Chronicles of a pioneer school from 1792 to 1833 : $b being the history of Miss Sarah Pierce and her Litchfield school
History
Chronicles of a pioneer school from 1792 to 1833 : $b being the history of Miss Sarah Pierce and her Litchfield school
Litchfield Female Academy (Conn.) -- History
_Saturday Feb: 4th_, Assisted Mama, came to school and heard that the
two Miss Chapins were going home, went up to Mrs. Lords, where I found
Mr. Reeves who had come to bid a last adieu, to Miss Chapin, though he
was not so unmanly as to shed tears, yet his look indicated what were
the feelings of his heart!!!... I much grieved to have to part with
two such good friends as Clarissa & Betsey, particularly the former,
who perhaps is not a finer girl, than Betsey, yet I have been more
intimate with her, therefore was more sorry, to have her go, returned
to school and wrote, Heard Miss Pierce read us a piece on discretion
from the Spectator which I admired very much, In the afternoon sewed.
_Sunday 5th_, Did not attend meeting, read very steady all day, In the
afternoon was taken quite ill, but soon recovered after exercising
some, In the evening knit.
_Monday 6th_: ... Read in the vision of Columbus.
_Tuesday 7th_, Assisted Miss Mary all the forenoon, In the afternoon
attended school, wrote and heard Miss Leavitt play on the piano thinks
she plays very handsomely, In the evening attended a school ball,
enjoyed myself pretty well, returned after eleven o’clock.
_Wednesday 8th_, ... I took a music lesson.
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_Saturday 11th._ Wrote and did some plain sewing in the afternoon
mended, In the evening read twelve Chapters in the Bible.
* * * * *
_Wednesday 16th_, Sewed, and heard the history In the afternoon read
in Blair’s Lectures, In the evening had company.
* * * * *
_Saturday 19th_, Copied my Journal and took a music lesson, painted,
slept the greater part of the evening, retired to rest a little after
eight o’clock.
* * * * *
_Saturday 26th_, Came to school, took a music lesson, and returned
home again, for the past week I have studied three geography lessons
and two grammar lessons, have attended ciphering one evening, having
been sick, the greater part of the week, spent the remainder of the
day in doing nothing we had this week, studied Egypt. etc., I have
heard the history read twice this week.
_Sunday 27th_, Did not attend meeting, was so sick read one or two
chapters in the Bible.
* * * * *
_Saturday March 5th_, The preceding week I have been sick the greater
part of the time, notwithstanding have not missed getting a geography
lesson, every other day, have been here every night to spell, and have
studied and recited several grammar lessons, stayed at home one day
ciphered one evening, and attended a lecture on Friday
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