In these out-of-school labors I was constantly assisted by
kindly teachers. More than willing to aid a pupil trying to get on,
these helpful instructors gave me many an hour during the four years I
was with them, taking time from their own precious leisure to assist a
scholar who could not be "smart" but who could be grateful, as he always
has been.
The class rooms were in the Cottage, Pilgrim Hall and Dr. Ripley's
library. We were allowed five minutes to go from one class to another
but that was all. The day was not long enough for all we wanted to do,
and to be sharp on time was an absolute necessity; in the classes, at
meals, at work, at play, everywhere and always punctuality was required
by rule and enforced by the pressure of circumstances. There was no
hurry-skurry to disturb the even tenor of the way but there was not a
moment lost, and, while every movement was rapid, there were no false
starts made. Undivided attention was given to the matter in hand at the
moment and when that was disposed of, instantly the next thing in order
was taken up in the same efficient fashion, as if it were the shutting
of one book and the opening of another.
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