CHAPTER XI

FUN AT PUTNAM HALL

"Back to Putnam Hall at last!"

"Yes, boys, back at last! Hurrah for the dear old school, and all the boys in it!"

Peleg Snuggers, the general utility man of the Hall, had just brought the boys up from Cedarville, to which place they had journeyed from Ithaca on the regular afternoon boat running up Cayuga Lake. With the Rovers had come Fred Garrison, Larry Colby, and several others of their old school chums.

(For the doings of the Putnam Hall students previous to the arrival at that institution of the Rover boys, see The Putnam Hall Series, the first volume of which is entitled, "The Putnam Hall Cadets."--PUBLISHERS)

"Glad to welcome you back, boys!" exclaimed Captain Victor Putnam, a pleasant smile on his face. He shook hands all around. "Did you have a nice trip?"

"Splendid, sir," said Tom. "Oh, how do you do, Mr. Strong?" and he ran to meet the head teacher. He could not help but think of how different things were now to when he had first arrived at Putnam Hall the year previous, and Josiah Crabtree had locked him up in the guardroom for exploding a big firecracker in honor of the occasion.

"Well, Thomas, I hope you have left all your pranks behind," observed George Strong. "How about it?" And his eyes twinkled.

"Oh, I'm going in for study this session," answered Tom demurely. And then he winked at Larry on the sly. But his words did not deceive George Strong, who understood only too well Tom's propensity for mischief.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. to meet the head teacher
2. Putnam Hall
3. from Cedarville
4. journeyed from Ithaca on the regular afternoon boat
5. Peleg Snuggers, the general utility man of the Hall, had just brought the boys up from Cedarville, to which place they had journeyed from Ithaca on the regular afternoon boat running up Cayuga Lake. With the Rovers had come Fred Garrison, Larry Colby, and several others of their old school chums.
6. Yes
7. unknown
8. Thomas
9. Yes
10. Larry
11. George Strong
12. exploding a big firecracker
13. in honor of the occasion.
14. when he had first arrived at Putnam Hall the year previous
15. Peleg Snuggers
16. Captain Victor Putnam,
17. Yes
18. "Glad to welcome you back, boys!"
19. No
20. He shook hands all around
1. where were they returning to?
2. where?
3. from where?
4. what were they doing there?
5. who went?
6. Is Putnam hall their school?
7. were they happy to be back?
8. who is the prankster?
9. Was Tom going to study?
10. who did he wink at?
11. who is the lead instructor?
12. what was a prank that Tom played?
13. why did he do that?
14. what occasion?
15. who is the school janitor?
16. who was waiting to greet the boys upon their return?
17. was he happy to see them?
18. what did he say?
19. Did he give hugs?
20. then what?