Vassar College. May IZ./95
bfy dear Father,—
We have jumped back into winter lor a day today. We are
ell glad to pat oa oar winter dresses, though it has been very hot indeed
for a weak or two. It poured hard last night aad this morning- It woke
me up emrly end I got up and pat down all the windows, lor the rain waa
pouring In making thlnga wet. Now evarything looks fresh aad green,
and we are very glad to have a cooling off. It has beea rather uncomfort-
able to play basketball in such hot weather, for we can not wear hats. It
seems so strange to play basketball with violets, lots of them- growing
in the grass beaeath our feet. It seems too bad to step oa them. I wish
I could send you some violets la a flying machine! (or come ia a flying
start
machine myself). Fear weeks from Wedaesdny I expect to some home,
though steam cars do not supply such rapid traaslt as the flying machine.
By the way, do you know the prices on the Pennsylvania Railroad? You
know wa have never beea that way aad Ray and X think It would be nice to
come home that way this time. She is going directly home this year,
without visiting any of her relatlvea in the East. If we went home by the
Pennsylvania Line, Ray's brother Frits would meet us la New York aad go
acroas the city arith us. Of course wa could go alone, but as he Is there,
he will want to see Ray of course. I thought perhaps you could find out
about prices more easily thaa 1 can, and then If it does not cost very much
more we will come the Pennsylvania way. U may cost less for all I know.
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I shall have to settle it before long, because we have to hand in our
"travelling lists", telling when and by what road we are going home,
more than two weeks before I shall start. Then about ten days before
X start I have to buy my ticket.
I hope you and mamma will go to Zanesville when they have the
Republican convention there. It will be such a good chance. It is not
often that there are reduced rates to Zanesville, is it? It would seem
a pity not to take advantage of them.
This week we handed in our electives for next year. I had quite a
time deciding on mine, for there were so many things I wanted to take.
I consulted with Miss &/fecurdy a little, but I don't like to consult with
teachers much, about studies, for then you always feel more or less
bound to take their advice, and perhaps you won't want to. It looks queer
to go and ask somebody's advice and then act right contrary to it. I have
elected three hours of Creek, three of Latin, three of History, three of
Biology, two of Art History and one of Astronomy. I did intend to take
shorter course German next year and the Latin the year after, but but I
found I could arrange my work for other semesters better by talcing the
Latin next year, as it lasts only half a year. I could have left off the
Astronomy and had only fourteen hours, which would have been quite a
little easier, but I want to know something about astronomy, and this one
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hour course is descriptive astronomy, for those who wish to have a general
knowledge of it, without going into detail and having mathematics In it. You
see I have given up mathematics. Before I came to college mathematics
was my favorite study, but college mathematics do not attract me.
I have had a much easier time the latter part of this year than I had
the first part. We can really spend Friday or Saturday afternoons in some-
tiling beside study now.
Today is Belle's birthday, so we celebrated a little yesterday by
buying some Icecream and strawberries, that is, Ray and Carrie and I
together, as a surprise for her. This was a great splurge, for we never
bought any Icecream before. The taste of strawberries is the first we have
had this year, and the last we will have till the day before Commencement.
For the college never serves strawberries except on Class Day, when most
of the students are gone home and there are a great many visitors here.
Today we had oranges for dessert for Sunday dinner, instead of our usual
springtime dessert of peanuts and maple sugar. We have such nice aspara-
gus here, nicer then we get at home. That is the best thing that comes in
the spring, I think.
From what I read In the last paper you sent, I think the Sunday School
Convention will be very interesting. I would like to be there. I don't know
whether I like that Idea of the procession of children who are to build the
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I just found out the ether day that the chemistry professor whom
I hmre, used to live in Cleveland. It was in 1879 that he went away. He
knows Prof. Morley very vrell, and probably he knows Mr. E. R. Taylor,
for he used to live on Harlmess Ave. His name is Mr. Moulton and he
is very nice indeed. When I get Iiome I am going to ask Mr. Taylor if he
knows him. Tour loving daughter
Adelaide. jClaflinj