Cambridge - Boston
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1915 [December 28, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Stormy
  Dark cloudy and somewhat foggy
with ceaseless light, drizzling rain;
altogether a depressingly gloomy day
albeit not a cold or even very chilly one.
Snow & ice entirely gone again.
  In Garden: an immature plumaged
Peabody bird, several House Sparrows &
a Downy Woodpecker (heard). I noted
nothing else.
  Spend most of forenoon in Museum
writing letters. To Boston at 12.15.
Went direct to our office where I
saw Arthur & had a rather long talk
with him & with Mr. Haley (who
joined us at 1.30) about a secret
society at Brewster Academy inaugurated
in Murkland's time. Haley has been seeking
opinion concerning it. Everyone disapproves
but to suppress it now seems unwise. All the
trustees should first be consulted. We three
agreed it had best be postponed until annual
meeting: I dictated a letter to Prof. Lord about
it seeking his opinion. Also signed all the
quarterly cheques. Home by 5.30. Very tired.
  Victrola concert & reading after dinner.
Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1915 [December 29, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Stormy
Snowing steadily all day long, covering
the ground to a depth of about six
inches by night. This being the most
considerable snow fall of the winter thus far.
There was little wind and the temperature
remained at about 32 [degrees] most of the
day.
  In Garden: a Chickadee (heard), Flicker
(heard), Crow (flying low through Jungle),
Fox Sparrow (perched in lilacs at rear
of house, House Sparrow - no more 
than 4 or 5.
  Spent entire day in Museum. Wrote
letters, arranged for the shipment of
a peck of Balwin apples [Baldwin apples] from our
farm & 100 Sheldon pears from the
Sumner Market, to George Jefferson at
Marble Arch Hotel, London. They will
go by the S.S. Etonian on Friday. We
had to pay $3.50 expressage on apples alone.
Also hunted for bug signs in bird & egg
cases only four of which were found to be
infested & those but slightly. Batchy [Charles Foster Batchelder] called
in P.M. Victrola music this evening.