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Gives thanks for a photograph of 'Essex's sketch' [of St John's College].

Expresses concern for T. R. Glover's health.

Questions Glover's business in America and implores him to be 'gentle to Coolidge and the rest of them'. Mentions his trips to Hampshire, at his wife's request, and Harrogate. Sends news of St John's and Cambridge in general, mentioning Stevens, Charlesworth, the Pitt Press Building and the new building at Clare. Refers to his family in America. Details his recent scholarship.

Describes his new position teaching girls whose 'parents are mostly teaching South Sea Islanders to be conscious of sin'. Discusses the differing reports that he has heard about the 'lecture affair', involving Scott, Sandys, 'Jumbo', Sikes, Naden and Collins.

Informs Glover that he is back at St John's having spent four days at Uppingham after centering. Wonders why the Bethel missionaries take native wives, observing that the pupils at the school in Sevenoaks were of 'several colours'. Mentions the ill health of E. Foxwell and Main.

Plans to go to Wolfenbuttel, Germany to work in the Library.

Gives his criticism of Glover's notes in his new edition of the Olynthiacs.

Mentions that he is in Birmingham examining for the Powis Exhibition, which has only one candidate. Encourages Glover to work out his allusion to Lucan in detail for publication in the 'Classical Review' of which Postgate is the new editor. Complains that the new academic year at St John's will be trying. Gives his opinion of Barlow, Graves, Peter Mason, Tanner and R. F. Scott. Reports that Mayor is off the Council.

Reports the misfortune of the Fisher family. Informs Glover that Hough has gone to the Cape as Assistant Astronomer, and Love has taken the Sadlerian Professorship of Maths at Oxford. Announces that he going to build a house and get out of College. Describes the house that W. Bateson is hoping to take, which has connections with Queen Elizabeth I and Cardinal Wolsey. Refers to Glover's plan to endow himself and successors at his own expense.

Complains that Britain is dead apart from 'the monstrous party-intrigues and their satellite newspapers'. Reports that he has attended the funerals of Bushe-Fox, Beck and a cousin in Norfolk. Mentions the fallen trees in St John's College grounds, many of which were diseased elms. Discusses the Tigris crisis, and the War situation in general. Refers to coming reform in the Education system.