Saturday April 25. Dull and with thunderstorm in the afternoon. Aunt Jeannie were in to-day.

Sunday April 26. Dull and cold.

Monday April 27. Fine and hot Noble and Arthur went down into Bruce to see Colin MacGillivray Ellis Engineer. In Geom I got 63.

Tuesday April 28. Fine and hot in the morning with thunder in the afternoon and rain at night. Temp. 50°. In Physics Oliver got 50 and I got 68.

Wednesday April 29. Fine Dull and wet. The inspector was at school to-day.

Thursday April 30. Fine and cold. Temp. 30° Oliver, Wan Cairns and I went up to Southampton to-night.

Friday May 1. Fine and cool. Temp. 26°.

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