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Show 129 degree. Brother Pratt's letter to his wife contains word that many in Salt Lake have been ill. This aggravates Ellis's "agonizing fears" until, on the 20th, she hears from Milford that all is well. Rather apologetically she writes, "I hope my Heavenly Father will forgive me for not trusting more in His goodness and mercy..." Spring term having begun, Ellis applies herself to her work with even more fervor in order to accomplish what she can prior to Milford's planned visit. Her eyes have troubled her, and Dr. Barton has told her she must either "not use them so much or wear glasses." To which she responds: "The first I can't do and the last I hope I will not be obliged to do." Monday, March 27th, is to hold for her this exhausting regimen for which she will arise at 3:00 a.m., an hour earlier than she intended: Tomorrow morning I must be up bright and early and prepare my Chemistry recitation before ten o'clock. Attend lectures until one o'clock, then dissect until half past three, when there will be a demonstration. This is the last of my dissecting and oh, I am so glad. In the evening must prepare for my Anatomy recitation and find out why the soles of the feet and insides of the hands of a Negro are not black as the other surface of his body.30 She later reports that though "the demonstration was a failure," she "spent the afternoon at practical anatomy, tracing the delicate muscles of the face, that wondrous mechanical construction that gives the lights and shades of expression to the features." Again she sees in the human body "the impress of Divinity." The next day produces an interesting classroom dialogue between Ellis and Dr. White, the instructor. |
