Letter from Sallie E. Bolton, Millersville, Pennsylvania to her mother, Mary Ann Brosius Bolton. Contents relate to Bolton's objections to her mother's idea of her starting a "select school" in Homeville, her proposal for her mother to come live with her in Millersville, and references to a former suitor, Ben Kirk. She closes with a description of a rally held at Millersville which the governor of Pennsylvania attended, the purpose of which was to raise funds to enlarge the Lancaster County Normal School building in order to fulfill the requirements to establish a state supported normal school.