Oberlin: the colony and the college1833-1883 . DR. JAMES MARIANNE P. DASCOMB. WORK OF THE FIRST AND SECOND YEARS. 43 filled every available corner of the building and thesettlement, and many places which, under other con-ditions, would not be thought available. Everythingwas new and rough. The trees had been cut fromthe college square, but the stumps were still strongin the ground, and so numerous, that an agile boymight propose to cross the square by springingfrom stump to stump. The roads near the centrehad been opened to the sunlight, but not thrown upor ditched, and teams were so
Oberlin: the colony and the college1833-1883 . DR. JAMES MARIANNE P. DASCOMB. WORK OF THE FIRST AND SECOND YEARS. 43 filled every available corner of the building and thesettlement, and many places which, under other con-ditions, would not be thought available. Everythingwas new and rough. The trees had been cut fromthe college square, but the stumps were still strongin the ground, and so numerous, that an agile boymight propose to cross the square by springingfrom stump to stump. The roads near the centrehad been opened to the sunlight, but not thrown upor ditched, and teams were sometimes mired infront of the college building. At a greater distancethe roads were still only tracks through the forest ;and it was not an uncommon thing even for youngwomen, coming to the school, to walk the last twoor three miles of the way. Two came from Elyria,eight miles, in this independent fashion. The en-thusiasm of the new enterprise made all thingstolerable. The colony kept even pace in its progress with theschool. Mr. Pelton moved his hotel from the l
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