Monday, November 27, 1922

Dear Mother, Father, and Pete:

Before I forget it, how would you like Thomson's "history of Science" for your wedding anniversary. It is spoken of by people who are reading it, Miss Ellery, for instance, in even higher terms than Van Loon and Wells. She says every educated person should read it--so you had better want it! If you have not read it about, see last Sunday's magazine section of the Times--full page add.

I have no comments to make about Dr. F's letter--I think the only thing to do is to go ahead with it, don't you? So consider that final as far as my end of it goes, and let me know what your final conclusion and plans are.

Ivan Half's Poughkeepsie gentleman called up last night. Having just emerged from an operation in the Vassar Brothers' Hospital he is leaving for home for good. He wanted to come out last night to say goodbye, but I was not sufficiently interested and pled an unbreakable engagement--it happened to be with Rand's Modern Classical Philosphers"!

I saw the bright article by Mr. A. B. See as well as various subsequent answers to it. I wonder if Marse agrees with the gentleman!

Helen Stern graduated last year. She is a lovely girl. She is a N. Y'er--Ethical Culturist, not Jewish! I made a faux pas to Eleanor Wolfe in that connection not long ago, and she informed me of herself that she is not Jewish! I know H. S. fairly well--well enough to have to give her a Commencement present last year.

I am staying here for Thanksgiving--as far as I know!

Will return Dr. F's letter in my next--am in great hurry now.

Love,

Fannie