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333 N. E[?] St. B[alts.?] M[?].
Oct 17th 1886.

Dear Professor Bessey:–

Now that I have had
a good chance to look around and take
observations of the famous Johns Hopkins University
I must give you some of my
impressions.

To some extent I am
pleased, but in many things I am disappointed.
The University is very large, very
well manned, but there is no enthusiasm
anywhere. Every one seems bored. The young
men who believe in Physiology and [Biology?]
are exceedingly [?] and keep themselves
in [continuance?] by appearing exceedingly tired.
Their remarks are largely encyclopedic and
their bearing such that we immediately
thinks of Henry James Jr. and his interesting
creations.

Dr. Brooks is a [?] [?]
man with a large double [?] [?] wears