is very fine, so near the heart of the city, upon that broad,
beautiful avenue, whose name is suggestive of anything but breadth
and beauty to New York or Chicago people--Canal street. Windows and
doors were open, and, seeking entrance at the nearest, we found
ourselves in the dining-hall, and were ushered across the yard to the
central building and up a flight of stairs, at the head of which, in
a small, crowded office, was President Hitchcock.

The sight of a tourist at that season, when the city is overrun with
them, could hardly have been more welcome than a book agent to that
busy man, but there was not a trace of annoyance in his greeting. He
sent away his companions and devoted himself to the duties of a
cicerone as cheerfully as though that were the chief end of the
president of a university. We went the rounds of class-rooms, halls
and dormitories, our interest and our leader's enthusiasm continually
increasing.

The primaries are in two long, narrow rooms, lighted only on one side
and not nearly large enough. But how the little throats did roll out
the music and what time they kept, when called upon for a song!
Another treat was a song from a young lady who was practicing in the
music room. The modest grace with which she complied when asked to
sing for us, is almost as pleasant a memory as her beautiful voice.

Up close to the roof, in a low attic, we found the industrial
departments, a printing press and a cabinet shop. Creditable work of
both kinds was shown. A paper is edited and printed by the students,
and the housekeeper of the party shut her eyes and said the tenth
commandment over a certain little table in one corner. Industrial
training is not a specialty at Straight. What is done in that line is