Excerpt from Earliest Years at Vassar: Personal RecollectionsThe more I recall of the early times, the more unwritable any account becomes by reason of the personal element. The charm and delight lay chie¿y in the close confidence of mutual friendly relations. A chiel amang us taking notes would not have been tolerated in those days. I never expected to regret not keeping a a journal, but I do now as I realize how much precious and interesting history has been lost in consequence.One of the first teachers in the Latin depart ment had to deal with a student so literal as to afford much amusement by her continual habit of asking, What is the exact date of this event? One day in class, allusion was made to the story of Deucalion and Pyrrha, when the girl unthinkingly began her usual query. The teacher despairingly interrupted, -thank beav en, Miss there is a period in history in which there are no dates.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.