Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. NOV.10, 1910 [Thursday, November 10, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Dull
Cloudy & mild. Rainy last night &
early this morning.
  Spent day in Museum. Wrote a
few letters & worked for several hours
on the M.S. of the Bittern article that
I wrote last summer and intend to
read at the coming A.O.U. meeting.
  In the afternoon I got out my
clothes etc. for the trip to Washington on
Saturday and Gilbert [Robert Alexander] packed them.
C. [Caroline] read to me after lunch and again
this evening. We are now engaged with
a clever & exciting story entitled the
Illustrious Prince ["The Illustrious Prince", E. Phillips Oppenheim]. It is a bit too
exciting for my taste.
  There is still some rather brilliant
autumn foliage in the Garden, chiefly
on cherry trees. Two Juncos seen there
& Jays heard faraway.
Cambridge - Boston
Ther. [Thermometer] FRI.  NOV. 11, 1910 [Friday, November 11, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Meeting Trustees Brewster Academy           Fine
Clear with light westerly winds. Just
pleasantly cool.
  Spent an hour after breakfast in
Museum & garden. Then went to
Boston. Found Prof. Lord [Edwin H. Lord] & Mr. Sargent [Charles Sargent]
at our office & talked with them about
Academy matters for half an hour. Called
on Edward Motley at 12.15. He said
"we shall take the Concord place if the
well water gives a satisfactory analysis".
Lunched alone at "Bunch O' Grapes".
Trustees of Academy met in our office at
1.30 to decide about a Principal.
We discussed the matter an hour or more
finally deciding by unanimous vote to
offer position to Mr. Haley at $2500. salary
to take effect July 1st 1911. I wrote him 
to that effect at 3.30. Voted also to
postpone Founder's Day cel. [celebration?] to next year
Arthur agreed to see [?] Long about an [address?]
Abbott, Estabrook [Arthur F. Estabrook], Lord [Edwin H. Lord], Bell, Fuller [Apthorpe G. Fuller?], Scott, Young
were present. Home by 4.30. 
