d? Are there awnings?

The floors--of what wood and in what condition are they?

Is the cellar dry?

Where is the laundry?

When can the house be ready for occupancy?

I should like to have the facts as soon as you can furnish
them.

Very truly yours,
George M. Hall.

_Inquiry concerning house for purchase_

345 Amsterdam Avenue,
Philadelphia, Pa.,
May 10, 1921.

Wheaton Manor Development Co.,
Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Gentlemen:

Will you let me know without delay, if possible, if you have
any property in your immediate neighborhood fulfilling the
following requirements:

House--Twelve rooms, four bathrooms, and sun porch. A
modern house of stucco and half-timber construction
preferred.

Ground--about five acres, part woodland, part cleared;
lawn, vegetable, and flower garden.

Distance from railroad station--not more than fifteen
minutes' ride.

I do not want to pay more than $25,000.

I shall be here until the twentieth of the month. After that a
reply will reach me at the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York.

Very truly yours,
Jerome Hutchinson.

_Inquiry concerning a child at school_:

1842 Riverside Drive,
New York, N. Y.,
February 10, 1922.

My dear Professor Ritchie,

My son John's report for the term just closed is far from
satisfactory. While I do not expect perfection from him, I
think--in fact, I know--he is capable of better work than is
shown by his present rating.

I observe that he did not pass in mathematics, a subject in
which he was always first in the elementary school. My first
thought was that possibly he was not physically well, but his
activity in athletics would seem to refute this. This leads me
to another thought--perhaps he is giving too much time and
interest to athletics. What is your opinion and what course
would you recommend?

Would it be possible by coaching to have