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November 4, 1900
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Dear people:-
I have torn myself away from upstairs, where they are ready stories aloud, on purpose to write to you. Wasn't that sweet in me? Cora and I went up and had breakfast with Florence and Edith (Lucile went home for over Sunday) at half past nine. We scrambled some eggs and Miss Slade had brought some rolls and milk up to the room some time while they were still asleep, so we had a very nice breakfast. With crackers
Dear people:-
I have torn myself away from upstairs, where they are ready stories aloud, on purpose to write to you. Wasn't that sweet in me? Cora and I went up and had breakfast with Florence and Edith (Lucile went home for over Sunday) at half past nine. We scrambled some eggs and Miss Slade had brought some rolls and milk up to the room some time while they were still asleep, so we had a very nice breakfast. With crackers
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and jam and cheese which we always have on hand. We had the best fun yesterday. We all, that is we four, went down to West Point and saw the game. Mr. & Mrs. Pelton went too, so it was decidedly proper. He is one of the trustees of the college. We had any seats but got very good standing places and saw well. We took a camp chair along for Mrs Pelton. We had an early lunch here at a quarter past 12 and didn't get back to the Peltons until twenty minutes of eight. So you can imagine what
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our appetites were, I don't think I ever ate more in my life. We all moved with great difficulty after wards. I suppose George was around there some where tho I didn't see him. It is the loveliest place, such a view. And the cadets are so sweet. We saw them drilling before the game began. There weren't many Yale people there. We were so put out that they didn't cheer. I think we made more noise at our basket ball game Friday. But you haven't heard about that yet, have you? You see
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there was a match game between the Juniors and Seniors and there were grand doings. The seniors won, at which I can't say I am broken hearted, tho of course I ought to be. Anyway I did my duty and yelled with all my might for the Juniors, our sister class. Thursday we had a class meeting and practiced yells. Perhaps you would be interested in one or two. Here are 2
Go wish, go wang
Go bolly, go bang
Rickety whack go hoo—
Hi billy sormy go rin go rim
1900 - 2
Go wish, go wang
Go bolly, go bang
Rickety whack go hoo—
Hi billy sormy go rin go rim
1900 - 2
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Boom jig-a-rig, jig-a-rip-rap-roo
Jolly Jolly Juniors 19 - 2
They are very effective I assure you when 250 girls are yelling them. First the seniors marched in 2 by 2 and took up their stand at the further end of the field* Then the sophs along half of the right hand side. They were all dressed in white, the senior color* and carried banners and flags and streamers of course. We looked awfully pretty I can tell you. Next came the Junior and we, dressed in red
Jolly Jolly Juniors 19 - 2
They are very effective I assure you when 250 girls are yelling them. First the seniors marched in 2 by 2 and took up their stand at the further end of the field* Then the sophs along half of the right hand side. They were all dressed in white, the senior color* and carried banners and flags and streamers of course. We looked awfully pretty I can tell you. Next came the Junior and we, dressed in red
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and white. The Juniors
stood on the end opposite the seniors and we along beside the sophs. We
carried our big banner up on polls. Nobody had such fine banner bearers
as ours. They had to have different people carry it, but ours were Just
alike. That was my idea. Don't you think it brilliant? We were aU teasing
Lucile to appoint us to carry it when it suddenly occured to me that we
ought to have the twins. And every body liked the idea. They are so much
stood on the end opposite the seniors and we along beside the sophs. We
carried our big banner up on polls. Nobody had such fine banner bearers
as ours. They had to have different people carry it, but ours were Just
alike. That was my idea. Don't you think it brilliant? We were aU teasing
Lucile to appoint us to carry it when it suddenly occured to me that we
ought to have the twins. And every body liked the idea. They are so much
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alike. In the soph Jokes which we got on Hal among the "Nuts" was. Philopena. When you see one twin how can you tell which one she is? (W ritten upside down) When you see the other how can you tell she isn't the one you saw first? Wasn't that cute?
The Jokes were real good I shall bring mine home on Thanksgiving and show them to you.
Oh I forgot the Morris
The Jokes were real good I shall bring mine home on Thanksgiving and show them to you.
Oh I forgot the Morris
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chair has come. I think It is lovely. And I am ever so much obliged It make the room look quite differently. The waiste came too It look very pretty but I haven't had It on yet. Lucile is home getting her family to write her speech which she has got to get off at the Soph party which comes next Saturday. Think of it. She is doing finely. She talked like a regular grandmother at the last meeting and was too dear for any thing.
Ruth.
Ruth.
