The Rover Boys at School

by Arthur M. Winfield

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.

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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.