In addition to these, we give just here a few extracts from letters not quoted in our “Items.”
One teacher writes:
“Our school opened with a rush. It reminded me of the time when I used to attend lectures at L—. A crowd would assemble, and as soon as the doors were opened they would press in, each intent on the best seat. So it was in my schoolroom, each parent striving to get the first chance to enter his child or children; and ever since the opening, I have had to turn away applicants, though they begged with tears to be admitted.”
Another:
“If our number increases this year in the same proportion as two years ago, in February we shall have 121 boarders; if the same proportion as last year, we shall have 134. We can not find room for any such number. From present prospects we shall reach that number. If anything is going to be done by way of enlarging this year, we ought to order lumber immediately.”
And in a subsequent letter:
“We have more young women boarding than we have had at any time before since I have been here, and several others have engaged rooms. Every room in the Ladies’ Hall is filled. Two rooms have four in them. Miss E. expects to arrange beds in the sitting-room. We cannot put four into our 10 x 14 rooms. The new scholars this fall have mostly come from schools that have been taught by our pupils, and have been able to go into the Preparatory Department.”
Still another:
“Something must be done for our relief at once. We are overrunning full.”
From another the story is: