Polly’s First Year at Boarding School
Dorothy Whitehill
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER I—THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
- CHAPTER II—THE PAPER CHASE
- CHAPTER III—THE WELCOME DANCE TO THE NEW GIRLS
- CHAPTER IV—THE CHOOSING OF THE TEAMS
- CHAPTER V—THE THANKSGIVING PARTY
- CHAPTER VI—A RAINY DAY
- CHAPTER VII—BETTY’S DUCKING
- CHAPTER VIII—CUTTING THE LECTURE
- CHAPTER IX—THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
- CHAPTER X—THE VALENTINE PARTY
- CHAPTER XI—PRACTICING FOR THE INDOOR MEET
- CHAPTER XII—POLLY’S HEROISM
- CHAPTER XIII—BETTY’S IDEA
- CHAPTER XIV—THE FRESHMEN ENTERTAIN
- CHAPTER XV—VISITORS
- CHAPTER XVI—GHOSTS
- CHAPTER XVII—POLLY INTERVENES
- CHAPTER XVIII—WANTED: A MASCOT
- CHAPTER XIX—FIELD DAY
- CHAPTER XX—THE MUSICAL
- CHAPTER XXI—COMMENCEMENT DAY
Singing and cheering wildly they carried her to the other end of the gym.
POLLY’S FIRST YEAR AT BOARDING SCHOOL
BY
DOROTHY WHITEHILL
ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES L. WRENN
PUBLISHERS
BARSE & CO.
NEW YORK, N. Y., NEWARK, N. J.
Copyright, 1916 By Barse & Co.
Polly’s First Year at Boarding School
Printed in the United States of America
CHAPTER I—THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Seddon Hall, situated on top of one of the many hills that lined either side of the Hudson River, was a scene of hubbub and confusion. It was the 27th of September and the opening day of school. The girls who had already arrived were walking arm in arm about the grounds, in the broad assembly hall, and in the corridors, talking, laughing and discussing the summer vacation, plans for the winter, the new girls, and a variety of subjects with fine impartiality.
In the Senior reception room Mrs. Baird, principal of the school, and a number of the faculty were receiving and assuring the mothers and guardians of the girls.
Outside the carriages from the 5:04 train were winding up the steep hill from the station. The girls