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Dear papa:
At last I have been to see Prof. [Bracgand] he says I may take that course in French literature next year, without an examination. Isn't that perfect? I never was more pleased with anything in my life. I went over, and he began asking me questions about what I had done in school, and of course it didn't make much showing, and I could see that he
Dear papa:
At last I have been to see Prof. [Bracgand] he says I may take that course in French literature next year, without an examination. Isn't that perfect? I never was more pleased with anything in my life. I went over, and he began asking me questions about what I had done in school, and of course it didn't make much showing, and I could see that he
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wasn't inclined to let me come then I began telling him about what I read in France and it changed matters decidedly. Then he talked the least little bit of French with me. And then I told him I had been expecting to read some french this summer, and would be very much obliged if he would suggest some books which would be good for me to read. So he gave me a list of books
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they are terribly easy books, Peggy and those children were reading them in school when I was there. Oh I am so happy the girls are all wild at me. I said I went over and smiled at him, and said I should like to study with him, and he told me nothing would give him greater pleasure. That's all I tell them. Now for the rest of my business. We decided that I should take chemistry instead of
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Physics didn't we? So I have a three hour course still to take. I want to take something comparatively east as the rest of the work is rather stiff. I rather want course A of Astronomy. Will you look it up in the catalogue and see what you think of it in connection with the other courses I shall be taking. They say it is very interesting and not hard, (they being Sophs who have had it this year)
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I shall want to take it somewhere in my course anyway. Other easy courses are C + D in Music. Do you think it would be worth my while to take the History of Music ever? It is something I ought to know something about of course. Then courses A + B Art were taken this year for easy courses but turned out otherwise I believe. They were however very interesting, though there
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is a good deal of reading to be don.e There is not much danger of flunking them I believe. Don't you want to look over the catalogue with an eye to my course as a whole. I want to take the economic courses as is advises, all of them. I am more interested in that than anything else. Then I want in Biology A B + C. Now I should like to take Physiology rather. It's hard but very interesting. What do you
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think about English and History courses. I don't know what I want there. I suppose they are terribly good training for one. And please examine the German? There is nothing that looks particularly enticing to me. Oh I forgot Geology is another very easy course and nice to. Dear old Prof Dwight has that and he takes the girls off on expeditions
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Please tell me is he a brother of President Dwight I insist he is not and Miss Hastings says he is. Will you look this up right away and write me because our elections have to be in on Monday. We are once more enjoying the sun and my spirit rise.
Lovingly
Ruth.
Tuesday 11.
Lovingly
Ruth.
Tuesday 11.
