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[Illustration: 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




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




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 were waving and calling hellos as they
passed one another, and on the broad piazza there