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  ----_The Motor Boys_----

  NED, BOB AND JERRY AT BOXWOOD HALL

  Or The Motor Boys as Freshmen

  BY

  CLARENCE YOUNG

  AUTHOR OF “THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES” “THE RACER BOYS SERIES” “THE JACK RANGER SERIES,” ETC.

  ILLUSTRATED

  NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

  BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG

  12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

  =Price, per volume, 60 cents, postpaid.=

  =THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES=

  THE MOTOR BOYS THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE OCEAN THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE WING THE MOTOR BOYS AFTER A FORTUNE THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE BORDER THE MOTOR BOYS UNDER THE SEA THE MOTOR BOYS ON ROAD AND RIVER

  =THE MOTOR BOYS--SECOND SERIES=

  NED, BOB AND JERRY AT BOXWOOD HALL; Or, The Motor Boys as Freshmen

  =THE JACK RANGER SERIES=

  JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS JACK RANGER’S WESTERN TRIP JACK RANGER’S SCHOOL VICTORIES JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE JACK RANGER’S GUN CLUB JACK RANGER’S TREASURE BOX

  =THE RACER BOYS SERIES=

  THE RACER BOYS THE RACER BOYS AT BOARDING SCHOOL THE RACER BOYS TO THE RESCUE THE RACER BOYS ON THE PRAIRIES THE RACER BOYS ON GUARD THE RACER BOYS FORGING AHEAD

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  =Ned, Bob and Jerry at Boxwood Hall=

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE I. THE OVERTURNED AUTO 1 II. A FAMILY CONFERENCE 10 III. THE RACE 20 IV. THE DECISION 29 V. GOOD NEWS 37 VI. BOXWOOD HALL 46 VII. OFF TO COLLEGE 53 VIII. PROFESSOR SNODGRASS 61 IX. THE PROFESSOR’S SHOES 70 X. A COOL RECEPTION 79 XI. THE PROFESSOR’S DILEMMA 87 XII. IN THE GYMNASIUM 97 XIII. THE BANG-UPS 105 XIV. THE INITIATION 113 XV. CAUGHT 124 XVI. A COLLISION 132 XVII. THE AEROPLANE 140 XVIII. THE POSTPONED EXAMINATION 148 XIX. THE BOXWOOD PICTURE 160 XX. “WHO TOLD?” 167 XXI. THE COASTING RACE 175 XXII. THE ICE BOAT 183 XXIII. SPRING PRACTICE 191 XXIV. A SCRUB GAME 199 XXV. A VARSITY LOSS 207 XXVI. DISSENSIONS 214 XXVII. THE ROOTERS INSIST 220 XXVIII. IN THE TENTH 228 XXIX. MR. HOBSON 235 XXX. THE WINNING GAME 240

  INTRODUCTION

  MY DEAR BOYS:

  With this volume begins a new series of adventures for the “MotorBoys.” Under the title “Ned, Bob and Jerry at Boxwood Hall; Or, TheMotor Boys as Freshmen,” I have had the pleasure of writing for youthe various happenings that took place when the three young men, whoseactivities you have followed for some time, entered a new field.

  The fathers of Ned Slade and Bob Baker, and the mother of JerryHopkins, in consultation one day, decided that the young men weregetting a bit too wild and frivolous.

  “It is time they settled down,” said their parents, “and began to thinkof growing up. Let’s send them to college!”

  And to the college of Boxwood Hall our heroes were sent. It was asurprise to them, but it turned out to be a delightful surprise, andone of the reasons was that their old friend, Professor Snodgrass, nowan enthusiastic collector of butterflies, was an instructor at Boxwood.

  Of what took place at the college, of the hazing, the initiation, thequeer developments following an automobile rescue, of how the motorboys gradually overcame an unfair prejudice, and how they helped towin a baseball victory--for all this I refer you to the followingpages. The titles of the second series will include the names Ned, Boband Jerry, in various activities, and while they will still use theirmotors, in auto, boat or airship, those machines will be of secondaryconsideration.

  And with this explanation, and with the hope that you will accord thisbook the same welcome you have given my other writings, I remain,

  Sincerely yours,

  CLARENCE YOUNG.

  NED, BOB AND JERRY AT BOXWOOD HALL