Carlson reported that there was little chance of obtaining the money in question.

Some of the Swedes who had bought land were disgusted. It was claimed that some of the Jots were swampy. Apparently the lots were sold at $300 or $350. In the Froeberg correspondence there are quite a few letters asking this president how much the land was now worth. In reply, Froeberg informed a Mr. K A. Anderson that he might get $150 but that from this must be deducted $25 commission to an agent Edna Gilette was told that she could not get more than twenty-five dollars. It is not surprising that this type of information caused, throughout the conference, considerable discontent with Upsala and resulted in a widespread desire to move the college away from Kenilworth.

In 1898 Upsala owned land but no buildings. Temporary quarters, consequently, had to be found. A stucco farmhouse finished in dark brown, situated at Twentieth Street and the Boulevard, served as a classroom building. This was the former office of the New Orange Industrial Corporation and had been known as the Benedict Building. There were three rooms on the ground floor. Beck taught in the living room. Once a ball broke the window; for a week there were cold classes until the repair was made. The dining room was assigned to Canton, and the kitchen to Hallander, Rydberg held his classes in the front bedroom on the second floor. The other moms on this level and those in the attic were occupied by students who acted as janitors. The attic was also occupied by bats. Charles Anderson killed seventeen one evening, but plenty remained. Along the side was a narrow veranda. From here one could cross a small bridge to the newly erected chapel, called "the cheese-box" by the students. Thorberg Beck considered it "beautiful in its simplicity." Here music lessons were given and Sunday services were held. Outsiders frequently attended, as it was the sole place of worship in the village. After the college moved to its more permanent location, the buildings were taken over by the town. The chapel at one time served as the local jail.

Beck himself rented a house on Twentieth Street from the realty company. "It was not a well-built house," writes his wife. We learned to know that when winter came." Ole Knudsen had left his tailor's shop in Arlington and opened a boarding house. There board could be obtained for $2.15 a week and