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PF2.2.38
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6-8-1840
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Philomathesian Hall June 8/40
Mr. Jerome Buckingham,
Dear Sir, The committee of arrangements would respectfully request your attendance at the coming Anniversary of the Philomathesian Society. June 24th 6 o’clock PM. The usual exercises of a Literary society may be expected. [?], Discussions, Poems and Essays.
Respectfully,
H Calhoun
A Banning Norton
L Comstock
Com. of Arrangements
Kenyon College
Dear Class Mate
Thinking it hardly was the while to waste so much paper I have concluded to answer your long neglected letter the most that I could say in apology for myself is that I am a negligent fellow and [?], of the correspondence of any one. If I succeed in writing to my friends all sound over in a session I do pretty well at least I think so. You may think yourself well off then in getting this [?] [?] for a letter that is if you value my correspondence at all. But enough of this I must proceed with more important matters. You see by our first page that we are a little ambitious as usual in this old society. Ive expect to beat out the last years Anniversary all hollow ROde D[?] the first [?] Johnson S L. the last ale [?] Poem [?] [?] Composition Tailor will probably have some P[?] in his composition. Ira French and Sam F[?]. Di[?] Fagg Trowbridge Buttles and Calhoun. If this should find you in Norwalk I hope you will by all means come down and visit your old friends here. I think I should like to shake Dear B by the hand once more yes I think I would and then it wold seem so natural to both I have no doubt.
But you see I have got away from Delaware and back to my old hounds once more. Yes and I am even pulling the bell rope again. However I expect a very pleasant winter as a [?]. I was expecting to spend the summer in the same way but thought at last it would not do and so came back here instead of going to Hudson as you seem to think I ought to do. No there is no place like Kenyon yet. Although I have no doubt of the superiority of Hudson in some respects especially in the energy of its professors and I think it quite likely also in a course of study. But benefits of that kind a have to sacrifice do means of getting along. Here I can sing the bell board myself and while there it is not likely that for a session as [?] should get sufficiently acquainted to get such a situation. I saw the order of your exhibitions exercises. I should judge from appearances that my old classmate had not lot much of his popularity by changing his situation however little can be told from it I suppose. In respect to matters and things on the hill they are pretty much the same as usual. [?] has gone B[?]drick and [?] L. Johnson [?] his place. Mash has left and Sarge fills his place. The theological seminary is slowly advancing. The Collegian is down flat enough. All the professors have taken a sound of children as usual. Dr’s Hall and Bach are in [?] at the old stand. Graham [?] Scott and Co as usual. In college there are about the usual number, Grammar school somewhat small though on the increase. NPK Society very low. Philo very high [?] number. [?] are wa[?] though Cicero De [?] to Prof Eing. Phaedo to Kendrick. Logic and [?] to Dr. sparrow. Philosophy and Chemistry to Smith. I forgot Milnor Hall which is fitted in fine [?] and though [?] on the increase under Blake and Badger. So much for Statistics. Now let me ask you how you do and what is your prospect for the remainder of your college course. Prof Soo[?] was here a few weeks since he looks young and boyish. I think seriously of trying to go to Yale a year or two after i graduate here, what do you think of the plan. Buttles will leave here for there in the fall Elliot will probably leave also I suppose. My poor class most all gone and “I am left alone to tell thee”
If your commencement come in our next vacation I mean to try to visit you at Hudson. Please write soon and left me know all about these months and things in general. [?] Raye high Buttles and Trowbridge at the head.
Your faithfully H. Calhoun
Recommended Citation
Calhoun, Henry, "Letter from Henry Calhoun to Jerome Buckingham" (1840). 19th Century Correspondence. 70.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/correspondence_19thc/70