[sic] get all my correspondence while in you were in Europe from me and then when I ask you for them you said you had burnt them. Did you not also try to get your Letters from me in Oct[ober] last and fact have you not fortify yourself against all and any charges I could make to defend my character. Did you not tell “Stirling” and others this story about my being married to Miss H and ostensibly to make my friends believe that my mental faculties where[were] on the “wane”. Did not Mr J. will Amanda same
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Creator: Kerr, William J.
Date: 1818-05-28
Text: Niagara May 28h 1818 Dear Sir, I wrote you last winter by two Mohawk boys the Grand Children of Capt. Duncan who were then on their way to see him. - Their Parents are anxious to hear how they got on after they left this, and any other information you can give them -. Excuse the liberty I have taken - and oblige Dr Sir Your Most ob. Ser. --- William J. Kerr Mr. Jasper Parrish Canandaigua State of N. York

Creator: Brooks, Anna Baker

Creator: Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902
Date: 1874-02-13
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Descriptor(s): Taylor, Steven
Date: 2017-05-02

Date: 1904
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Show more-~ v.. .33’ Z‘;‘‘>; ' _4,.n.». >v 3- F‘ »V /4, RV » ix M -r-. .z-./~ s,, K ' ,,,.u.; T my Dnnﬁﬁc-a BABY TERENCE [ His Book] TNELVESMALISUNES FDR SMALL PEUPLE l9N DQH SCHQTT & C2 MAYEHCE B.sQH<.>n'ss<2'HNE PARIS EDITIQNS SCHQTT BRUXELLES scrmr FRERES COPYRIGHT PRWTEDIN GERMANY. Hl|[|f\ HDElﬂ°|°DE NEEDHHM. TWELVE SMALL SONGS FOR SMALL PEOPLE. TWELVE SMALL SONGS FOR SMALL PEOPLE ALICIA A1)E'LA°1'DE NEEDHAM ’ ‘ — V v v A‘: ‘ l I A V’ < -scHo'r1"s sbnfzgl‘ . V ,1” J: K.- { ; .‘./' LONDON, SCHOTi’ 8: C0-' 187 8: 159 Regent Street. Printed in Germany. Copyright 1904 by B. Schott’s Sifhne, Mayence. TO MY DARLING LITTLE SON 213%“ ~:.%3§. NOEL TERENCE NEEDHAM (AGED 3) CONTENTS. Mr. Turnip’s Complaint . A Wee Little Star . The New Little Shoes A Sad Tale Seven Times One Six Little Foxes The Trains at 6 and 8 The Bicycle Bird A Naughty Little Girl A Little Brown Rabbit [n Disgrace At Nighte Time MR. TURNlP’S COMPLAINT. Mr. Turnip sat sighing, And this was his moan: ”Those tiresome young rabbits Won’t leave me alone. They nibble and nibble On this side and that,- They think I’ve no feeling Because I’m so fat“. So sighed the poor turnip, With tears in his eyes- "Oh, would that those rabbits Were made into pies!“ MR TURNIP’S COMPLAINT. Words Anon. Muslc by Alicia Adelaide Needham. Allegretto . ter Turnip sat sig ,And this was his moan:“Those tire- some young rab - bits W0n’t leave me a-1one,- They > \¢ y f can z'ndz'g1mzz'one nib-hle and nib-ble On this side and that,- They think I’ve no feel-ing Be- >/‘*5 mf Stich u.D1-uok von B. Schott’s Siihne in Mainz. 27539, 1, cbpg/right 1904 by B. Sclaottis S6lme_ _ corzt. 7”? “ “'7” 0 774?’ cause 1m 0 fat- They think I’ve no feel-ing be - cause Im so fat?’ IT 000 Mt. /———ﬂ—s\ mp m 000 meno mosso. So sighed the poor turn-ip,With #— mp calla voce a temp Q tears in his eyes._“Oh! would that those rabbits Were made m V f 27539.1. A WEE LITTLE STAR* A wee little star lived up in the sky, Ever so high, up, ever so high; V And the way it kept blinking, You couldn’t help thinking, Up there in the sky, it wanted to cry; Up ever so high, up, ever so high. But this same little star, who lived up in the sky. Ever so high, up, ever so high, Was just playing “bo-peep”, With a boy half asleep VVho thought he could spy a hole in the sky, Up ever so high, up ever so high. * By kind permission of Messrs. Novello & Co., Limited. A WEE LITTLBSTAR. Words by Berthold Tours. _ _ M}1S_§C by A11c1a Adeleude Needham. Andante eon grazla . m wee lit-tle star ved up in the sky, E -ver so high, up, T e -ver so high; And the Way it kept blinking, You could-n’t help think- ing, It L; P P Stich u.Druck von B.Schott’s Siihne in Mainz. 2753-9_ 2 _ Uopyrigkt 1.904 by B. Sclzottis Siilme. Want-ed to cry, Up there in the sky, mpa tempo But this same lit-tle star, who lived up in the sky, Up e - ver so high, ..%\ e - ver so high, Was just play-ing“Bo peep”with a boy half asleep, G \ _ thought he could spy a hole in the sky, Up e—ver so, e-ver so ﬁéf. f _ mp molto ritard. 27539. 2. same lit-tle star lived up in sky mfpoco accel a tempo E-ver so, e-ver so high, e-ver so . > wee lit-tle star that lived up 27539. 2. THE NEW LITTLE SHOES. You would know by the way she goes creaking about, Peering down from all possible views At the two little feet thrust complacently out, That Polly has on her new shoes. They are neat, they are gay, they are buttoned up high! They are lined in a brilliant blue tint; They are bright as the stars twinkling up in the sky, Or a penny just out of the mint. But it isn’t for that she’s so happy and proud, That she's almost unable to speak; It’s because they give out such a charmingly loud, Such a perfectly beautiful squeak. EMMA A. OPPER. X THE NEW LITTLE SHOES. Music by W d b E A. 0 . . . , .. of 3 3/ mm“ “W A11c1aAde1a1de Needham. Allegro Vivace. mf You would know by the way she goes creaking a - bout, Peering down from all pos-Si - ble views Stich u.Druok Von B.Sch0tt’s Sﬁhne in Mainz. 27539, 3 _ Copyright [.9 04 by B. S0/iz0ﬂ’~$‘ L5't'J'/me. two lit-tle feet thrust com — p1a.- cent-ly out, That P01-ly has on her new Meno moss m They are neat, they are gay, they are Mano mosso. /3 mf f'\ a tempo. but-toned up high! Theya.re lined in a bril-liant blue tint; They are leggiero a tempo. poco rz't. bright as the stars twinkling up in e sky, pen-ny just out of the /T atem 0 mf vivace A 27539.3. mf But it is.. for that she’s so hap—py and proud,That she’s __———-—"*""" ral- - .f- len- ' a1-most un- at-ble to It’s'be — cause they give out such a f-' Zen - tiff,’ n -mf . ha tempo charm-ing- ly loud, Such per-fect - ly beau-ti - ful squeak! - mf‘- do atempo 27539.3. A SAD TALE. __.iT..9*.._H.__. He was a rat, and she was a rat, And down in one hole they did dwell, And both were as black as a witch’s cat, And they loved one another well. He had a tail, and she had a tail, Both long and curling and ﬁne; And each said, ”Yours is the finest tail In the world, excepting mine“. He smelt the cheese, and she smelt the cheese, And they both pronounced it good; And both remarked, it would greatly add To the charms of their daily food. So he ventured out, and she ventured out, And I saw them go with pain; But What befell them I never ‘can tell, For they never came back again. A SAD TALE. Words Anon. Music by Alicia Adélaide Needham. Andantino . PIANO. mf semplice mf He wasa, rat, and she was a rat, And down in one hole they did And both were as black as a witch’s cat, And they A - Stich u. Druck von B.Sehott’s Siihne in Mainz. 27539. 4 . copyright 1904 I’-7 B‘ Sclmttrs ‘%7me' 000 rz't. ‘‘ 537"?" loved one an-0 - ther Well. He ’had a tail, And T rzz‘. D she had a tail, Both long and curl-ing and fine; {T rail. - — each said.,“Y0ur’s is she fin - est tail In the world, ex - cept - ing {"-'-(1-———.$ rall. if ben marcato 27539. 4. He smelt the cheese, and she smelt the cheese,Andthey sotto voce both pro—nounced it And both remarked, it would 27539.4. —_::_:,_ er! poco ritard. great-1y add 0 the charms of t eir dai - ly food. poco rz ar . > E‘-lx mp a tempo he ventured out, and she ventured out, And I saw them go with $ mp a/h;¢&_\' rall. But what he — fell them I ne—ver can tell, For they /” cf rail. ben marcato ne-Ver came back 3, — gain. fa’ fem 0. F : SEVEN TIMES ONE. There’s no dew left on the daisies and clover, There’s no rain left in heaven: I’ve said my “seven times” over and over, Seven times one are seven. I am old! so old, —— I can write a letter! My birthday lessons are done; The lambs play always, they know not better, They’re only one times one. 0 moon! in the night, I have seen you sailing And shining so round and low; You were bright! all bright! but your light is failing You are nothing now but a bow. You moon, have you done something wrong in heaven That God has hidden your face? I hope if you have, you will soon be forgiven, And shine again in your place. 0 velvet bee, you’re a dusty fellow, You've powdered your legs with gold! 0 brave marsh marybuds, rich and yellow, Give me your money to hold! 0 Columbine, open your folded wrapper, Where two twin turtle-doves dwell! O cuckoo-pint, toll me the purple clapper, That hangs in your clear green bell. And show me your nest with the young ones in it; I shall not steal them’ away; I am old, so old! you may trust me, linnet, I’m seven times one to day! JEAN INGELOW. SEVEN TIMES ONE. Words by Jean Ingelow. I10 Stich u. Druck Von B.Seh0tt’s Siihne in Mainz. Allegretto con dignita . dew left on the /\ There’s no leggiero con grazia rain left in heav-en: {--'—“"*\ mp \-\_§_______-we L/ 27539.5. Music by Alicia Adélaide Needham. daisies and clo-ver,There’s said my “Se-ven times” mf /”"_-'-_'-‘T/-\ 00));/Mgkt 1.904 by B. Sclwtfs i5’()'/me. 0 - ver and O _ write a let - ter! My Se -ven times. one se-ven! old! so o1d,_I can rallf;-:—— mp birth-day les-sons are done; ‘I rall.:_:-,,_~—=. mp 27539.5. a tempo Tall. ’:_:>-- lambs play always, they know no bet-ter, They’re on - 1y one times /"—‘~F/"“‘;,\/"-\\ O moon! in the night, I have rail. . Zi. seen you sail-ing And s - ing so round and low; You were f'.\ g_____/ __»_:i Q a tempo bright! all bright! but your light is fail-ing, You are noth-ing now but a a tempo 1 e ‘era Mezzo mosso You moon, have you done some-thing wrong in heaven That mp. 6>3e$‘\~— _.e__’’’_: “‘_:;> God has hidden your hope if you have, you will molto ritard. _____ ‘:—. soon e or..giv— en, And shine a- gain your place. " molta rit EI m . Tem 1.‘ Vivace. vel - vet bee, you’re a /\- dus — ty fel-1oW,You’ve powderedyour legs with gold! 8 brave marsh ma—ry-buds, r oh and yel — low, Give me your mo-ney to €____________2 J rall. 00- lumbine, op-en your fold — ed wrapper,VVhere two twin tur - tle- doves mf :o mp a tempo. dwell! Cu-ckoo-pint toll me the pur- ple c1ap—per,That 8 ritard. L. hangs in your clear green bell. 8 I 27539. 5. WE: show me your nest with the young ones in it; I shall not steal them a.- mf 0 old! you may trust me, lin-net, I’m my joyfully tempo se — ven times one 27539.5. SIX LITTLE FOXES.* Six little foxes were tempted to roam, Heigh—ho, heigh-ho! They had six little brushes, but never a comb, I-Ieigh—ho, heigh-ho! And their grandmother told them, with tears in her eyes, “You’re old for your age, but you’re small for your size, And out of this hole you’ll not go if you’re wise," Heigh-ho, heigh-ho! But the six little foxes cried, “Grandmother Dear!” Heigh—ho, heigh-ho! “We may not be strong, but there’s nothing to fear!” Heigh-ho, heigh-ho! “And more of the world, we’re determined to see, Than a hole in the ground at the foot of a tree; And we’re cunning, as cunning, as cunning can be!” Heigh-ho, heigh-ho ! “If you meet the Red Huntsman, be not too bold,” Heigh—ho, heigh-ho! “For the hounds ate your Daddy«you’ve often been told,” Heigh-ho, heigh-ho! “And if they catch sight of you, run as you may, You’ll not find it easy, my dears, as I say, To leave them behind, as you gallop away.” Heigh-ho, heigh-ho! - The six brothers laughed at their old granny’s fears, Heigh—ho, heigh-ho! They all scampered off, in spite of her tears Heigh-ho, heigh-ho! She watched and she waited all day by the door, And begged Mr. Weasel to go and explore; But they never, no never, came home any more, Heigh-ho, heigh—ho ! From “LITTLE FOLKS.” ' * By kind permission of Messrs. Cassell & Company, Limited. SIX LITTLE FOXES. From “Little Folks.” Music by Alicia Adélaide Needham. Allegro Vivace non troppo. Six lit- tle fox - es were tempt - ed to roam, They had six lit-tle brushes, but Stich u.D1-uck von B.Schott’s Sﬁhne in Mainz. g7539_ 6_ 6’opym'g}zt 1904 by B. Sclwttlv So"lme. 35 12000 7'z'tard. a tempo - ver a. comb, Heigh — ho, Heigh — 110! And their 7 Eff " poco ritard. L r _.___h_._—§— L’) Grandmother told them,with tears in her eyes,“You’re old for your age,But you’re Z" a temgo : —;_—.—.—,— L f small for your size, And out of this ho1e,yo1f11 not go if you’re wise,” {""-----jh a tempo Heigh - ho, Heigh- ho! f vivace. But the ' lit-tle fox-es cried, “Grand - mo-ther Dear!” 27539.6. m poco ritard. may not be strong,but there’s nothing to fear!” Heigh - ho, m poco rztard. \_j mp a temp0___,___,€_.—_——_--__ “And more of thewol-1d,we’1-ede - termined to see,Than a __=_________,._____————___ ral - hole in theground at the foot of a tree;Andwe’re cunning, as cunning, as - ta” ' ' do a tempo \/ cunm'11gcan__- be!”__. Heigh - ho, Heigh - hq!V {'~———_—T you meet the Red Huntsman, be not too bold? mp Heigh — ho! “For the hounds ate your Dad-dy you’Ve of-ten been p(0fc.0 ritard. e > r atempo if they catehsight of you, run as you may, You’ll not find it e'as— y, my f mu. \/ clears, as I say, To leave them be—hind, as you gal-lop an - way,” {T {T .-_—{’___ fvivace 27539. 6. fmolto ritard. six brothers laughed at their old grannfs fears, Heigh - ho, Heigh- ,fmolz‘o ritard. - mfa tempo ho! They all scampered off, in spite of her tears, poco ritard. Heigh - ho, Heigh - ho! She Watchedand she wait-ed all } poco ritard. \__/ day by the door, And begged Mr. Weas-el to go and exp1ore5But they > flmw ".55 ___—‘___,.. molto ritard. A > "=1:-I: ne-ver, no, ne-ver, came home any more, Heigh - ho, Heigh .. ho! fpoco rit. % ‘L. 27539. 6. THE TRAINS AT 6 AND 8. _:. The ﬁrst train starts at 6 p. m., For the land where the poppies grow; The mother dear is the engineer, And the passengers laugh and crow. The palace-car is the mother’s arms; The whistle, a low, sweet strain; Then the passengers wink and blink and nod And fall asleep in the train. At 8 p. m. the next train starts, For the sleepy land afar; The summons clear falls on the ear, ”All aboard for the sleeping car!“ So I ask of Him, who children took On His knee in kindness great, ”Take charge I pray of the trains each day, That leave at 6 and 8 “ E. R. LOUDEN. THE TRAINS AT 6 AND 8- Words by ER. Louden. MuS__iC by Alicia Adélalde Needham. Allegretto semplice . VOICE . train starts at For the land where the pop - pies Stich u. Druck Von B.Schott’s Siihne in Mainz. 27 53 9_ '7_ 0019.1/7“Z'gkt 1904 53/ 3- 30710317»? 55/1709- M0 - ther dear is the en- gin - eer, And the pas-sen-gers laugh and mp so/wrzando g/. mp dolce rall. pa,-lace - car is the Mother’s arms; The whist-le, a 1ew,sweet 27539.7. strain, Then the pas - sen - gers wink and a tempo fall a - sleep in the train. ¥__./ mfa tempo \._./ At... mfa tempo \_/ the next train star.ts,For the sleep— y.___ land a. le mp The sum-mons clear falls on the ear, “All a- {{_—_“'${é'-""""‘\ mil _ board for the sleep- ing car!” mp so/wrzando {T ask of Him who child-ren took, On His poco rit. i Implorcmdo knee in kind - ness great, “Take charge I pray of the mp poco rit. X 0 trains each day, That leave at 6 /"”"""T\“‘\\ 27539.7. TH E BICYCLE BIRD?‘ The bicycle bird is a wonderful fowl That is found where the roads are good; With scarcely a sound it careers o’er the ground, And oil is its principal food. It utters a sad and peculiar cry Which sounds like “Punk—punka! Punkture!” And sobs fill its throat, when it raises this note, As those who have heard it feel sure. It’s fond of a hill, but it likes to go down, And not up, for itsgtyred from its birth. With one ﬂashing eye it flits rapidly by, When darkness is over the earth. It rests against railings, but ne’er goes to roost, In trees that would shelter it, which Shows singular taste, but it sometimes, in haste, Will seek its repose in a ditch. The bicycle bird makes an excellent pet When tame, it has scarcely its match; But ’tis, I must add, for a girl or a lad, A troublesome creature to catch! FELIX LEIGH. *By kind permission of Messrs. Cassell 8: Company, Limited. THE BICYCLE BIRD. Words by Felix Leigh. Music by Andante con grazia. bi - cy— cle bird is a won—der-ful fow1,That is found where the roads are good; With scarcely a sound it Stich u.Druckvon B.Schott’s Sﬁhne in Mainz. 37539_ 8 . . Copyright 1904 by B. Schottic So”lme. Alicia Adélaide Needham. reers o’er the ground, And oil is its prin—ci - pal food! mm It ut-ters a. sad and pe- cu- li - ar cry, Which sounds like “Punk-punk-a.! Punk - ture!” poc0 {*5 sobs fill its thr0at,when it raises this note, As thosewho have heard it feel /3 {T a tempo J” a tempo It7s fond of a hill, but it likes to go down, And not up, for its tyred from its birth.____ With one flashing eye it flits ra,-pid.-1y by, When dark-ness is 0-ver the earth. 27539.8. P It rests against rail-ings, but ne’er goes to roost, In trees that would Shel-ter it, which Shows mf ‘ 17000 mall. a tempo sin—gu-lar taste, but it some-times inhaste,Wi11 seek its repose in a { 10000 rall. 27539.8. Paco mezzo mosso. The bi - cy - cle bird makes an ex - cel-lent pet._When mf calla 12000 /-——__T 27539.8. a tempo tame, it has scarcely its match; But ’tis, I must add, for a rail. f girl or a lad, A trou-b1e—some creature to catch! K2 27539.8. A NAUGHTY LITTLE GIRL. There was a little girl, and she had a little curl Right down the middle of her forehead; And when she was good, she was very, very good, But when she was bad, she was horrid. One day she was upstairs, when her parents, unawares, In the kitchen were occupied with meals, And she stood upon her head in her little truckle-bed, And she then began hurraying with her heels! Her mother heard the noise, and thought it was the boys A-playing at a combat in the attic; But when she climbed the stairs, and caught her unawares. She took and she did scold her most emphatic! There was a little girl, and she had a little curl, Right down the middle of her forehead; And when she was good, she was very, very good, But when she was bad, she was horrid! LONG FE LLOW. A NAUGHTY LITTLE GIRL. Words by Longfellow. . Music by Alicia Adélaide Needham. Allegro. 9 ’ mf rail, a tempo was a lit-tle girl, And she had a lit-t1ecur1,Right down in the middle of her )- > And when she was good, she was ve - ry, ve— ry good, But /5 F Stich u. Druck Von B.Sehott’s Siihne in Mainz. 27 5 3 9. 9. 6’010:m'g/at 1904 by 13- S0/wtfs Sﬁiwm a tempo when she was bad, she was hor-rid! One day she was upstairs,when her parents, un-a-wares, In the ex kiteh.-en were oc-cu-pied with meals, And she stood up-on. her head, in her 27539.9. I7” little truck1e- bed, And she then began hurray—ing with her heels! meno 7710880. motherheardthenoise,a,n<1 thought it was the boys A - playing at a combat in the p calla voce P000 rall. a tempo ral - at- tic; But when she climbed the stairs, and caught her 1111 - a — wares She {woo rail 0 56771170 2 took and she did scold her most em- pha—tic! A”’/’g7'0- whip a tempo 712 mil. lit - tle lit - tle curl,» Right > a tempo in the middle of her fore-head; And when she was good, she was > mfa tempo ve-ry, ve-ry good, But when she was bad, she was hor-rid! #\____,_,,/ 27539.9. A LITTLE BROWN RABBIT. ‘*9 A little brown rabbit sat under a tree, With a little brown headache, to boot, Since not for his little brown life could he see Why he couldn't get up it on foot. ”There’s a little red animal, very like me, (But with very inferior ears), Who hops to that tree-top as quick as can be!“ And he squeezed out two little brown tears. But the small wicked squirrel peeped down from his branch, (Dropping nut-shells beneath him like hail), And winked at his friends, as he said, "But by chance, You’ve forgotten, friend Rabbit, my tail?“ And a little brown heap gave a little brown jump, And uplifted a little brown wail, As it mournfully looked at its little brown stump, ”\7Vhy of course, I’d forgotten his tail!“ EVELYN GLOVER. * By kind permission of Messrs Cassell & Company, Limited, A LITTLE BROWN RABBIT. Words by Evelyn Woven Alicia A1:2J1SeLi'1°(:ieb1{I7eedham. Andante. lit - tle brown rab-bit sat mf un — der a tree, With a lit -tle brown head—ache, to boot, Stich u.D1-uck von B.Schott’s Stihne in Mainz. 27539. 10. Copyright 1904 53/ 13- 50/005” S070”?- not for his lit-tle brown life could he seeWhy he could-n’t get up it on 07880. “There’s a. lit-tle red a — ni- mal, ve.. ry like me, But with tempo 27539.10. a tempo ve- ry in - fe - ri — or ears,) Who hops to that tree - top as quick as can be!”A;nd he squeezed out two lit-tle brown tears. fI\ 27539.10. down from his branch. (Dropping nut—she11s beneath him like hai1,) winked at his friend.s,a.s he said,“But by chan-ce,You’Ve forgotten,friendRabbit,my c 27539.10. mf And a lit - tle brown heap gave lit-tle brown jump, And up- mfa tempo lift-ed a lit-tle brown wail, , ° mourn-ful-1y looked at Q m lit-tle brown stump§‘Why of com‘- se I7d forgotten his tail!” > mf 27539.10. IN DISGRACE I didn’t mean no harm, Not at all! I only held my hand For the ball, But somehow it hit his head; Then his noseit went and bled; And as if I’d killed him dead, He did bawl. Nursey said I was a horrid Little wretch, And Aunt Jane said the police She would fetch; And cook who's always glad Of a chance to make me mad, Said "Indeed she niver had Seen setch!“ - No, I never, never will Be good! —- I’ll go and be a babe In the wood! I'll run away to sea, And a pirate I will be! Then they’ll never call me, Rough and rude. How hungry I am getting, - Let me see! I wonder what they're going to have For tea! Of course there will be jam, And that lovely potted ham, How unfortunate I am! Dear me! Oh! it’s growing very dark In here, And the shadow in that corner Looks, so queer! Won't they bring me any light? Must I stay in here all night? I shall surely die of fright, Oh! dear! Mother, Darling! will you never, Come back? .I am sorry that I hit him Such a crack. Hark! —— Yes ’tis her voice I hear, Now good bye to every fear, For she’s calling me her clear Little jack! IN DISGRACE. Words Anon. Music by Alicia Adelaide Needham. Alla Marcia. Pat/zezficallg but not slow. did-n’t mean no harm, Not at all_ on-1y held my hand For the ball, But some—how it hit his head;Thenhi.s nose it went and bled, And as mf \_J\, Stich u. Druck von B.Schott’s Siihne in Mainz. 27539. 11. Uopmght 1904 by 19- Sohotti? Mime- ‘if I’d ki11edhimdead,He did bawll Nursey said. I was a hor-rid Lit-tle W1-etch, 1' L1’ -[ ben marcato \ mf <-;'f__ Aunt Jane saidthe po-lice Shewould fetch; And cook who’s always glad Of a f 4___’___2 27539.11. ]_ mp con dz'gm'ta chance to make me mad, Said.“In- deed she niv-. er had Seen setch!” mp con dz'gm'z‘a e_}______—__________j 6-en marca to ben marcato S (with de iance.) No, ' ne-ver, ne-ver will Be J good! mf 27539.11. go and be a babe‘ In the W0od!_ 1711 run a-way to sea,And an “*3 ' Z’{-——-_-_“$ /T mf pi-rate I will be! Thenthey’l1 ne—ver call me, Rough anti rude. Z'‘''_—_—_—‘‘\ (more subdued) How hung..ry I am get-ting,Let me 27539.11. Won-der what they’re going to have For tea! con dolore a temlgo mp 000 Tall. course therewillbe jam,And that lovely potted ham,How un - f0r—tu—nate I am! Dear Z”-——'*T mp sotto voce ben marcazfo 27539.11. Paco meno mosso (tim idly. Oh! its growing very (1311-k,In here, 7”? Paco meno mosso shadow in that corner Looks so queer! Won’t theybring me an-y 1ight?MustI /T J 19000 accel. 00" f.\ . lib. stay in here all night? I shall sure-ly die of fright, Oh! dear! Mother, F3 -—-—:::: /*"'j""‘S 77000 ($008 27539.11. a tempo passione. Imploramlo. -<:: F5 Dar1ing,Wi11you never,Wi11you never Come back?I am sorry that I hit him Such a. f'.\ a tem 0 calla vgce Allegro crack.Hark!__ Yes ’tis her voice I hear, Now good bye to every fear, For she’s m. .? KLJ con molto fenerezza M” a tempo calling me her dear_____ Little Jack! Z’——-—\ ,-l[_[________________, fprecz'pz'toso 27539.11. AT NIGHTE TIME. When thou hast spent the lingering day In pleasure and delighte, Or after toyle and wearie waye Dost seek thy rest at nighte. Unto thy prayers or pleasures past, Adde this one labor yet; Ere sleep close up thyne eie too fast, Doo not thy God forget. About the year 1500. AT NIGHTE TIME. Words mb0um5M' Alicia AC1;/<['311l:i%c€et1)\3I,eedham. Andante con tenerezza. Religioso. mfcon dignita /3 m a tempo When thou hast spent the 1ing’ring day_.______ In pleasure and de - f'.\ ("T f af- ter toyle and wea-rie waye Stich u.D1-uck Von B.Schott’s Siihne in Mainz. 27539_ 12, 6'0py/right 1.904 by B. Sclwttis‘ S0’/me. Un - to thy prayers or pleasures > >>.> _ 07930- Adde this one la - bor ,yet: sleep close up thyne eie too fast, D00 not thy God for- get. if fa — 27539.12. X "7‘u'$~ ‘ gm.» - . -7..
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Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868, Murphy, O.
Date: September 16, 1863
Text: Sept. 16" 1863 This may certify that I Matthew Vassar Founder of the Vassar Female College in consideration of the privileges and benefits designed to inure to a certain class of pupils as beneficiary? in said College to the extent of the funds set apart for that object, It is my wish and I do hereby commend to the Trustees of said College, my young friend Elocy Kate Murphy daughter of Olivia & John Murphy to receive on her arriving at proper age a thorough education at said College...
Show moreSept. 16" 1863 This may certify that I Matthew Vassar Founder of the Vassar Female College in consideration of the privileges and benefits designed to inure to a certain class of pupils as beneficiary? in said College to the extent of the funds set apart for that object, It is my wish and I do hereby commend to the Trustees of said College, my young friend Elocy Kate Murphy daughter of Olivia & John Murphy to receive on her arriving at proper age a thorough education at said College free of charge. The said E. Kate Murphy being at this date about 3 years of age Matthew Vassar 173 a
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Creator: Burroughs, John, 1837-1921
Date: 1884
Text: 1883 Nov. 9 In the light of Darwins theory it is almost appaling to think of ones self, of what he represents, of what he has come through. It almost makes one afraid of himself. Think of what there is inherent in his germ; think of the beings that lived, the savage lower forms, that he might move here, a reasonable being. At what a cost he has been purchased; a million years of unreason, for his moment of reason; a million years of gross selfishness, that he might have a benevolent throb. ...
Show more1883 Nov. 9 In the light of Darwins theory it is almost appaling to think of ones self, of what he represents, of what he has come through. It almost makes one afraid of himself. Think of what there is inherent in his germ; think of the beings that lived, the savage lower forms, that he might move here, a reasonable being. At what a cost he has been purchased; a million years of unreason, for his moment of reason; a million years of gross selfishness, that he might have a benevolent throb. "Bought with the blood of Christ" is the hyperbole of the Church; but every babe that is born today is bought with the blood of countless ages of barbarism, and countless lives of beings; and this not figuratively, but literally. Out of an ocean of darkness and savagery, is distilled this drop of human blood, with all its possibilities. - Probably the most selfish creatures in the world are to be found among the childless women, - all the love, and sympathy and helpfulness, etc. that nature meant to flow out toward offspring, turned inward upon themselves. They come in time to look upon themselves as the child of themselves, which they pity and pet and caress and indulge and for whom nothing in this world is good enough. 12. Go home today to see Uncle Edmund Kelly, very cold and windy. Reach home at noon in a driving snow squall. Father opens the door before I reach it, and greets me with copious tears. Uncle Edmund sitting by the stove with his hat on. Find him but little changed, except more silent than he used to be. Sits long without remark, and reads the paper as an old man reads, that is appears to read it all; with equal interest, a want of interest doesn�t discriminate and select the news. Over 80 years old, the last of my uncles - all dead but him; very spry and quick for one so old; see grandfather very plainly in him; the look of Mother too and of Wilson. His favorite word an adjective is "monstrous", as "She was a monstrous smart woman," "it is monstrous cold," "she suffered monstrous" etc. etc. He told me of his old uncle John Kelly, grand father's brother, that he was a monstrous queer man, lived in the woods in a little hut a regular hermit life, people used to take him food to keep him from starving. When walking along the road he would stop and stand a long time and look all around (I feel the same trait in myself). Uncle Edmund used to go to his hut; as soon as near enough, he could hear him talking as if there were half a dozen persons there. He had two children "off toward Albany" who used to clothe him, and who finally kept him with them, and he died there. When a young man Uncle Edmund used to cut wood at the glass works in Woodstock during the winter; could cut and pick up 4 1/2 cords of stove wood in a day. He left for home Tuesday night: thinks he never will come again; I shall never see he and father together again; they parted that night just at sundown for the last time, Uncle Edmund with wet eyes and few words, father with copious tears and outspoken farewells - two men past 80, their wives dead, and nearly all their early friends and comrades in the grave. How wintery and desolate life did look to them both I know full well. Uncle Edmund had never before found mothers place vacant. He had been to the graves of all his Kindred on Red Kill, to his father and mothers and to all his brothers and sister's, as if to bid them a last farewell.- The old home was pretty desolate to me, only Hiram and Father left, now that Eden and Margaret have gone. Soon, soon it will be only Hiram. On Wednesday Hiram and I walk over the mountains, through wind and snow to Edens near Hobart. A hard long tramp. 17 A bright cold hard day, a day like polished iron. 19 A soft mild Indian summer day; sunlight weak, many times diluted with autumn shadows, but tender and dreamy. No thoughts in me; only a vague longing and unrest. - My best and truest friend among womankind, Mrs. Fanny A. Mead of Lansing, Mich., is dead, since Oct. 25th. Nearly all night Nov. 15th I lay awake thinking of her. In many ways the noblest, most loving, most discerning, most charitable woman I have known in this world. She visited me here the latter part of August 1880. Her death nearly blots out the West for me. - No matter how much learning, or force, or capacity of any kind [crossed out: you have] a man has a man has, unless he has that something which we call style - an apt and original expression and individual flavor of his own, he can make no permanent contribution to literature. Style is the precious spices etc. that embalm and keep thought. The iridescent hue of pearl is an effect of style - the manner of arrangement of the particles - not any new matter.27. A succession of remarkable sunsets and sunrises for several days past, culminating to-night in the most remarkable sky-glow, or sky bloom I ever saw. I have seen sunsets for over 40 years, and never saw one like that before; a cloudless sky flushing crimson that spread nearly up to the zenith and reached far around to the south east - and that an hour after the sun had actually set. At 6 o'clock the western sky was yet dark crimson. In many cities, in N.Y. and in Poughkeepsie, an alarm of fire was sounded and the fire companies were out to extinguish the sun set. The reflection of a distant fire upon a low clouded midnight sky, [crossed out: was] is not more marked than was this evening glow. The wonder was, [crossed out: such] the sky was cloudless the upper atmosphere itself seemed to turn to blood. 28. The same phenomenon again to night, only less pronounced. After sun-down a peculiar phosphorescent glow suffused the west; gradually a crimson bank formed far up from the horizon, which slowly crept down till it lay low in the west, and then near 6.P.M. dropped below the horizon. The mornings, too, have been exceptionally brilliant, the pale, phosphorescent glow of the east long before the sun appeared lighting up the world with the most peculiar effects. Dec. 1st Day of great brilliancy; still cloudless, cold. - The soul is not something superadded to the body, is it? [crossed out: It is] Is it not rather a growth and product of the body as much as the flower is of the plant - or the flame of the lamp? Growing as it grows and decaying as it decays? Dec. 6th Fine days and nights lately - a sort of sterner Indian summer - an austere, but serene Indian chief. Walking along the road in the bright Dec. quiet I pause and hear the fine rasping of squirrel teeth on a hickory nut, or butternut. New ice on the ponds, but the earth beneath is not thoroughly chilled yet, and it doesn�t last. The bluebirds and nuthatches discover a little owl at the bottom of a hollow in an apple tree below my study, and by their cries advertise to me [crossed out: of] the fact. I peep down and see the rascal with closed eyes, simulating sleep, but suspect he is watching me through those narrow slits. Dec. 9 [Section torn from the page] - People who try to explain Carlyle on the ground of his humble origin, shoot wide of the mark. "Merely a peasant with a glorified intellect, says one irate female. It seems to me he was the least of a peasant of any man of his time, a man of truly regal and dominatingpersonality. The two marks of the peasant, are stolidity and abjectness; he is dull and heavy and he dare not say his soul is his own. No man ever so hustled and jostled Kings and emperors about, and made them toe the mark as did Carlyle. It was not merely his intellect that was towering; it was his character, his will, his standard of morality - and of manhood. He is naturally imperious and haughty. There is no taint of the peasant in him, I remember well his long, slender soft hand, and can feel it yet in my own, a certain coarseness of fiber he had, as have all strong, first class characters, the fiber of the royal oak. [Pages missing?][crossed out: the ills of life] Arnold His vision leads his feeling; he sees first and feels afterward or tries to feel, not always with success. There is no struggle or conflict in him. He is not beaten back by contrary winds, nor carried swiftly and joyously ahead by fawning winds. He is calm and mildly contemptuous in a world of Philistines. Dec. 12 No snow yet, not much cold - no ice on the ponds. Peculiar, brilliant, phosphorescent sunsets and sunrises, with clouds at sunset of light olive green. How local, how circumscribed limited seems the sunset, and sun-rise - each a particular phenomenon confined to this one spot - a universal fact appearing as a special and particular fact. Much meaning in this. Thus the triumph of poetry, of art, is to house and locate the universal so, make the sun-rise and sunset special to you and me. The great universal facts of life and death appear peculiar and original to each one of us, but, behold, all men have the same experience. The rainbow is immediately in your front, spanning your own fields or native valley, but the man beyond the valley sees it spanning his just the same. Every man is a center of the world - all the facts of nature point to him, and he is bound to read them and to meet them from his own point of view. But it is well to remember that others have their point of view also, and that the clouds that appear so dull and leaden there in the south or north, are just as glowing in the sun set to people who see them from the right angle, as ours are here in the west. 13 Still bright and nearly clear, but chilly - the air full of a shining haze. The eastern skies all aglow again this morning - at one time a luminous crimson along the rim of the horizon that spread upward and suffused all the eastern skies with a peculiar phosphorescent light. 18 We speak of the motion of the heavenly bodies, but really this is not motion in the concrete as we know it upon the earth - it is rather motion in the abstract - a motion that is equivalent to eternal repose. See them bowl along there, without effort, without friction, without inertia or resistance overcome, changing their places with reference to each one an other, yet not changing their places in absolute space. Universal motion is equivalent to universal rest. When my boat moves with the tide it is practically at rest; if the shores moved too, then motion were abolished. There is no motion withoutplace, without a fixed point and in astronomic space there is no place, no fixed point, no up, no down, no over, no under. I expect we shall find out by and by that there is no waste or expenditure of heat by the sun in warming the solar system, as we understand it on earth, anymore than there is an expenditure of force in holding the earth in its place, and the other planets in theirs. It is something more subtle and transcendental than the warming of your house. The rays that go off into space probably carry no heat, itbecomes heat only when it is caught by the planets, which supply, as it were, the female principle. I am yet convinced that the sun is an actual burning or conflagration, though all that comes from it may be turned into heat upon the planets. (I can no more than hint the point I am driving at) 20 A cold day, four or five inches of snow upon the ground, first floating ice in the river, and clouds gathering for more snow. The third anniversary of mother's death, and father's 81st birthday, and I am not at the old place as is my wont, buthere in my ground-attic, writing on literature and science, with thoughts far away from home. From a letter to M.B.B [Myron B. Benton] We have all felt and spoken of the priestly and sacerdotal character of Emerson and have seen and felt his value to the spirit and that he was much more than a mere man of letters, but to say he has written the most important prose work of the 19th century, and yet that he is not a great writer, a great expressor, and that he is less in this respect than Addison, is absurd. If he is not a great man of letters, he is a great man speaking through letters, which is perhaps quite as important. His literary gifts were not an equipment that he could turn in any direction.He had no literary faculty that he carried about on his finger like a falcon, and with which he could hawk all manner of game from mice to pheasants, like Voltaire and Swift, but he had a power and at times a largeness of utterance, that these wretches never approached. You may say Bacon was not a great essayist, and yet the wisdom and learning of a great mind [crossed out: is] are revealed in his essays. Perhaps Arnold is correct. Not to be a mere writer, but man writing, would please Emerson best."Indeed the scientific critics like Taine leave a very large spot in my literary palate untouched. In literature, in history, we do not so much want things explained, as we want them portrayed and interpreted. And the explanation of these experts is usually only clever thimble rigging. If they ferret the mystery out of one hole they run it to cover in another. How clear is Taines explanation of those brilliant epochs in the history of nations, when they produce groups of great men and give birth to their great literatures. Why, it is only the result of a "hidden concord of creative forces," and the opposite periods, the nadir, is the result of "inward contrarieties." Truly a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. What causes the inward concord etc, so that we can lay our hand upon the lever and bring about a crop of great men at a given turn, the astute Frenchman does not tell us. 23 Very cold - 8 below this morning, and zero all day. At dark thermometer began to rise and fine snow soon began to fall. 25 A white Christmas - Earth, sky and air, all white, a foot of snow and a hoar frost covering trees and rocks, left by the white fog, a bad headache yesterday. 26 A whiter world I have never seen, only the undersides of the limbs of the trees and their trunks showing any shade. The air still and filled with a white motionless fog - less a fog than a kind of white opaque condition of the air itself - very peculiar. Yesterday the white fleecy air lifted a little, just clearing the tree tops, and hovered there like the vapor of snow, and about 4 o'clock snow began to fall gently from it - and continued till 8. It is a condition of high frosty mountain tops, become general. Every writer has his peculiar note, It is the scientific note or the religious note, or the note of criticism or of conventionality, or of good fellowship - In Emerson there is always the heroic note. In all his writing and speaking [crossed out: this is] this note predominates, the electric touch of brave deeds, of cheerful confronting of immense odds, the inspiration of courage and self-reliance. Perhaps his match in this respect cannot be found in literature, certainly not among ethical or didactic writers. If in his earlier essays this note seems to us now, a little too pronounced, savoring just a little of tall talk, it did not seem so when we first read [crossed out: them] him. It was as clear and frank and sweet as the note of the bugle. Carlyle once defined poetry - as the heroic of speech; a definition that would not suit Mr. Arnold, but which describes well much of Emersons poetry, and so many of those brave sentences in his essays. In Addison we get the note of urbanity, in Franklin of worldly prudence, in Bacon of large wisdom, in Pope of polished common sense, in Cowley of - discontent, in Swift of arrogance and scorn, in Arnold himself of critical disquietude. In Carlyle the note is one of sorrow and lamentation. In Emerson we come at once upon the chivalrous, heroic attitude and temper. No scorn, no contempt, no defiance, but brave counsel and chivalrous service. Books, he said, "are for nothing but to inspire," and in writing his own books he had but one purpose in view, namely to inspire his reader, to break through the crust of custom and conventionality and the commonplace - much more pronounced when he began to write than now, to scatter his torpidity and spur him to higher and nobler thinking and acting. There are words of prudence, words of enlightenment, words that cheer and comfort; words that divide one thing from another like a blade, words that are like lamps to show us the way; and there are words that are like banners leading to victory. Emersons words are banner-words, beautiful, cheering, rallying, inspiring, seconding and pointing the way to all noble endeavor. What audacity of statement, what courage of affirmation what intrepidity of mind. "Self-trust" he says, "is the essence of heroism" and this martial note pulses through all his writings. [crossed out: In] This passage one might think was written for Walt Whitman, had it not been before the fact: "Adhere to your own act, and congratulate yourself if you have done something strange and extravagant, and broken the monotony of a decorous age." Jan 5 To N.Y. to hear Arnold lecture on Emerson last night. A large fine audience; lecturer introduced by Curtis, the pensive Curtis, in a "neat little speech." Curtis is the cosset of the elocutionary graces. He fondly leans and sighs upon and languishes upon their bosoms! Arnold put his M.S. up high on a rack beside him, turned to the audience, [crossed out: gave a] let off a sharp glance in my direction through his one Cockney eye glass, straightened himself up and after a delay that was a little too long, lifted up his voice and spoke his piece - voice too thick and foggy - has none of the clearness and grace of his literary style; hence his lecture is better in the reading than in the hearing. There is something almost like pudding in an Englishmans throat when he speaks from the stage.- Met Rev. John Wood in the afternoon at Houghton, Mi and Co. An Englishman of a lower order - not pleasing to look upon - shapeless in face and body - plump, with a suggestion of frowziness. Mouth also full of pudding - comes near to dropping his h's - the British softness, unctuousness - fat in the tones of the voice, and not lean like us or is it fog and mist and smoke and beef and beer etc. Did not know of Grant Allen. I remember that William Rosetti did not know of Roden Noel. - I have found that there are two ways to get the heat out of your fire wood - first by sawing and splitting it yourself, then by burning it. 6th In writing my whole effort is to put myself in communication with the truth. If I can, then my sails fill, if not, how futile I am. I have no talent but to see and state the thing as it is. 8 Cold, dark, lowering days. Lifes skies dark also, a few days ago all so bright. Again must I face the inevitable. Let me be calm, and see that it is best also. A despatch from home to-day at 4 P.M. that Father has had a stroke; is probably dead now. The blow I have so long dreaded and have been schooling myself to meet has at last fallen. In a few hours I shall know the worst. It is his time to die, and he has long been looking and waiting for the end; it is best so, but oh! how can I lose him from the world, my father! Be still, my heart, be still. It comes to all men, and have not I known it would come to me. When I was leaving him last summer he said with a great burst of emotion, that he hoped it would please God to take him with a stroke. I recall the whole scene vividly; he was approaching the table, where the rest of the family had seated themselves for dinner; I was standing near the door. His tears came fast and his voice was choked with emotion. How many times sitting alone in my study, during the bleak winter nights have I said over the names of my dead, his name alwayshovering near, as if so soon to be added to the list. How many times, while Mother was still living, have I at night felt suddenly drawn towards them, as if I must at once be with them; they were there now, but would soon be gone; why did I tarry here? and I would start from my chair and pace the floor. How many times while home with them, did I look at them and listen to them, as if with the eyes and ears of future years when they [crossed out: should] would be gone; as if to anticipate the crying want I should then feel to see and hear them, and store up memories of them that would then appease my aching heart. "Oh, listen" I would say, when I heard their [crossed out: talk] voices at night in their bed, "so soon you will want to hear those voices and they will be forever still." Now hers is still, and maybe his too, and the kindness and affection I have shown him during these years, will bear its own fruit - in my heart. Twenty-three years ago, in winter, I was summoned home by his illness and expected to find him dead. I was all night on a freight train from New Hamburgh to Rhinebeck; how dismal, how wretched. The stage had gone when I reached Rondout, and I got Mr. Gibbs to take me out to Olive; then father North drove me to Roxbury. At Pine Hill I saw John Powell, Jr, he said father - and my heart stood still while he finished his sentence - was better, as the fact proved. Jan. 21 Stern rugged winter day and the cold snows cover a new grave beside Mothers. At rest at last, after 81 years of life. The event he so long predicted and waited for, and I think toward the last began to long for, came, and came as he had hoped. No suffering, no lingering illness to make trouble in the house. I went home on the 9th. Drove up from the station in the moonlight in a whirl of wind and snow. How lonely and bleak the old place looked in that winter-landscape by moonlight - beleaguring winter without and death within. Jane and Abigail were there with Hiram and some of the neighbors. Father had died at seven in the morning as I had learned at Kingston bytelegraph. How the wind howled and buffeted that night, and the steady roar of the mountain like that of the sea came to me in my sleepless chamber. How often in youth I had heard that roar, but with what different ears, as I snuggled down in my bed while mother tucked me in! Early in the morning I went quietly and with composure and looked upon my fathers face. Never had I looked upon his face before, in the morning before he had arisen without speaking his name, and I could not refrain from speaking his name now, and speaking it again and again. The marble face of death, what unspeakable repose and silence there is in it. I saw more clearly than everbefore how much my own features were like his. The nose the same, only in his case cut away more at the nostrils. The forehead too precisely the same. Head nearly as large, as mine, feet and hands smaller. It was his time to die; it is better so, and the reason said, yes, yes, but oh, the heart! The time for its [crossed out: dead] loved ones to die never comes. Father had been as well as usual up to the hour of his stroke. The only change noticed in him in the last days of his life, was an increased longing for mother. The sense of his loss and his desolation seemed to become more acute and he talked of her much, with profuse tears. That last day he asked for penand paper to write to me and to Uncle Edmund, but did not write. He ate his supper as usual that night and between 7 and 8 o'clock went out [crossed out: to the privy]. John Grant went with him to help him over some slippery places in the path. Then in due time went out to help him in. As he neared the privy door he saw father lean heavily forward as if just risen from the seat and then fall, or slowly pitch down in the corner of the privy. Hiram and his man were putting up grain, against going to mill on the morrow, in the Grainery near by. Grant called to them and they together got father up and into the house. He could not stand and could not speak. When asked if he was hurt he nodded yes. They got him to bedand he fell into a slumber from which he never awoke; lived about 36 hours, becoming more choked in his breathing toward the last from phlegm etc but died easily about 7 A.M. Jan. 9. apoplexy, affecting the right side. While Hiram was putting up the grain, he heard father call to him several times, probably to help him around some wood after Grant had left him. This was the last he ever heard his voice in this world. On Friday the 11th we buried him beside Mother; a snowy misty day. Elder Hewitt preached the funeral sermon, a thorough-going old school Baptist sermon arguing and proving the doctrine of election and foreordination etc and having his fling at all other church denominations, such asermon as father delighted in, and would no doubt have preferred should be preached at his funeral. It was very foolish from my point of view. The old Elder has more spirit and fight in him than ten years ago, when he preached Chancey B's sermon, and less feeling and sentiment. He had been near unto death then, but now his health is good, too good for his preaching. I remember this sentence: "A spring cannot rise about nature" meaning above its source, "They both now in Earth's soft arms are reposing" where we all in due time shall also repose. Diverse and separate in life, in death we become one. My father was so much to me, not perhaps in reality, for he cared nothing for the things I did, and knew me not, but fromthe force of the filial instinct and home feeling in me. He knew me not I say. All my aims and aspirations in life were a sealed book to him as much as his peculiar religious experience was to me. Yet I reckon it was the same leaven working in us both. The delight he had in his bible, in his hymn book, in his Church in his creed, I have in literature, in the poets, in nature. His was related in his thought to his souls salvation hereafter, mine to my souls salvation here. Father was a serious man and full of emotion; his tears always came so easily! He had no art to conceal anything; was as frank and transparent as a child; no deceit, or guile, or craft, no self consciousness, hardly any sense of shame; Mother usedto say had no decency, and no manners. "All I ever had" father would rejoin, "I have never used any of them." Had no concealment or shyness; would ask people and strangers, such personal questions! If he met a stranger in the road would often ask him his name; would ask women their ages, or ask people what they did for a living, or what wages they got, or what their politics was. He used to speak in "Church meeting" and tell his religious experiences after the manner of his sect, always I imagine with choking and tearful emotion. He never prayed openly in his family, tho' when younger frequently read the bible aloud and sang hymns. Once when I was a lad, I overheard him praying in the hog-pen at night. I think it a time of more than usual religious excitement with him, and he went upon his knees in the hog-pen then nearly empty, I imagine, as it was winter. I heard and ran away. Knowing it was not for me to hear. He was violent and bigoted in his religious opinions, speaking rudely and contemptuously of other denominations as did the Elders of his church. "The Signs of the Times" was his religious paper for over 40 years, and he would read those long lugubrious "experiences" of the sisters and brethren with deepest emotion. A harshness in his temperament, red hair and freckled complexion when young, yet such a tender streak in him. Such a fountain of tears! He was harsh and severe with his oxen or horses, or cows when they were ugly, "lugging" the cows and whipping the oxen at a great rate, and yet such an affection for his teams after all. He could tell every yoke of oxen or span of horses he ever owned and relate many incidents about them. I well remember the sickness of one of his horses, when I was a boy, had the "horse distemper" and how assiduously father watched and nursed it and finally pulled it through. Yet he had no mercy on a healthy horse and could whip it till it fell dead I verily believe. (I could too). Father made a great deal of noise about the farm, had great strength of voice and could send it over the hills a mile away; was indeed a noisy man, halloing at the cows, the sheep, the boys, and in drawing rocks with the oxen, you could have heardhim a great distance. He never went away from home, while I was a boy on the farm, without stopping out on the "big hill" and calling back to us some command, or renewal of some order, generally entirely superfluous, always to the annoyance of Mother if she was beside him, his voice was so loud and harsh. Often he would call twice before he got out of sight. Even last summer, he used to exercise his voice, by starting the cows from the upper pasture, a quarter of a mile or more, away. Father had no enemies, no quarrels; never lied or cheated or stirred up strife. His word was as good as his bond. He had a kind of selfishness, but it was like that of children,thoughtless and uncalculating, and related mainly to appetite. He was a hearty eater, and at the table would always pick for the best. He would always take my biggest trout, and the next biggest and the next if I would give it to him, as I usually did. It never occurred to him to decline a thing on the score of manners. Mother used to say it was "hoggishness" and he would not gain say her. I doubt if he ever said "thank you" to any person in his life; I certainly never heard him. I took him and sent him many little things in his latter days, which he always accepted without remark. His was not a brooding, silent, self-conscious nature; exactly the reverse. He had no sentiment, and would snortat what you call poetry, and yet was much of a real poet himself. His faults were like those of children and in his old age, he became childish to a degree. His intelligence and judgement were yet good, when appealed to, but his will, his self-control, his force and authority as a man, were feeble. His curiosity was always great and continued to the last. Father never had much faith in me, the least of any of his children. He saw I was an odd one, and had tendencies and tastes from the first that he did not sympathize with. All the other children he helped with money when they began life, but me. When I wanted help as I did twice or three times in a pinch, he refused; and as it turned out I was the only one of his children, that could or wouldhelp him when the pinch came. A curious retribution, but one that gave me pleasure, and him no pain. I was better unhelped, as it proved, and better for all I could help him. He went according to his light, and perhaps I loved him the better for denying me. I never laid up anything against him, not even the fact that once while I was away to school, and got short of funds, and wanted $5 to help me out, he would not send it, tho' mother berated him soundly for it. Hiram sent me the money and I worked in haying and paid him back. Father did not like my tendency to books; was afraid, as I once found, that I would become a methodist minister, his special aversion.When a lad of about 14 I wanted a grammar and an Algebra, but father would not get them, tho' I coaxed and Mother coaxed and scolded both. I was going down to the village on some other errand and wanted his consent to get them then. He peremptorily refused, but after I had got out on the big hill, by the old "pennyroyal rock," he hallowed to me and said I might get them, mother, in the meantime had made it so hot for him. But my blood was up and I did not get them, but waited till I made some money by making and selling maple sugar in the spring, and then paid for the books myself, and the books were all the sweeter by reason of the maple sugar money. And he was a loving father all the same, and my debt to him I never could repay. He nearly always said no to his children when a favor was asked, but could not often keep his ground; children and mother to back them, usually carried the point. Coax long enough and hard enough, and he was pretty sure to give in. He never whipped me but once in his life, and that very mildly as regards the blows, but very harshly as regards the manner. I had let a cow get in the meadow, and run through the tall grass, which I should have and could have headed off. That was while we yet milked in the road, nearly 40 years ago. Forty years ago this winter (in 1844) he was getting out the timber forthe new barn, getting up in the morning and doing his chores and eating his breakfast before day light, and then with his oxen and dinner pail off into the hemlock woods of old Jonas More's and working all day, for many weeks, cutting and hauling the trees to the saw mill. He was no hunter or fisher, but in his earlier days, delighted in horse-racing. He used to say that he was a "dreadful saucy mean boy" full of oaths, and full of impudence to his Elders, but after he "experience religion" all of that was changed. His favorite by-words, were "by-fagus," "dark as podunk," or dark as a pocket. Many visions of him about the farm in other days come to my sorrowing eyes. As a child of 3 or 4 years, on a long [crossed out: summer] warm spring day, I [crossed out: see] look up on the side hill, and see him striding across the furrows, a bag slung about his shoulders sowing grain, probably oats. This is about my earliest remembrance of him. The hired girl had thrown my hat or bonnet down the steps and I stood crying upon the "stone work," and looking hill-ward. [crossed out: when the "stone work"] I see him again in his old age, probably 66 or 8, following the team out in the clover-meadow - dragging in oats. Back and forth, back and forth all day I see him go, the dust from his drag, (for it was very dry) streaming far behind him - the last memory I have of him engaged in the "Springs work." At night he came in dusty and tired. Gradually he gave up workstill milking, and husking corn in the fall. After Mothers death he sold the farm to Eden, and ceased work entirely. Probably his last work was in cleaning the bugs off the potatoes about the house. Hiram says he husked one stout of corn out by the new barn that fall before he died. Father laid claim to few of the virtues or graces; delighted to tell a good story against himself as well as against another. He owned he was a coward, and would make a poor soldier. When the possee came in Anti-Rent times, he ran under the bed, and they said left his feet sticking out. He always laughed when the story was told. No hypocrisy or pretension about father; he had more virtues than he lay claim to. Well, we shall meet again: our dust in the Earth, and the forces that make up our Spirits in the Eternity of force. Shall we knoweach other then? Ah! shall we. As like knows like in nature. I dare not say farther than that. - A little scene last spring, when Hiram was about buying Eden out. We were standing near the kitchen stove; father asked if it was so, and seemed to feel a sudden pang on being told it was. "Oh, boys" he said turning to Hiram and Eden, his tears choking him, "Stay as you be, stay as you be as long as I live." Unkind as Eden had been to him, and poorly as he had succeeded with the farm, father could not bear the thought of seeing him leave the old place. Father's grand father Ephraim, had two brothers; Eden, who was rector of a college in N. Hampshire, and Stephen, who lived in Bridgeport Ct, and was a ship builder and ship owner and Captain. Eden had a son Stephen, who turned out badly and finally brought up in State prison. My great grandfather was named Ephraim; he had [four] five sons; Eden, my grand father, Daniel, William, David and Curtis, and three daughters. Grandfather lived with his father near Quaker Hill in Dutchess Co. during the Revolutionary War. He was a small boy (born in 1770) and was once scared by a soldier who ran after him on all fours. The family moved to the"Nine Partners." Grandfather helped his father clear some land there on condition that he was to have part of it. This he did not get. Great grandfather then moved to Stamford on the town ship, and lived and died and is buried there. Grandfather soon married andcame here when he probably in 1795, or thereabouts, cutting a road through the woods. Father said his uncle William had told him that the family was Welsh - came from Wales, which is probably true. I note many Celtic traits in them, and in myself - these probably lead all others. Feb. 10 A severe disagreeable winter so far, like last winter. Entirely exceptional, as it was the "off year" and a mild winter was due. Not happened before for the 10 years I have lived here; ice on river one foot thick; thermometer has touched from 10 to 14 below zero. - How apt we are to regard our private attractions and repulsions as laws of nature, affecting allmankind! Finished yesterday Carlyle's "Frederick," begun in the Dec. What an experience to read such a work! It colors ones days and all his thoughts. By far the most striking and effective historical work I have ever read. If all histories were as vivid and entertaining as this I should read nothing but history henceforth. A great Carlylean poem and a fit and artistic completion of his career as a writer. Having preached so long and so vehemently about the strong man at the helm, the divine right and the imperative need of the government of the ablest, etc, he cast about him for an example, and having found the nearest approach to it in Frederick, he devotes the rest of his days to portraying him to showing his life and his work; his obedience to the stern behestsof duty, and the love and obedience of his people to him. The last of the Kings, he says. He makes one thoroughly love and admire Frederick. In many ways he was the embodiment of the Carlylean ideals. - "Wordsworth's poetry," says Arnold, "is great because of the extraordinary power with which W. feels the joy offered to us in Nature, the joy offered to us in simple elementary affections and duties, and because of the extraordinary power with which, in case after case he shows us this joy and renders it so as to make us share it." That hits the nail exactly on the head.Feb 12/84 Thinking of Frederick it has often occurred to me how desirable it would be to be one of a people who had a real King like him, the father of his people, a sovereign man at the head of affairs with the reins all in his own hand, a man to reverence, to love, to fear; who called all the women his daughters and all the men his sons, and whom to see or to speak with was the event of a lifetime. Such a man gives head to a nation; he is the head, and the people are the body. Currents of influence must stream down from such a hero to touch the life of the humblest peasant. It is the ideal State; there is an artistic completeness about it. Probably this is why it so moved captivated Carlyleinevitable and inexorable artist that he was. But how impossible to us! how impossible to any people by their own action and choice! We have no Frederick, or if we have, we do not know; neither does he. How to get him at the healm! how to trust him, and obey him? Our only hope is in the collective wisdom of the people, and as extremes so often meet, perhaps this, if thoroughly realized, is as artistic and complete a plan as the other. The "collective folly of the people" Carlyle would say, and perhaps during his whole life he never for a moment saw it otherwise; never saw that the wisdom of the majority could be other than the no-wisdom of blind masses ofof men. Authority, authority, authority, obedience, obedience, obedience, how those words forever sounded in his soul. [crossed out: It may turn out that the universe is a democracy and not a divine disposition that we are all parts of God and that a vast impersonal power rules - the totality of nature determines.] At any rate, there can be no doubt that the democratic movement, the coming forward of the people and the abeyance of single individuals, is a movement of the world of nature; an ocean-current that involves or is the result of, the deepest and widest causes, and there is no stemming it or guiding it; we must trust it. It is the decree of the Eternal. Carlyle never would or could see this; he lashed the sea like Xerxes with his Chains, but it heeded himnot. The Gulf Stream keeps on just the same. Ten fools, or a hundred fools are of course no wiser than one fool - but 10 average men will be wiser in their collective capacity and honesty than any one of the ten. They mentally check and balance each one another, and the result is something like one of Galton's compound (composite) photographs wherein the best features of many faces are combined into one. A nation has a character, a presence, an influence that cannot be found in the individual members. It is said of savage tribes that when they are most peaceable as individuals, they are the most warlike as a tribe and vice versa. There are undoubtedly from time to time currents in humanaffairs, that spring from no one mans will, and that no one man can stem or change. There are natural unseen forces at work that we know not of. Men in their collective capacity will be seized with a spirit that may be entirely foreign to them as individuals. Large masses come under the influence of natural law, and the natural law of mankind is to evolution, to grow, to mount, to expand. A people like ours, therefore though blind, will in the long run and on a large scale, be guided instinctively in the right channels. The impetus, the momentum of the race, is onward and upward. Doubtless, re-action and decay will come in time, but with scienceand right reason, more and more in the lead, this tendency will be more and more counteracted. It was because of Carlyle's fearful bent or bias that he saw not these things. He had not a flexible mind. He saw certain truths with such force and he was precipitated [crossed out: himself] upon them with such vehemence that other truths, equally important, he saw not. If the majority is unsound; how are you to get sound action out of it? But is the majority unsound. If mankind, if the race is unsound, how are we here? Why have we not gone to the dogs long ago? Unsound on a question of philosophy, or of taste, or of literature, in fact, philosophically unsound or darkened, without doubt, but not morallyunsound, else chaos would have come long ago. Collectively sound in instinct, in tendency, in action but in the dark as touching the highest questions, but always able to see and to choose the light. Intellectually the majority is in the dark, or not in the fullest light, but Carlyle proceeds on the assumption that they are morally unsound. This is quite a different thing. Let a people like ours vote on a question of philosophy, or a principle of taste, or a question of mathematics or of jurisprudence, and I would not give much for the verdict. But on a question of primary mortality, or right and wrong as affects conduct, character etc., and who doubts that they would be right? The light comes to the minority first, to the high peaksbut it surely spreads to the majority. But character in the end counts for more than intellect and the character of a people is often the stay and salvation of their leaders. Indeed in our times of keen intellectuality and preponderance of mental acumen, there is more danger that the leaders will prove weak, or dishonest, than there is that the people will prove blind. The majority must afford the stay and ballast to the minority. The people are not politically unsound. Can there be the slightest doubt that a man of shining preeminence, would always command their suffrage? Our most generous, our best selves, always come to the front on such occasions, and any given number of [crossed out: people] persons are sure tovote above themselves, on the principle of emulation. It is doubtful if thieves and pickpockets would publicly vote for one of their own kind. In this country there is generally little choice between the two candidates, and the election hinges upon some mineor circumstance. Feb. 13 Start for Washington today. March 1 In W. since the 14th glad to be here again and see the old familiar places. But a pretty bad time so far; sickness a bad scare about Julian diphtheria in Aaron's family, cold winds etc. On Feb. 24 took a walk to the woods with Dr. Baker, Prof. Ward, and Mr. West, along Piney Branch and Rock Creek. Hepatica in bloom. skunk cabbage in bloom, frog spawn in the pools, a bright lovely day, ground frozen. My old haunts but little changed. A different sentiment in nature as you get reach the Potomac, more atmosphere, and more repose in things. A sentiment very agreeable to me. March 7 Home again today. 9 Ice storm breaking down all the trees; crash, crash on every hand. The devils own winter so far, one of the worst ever known; a winter that would have given some good hints to Dante to be worked up in his Inferno. 13 Spring tokens; chipmunks out; robins, bluebirds and cow buntings here; the nuthatches calling their old calls in the morning; chickadees piping their plaintive love notes; ground coming through the snow; a promise in the air. March 16 Sunday. The Biblical writings are the work of the oriental mind, of an imaginative poetical, exaggerative race, nomadic, wandering, uncivilized; and there can be no doubt but our practical, commercial, industrial, scientific, unpoetic Western races have made a fearful "mess" of them; have perverted and spoiled them utterly. Instead of ideal benefits, we have soughtpractical benefits in them we have materialized and vulgarized these beautiful legends and poems. We want to save our souls by them, not here and now, but by and by. Think of the "plan of salvation", "the scheme of redemption", "vicarious atonement", and so on, which we have framed out of the teachings of Jesus. Nothing in any heathen religion or fetich of a barbarous tribe, rotating callabash, or what not, can be more preposterous, or farther from his real meaning. We pursue the good of the Bible, mechanically, and selfishly. The universe is a kind of police-court where one may bribe the judge with fine words or get off with a fine which another shall pay, or where a good advocate is of first importance.Oh, my brothers and sisters, permit me to tell you, you are a set of asses. Your whole scheme of religion is base and selfish, and is as fictitious as the signs of the zodiac, or the constellations of the astronomers. The stars are there verily, but not the harps, and chairs, and bears, and dippers. The facts of truth and virtue and right conduct remain, too; they too are stars, but your silly schemes to get to heaven and cheat the devil, are inventions of your own cowardice. Be noble men and women, lead true and generous lives, and defy the universe to harm you. Jesus Christ is near, when you forget him and lead as original and fearless as life as he did, from within, not from without.March 22 Back from examining banks on Erie Road this morning at 8 A.M. A bright calm lovely spring day after three days of storm. The river like a great strip of the firmament dotted with stars and moons in the shape of fragments of ice, all but motionless at this moment of near slack water. How the birds call, the old calls, the immemorial calls of spring, sparrows, blue-birds, etc. The call of the nuthatch is one of the most pleasing and spring like of sounds, as is also the fine drawn "phoebe" of the chickadees, like a silk ribbon of a sound. The phoebe bird this morning down toward the ice house. How the bees hum, as in summer! 2 pm A little red butterfly goes dancing swiftly by. A little piper under the hill.- The speculative astronomers do not seem to consider that it is impossible for us to conceive of one planet falling upon another or of the planets falling into the sun. Up is from the earth, down is toward the Earth. Is not this equally true of any of the planets, or upon the sun? Then how can two planetary surfaces come together? Which up would negative the other up? The moon could not fall upon the earth as a meteor falls, or the earth upon the sun. Absolutely, is there any up or down?March 24 Damp still morning, fog on the river. All the [torn page] and twigs of the trees strung [with] drops of water. The grass and [torn page] beaded with fog drops. [Animated?] nature vocal - the distant cawing of crows and crowing of cocks, call of nuthatches and sound of hammers and trains, nearer, the laughter of robins, call of high-hole, and note of phoebe, [crossed out: near] close by the trill and quiver of song sparrows call of blue birds and gurgle of cow-bunting. Two lines of ducks go up the river, one [crossed out: in the air] a few feet beneath the other - on second glance the under line proves to be the shadow of the upper. As the ducks cross a large field of ice, the lower line is suddenly blotted out, as if it had dived beneath the ice. A train of carsacross the river - the train sunk beneath the solid stratum of fog, its plume of smoke and vapor unrolling above it, and slanting away in the distance. A liquid morning, the turf buzzes as you walk over it. Skunk-Cabbage on Saturday, the 22nd, probably in bloom several days this plant always gets ahead of me; it seems to come up like a mushroom in a single night. Water newts just out, and probably piping before the frogs, though not certain about this.March 25 One of the rare days that go before a storm - the flower of a series of days increasingly fair. Tomorrow probably the flower falls - and days of rain and cold prepare the way for another fair day or days. The barometer is probably high today - the birds fly high. I feed my bees on a rock and sit long and watch them covering the combs, and rejoice in their multitudinous humming. The river a great mirror, dotted here and there by small cakes of ice. The first sloop comes up on the tide, like the first butterfly of spring; the little steamer makes her first trip and awakes the echoes with her salutatory whistle, her flag dancingin the sun. Now along the marshes and bushy water courses the red shouldered black birds - starlings sit upon the tree and alder tops, uttering their liquid reedy notes, and awaiting the females. They are first upon the ground, but know their mates will follow and that the pic-nic cannot begin till they arrive. These birds are surely close akin to the bobolinks and cow-buntings. In uttering their notes they make the same movements, a sort of spasm, and their voices are of the same quality.
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Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: March 24, 1864
Text: Copy of a letter to the Hon-Wm Kelly taken from … — March 24 by — Juan = to … … March 1864 Mr W Kelly My dear Sir. The very friendly tone of your letter of the 21st … justifies the entire … I have in your judgement & your interest in myself and all that concerns our College. From you I have nothing whatever to conceal. I am gratified at your approval of my conduct in this emergency with Mr Jewett and have the utmost hope that I shall do nothing that may not meet the approbation of every...
Show moreCopy of a letter to the Hon-Wm Kelly taken from … — March 24 by — Juan = to … … March 1864 Mr W Kelly My dear Sir. The very friendly tone of your letter of the 21st … justifies the entire … I have in your judgement & your interest in myself and all that concerns our College. From you I have nothing whatever to conceal. I am gratified at your approval of my conduct in this emergency with Mr Jewett and have the utmost hope that I shall do nothing that may not meet the approbation of every good man. But your letters embarrasses me s it leads me to believe you are not fairly apprised of the result of the bate interview between myself & Mr Jewett. I of course treated him politely as my own self respect required me to do but nothing occurred to justify any hope in expression on his part that our … were to be hereafter any different than there indicated in my letter to him of the … instant which I read to you. Upon receiving your letter I have written him again to their effect so that he may be [anon] no misapprehension. Indeed I cannot conceive how it was possible for him so far to have misunderstood me for I have not and cannot give him again “the possession of any friendly confidence”. I cannot have desired that … from anything that has passed between as for nothing has in any … justified it. I cannot gain … safe in … him alone of such representations as to follow on interviews. I beg you my dar sir to look at my position. I have given the results of my life to this College — a very toilsome long and innocuous life. I have hoped to do a good thing and indeed a great one. I have given to it every effort & every thought of my later years unweariedly. It excludes every other interest and every other occupation. My … has been most assiduously sought for years … by Mr Jewett and has been obtained to as unlimited degree. I have allowed his importunities at times to forestall my own judgement so entirely have I been willing to yield my personal preference … to advance my undertaking. But one concession has only demanded another & another until my … has been made to waver and I havestruggled with the the doubts raised by his own conduct whether he were equal to the to the position he has sought and obtained at my hands. It is with extreme regret that I am compelled to admit that I have not obtained from him practically that assistance or that counsel which has assured my own mind as to the clearness or his judgement or his power to [organize] & … this immense interest. And these doubts, sir, have been my own. My wishes and my prejudices have all the time been thrown strongly in his favor hoping continually that he might eventually be able to … there and justify my expectation and what the College absolutely requires. Mr Jewett has been always untruly written as to the extent or violence of any prejudice upon the fact of any members or the Ex. … against him so far as I am able to judge. It is impossible that there … have been this hostility to him or to this enterprise which he has fancied without its coming to my knowledge. You may depend upon it they are unreal — at all events up to a very late date and even now they do not take any hope beyond what must be the natural [consequence] of Mr J[ewett] own-conduct and expressions. … these circumstances what can I do that I have not done. I am laboring exhaustively for their College. I cannot and do not propure to compel Mr Jewett to resign his place but I must rid myself of all responsibility and throw it wholly upon the Trustees. I must have the ablest man to be found at the head in order to ensure its success. If the Trustees can find in Mr Jewetts conduct or in anything he has so far done any sufficient guarantee met he is that man I can be silent. So far as he has affronted me in my own [power] I do not … to throw the weight or that upon the College. I can endure anything almost if any College may succeed. If his sincerity, direction,foresight, of his … moral power as a … or other minds and a leader in an … patti, recommend him beyond any other man he must … the president, It would have been an … relief to me to have found him equal to the confidence I have given him personally. It would have been my most exalted personal pleasure to have had a president to whom I could open my whole heart and on when I could privately rely. It is far better that I should fail in all that if that man whoever he may be may be able to win & preserve the confidence of my Trustees and or the guest publics a … well — balanced able and manly man — a man above all intrigue — above selfishness — above jealousy. Reliant upon his open conduct of affairs for his position in office and in the world which must judge him. I have thus fully expand every feeling and desire I harbor. I cannot and do not ask your personal favor or friendship to me. But I do anxiously ask you to give this subject your full attention and that you judge and act as if the presidential chair were vacant and Mr Jewett if you please … the trust men whom you … severe in the … for that place. Who shall … your endorsement — Mr Jewett or another.
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Date: n.d.
Text: Oliver Furwell[?]

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Date: 2017-05-07

Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: May 1, 1868
Text: Poughkeepsie, Friday Morning May if* 1868, My dear Miss Gilbert* I embrace the earlest leasure moment after the exercises of the "Founders-Day" to thank you for another testi- mony of your goodness in remembrance of me through the beauti- full Boqua of Florals sent by Express-Man yesterday Morning, and if they were of a nature as lasting as the memory of the recipient will be to the donor how delightfully it would add to his happiness &c. Yours very truly &c. &c. Matthew...
Show morePoughkeepsie, Friday Morning May if* 1868, My dear Miss Gilbert* I embrace the earlest leasure moment after the exercises of the "Founders-Day" to thank you for another testi- mony of your goodness in remembrance of me through the beauti- full Boqua of Florals sent by Express-Man yesterday Morning, and if they were of a nature as lasting as the memory of the recipient will be to the donor how delightfully it would add to his happiness &c. Yours very truly &c. &c. Matthew Vassar. To Miss Mary L. Gilbert Vassar College Pofkeepsie N.Y.
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Creator: Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868
Date: August 27, 1863
Text: rAug. 27, 1863 j Miss Caroline E. Williams Leavenworth Kansas Dear Madam. Absence from the city for a few weeks last past has prevented an earlier reply to your note of the 19 inst. The College is in rapid progress of construction, but by the terms of the Builders contract will not be completed ready for opening before Sep 1864, before which time circulars will be issued setting for terms & conditions &c I send you two Phamplets just issued - one containing the system of organisation,...
Show morerAug. 27, 1863 j Miss Caroline E. Williams Leavenworth Kansas Dear Madam. Absence from the city for a few weeks last past has prevented an earlier reply to your note of the 19 inst. The College is in rapid progress of construction, but by the terms of the Builders contract will not be completed ready for opening before Sep 1864, before which time circulars will be issued setting for terms & conditions &c I send you two Phamplets just issued - one containing the system of organisation, the other the PresJ Professional tour io Europe Yrs &e [Matthew Vassar 3 110 a
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Text: B FLAT MINOR T WRITTEN BY Mmwmm The Music Composed J OHN L.HA’I"I‘0 Ema J‘tcz.H¢iZé. \ Londo IL, JOSEPH WILLIAM s. 24, BERN ERS STREET. W. Also Z9)» tics szzme Com,Uos-er.‘ CHANGE or TWENTY YE.ARs.,.:.,..._ Jory rar Bass 77»ice......_1,_. W31- CLOWNSrSONG,...-_...........,...,..,... ,_.. f'orBar'zTtone Voice. Ho: FILL, ME A'rANKARD,....._._,_,,,,..yang f‘orBas.s-Virice, .. % ....... .31» IN’ DAYS OF OLD.‘ /£1/“Bass775ice...I..._.,,..._...3]- SIMON THE C'ELLARER.... Vo...
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I hear the ch11rch—bell ring, ‘. what may \_/ fog-— bell on ‘ r0ck—-bound coast, We must steer for the 0 _ pen Vfreck of Hesperus. yr \‘ 4* gleamg ing light, 0 say 8 what may be?”. ‘*1 ' ’- — 1 ne_ver a Word, A fro _ zencorse was 115 stiff and stark, With his e face to the skies, fail- snow On his fix’d and glas _ sy eyes. -dim. ‘ Wreck of __ Hesperus. Dear ﬁn. _t.h'er! I see a ‘L Y >\s.._—/ ad lib. But the fa - >ther ans _wer’d Laslfd to the helm, all The lan-tern gleam’dtb1'oughthe .f.'f' pit) lento. Then. the maid’ _ en clasp’d her hands, and pI'ay’d That sav _ ed she might U §~\__.../ be; And. she thought of HIM, A who still’d th V tempo. But fast thro 11 the mid - dark and drear, Thro’ the Whist ling‘ sleet and sheet _ ed ost, the bark swept on To the reef of “ 0r_Inan’s w0e.’5. f furioso. Wreck of Hesperus. rattling shrouds all slleatlfd in ice, With the masts, V t by Like a ves_sel of glass, she stove and sank, H0! H0! the breakers ralle dim. ' ‘ﬂeck of Hesperus. Andante. At day—b1‘eak Aon the bleak sea—be-ach, A fish_er_man stood at. the form of a maid _ _ en a drift _ ing The salt sea was fro ‘s alt tears in b er eyes; M'1'c:cL' of Hesperus. streaIl1 , hair, like the brown sea weed, On the waves did fall and was the wreck of the Hes_ -pe_ rus5 V In the F mid_nigfl1t and the Oh.’ save us all from a death like this, On ‘the '10. if if 13%; . E Q’ '$' 99 ‘C of Nor - malfs Woe! W1-eck of Hespérus. :5 vvvvvvvvvvv *- 9 nwvvvvvvgvvvvv vvvvvvvsew-vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv--v-v--v--v-vvvvvvv- A! DREAMLE55 RE577 THE CHINEE DOLLY. Words by ADRIAN ROSS. - Music by F. OSMOND CARR. >7 Written by ADRIAN‘ ROSS. V-2 <7 0): dis‘: Price 45. ' Andante. Sam/re legato. A Composed by‘ F. OSMOND CARE. 2. Slow - ly the long day pass-es, SIow- ly the sun - set wanes; . . . Price 45‘ A ndanlz can meta. 1. I'm a dear lit-tle Chi—nee dol -ly, Lov’d by ev-'rydoll and toy~ 19 SW55 ' - dew panes. I x 5- —4?-“Q-—k—-'3-l—"——Q—k-‘Ir-Thi—'P‘——§—k~i‘—4’d—::—*—:——4:I*=— —‘—"-—‘—d*'~‘i-'—d—d3—.'I:"‘:3+-d—3—-3'4"-'—l-—~“""'r:'LT— Dolls thatcantalk.And dollsthatcanwalk,But thebest was a bold tin sol-dier boy! . . . __.____ _.p§___I__._ '_ T _"":._i'_"_l . 3'-El" *‘—'—d—d—'—i-3-5-1‘:I—-1-1-I”!—‘—i—£—-‘--i-=l-I--—*:'r—*"*I— 30 U C,’ \; SIOWIY the 10113 day P355559 Into the cloud-land golden Gsd W1)’ the 511“-593 W333-5; Under the ev'ning star. ' ol on the waving grasses , _ 4 0 J 4 ‘ Red on the window p,mes’_ There was the land I hopd to ﬁnd, _ §.,_,____j _‘._g_j"____¢__,'=___i_g__;’_5_.i_,__g__,____I_,__-;_ Slowly the great bell numbers VVhere care and sorrow were left behind ; . _,g:___:_ g by I 74 I I our after weary hour’ %'3'}e]yond.the}f!laIir]Ie of t_helcrimson West, I &/ In Here where the shadow Slumber‘ . ere,“a° L 6 Ome or ove to rest ' I'm a dear little Chinee dolly, ' But my poor little leaden soldier Under the grey old tow r. VaCI)n werelit now to wander Lov'd by ev’ry doll and toy— fell upon the floor one day, This 15 the song of the tolling bell : L “t. ‘° 1 7“ fairy 5l1°1'€y Dolls that can talk, and dolls that _can walk, His head had.a dent, and his stand was bent, When love is happy, to live is well ; "Ire 15 l‘9t1heTe OT )‘0“d5*'y But the best was a bold tin soldier boy! And his uniform was flak d away‘! When_]ove is ended, [0 sleep is best, ‘We “"1 "°,“~1‘"“ "9 m°"e- For he had a coat of red, red, red, I wept for my boy in vain, VE.1ll'l,’\‘£\ll1,, _ Here is the homeof d;-eam1e55 rest 1 Here must I 1111337 100513’: And a gun and a sword oflead. lead, lead, For he never could stand again, gain, gain, DOW“ “'l‘e“e ‘he 5h‘"*d°“'5 fan- And he looked so grand on his little stand. So I wed instead of my lad of lead That he won the maid of the Flowiry Land 1 A Mandarin with a nodding head I Once in a dream departed Hearing the great bell only Saw I a land more fair, I with my love true-hearted, Dream’d I could wander there ; Out of the city olden, Into the West afar,‘ Out of the twilight call. This is the song of the tolling bell I When love is happy, to live is well ; Vi/hen love is ended to sleep is best, Here is the home of dreamless rest I Once so jolly, dolly. talkee folly, dolly, Used to sing song, dancee with a fan, Now, so solly, dolly, melancnoly dolly, All for my tin, tin sojeman! Once so solly. dolly. rnelanc_ho1y dolly, \Veepee so for sojeman of tin ‘ Now so jolly, dolly, give up fbll'y, dolly, Molly piecee Chinee Mandarin . REFRAIN. . _», 9 Ytmpa fnma. .—9—ie ““‘—L—7V‘T REFRAIN. \\I II I aI J‘ In. Q. ' . . 6 This is the song of the toll - ing bell: When love is hap - py, to live is well; Once so jol- ly, dol- ly, talk- ee fol- ly, dol- ly, Used to sing song, dancee witha fan, ‘in’ .II I 5% :7. Ijl » 5- E— ﬁ_—%—-E-'-.E:|5.—._5.-15:57‘ ' v'vl l a Q . , 1* l I5 I o J ‘I | I I Voices. The Young Heart; and the Old. Words by CLIFTON BINGHAM. THE THREE ANGELS. Price 45. Music by E. WALKER HUNTER. Price 45- Modzrata. Moderato Ii I \ I J I ' I\ Iwir _|\ I I ‘i ‘ R I ii I A I I 4--3.-—.I.gd—.c— 9 3' 0-'3" - - \_/ 1. I wan-der’d in God's sunlight. . A-cross theﬁelds of May, The tears ofSpringwere AZ--11. 1 1. The young heart sang in the sun - light, The old heart read in the shade; . . .¢.. E41 . '6-"959 3-2. :1 “E” ==.‘-$55: ‘I J I I {A “2. 5:3 ._l. . .5. ' AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.A;AAAA.sAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA;AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA shin - ing on ev' ry leaf-y spray, A phan-torn crept be - side me, .9. The young heart sang in the sunlight, The old heart read in the shade; Oné: was a sunny brpdw d Inlaiden, ne was a grey o mart . She 1ook’(l from the page to listen, To the song by the young heart sung ; Thought she “there are miles a thousand 'Twixt_ the old heart and the young I” The young heart wept in the twilight, O Thefoldf heart drpamt at her side, ne 0 a ar away over One of a lad who died. She whisper’d of hope and comfort, The story of years was told ; Thought she, “ There is but a footstep ’Twixt the young heart and the old.” And the young heart lost its sorrow, As close to the old it was laid, There in the dusk together The old and the young heart prayed. One lover came home in the spring-time, One has been dead long years ; But the old heart forgot its own grief In healing the young heart’s tears. I wander’d in God's sunlight, Across the ﬁelds of May, The tears of Spring were shining On ev’ry leafy spray, A phantom crept beside me, Its shadow on me cast ; I spoke, “ VVhy dost thou haunt me?” It sigh’d, “ I am the Past !” I sat alone at nightfall Within my silent room, A shadow sat beside me With brow of sombre gloom. O‘er burden’d with its presence, At last aloud I cried: , “ O spirit, speak, who art thou?” “ The Present it replied !” In doubt and sorrow wand’ring, I pass’d into the night, A star-brow’d angel met me, I A form ‘o‘fIwonctl1r;oL1;‘lztght. ' n _t spa to am e u ure . I seeni’d God’s peace to see, And sorrow as a mantle Fell fromithe soul of the ! In Keys to suit all Voices. In Keys to suit all Voices. LONDON; JOSEPH WILLIAMS, 24, BERNERS STREET, W.
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