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the box of things ready for mailing, but couldn't
get in the 2 wooden birds, tiger, & 2 biggest dogs.

September 20, 1922 – Wednesday
Worked this a.m. making out my marks for the
2 S's examined; This p.m. aft. began on the VI S. orals &
finished this p.m. Exams. began yes. & will con-
tinue [continue] all wk. & most of next. Mrs. E. has been want-
ing [wanting] the notices about the Eng. girl who is engaged
to a B "prince", especially since her picture came
out in a N.Y. Times, so I hunted them up for her this
aft; found 2 out of 3, but the 1st one which I could
not find, was a mere announcement, dated
Aug. 23 & 26; she then mounted the 3 clippings
& will put on the bulletin board in the morning.
She's been busy typing the schedule of exams.
which has already been posted. The wind has chan-
ged [changed] and now comes from the south – when there
is any; it is usually very hot in the afternoons.
Even the VII S. teacher, who has had to go with her
class to the old bldg. as the exams are held in her
room, noticed the difference & has complained of
the heat. The teachers were called over just before
dinner – fortunately I had dressed early – and after
being invited over for Sat. eve. we indulged in a
game of consequences, which they seemed to enjoy;
this over they were asked to vote one who they
wished to move over to the new building, & then
they departed. The "nominations" were opened later
at the dinner table & Ma T. L. & Ma H. seem to be the favor-
ites [favorites], or the goats; according to the point of view; of
course the move will not take place till after the
holidays. It rains almost daily, usually at night,
heavy downpours for the most part; the cows waking
me last night but did not keep me awake, as [?]

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Worked this a.m. making out my marks for the
2 Ss examined; this p.m. began on the III S.

September 21, 1922 – Thursday
Mrs. E., who came in with the paper just now, says this
is a form of vanity she has never had time to do; she re-
minds [reminds] me of the woman that Mother characterized
as "the rudest polite person she'd ever seen", inasmuch
as she seems to be especially gifted in making the cattiest
remarks in the purriest voice of anybody I've ever heard.
Had the furniture brought over, after the G.R. had been
swept, wiped up, dusted, etc., so she'll sleep here again
tonight. Worked with Ma Hla's class most of the day; she
has such a big one, over twice the size of most of them.
The notice board has been the source of great inter-
est [interest] ever since the display about the Burmese appear-
ed [appeared]. My eyes are troubling me greatly; do not know
whether from the effects of reading in bed several
mornings since or not; anyhow I haven't indulg-
ed [indulged] these latter ones, but get up to do it – if I have time
before chota. I do wish Mrs. E. would empty the dirty
water after she's washed – especially in this country
where the mosquitoes are so bad; several times a day
in the downstairs lavatory I have to throw out her
leavings, and if she does it down there, I'm sure she
does it in her own bath r. as well. Then, too, I love com-
pany [company], & have been looking forward to the time when I
could have a home – for it is as much mine as hers
in reality – but she complains all the time about the
trouble it is, that when some one does come half the
pleasure has been taken away. I seem to be in a criti-
cal [critical] mood today, but it is merely the result of numerous
daily pinpricks, so I'll let off some steam in the bosom
of this volume & see if that will help relieve the situation.
Then I'll try to forget it. The banisters are being oiled.
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Apparently there were not so many nor so near as previously.