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room to "see about it." Myra gave a sigh of relief, "Oh, it wasn't so awful bad,- very."

I hardly know what all was said, but he took the other pictures - which Myra had prevailed upon me to take - said he would look over them, asked a few questions, and told us to call again on Monday. We called, of course. The Curator was busy, and one of the trustees waited on us. The pictures submitted were hardly the kind required, but they thought the work showed ability to make the pictures from casts, as desired. A month or two of training would enable me to enter and be "a credit to the School." He gave me the name and address of an assistant teacher who gives lessons outside of the School.

I wrote to her, and have not yet received an[[crossed-out]] d [[/crossed-out]] answer tho' it is almost a week.

Apr. 3. 1891. Friday

Myra & Mrs. Swift are at work and Mark is helping them.

I am obliged to give some stale news when I say that I have started to work.

It was a week ago Tues. that Myra and I, in answer to Miss Minnigerode, appeared before that lady at the Corcoran.  We had had terrible forebodings of the possibility of Miss M. being the sauce lady who sat at the desk when I submitted my drawings. We had not formed a very favorable opinion of her,- a part of which,
 

Transcription Notes:
Gallery referred to is probably the Corcoran