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Nov 4 visitors, Ethel Webb, Mrs Austin Meade, discussed "montessorism"; dined with dickinsons to see Goldie after his tour of Asia
Nov 5 mentions discussions on Montessori and "mod" methods
Nov 11 met Ford Schiller (possibly former pupil of Fry)
Nov 12 Malinowski to tea, reading his second lecture on origin of religion for Fry's correction
Nov 23 stephen Hobhorse discussing refugees he encountered in "Consple", possibly Constantinople (Istanbul); Mrs Hepburn organising an Indian concert with M. Mann
Nov 30 talks about flying kites with James and his father on Parliament Hill; watched "the Puppet" do a version of Faust
Nov 4 (probably mistake and should be Dec 4, as between Dec 3 and Dec 7) Fry writes "have sent in my resignation to the Society of friend" and explains that she feels present Quakers deviate along other lines.
Jan 22 talks of giving a talk to a "guild of Cooperator[illegible] (wholesale) Women" on the differences between Turkish convention and British; listened to Norman Angell speak at the R.U.I.I on practical immediate policy, Mrs StClair Stobart spoke of her conversion after seeing the Bulg[arian] camps.
Jan 23 went to a meeting for reducation of armaments. Fry states that "It is calculated that counting direct or indirect expenditure £5,000,000,000 is spent annually on armaments" and goes on to talk about armament frims listing Vickers & Maxim, Brown, Cammell & Laird, Beardmore, Armstrong Whitworth mentioned in the talk of a "Ind. Lab(?)" man named Newbold
Jan 27 mentions Louise Talbot is visiting; went to a lecture at Bedford College by Sir Oliver on Ether
Jan 29 mentions new teacher at her school, Mrs Alcock, and new lessons/schemes "carpentry or a medical inspection"
Feb 3 account of experiences of Miss Durham (visitor from Albania) on a conflict situation she was in
Feb 5 met a Prof Kellner who was some kind of Shakespeare scholar
Feb 8 problems with behaviour of Judith (child in Fry's care?)
Feb 16 Mr Levenson Gower not happy at Fry for having got his wife to do work on after care in schools; also couple had been staying with Prince and Princess "Xtian" [Christian?] who recognised her father's name/career
Feb 17 low sprits; fry talks of "woman to whom I once turned to <...>looks on, almost wholly ignorant & ever if not, completely impotent to help in the least"
Feb 22 worries about friend Halide Edib who may be in Swizerland, ill and is unable to reach her; visit from Boreniuses; Hakki Pasha; Saadi Bey
Feb 23 fist LCC lecture to tachers on graphic grammar method - a "discourse for the child", considered modern but actually result of zeitgeist, some men hostile, NUT prejudices noted
Feb 24 Goldie Dickinson lecture at School of Econ[omics]
Feb 25 To Science Museum with children; dinner with Mr & Mrs Muihead and Mr Grammer Byng, Essex landowner who looks after Indian students and wrirtes books on Lao Tse
Feb 26 letter from Halide Edib
Feb 27 watched Scott films
Mar 1 visiting - Guildford, Haslemere; phonetic spelling; Roger
Mar 2 Hajjihinza Jabaya
Mar 6 Committee meeting for offering hospitality and friendship to Indian students; attended Creighton lecture at University College by Halidane, with Edward Grey in the chair, on the Truth of History; a suffragette tried to speak but was carried out and a group of young men started clapping
Mar 8 invitation to go on to Samarkand from Constantinople [Istanbul]; Boriuneses; Roger; Clive Bell; Ethel Behrenus; Saadi Bey, who interviewd Fry for article in Ikaam; Prof Arnold; Mrs Hepburn; Malinowski; Prof Gilbert Murray
Mar 10 lectured on grammar at [London] Day Training College; dined with Miss Potter and Miss Rendel
Mar 12 Mr Alexander (some kind of doctor or physician); Miss Playne; South African pianist, Ravelli
Mar 15 story of ethel Wedgewood who left her husband and children for a young man who did not care for her
Mar 17 lunched with Roger at an Italian restaurant; Mrs Nelson
Mar 18 Dora Sanger to lunch; Phoebe Merivale to tea; dined with Hakki Pasha at Claridges, Professor Arnold, and Saadi Bey; Turkish music; discussion on Russian troops and logistics
Mar 20 Mrs Sylvanns Thompson, talked about Fry leaving Friends; Quakers
Mar 21 Constle [Constantinople, Istanbul] definite prospect;
Mar 22 dined at Aunt Smilys; discussed middle ages; clergy;
Mar 22 (may be mistake, Mar 23) gave grammar lecture
Mar 25 flowers from Harriet and Milly; Lewis and Judith to lunch; Mrs Rendel; Mrs Jessop gave £3 for Turks; discussed the Asquith household and the Irish question; Malinowski
This is just a summary of some entries. Most entries in this diary are accounts of Fry's activities in a day including teaching; looking after children; meeting with friends; discussing politics, religion, and foreign affairs; having visitors from different counties staying with her. In the last entry (Mar 25) Fry mentions the rections of friends for and against her travelling to Turkey and say "Why ever can't you stay quietly where you are?". A list (for her trip?) can be found in the back cover, it reads;
sketch books
medicines
India rubber solution
mattress
soap dish
macintosh
books
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