November 18, 1910 - November 25, 1910
commercially made, lined paper notebook
6 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches
Charles E. Burchfield Archives, Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
Also (I believe I forgot to say) there had been a pennant put up on the telephone post just below the school-building. At noon a brave (?) + valliant junior crawled up the post opposed in a strenuous manner by no one (there being no one around at the time). Not to be outdone by this a sophomore put up a sophomore pennant in the same place. However, he tremblingly pulled it down again at Mr. Johnson’s (our school superintenden) special request.
Things were going poorly to be sure. The enemy had jeered at the painting. They had likewise jeered at the sophomore escapade. They showed no interest whatever. And the interference of Professors