9th To day has been spent studying. Will came over this afternoon. To night I went over to dancing school and invited the Durkee girls over to tea. Mary called for me to go to a lecture at the Academy. We stayed a while and then went over to dancing school. There is to be a great party at Rochester to morrow night. I was invited and wanted to go. Mother says it is very strange I should have any desire to go. Perhaps it is but here I have been shut up in Birmingham with no society ever since last fall. I do want to get out. I did not expect to enjoy it much but thought I might make some new acquaintances and it would be a change. I have always said I would not to go to a public party here but have been wishing for a long time to have an opportunity to go off some where, but now I have it can not go, or even not have the privilege of going. Our folks think dancing is