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1st. Sunday. Bright. Very cold.
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Seoul home. Worshipped at 宗橋 church. Paster Oh preached a good sermoon.
5
2nd. Monday. Bright. Very cold.
8
3rd. Tuesday. Bright. Cold.
11
4th. Wednesday. Cloudy. Chilly.
14
5th. Thursday. Cloudy. Chilly.
15
Seoul home. Wrote to 光善.
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6th. Friday. Cloudy. Cold.
18
Seoul home. Drizzling rain in the morning―turned to snow in the afternoon.
20
7th. Saturday. Gloomy. Chilly.
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Seoul home. Snow in the morning.
23
8th. Sunday. Bright. Cold.
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9th. Monday. Gloomy. Chilly.
27
Seoul home. Mailed Order Form and5.00 to the Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., New York.
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10th. Tuesday. Bright. Cold.
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11th. Wednesday. Bright. Cold.
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Seoul home. Sent a letter to the Board of Control of the Song Do Schools announcing my willingness to stay in the Office until the end of March with the understanding: (1) that I shall be relieved of the position then; and (2) that I shall have nothing to do with the plan or organization of the faculty which will come into operation from the 1st April.
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12th. Thursday. Bright. Chilly.
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Left Seoul 2:45 p.m. for Song Do with 璋善.
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13th. Friday. Bright. Cold.
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Song Do home. Office as usual.
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Received Helen's letter dated January 8th.
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14th. Saturday. Lovely. Cold.
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Song Do Office as usual until 12. Left Song Do 2:25 p.m. train for Seoul.
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15th. Sunday. Pale. Chilly.
48
16th. Monday. Bright. Cold.
51
17th. Tuesday. Gloomy. Chilly.
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Left Seoul 12:10 p.m. for Song Do. 松普理事會 at the Central Church 3 p.m.
54
18th. Wednesday. Gloomy. Chilly.
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Song Do home. Office as usual.
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The atmosphere is like a sheet of ice water chilling me through the bones.
58
19th. Thursday. Bright. Chilly.
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Song Do home. Sick in bed until 12 morning. Had to return to Seoul 2:25 p.m. train. On reaching home, found 璋善, 琦善, 寶姬 and wife all sick.
61
20th. Friday. Bright. Cold.
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Seoul home. Sick in bed all day long.
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Four teachers from Song Do came to see me to ask me to continue my official relation with the Song Do School. They said that the boys are holding meeting after meeting to discuss how they may prevent me from resigning; that, in case I persist in my determination, the boys might agitate an anti-Snyder campaign. To prevent any unpleasant situation, I told the teachers that, as a compromise, I would hold the nominal position of the Principal for the 1st term as far as such a course will not interfere with the spirit of the reasons which I gave for my resignation. This comprise will have to be accepted by the Board of Control. The teachers seemed satisfied with the proposition.
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I told them the same thing.
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21st. Saturday. Bright. Chilly.
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Seoul home. Had hard time last night―Pain in the head.
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10 a.m. took 明姬 to the 校洞女子普通學校 to be examined for entrance! Only 35 to be admitted out of 151 little applicants.
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22nd. Sunday. Gloomy. Chilly. Big snow from 2 p.m.
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Seoul home. Jerking pain on the left and right side of the head at short intervals―very painful whole day. No appetite.
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23rd. Monday. Bright a.m. Snow and wind p.m. Chilly and exceedingly unpleasant.
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Seoul home. Jerking and piercing pain on the left side of the head continue only at longer intervals.
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24th. Tuesday. Bright. Bitter cold.
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Seoul home. The jerking, piercing pain in the left side of the head better―but coughing the same.
79
25th. Wednesday. Bright. Very cold.
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26th. Thursday. Sunshine and gloom. Chilly.
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Seoul home. Snow last night thick on the ground.
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27th. Friday. Bright. Cold―but clean.
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28th. Saturday. Bright. Chilly.
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Left Seoul 8:05 a.m. for Song Do. Meeting of the Board Director of the Song Do H.C.S. at Mr. Snyder's. The Board asked me to act as 校長 as long as I desired. Yi Man Kyu was appointed 學監. Lunch at Mr. Snyder's Meeting resumed at 2 p.m. Mr. Deal presented his report.
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