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December 6, 1920
Dear Mother, Father, and Pete:
Before I forget about it--we have to wear white shirt-waists and skirts for the debate. I sent home my best white skirt. I have another fresh one here, but I would rather have that one if you can have it here by next Monday without too much trouble. Besides which, it has nice big pockets and they may come in handy for rebuttall notes. It is the one made at Horne's this year. It has a fancy check pattern (the material, I mean). I might have put this in a separate note, and spared you the ordeal of reading it, Father and Pete!
I found the enclosed note on my door when I came back from the libe yesterday afternoon. Isn't it great? Please return it, as I must preserve it with the other important records of my college history! For your information, Pete, it is a note informing me confidentially that "unless something very unforeseen should happen" I will undoubtedly be one of the three speakers, not just an alternate. I am delighted, etc. and yet I am sure that the tension and excitement and intensive practice in not the best thing for one's health. However, I started and am going to see it through. I shall have to practice some strong will-power (exercise, I mean), in the next few days and see if that will keep me from dreaming debate every single night.
I had planned to spend yesterday afternoon working on my history topic, but the debate schedule was posted just after I went and Phyllis and her roommate, who were on the same side with me, proceeded to start a systematic search of the library and they kept it up until they found me. They had to have their meeting yesterday, inasmuch as honorable B. Bishop is a "very important person" in college a activities and that was her only free time for the next two days. So that is where my work went. It took us two hours. And I must do some debate reading in the very near future, too. Goodnight, it is a good thing vacation is coming soon.
Father, once upon a time you used to get newspaper clippings from the Pittsburgh papers. If you ever get anything along an economic line, please save them for me until I come home. Also, please save your Babson bulletins, or whatever they are called.
I do wish my laundry would come. It has never been so late before--just because I need it, I guess.
love,
Fannie
Dear Mother, Father, and Pete:
Before I forget about it--we have to wear white shirt-waists and skirts for the debate. I sent home my best white skirt. I have another fresh one here, but I would rather have that one if you can have it here by next Monday without too much trouble. Besides which, it has nice big pockets and they may come in handy for rebuttall notes. It is the one made at Horne's this year. It has a fancy check pattern (the material, I mean). I might have put this in a separate note, and spared you the ordeal of reading it, Father and Pete!
I found the enclosed note on my door when I came back from the libe yesterday afternoon. Isn't it great? Please return it, as I must preserve it with the other important records of my college history! For your information, Pete, it is a note informing me confidentially that "unless something very unforeseen should happen" I will undoubtedly be one of the three speakers, not just an alternate. I am delighted, etc. and yet I am sure that the tension and excitement and intensive practice in not the best thing for one's health. However, I started and am going to see it through. I shall have to practice some strong will-power (exercise, I mean), in the next few days and see if that will keep me from dreaming debate every single night.
I had planned to spend yesterday afternoon working on my history topic, but the debate schedule was posted just after I went and Phyllis and her roommate, who were on the same side with me, proceeded to start a systematic search of the library and they kept it up until they found me. They had to have their meeting yesterday, inasmuch as honorable B. Bishop is a "very important person" in college a activities and that was her only free time for the next two days. So that is where my work went. It took us two hours. And I must do some debate reading in the very near future, too. Goodnight, it is a good thing vacation is coming soon.
Father, once upon a time you used to get newspaper clippings from the Pittsburgh papers. If you ever get anything along an economic line, please save them for me until I come home. Also, please save your Babson bulletins, or whatever they are called.
I do wish my laundry would come. It has never been so late before--just because I need it, I guess.
love,
Fannie
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Dear Fannie -
You'll notice that I put you up for negative [to-morow] - Now don't be discouraged, for unless something very [unforseen] happens you'll
You'll notice that I put you up for negative [to-morow] - Now don't be discouraged, for unless something very [unforseen] happens you'll
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surely be [ ] the final team. I thought I ought to give Betty [Cannon] another chance on the affirmative as I've only heard her there once. I thought you
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wouldn't [ ] changing over for once. Also I want + must [have], No negative very strong to-morrow night - no one seems to know enough strong [neg] arguments + there are loads - Even [Do'] you
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do [huon] [ ] you'll not do the neg. finally please work very hard for tomorrow - You're with Bish + Phil - Don't tell anyone please that I told you - I just didn't want you to be discouraged. Khaki
