The Days of a Man 1:1874 



In June, 1874, therefore, the trustees perforce 

 (though reluctantly) closed the school, paid off all 

 the teachers, and turned the building over to the 

 neighboring Lawrence University, an institution 

 under the control of the Methodist Episcopal 

 Church. This necessity was a matter of real regret 

 to Mrs. Ballard and her daughter Leda, — now Mrs. 

 Clark, — as well as to others who had faith in 

 advanced theories of education. 



The last day, after the closing exercises, we all 

 went together in a great four-horse coach on a 

 picnic to Lake Winnebago. Having planned to 

 take the evening train to Chicago, I was obliged 

 to leave before the rest. The students then suddenly 

 decided to give me a farewell greeting at the station 

 of Menasha, five or six miles away. They started off 

 joyously, but coming to Fox River between Neenah 

 and Menasha, they were held up and forced to pay 

 a fine of five dollars for fast driving over a bridge. 

 Appieton Forty-two years later I revisited Appleton. Of 

 the six girls who had been members of the graduat- 

 ing class, one — Annie, the gifted daughter of Dr. 

 Mason — had passed away, one had removed to 

 Oregon, and four (including Mrs. Clark) were still 

 living in town, happily married and apparently 

 prosperous. The afternoon before my lecture they 

 gave me a charming tea and reception in memory 

 of old times. 



5 



Of the summer months of 1874 passed by me at 

 Penikese I need not again speak. At their close, 

 however, I took advantage of another opportunity 

 to extend my scientific acquaintance and experience. 



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revisited 



