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                                                                                                                                                 Ohio Nov. 15th 1843. Sec? Joun?

Dear Brother Isaac

                         Ann has gone to Bangor and I suppose Mother will start Friday, so of course I am in great hurry and cannot spare time to write much, but I want to write a little of what Ann intended to write about the school etc. She began in the morning with the highest Class, in reading and heard every scholar read, which occupied all the time till recess, and sometimes longer. After recess, recitations in Arithmetic, Colburn etc. etc. In afternoon little scholars read again, recitations, parsing and all the Classes spell.
                         Her plan, which was very much liked was to let the scholars take places as they spelt, but yet she placed them every Thursday morning according to the number of marks each received for bad recitations, whispering, or any irregular conduct. The one who had the fewest marks, in each class, recieved a ticket at the end of the week and was placed at the head? Monday morning; and the scholar who, at the close of school, had the greatest number of tickets, had the promise of a small present. She thinks you will do well to follow, very nearly the same plan which she had last Summer - as they are used to that and were pleased with it. Mr. Fop was very much gratified with your letter and wishes you would write again though he is not able to answer it. He is very low indeed, and very childish. Expects to live, but a very short time - he has spoken to James to make a Coffin. He wants to give you a little advice about school-teaching says Ann is liked better than you boys, for a teacher because she is more strict and smart in school- more like a "sheep's fore leg" right up and down as Mr. Hale says. He says in order to get along you must be energetic, strict with the large scholars and not let them run over you. This is your "natur" and mine too to be too easy. That was the greatest trouble with me in my school, I was to pleasantly and softly as Mother says. You know Mr. Carrey at Bradford said