Vassar College. March 24. 1895.
Dear Mother, -
I feel as if I had heard a good deal from home this week- it
seemed so nice to get so many letters. Nobody else bat my immediate
family ever writes to me any more, so I don't get as many letters as I
did last year. Still I hardly ever write to any one but my family, so I
suppose I ought not to expect to hear from people.
I can write but a short letter tonight, but I dare not omit that,
for fear you will think something is the matter. Anna Burchard's mother
is here visiting aad they came up to our room this evening and stayed
during the time that 1 had intended to devote to writing. Anna's mother
is real nice- I should think Anna would have had her here sometime not
so near to a vacation, for they will see each other again Friday, after
parting tomorrow.
Tonight Prof. Benjamin Wheeler, of Cornell University spoke to
us, in the interests of Y.M.C.A. work in colleges- He lectured to us last
been
year on Philology. He has^appointed head of the American School at
Athens and is going there in June. Thursday evening we were addressed
by Mr. Sherwood Eddy, one of the Secretaries of the Student Volunteer
Band. He wss a very interesting and earnest speaker.
Friday afternoon there was a match game in "battle-ball": That
is a new game which is being introduced into this country. We have been
taught how to play it in the gymnasium, and teams have been formed in all
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the classes- three or lour in a class. There are eleven on a team-
This contest was between a class team in '97 and one in '96: the latter
won. Dr. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor were over in the gym. to see it.
We girls are on another team, and I am on a team in "basket-ball" too-
that is another game- When it is warm weather we are going to play
these games outdoors- where courts will be fixed. They are Just orga-
nizing all the different athletic teams and clubs into an Athletic Associa-
tion, which shall include all students interested in athletics k who play
any of the games- The Association then will attend to the courts, etc.
and arrange for a Field Day.
Yesterday I spent all day working on my special topic in Greek,
which I handed in as an Essay in English, and so had to have it done by
six oclock yesterday. The English Department very kindly allows us to
substitute other literary work which we may have to do, as Essays-
I finally succeeded in finding Miss Leach at home Friday evening-
I have tried a number of times to call on her, but she has always been
engaged or out. She inquired about Miss Adams, and said that she was
going to write to her- The ten oclock bell has struck, so I must stop
and Jump into bed.
Lovingly, Adelaide. (Claflin,
Is Etta well yet? Give her my love.