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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: n.d.
Text: You will be relieved to hear that my trunk has at last turned up. I found it down at the station being held for .30 COD charges. I was perfectly furious. They might at least have let me know but apparently they would have kept it on indefinitely. Nothing has been broken. I had economies today. He has given lesson for Wed.- so cheering for what it will be when we really get to working. R.M.A.Mrs. Geo B. Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn.

Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: n.d.
Text: ,Sept. 24, 1900 , Vassar Sunday. Dear People:- This is absolutely the first moment I have had to sit down with nothing to do except when I was so tired I lay down and couldn't think of a thing. X haven't had a moment so far to be home sick in, per- haps it will come later when we get settled. To begin at the very beginning. Cora and I got safely to New York and caught the un train, after sustain- ing several minutes of suspence while waiting in the tunnel. There weren't any...
Show more,Sept. 24, 1900 , Vassar Sunday. Dear People:- This is absolutely the first moment I have had to sit down with nothing to do except when I was so tired I lay down and couldn't think of a thing. X haven't had a moment so far to be home sick in, per- haps it will come later when we get settled. To begin at the very beginning. Cora and I got safely to New York and caught the un train, after sustain- ing several minutes of suspence while waiting in the tunnel. There weren't any norters there but we manage to rush across, though it nearly pulled the sockets out of our arms. The ride up the river was perfectly lovely. We looked over at West Point as we came along. It's just in the prettiest t>art. Then when we got to Poughkeepsie Miss Ellery met us and took us up to the College. She is very nice and has a room next but one to ours. She wishes me to tell Papa the train men didn't steal her trunk strans. First we had to register. Tell our name and address and age and father's name and all about us to one person who filled out a blank which we had to take to another person who filled out another blank. This person knew Dr. Taylor would like to speak with me for my father's sake. So I waited and went into his study. He was very pleasant. Then we had to go to the Treasurer's office with the last blank we got. Some of Cora's sister's friends took us around too and were perfectly lovely. I think I shall probably have a crush on one of them named Helen Stork. She's just as sweet as she can be. First we handed in our blank at one window and answered questions for another which we took to another window where we should have payed our $290 if we had had it. (Cora didn't have her's either) Well the man made a fuss and would--n't give us our paper saying we had made satisfactory arrangements and didn't know what could be done. We began to think we would have go to the town for the night. Miss Stork was furious and rushed around and finally after dinner about 2 we got our papers and went into the parlor to wait our turn to see Mrs. Kendrick who hasn't gone away, but is going after a little. After waiting two hours we saw her and got our keys and at last got into our room. It is a very good one and we are very fortunate to be on the campus. Lots of freshmen are out somewhere in board--ing houses. It must be perfectly horrid. Nobody seems to know exactly how many there are in our class, but it's very large. And it's such a nice class, such lost of attractive girls. We have two twins (I don't know as you say two) who are just a pretty as they can be and look and dress just alike. You can't tell them apart, at least at first. Everybody is wild about them. Then there are lots of other nice girls. Lucille Stimnson (if you spell it that way) is awfully nice and her roommates Edith Hawes and Florence Pelton. Then there is a Lucy Atwater we like very much. She rooms with Miss Dimock. (The Morrises friend you know) and a Mary Thompson who seems much older but very jolly and lively. Miss D. isn't so very nice, I wish you could see the neckties she has hung over her gas jet. We picked in the other night when we were in with Lucy and she was out, About 2 or 3 dozen I should say. We have a table all arranged for that i3 who is to sit at it. But the tables aren't assigned yet, not till next week some time. The first 3 meals we got taken to the senior table, that is the oneat the head of the room where the senior president sits. That's a great honor you know. I don't know what would have happened to me if Cora hadn't been with me. I am very glad nobody came un with me. Some of the Mothers that come up make a great disturbance. They go In to Mrs. Kendrick and talk and talk and talk and never seem to realize that there are hundreds of others beside their daughters to be seen. Then they make such fusses about their daughters rooms. Oh their daughters haven't been used to it at all. Some thing has got to be done. And of course there can't. It's much better to come up alone. We had such a fine sermon from President T this morning. He only preaches twice a year. The first and last Sundays. Saturday evening there was a reception by the President for the freshmen and teachers such a crush and jam I never was in and such noise. Everybody had to shout to be heard above the noise so of course you can imagine what it was like with so many people shouting at the ton of their lungs. I met any number of people and can't remember any of their names but they can remember mine so it's all right. I saw Miss Leach who wished to be remembered to you. She was awfully nice. I haven't seen Miss Salmon yet. She was well. I didn't have anything proper to wear but others didn't either so I don't mind. I wish I had some more musilins (how do you spell it) or some wash dresses like that; they wear them so much. I hone to find my other dresses tomorrow. Perhaps you would like to hear about our room though I haven't much more time I have been writing for dear life and expecting to have somebody come in every moment. It was such a joke the first night. Cora and I were tired and had gone to bed when suddenly we had some callers Lucille and Edith and some seniors. The first I knew they were Bounding on the door. They were very much amused to find us in bed; but we received them with great dignity. Well, about my room. It is like this We are going to put a curtain over the door in the middle and make the front part the bed room But we can't find anything decient for portiers. Poughkeepsie is a dreadfully one horse little place you can't get anything. I got a desk for ten dollars which I don't think particularly nice. (I mean for the price) It certainly was very expensive. W e may decide to have you get us some burlap and send it. Do you suppose you could? Our carpet is blue and the walls painted a sort of yellow tan They are dreadfully high with no fuze. We got some pretty curtains in tan $1.50 with blue lines which are very pretty but not quite broad enough. We haven't quite decided what to do about it yet. We have put my flag up as a portier over the door into the hall and it's stunning every body admires it so. It's just the right sine. This afternoon we went for a long walk with a senior. I would tell you her name only I don't know how to spell and Cora is lying down. We aren't much settled for we only have one bureau and they haven't brought the other yet* So things are all over Then it's so hard to hang the pictures we have to climb way up on the top of the ladder and reach as far as you can then. Lots of love Ruth. Miss Ellery is Dr. Baldwins Assis. I met him. They call him Jimmie. She doesn't. I know this is dreadfully written and full of mis^takes, but I haven't a moment to look it over. How I am to write regularly 2 a week I don't know.
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: n.d.
Text: Vassar Dear People:- Well we have been here already a week. It seems years. But I suppose after the newness wears off the weeks will go by in a flash. Nothing very particular has happened since Wednesday when I wrote last. But next Saturday the grandest reception of the year takes place and if my dress doesn't get here by that time there is no use sending it at all. What is the matter with Mrs. Gallagher. The reception is the Y.W.C.A. I have joined You pay fifty cents and sign somethings...
Show moreVassar Dear People:- Well we have been here already a week. It seems years. But I suppose after the newness wears off the weeks will go by in a flash. Nothing very particular has happened since Wednesday when I wrote last. But next Saturday the grandest reception of the year takes place and if my dress doesn't get here by that time there is no use sending it at all. What is the matter with Mrs. Gallagher. The reception is the Y.W.C.A. I have joined You pay fifty cents and sign somethings and promise to give a contribution every month, and thats all. Then we are making beginnings toward organizing our class. Mrs K. has appointed a Com. and we are to have a class meeting Tuesday. We can*t understand why she picked out certain of the girls. But I guess we'll get fixed after a while. They are dilligently studying Roberts Rules. Olive Thurston's mother It sister have come up for Sunday. I met her sister last night. Oh that makes me think you have got to write a letter of permission to Mrs. Kendrick saying you will allow me to see any caller I wish, or go to New York when I wish etc. Or if there is a certain young man you don't wish me to see or if you are afraid I may go down to New York every Saturday on a spree why you must say so. And she will see that I don't do any of these dangerous things. See! I most forgot about it. Miss Crosette is in my division. She seem very nice. I am going to see her today. She had very bad luck with her room-mate but has at last been able to get a single. Lessons have been going somewhat better (we haven't had any Lat. prose, since the first day.) though I have been writing so much that my hand is nearly paralized and I can scarcely hold a pen. Fortunately the individual reports are off our hands. X never did anything so awful in my life. We nearly went crazy all of us, and could think of anything but those dreadful authors. Of course we didn't get half in we had read. The other day I went to Geo in. with out having done any of the positions she gave us to do. My heart went pitty pat. But she didn't once call on me so, I might have had them all down for what she knew. Wasn't that luck? Unfortunately we have got to hand them in written out for Monday* so I have been oblidged to do them. We are having the most kill- ing things to do in English you ever heard of. She flashes up some object from behind a screen and you have to write down what you saw no. 1. Then she flashes it again and you write down the observa-tions made the second time and so on. That is to make us notice what we see first in order to write good descriptions of things It's very amusing. German is awfully easy* Fraulein Bartleman said she thought I might go into the Soph class if I wanted. She said she would put up her office hours and I was to come and see her. But she hasn't put them up yet. I don't think I want to do it any way though, do you? Of course I don't understand about it yet. I don't know what it would require thatI should do. Probably take an exam, in Freshman German. Still if I'm not going to learn much in this class perhaps I ought to go. Aunt Flo. sent me the two dollars in her letter. I have spent twenty three dollars and nine cents so far for books and furnishing and so forth. If you think you can send them all right I would like to have you get us the curtains. Our door is 2-1/2 yds wide by 2 yds 20 ins. high. We have the pole and rings. We would like burlap I think. Though if you find any thing else pretty in the right color• we should like it. Poughkeepsie is the worst place to get things in I ever was in We need some cups and saucers so, but we can't find any pretty ones here their furniture is dreadful. You never saw such horrid Morris chairs Wouldn't they send a chair up from New York free of charge? We haven't got any chairs, except the horrid little college chairs and we need a big one very badly to give some character to the room. I have painted this little piece of paper about the color of the carpet. The carpet is a little grayer though. I couldn't get it just right. So get the curtains a little grayer too please. And get them all hemmed up for we would never get time to do them. About the "Bilder" there isn't any hurry as we don't use it for 3 or 4 weeks yet. And I don't know the book but will find out the next lesson. This morning Cora and I didn't get un for break-fast. There is the lovliest little store down stairs where the girls can buy fruit and crackers and jam and things. We laid in a suply yesterday. Then there is a kitchen where the girls can go and cook things. love from Ruth. (Ruth Adams, *04,
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: n.d.
Text: Vassar. Dear People:- The only way I shall have time to write is little bits in every spare moment. This morning we were assigned to our divisions. I am G. It's such a shame, Cora Ik Lucile and most of the girls I know are in F. Only Edith is with me. And I fancy she isn't much of a worker. It's a very small division. We will have to recite every day, and I didn't see but one girl in it that looked particularly nice. I imagine we will have high old times in the math, class...
Show moreVassar. Dear People:- The only way I shall have time to write is little bits in every spare moment. This morning we were assigned to our divisions. I am G. It's such a shame, Cora Ik Lucile and most of the girls I know are in F. Only Edith is with me. And I fancy she isn't much of a worker. It's a very small division. We will have to recite every day, and I didn't see but one girl in it that looked particularly nice. I imagine we will have high old times in the math, class. We have Miss Richardson and she is the one who looses her temper so frightfully when a girl girl doesn't know the things and fires chock at them. Some of the girls looked awfully stupid, but of course you can't tell. It will be very exciting as long as she doesn't throw any thing at me. Dr. Thelberg met us in Hygiene. She is the College doctor and seems awfully nice. Wed. have been in all the classes the profs seem nice. I don't know that you would care to hear their names. I hope never to flunk so absolutely and entirely as I did yesterday in Latin. She gave up some frightful sentences to turn into lat and I couldn't think of more than 9 or 10 of the word and some of those I didn't get right After the first sentence I had to give up. I simply couldnt think of any more of the words. Why I nearly expired. We have Miss Dutton in Lat She seems very nice. But if she keeps on with prose, I don't know what ever will become of me. In English we have a Mies Hooker, a new person, seems very young and pleasant. But I wish you could see the report we have to make out. I guess I'll buy one and send it to you. How on earth we are to answer the questions is a problem Fancy all the books you have read. Every single one she says they want from Mother Goose up. Every one is to be answered most literallyand minutly. And in tomorrow. You can't think what a difference it makes not having studied for so long. I don't know how to go to work. I expect I shall either be dead or dropped by Christmas. But don't be disturbed this is all talk. W e go out on long walks (there a lovely places around here & get apples. 1 have found a tree of snow apples) and go to bed very early. But of course real work hasn't begun yet. There are some things I want you to send. Bilder aus den deutchen bergangenheit Freytag. & Eng, Ger. Dictionary- And for mercy sakea little Eng. dictionary. How I came away with out one I don't see. And my spelling is getting worse every day. I am so frightened I don't dare write a single word. Then I want. Mamma that tea cloth with the bluet you know, and also I small laundry bag for my napkins and things that are free or else they won't count so. We have hunted up Olive Thurston and she's awfully nice. She lives in the tower and we had such a time finding it. We went all over the 4 and 5th floors before at last reaching it. So many freshmen are off the campus that we can't get acquainted at all and I don't see how we are going to elect officers and "eich like". More then 2/3 of the class are in hoarding houses. Isn't that a shame? I am so glad we aren't. I forgot to say anything about my cold because I hadn't thought of it since I left New Haven I seems to have disappeared. Papa letter left New Haven 5 P.M. Sept 23 & reached Poughkeepsie 7 A.M. Sept 24. I got it some time during the morning. They haven't<0e*"begun delivering the mail to the rooms yet. So you don't get it till you call for it and there's always a long line waiting. It seems as if we had been here years and ought to have got much more done and much more acquainted. Cora knows so many people around in different places. It's so nice. Some body is introduced from a certain city and Cora immediately says "oh I know some girls from there. Do you know so and so, and so and so." And it turns out their are the best friends of the other girl so they feel acquainted immediately. Summer resorts are quite an institution I think. Oh my dear people I have just come from the 2nd math, class. We began work this morning. We have no text books. We make up our one definitions in class and prove the theorems and then copy them into our notebooks. It is awful. After she has screwed the thing out of us the writes it on the board simply flying along and then suddenly before you are done writing as fast as you can and before you have had any time to think what you have been writing she pops on you and asks you a question which, why we have just had a something or other that it's based on. Oh my. Miss Ellery send love. I thought she looked rather haggered the first day she met her classes. lots of love Ruth. I forgot my napkin ring
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: November 12, 1900
Text: Vassar Dear People:- I am so tired today it doesn't seem as if I could write a letter. Last night was our grand Soph, party*. Thank fortune it's over Lucile got along finely. I really think the rest of us were more distressed, or certainly as much so, as she. We are so proud of her. Every so says we may well be and I think we may. She is a fine girl. The Glee club did well too, and we were rather worried about it. I don't think thereany more big parties to which we have to go,...
Show moreVassar Dear People:- I am so tired today it doesn't seem as if I could write a letter. Last night was our grand Soph, party*. Thank fortune it's over Lucile got along finely. I really think the rest of us were more distressed, or certainly as much so, as she. We are so proud of her. Every so says we may well be and I think we may. She is a fine girl. The Glee club did well too, and we were rather worried about it. I don't think thereany more big parties to which we have to go, I am glad to say. I am really getting tired, and shall be awfully glad to go home for a few days I only wish it were for longer. But Christmas comes soon after. I believe you were to hear about election night, weren't you? Well a big black board was put up in the corridor out side the dinning room and when ever any news was telephoned out it was written up there. There was a great crowd and every body was terribly excited, yelling and shouting at the tops of their voices. Such a deafening noise I really think I never heard. And when any thing new thing was written up, it was as bad as the crowds in London Ik Berlin. Everyone was trying to see the board & every one was screeching & Jumping up and down. They even climbed up on each others shoulders. We simply went crazy. It was more fun. Then we cheered, & the other fellows cheered, and our band played, when it could make itself heard and we made a grand fuss. Finally Miss Cornwall sent down that we had got to stop our noise and go to bed. Wasn't that cruel. Election only comes once in four years. I think they might let us kill ourselves then. However it was after 11, nearly 12, and X suppose perhaps it was well to get a little rest. We had been going to have a torch light procession but had to put it off till morning. Of course we weren't going to be cheated oat of our fun tho'. So we all got up early and got together and marched all over the grounds singing and yelling and making a horrible noise. We tookany thing we could get hold of Tin pans to beat or anything. I had my horn and it's a beauty. I can make more noise with it. We made a rightfully long procession. Then we all marched in to the dinning room singing. And after we had got to our places and Miss Wood had rung the bell for the blessing, instead of saying the blessing as we should. We all sang America. It was very fine and great fun. Here's one of our songs When the news came dancing o'er the wiresHurrah! Hurrah! That Mc'Kinley was chosen by our sires Hurrah! Hurrah! Our Jubilant spirits were all suppressed And one and all we were sent to rest. But now. cheer - cheer for Billy our president Isn't that amusing. It sounded very well when it was sung. I hope you can ,Nov. 12, 1900,- 3 get a dressmaker. What is the matter with Miss G. ? As to what I need. I wan't the woolen waists. Bnt don't need a woolen skirt. We live in our short skirts. And only out long ones one for chapel, or on Sunday. So X don't need a new one. I should rather like a light dress. Some thing very plain & simple you know only a whole dress of something light. But we will see about it. Then I shall have to have a winter coat of some kind I dont know ' I . ' . I t , . , i that I need any thing else. There was a concert here the other night by the Dannreuther Quartet which we all enjoyed very much. lovingly Ruth. (Ruth Adams, '04,, \<- $3“ EFAJL ‘ 12 m . L‘; F i_Q~. :\§:_§\(( 1. £1» s5A \i$% ‘O0 \.»~x =< ’/ “ ”‘ M?” ' ¢o5@~ Q9 R-4;»-/\% WI 5 -. .__._-_’~ ‘--- __ , .- -~ ..-ow»-..., j(7f #“i;: \\ \*%'€§\ F \1 \ /___ ___-_ "'.,,.__.... \ Q i 1;‘ 4 1» ﬂ\ - 9 , \ \ . Aﬁ -r ~"' \ ~—~~ /' . *_+=‘-v", "*a=—l;?_, E /1 /62 7 ,.- \\“\\ ;‘{‘ //_ at M; in “ _/£__ ft. A by kw _m‘ \ , \ ( _ ‘\ W5 %Mn " _ n_‘_N_m4 % Q Y j I _\ lg‘ A ‘Z _ x “U t ‘i 9 _ ) _J Q A ) H _v ‘ _ ‘ {v a H MAY x h ,\ _\ VI Q _ /_ EL‘ \ / ' v x Q‘! a AW Dav , A \
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: November 1900
Text: Vassar My dear people:- How can I wait to see you. It seems as if Wednesday would never come. Oh I shall be so glad to get home. I don't believe I can ever leave again. To tell the truth, I hope Mr Stephens won't come. I had rather be alone with you. Don't you worry yourself about my wanting to go into college settlement work.At present it seems as if if I once got home I should never want to leave again. This week has passed by much as usual in work. Friday night Bliss Perry...
Show moreVassar My dear people:- How can I wait to see you. It seems as if Wednesday would never come. Oh I shall be so glad to get home. I don't believe I can ever leave again. To tell the truth, I hope Mr Stephens won't come. I had rather be alone with you. Don't you worry yourself about my wanting to go into college settlement work.At present it seems as if if I once got home I should never want to leave again. This week has passed by much as usual in work. Friday night Bliss Perry lectured on Hawthorne. And everybody enjoyed it so. It was lovely, I should like to hear it right over again. Saturday I had a dreadful fit of the blues. I suppose it was very foolish. But still I did.It seems as if there were such a lot of girls here but I don't seem to have got below the surface with anybody. It makes me rather unhappy. We don't ever seem to have time, and every body lives so far away. Well I can talk all about these things when I come home and expect to be all cheered up, and fix for only 3 weeks longer Just think isn't thatlovely? I don't know whether this will get home much before I do or not. I couldn't send it in town. Wasn't the game perfectly great. Why we couldn't believe it at first. I suppose you know about Coras sisters engagement? She is very much pleased. Ruth.
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: November 7, 1900
Text: Vassar Dear people:- It is so hard for me to have to write to you on Wednesday, because getting ready for Thursday is the hardest work of the week. So I only have time for a note to say we are all well. We have been having the wildest times here about the election. I was up till 12 last night and was up early this morning. But it will have to wait untilanother letter. What a shock Aunt Anna's death is. She seems so young and I had no idea she was so ill. It make one feel that she must be...
Show moreVassar Dear people:- It is so hard for me to have to write to you on Wednesday, because getting ready for Thursday is the hardest work of the week. So I only have time for a note to say we are all well. We have been having the wildest times here about the election. I was up till 12 last night and was up early this morning. But it will have to wait untilanother letter. What a shock Aunt Anna's death is. She seems so young and I had no idea she was so ill. It make one feel that she must be awfully careful. I don't realise it at all. I am so glad Ellen is right again. Dear thing. She wrote asking Cora and me to a dance or party after the game but Boo hoo, Boo hoo. We can't go. Can you tell me what train I can get home if I don't get into New York until after 6. As soon as possible please. I have a class until 2-45. And think I cant get a train from Pough. until after 3 and don't reach New York until after 6. Perhaps if it got me home very late I could make some arrangement here. What do you do if you have a picture framed and pay for It. And about 3 weeks after a bill is sent in for it. You have nothing to show for having payed for It. That Is my present predicament. Dont bother about my back. It is perfectly well. I only caught cold in it. That was all. Thanks for the information about barn. I took the kitchen instead and an not enjoying it. I find English hard. I am safely thro, the six weeks tests and flunked none. So I don't have to take a tutor yet.Ok Miss Richardson got mad the other day fe dismissed the class. She refused to hear such a recitation. It was more fun. Ruth. §?;% ____ k ___#__I_/;U‘~ K; >n ‘ __ _ I |[\‘ _ _ q__J_ﬂ_mr__Vu_____J_»_w’___m~éM§~'m*$ ‘ _ __ _ __ \_ N _ , _ _ _ _ ﬂ _ _ I _ _ _&*_W ~ é > > >_ __ W _" *7 ___ _“ w N h _ & kvk‘ \ m_‘gE If F 7 W U _ I“ “H_ \h “ W‘_F'LQ1, _ “V __ M ‘ I _// // /) / 4“/A ‘yr ___ ""1 /_ 14/ ‘I’ __ V _ Wsvlﬂvvvﬂ ‘ I ‘__‘ hm“ X \\ _‘ >lf‘ fa I ‘ _ L?) ) _ ﬁg M “M \ / Q my w ) L ___v T” if V _ \ y W_ ’ > \_ N _ Q‘ I & X‘ \ \ \ \ \ \\ D N $ X \\ \ ~\ ﬂy‘ & 6 __ \ __‘ u N My / \_ﬂ“‘ % W 0 t W * € aw] _ (9% r z “_ I y/ f __ K x xi ,“‘”‘_ X; 6 / V L»/K 9% /M “K A my Aw Ky _ ‘ \ r 5 _ _ ﬁe 3 AU kw ~i ___§t' \ M?’ la Q _ _ “ I ’ '_ _ é _ \_“‘_'____l/V M62 /J U v H‘ _¢ 8 1 OE 1 \ H ‘V is Q‘ “U pf £3 ‘JV h/_ _' s fa AH‘ ‘C /%y_\ Q \ /it W\ J! ‘_*u\‘ ‘Q v,I:ti'iu'il)’l k ii‘ E ")l"l"P‘
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: November 19, 1900
Text: Vassar Dear people :- I wish I were at home tonight. How often I want to talk to you. Well it wont be so very long before I can at least for a day or two. I don't think I shall be able to get home before ten on Wednesday night. I asked Miss Cornwell to exchange me in my Latin class if she could but there are a great many who want to be and of course those living further away have to be considered first. For instance, those living in Springfield wouldn't get home until 12. In any...
Show moreVassar Dear people :- I wish I were at home tonight. How often I want to talk to you. Well it wont be so very long before I can at least for a day or two. I don't think I shall be able to get home before ten on Wednesday night. I asked Miss Cornwell to exchange me in my Latin class if she could but there are a great many who want to be and of course those living further away have to be considered first. For instance, those living in Springfield wouldn't get home until 12. In any case Hilda is going on that train so it won't be like coming all alone. If you want me too and if you are willing to have me travel on Sunday I can stay over till some time Sunday after dinner. It is town Sunday so I shouldn't have to cut the morning service only the evening and we have 5 cuts a semester. I haven't taken any yet. On Monday we begin work in the Gym. I am quite interested to see what it will be like. No Joke, I imagine. This afternoon Miss Hastings has been telling me all about College settlements, She worked, as a non-resident, for several years in the one in New York and is very much interested in the subject. I am getting Interested too. Yesterday I spent about an hour and a half in Miss Cornwells office making out lists of the Freshmen according to floors and buildings It wasn't the easiest thing in the world. Last night was our great Hall play. The first of the year. You know there are four during the year given by the Philalethean society. They are great occasions and are really very fine. The girls work very hard for them. For the first one all the 1900 girls come back and have great celebrations. It was great. They gave "Nance Oldfield" and a play called "The Intruder". The first was so cunning. It*s the one Terry acts you know. Then the last I had never heard of before. It was the weirdest thing I ever listen to and they acted it so well that every body was so worked up that people fairly groaned and some of the girls nearly went into Hysterics. There is no action in it at all to speak of and it was really marvelous the way they did It. This blind grandfather with his two sons and the 3 little girls of one son are sitting In this room while in the next lies his daughter, the wife of one of the men and the mother of the girls very ill. It Is all what the old man Imagines what he thinks he hears and so one. Oh I can't explain but you get so aroused. It was really dreadful. How the girl did It I can't see. It is by Maurice Maeterlinck. I don't know that any thing else particular has happened. I am going to try to go to bed every day next week at nine o'clock. We never sit up late. But I Just thought I would try and see If I could. Between dinner and chapel four of us read every night unless something happens to prevent. We are reading "Fisherman's Luck" by Van Dyck at present. What shall we read next. Lots of love from RuthNo OCR availableNo OCR available
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: November 1900
Text: Vassar. Dear people:- Your letter with the money came all right. Thanks very much. I don't know that I shall need it. But its better to have it. I shall have to pay 5 dollars for a gym suit. Please excuse this pencil Cora isn't well tonight and has gone to bed and I have no pen and don't want to go in & light the gas. Nothing particular has happened. Have been busy. But has gone to bed until tonight at 9 o'clock every night Ruth.

Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: November 1900
Text: Nov. 16, 1900, Vassar Dear people It is nearly 10 & I am very sleepy. So I shall write as little as possible. You see I have taken you permission to write on Thursday instead of Wednesday. What do you think has happened to me. Two things both great honors I suppose. One pleasant the other otherwise. I was elected tonight to Beta a chapter of the Philalethean society. Lucile and Cora and some other girls were taken in before, at the last meeting, so I was very pleased to get in. The...
Show moreNov. 16, 1900, Vassar Dear people It is nearly 10 & I am very sleepy. So I shall write as little as possible. You see I have taken you permission to write on Thursday instead of Wednesday. What do you think has happened to me. Two things both great honors I suppose. One pleasant the other otherwise. I was elected tonight to Beta a chapter of the Philalethean society. Lucile and Cora and some other girls were taken in before, at the last meeting, so I was very pleased to get in. The chapters are a kind of fraternity—social, and gives plays. The uncomfortable thing is that I was elected vice elector, I think that is what they called it to the college settlement business to represent the class. Isn't that awful. I don't know what I have to do. But I know one thing I have to raise money!!. Fancy Isn't that awful? I certainly wish I never had given the $5.00 and so become a member. How on earth can I go around and beg money. Oh dear. And I know nothing about the proceeding. I am to tired to think how I want my clothes made tonight. The dress from Mrs Morris doesn't sound particularly attractive but, of course I dont know what it looks like. I think I had better have a new winter coat. I think I can get along - without a new dress if one of the waists, say the green one, could be made up fancy perhaps. I don't need a new hat. As to flannels you will have to get several sizes to big if they are to be washed at college. The washing here is dreadful you don't get back half you send. And they say they shrink flannel so you can scarcely wear them. I am afraid I may have to send for more money before Thanksgiving. I have $11. still. I am sorry we are so short for money. And try not to spend more than seems necessary Ruth.
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: November 27, 1900
Text: Dear people I forgot to say that I couldn't get an earlier train. And shall get home about ten. I don't know the exact time but you probably know when that train from New York get in. love Ruth. I feel so miserableﬂ__JN____K1+' _ 91$ $ _ﬁ _ X __$ Z“ K Thu __> __’___ Df_F__}_# , W é zj I B _ _ _>_> ﬁg __:_____§_ f“A_liZ::::"_ __ “’ ’ Z)?” Aw K _H \} ‘ _‘ _ _£' K V/I D__ L T _ _~I _ MM xx __\ _ L if k “x _ F ’ s FL x F: 3/ ﬂy E 4 I \/X‘, J/_ ! \ \ "H C” \...
Show moreDear people I forgot to say that I couldn't get an earlier train. And shall get home about ten. I don't know the exact time but you probably know when that train from New York get in. love Ruth. I feel so miserableﬂ__JN____K1+' _ 91$ $ _ﬁ _ X __$ Z“ K Thu __> __’___ Df_F__}_# , W é zj I B _ _ _>_> ﬁg __:_____§_ f“A_liZ::::"_ __ “’ ’ Z)?” Aw K _H \} ‘ _‘ _ _£' K V/I D__ L T _ _~I _ MM xx __\ _ L if k “x _ F ’ s FL x F: 3/ ﬂy E 4 I \/X‘, J/_ ! \ \ "H C” \ HY‘ __ ‘ _ V /\bMm_____ R Q. M AZ _ D kx A , D V.‘ __ L /A \_)W\\ rk/__ /0 > , \| ‘K \ \ I. _ K” M W 3% J‘ ax k ‘V 2 L At"
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: November 4, 1900
Text: Vassar 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 crackersand jam and cheese which we always have on hand. We had...
Show moreVassar 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 crackersand 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 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 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 - 2Boom 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 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 muchalike. 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 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.
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: November 1901
Text: Vassar College Dear Mother: Thanks ever so much for the money. I am terribly so to trouble you for more but so many things came up just at the end. I have order 1/2 dog pictures and that will be a dollar. The divinity has at last come. I don't understand about it at all. It looks very pretty but I haven't had time to try it out yet. I never was so busy in my life. How everything is to be done I can't imagine. I don't know what fancy work I want. I am sure. What do you mean...
Show moreVassar College Dear Mother: Thanks ever so much for the money. I am terribly so to trouble you for more but so many things came up just at the end. I have order 1/2 dog pictures and that will be a dollar. The divinity has at last come. I don't understand about it at all. It looks very pretty but I haven't had time to try it out yet. I never was so busy in my life. How everything is to be done I can't imagine. I don't know what fancy work I want. I am sure. What do you mean by the wash for the afghan? Have you got another color to go with the red? What a hard time Ellen has. I want to raise a $1000 dollars this summer, 200 preferred. Do you think I can do it? Have we any settlements in New Haven? Who can I go and talk with for suggestions about a club house we are trying to put up for the maids there? I am on the committee and we are all to go and visit any things of the kind we can and talk with people interested in such things of kind. The conditions of the maids are something terrible. Will tell you more about it later. RuthThis was the only bit of paper I could find. I want German novels too. Can't I get books often I get home?/Q5111. s i ‘3\"/ - Q‘ ‘E? / H *4‘ v~\\ .,... ...._..M .-_.-.... __. ‘#1? vf ".4-‘Q .uur¢"J P" :30P A, ., cl? , u- , "\.n‘»~.'__1--=-aaI|n=t_"nII=~’-:11-Q-av. Aw, j /\ §§,"‘”¢‘f~ '\ 3 I I " “A ‘ <§°\ I i‘ j I‘ a k »r .,‘~'- > ,, /7;: 5 > r \ I I 1_ _ J _ r _ ‘ / I‘ 1 ‘ hr ___ / Q 2 I _\m\;VJ___ “J /V, \ / 7,1’ ‘ \\\_ _ ‘ “_L_ I i _,’__ _ \1 /‘I / _\ “L J _ _
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: October 17, 1900
Text: Vassar. Dear people: I got your letter Just before dinner. Please give my love to Mr. White. Papa has said something about him in every letter he has written. It's too funny. I meant to keen a diary this week for you but somehow it's dreadfully hard to do such things. I'll see if I can remember how things went First Monday morning I have two hours to study in before I have any class. Then come hygiene. Its the awfullest class. We all sit there as red as beets and don't...
Show moreVassar. Dear people: I got your letter Just before dinner. Please give my love to Mr. White. Papa has said something about him in every letter he has written. It's too funny. I meant to keen a diary this week for you but somehow it's dreadfully hard to do such things. I'll see if I can remember how things went First Monday morning I have two hours to study in before I have any class. Then come hygiene. Its the awfullest class. We all sit there as red as beets and don't dare look at each other. The lectures are about such very embarrassing subjects. Then comes geometry which is the most uncomfortable lesson. Miss Richardson scares one It's perfectly dreadful. I never was so with any teacher before nor here either (most of the girls are afraid of the German teacher but Z am not a bit. She's dreadfully funny tho'. I don't know what it is I am not really afraid of her. In fact I rather like her, but as soon as she asks mm a question all my idea's fly out of my head.It horrible. The other day she asked me to prove something and I got along swimmingly for a ways, when suddenly I Just couldn't think at all what came next, though I knew perfectly well, but she helped me around in the neatest way. I think she rather likes me tho'. I don't know why she should as don't have my lessons as a rule, or at least don't appear too. What do you think I had better do. Every body feels Just the same about her. Well perhaps I shall get over it. Now it's dinner time or very nearly so. We have great fun at the table. Have I told you who are at it. Lucile, Edith, Florence, Lucy, Mary Elsie, Elisabeth, Cora & myself. Then Miss Hastings who is Miss Cornwall's (person taking Lady K's place) assistant. She's lots of fun and awfully nice. She was a classmate of Edith's sister and Edith calls her by her first name. Then besides Miss Slade another class-mate of Miss Hastings sits with us. We are all in love with her too. She is instructor in Math and is going to be married before end of year.Right after dinner that is at 1*45, I have Latin and am usually so sleepy I nod right thro', the class. We have Miss Dutton who is dreadfully sentimental and takes up so much time telling us interesting facts that we never get thro', the proper amount in our reading. She is very nice and easy however. She hasn't called on me once since the call began. I wonder why. Perhaps she thinks I would make such a fool of myself that she will spare me the trial. Kind isn't it? After Latin I came home and did German with Aurelia, the girl that bent her nose, you know, I told you about it didn't I? She is real nice. She find German so hard I thought I would help her some. German is like rolling off a log for me It taken about 3/4 of a hr. and not a bit of work to it. The Bilder will be harder I imagine. Did I tell you its the Mittelalter I want. Oh while I think of it. Please send me Aunt Flo's address again. I was so mad I wrote her this great long letter and then found I had torn up your letter In which you sent her address. Wasn't that brilliant. Next hour cam our class meeting. Lucile and Emily Welch are the candidates for president Emily wouldn't have got it only Mary withdrew her name. You see lots of names are proposed and are reduced to 2 by ballot. Ethel Plumb and yours truly are up for secretary. I don't think I shall get it. And don't really want it, because it will not be unmitigated pleasure. Still when my name was proposed it was to much of a temptation, so there I am. It would be fun to be sec. when Lucile is president. I think she is sure of getting it. I don't think you know about the other, oh yes Lucy is up for vice president. I don't know whether she will get it or not. We think It will look dreadfully if we should all be elected from one set. But it wasn't our fault. Did I tell you Lucile will have to leadprayer meeting one night. Oh dear. After the meeting we rushed Just as fast as we could over to the tennis tournament which we watched as long as anybody we were particularly interested in was playing. Then we went over to the circle and watched 1901 playing basket ball, and walked around a bit and it was time for dressing for dinner. Dinner comes at 6 and chapel at 7 so there is always about half an hour In between when we walk up and down the corridors or dance In J. That's the letter of the room. After chapel we study till half past nine when we go & say good night to people if we want to and then go to bed. Tuesday I will skip because I don't remember much about it and I want to tell you about my gym exam I had today. By the way sometime I shall be needing some more money I have twenty yet. But about 15 of that is already promised $5 for Gym suit $5 for College Settlement. $2 for college paner, "The Miscellany. Something for joining New England Club, which I really ought to do and about $2, I think, for the hygiene book. How do I get money. But about my exam. I didn't mind it a bit. In fact I thought it rather amusing. You had this slip effect on slit way up each side and half way down the front She constantly thro' it entirely up, in front or behind, but still. She just measured me and made me squeeze things and pull them and blow them. I can expand my chest way out and blow the proceeding exceeding far up. But my back is very weak. The weakest of any girl I know. I only weigh 92 pound. It was so funny. She was so in the habit of saying 100 that with out thinking she called out 192 for the other girl to write down. My arms are just like Cora's and my legs much weaker. I suppose I shall have to pull and pull at thing to strengthen my back. It is certainly a bore. There was a most glorious sunset tonight Lucile Cora & I went up on Sunset Hill to see it. There was a big storm this afternoon and everything was lovely and fresh and cold after it We ran down hill and my hair came down. I washed it this morning. Love from Ruth. The curtains or chair don't come I don't understand it*
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: September 30, 1900
Text: I got the box safely on Monday. I am very much please with everything, that is I have had nothing on but the prink dress. That looks very well. The things were badly mussed but I think it will all shake out. The changes were .35. My cushion has arrived I see. I shall get it up after lunch. I am just as much in despair abt Miss Solomons work as ever. We were seated today. There are 59 in the class. R.M.A. Mrs. Geo B. Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn.

Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: October 21, 1900
Text: gOct. 23, 1900, Vassar Dear people i- I don't feel a bit in the mood lor writing letters but I must Just write a short one and tell you what a glorious time we all had yesterday* It was Mohonk Day* I don't know whether you have heard about it or not* A Mr. Thompson in Hew York whoi^ was called Uncle Fred used to give this excursion every year to the Seniors and freshmen. He is dead now but his wife still gives it. We start early in the morning and drive over across...
Show moregOct. 23, 1900, Vassar Dear people i- I don't feel a bit in the mood lor writing letters but I must Just write a short one and tell you what a glorious time we all had yesterday* It was Mohonk Day* I don't know whether you have heard about it or not* A Mr. Thompson in Hew York whoi^ was called Uncle Fred used to give this excursion every year to the Seniors and freshmen. He is dead now but his wife still gives it. We start early in the morning and drive over across the Hudson up into the hills to this lake. We go in these big barges, holding 16 or twenty girls, and have great fun. There were 18 in ours* Lucile, Florence, Edith Mary, Florence Donaldson, Mary Wright, Aurelia, Elisabeth L. Edith Piatt, the Wood twins, (I have learned to tell them apart at last) Helen Studley, Gertrude Fuller, Janet Perry, Elsie Bisby, Alice Heyward & Cora and I. We were to late to get certain girls we wanted, they had already been asked but we had a very Jolly party. It took about four hours to drive over. And the scenery was something lovely with all the woods in their tell colors* The lake is way up in the hills with cliffs rising up on each side. I noticed it had that peculiar green that ao the Swiss lakes had. I wonder if all mountain lakes have it* Bishl I can't describe the scenery* it reminds me too much of English themes and essays. You can Just imagine something lovely. And wait till I come home and can tell the rest to you. Lucile wouldn't let me do any climbing on account of my back. She is very severe. I really don't think it would of hurt me. But I suppose it is better to take no risks. You see I caught cold in my back and have been having it messaged and so on (the woman about murdered me. I am positive it isn't good for one to have ones back nounded so). Well the woman told Lucy who has hurt her knee and been in the infirmary that 1 must be very careful of my back, that the muscles are very delicate and so forth and so on. All of which of course all my friends have heard & so I am not allowed to do anything now. Though my back is perfectly well now. It make my so tired to have everybody ask "How's your back this morning Ruth?" I am getting positively savage and am very rude to anybody who mentions backs. There really is work to do here. I got behind hand lastweek. It'a a bore to have to work so hard. I don't want to. I expect I shall be obliged to take a tutor in Latin tirose. I have no idea what to write. It makes me very unhappy. And the essays are dreadful. It distresses me to make up a lot of rubbish. Some girls can just scribble a lot of stuff off and there's an end of it. But I can't do that way. I don't think I am learning any German. Friday night there was a little play. It was very bright, only three persons in it but they did capitally. Next Friday I have heard that there is to be a ball given by the Juniors to the ssniersFreshmen but it isn't really know yet. I also heard that we are to be requested to come dressed as some fine character from Atte- Mother Goose. I have forgotten Mother Goose entirely. What people are there. Don't you bother about me. I am calm. If you could see the severe way I am treated, and made to lie down, or go to bed, or go for a walk, or take a pill, or get a cape you would be quite at ease. Lucile has taken it into her head to see that I do as I should and she does it thoroughly. I doubt if they will let me stay over till Sunday. Last year they were allowed to, but so many stayed over till sometime Monday and missed recitations that the faculy said it should never happen again. And I have heard they are very strct. I shall be very unhappy if you go down to New York Friday and Saturday Pop. Have you old Review meeting Tuesday and Wednesday & meet me in New York Wednesday. That would be lovely. Do. Please, Oh dear we had such a really terrible sermon this morning. We none of us could understand a single sentence. It was funny we sit right up above the platform and can look right down on the minister and could watch his notes. Sometimes he would turn over two pages, then he would think better of it and turn back. Our bench got to shaking. His name was Ladd!!! I forget where he came from. I am awfully sorry about Aunt Flo. Do send the address again. Oh I forgot the curtains have come. They look finely and we're ever so much obliged. How about the paying for them. At last my poster is fram. The frame is crooked we have discovered. I don't like the black frame very well. With lots of love Ruth. Ruth Adams, '04, I don't think the mail goes from here on Sun. but I can't go into town Its too far. Today I am going home with Florence. So it will go*
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: October 4, 1900
Text: Oct. 4, 1900, Vassar Dear people:- I have just finished my theme and am going to write to you I have unusually little to do tonight as we have no latin class tomorrow but are to attend a lecture on some latin subject by Prof. More (if that's the way you spell him) It just as well I don't have as (much to do) we had our class meeting this afternoon which took some time. We appointed committees for drawing upp constitutions, and committees for find out who is wanted for president and...
Show moreOct. 4, 1900, Vassar Dear people:- I have just finished my theme and am going to write to you I have unusually little to do tonight as we have no latin class tomorrow but are to attend a lecture on some latin subject by Prof. More (if that's the way you spell him) It just as well I don't have as (much to do) we had our class meeting this afternoon which took some time. We appointed committees for drawing upp constitutions, and committees for find out who is wanted for president and nominating her fc all sorts of interesting things. We are going to have a big fight for pres. It's great fun. The present chair* man of the committee on organisation is working all the people she can to get it herself and we don't want her. So we have got to work too. We rather want JLucile She ia a fine girl, but we cant quite decide whether it's right to elect a pres. from the campus when more than half the girls are some where else, to be sure they are not all in the same place, but they're rather Jealous of the campus girls I think. But enough of that though I assure you it's a very absorbing matter. Monday they had the first basket ball practice. Tou can't think how cunning they look. Every body says we are going to have the finest team in college. It's more fun to watch. I haven't had my phisical exam yet but expect it soon. Cora had hers today. It isn't nearly as bad as the gym exam. That's the one where you have to appear In the coustume nature gave you. They say that some upper jOct. 4, 1900 , - 2 classmen told some body that it was very nice to wear a very heavy veil so as not to see the people who were examining you; and that she actually appeared in one to hide her blushes. Isn't that absurd. Oh and I must tell you something else amusing. Elizabeth Thompson, the sister of a girl in our class, received a great bunch oI American beauties Sunday morning from some freshman crush though she didn't know who it was. There was a little note attached saying, "May I hope to see some of these in Chapel," "Hum" said Elizabeth, "I guess she can" and marched into chapel with them and put them on the pulpit. The story is all over college Elizabeth Thompson was so funny k disgusted. I imagin the freshman will restrain from any more such offerings. Thursday morning. Whatdo you think? Cora has got to come go to the y infermery with a hard cold. She is put there to keep it from getting any worse, I should have finished this last night only she didn't feel well and was going to bed early so I put out the light and went too. Did I tell you about the ridiculous things we had to do in English to test our senses. For one thing there were lots of little boxes with bottles inside and the corks sticking up thro' holes in the covers. You had to pull out the cork apply nose your witf to the hole and write down what you smelled. Wasn't that absurd. There were ten different smells. Then there were ten different things you had to taste. It made you feel quite ill. They tested you hearing pet. IT, 1900 , - 2 nowcr and you eye sight, you eye for color and any number of things It was very amusing, tho'. I really cant see how being able to tell whether what you smelled was camphor or glue will help you in writing an essayt do you. About the curtains - the highest price one is of course the best.The height I gave you was right for them after they have been hemmed. About the width 2-1/2 yds is the exact width of the door and I suppose they ought not to be quite straight when they are drawn ought they. About the morris chair It would be lovely to have you send one. They say the cartage would be about, or not more than .50 cents. Be sure and get one withjbroad^arms. And then you don't want to get to cheap looking a one. I think the cushion would be pretty in some soft brown, not too dark, don't you? Or do you think blue would be better. The only trouble is it's so hard to match. I think I had better pay for all the Morris chair, don't you? Oo read Katharine the letters and tell her I have been thinking of her a great deal but it's so hard to get time to write. Because according to her advice I spend all the spare time I have out of doors. And now I am talk- ing with every body I get a chance about the president. I think I have tackled 10 girls or so this morning already. The 2 dictionaries have come. Tell Rath. Marion Moss man is going to take me to Christians. Oh I-e& nearly forgot again to tell you that my heart was completely broken and pet. IT, 1900 , - 2 still is* My dearest lovely bier mug was smashed coming up. What Ht shall I do. It almost killed me. My poster isn't framed yet things areA pretty here and are so expensive. You will be pleased to hear I have had to get some colored pencils to draw pictures of my internals with. W ith lots of love. Ruth.\ V \w \_./ ’§ 6‘ /é um 4 6'~ *4‘ 55,0 '1 xiv \ * g) Rx \ 5 Q _'§:F Q Lx_____W” , \ ' ," ( .0 \ ~ ‘ \_ ___“__) __,, 4 ,4 [V15-="'”',§ “ 0,4 ’ W /, Q \\ ,- \\ \ \ ,\ _,/ X \ ._- ___ __ » _ .--, __—-- \-__ *—.-._......-~~ ./’ \ \‘ §-’\\ I t xvii!‘ w» 1»: nu \»»» Y’ \\ \ / """ \ /~fi~\§Eﬁ§Q,@§) /- ~ _ .\_ ,_4-t ‘ls \‘*~. ___ , .‘_~ ‘“"")f‘- q ¢ *”‘ U % § ck U / ‘ .\ <\{ﬁZr ;\§ .\$ ‘ V JQWQ - ._\_/§_¥@ Q ST “<~§»./FX-ym*§'V§)=,§~Q=§'\::_ '*@ _,,»§=_ / Jw 0 ‘Q7 ,_ .¢\~' v I ! ¢ i 1 I | » F ! 34 I ‘___;_ Q‘ ¥ ‘_‘>‘ _ > ﬂ ﬂy J ‘MW If _ 6"’ _ » If _ !__ Hy ‘Y _ £5 ,__‘\ & “ ‘l\ \\~_\ "3 \ K \ _/W6! (V \ 7 Q ‘ /L ____ \ﬁ \> 5 (K ‘ \ K 3 _\ i’! ‘__
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: October 23, 1900
Text: Oct. 23, 1900, Vassar Dear people, Why havent you sent my letter of permission. I got called up yesterday on account of it. It was really very funny. Mr. Galpin was at the Indian conference at Mohonk and came over to see us, but we had just gone over there ourselves so, of course we didn't see him. They didn't think of that in the office however. I like the cool way they call me up for something &c tell me to tell Cora, Mr Galuin came more to see her too. If they are going to...
Show moreOct. 23, 1900, Vassar Dear people, Why havent you sent my letter of permission. I got called up yesterday on account of it. It was really very funny. Mr. Galpin was at the Indian conference at Mohonk and came over to see us, but we had just gone over there ourselves so, of course we didn't see him. They didn't think of that in the office however. I like the cool way they call me up for something &c tell me to tell Cora, Mr Galuin came more to see her too. If they are going to call us up in turn I intend to do something real bad now, then they will scold her for it. I received this little note asking me to call at the Lady Principle's office. And was quite scared and tried to think of all the wicked things I had ever dreamed of doing tho. this particular one never entered my head. I found Miss Hastings in the office tho1. so I was relieved. But you really must send it. You can send it to me and I can drop It in her box if you like. Say you wish me to see any callers who may come to see me. And that at any time when I ask for permission to go to New York it will be all right to allow me to go. See. It was very amusing. And Mamma you remember that little apron with ruffles and pockets and a bib or what ever you call the thing that comes up over the waist. Will you send it on at once. I must have It by Friday night. I have no Idea where It is but you have probably come across it In your house cleanings You know the one I mean don't you? That little fancy one. I think I shall go as little Red Ridinghood I think that's as easy as anything. I am so sorry Mrs G treated you so badly. I wish she would send me my waist. I really haven't clothes enough. I am very sorry about the college Settlement. In fact very much destressed. I dont think there will be much more tho. And I dont soend a dollar a week any where near from other thing. I give .25 to Y.W.C.A a month. Is that to much. Its only .06 a Stihayand I would not that much in the collection at home. Aurelia has recieved a letter from her Aunt asking about her and generally making a great fuss. You ought not to have said any thing about it. I just told you as an excuse for not writing Please excuse dreadful blot. I would copy if I had time. Ruth. (Ruth Adams, '04)1 ‘ ,» ‘M-,'1..',<)‘ ‘\/.~ /6%- Q UQ \ P“ xi‘), \ . W‘ 5'} ‘ '3 <95“ E573, % S '0 "1241; 6" . 0,/f M ..- \‘\ ?\J' Y -,/' v \\___‘_r ____,,,/"’*/ ' __ E R - I V:->~:+>¥ 5*‘ §>:»»4, i 11' xi \‘4v-at ' ----_,~.1--....-_.. \ <,~, '1 " ‘N "'\ g ~> x /' F?‘ -3- '—:>\ _.__ /7:7 ‘\ ->7 _> _,//1’ ..“»--» I , . ~ _ =' u ‘ 5‘ I 1 /- I‘ ~ §':/ .. ;;W_* 1 \ -/ -""""~ ~ﬁ~-aw .,/M I ¢ ‘K .__. ‘ '~ “ _~ L xx 3 1 Q»-K», I , _ >\‘_ _ ‘ _l\>_ ' \\\_\ “ /‘Va (\‘ Q? _ \ ‘Q > ‘J ‘_‘L __\ /V _ T _‘ I ‘“ J _ KN > L“ J __‘__ _\ ___v ‘ _ ’ 1' ’ ‘.__ _ _> H U _|‘_ \ _’ L \_ R L a___ ‘F ‘ _\ A I‘ _<_\_\ __ \ \ _ \ \ _ !\ “_£\\‘
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: October 18, 1900
Text: Vassar Dear people:- I am so relieved that no telegram appeared. You see I wrote on Tuesday. I am much obliged for the cookies. I only wish there had been more. They were so good, tho1. rather pulverized. Send me a big cake sometime so I can give all my friends some. But you want to hear about the elections don't you. Lucile is president and I am so happy I don't know what to do. Poor dear. And I am not secretarywhich also makes me happy. You have no idea how scared I got when they...
Show moreVassar Dear people:- I am so relieved that no telegram appeared. You see I wrote on Tuesday. I am much obliged for the cookies. I only wish there had been more. They were so good, tho1. rather pulverized. Send me a big cake sometime so I can give all my friends some. But you want to hear about the elections don't you. Lucile is president and I am so happy I don't know what to do. Poor dear. And I am not secretarywhich also makes me happy. You have no idea how scared I got when they were balloting. Oh Just supposing I had been elected. Ethel Plumb, the successful candidate, is an awfully nice girl. I wonder if I have mentioned her before she rooms with Frances Holt up in the tower, where Olive Thurston and Emily Welch room. She is tutoring 2 things and has as much as she can do without being burdened with this too, which is no slight matter I can tell you. We have such a big class. I am afraid Emily felt pretty badly at not getting the presidency. It was awfully hard for both of them. You see they were both on the platform Emily, pres. pro tem. & Lucile sec. pro. tem. She did an awfully mean thing. When the returns were in she rose and said "Miss Stimson has been elected and will now take the chair." And walked off the platform. She ought to have kept it until next meeting properly. It was hard for Lucile, she was so rattled. But I'm sopleased Lucile got it. We tease the poor girl unmercifully. It's too bad of us. But then we are going to make "parish calls" with her this afternoon, as she calls them. It bothers her, all that she ought to do or thinks she ought to do. And she has been lying awake nights. I have been scolding her very hard, but I think she'll get over it. She is going home next Sunday if they'll let her, which will do her good. Let me see what else is there to tell you. Oh the apron came. It was the other one I meant. I wonder where it can be. Not lost I hope. I finally wore the german apron because I wanted a bib. My coustume looked very pretty and I consider myself very smart to make the cape. I cut it by the bath cape. The hood was a little different with a frill around the face. Some of the girls were fine We had great fun. I'll tell you all about it when I come home. What do you think 1902, our sister class, you know, gave over to us a lovely great yellow banner which 1900 had left for us. Wasn't that lovely. Lucile has it in her room but she doesn't know what on earth to do with it. It's so big. Yellow is our color. We had Jarley wax-works. They were capital. College Jokes and take-offs on the teachers. There was one of Miss Richardson throwing chock. She hasn't done so yet but she will probably begin soon. They say she always does. We are having exams with her now. However it's a rule in our family not to mention lessons during Sunday. Last night the republicans had a rally. It was rich. I really can't decide which was the best. I think perhaps I laughed more at the democratic. It was newer then. But this was perfectly killing. The speaker were Hanna, Depew, Roosevelt. Wife a Dewey were also on the platform. It was capital How the girls make themselves up so well I don't see. The band was great this time too, rather better than last I think. The coustumes were prettierat least. Oh I most forgot Friday afternoon Miss Salmon had a tea for her girls and she asked me too. She showed us some of her pictures. She has such a lot. Pictures of places I mean, not pictures. She has them all mounted and arranged according to countries. She is very nice. And wishes to be remembered to you and so on and so one. What do you mean by my expression, "would of hurt." there is no sense in it. About the chair. It hasn't appeared. Was it address Jusre or to Poughkeepsie. Perhaps I must go there for it. I wish it would come. With love RuthU“ I F .. ,- Ni’ ,,"<'11='»»¢.-,,__~ _ “Z-. my 2 ,5 . ~ ~, 1-, ". "1 ; 2 KQ ‘:- Q: ( \ 1“ I, ‘. .-_.»*" ;§;“1M Q.» _ --- /" \ I .'_"‘_l < 1-. \\\__ , , > V \ > C3 / ' J ‘ W1 .@,~=f‘ »" ,- - .~ \/%\ , \' xx /, _ *2” “Jj @%3%.;,?%g . i> '9} Ii“ \ ‘V ? ‘===’Q§-3*»->'*:},?j $5‘ ‘ Y “=1/A‘-'~§J*§Q=__,§ Q 8 =1 6“ 1.» 1 » - /'7 ¢ Q=%¢k%¥5éI —-=j“‘i;~;T_», E-1? \,\\; " v ;, > \ \ <1- _ ,, .“.____ .~ ‘B in \,,,/ 4? .- , 1/ 1? Q rt ;;; ~{§f" \*1_ 1%? LY‘ J ,0 "~51 . . v , I kv Uu 1,. I / \. 4:" \§i§.<?~'~*f€‘~> Qﬁl ‘E Y A . 1;? g /
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: October 1902
Text: Well I am thankful to say my work is over for one more week. It does pile up terribly at the last with 5 on Friday. I know my history topic was dreadful. I trust I can do better next week. Please tell me how much its maple sugar was around was it 8. There was something else I wanted to ask and I can't remember what. The sleeves to my blue flannel waist are miles too short and very uncomfortable. What can be done? R.M.A.Mrs. Leo B Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn.

Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: October 4, 1902
Text: I knew there was something I wanted to say that I couldn't think of. I should love to have you make an [?] down [?]. Light blue you know I can't get a pattern. There is one here that has not fullness gathers. I mean on the shoulders at all. The pieces are shaped to bring in the fullness with a circular band around the neck which does not turn over. Make it abt 53 ins down the front from the shoulder seam. I will get that corset cover pattern now. Mrs. Leo B Adams 57 Edgehill Road...
Show moreI knew there was something I wanted to say that I couldn't think of. I should love to have you make an [?] down [?]. Light blue you know I can't get a pattern. There is one here that has not fullness gathers. I mean on the shoulders at all. The pieces are shaped to bring in the fullness with a circular band around the neck which does not turn over. Make it abt 53 ins down the front from the shoulder seam. I will get that corset cover pattern now. Mrs. Leo B Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn.
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: October 4, 1902
Text: I have got 2 letters from you today. How lovely to be going to have a birthday present. I shall read every express list now until it appears. The pillow is the bed pillow you know. We have just been having services at the laying of the corner stone. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Pratt being here. Mrs. Pratt looks ever so much like her sisters. R.M.A.Mrs. George B. Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn.

Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: October 31, 1900(?)
Text: Dear People This will have to do for a letter. You said you wouldn't mind my not writing if I sent a card. So here you are. Nothing has happened to write about and I haven't time anyway. Ruth

Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: October 8, 1902(?)
Text: Such a tragedy has happened to me. I have lost all the notes I have taken for my hist topic in some way. And I haven't time to take them again. I have got hold of most amassing old things. Once I donut that my gentlemen was "very sick of the survey from eating bad pie". Isn't that ridiculous. It is a beautiful day. And I m bat to go down to the washer woman and get my blue cheviot. I hope she washed it well. R.M.A.Mrs. [T]eo B. Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn.

Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: 1900(?)
Text: I am now writing in the hall meeting for electing the president of the hall. Mary Bell and Mary York are up. It is still pouring and it does seem perfectly terribly wet. I find I have made a mistake in taking courses for which I have to go way over to the laboratories. t is terribly far. I got a letter from (?) this morning saying she was writing to you herself about Ernest Humpstone. The pillow was just half around for each dimension. I think it is right but I will measure again. R.M.A.Mrs....
Show moreI am now writing in the hall meeting for electing the president of the hall. Mary Bell and Mary York are up. It is still pouring and it does seem perfectly terribly wet. I find I have made a mistake in taking courses for which I have to go way over to the laboratories. t is terribly far. I got a letter from (?) this morning saying she was writing to you herself about Ernest Humpstone. The pillow was just half around for each dimension. I think it is right but I will measure again. R.M.A.Mrs. Geo B. Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: September 24, 1900
Text: So stupid in me to forget the [?]. The letter is beyond recovery however. The presidential campaign has begun here. I wish you could see the poster stuck up everwhee. "Are you for Ruin or Destruction." "Register you vote." "Who shall guide the ship of state." "Bryan or McKinley." "Down with the imperialists." And all such thing painted in flaring color every con [?] place. It great full I wish Papa would tell me my principles. How do you spell...
Show moreSo stupid in me to forget the [?]. The letter is beyond recovery however. The presidential campaign has begun here. I wish you could see the poster stuck up everwhee. "Are you for Ruin or Destruction." "Register you vote." "Who shall guide the ship of state." "Bryan or McKinley." "Down with the imperialists." And all such thing painted in flaring color every con [?] place. It great full I wish Papa would tell me my principles. How do you spell it. Ruth. Individual Report. I. (1) Give your full name, (2) the date and (3) place of your birth, (4) the towns or cities in which you have lived since you were two years old, (5) the nationality of your parents. (6) Was any language other than English spoon in your family? (7) Have you associated with any persons whose peculiarities of speech few to race, locality, or imperfect education tended in any respect to modify your diction? Give full particulars!!! II. (1) Where were you prepared for college? (2) How many recitations in English did you have each week, and for how many yeas? (3) What text-books did you use? (4) How many6 essays did you write in each year of your study? (5) What was their average length? (6) Were they written at home or in class? (7) Give illustrations of the subjects of these essays !!! (8) For what faults were they criticized by the etcher? (9) In what ways have you found that your preparatory work in English has helped your writing ?!!! (10) In what was has it failed to help you?!! (11) Has it hindered you in any way?!!! III. (1) Give a list alphabetically arranged by authors of the books you have read in prose!! (2) Give a similar list of the poems with which you are familiar!!! (3) Like which one of the authors have you read would you choose to write if you could?!! Why?!!!!!!! IV. (1) Have you training or skill in music? (2) In drawing or painting? (3) Do you ever write verse? (4) Have you ever contributed to any newspaper or magazine? Give particulars. V/ (1) Is the first draft of an essay usually the best you can do, or is re-writing necessary? (2) What kinds of changes, if any, do you make in your first draft? (3) What is for you the most difficult part of writing? (4) What is the easiest?Prof. [?] B. Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn._ ‘wt ‘ r ‘;_‘ \ \ /4 It \\ _ )_ _ V ‘ \ ‘ y ‘L T \ _ ‘i ‘__‘ _H 1'“ \\\ _ \’ I I >_ V I __ (H ¢ _/\ __ t F” \ _ _ _ J ‘ |_‘ I ,v‘ "\ '51“ 11 ‘ ‘ > ‘An X __“ _ _ P N, Y 2 ‘_ _ V Y _ \__ I \ \ ~ I \‘ /\ _ w _ A n ‘> ’}ﬂ*\‘ _ ‘lH| _ I A>"¥>.'
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: September 1900
Text: Vassar My dear family:- Don't distress yourself about me. I am all fine. Really I feel much better. Dr. Thelberg is making me take my meals at the infirmery for a day or two. For which I shall have to fork out a tidy sum, probably, but it seems to have a good effect on me. And if you could see the amount 1 eat. It is quite startling. They have very good things to eat, and such a sweet little dining room, and pretty china. I wish you could have heard the talking to Dr. Th. gave me. The...
Show moreVassar My dear family:- Don't distress yourself about me. I am all fine. Really I feel much better. Dr. Thelberg is making me take my meals at the infirmery for a day or two. For which I shall have to fork out a tidy sum, probably, but it seems to have a good effect on me. And if you could see the amount 1 eat. It is quite startling. They have very good things to eat, and such a sweet little dining room, and pretty china. I wish you could have heard the talking to Dr. Th. gave me. The worst scolding I ever got in my life* She wishes me to stay out doors 2 hours every day, and has accordingly excused me from Gym until after Christmas Isn't that nice? Thursday I went into see Miss Wylie. She is very lovely. I wish you could see the pretty copper things she has in her rooms. I had to pay 1.25 for my glasses. The box of things came. Thanks for the apples. I didnt discover those in the shoes until I went to nut them on. I had such an unhappy thought the other night. What do you think, 2 weeks from tonight 2 days of my vacation will be over. Wasn't that sad? We good. night Ruth.
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: September 20, 1900
Text: I just want to send you work that my complaint has entirely disappeared and I am feeling perfectly well. College is just as grand as ever if not mow so. And the freshmen are char and my room is fascinating! But my trunk in which we carefully put the things I washed has not appeared yet. Isn't that a joke on us. I can't do anything down town until it comes. R.M.A.Mrs. George B Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn

Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: September 24, 1902
Text: I have been to all my recitations at last and I think they are all going to be very interesting. But biology is going to send me into bankruptcy it is so expensive. You should see the list of things necessary. And they are all with prosily the exception of physics going to be very hard. I am to prepare a paper on Tuberculosis for Physiology and Miss Salmon has given us frightful work. R.M.A.Mrs Geo. B. Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn.

Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: September 21, 1900
Text: Poughkeepsie 1900 Arrived safely. Miss Ellery here and very nice. Cora's friends all very good. Send money $290 directly. Quite a fuss about not having it. No time to be home sick Ruth POSTAL 6 \ . A / _ _ ?n<>g<,..;_§ V 7i~k .1_, A ‘ _~ ~. v_,__,._ﬁ.-__J. <~‘§- THIS $10515 FOR T - i’ <1: - .37"- _..Y 1;. _ - _i— ‘_‘\" ‘I IA. _ An _-/fez. ,,.__ _ __-;_ ,‘, > L‘ ,,_.A.____, $\\ ADDRESQ ONLY 5? ‘\ ,\~_< ~ ».\ ‘ '1:.,-,',¢.’»’ ,, HE < ~ - ' =...
Show morePoughkeepsie 1900 Arrived safely. Miss Ellery here and very nice. Cora's friends all very good. Send money $290 directly. Quite a fuss about not having it. No time to be home sick Ruth POSTAL 6 \ . A / _ _ ?n<>g<,..;_§ V 7i~k .1_, A ‘ _~ ~. v_,__,._ﬁ.-__J. <~‘§- THIS $10515 FOR T - i’ <1: - .37"- _..Y 1;. _ - _i— ‘_‘\" ‘I IA. _ An _-/fez. ,,.__ _ __-;_ ,‘, > L‘ ,,_.A.____, $\\ ADDRESQ ONLY 5? ‘\ ,\~_< ~ ».\ ‘ '1:.,-,',¢.’»’ ,, HE < ~ - ' =‘>*:,L,.,@,./5% "-41 I V Q; g_ Q km‘ : ' w~\.:>3.li‘>.¢’5 Ci» 7 E v; ﬁ ) Q t-,4": i H 1”“ Q, Q .1 . I ~ t ;'.'lL- € \‘ \ »= ' 5 -"WY A / \'? gs-Q»..J\ H Q K w,“ (‘ o
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: September 1900(?)
Text: Vassar Dear people:- At last I am starting a letter to you. Wo didn't got up for breakfast this morning and I had to tear around to got ready in time for church. And as it was we had two batches of callers before we were dressed I had to drape something artisticly around me and pick around the cornor of the door at them The second one was Mary Taylor who came to ask Cora to go to church with her, but C. wasn't out of bed yet it seemed im-possible. The sweetest soph, asked me to go...
Show moreVassar Dear people:- At last I am starting a letter to you. Wo didn't got up for breakfast this morning and I had to tear around to got ready in time for church. And as it was we had two batches of callers before we were dressed I had to drape something artisticly around me and pick around the cornor of the door at them The second one was Mary Taylor who came to ask Cora to go to church with her, but C. wasn't out of bed yet it seemed im-possible. The sweetest soph, asked me to go with her. I fell perfectly in love with her. 1 met her last night at Christians. And oh dear, I met such a lot of people. Christians was lovely. They had the must gorgeous tableaus you ever saw. Advertisements. I wish you could have seen them they were great. And Julia Stimpson was the most stunning man that I really have ever seen. She she very large. (I don't mean fat you know.) and she did certainly look exactlylike a man and an awfully handsome one too. It made you feel so funny. I was introduced to some of them I had never met before. And I really found it hard to realize they were girls. Oh I must tell you the best thing I've just heard The first tableau was Whitmans chocolate a man stands in the middle with a girl leaning on each shoulder eating out of this box of candy! Well this misguided freshman askedif the girl in the middle (dressed as a man of course) was president Taylors son. Did you ever hear anything as rich. I hope the sophs won't get hold of it but of course they will. Then another thing I heard of. Julia Stimson saw a freshman going by looking rather forlorn and thought perhaps she hadn't been asked to Christians, so she asked if she had been invited. "Yes," said the girl "Somebody asked me last week. Luck for me, wasn't it". Then she saw Julia looked rather queer and discovered what she had done. How anyone could mistake Julia for a freshman though, I don't see. Lucile is such a dear, you can't think. I do so wont her to be president. I shant tell you any thing about Christians now. I'll leave it for my mid week letter. Oh I forgot to say my dresses came I like the lawn ever-so much. Mrs G. forgot the belt and I had to fly around and scratch one up. I have the brown on now but I don't like it so awfully well the white over the shoulders doesn't fit so very well. I wonder If you could get me some ribbon. I tried in every store in Poughkeepsie (there aren't so very many) to get some dark brown to go with my brown suit and some green to go with that new green waste, and couldn't find any thing that came within miles of it. You have samples of both haven't you I should like a yard and two thirds of each kind. I look my poster down to be framed couldn't do anything with it except a narrow black frame. It looks neat but not as artistic as it might. It is to come home next Sat. Oh I must tell you about our registration. It was more fun. All the building was divided up into different wards and poles put up in each ward. The poles were manufactured out of these very high black screens. Inside were two girls (dressed as men) sitting at a table. You can't think how well they get themselves up. Well you went inside and they nut any number of perfectly absurd questions to you and- which you were obliged to make up answers and finally they would say they thought you were qualified to vote and you wrote you name down as republican of demotratic. There were crowds around the poles all the times roaring at the questions and answers. So every now and then a girl dressed as a policeman would come and clear away the crowd. I must tell you some of the question they asked me. "Have you fallen in the lake yet?" "Do you expect to" "Have any of your class fallen in the lake yet?" "Have you passed resolutions to the effect that none of them shall." Of what does fraulein Bartleman remind you" "Why." "If Miss Gentry's eyes were two points in space could a plane be passed throe' them." "Why" "If there were 16 seniors and one elevator how many ways are there of getting to the fourth floor" "Why." A perfect string of things like that. Oh I remember any other. "Why did Jimmie shave off his moustache." "What makes you think so" Jimmie is Dr Baldwin prof. of History. Miss Salmon has gone down to New York so I haven't gone to see her but Miss Ellery says I must go as soon as I get back I mean she. Oh dear. But don't you think the registration was lovely. We have parades and Luimp speeching and go thro', the whole election just as they really do in the other world. Even to the final voting. We elect one of them oresident Isn't that fun. Oh I met Miss Dunning what came over on the steamer with us this morning!!!! You mustn't mind my not going properly round the paper on this sheet. I thought I would only write two pages more then I decided to finish the four. Margarale Mather lives right up above us and they had a spread up in her room last night and they poured the water out of olive bottle out of the window and it fell in at our window Tell Mrs Morris I have met Elsie Mendell and like her very much. She wants to have Frances up here. Her father was aclassmate of Mr. Morris, love Ruth. I am not getting unpopular on accountt of the canvasing. But I shall be unhappy if Emily Welch get elected.
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: Oct 13, 1900(?)
Text: Yassar My dear Mother:- How could you be so foolish? I thought at least you must have tumbled down stairs fc broken your back or that Papa had suddenly been taken frightfully ill, or something worse. What ever did you send a telegram for. Didn't you know that I would have known before this if any thing was the matter with me. And didn't you know that I would have written if there had-n't bee a good reason for my not writing. I just haven't had time until this very day....
Show moreYassar My dear Mother:- How could you be so foolish? I thought at least you must have tumbled down stairs fc broken your back or that Papa had suddenly been taken frightfully ill, or something worse. What ever did you send a telegram for. Didn't you know that I would have known before this if any thing was the matter with me. And didn't you know that I would have written if there had-n't bee a good reason for my not writing. I just haven't had time until this very day. Wednesday afternoon when I usually write we had a class meeting. And we had such a high old time and I got so dreadfully excited and was so awfully tired when I got my studying done that night that I thought perhaps you would rather have me go to bed and rest, than sit up and write to you. So I went. Then Tuesday I had an extra ammount to work owing to a page of Latin prose & 14 pages of Latin grammer and a bad German lesson, a more frightful Geometry lessons and an english theme. Then Friday I was busy at work every moment of the morning. And right after dinner Lucile and I did Latin together and we found the Latin unusually erratic. Then I went out doors to get some air and watch the girls play basket ball. And Aurella Crosette got hurt - a dreadful blow on her nose. It stunned her for a moment and everybody rushed for water and all sorts of things. It bled streams but after a little she seemed all right and they were going to let her go home alone but fortunately I thought I would walk over with her. When she got into her room she looked in the glass and her^ nose looked so dreadfully she thought she was spoiled for life. And being so unstrung by the shock and all the began cry and crying and I couldn't do anything with her. I was afraid she was going into hysterics. So I called in the little Southern girl Mary Yost (Have I told you about her. She's the sweetest thing) And we got Aurelia on to the bed and rubbed her head and nose. But suddenly she had the awfullest seizure and gasped and waved her arms and cried "Oh where am I? where am I?" and groaned. We were so frightened, she seemed to be going out of her head. We didn't know what to do but we rubbed her hands hard and Poured whiskey down her. So I had to stay with her till the doctor at last got around to her. We were glad enough to see her I can't tell you. Aurelia is all right this morning. That is as to her senses, not her nose. When I saw her she was just going to have it examined. I don't think it will be very crooked Then I had stayed there so long that I had to come home and tumble into my clothes in the manner I think I have ever yet done. You see the New England Club gave a dance to which I had to go. It was very amusing. The people that did the inviting were dressed as men. You can't think how sweet they are. It's lots of fun. But I was rather tired. Cora has gone down to New York for over Sunday to meet her father fe mother. I don't know whether I told you. Lucile came jOct. 13, 1900,- 3 and spent the night with me. I had a little excitement last night too. It was most absurd. I was suddenly seized with a cramp in my foot, you know and had to hop out of bed rather quickly but then I couldn't get back in again for the longest time. Every time I took it off the floor the cramp came back. It was so foolish to have to stand stand there. Lucile is so lame she can hardly more this morning from playing yesterday. She is too funny. There is to be a grand democratic mass meeting this evening. First there is to be a grand parade with a band all thro, the building collecting the democrats and afterwards. The platform is to be announced and there is to be great specifying. Of course I have seen Elisabeth Ladd I am sure I have mentioned it. Why she sits at our table. She doesn't particularly enjoy her room-mate but she seems to like college. I don't think she looks very well but she always did have big black rings under her eyes. Don't you worry about my doing to much. I know when to stop. In every letter you write you say you think I am rushing about to much It just sounds so in the letters. Christians I also explained. We can't stop to say the Younge Woman's Christians Association every time we use it so we just say Christians. It is much nicer. Why don't my curtains come? I want them. And my chair? Boo hoo. There came a package for me yesterday but I couldn't get it till this morning. And I had been expecting my curtains but it was only the blue waist from Mrs. G. no brown. Oh the ribbons came from you. I am much obliged I don't like the green quite as well as the brown but it goes very well. Mrs. G. spelled Poughkeepsie, Poughkipsee and nut "enn instead of New York. I like allmy dresses that I have, but I really need more light ones. You see every Friday and Sat. night they dress up in muslins and so on. Then there are receptions and dances. And it's getting so cold now I wish I had a flannel waist. I think I shall be able to come home Wed. afternoon late fit stay till Sat. night at Thanksgiving. U I may. Please don't send any more telegraphs they stare me out of a years growth and this one nearly gave Lucile the convultionsLovingly Ruth.
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: n.d.
Text: Vassar Dear Papa Here is the bill. I send it along immediately. I hope to catch the mail so wont stop to write anything. Tell Mamma the pine got here all right. I quite wanted to go down to New York today. A lot of the girls went down today to the Lessing Place Theater to see Mimma von Baruhelat the invitation of the director who lectured here last night (in German). I understood all he said. It was very nice. But I thought I had better save my pennies. Love Ruth

Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: n.d.
Text: Vassar 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 hewasn't inclined to let me come then I began telling him about what I read in France and it changed matters decidedly....
Show moreVassar 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 hewasn'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 booksthey 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 ofPhysics 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)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 thereis 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 youthink 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 expeditionsPlease 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.
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Creator: Adams, Ruth
Date: November 1900
Text: Dear Mama. I want to describe that bam in Glastonbury which used to belong to the Abbey in my essay for Wednesday. But I can't remember whether it was made of wood or stone do you suppose you could look up in the Baedeker about it and write to me. I don't know whether you can got it her la time or not* But I want to describe it badly. Will write a long letter tomorrow. Lots of things have happened. We are going to West Point this afternoon to see the Yale West Point Game. Mrs....
Show moreDear Mama. I want to describe that bam in Glastonbury which used to belong to the Abbey in my essay for Wednesday. But I can't remember whether it was made of wood or stone do you suppose you could look up in the Baedeker about it and write to me. I don't know whether you can got it her la time or not* But I want to describe it badly. Will write a long letter tomorrow. Lots of things have happened. We are going to West Point this afternoon to see the Yale West Point Game. Mrs. Peltou la going to take us. Ruth.Mrs. G. B. Adams 57 Edgehill Road New Haven Conn.
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