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March 8, 1901
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Dear people:-
Dinner is over, and I am going to try and write a letter to you though I never felt less like anything in my life. Last night we had grand [doings]. The debate was a great success, and even though the Juniors, our sister class, didn't win I managed to bare up under it, seeing I knew the seniors but not the juniors. Of course I wanted to have our class win, but it would really have broken my heart if Peggy the senior president hadn't won. She
Dear people:-
Dinner is over, and I am going to try and write a letter to you though I never felt less like anything in my life. Last night we had grand [doings]. The debate was a great success, and even though the Juniors, our sister class, didn't win I managed to bare up under it, seeing I knew the seniors but not the juniors. Of course I wanted to have our class win, but it would really have broken my heart if Peggy the senior president hadn't won. She
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is the sweetest thing that ever lived. She has had the grippe all this week and just came out of the infirmary for the debate. They were so afraid she might faint or something that her glass of water on her little table was decidedly yellow with whiskey. But her speech was far and away the best. She certainly is a wonder. Everybody is fascinated by her. Saturday we Freshmen practiced over in Phil Hall from 1130 till 130 we
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could cheer and sing. Then we made a beautiful plan. Every freshman was to leave the dining room at 615 and go over to Raymond where most of the junior live and cheer them. Of course it was a great secret. Nobody was to know about it, and we were very much tickled as no class had ever done it before. So you can imagine our distress when we found out that the sophs and seniors weren't going to yell on account of the death of the wife of one of
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the profs. There was great excitement and everybody went flying around seeing people to find out whether there really ought to be no cheering finally the juniors decided that we should cheer. So we were very much relieved It was more fun. we all got to dinner on time and hurried through as fast as we could, then at 615 the freshman table down at the end of the dining room got up and started out, we came next, and every freshman
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in the place got up and marched out. It was very fine. Nobody knew any thing about it and there was great excitement as to what was up. Particularly among the sophs. I suppose it did look rather funny to see these crowds of girls all leave in the middle of the meal. Then we rushed over to Raymond and crawled up under the dining room windows and then came out with crash, crash, crash. The windows flew open and
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there was a great time. it was a great success. After the debate was over first the juniors had to serenade the seniors under their windows, then they or a few of them went to the tree and cheered where we gathered "at a respectful distance" then they went home and we went around and serenaded them. We tried to get a speech from Johnson the leader on their side, but she said she had not voice. Finally we got home. It was very amusing. I suppose you know Billy was
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one of the judges. He was the one to announce the decision. Everybody was very much disgusted with him. He started beautifully but he tried to be too funny and spoiled it. The question you very likely know too. Resolved; that a defensive alliance between Great Britain and the United States would be the best interest of the later. The negative won. you will be interested to hear I have had my second gym exam. I
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have improved in every way not with the standing little I have been to gym Please work. I HAVE GAINED 10 TEN POUNDS. lovingly Ruth.
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Mrs. George B Adams
57 Edgehill Road
New Haven
Conn
57 Edgehill Road
New Haven
Conn
