June 1. 1921

Dear Mother, Father, and Pete:

I got through down town in two hours, much to my surprise. I also got a clean head by means of a shampoo, so outside of studying, I am all ready for the exams.

Some questions of housekeeping, Mother, which Father and Pete may skip. My pillows are rather dusty. I will beat them out as well as I can;--will the moths get in them if I pack them with camphor. Also, I took my bathrobe over to Sloshes to be washed and stored over the summer. I have not used my own blankets all winter, so they are not dirty. They were put away all winter. Sloshes won't store them without washing them. I didn't think it would do them any good to wash them when they are perfectly clean, so I brought them back and thought I would put them in my packing trunk with plenty of camphor. Is that all right, or should I take them over there and let them wash them anyhow. I'm not up on the activities of moths. R. S. V. P.

Minerva Turnbull came over for dinner last night and then we had a nice leisurely stroll around the lake before chapel. It certainly is beautiful down there now.

Miss Salmon announced yesterday that we would meet in the library for our exam, and that we should come with a newspaper and a text-book, "your text-book_--she put it, in American History. She was amazed when we almost all said that we didn't own one, that when we need a text-book we use those in the library. She was funny as a crutch. Well, the long and short of the argument was that when I went in to Lindmark's yesterday afternoon he said with a smile, "All out of text-books in American History till Thursday". He ordered a whole batch. That will be rather an expensive exam! The request to bring newspapers to the exam makes me wish I had read the papers as diligently second semester as first. The exams is Saturday afternoon, Ec is Monday morning, English Tuesday morning, Spanish Tuesday afternoon, and Chem Thursday afternoon. Kilpatrick told me yesterday that the average of all my work this semester is C plus. That dooms me to a C, I guess. I had sort of hoped for a B. I certainly have done better work this semester than first. I don't know what is the matter with him.

Our class elected Alice Lowenhaupt chairman of Junior Party. That is the biggest job first semester Junior Year outside of class president. It is the first time to my knowledge that a Jewish girl has ever had as big a job as that--at least one which is elective. I certainly am glad. I think the girl who was up against her is cleverer and better suited to every part of the work except the executive end of it, but she is not particularly well liked, so i guess that helped turn the votes from her. I certainly am glad.
I just heard yesterday that sophomores can't get into chapel for commencement even if they want to stay, that seniors cannot even get all the tickets most of them need, so I shall take the morning boat down Tuesday, got up to see Aunt Pauline in the afternoon, and take the eight-thirty home Tuesday night. I may change my mind, but the railroad men are here today, and I think I'll order my berth according to those plans. How long are you planning to stay in Atlantic?

I think I'll start studying for exams. I would like to avoid a last-minute rush, if possible.

Love,

Fannie

Pete, your letters of the last few days have been choice. Nobody can ever kid me for being scared of exams and a "woe is me" line after that. You big foot, cut it out.
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Dear Mother:

I believe Miss Alice is coming for a few days when I get home. I won't have any alteration or reparing for her to do--to my knowledge anyhow. Do you think I could buy the material at home and let her make a dotted suisse-dark blue--for me? I saw a rather pretty one at one of the stores near here, but it was pretty tight in different places and would have needed a good deal of alteration. Besides which, I didn't like it thirty-two dollars worth. That is a good deal for such a dress, isn't it--even though it is imported suisse. I think Miss Alice could do it all right, don't you? R. S. V. P.