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February 09, 1873
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VC 1877
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Sunday Afternoon.
Feb. 1873.
Dear Father,—
I wrote you a short note the other day, and on the outside I asked
you to send me "Books and Reading"—but If you have not already done so
there Is no need to—at Flagler, the bookseller, will send me one tomorrow.
At present, I am reading a copy belonging to Fannie Shouse, the girl with the gray eyes, who came up on the steamer with us, and whom you thought so
pretty. She is in Mary Marvin's parlor. Do you know a Harrisburg gentleman,
Feb. 1873.
Dear Father,—
I wrote you a short note the other day, and on the outside I asked
you to send me "Books and Reading"—but If you have not already done so
there Is no need to—at Flagler, the bookseller, will send me one tomorrow.
At present, I am reading a copy belonging to Fannie Shouse, the girl with the gray eyes, who came up on the steamer with us, and whom you thought so
pretty. She is in Mary Marvin's parlor. Do you know a Harrisburg gentleman,
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Mr. Wierman? He is a R.R. man and his daughter, Sue is Mary's roommate.
She is exceedingly nice. All these girls are on Miss Liggett's corridor, and they see a good deal of each other. Miss Liggett thinks more of Mary than of any girl in College—so she says.
I passed all the examinations In Latin, Algebra and French so am comparatively easy. The public examinations were last Thursday and Friday -
but had nothing to do with our marks- The marks and standing depend
entirely an the last three weeks' reviews. With a dozen or so of
She is exceedingly nice. All these girls are on Miss Liggett's corridor, and they see a good deal of each other. Miss Liggett thinks more of Mary than of any girl in College—so she says.
I passed all the examinations In Latin, Algebra and French so am comparatively easy. The public examinations were last Thursday and Friday -
but had nothing to do with our marks- The marks and standing depend
entirely an the last three weeks' reviews. With a dozen or so of
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others I have written to the Prex for Freshman Algebra and If we get that next semester, I can get Into '76 next year by some extra study next summer on Freshman Latin and Geometry - either then or next year. I shall be sorry to leave our present class (supposing all this works properly) for it is becoming vary interesting now to me through the Exoteric Society. In our class I am, without self-praise (you [are] speedily get rid of that here) of some account and in '76 I would only be an Item. But lire years is a long time, even at Vassar, where "tempus fuglt" se rapidly - and
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if possible I will only make it four.
Now this will delight yon I'm sure.—Unless something unforeseen
occurs, I do not care to leave here until I graduate. I believe already some change for the better is effected, Papa, forcast among so many in different circumstances I see how much there is to be thankful for, placed as I am and can now appreciate things that I used to regard as only natural and proper.
Yesterday I went to town with Miss Liggett, by chance I bought three
books, Taine's 'Notes on England', 1 VOL Franck's-f "Essay on Great Subjects", Younge's- "Three Centuries of Modern History."
Now this will delight yon I'm sure.—Unless something unforeseen
occurs, I do not care to leave here until I graduate. I believe already some change for the better is effected, Papa, forcast among so many in different circumstances I see how much there is to be thankful for, placed as I am and can now appreciate things that I used to regard as only natural and proper.
Yesterday I went to town with Miss Liggett, by chance I bought three
books, Taine's 'Notes on England', 1 VOL Franck's-f "Essay on Great Subjects", Younge's- "Three Centuries of Modern History."
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I do not expect to dose myself. according to the prescription in Mr. Porter's delightful book - for I know that "it is both vexatious and unprofitable to stand upon one's toes and strains one's self In efforts to reach fruit you are not tall enough to gather. It Is better to leave it until one grows. Then the grapes are both ripe and within easy reach for you, it Is sale to conclude they are not sour." So I shall try to "satisfy one's wants and appease one's desires, and so comply with the first condition to reading with interest and a long time ago
profit." I confess that when I first
profit." I confess that when I first
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thought of a library, it was more for the show than any thing else—and here comes in another of President Porter's pertinent remarks—but I must turn to the book for the words—"they would answer the purpose Just as well If wrought from solid wood, fit books for the wooden head that owned them." However I will stand up for myself and the college to say that Blockheads and Vassarites are not quite synoaomous.
There Is a new girl in our single room Miss Cutter from Cold
There Is a new girl in our single room Miss Cutter from Cold
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Water- Michigan, Dr. Cutter's daughter. She Is right nice. Has not passed her examinations tho'. She has a letter to Mary Marvin and as I write this Mary has come in to see her.
On account of books etc. the money you seat me is nearly gone. My
watch is useless now. I have had It mended and repaired, repaired and
mended all to no profit. I miss it very much.
With very much love to all I am
Your loving daughter
Mary Thaw.
On account of books etc. the money you seat me is nearly gone. My
watch is useless now. I have had It mended and repaired, repaired and
mended all to no profit. I miss it very much.
With very much love to all I am
Your loving daughter
Mary Thaw.
