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Tues. Jan 13. th.
I find I must put away thoughts of home and friends, and put my whole soul to study, if I would improve. I wish I felt a perfect freedom to ask questions, or express my thoughts before my teachers and the pupils.*
Admired Mr Pierce's remark that we should be as liquid, soul flow into soul. let the knowledge of one be the knowledge of the whole class, seek to improve each other. Let everything be done in a kind of spirit. Every one be candid and frank.
We juniors reproved for staring, and negecting our recitations. Inattention and impolitness were the faults which we are to guard against in future.
I have learned that there is vast difference between knowing a thing and knowing how to express it intelligibly. Surely it is very important that a teacher should learn to express her idias clearly and quickly. Sentiments. The soul of man is the cabinet, the grace of god is the jewel: Christ will throw away the cabinet where he finds not the jewel. *[in pencil] Have you got this right?
[Last?] sixty diamonds minutes set in a golden hour, no reward offered, for they are gone forever. Just recieved a good hint from Miss [Forole?], never do or say anything here in the normal, school that you cannot explain.
[In pencil] And why not? You should so feel.