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Show the audience will stand for* we expect to have a "ftress parade" the IPrilay afternoon before,and then s t a r t the .exhibition e a r l i e r , a s tl a n t i c i p a t e thei i t vti: 11 be too heat. uur indi we put see- e of were not doing in such a hurry l a s t year that we watt to t h i s time: I hope i t all work out a l l right but bad for the g i r l s to have to "perform" in the t r i a l department has twenty-six in i t at present: » l i t t l e s t ones on f u l l - t i m e study because they good work aimh we thot they needed r oee time to growl The pink-Checked aprons look so nice on them,a whole room f u l l alike,ana they enjoy the nice white tow€ps,-altho they are not so white as when they came. v»re had such*© Id weather when school opened but then i t got hot in about two weeks,and now i t is cool again. ,ie have had several lovely Bains and some nice cloudy weather, and have been trying totget our t r e e s moved and seeds in while it i s sucli a good time. Nanking University sent the t r e e seeds this year and we arc iiaving a great time g e t t i n g tfhem a l l ins each of the higher class >s have planted beds against the north wall in t h i s west yard,omar the Lormitony,and He i s planting some to the east of the bull Ling; Mrs.Lee assures us mhat there is no hope for f i n i s h i n g -this building for some time to come,so we will use the ground i jatiwhile. The children have planted hollyhock seeds everywhere and here i s hoping- that some will grow: then they h ve the seeds they Collected l a s t f a l l which will make quite a lot# for them to take care of. ao are wanting to sjtart some l o t u s - f i sh ponds in water jars in the front yard but can1 u buy the jars now. Yfl Shan put in one at the house yesterday an i broke i t putting in Li r t , so i t :- to ut ana mended: he di in' t fix Lirt Underneath ar th of the soil inside was too i i .Last night Maud and Ruth ana I and three of the servants went on a l i t t l scow to the Ting-tzu in the moonl i g h t and i t was lovely: we d i d n ' t get s t a r t e d * u n t i l about six and got back about half-past eight, i t was some c h i l l y but we had taken warm things along,and the food t a s t e d so good,and i t was so r e s t f u l altogether. I t is fortunate that we (men find scows l i k e that so e a s i l y , - t h i s belonged to an ol L man who took us l a st £ e a r - , f o r then we can plan in a. hurry and get off without delay. Without a good cool: i t is easier to get a picnic lunch ready than a real rem] . Ch'i Ying Chieh i s s t i l l our cook and has some good points altho he is so e s r a t i c that he i s n ' t at all dependable, ue have Chang Teng Chou,of Shae-hu,woo was in the rug school,for table hoy and he i s icing f a i r l y well. We t r i e d Sun Hui Law's brother but he got a cold and was homesick and wouldn't stay." ffg c e r t a i n l y have had the worst time with servants: if «re were only arounL the house more and could give them time i t would help a l o t. 1 did send a l l those d o i l i e s to Miss Kelsey so if she got ohl$ one envelope,the other rust have been lost,which i s too bad. I was so glad to have that note from Dr.on your l e t t e r , plpase ^ivo my love to her. Lovingly, CULI i |