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in October. I was greatly relieved to hear such favorable news. It has rained hard at intervals all day and the country is drenched and soaked. Wrote a long letter to Eastman Johnson. Butchers Brewery burned last night making a large fire.

Thursday Aug. 19" 1875. The weather continues close damp and depressing. My mother and I went to Kingston and were caught in a shower. I wrote a letter to Whittredge today on Academy affairs in answer to one I received from him enclosing one from Eastman Johnson. It seems there has been a revolt of some of the students because the Council for lack of funds voted not to open the schools this year until December, and have organized a society with Wilmart at its head, for what purpose I don't know, that there have been some communications in the newspapers which I have not seen and that Whittredge has written a letter to the Post which I have not seen. I gave Whittredge my views independently of any influence these occurrences might have had on me, briefly as follows. Not to open the schools until December because I believe in establishing a higher standard of admission for prospects to the end that we may have fewer and only those as far as possible who intend to become artists. Not to engage a teacher or to hold out any endorsements that we will probably engage a teacher, unless Eastman Johnson will do what he promised me last spring he would do, go once a week to the Academy to look over the drawings of the pupils, and that I shall oppose any further indebtedness on account of schools if we have to go without a teacher.
Miss D. Noxen [[Noxon]] came by the Powell to visit Sara. I received a note from Edwina Booth about her father's accident saying substantially what was in the paper.

Saturday 21. Yesterday the weather changed and grew cooler and the afternoon was delightful. Today has been equally pleasant. I gathered some morning glories and arranged them in a blue vase and painted them.

Monday 23. Went to Shokan today and walked up to Watsons and engaged board at Mr. Hoyts where I am to go on Wednesday for a few days to look about and find something to paint. It was a cool shadowy day with a North wind and I enjoyed my walk 

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