The Rover Boys at School (1899)
by Arthur M. Winfield
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THE ROVER BOYS

AT SCHOOL


OR


THE CADETS OF PUTNAM HALL


BY

ARTHUR M. WINFIELD

AUTHOR OF "THE ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEAN," "THE ROVER
BOYS IN THE JUNGLE," "THE MISSING TIN BOX,"
"BY PLUCK, NOT LUCK," ETC.


NEW YORK

GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS

"OFF FOR THE SUMMER ENCAMPMENT."

CONTENTS.


CHAPTER PAGE
I. Introducing the Rover Boys 1
II. An Encounter on the Road 14
III. Sam's Adventure at Humpback Falls 24
IV. The Last day at the Farm 34
V. On the Way to Putnam Hall 44
VI. Friends and Enemies 53
VII. Tom Gets into Trouble 63
VIII. A Meeting in the Messroom 73
IX. A Strange Meeting in the Woods 84
X. Settling Down at the Hall 94
XI. A Row in the Gymnasium 104
XII. Fair and Foul Fighting 113
XIII. What the Game of Hare and Hounds Led to 121
XIV. Josiah Crabtree in Difficulty 129
XV. Dan Baxter's Money 137
XVI. The Great Football Game 146
XVII. Dick at the Stanhope Cottage 154
XVIII. Winter Sports 163
XIX. The Skating Race—Dan Baxter is Cornered 171
XX. The Bully Leaves Putnam Hall 178
XXI. Something about the Past 186
XXII. Fun at the Hotel 195
XXIII. Balloting for a Second Lieutenant 204
XXIV. Preparing for a Midnight Feast 212
XXV. Mumps is Taught a Lesson 220
XXVI. A Lively Game of Baseball 229
XXVII. Off for the Summer Encampment 237
XXVIII. The Recovery of the Watch—Conclusion 245

INTRODUCTION.


My Dear Boys: "The Rover Boys at School" has been written that those of you who have never put in a term or more at an American military academy for boys may gain some insight into the workings of such an institution.

While Putnam Hall is not the real name of the particular place of learning I had in mind while penning this tale for your amusement and instruction, there is really such a school, and dear Captain Putnam is a living person, as are also the lively, wide-awake, fun-loving Rover brothers, Dick, Tom, and Sam, and their school-fellows, Larry, Fred, and Frank. The same can be said, to a certain degree, of the bully Dan Baxter, and his toady, the sneak commonly known as "Mumps."

The present story is complete in itself, but it is written as the first of a series, to be followed by "The Rover Boys on the Ocean" and "The Rover Boys in the Jungle," in both of which volumes we will again meet many of our former characters.

Trusting that this tale will find as much favor in your hands as have my previous stories, I remain,

Affectionately and sincerely yours,

Arthur M. Winfield.

March 1, 1899.



This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1908, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929.


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