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toward the fervent revelations of which they were capable. The dead | toward the [[crossed out: special] fervent revelations [[^of which they were capable.]] The dead | ||
languages | languages breathed again and the live ones became | ||
more varied and suggestive. Miss Hawkins, our | more varied and suggestive. Miss Hawkins, our | ||
teacher of English was said to be a friend of | teacher of English was said to be a friend of | ||
Amy Lowell about whom we knew little except | Amy Lowell about whom we knew little except | ||
that she smoked cigars and wrote modern poetry. | that she smoked cigars and wrote modern poetry. | ||
Miss Harrison was in touch with | we took it from that that Miss Harrison was in touch with | ||
the world of authors and critics and lent excitement | the world of authors and critics and lent [[crossed out: weight]] excitement | ||
to her discerning comments on our compositions. | to her discerning comments on our compositions. | ||
Miss | Miss Gedding was a graduate of Bryn Mawr who | ||
treated us like intellectuals and abolished | treated us like intellectuals and abolished | ||
forever the dislike of mathematics enjoyed by | forever the dislike of mathematics enjoyed by | ||
most | most school children. I hope she felt rewarded | ||
by the number of original solutions to Euclidian | by the number of original solutions to Euclidian | ||
theorems brought to class by her fascinated | theorems brought to class by her fascinated | ||
pupils. As for Miss Strong, who gave the most | pupils. As for Miss Strong, who gave the most | ||
popular course in the curriculum, namely, an | popular course in the curriculum, namely, an | ||
elective for seniors only on Italian painting - | elective for seniors only [[^on Italian painting]] - transfigured she spread out before | ||
she spread out before | us [[crossed out: the paintings]] a vision of the Italian Renaissance, | ||
us a vision of the Italian Renaissance, | |||
and for a time we could think of nothing else. | and for a time we could think of nothing else. | ||
Since then I have heard from friends about | Since then I have heard from friends about | ||
Latest revision as of 04:34, 2 December 2022
toward the [[crossed out: special] fervent revelations ^of which they were capable. The dead languages breathed again and the live ones became more varied and suggestive. Miss Hawkins, our teacher of English was said to be a friend of Amy Lowell about whom we knew little except that she smoked cigars and wrote modern poetry. we took it from that that Miss Harrison was in touch with the world of authors and critics and lent crossed out: weight excitement to her discerning comments on our compositions. Miss Gedding was a graduate of Bryn Mawr who treated us like intellectuals and abolished forever the dislike of mathematics enjoyed by most school children. I hope she felt rewarded by the number of original solutions to Euclidian theorems brought to class by her fascinated pupils. As for Miss Strong, who gave the most popular course in the curriculum, namely, an elective for seniors only ^on Italian painting - transfigured she spread out before us crossed out: the paintings a vision of the Italian Renaissance, and for a time we could think of nothing else.
Since then I have heard from friends about