(Oct. 4, 1900
Vassar
Dear people:-
I have just finished my theme and am going to write to you I have unusually little to do tonight as we have no latin class tomorrow but are to attend a lecture on some latin subject by Prof. More (if that's the way you spell him)  It just as well I don't have as (much to do) we had our class
meeting this afternoon which took some time. We appointed committees for drawing up constitutions, and committees for find out who is wanted
for president and nominating her fc all sorts of interesting things. We
are going to have a big fight for pres. It's great fun. The present chairman of the committee on organisation is working all the people she can
to get it herself and we don't want her. So we have got to work too. We
rather want Lucile She ia a fine girl, but we cant quite decide whether it's
right to elect a pres. from the campus when more than half the girls are
some where else, to be sure they are not all in the same place, but they're
rather Jealous of the campus girls I think. But enough of that though I
assure you it's a very absorbing matter. Monday they had the first basket
ball practice. Tou can't think how cunning they look. Every body says we
are going to have the finest team in college. It's more fun to watch. I
haven't had my phisical exam yet but expect it soon. Cora had hers today.
It isn't nearly as bad as the gym exam. That's the one where you have to
appear In the coustume nature gave you. They say that some upper
classmen told some body that it was very nice to wear a very heavy veil
so as not to see the people who were examining you; and that she
actually appeared in one to hide her blushes. Isn't that absurd. Oh and
I must tell you something else amusing. Elizabeth Thompson, the sister
of a girl in our class, received a great bunch oI American beauties Sunday
morning from some freshman crush though she didn't know who it was.
There was a little note attached saying, "May I hope to see some of these
in Chapel," "Hum" said Elizabeth, "I guess she can" and marched into
chapel with them and put them on the pulpit. The story is all over college
Elizabeth Thompson was so funny + disgusted. I imagin the freshman will
restrain from any more such offerings.
Thursday morning. What do you think? Cora has got to come go to the
infermery with a hard cold. She is put there to keep it from getting any
worse, I should have finished this last night only she didn't feel well and
was going to bed early so I put out the light and went too. Did I tell you
about the ridiculous things we had to do in English to test our senses. For
one thing there were lots of little boxes with bottles inside and the corks
sticking up thro' holes in the covers. You had to pull out the cork apply
nose
your witf to the hole and write down what you smelled. Wasn't that
absurd. There were ten different smells. Then there were ten different
things you had to taste. It made you feel quite ill. They tested you hearing
power and you eye sight, you eye for color and any number of things
It was very amusing, tho'. I really cant see how being able to tell
whether what you smelled was camphor or glue will help you in writing
an essay, do you.
About the curtains - the highest price one is of course the best. The height I gave you was right for them after they have been hemmed.
About the width 2-1/2 yds is the exact width of the door and I suppose
they ought not to be quite straight when they are drawn ought they. About
the morris chair It would be lovely to have you send one. They say the
cartage would be about, or not more than .50 cents. Be sure and get one
with broad arms. And then you don't want to get to cheap looking a one.
I think the cushion would be pretty in some soft brown, not too dark, don't
you? Or do you think blue would be better. The only trouble is it's so
hard to match. I think I had better pay for all the Morris chair, don't you?
Oo read Katharine the letters and tell her I have been thinking of her a
great deal but it's so hard to get time to write. Because according to her
advice I spend all the spare time I have out of doors. And now I am talk-
ing with every body I get a chance about the president. I think I have
tackled 10 girls or so this morning already. The 2 dictionaries have come.
Tell Rath. Marion Moss man is going to take me to Christians. Oh I
nearly forgot again to tell you that my heart was completely broken and
still is. My dearest lovely bier mug was smashed coming up. What
shall I do. It almost killed me. My poster isn't framed yet things area
pretty here and are so expensive. You will be pleased to hear I have had to
get some colored pencils to draw pictures of my internals with.
With lots of love.
Ruth.
(Ruth Adams, '04