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Quigley, Elizabeth — to family, n.d.

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Vassar College,
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

n.d. ,1917 or 1918?,

Dear Papa and Margery:

I haven't an earthly thing to say, but still I have an impulse to write. "Obey that impulse."

They're trying to sell Liberty Bonds here at college. I dont see how they expect anybody to have enough money to invest, yet they harangue

 


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us about our duty, about service to our country etc etc. All we hear is War, War, War and every time we hear it, we are expected to hand out $50. not cents

I am going to have a written in Psych this afternoon — all about the symptoms of Senile Dementia, Chronic Alcoholism, Manic depression etc. I'm really on the verge of going crazy myself.

I had my picture taken

 


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for the Vassarion to-day. I'm sure it will be awful. Have I ever had a picture that wasn't?

I am taking a young lady to Senior Parlor whom I just barely know. She lived near us in Raymond.

We are reading cow-boy stories for geology now. Some course! I really like it a lot.

I just have to study for the written now.

 


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Write to me again sometime.

Lots of love to you.

Ibbie.



[Elizabeth (Quigley) Morgan, '18]