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Thursday, Feb. 5.th.

All things have been done decently and in order in
Normalty today. Our hearts were made glad, this noon,
by the arrival of Miss Hagar, who will be our teacher
in Arith. and Algebra, until Miss Tilden is able to
come back again. Miss H. manner of teaching algebra
this afternoon was very much like Miss T.

Sentiments given this morning. A content
ed mind and a good conscience, will make a person
happy, in any condition of life. Rachael Emerson.

Past labor, is present pleasure. Caroline Smith.
We reviewed in Physiology this morn. I think this
study has been of the most practical use to me, than
any of my studies, I like it very much.

But thou, O Phonography! art the -
plague of my life; I can see no use, nor beauty in
thee. Thou art an intruder, trying to rival our own
pretty, smooth, writing and printing, with thy ill shapen
pot hooks and trammels. But I will be patient a little
longer, before I judge thee too hard, for perhaps upon
a longer acquaintance, I may like better thee better.

We practised writing music on this afternoon
the board today; difficult, but useful.

I am sorry we cannot read more, but
I do not know how we can, every moment is improved.

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