and aggressive and cheery, and in these March days of cold nights and sunshiny days, when everything is dull and lifeless to hear him singing in the early morning and late evening, banishes every thought of winter. When he brightens up the grey earth with his bright breast, then it is spring - matter how hard it snows.
     To-day has been very warm - even the breezes from the south were warm. As night came on, a storm came up, and it has light­ninged and thundered several times. It is pleasing to hear that old thunder rumbling once more.
     After school there was a meeting of all the classes in our room to decide about class baseball teams. It was unanimously decided to have them. After the meeting Bill said he had a picture of a colonial girl (I had made of failure of the poster for Elizabeth) and so I went over with him to get it, and told him to come over after supper. Then I went home and done the painting of a new one. After supper Bill cam over and I started to draw the girl; but I can’t draw faces, so I got discouraged and almost refused to continue but Frances and Bill urged me on until I had the girl all drawn but her face, which Joe drew for me. Finally, laughing and