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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-03-13]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Your 2 letters arrived. Thanks. Still busy - still well. Love, FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-03-10]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Just came from Zo written It was easy, but I messed it up terribly. I studied all morning for it. Am going to read for debate all aft. It is raining now. Practice tonight. Thanks for the pin-cushion, but what is the idea, when I have a perfectly good + pretty one? R.S.V.P. Are you coming, Father? Love, Fannie Friday aft. Mrs. Marcus Aaron 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-03-08]
Text: Got you a dandy house - light + clean - very handy to campus. You're sole occupants. Love F.[This side of card is for address] Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-02-09]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I can't remember whether I mailed my letter yesterday or not. At any rate, I am going to a class now. I just came from a conference with Miss [Wylie]. Love, Fannie Thursday AMMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N.J.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-02-07]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Slept most of yesterday + today. Had dinner with Mrs. Hertz last night. They asked me for lunch today but I had another engagement. We had her on campus at noon yesterday, + of course [luuk] had it that we had a good enough lunch before a "Deustes" day. Will see you Friday. I shall order a chair for the 3 o'clock Love, FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron, c/o Hotel [Draymore], Atlantic City, N.J.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-02-28]
Text: Helen [Draword's] books Mlle Donteau Dr. Zugsmith Pay college bill - deposit money attend to these please. Dear Mother + Father: Had debate practice last night. My lack of knowledge didn't impede, but my physical strength did interfere with my assurance. Speakers to be announced today. Thanks gobs for the tulips. Don't worry - I shall go it easy. - I mean not hard. [New.] written this P.M. Psych " Thurs. <[Ellboy]> conference now Love, Fannie

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-01-26
Text: Dear Mother + Father: The Commodore suits me perfectly. I started to study for exams yesterday + will be going strong until Saturday night. An afternoon's discussion of Byron cleared matters up somewhat + an evening in reading about his life helped more. That is the nearest to reading critic that we are supposed to go. Helen is having a dinner for Pauline at the Inn tonight. Love, Fannie Jan. 26 (Wed) Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-01-18
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I really pro-mise to write a letter tomorrow. I am going hard on Byron reading and psych topic copying. Just arranged in Dean's office to drop [necl]. semester Zo for heredity. That will ease up things considerably. Love, Fannie Jan. 18. [This Side of Card is For Address] Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-01-12
Text: Jan 12, 1922. Dear Mother + Father: Hope you got my letters - I wrote regularly. Had notes from Pauline + Ruth. Still working on my 2 topics - Shelley's almost finished. Love Fannie Mother: I think I left my black silke [qyne] tie (big 3 cornered one) at home last yr. Will you send it in the laundry, or else if you can't find it in my dresser drawers, <have 1 of the red ones died> send 1 of the red ones + I'll have have it died. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for...
Show moreJan 12, 1922. Dear Mother + Father: Hope you got my letters - I wrote regularly. Had notes from Pauline + Ruth. Still working on my 2 topics - Shelley's almost finished. Love Fannie Mother: I think I left my black silke [qyne] tie (big 3 cornered one) at home last yr. Will you send it in the laundry, or else if you can't find it in my dresser drawers, <have 1 of the red ones died> send 1 of the red ones + I'll have have it died. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for adress] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-01-24 [?]
Text: -1- October 27, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I feel like a child with a new toy--the address-stamps came today and delighted me. Somehow I always rebel when I have to take time off to address a bunch of envelopes--it seems such a waste of time. I hope you will still claim me as your daughter and sister respectively--I lost my match today. It was a very sad affair. We started out in this manner:--I wond[sic] the firs, lost the second, halved the third, lost the fourth, and then came the...
Show more-1- October 27, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I feel like a child with a new toy--the address-stamps came today and delighted me. Somehow I always rebel when I have to take time off to address a bunch of envelopes--it seems such a waste of time. I hope you will still claim me as your daughter and sister respectively--I lost my match today. It was a very sad affair. We started out in this manner:--I wond[sic] the firs, lost the second, halved the third, lost the fourth, and then came the fatal happening. The fifth is a short hole down hill, 130 yards. Right in front of the green is a nasty, deep ditch, and all around it on the dar side is an equally nasty sand trap. I hit in the ditch, bounced back on the slope of the ditch, while Lucille's ball went into the sand-trap. I took my niblick and went within a yard and a half of the cup. She got out of the trap on her second, but rolled way off the green into the rough. She played her third out, and was going at a very fast rate, so that she would have rolled to the far side of the green into the trap again, but the caddy, awkward creature, was in the road and ball hit the pin hard and literally went shooting up the pin for about two yards, came down, hit the green and stopped dead a foot from the cup. She said he was sorry, but she acted as though she had not even noticed it; I missed my putt and she holed i, that that we both had four. It didn't occur to me for a while that anyone in tournament would let a thing like that go by without at least an apology. I know that I would have done something about it if I had been in her place. She must have felt funny, because walking over to the tea she said, "We both had four, didn't we?" She knew perfectly well, it is not so hard to keep score on a hundred and thirty yard hole. Well, I never knew I had such a temper. It wasn't that she won the hole, because two down at the end of five, is not hopeless by any such mean, but it was the fact that anyone could be such a poor sport and be so petty about a thing like a college golf tournament. I was boiling within, but thank goodness I said nothing about it and acted as you would say, Mother, "like a lady" throughout the game, which is certainly more than she did. She walked on the green half the time while I was putting, and always walked ahead on the fairway. And she knew that she had no business to, because she is a much more experienced player than I am and has tournament rules down pat. It was my first experience with poor sportsmanship, and it got on my nerves terribly. I didn't play badly, in fact, I played rather well, but she played better. Only when she gets a rotten shot, she is anything but agreeable. I was driving my best, which as you know, if good, but she outdrove me slightly most of the time. But that experience on the fifth hole was my ruination for the afternoon.-2- She beat me five down and four to go. Such is life!--how very philosophical. But I am very disappointed. I feel tonight as though I had flunked ten exams. It is maddening, because I feel that I was defeated not on my golf, but on me "feelings". I never knew I could be so indignant--in fact, i never knew that I was at all an emotional crittur. The exasperating thing is that I know I could have beaten the winner of the other match, neither Jean May nor Miss Thallon plays much of a game. I wanted to win this tournament even more than make debate. I saw friend Phyllis in the libe yesterday and had a lengthy confab. She told me among other things that the trouble with both Fran Kellogg and me is that we are both good the day we come out to tryout for the first time, but neither one of us improves noticeably from that day on. I was strongly tempted to tell her that is she and the rest of the valuable committee would one in their lives give some constructive criticism, there might be some chance of our improving, but I exerted that self-control which has been tried a good deal of late, and refrained. But when she told me, that when she sits there and listens to how poorly people meet their opponents' arguments, she feels like getting up and debating herself, I did not use it. She is such a punk debater, but she doesn't know it! So I mentioned decently that sitting and listening is very different from getting up and speaking, and that I knew because I had done a lot of both in intercollegiate last year. She agreed that I was probably right. Then she told me that she had heard an interesting thing the other day. Miss Palmer told someone the other day, and this someone told her, that there are two hundred Jewish girls in the college, that is, girls who are born Jewish by religion. That refers to the cards filled out Freshman year, i guess. I told her that I would very much like to have the figures straight, because I knew there were a great many Jewish girls in college, but I could not believe that there were two hundred. Thereupon we had quite a discussion on the subject, which of course, as always, led to a re-hash of Peabody days. Her statement is a pretty sad statement of fact, I am afraid. I have to debate tomorrow afternoon. Phyll told me that I was sure of making the team--not that I was so good, but that there were none better. She surely has developed an amount of tact and happy mode of expression that is amazing! I have not heard from Margaret yet. Perhaps she changed her mind. A letter to Helen from Marian brought the interesting information from Marian that she is going to the Princeton-Harvard game with Junior Weil and Ruth Gallinger is going down with her to go with her Byron. The next sentence contained the information that she had just gotten some wonderful clothes, a beaver coat, and two new hats. Helen read me the letter, and-3- at this juncture told me to give my love to the two hats if I saw them at Princeton. When I remarked that she could hardly be wearing both, Helen said she would probably be carrying the other one! The letter just oozed with her catty worldliness! Really, i feel very cynical tonight--but I seem particularly impressed with the mean traits in some people's characters. In my "Jewtopia" people aren't going to be like that. Pete, a J topic is a topic for J, which is Nineteenth Century Poetry. The course got that name in prehistoric times when all courses were lettered instead of numbered and it has preserved that appellation in all but catalogue[sic] terminology. I am sorry you were distressed by receiving the books. It seems to me that a twenty-first birthday, even though you boo on a distinction between twenty-first and eighteenth, is worthy of some "lasting token". Of course Harold is guilty. I told him to pump you and let me know what books you considered worth owning, that I had been very stupid in not pumping you before we left home, and that unfortunately I had not followed closely enough the recent historical publications to know just what was worth buying. When I received the letter with the information and the willing offer to buy them, I first tried with no success at Lindmark's, then asked him to attend to it. Siehst du? However, I'm sorry I "distressed" you. Life is too short for that. As to your remark, "you hope I won't be foolish enough to do that again"--do you think I am cracked? One birthday present in one year is quite enough. I hadn't proposed making it a weekly affair--my funds don't reach indefinitely!--Enough of this foolishness. I must back to my J reading. I don't know why you had an intermission in my letters, Mother. I mail them every day in the eight o'clock morning mail. You know Sundays the letters don't go till seven P. M. Perhaps that was the difficulty. I had no letter from you today, Mother. I hope the railroad strike doesn't come to interfere with my week-end. I just had a blow tonight. I missed town Sunday when I went to Philadelphia with you, Mother, and I'll miss it in November again. The provoking thing is that when one goes on a week-end, chapel cuts don't count. It may be interest you to know that I was called upon by a Poughkeepsie-ite just after Yom Kippur and begged to teach Sunday school. i refused at first, because it takes too much time, but on considering the situation, decided that after seeing the pitiable behavior that night, that I could at least try to them manners and as to knowledge, i know that I haven't much, but still I have more then they have. I didn't write you this because I thought you would kid me and say I was just-4- doing it because Pete was. As a matter of fact, i felt a duty--this sounds strange coming from me--to do what I could to ameliorate that awful situation down there. She promised me the oldest kids and promised also to realease[sic] if it was too much of a tax on my time. The pay is two dollars a Sunday, and this was to go to the endowment fund. I must admit I felt very righteous but also unenthusiastic at the prospect. I would have preferred a guarantee of a bath for all of them before school meets! You see what a fine social worker I would make. Well, yesterday she informed me that school will have to meet Sunday mornings, and there I cannot do it, because I know I could not be excused from chapel. Every Christian girl could ask to be excused on the same grounds, and honorable boring ministers would yell at empty pews. So the "ungezonene Juden" know as much now as they would at the end of a year of my valuable instruction. I would like to write about ten more pages as Miss Salmon says, "on the state of the Union" but I haven't the time. Hope you are still improving so rapidly, Papsy. I was wondering today about Thanksgiving. Will you be about ready then for a Nach-Kur in Atlantic or will I be coming home to visit you? Love, Fannie We had a debate Council Meeting last night to vote on the three subjects which we send in to the central council as our suggestions. The three decided were "Federal Supervision of Education", "Freedom of the Philippines", and "The League of Nations". The first is the easiest, the last the right one to have. It is a subject that has been hashed and rehashed, but in reality, when it comes down to facts, people as a whole are very vague about concrete information. I was all for some Japanese and Chinese question myself, but the others were not. Among others suggested what "Federal Ownership of the Coal Mines" and it brought back memories of "years ago".
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-01-17]
Text: Tues. Dear Mother + Father: I have never gone through a worse night - I almost froze up. My fingers are still numb. I am finishing my topic, thank goodness. I knew how to spell "dyed". Have you heard from Dr. C? R.S.V.P. Heard an excellent dramatic reading of "Less Femms Savantes" last night by a French actress. The medicine had nto done any good, when it started having a peculiar, sort of paralyzing effect on my eyes. I could not afford that in these busy days, so quite....
Show moreTues. Dear Mother + Father: I have never gone through a worse night - I almost froze up. My fingers are still numb. I am finishing my topic, thank goodness. I knew how to spell "dyed". Have you heard from Dr. C? R.S.V.P. Heard an excellent dramatic reading of "Less Femms Savantes" last night by a French actress. The medicine had nto done any good, when it started having a peculiar, sort of paralyzing effect on my eyes. I could not afford that in these busy days, so quite. I feel the same as always. I'm throughly sick of it. Love. Fannie [This Side of Card is For Address] Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-01-28]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Letter tonight. Off to psych - [lover]. Back in Davison Love, Fannie

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-01-21]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: At present am sitting in the doctor's office waiting to ask her to let me sleep in Metcalfe Thursday + Friday nights. I have two exams Sat. + one Friday + I have such noisy quarter that it is impossible to get a good night's rest before 7 AM. Incidentally, I slept till 9 this morning. Am going to lab from here. I prefer finsihing up today than next week. Read Byron for a while last night. Also went to see K. [Steen] who is in the infirmary with a broken ankle....
Show moreDear Mother + Father: At present am sitting in the doctor's office waiting to ask her to let me sleep in Metcalfe Thursday + Friday nights. I have two exams Sat. + one Friday + I have such noisy quarter that it is impossible to get a good night's rest before 7 AM. Incidentally, I slept till 9 this morning. Am going to lab from here. I prefer finsihing up today than next week. Read Byron for a while last night. Also went to see K. [Steen] who is in the infirmary with a broken ankle. Her mother + father came on to see that it should be properly attended to. They wanted to take her home, but she didn't want to miss midyears, so her mother is staying up here, nice luck! She'll have a good long sojourn in the infirmary Was honored by a somewhat lengthy visit from E. Spiro + [Pappeu] - [huiuer] room- mate. The latter is without doubt the homeliest girl I have ever seen, but she isn't half bad to talk to! I'll take the 11:09 to N.Y. the Phila. week-end, arrive 3:30, + take the next train to Phila- probably 4 P.M, or at the latest 5 P.M. So I can certainly go to the hospital that night. Sent you an exam schedule yesterday. Peggy Higgins, debate chairman, told me yesterday that in answer to our letter turning Brown's challenge for a debate on the Brown-[Ruiherst]-Williams League subject down, she had one offering to debate us on our league subject here any date we set. Wo we'll probably debate them, too, in April. She promised me that if I do Barnard or Holyoke, I can do either Amherst or Brown. How can one resist? Love, Fannie Just spoke to Dr. B. If there is a bed available, she'll be glad to let me in. I also told her about Phila, etc. She is strongly in favor of the [anaesthetics] exam. She surely is a peach. I hate to think of not having her here next semester. She strongly advised not coming to a decision about going home until after Phila. I guess she's right. Laundry [eame] today, also [hickey] from Miss Schroder. It is O.K
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-11-12
Text: Nov 12 Dear Mother + Father: We had our last practice last night. - Thank goodness for that. I'm going to work in the libe this morning. I surely have enough to do to keep me there for a wk. without interruption. Why won't you let Cousin Marcus send the socks? I can't see that. I'm sorry about [Brentaus's] booklist. I'll look it up and send it. I should certainly not pick Lucy out as a law student. I think it is a case of "putting in time" I detect L. B...
Show moreNov 12 Dear Mother + Father: We had our last practice last night. - Thank goodness for that. I'm going to work in the libe this morning. I surely have enough to do to keep me there for a wk. without interruption. Why won't you let Cousin Marcus send the socks? I can't see that. I'm sorry about [Brentaus's] booklist. I'll look it up and send it. I should certainly not pick Lucy out as a law student. I think it is a case of "putting in time" I detect L. B's influence. Sherlock Holmes! I was quite nervous about de-bate last night _ it interfered with my sleep, so I am preparing for tonight by a long walk and the movies, "The 3 Musketeers," this aft. instead of staying home worrying. I slept late yesterday and got little work done. The feature of the afternoon were a foolish faculty-student hocky game, and a mock "Army-Navy" football game. They were very amusing. I [then] took a walk, and worked for two hrs. And now you have the history of my life. Love, Fannie Get the socks that sell [lest].
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-11-06
Text: Nov. 6. Dear Mother + Father: I wish I had time to write a letter - but I have mountains of work, some extra required lectures, Junior Party rehearsals + endless debate rehearsals. The speakers were picked yesterday - McDonald, Barclay, Aaron. [Ihe] soph's definitely refuse to change the date from Sat. night. So the <debate> game is all off. I'm sorry, but there's not to do about it. We [inotold] last night. It was great! Took the 7:45. I tried to raise W. Union last...
Show moreNov. 6. Dear Mother + Father: I wish I had time to write a letter - but I have mountains of work, some extra required lectures, Junior Party rehearsals + endless debate rehearsals. The speakers were picked yesterday - McDonald, Barclay, Aaron. [Ihe] soph's definitely refuse to change the date from Sat. night. So the <debate> game is all off. I'm sorry, but there's not to do about it. We [inotold] last night. It was great! Took the 7:45. I tried to raise W. Union last night to wire you, but couldn't get them. The [offce] here closes at 10. So I wired this morning. Love Fannie What are your Thanksgiving plans? Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-11-19]
Text: Sat. Dear Mother + Father | "You're a wise lady"! I showed Miss S. your special + put the case to her absolutely truthfully. She brought it up in warden's meeting today + permission was granted to get there Wed. night. She said she preferred my cutting only one class, and I cannot make the three train. It really makes no diff. to me. I don't want you to meet me, either. I really mean that. I'll take the bus from the station in A.C. I wired you right after lunch....
Show moreSat. Dear Mother + Father | "You're a wise lady"! I showed Miss S. your special + put the case to her absolutely truthfully. She brought it up in warden's meeting today + permission was granted to get there Wed. night. She said she preferred my cutting only one class, and I cannot make the three train. It really makes no diff. to me. I don't want you to meet me, either. I really mean that. I'll take the bus from the station in A.C. I wired you right after lunch. I didn't last night, because I had nothing to report. Miss S. was a peach about it. The straw suitcase came - also the [check-bks]. Thank you. It looks as tho I have to leave A. C. at 9:10 Sunday. Unless there is something better on the Reading. The latest train I can take from N.Y. is the 6:35. Will you get a chair for me for Sunday, please. You would know about the Reading + I don't that's why I won't attend to it myself. have ordered chair for Wed. Love, Fannie Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-11-01]
Text: Dear Mother and Father, I am so busy today that it makes me shiver to think of it. There probably won't be time for a letter today. Love, Fannie [Tues][This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-11-08]
Text: [postmarked 8 Nov 1921] Dear Mother and Father: Just a minute to breath in! I had a full day today, work and classes all day except when I worked on debate and went to Junior Party rehearsal I have debate practice tonight. The team was announced this morning. I was surprised, to say the least. Kellogg, the third speaker in class debate last year, the only Soph speaker in intercollegiate, is an alternate. Bish persuaded Emma McDonald, who told her before tryouts that she was going to the Yale...
Show more[postmarked 8 Nov 1921] Dear Mother and Father: Just a minute to breath in! I had a full day today, work and classes all day except when I worked on debate and went to Junior Party rehearsal I have debate practice tonight. The team was announced this morning. I was surprised, to say the least. Kellogg, the third speaker in class debate last year, the only Soph speaker in intercollegiate, is an alternate. Bish persuaded Emma McDonald, who told her before tryouts that she was going to the Yale-Princeton game and was told she could be an alternate and go away, to stay and take the first speech. The other speaker is Lois Barclay, whom I would have made an alternate. To my way of thinking they made two very decided mistakes. I shall be terribly rushed till Thursday, so I will only be able to write cards. I hope that the rush won't get me in edge. The real point of this letter is this: The class of 1923 is planning a very elaborate and well-organized sale of Christmas gifts, the profits of which are to go toward the class quota for the Endowment Fund. We hope to raise enough to have the whole quota that way. I give my articles to the booth for men's gifts. We were urged to see ifwe could get anything wholesale, and better still, if we couldn't get the whole sale place to give the things as a form of gift to the endowment fund. So I bethought me of Rauh's, and didn't see whey when you and Pete buy silk socks there you couldn't buy some for yourselves, which I would sell here. Would you get them, Mother? Get about ten dollars' worth--I guess that would be a half dozen pairs. Uncle Ike, also my chairman, told me to write to them, and if I worded it tactfully enought, they would offer to give the stuff, and then if we sell them, it would be entirely profit. Or should I write them myself? R. S. V. P. immediately, as the sale is right after Thanksgiving. When I got back from New York last night, there was a telegram from Harold, which I was to use to help have the debate date changed so that I could get up to New Haven next week. It was--(a great big fib) "Our plans absolutely upset unless you come to game Saturday. We are counting on you". But it didn't do any good. The Sophs refuse to change. Besides which, with the team composed as it is, that probably means that I am main speaker, because Emma is definitely booked for the first speech, and I simply could not ditch the thing now. Such is life when one wants to be intellectual as well as social! Just the same--darn the old debate. As you notice, I haven't invested in typewriter paper yet. I didn't say the weather was warm as toast at the [game], Father. I said I was. What with a fur coat, a big plusy cushion to sit on, and a steamer-rug to wrap up in, I couldn't very well be anything else. I had a great day. The only thing that went wrong was not getting to Princeton till twelve-thirty, but I didn't see how I could ditch Uncle Ike and Aunt Bessie when I was staying with them, and go over ahead of them. We had lunch at Commons, the four of us plus Harold. I had the honor of seeing andspeaking to Albert Cabet, who was waiting on the table--not ours. While we were eating Marian, Jun or Weil, Ruth G, and Byron Foster filed out past us. I got up and spoke to them, just for a minute. Marian told me to call her up Sunday morning, but I did not do so. After lunch I saw Grace Lubin and met her brother. We walked down to the game with them. He is very English, naturally enough. Grace has gotten to be very good looking. Don't laugh, I really mean it. Lester tried to persuade them to stay over for dinner, but they had promised their mother and Eorothy who was in B. M. for the week-end, to be back there for dinner. The same party that had lunch together, plus Howard Baer, had dinner together. We enjoyed it very much. We left on the seven-thirty special, and got back to Woodmere at ten-fifteen. It was a fine day, although the Harvardite got on my nerves more than was good for me and all of us several times during the afternoon. He is one overgrown fool in a good many respects. Incidentally, he is suffering from his sprained vocal cords, and can hardly say a word. So he entertains all interested by talking deaf and dumb to them. He and I took a long walk Sunday morning. We called for the kids at Sunday school. I studied and played with the kids in the afternoon. We left at six and got to the station at seven-thirty. I took the seven-forty-five up and a taxi out to college. That is the end of a perfect week-end, almost perfect, I mean. But I shudder when I think of all that must be gotten into the next four days. I am glad you are home Father. Let Mother fuss over you all she wants. She knows more about the care of the feeble than you do. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-10-12
Text: Oct. 12. Dear Mother + Father: Jeanette came before dinner last night - leaves tonight. I went off to dinner with her, + then left her to go to [TEmple]. It was a regular mob gathering. Some [oery] funny things hap-pened. Will write tomorrow. Altogether it was most un-satisfactory. Love, Fannie Gym situation settled - condition removed and record O.K. up to dateMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-06-07
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Ec was a night - mare - it was fiendish. Spanish was easy. I came home after it + went to bed. I have [done] all of 2 hours' preparation for Romance, which is this morning. Love, Fannie June 7. 156 E. 79th St Mrs. AbrahausonMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-06-06]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Monday All's well that ends well - here's hoping today ends well. I have two exams today - one of them Ec - and I feel perfectly rotten. Wishing you a Merry Christmas; Fannie. Mother - you might make my Dr. S< > appointment - if he is planning to be away long after commencement let me know + I will come home earlier if necessary.Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-05-27
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Ambassador] May 27, 1921 Dear Mother and Father: I enjoyed the production of "Electra" immenselfy yesterday. Helen called my attention to the fact that I saw Edith Wynne Matthison in "Henty the Eighth". I had forgotten all about it. The special trolleys left college at four and arrived at this wonderful old estate on South Road at five o'clock. It is a gorgeous place. From the back porch of the house you get a perfect view of the river and the...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Ambassador] May 27, 1921 Dear Mother and Father: I enjoyed the production of "Electra" immenselfy yesterday. Helen called my attention to the fact that I saw Edith Wynne Matthison in "Henty the Eighth". I had forgotten all about it. The special trolleys left college at four and arrived at this wonderful old estate on South Road at five o'clock. It is a gorgeous place. From the back porch of the house you get a perfect view of the river and the hills on the other side. I would be quite satisfied to live there! The house is very old, but the trees and flowers in that place are gorgeous. The play was given behind the house, in a perfect setting of trees. The choruses danced beautifully and were very effectively costumed. They came from the Bennett School of Applied Arts at Millbrook. I finished up in chem lab yesterday afternoon, checked up my appartus, and left it for good. Maybe that wasn't a joyful feeling! With all that I missed, I was the second to finish. The advanced English Speech class present "As You Like It" in the outdoor theater tonight. I intend to go. I don't believe I mentioned that the only thing I didn't like about the expedition was that we didn't get back till almost nine o'clock. At present I am working on the history topic that was due last Friday. When I finish that, I will be completely up to date. I am travelling along this week on schedule, just as I planned it--and not getting behind, either--which surprises me a great deal. The kimono has not arrived yet. I think I shall go to a funny little place across the river with Jeanette and Lucy after my last exam Thursday afternoon and come back Friday afternoon. They have been there before and like it a lot. Do you approve? I am glad to hear Judge Cohen thought Father's speech was so wonderful. Did you stand or sit give it, Father? I thought so, too, but I couldn't write a telegram like that to save my life. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-05-02]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: [Send] Pauline the flowers. My cards are in the right-hand dresser drawer in my room in a little box in a glove box. It looks as though all of the crowd who are home are [aides] - perhaps I'd have been [one of] the unlucky ones if I had been home. What shoudl I give to the Pea-body subscription. R.S.V.P. The pills came from Welsh's special last week. Two were in-effective - three worked. I had Dr. [Zugsmith's] prescription filled. It is marked to take one....
Show moreDear Mother + Father: [Send] Pauline the flowers. My cards are in the right-hand dresser drawer in my room in a little box in a glove box. It looks as though all of the crowd who are home are [aides] - perhaps I'd have been [one of] the unlucky ones if I had been home. What shoudl I give to the Pea-body subscription. R.S.V.P. The pills came from Welsh's special last week. Two were in-effective - three worked. I had Dr. [Zugsmith's] prescription filled. It is marked to take one. It does not work. I am having one dickens of a time. I'll be glad when college is over and I can do something about it. We didn't do anything in particu-lar yesterday. Edith [Lowman] was to take Henrietta + me to breakfast, but H. persuaded me to stay in bed + she went with Edith. Then H. came back + read the paper. Meanwhile Jo Marple + I spent 2 hours working out the bank statement that had to be handed in to-day. Lucy, H., + I had dinner together at the Lodge. H. slept with me Sat. night. B. [Bagy] was away for the week-end, so we put her bed in my room. Our beds here are much more mobile <here than> at home. We all loafed together yesterday after-noon, showed H. the few things she hadn't seen, and then it was time for her to go. Inasmuch as Lucy was going to the station anyhow, + since I have [ten]feeling punk, I [les] them persuade me not to go down. I spent the evening studying for my Spanish written. (It was fiendish - she gave all the things nobody had studied) If Henriietta enjoyed the visit as much as I enjoyed having her, we are square It's a shame she wasted her good brain and character on Pitt! I forgot to say that H. and I went to the French play Sat. night. It was great, particularly Jo Marple, who was the hero. Next year when tryouts evening come. I'll <go to> drink coffee instead of going to bed. I did not chase my head off when Henri-etta was here, but still I haven't gotten over the backward spell. I have very acute pain when I go to the toilet, and pretty bad other times. Dr. B. gave me the medicine to take that I took last year before D. [Saues] sent me his. I hope it will get better soon. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-05-12]
Text: Thurs. 4 P.M Dear Mother + Father: Just came from lab. Will write [tonight.] Love Fannie Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-05-02]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: H. left 3:58 (4:58). Had a wonderful time together. Spanish written tomorrow. Me for study now. Love Fannie Sunday [40] Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-04-16
Text: Vassar Lodge, Poughkeepsie, New York, April 16, 1921. Dear Mother and Father: I didn't bring any regular typewriter paper with me; so I hope you will pardon this. I got in at 8:03 last evening. Fan met me. I had dinner at the station; then we came out here. The telegraph office at the station was closed; that is why you didn't hear from me last evening. I sent you a night message from out here. It was certainly wonderfully restful to strike a quiet place like this. The place makes...
Show moreVassar Lodge, Poughkeepsie, New York, April 16, 1921. Dear Mother and Father: I didn't bring any regular typewriter paper with me; so I hope you will pardon this. I got in at 8:03 last evening. Fan met me. I had dinner at the station; then we came out here. The telegraph office at the station was closed; that is why you didn't hear from me last evening. I sent you a night message from out here. It was certainly wonderfully restful to strike a quiet place like this. The place makes an infinitely better impression coming from Harvard than it did the time I came from Princeton--but on an absolute standard I should say that it was pretty fine. We walked over half Poughkeepsie this morning looking for the Temple. When we found it, it was closed. Otherwise there is nothing startling to report. I expect to leave at 5:31 tomorrow evening--Princeton at 9:34, if I make my connection duly. The telegraph office may be closed then; so I don't promise to get a wire off to you. Love, [Leter] I don't know what to add to this interesting letter of Pete's. A change of atmosphere does not seem to have made any difference in his literary style. Anyhow, I am enjoying his company tremendously. The team sent me flying to the station last night and insisted on dispensing with my valuable contribution to the practice debate--for which I was duly glad. Really, it is great to be together again, and I certainly am glad that it is two days instead of one. But if you could see me standing at his dresser trying to type on a machine somewhere near my feet, you wouldn't want me to write anymore. Wishing you otherwise, beg to remain, Your humble chickenroastedpotatoes
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-04-11
Text: April 11, 1921. Dear Mother + Father: Devate tonight, lab 5th + 6th, + work 7th + 8th. Had an ugly written in Ec this morning. I planned to get ahead yesterday on this week's work, but I had to go to bed at 4:30 yesterday with a splitting old-time headache. I haven't the faintest idea [what] it came from. It is gone to-day but it was a nuisance. Midsemester in Spanish Thursday! Love, Fannie Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-04-26]
Text: [postmarked 26 Apr 1921] Dear Mother and Father: Writing on a Remington doesn't seem to [??]at all in my line any more. I don't feel much better today. I got some pills from Dr. Baldwin which I don't expect will help me any. Does the Doctoer want me to go back to argryol. R. S. V. P.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-03-07
Text: March 7, '21. Dear Mother + Father: Nothing new to report. Lab this aft. + debate practice tonight. Feel perfectly all right again. Mother - I don't want any more p. made - I like b's better, but have 6 silk pairs in good condition. Rec'd. telegram. Thanks. Will act accordingly. I read "Main Street" in the inform., Mother. The craze for reading it has been going like wild-fire. I don't think it's worth reading. It's much too long-drawn out, and...
Show moreMarch 7, '21. Dear Mother + Father: Nothing new to report. Lab this aft. + debate practice tonight. Feel perfectly all right again. Mother - I don't want any more p. made - I like b's better, but have 6 silk pairs in good condition. Rec'd. telegram. Thanks. Will act accordingly. I read "Main Street" in the inform., Mother. The craze for reading it has been going like wild-fire. I don't think it's worth reading. It's much too long-drawn out, and does not get you anywhere in particular. Love FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-28
Text: February 20, '21. Dear Mother + Father: The delayed letter was one I forgot to mail and found in my notebook. "Scuse" me! I am writing this in Ec lecture. Was that where you used to write letters, Mother? I have a full day today again, with lab. at 4:15 the squad and committee have their pictures taken for the Vassarion. I had a good sleep last night again. I think I'll manage not to [overtax] my strength, Mother, as long as I can rest up over the week-ends this way. Are...
Show moreFebruary 20, '21. Dear Mother + Father: The delayed letter was one I forgot to mail and found in my notebook. "Scuse" me! I am writing this in Ec lecture. Was that where you used to write letters, Mother? I have a full day today again, with lab. at 4:15 the squad and committee have their pictures taken for the Vassarion. I had a good sleep last night again. I think I'll manage not to [overtax] my strength, Mother, as long as I can rest up over the week-ends this way. Are you coming up here, Father? Love FannieMr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-26
Text: Feb. 26, 1920. Dear Mother + Father: Nothing much to tell since yesterday, except that I could not go to Miss [Sabuon's] because [Dr]B. could not change her time for me and I didn't want to go down late + alone. The others all went on the first car after chapel. Besides which, I was greatly in need of sleep. I went to bed at 8:30 and slept till 8:4- this morning. I just came back from the libe (12:30.) I have been doing next week's history. I don't see how I can go down to...
Show moreFeb. 26, 1920. Dear Mother + Father: Nothing much to tell since yesterday, except that I could not go to Miss [Sabuon's] because [Dr]B. could not change her time for me and I didn't want to go down late + alone. The others all went on the first car after chapel. Besides which, I was greatly in need of sleep. I went to bed at 8:30 and slept till 8:4- this morning. I just came back from the libe (12:30.) I have been doing next week's history. I don't see how I can go down to New York next week-end with debate going at as full speed as it is. Why not come up here, Father? You would not have to stay the whole week-end if you didn't want to. You could spend a day or two here. R.S.V.P. It is only lack of time just now that keeps me from giving you a more cordial invitation Debate practice came [off]well yesterday aft. Dick [Foshel] is here with Helen for the week-end. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-24
Text: Dear Mother + Father: The unskilled laborer has nothing on me. Here is my schedule for today: Classes: 8:30-12:30 Lab: 1:35-3:45 or more Required lecture: - 4:45 - 5:45 Debate practice: 7:30 � 10:00 or thereabouts Love, Fannie A letter tomorrow for sure! Feb. 24Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-23
Text: Feb. 23. Dear Mother + Father: Hope to write tonight. Have a Spanish conference now and then must go to libe. Don't want the fur, [just] wanted to know [where] it was. Love, FannieMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle St., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-22
Text: Feb. 22, 1921. Dear Mother + Father: I shall be awfully busy to-day, + I didn't know if I would have time to write or not, hence the telegram. besides which, I was very much excited. The [serial] ([sfeakers] + alternates, but not yet distinguished) were announced last night at an "Ellis Island immigrant party", but more of that again. Enough to say that it was loads of fun + very exciting. I could not go to sleep for ages. Now the [hard pull] starts. I hope I'll last...
Show moreFeb. 22, 1921. Dear Mother + Father: I shall be awfully busy to-day, + I didn't know if I would have time to write or not, hence the telegram. besides which, I was very much excited. The [serial] ([sfeakers] + alternates, but not yet distinguished) were announced last night at an "Ellis Island immigrant party", but more of that again. Enough to say that it was loads of fun + very exciting. I could not go to sleep for ages. Now the [hard pull] starts. I hope I'll last allright. One of these days soon you'll get a lengthy letter about it - about 7 pages, I guess. Love, Fannie Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-01-27
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Just came back from my English Speech exam. I wasted several perfectly good hours studying for it. It didn't do any good. The exam was tolerably queer. Now from some concentrated Ec study. Love, Fannie Jan. 27Mrs. Marcus Aaron, c/o Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-12-09]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: The rush is not letting up - it is increasing! Me for a day to sleep, Dec. 18. I got [alit] of [cicoitation] from A.G. (same as last year) to the Black and White[sauce] Jan. 1. I don't know if he was trying to be funny or if it is the thing to do, to say that the dance is being planned, etc., and that it will afford him very great pleasure if he could have my company! That is all...It strikes me it is somewhat stiff, but [I guess] it is his idea of humor. I'll...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: The rush is not letting up - it is increasing! Me for a day to sleep, Dec. 18. I got [alit] of [cicoitation] from A.G. (same as last year) to the Black and White[sauce] Jan. 1. I don't know if he was trying to be funny or if it is the thing to do, to say that the dance is being planned, etc., and that it will afford him very great pleasure if he could have my company! That is all...It strikes me it is somewhat stiff, but [I guess] it is his idea of humor. I'll accept, unless you have some reason to the contrary. R.S.V.P. Love, Fannie. We had debate practice last night again - more today. Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburge, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-11-09
Text: Dear Mother + Father, Nov. 8 I heard about the accident at last. Lucy saw her father in N.Y. + he told her about it. You surely had a lucky escape. I worked a lot over the week- end, and have a lot to do this week. It is the time [fuied]-semesters. You know what that means. Spanish [coures]Wednesday. Ec monday a week, and two topics due the end of this week. Also lab quiz today and French Shoe Drive the end of this week. Wishing you more leisure than I have, Harrisburg [Jogo] [This side of...
Show moreDear Mother + Father, Nov. 8 I heard about the accident at last. Lucy saw her father in N.Y. + he told her about it. You surely had a lucky escape. I worked a lot over the week- end, and have a lot to do this week. It is the time [fuied]-semesters. You know what that means. Spanish [coures]Wednesday. Ec monday a week, and two topics due the end of this week. Also lab quiz today and French Shoe Drive the end of this week. Wishing you more leisure than I have, Harrisburg [Jogo] [This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-11-15]
Text: Dear Mother + Father, It is bitter cold and snowing. I wish my coat would come. I'll probably write a letter tonight. I have a lot to do now. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-11-13]
Text: Dear Mother + Father, I am going for a walk now. It is gorgeous today. I worked this morning. My Corona will arrive this aft. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-10-30
Text: Dear Mother + Father; Oct 30. I don't know what you are talking about in your letter, Father. I don't remember writing about being tired, but if I said I was, I must have been. There is no change in the way I feel over what I re-ported yesterday. It's queer + incidentally, must uncom-fortable. I hope it's temporary! I have been working all day in [libe] on loads of Eng. reading + a [fince] history topic. Mother, I just this minute realized that Senior Parlor opening is...
Show moreDear Mother + Father; Oct 30. I don't know what you are talking about in your letter, Father. I don't remember writing about being tired, but if I said I was, I must have been. There is no change in the way I feel over what I re-ported yesterday. It's queer + incidentally, must uncom-fortable. I hope it's temporary! I have been working all day in [libe] on loads of Eng. reading + a [fince] history topic. Mother, I just this minute realized that Senior Parlor opening is next Sat. night + I must have an evening dress for it. IF you won't be home, have Aunt Hattie send the blue or orange + orange stockings special P.D.Q. If it can't be let [it], send it as is and I'll manage [something]!Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, c/o Hotel [Geaymor], Atlantic City, N.J.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-10-14
Text: Oct. 14, 1920 Dear Mother + Father, I just came from a French Club meeting. We are going to have a 2 day drive ([Gag] Day) to raise $500 for shoeless children of France. The request came from a Vassar graduate, who is doing work over there. We are going to have the tags in the form of shoes, and have a desk in the soap palace on which will be placed a very large cardboard shoe. The money will be dropped into it. We will ahve real shoes on a table in the halls those two days to catch people as...
Show moreOct. 14, 1920 Dear Mother + Father, I just came from a French Club meeting. We are going to have a 2 day drive ([Gag] Day) to raise $500 for shoeless children of France. The request came from a Vassar graduate, who is doing work over there. We are going to have the tags in the form of shoes, and have a desk in the soap palace on which will be placed a very large cardboard shoe. The money will be dropped into it. We will ahve real shoes on a table in the halls those two days to catch people as they come out from dinner. Then we are going to have large posters. I have charge of getting people to make them. Most of the ideas, at least, a good part of them, originated with yours truly. What do you think of them? The result of an English and a history cut was only one class this morning. I [worked] on my history topic this morning. I have all the material, but I have to arrange it this evening. The Spanish conference yesterday consisted of read-ing a long list of words (for purposes of pronunciation correction), and talking a little. [EC] still interestsme very much. It certainly is not hard. I have a huge am't of Eng-lish reading for Monday. I have lab this afternoon. It tires me, but I don't think much more than it would even if I were perfectly well. We had a meeting of '22 and '26 of Davison last night, in connection with our [stunt] party, which is coming off next Friday night. I think it will be pretty good. Me for my [Corona] nex ttime. I am spoiled. Has Gdpa. been sick again? R.S.V.P. honestly.Why did Aunt B. come? [Paps], is your right hand sore or is your pen broken? Love, Fannie What about your trip East?
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-10-04
Text: Oct. 4. Dear Mother + Father, Received 2 letters from you, Mother, + 1 from you, M.A, this A.M. We had our first Ec lecture in Assembly Hall this morning. Spanish still travels at the rate of a mile a minute. I certainly was strong in expecting an easy course. I have to read another [churad] book for tomorrow. Just came from chem lab + discovered, that we had not! Hurrah! I have to get up a 3 minute speech for English Speech tomorrow. Love, Fannie [This side of card is for address] Mr. and...
Show moreOct. 4. Dear Mother + Father, Received 2 letters from you, Mother, + 1 from you, M.A, this A.M. We had our first Ec lecture in Assembly Hall this morning. Spanish still travels at the rate of a mile a minute. I certainly was strong in expecting an easy course. I have to read another [churad] book for tomorrow. Just came from chem lab + discovered, that we had not! Hurrah! I have to get up a 3 minute speech for English Speech tomorrow. Love, Fannie [This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-09-28
Text: Sept. 28, 1920. Dear Mother + Father, I stayed in Main with Lucy for lunch + now it is raining, so I'll stay here for awhile. The dining-room here certainly is packed + noisy. Well, I had Chem. this morning. Prof. [Moneton] is a sleepy schelmibl (?). He is somewhat like windy [Gorgas] in his line of talk. I also had Miss Salmon this morning for the first time. She has a sense ofhumor, all right. She sent the girl nearest the door to the toor to shut it. The girl could not do it, so she...
Show moreSept. 28, 1920. Dear Mother + Father, I stayed in Main with Lucy for lunch + now it is raining, so I'll stay here for awhile. The dining-room here certainly is packed + noisy. Well, I had Chem. this morning. Prof. [Moneton] is a sleepy schelmibl (?). He is somewhat like windy [Gorgas] in his line of talk. I also had Miss Salmon this morning for the first time. She has a sense ofhumor, all right. She sent the girl nearest the door to the toor to shut it. The girl could not do it, so she gave instructions + made fun of her as though she were in kindergarten. We spent most of the time discussing the meaning of patriotism + American-ization. The two brightest girls in the Senior class are in our class (one the junior xyz), lots of other seniors, + bright juniors! Gee- In english we discussed the present [meahing] of theword "romance" (in lit-erature, Father.) For Friday we have to read "The Rescue" Conrad. I wish the print had been large enough for me to read it in the hospital. By the way, Dr. B. performed her task satisfactorily Sunday night. I [felt] good yesterday, but not so good today. Yesterday was a terribly [strenous] day, though. How about those Ec books? As usual, I am in a hurry. Love, FannieI think I answered all your questions yesterday.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-05-09]
Text: [postmarked 9 May 1920] Dear Mother and Father: There is not much new to tell you this evening. Since writing the special to you, I have read five hours worth of French. In two more I will have covered half of Monday's assignment, which is all I intend to do. I should not have done as much as I did today had it not been that the book was intensely interesting. That sounds like Pete. At least we have gotten down to some good modern authors. I staid in bed, not because I felt badly, but...
Show more[postmarked 9 May 1920] Dear Mother and Father: There is not much new to tell you this evening. Since writing the special to you, I have read five hours worth of French. In two more I will have covered half of Monday's assignment, which is all I intend to do. I should not have done as much as I did today had it not been that the book was intensely interesting. That sounds like Pete. At least we have gotten down to some good modern authors. I staid in bed, not because I felt badly, but because I knew it would rain all day and I wanted to read most of the day anyhow. In spite of the fact that I staid in bed, I felt worse at the end of the day than at the beginning. It is a funny business. The Workshop Plays that were given last week were repeated in Students' tonight as a partial compensation for the disappointment of the guests who came for Third Hall. I understand that we will not be allowed to have them next week. The faculty think that it will interfere too much with our academic standing. Lucy and I were passing Josselyn last night when we got a sudden desire to go up and see Miss Wills. Lucy is just about as nutty about her as I am. it would have been the most enjoyable visit had we not found three other members of the faculty, including Miss Cowley, there. It would have been a most enjoyable visit, if I had not been so ill-at-ease. Miss Cowley just gets fits of sitting and staring at you sometimes without saying a word. She did it last night, all right. I would have given anything to duck, but it could not be did. Miss Wells certainly was nice, but even so, I would prefer to have her alone. Anyhow, she called me Miss Aaron, and I did not want her to do that. I heard she will not be here next year. That would take a little of the glory of taking more math, I must confess. I suppose she is going to study for her Ph. D. squared. I don't know how many degrees she wants. Miss Cowley told Lucy the other day that she worked her way through college. Did you know that? She did not get less than an A in her four years, and she tutored fifteen hours every week and had a waiting list. She looked sort of nice last night. I guess she might have been on the Daisy chain. Mother, how long am I to continue with the medicine? I have six empty bottle here. Which would be cheaper, to send them home in their cases, or to get new ones? I mean, or course, to send them to the laundry. R. S. V. P. I am to go to see Miss Cowley tomorrow afternoon. I am anxious to hear what you have to say about the courses. I will not have what would e termed a snap course next year, it seems to me. However as far as amount of time is concerned, I think it is a toss-up between the second English course and Math. Argumentation still sounds good to me, and I thought about it for a whole twnety-four[sic] hours now! There is one thing that I might do to make the course easier, substitute psychology for economics. It is supposed to me much easier and to take far less time. You know some Freshmen take it. What would you think of that? The only thing is, I rather imagine I would want to continue with more economics that which psychology, and therefore it would be wiser to start that first. What do you think on the subject. As I said many times before, there is not much else new. Love, Fannie.[inc w/ pm 9 May 1920] Mother, In accordance with your instructions, I have invested in a gingham dress yesterday. Lucy told me that the exhibit immediately across from North had some very pretty things, and the fact that it has been so warm lately and that I did not know how soon you could have the things at home fixed made me feel that it might be a good idea. I have a feeling that I will hate the dress, but I liked it yesterday. It was a queer sensation to buy a dress without you, so you must not make fun of it if you don't like it. Even if I don't it will be good enough to wear around the golf links. It cost the enormous sum of thirteen dollars, with a twenty per cent reduction, at that. I suppose that is cheap this year. It is a rather lively pink plaid, with blig[sic] white collars and cuffs, and a black bow. it must have been a joke. The white skirts were all tight in the waist, and it would take ten days to get one if they took my measurement. Besides which, the materials were sort of cheap looking, so I think it is best for you to get material at home and have them made when I come home. The place you said to go does not have much, I don't think. Love,
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-05-08]
Text: Dear Mother and Father, I have another inspiration today about English. I just discovered last night that Argumentation is open to sophomores. I thought that you had to have a writing course as a prerequisite. Lucy says it is a fine course, she is sorry she did not take it. Also, most of the people who take it make debate!!!!! What is your idea on the subject? R.S.V.P., immediately. I must confess it appeals to me loads more than critical writing. That is sort of a duty course, but...
Show moreDear Mother and Father, I have another inspiration today about English. I just discovered last night that Argumentation is open to sophomores. I thought that you had to have a writing course as a prerequisite. Lucy says it is a fine course, she is sorry she did not take it. Also, most of the people who take it make debate!!!!! What is your idea on the subject? R.S.V.P., immediately. I must confess it appeals to me loads more than critical writing. That is sort of a duty course, but argumentation appeals to me. <Both> Also I was talking to [2 people] who took Crit. Writ. + they both siad it was not what it is cracked up to be. Do you think it (argumentation) is worth giving up the fun of math next yr for? I think [I do]. [And then] - you know me and [debate]. R.S.V.P. I must hurry to get this letter off. I don't think I'll III Hall will be tonight - it is raining. I'll write a [real] letter this aft. Love, Earickeloo
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-05-06]
Text: Dear Mother + Father, For some reason I forgot again to write today. That was some evening yesterday, Papa Marcus! Miss K. tried to per-suade me this morning to take Critical Writing next year in addition to a liter-ature course and Shakespeare + 19th century poetry the following 2 yrs. as planned. That would make English my major. She said I had improved so much in writ-ing it would be too bad to discontinue it. R.S.V.P. immediately what you think of it. Information in catalogue. Love,...
Show moreDear Mother + Father, For some reason I forgot again to write today. That was some evening yesterday, Papa Marcus! Miss K. tried to per-suade me this morning to take Critical Writing next year in addition to a liter-ature course and Shakespeare + 19th century poetry the following 2 yrs. as planned. That would make English my major. She said I had improved so much in writ-ing it would be too bad to discontinue it. R.S.V.P. immediately what you think of it. Information in catalogue. Love, FannieMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1920-04-17]
Text: Dear Mother + Father, Speaking to you this morning was certainly anything but satisfactory. Miss Smith caught me as I was leaving the telephone booth, and made me come in and tell her my story. She was very nice to me, but [insisted] on communicating with the doctor. Dr. [T]. said I should come to Metcalfe for the week-end and stay in bed. They both insisted so here I am. I guess they were right. At any rate, I had to obey orders. I don't know what to do - I am waiting to hear from you....
Show moreDear Mother + Father, Speaking to you this morning was certainly anything but satisfactory. Miss Smith caught me as I was leaving the telephone booth, and made me come in and tell her my story. She was very nice to me, but [insisted] on communicating with the doctor. Dr. [T]. said I should come to Metcalfe for the week-end and stay in bed. They both insisted so here I am. I guess they were right. At any rate, I had to obey orders. I don't know what to do - I am waiting to hear from you. I hate to give up with only six weeks left, but I certainly do feel like the [dickens] You may think ti is worry and homesickness, but it is not. It is the pain, as I told you this morning. There is nothing to do now, but to work here in bed until I get your second telegram. I telegraphed you this morning because I did not know whether you could make head or tail of the telephone message. Dr. [D]. was just in. She was very nice, but the niceness of the whole [bunch] does not seem to help any. Love, Fannie Saturday. Lucy jstu gave me your telegram. I certainly don't need you up here. I'll give myself a few more days trial, and [let] you know further.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1920-04-19]
Text: Monday. Dear Mother + Father, I [desided] last night to stay in Metcalfe <for> today yet, but I might have saved myself the trouble of deciding, inasmuch as Dr. T. sent word up this morning that I could go to classes today. but had to come back tonight! I got into bed at two o'clock, and will stay there until morning. I have improved a great deal since Saturday morning, but still do not feel as well as I did when I left home. Let me know how long I have to continue telegraphing you...
Show moreMonday. Dear Mother + Father, I [desided] last night to stay in Metcalfe <for> today yet, but I might have saved myself the trouble of deciding, inasmuch as Dr. T. sent word up this morning that I could go to classes today. but had to come back tonight! I got into bed at two o'clock, and will stay there until morning. I have improved a great deal since Saturday morning, but still do not feel as well as I did when I left home. Let me know how long I have to continue telegraphing you. The medicine + your special have not come yet. (2:30 p.m.) Also, my specs were not in my cape, so they must be around home. The train + delegation came back from Colgate at ten-thirty last night + the whole college turned out in torch-light procession to cheer them. They marched around campus singing the Alma Mater, which is not, as you said, at Lake Tahoe last summer, father, "Bring in the kitchen [stove]!" Math quiz Wednesday. I have finished most of the math makeup. All I have aft is a long theme in English + a back quiz in math. Miss [Banrue] kept me after class to tell me that she would like me to take + would therefore give me the necessary recommendation, for a special 2 hr. Horace + 1 hr. prose class next yr!! I have not the slightest desire for it, but she seemed so disappointed I told her I'd come to see her about it. Love, Fannie It is a gorgeous warm day. I was sitting on the porch on a steamer chair for a while, but the sun was too hot.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-01-14
Text: Jan. 14, 1920. Dear Mother + Father: I am extremely busy today. I am going to lab for an extra two hours, as I don't want to have so much the last minute before exams. I still have a good deal to do on this week's history topic. Had a Spanish confer-ence this morning. Am sending my laundry today. Had a letter from Aunt Hattie today, in which she [adoised] me to take all the [snap] courses + no hard ones henceforth! I wonder what she thinks you come to college for. Your new picture...
Show moreJan. 14, 1920. Dear Mother + Father: I am extremely busy today. I am going to lab for an extra two hours, as I don't want to have so much the last minute before exams. I still have a good deal to do on this week's history topic. Had a Spanish confer-ence this morning. Am sending my laundry today. Had a letter from Aunt Hattie today, in which she [adoised] me to take all the [snap] courses + no hard ones henceforth! I wonder what she thinks you come to college for. Your new picture reposes on my desk, Father. It is growing on me - in fact I think it is quite good, now that I have gotten used to the fact that my Paps isn't as beautiful as I once imagined. Love. FannieMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron 402 S. Winebiddle St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1/13/20
Text: January 13, I9l9. i Dear Mother, Father, and Lester; I shall be very busy tomorrow, so I shall write this before going to bed, incidentally waiting for my room to cool off enough to sleep! As you notice, it is the P that I have not had time to have fixed yet. I shall send my laundry off tomorrow. Will Jfou please have the two books returned to the library. Mother? They are due very soon, I think. Also, the gray woolen stockings are too short in the leg and the brown ones are much too long in...
Show moreJanuary 13, I9l9. i Dear Mother, Father, and Lester; I shall be very busy tomorrow, so I shall write this before going to bed, incidentally waiting for my room to cool off enough to sleep! As you notice, it is the P that I have not had time to have fixed yet. I shall send my laundry off tomorrow. Will Jfou please have the two books returned to the library. Mother? They are due very soon, I think. Also, the gray woolen stockings are too short in the leg and the brown ones are much too long in the foot, tion't chase all over trying to get some> I have three paprs a§ it is, and the buildings are so warm that luness things change the only way to use them is with low shoes anyhow. The package came from Welsh's tonight, wonderfully boxed and insured. They can collect their insurance on the Nox—it is conspicuous by its absence. The bottle is in little j)ieces. The Maltine is all right, though. Meanwhile I have the per-scrittion that you sent me, and I can leave it in town Saturday morning. I told Beatrice Bagg how it came, inasmuch as she had walked to the drug store in Arlington with me on Sunday. She said, Probably the medicine trickled out of the box onto the sidewalk and some ppor dog came along and lapped it upand was p oisoned and died", ^^o you suppose she was trying to be funny? Speaking of Beatrice, she is proctor now for the next three weeks. A little bit too much work, (I appreciate that that is poor construction), went to Helen Reid's and my heads last night-so at ten o'clock we went in and informed her that we had been making quite a little noise, and that it was her duty as proctor to call us down. She was terribly fussed and put out. It does not sound so.funny to say it or tell about It, but we surely had a circus with her. She took me by the arm and told me to go home and go to bed. Miss Sogers came out in the hall, and by the smile on her facr, fully appreciated the humor. Beatrice told me this morning I would be her undoing yet.. Please keep the old unionsuits that have not got my name in them at home—they were packed by mistake. I have plenty wife out them. I saw Carolyn Bailey for a few minutes today roommate now—her Mst name is Lester. She has a I left the bill of the stockings out by mistake, enclose them in this letter. I shall Mother, please have a few of my old red Peter Tom ties died black so that I can use them for gym. I shall be very busy tomorrow aft., so shall not write then
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