Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 2, 1913

Today I was elected president of my class.

Joe was elected treasurer of the C.S.A. Art Students League.

Such in very brief form are the happenings of our stay in Cleveland so far.

Three days in Charlie Kaiser’s company served to renew and make even stronger our friendship, which had only gotten a good start last spring.  It was with deep regret that I bid him goodbye when he left for Chicago. At first I wished I [were] going with him. Last spring he and I became very much dissatisfied with the Cleveland Art School by reason of the fact that changes were being made in the faculty [which] did not suit [us]. At the time we decided to go to some other school. During the summer we received catalogues from various schools and in our correspondence, we decided on the Chicago Institute. Then one thing and another came up and I decided I could not afford to go unless I borrowed quite a lot of money— So I broke off my plans with Kaiser and made arrangements to go to the Cleveland School.

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 2, 1913