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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-04-13
Text: April 13, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I knew that "made-up mind" would be upset before long about my elections for next year. I was gradually coming to the conclusion that Nineteenth Century Poetry, French Rev. and Voltaire and Rousseau overlapped too much and that I would be spending my times profitably by if I took something else instead of Voltaire and Rousseau when Jo Marple convinced me that V. and R. is a very poor course and that I will get in French Rev. all that...
Show moreApril 13, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I knew that "made-up mind" would be upset before long about my elections for next year. I was gradually coming to the conclusion that Nineteenth Century Poetry, French Rev. and Voltaire and Rousseau overlapped too much and that I would be spending my times profitably by if I took something else instead of Voltaire and Rousseau when Jo Marple convinced me that V. and R. is a very poor course and that I will get in French Rev. all that Miss White offers in the French course. So I have just about decided to go on with Spanish. I am getting such a good grasp of it that it seems a shame to give it up. Next year won't be like a beginning language course. I mean there will be no grammar and boring stuff like that, but it will be all literature, like my soph. French course last year. Miss Dennis says they are going to have a very excellent, scholarly, Spanish woman here next year who will give that course. She says that by the end of next year I will have a good view of Spanish literature and will be able to speak with ease, and have a very good working knowledge of the language in general and be able to read anything at all. That sounds worth while to me. What do you think of it? R. S. V. P. right away. I have the feeling that one more year will put this year to good account, but that if I don't take more, two or three years from now I may feel as though this first year was wasted by not continuing. I am going to have my hair washed right after lunch, and then I have to study for an hour for the Spanish midsemester tomorrow, and then have debate practice seventh and eighth hours. I got off yesterday to study. It is the first time since debate tryouts started early in February that I have asked to be off for any reason other than a class or required lecture, but I couldn't see staying up till midnight. Millsy told me that my midsemester is Ec was all right, whatever that may mean. I have a lot of work to do this week. It is great to get letters from you again, Mother. I am glad Lally staid with you. I had a thank you note from Evelyn Goldenson. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-04]
Text: No improvement - yetGALSWORTHY GUYED A Series of "Potted Plays" Yeilds a Pointed Parody of "Loyalties" ACT I. Scene 1.-Bad Form. DE LEVIS-Winsor, I have been robbed of a thousand pounds. Winsor (calmly)-Nonesense, my dear fellow. De Levis-I tell you I have. Winsor-A robbery couldn't happen in my house. It isn't done. De Levis-But it has happened! Enter General Cunynge, Captain Dancy, Mrs. Dancy, Margaret Orme, Lady Adela and the Butler. Winsod-I say, De Levis...
Show moreNo improvement - yetGALSWORTHY GUYED A Series of "Potted Plays" Yeilds a Pointed Parody of "Loyalties" ACT I. Scene 1.-Bad Form. DE LEVIS-Winsor, I have been robbed of a thousand pounds. Winsor (calmly)-Nonesense, my dear fellow. De Levis-I tell you I have. Winsor-A robbery couldn't happen in my house. It isn't done. De Levis-But it has happened! Enter General Cunynge, Captain Dancy, Mrs. Dancy, Margaret Orme, Lady Adela and the Butler. Winsod-I say, De Levis declares he's been robbed of a thousand pounds. The General-Very tactless of him to say anything about it. De Levis-I want my money back. Winsor-He wants his money back. They all state at him in amazement. Lady Adela-Shocking bad form! (Exit.) Margaret-How mercenary! (Exit.) Dancy-How like a Jew! )Exit with his wife.) Butler-Insolent, I call it. (Exit.) Winsor (reproachfully)-Now you've gone and upset my butler. The General-You'd better not say any more about it. De Levis-But I want my money back. Send for the police! Winsor (sadly)-To think that I have been nursing this viper in my exclusive bosom! Scene 2.-Rotten Bad Form. De Levis-Camptain Dancy is the thief. Look at these marks on the balcony. He jumped from his window to mine, took the money and jumped back. The General-Say no more about it. (Enter Winsor.) De Levis-Dancy is the theif. Winsor-impossible. He's got the D.S.O. The General-A D.O.S. is above suspicion. De Levis-Then search him and his room. Winsor-Oh, no. That wouldn't be quite the thing. De Levis-Social blackmail! Well, I'll Winsor-You don't understand our code. The General-Say no more about it. You might be blackballed for the Jockey Club. De Levis-Social blackball! Well, I'll keep quiet and let my thousand go. Winsor-Still harping on the money. It's most indelicate. ActII Unspeakably Rotten Bad Form. Lord St. Erth-I've blackballed De Levis for the Jockey Club. The General-That's a pity. I rather wanted him to get in. Lors St. Erth-You should have told me so. (Enter Major Colford.) Colford-That swine De Levis is going about calling Dancy a theif! Winsor-He's a hopeless outsider. The General-Tell him to say no more about it. Coldford (loyally)-Dancy can't be a thief. I was at school with him. (Enter De Levis.) De Levis-So this is how you have kept faith, General! The General!-Say no more about it. (Enter Dancy.) De Levis-Theif! Dancy-You damn Jew! Winsor (pained)-This sort of thing really isn't done. Dancy-Name your weapons! Lord St. Erth-Fighting is no use, Dancy. For the honor of the club you must bring an action. Dancy-I'll think it over. (Exit.) Colford (loyally)-He'll win it. He was at school with me. Act III. Conduct of a Gentleman. Scene 1. Twisden-Two of the missing notes have been traced to Dancy. It's all up with our case. Graviter-Never mind. Say nothing about them. Twisden-I must. It's unusual, I know, for a solicitor to be honest. Graviter-It's mad. Twisden-But I am. The case collapses. Scene 2. Twisden-Dancy stole the money and gave it to a woman. The General-I thought he was the thief all the time. Let's say no more about it. Winsor-Very honorable of him to pay the woman off. Colford (loyally)-I don't believe he is a thief. I was at school with him. Twisden-Let's ship him off to Morocco. It's the honorable thing to do. The General-Then nobody will say any more about it. (Enter Dancy) Twisden-Captain Dancy, you had better escape to Morocco before you are arrested. Dancy-I'm going to see my wife to tell her it's all her fault for not agreeing to run away when I first suggested it. Colford (loyally)-Ronny, old man, I don't believe ... Dancy-Go to the devil! Scene 3. Dancy shoots himself, off. Enter Colford. Colford (loally)-A neat wound clean through the heart. He was a fine shot. I was at school with him. CURTAIN. [From the Pall Mall Gazette via The New York Herald]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-04-15]
Text: [postmarked 15 Apr 1920] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The typewriter seems to have arrived this time without damage. Classes went much better today than yesterday. i am pretty far behind in Math, but I think I'll get caught up all right. That will be the hardest. There is to be a quizz the beginning of next week, but Miss Wells told me to come to her first for help. I am sure she will be very nice about it. I have to go to two lectures in Assembly Hall today, one before dinner and one...
Show more[postmarked 15 Apr 1920] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The typewriter seems to have arrived this time without damage. Classes went much better today than yesterday. i am pretty far behind in Math, but I think I'll get caught up all right. That will be the hardest. There is to be a quizz the beginning of next week, but Miss Wells told me to come to her first for help. I am sure she will be very nice about it. I have to go to two lectures in Assembly Hall today, one before dinner and one after. I have to go as required work. Dorothea got a single, second floor, north transept, near the staircase. The trip certainly must have been hard one me. I feel quite a little better today than yesterday, but still not nearly as well as the few days at the house. i will have to go it easy, all right. I went to bed last night at nine, but could not go to sleep till after eleven, after I had gotten a hot-water bag. It was not encouraging. Dr. Baldwin game me a chapel excuse and an exercise excuse, good till April 30. I'm sure it will have to be renewed. Today is a beautiful day. I wish it were warm enough to sit out. Love, That was a great letter, Father. Pete, you are to send me Jim Meyerovitz's letter. Father said so before I left. Then I will return it to him to be answered. Don't be so smart.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-01-10
Text: January 10, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I mailed an answer to your question yesterday, Mother. I have just about made up my mind to change my election to Heredity, so as to ease up on my course a little and allow for debating. That means I am through at twelve-twenty Fridays, and will have no difficulty in getting to Phila. by dinner-time. In any case, I can get there by nine o'clock anyhow. So go to it, and make the appointment. I surely n[???] that, or something else, but I am...
Show moreJanuary 10, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I mailed an answer to your question yesterday, Mother. I have just about made up my mind to change my election to Heredity, so as to ease up on my course a little and allow for debating. That means I am through at twelve-twenty Fridays, and will have no difficulty in getting to Phila. by dinner-time. In any case, I can get there by nine o'clock anyhow. So go to it, and make the appointment. I surely n[???] that, or something else, but I am not going to go along this way any longer. In view of that and the uncertainty of getting back here on time, I shall let Prom go by this year. I heard an excellent lecture on india last night by Dhan Gopal Mujirki, a graduate of Stanford and much of an Indian patriot. It is just about the best lecture I have heard in college. I was so much interested that in spite of much work to do, i went up to Senior Parlor after the lecture and listedne[sic] to him talk informally for about an hour a quarter. I wish i had time to write about it. I walked to town in the afternoon and attended to various things, among others having my skates sharpened so that they will be ready when the next ice comes. By so doing I missed a lecture on the Washington conference, but I can't get everything in this week. Sunday night I heard an excellent lecture on Jerusalem by another indian, Mr. Prem Chaud Lal, whose title to fame seems to be having guided General Allenby through Jerusalem. Those Sunday evening lectures are under the auspices of the Christian Association. They surely get a miserable attendance--about thirty or forty people. He had excellent illustrations, and told some very interesting stories, also an interesting joke that I have not time to write now. I understand friend Stevie is to speak in the course of the month under the auspices of the C. A. Miss Buck had another stroke on Friday and died Sunday. Miss Wylie certainly has had a trying year of it. i think that explains her crabbiness and peculiarity at times. We have two cuts this week, but I shall have no difficulty putting in the time profitably spent it walking today. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-06-04
Text: June 4, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I finished studying for Spanish this morning. I have all of English, Chem, and about half of Ec still ahead of me. I will be glad this evening when one exam at least will be behind me. I am looking forward to Miss Salmon's exam this afternoon with a good deal of curiosity, but not particularly, or pleasure. I shall have one exam in cool weather, anyhow. It is a wonderful day. Nothing of particular interest to report. Love, Fannie

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-05-10
Text: Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The grind continues. I am progressing quite well. I have just been singing the glories of Alaska to a girl who hopes to get there this summer by taking a job as a camp Counciler on Puget Sound, and using her railroad pass to get there. Freshman take-offs were last night. Some of them were excellent. And now I shall return to the Libe. Love, Fannie May 10.

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-11-14
Text: November 14, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I took my typewriter to town Friday afternoon and as far as I could make out all the mad did was to tighten a screw. I hope that was all that was necessary. I also ordered a berth for the eight-thirty Tuesday night, not having heard from Aunt Bessie. I did all I wanted to in down, and then we walked home. It was a glorious day. I walked from the station out to college and did not feel any bad effect from it. Friday night I met two girls after...
Show moreNovember 14, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I took my typewriter to town Friday afternoon and as far as I could make out all the mad did was to tighten a screw. I hope that was all that was necessary. I also ordered a berth for the eight-thirty Tuesday night, not having heard from Aunt Bessie. I did all I wanted to in down, and then we walked home. It was a glorious day. I walked from the station out to college and did not feel any bad effect from it. Friday night I met two girls after chapel who informed me that they were going to try to go to Junior Party rehearsal and I thought it would be a good idea, so i went along. We tried all the exits and they were all locked, so we went to the front doors and in spite of the fact there were two ushers at every door we managed to get in. I think walking very close to two Juniors helped us to get away with it. I saw some other members of '23 who had done likewise. But unfortunately I had to miss the best part of it because I had to leave to keep my appointment with Doctor Baldwin. So I joined the crowd from out hall night and got dressed up like Freshmen, except that every one of us wore masks, walked in and sat with the Freshmen, and enjoyed the whole party from beginning to end. It was wonderful. I think that ours was more of a college performance, but this one would have taken anywhere. I am glad I went, and I think about half of 23 are glad also. There certainly were an awful lot of our class who were there. I could not help thinking, Mother, during the whole of the performance, of your telling me about not being allowed to dress as men in Phil plays when you were here. If you had seen some of the costumes on the stage!--a conspicuous lack of sleeves and very few moderately high necks. I am told that Miss Palmer made them revise a lot of their songs and costumes. The best thing in it was the faculty song. I can't remember the words exactly, and they were the best part of it, so you can't appreciate it. They made fun of Prexie (his broad smile and the way he prays in chapel), Miss Ellory, (the deepest topics e'er assigned, come from Miss Ellory's master mind), and Apollor. The last brought the house down, and the poor man was there. They applauded and applauded until the girls who were singing gave his song over agains. It went something like this, "A permanent wave and a haughty state, in our faculty. ----And we all know who put it there, in our faculty. Brave efficient, cool omnisciant, noble faculty. The bright and sparkling gem who teaches chem, in our faculty". But none of them are any good unless they are sung and acted. There there was a song about Vassar's getting publicity. It was very clever, telling how newspaper reports exaggerate everything about Vassar. It summarized all the wild tales, and then said, "According to Wille Randloph Hearst." I wish I had time to tell you more about it, but I have loadsto do as a result of spending four hours where I had no business to be. I worked on my history topic two and a half hours yesterday morning. It is going to be rare. How could it hlep[sic] being so, for this time most of it is coming out of my head instead of books? Yesterday after lunch Elizabeth Brok of Davison and I went down to Poughkeepsie by foot, to the orphanage to play with an orphan to whom she has been assigned by the Christian Association! Fortunately all the kids were at the movies. I enjoyed the walk, though. Then I had a shampoo, and last night had the fun i told you about. This morning I cut chapel because I have alot to do and because it bores me so. I have decided that the most profitable way to use my cuts is to take them on Sundays, anyhow. During the rest of the day I plan to read a book for English, do quite a little on my history topic, do some Spanish, and get soem material for debate tryouts. Love, Fannie I bet you had a good time yesterday, Pete. I wish i could have been there, too. It strikes me I have given up a good bit for my fool health. Thanks for your telegram.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-01-13
Text: Jan. 13, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I owe you a real letter today, I think. I am sorry that I was too busy to write a letter for two successive days, but it could not be helped. I worked about ten hours on the Shelley paper, but I think it was really good when I finished it. The class seemed to think so, too. I had to read it today. Miss Wylie did not come all week, we had two cuts, and today we met by ourselves and discussed various papers and Shelley in general. I have just about...
Show moreJan. 13, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I owe you a real letter today, I think. I am sorry that I was too busy to write a letter for two successive days, but it could not be helped. I worked about ten hours on the Shelley paper, but I think it was really good when I finished it. The class seemed to think so, too. I had to read it today. Miss Wylie did not come all week, we had two cuts, and today we met by ourselves and discussed various papers and Shelley in general. I have just about finished the reading on Psych topic and shall write it over the week-end. Then I won't have a mad rush before exams. I have my hardest three the first three days, and I want to avoid a mad stew. Miss Buck was not my English prof last year, Pete. I had Miss Peebles who is in Europe this year. Miss Buck was my Freshman instructor the first four weeks, before the readjustment shift. I liked her personally, but would have been lost in a Freshman class of hers. She soared in the clouds and was quite an indefinite sort of genius. I prefer concrete thinking for Freshman composition. She really had a great deal of ability as the encolsed clipping will show. We are going to have the ice carnival tomorrow afternoon. I am very glad to hear that Doctor Litchfield agrees with us, Mother. I wish the eleventh of February were here already. I am so sick of this think that it surely is getting "my goat". Do you think you will be East after exams. I have only three days. If you do come, you could come up here for next week. If you don't, I might go down to Aunt Bessie's or to Jeannette, or stay up here and read. i wouldn't mind doing any of the three. I had a letter from Henrietta Butler yesterday. She is engaged to one Earle Bernheimer of K. City. They plan to be married in April, go to Europe for four months. Jane has nothing too favorable to say of him. Did you hear anything about Ruth Gallinger's weedding[sic]? Debate Council voted unanimously yesterday to accept Amherst's challenge for a debate at Amherst on the fifteenth of April. here's where I go to the Dean's office and drop Zo. Giving up debating and having four hours of lab in four separate periods is not worth it. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-03-05]
Text: [postmarked 5 March 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I certainly am sorry to hear about Harold. Hope he gets better quickly. Prexie and Miss Thompson, faculty member of our class, had their Senior Reception in Taylor Hall last night. Miss Lucine Finch, whom I remember from Freshman year because she was so good, told negro stories and sang negro songs. They were excellent. I wore my red evening dress. It seems so funny when everyone gets dressed up here! I just came back from giving my...
Show more[postmarked 5 March 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I certainly am sorry to hear about Harold. Hope he gets better quickly. Prexie and Miss Thompson, faculty member of our class, had their Senior Reception in Taylor Hall last night. Miss Lucine Finch, whom I remember from Freshman year because she was so good, told negro stories and sang negro songs. They were excellent. I wore my red evening dress. It seems so funny when everyone gets dressed up here! I just came back from giving my first Ec Sem report. I spent an hour and a half getting it ready to give, and then Millsy didn't call on me till five minutes before the hour was up. All went well until I announced that the doctrine of Vested Interests is no longer held, and then he and I proceeded to defend our statements. Needless to say, he was right and I was wrong. Class Day dresses are to be voile. The samples of meterial are hideous. One color is paler than another. The only pretty material was a deep pink, and the allowed number, 30, were signed up for before I got there. So I signed for orchid. I have not had a dress that color for quite a while. Love, Fannie [The chances are that I will be on the negative and go to Smith. Hurrah! How far is Northampton from Cambridge, Pete?]The [Pitt-Harvar] was on [lean Debt.]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-01-31]
Text: [postmarked 31 Jan 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I got loads of things done in town yesterday, got back at four, slept till dinner time, studied till ten--with interruptions--, went to the libe at eight-thirty this morning and studied French Rev until twelve-thirty. I shall have to put the rest of the day on it, I think, all of tomorrow on Zo, two exams Thursday, and then i am through. Had a thank-you card from Ruth Gallinger from Los Angeles. If your letter from Kneeds makes you...
Show more[postmarked 31 Jan 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I got loads of things done in town yesterday, got back at four, slept till dinner time, studied till ten--with interruptions--, went to the libe at eight-thirty this morning and studied French Rev until twelve-thirty. I shall have to put the rest of the day on it, I think, all of tomorrow on Zo, two exams Thursday, and then i am through. Had a thank-you card from Ruth Gallinger from Los Angeles. If your letter from Kneeds makes you think you should go into the Rabbinte, Pete, you had better make arrangements for a room and nurse at an insane asylum for some six years hence, because that is certainly where it would lead you. Wishing you otherwise, I remain, Yours sincerely, F. H. Aaron I am sure I have answered all your questions, Mother. I'll do so again. I can get in either at seven-thirty or eight-forty-five Thursday evening. I want you to take the day train. Send the dress if it will not harm it to do so.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-11-20
Text: November 20, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Junior Party was a great success--even to the fire-drill that I was in!There were several unfortunate hitches--one was that the fuse burnt out during our scene and consequently the campus lamp went out while we were supposedly outdoors. Another was that the curtain went out of order at the end of the second act and the scenery had to be changed anyhow! Otherwise it was quite a success--loads better than at the dress rehearsal. Eleanor Wolfe...
Show moreNovember 20, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Junior Party was a great success--even to the fire-drill that I was in!There were several unfortunate hitches--one was that the fuse burnt out during our scene and consequently the campus lamp went out while we were supposedly outdoors. Another was that the curtain went out of order at the end of the second act and the scenery had to be changed anyhow! Otherwise it was quite a success--loads better than at the dress rehearsal. Eleanor Wolfe had her fourteen year old sister up for it. She certainly is a homely little kid. She was so overcome by having a Junior ask her to dance that it was screaming. I never have been looked up to before! Eleanor treated me to dinner Friday night. We decided that from then on we would go "Dutch". Four of us walked down to the Trussell Notebook Factory in town Friday, to see if I could have my leather note-book repaired. I didn't think for a minute that a factory would take one old notebook and repair it, but I thought before I laid out another five dollars I would see what I could do about it. So we boldly walked up to the office on the second floor and after getting a description of their notebook and making sure that it was one of theirs, they told me to bring it in any morning and I could have it by evening. We were very agreeable, I guess, because we were just starting down the steps when the man asked us if we didn't want to see the factory. With that he took us through from A to Z, and really talked to us as though we did know something about business and machinery. It was exceedingly interesting. It took us an hour and a half. That's what we got for getting up nerve to go in! When I got back Friday evening at six I saw your special, Mother. I knew that there was no chance in the world to cut a class, because you know Thanksgiving is not a scheduled vacation, and is granted every year by the faculty on condition that the students do not ask for any extra time whatsoever. But I thought it would do no harm to show her the letter. So I knocked on her door, and she greeted me with the words, "I hope this isn't a request for vacation. You know the rules. Any other vacation is easier to handle than this one." So I put it to her very frankly, and said also that I would not ask the doctor for an excuse merely for fatigue, because I had had to get doctor's excuses to leave early several times when I was really sick, etc." I could tell that my absolute honesty was winning her over. She said that she would bring it up at the wardens' meeting in the morning, but that she really did not think there was a chance. She told me to stop in at noon. She stopped me in Main the next morning to tell me that they had had their meeting, and that after the session with me she had given the matter a lot of thought and had decided that not so much for my sake, but that for both of yours, it was imperative that I get to A. C. Wednesday night, etc. She and Miss Palmer talked it over at great length, and the result was that my permiss on and that of one other girl were granted. She was so glad, etc. I really have to hand it to her. She certainly hasbeen great to me all through college. She said that she would very much prefer that I cut only one class as long as I could get there Wednesday night anyhow. So I shall leave her on the 2:02, arrive N. Y. at 4:30, leave Pa. station at 5, arrive N. Phila. at 6:46, and leave there at 7:30, arrive A. C. at 8:40. I am quite sure that is right. Thank you for the time-tables. I have ordered a chair for the trip, but not for the return trip, because I did not know if I could stay longer in A. C. if I came back on thre Reading as I did last year. Will you attend to that Mother. If you want me to, wire--because I don't want to be stuck there and not get anything to come back. I imagine there will be a big crowd that day. Marian Cahill is up for the week-end. She is going out to dinner with me tonight, and as she says, "See if we can talk anything but debate". Thanks you for the black satchel. It is fine. I really am ashamed of this typing. I promise to do better from now one. Were you for Yale or Harvard in the game, Pete? Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-15]
Text: Dear Pop: You will no doubt be in-terested to know that your little Earicklioo feels much better today! I had a good sleep last night + my head only hurt a little toda. The oculist kept us 3 hrs. + had drops in my eyes, all to find nothing wrong. We are going to the Moscow Art Theatre Tonight - to show our Russian affili-ations! I was going toread the play today, but my eyes didn't recover from the drops till just a little while ago. I think the headaches must be due to indigestion., and...
Show moreDear Pop: You will no doubt be in-terested to know that your little Earicklioo feels much better today! I had a good sleep last night + my head only hurt a little toda. The oculist kept us 3 hrs. + had drops in my eyes, all to find nothing wrong. We are going to the Moscow Art Theatre Tonight - to show our Russian affili-ations! I was going toread the play today, but my eyes didn't recover from the drops till just a little while ago. I think the headaches must be due to indigestion., and I think careful eating + less rushing will get me over them, possibly with the assistance of some medicine from Dr. Z. Mother certainly seems much better to me than she has for a long time. She looks very well and is much more energetic. I have a hunch this treatment has helped her - I hope my hunch is right. We alked to the old man a few minutes ago. He and Iagreed that the elder mem-bers of the family, whose names I won't mention, have the long distance fever. How fast they make the 'pile' vanish '[thuswise]'! Yours Truly, F. Hamburger Aaron Did Marse get a book from me last week? I sent him one. Give him my love. Spoke to Aunt Bessie. None of them are going to Placid. Talk; talk.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-12-10
Text: December 10, 1920 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: This is the last letter you will get for some time--the rest will be short notes, I fear. I have every hour of the week-end planned and something tells me that is is planned too full. Lest I forget to mention that at a later date, Pete, I shall take my typewriter home Christmas vacation. My trunk is standing outside my door waiting to be packed! Should I send my check home, Mother? I plan to send the trunk either Tuesday or Wednesday. We have...
Show moreDecember 10, 1920 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: This is the last letter you will get for some time--the rest will be short notes, I fear. I have every hour of the week-end planned and something tells me that is is planned too full. Lest I forget to mention that at a later date, Pete, I shall take my typewriter home Christmas vacation. My trunk is standing outside my door waiting to be packed! Should I send my check home, Mother? I plan to send the trunk either Tuesday or Wednesday. We have miss Newcomer in Ec now. She is next to Millsy in rank in the department and is excellent. Father, you will have to give me a course of instruction in markets, though. I don't think I understand all that I should about them. Now Pete, please don't tell me that they are among "the most simple and straightforward things ever studied". Speaking of simple and straightforward things, several uf us asked Professor moultong after class this morning what our standing up to date is. he told me, "You worry me a great deal. Often you give me the impression of knowing a lot more than many of the others in the class and then when it comes to applying your knowledge you don't seem to connect things well. The result is that I cannot give you nearly the credit that I would like to. But I should say that you have a good, high, C average". That is nothing wonderful, but I am satisfied, considering the sate of worry I was in for so long. I have a hunch that if I work hard from Christmas till midyears, appear to be very much interested, and then write an intelligent exam paper, I may get a B. Next Friday--the day we leave--Miss Salmon wishes to have "another pleasant little conversation on paper--to discuss the state of the Union". We all objected, because we would be too excited, etc. She asked us what we thought of the idea, and that was out chance to say. but she thought it would be a good sedative. Our topic for next week is some phase of the loyalist attitude in America. For this week it was some phase of the English policy toward the colonies. I have an aweful paper to write for English before next Thursday. The worst of it is that I am beginning to feel dead tired. The Sorority dance invitations must be out. I got a formal note of acceptance from Al Goorin today. If I had known that ihw was going to invite me to the Black and White, I should certainly not have invited him. I have a feeling you can get enough of him in about one evening. But then there isn't much to choose from in Pittsburgh, as Lester will testify, and at least he doesn't use strong liquor as an essential preliminary to taking a girl out. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-03-16
Text: March 16, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I actually got up early enough to write this before going to lab. I have to spend an hour in line today waiting to order my Pullman to go home. I am taking the eight-thirty home. I had a telegram today from Aunt Bessie telling me to take it, that we would all have dinner together in town. She also offered to meet me to shop Friday afternoon. Please let me know definitely if Miss Alice is coming. If she is, I suppose I had better do that. If not,...
Show moreMarch 16, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I actually got up early enough to write this before going to lab. I have to spend an hour in line today waiting to order my Pullman to go home. I am taking the eight-thirty home. I had a telegram today from Aunt Bessie telling me to take it, that we would all have dinner together in town. She also offered to meet me to shop Friday afternoon. Please let me know definitely if Miss Alice is coming. If she is, I suppose I had better do that. If not, perhaps I could get my stuff at home. Or is it too early in the year for the Pittsburgh stores to have anything in? Vassar certainly pursues the policy of educating its audiences. Millsy, in accordance with the request of Peggy Bliss, spent the whole lecture hour Monday in giving a breif survey of immigration. I did not learn anything new--nevertheless it was excellently done. Last night Peggy Bliss made a ten minute speech on the subject in chapel. It was a welcome relief, as it was substituted for one of Prexie's endless prayers. By the way, the night before, the girl who sits behind me and whose head therefore almost touches my left ear during the prayer, remarked, "He's gotten everything in now. Too bad he can't think of anything else". I was out debating last night again. There were the two first alternates and four regulars. I hope I'll never give a worse rebuttal. It was supposed to be a crazy stand, so as to get the negative out of their rut. It surely was crazy and leaky, as the dickens. Lucy was there again. Every point of mine had something the matter with it--it could not have been otherwise with such a stand, but after the debate she picked it apart piece for peice, as though I did not know all that stuff before. I guess she thinks I am feeble-minded! Today the regulars are going to go through their last debate against each other. They are going to start at four. Somebody is going to bring their dinner over to Students', then they are going to hash, and on the strength of the hash, go through the whole thing again. Millsy, Miss Newcomer, and Sue Burr, all asked to be allowed to come and listen. The Ec department certainly will be strongly represented. It is a fine idea, but I am afraid the alternates will have to come about ten o'clock and carry them home on stretchers! They Wellesly bunch leave tomorrow night, taking the midnight train from Albany. Lucky dogs! But then, a couldn't you just see me, with ally my need of sleep, taking a midsemester in Ec Monday morning, after getting in at two Monday morning! There is a compensation in all things"--as the philosophers and Pete say. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-01-12 [1921]
Text: January 12, 1920 [1921] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing exciting happened yesterday. I finished "The Bride of Lammermoor" and enjoyed it somewhat. Last night a friend of Lucy's from Raymond, Ida Maisel, came over the talked for an hour and a half. She was quite interesting. Miss Peeble's is sick, so we got a cut today. It's too bad that she is sick, but it is nice that we got a cut. Oh, there is something exciting to tell you--Gertrude Allen bobbed her hair! I...
Show moreJanuary 12, 1920 [1921] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing exciting happened yesterday. I finished "The Bride of Lammermoor" and enjoyed it somewhat. Last night a friend of Lucy's from Raymond, Ida Maisel, came over the talked for an hour and a half. She was quite interesting. Miss Peeble's is sick, so we got a cut today. It's too bad that she is sick, but it is nice that we got a cut. Oh, there is something exciting to tell you--Gertrude Allen bobbed her hair! I have a splitting headache today. I ought to be ahamed to admit it--I suppose it is from too much reading. Miss Smith came to pay me a call last night. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-01-12]
Text: [postmarked 12 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I started to write my English topic today. It is hard to write. I had a postcard from Grace today from Canterbury, telling me about my letter writing what I told her sister not so very long ago! Louise Cohn announces in a letter to Helen that Cass and Louise became engaged Saturday night in a taxi on their way home from theater. Romantic!! together--it is too bad Lou didn't take Lucy instead of me! The foreign students brought to...
Show more[postmarked 12 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I started to write my English topic today. It is hard to write. I had a postcard from Grace today from Canterbury, telling me about my letter writing what I told her sister not so very long ago! Louise Cohn announces in a letter to Helen that Cass and Louise became engaged Saturday night in a taxi on their way home from theater. Romantic!! together--it is too bad Lou didn't take Lucy instead of me! The foreign students brought to this country by the National Student Forum for a tour of the colleges arrived yesterday. They are a German from Heidelberg, an English Jew from the London School of Ec., named "Robson" (they seem to do it in England, too!), and a Czech from the University of Prague, now at the Sorbonne. The other three are else-where--they are travelling in two groups. The Englishman is a homelier Jew than anything this country can offer! They spoke in Taylor Hall yesterday, but I could not go. There was also a reception for them last night. I wouldn't mind getting some dope from the Englishman on Rypins' stock subject, but I haven't the time, and besides, I don't imagine that he would care to talk about the change of namewould hide! We discussed "Upstream" in Tolerance today. Betsy Strong, niece of your friend Mr. McCreery, after announcing that she thought Lewisohn a very intolerant man himself, suggested as a solution the possibility that he might have made his mark among Jews--why not segregate the Jews entirely and have Jewish colleges? I don't think I have ever boiled as hard as at that, and I very speedily gave her a piece of my mind which she apperently could not answer. I asked her if there was any particular reason that there should be Jewish colleges other than for the teaching of the Jewish religion. Then I withdrew, and let Miss Brown do the talking. I don't know if she really meant it or not, but I think she did, because she said that it would solve a lot of the difficulties, as, for instance, the Harvard problem. Yes, buy a present for Louise from both of us, Mother. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 24-May
Text: Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is not much in the way of news. Pap White took our math class today. His teaching surely is as punk as it is reputed to be. It did not occur to him once during the whole hour to use a figure in his proofs, and several times he went all through the proof, and then said, "But that is not what I started out to prove". I am glad I have Miss Wells. I have no work for tomorrow, so I can continue my Latin review. The stuff I did at home certainly did...
Show moreDear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is not much in the way of news. Pap White took our math class today. His teaching surely is as punk as it is reputed to be. It did not occur to him once during the whole hour to use a figure in his proofs, and several times he went all through the proof, and then said, "But that is not what I started out to prove". I am glad I have Miss Wells. I have no work for tomorrow, so I can continue my Latin review. The stuff I did at home certainly did not stick. Otherwise there is nothing new, a la M. L. A. Love, [Fannie] [May 24]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-27 [?]
Text: [27 Jan 1923?] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: It is with a feeling of extreme joy and satisfaction that I just now took out of my notebook my notes for three courses and put them away! The rush is over now. I shall spend most of tomorrow getting my Tolerance report into shape, and then spend Monday studying for Renaissance. I put the call in for you because I felt guilty for having written such fragmentary notes all this week. It's funny that you got the same idea at the same time. Did...
Show more[27 Jan 1923?] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: It is with a feeling of extreme joy and satisfaction that I just now took out of my notebook my notes for three courses and put them away! The rush is over now. I shall spend most of tomorrow getting my Tolerance report into shape, and then spend Monday studying for Renaissance. I put the call in for you because I felt guilty for having written such fragmentary notes all this week. It's funny that you got the same idea at the same time. Did you get my seat for Atlantic. R. S. V. P. I'm sorry I said I would like to go to theater. Suppose you return the tickets. I shall be tired and Mother, no doubt. It would do you good to get [to bed] before midnight for once. I shall be perfectly content just to talk to you. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 2/6/20
Text: [Addressed to Mother @ Hotel Royal Poinciana] February 6, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am looking forward to the day when the snow-storms in our vicinity will not delay the mails that have been delayed in Florida and when I will recieve about four letters from you, Mother. I went up to the Dean's office this morning and had me schedule changed. I am very glad I did it. I did not want to take prose in the first place--I was doing it from what I suppose might be termed a sense...
Show more[Addressed to Mother @ Hotel Royal Poinciana] February 6, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am looking forward to the day when the snow-storms in our vicinity will not delay the mails that have been delayed in Florida and when I will recieve about four letters from you, Mother. I went up to the Dean's office this morning and had me schedule changed. I am very glad I did it. I did not want to take prose in the first place--I was doing it from what I suppose might be termed a sense of duty--and after the elections were in i became fully convinced that it is much more profitable for one not intending to teach Latin to have more drill in reading at sight than to write in Latin. I think one of the main virtues in taking Latin is to be able to read quotations when you come across them, and extra sight drill certainly helps for that. They were perfectly willing to change me--I told the secretary that I have to go to New York to the doctor every week, and that so far I have gone on Saturdays, but that I would like if possible to keep Friday afternoon open. That was not a fish story, either. If there is anything big up here Saturday nights, I have to miss it, because I go to bed when I come back. This way, inas much as we have hygiene no more, I can take the 11:38 on Friday if I want to and come back late Friday afternoon, even the 7:10. I am very glad I did it, because I know I sacrificed nothing. I am sure you will be satisfied. At any rate, it is the first step of acting on my own hook. I had a very delightful afternoon yesterday. I read L'Aiglon", the Second Hall play. Having read it, I proceeded to sign up for the tryouts for several minor parts. There is no use in trying for main parts when such upperclass stars as Slifford Sellers try for them. I don't expect to make anything, but their big holler is to try out even if you have never acted before. I had my first dose of English speech this morning. My instructor is Miss Rogers, one of my neighbors on the fourth floor of Davison. We have quite a large assignment for next week. She told us, by the way, the English Speech was made compulsory here by a petition of the student-body. The snow is just as deep, if not deeper, than yesterday, but they have the walks pretty well shovelled by this time. It took two horses to pull the shovel, and even then they did not get all on the walks. We had classes today. Love, [Fannie]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: Oct --, 1920 [postmarked 1920-10-13]
Text: [postmarked 13 oct 1920] October --, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I hope the date is right, Pete. I haven't time to look it up. I am writing tomorrow's letter tonight, as I shall be impossibly busy tomorrow. I have a Spanish conference first hour, and classes the other three. I have lab sixth and seventh and an English lecture eighth. Then I have to do Ec for the next day and some more on my topic. Besides which, Farriet has a lot more typing for me to do as soon as I can...
Show more[postmarked 13 oct 1920] October --, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I hope the date is right, Pete. I haven't time to look it up. I am writing tomorrow's letter tonight, as I shall be impossibly busy tomorrow. I have a Spanish conference first hour, and classes the other three. I have lab sixth and seventh and an English lecture eighth. Then I have to do Ec for the next day and some more on my topic. Besides which, Farriet has a lot more typing for me to do as soon as I can possibly find the time. I spent two hours this afternoon reading the Republican and Democratic platforms, and taking profuse notes on both. When i got there tonight, I found that the speeches were very general and dealt with only a few points. Mine was praised as being more definite and more peppy than most of the others. Of course that was not saying much. The meeting took about an hour and then I came back with full intentions of studying. I went down to Jo Marple's room and we proceeded to talk politics (don't laugh, Father) although I don't know what connection that had with the Spanish that I wanted to ask her about. Here I am, with all my good intentions gone to smash. I had Carolyn Bailey over for dinner tonight. She is one peach, and even prettier, if possible. Helen was very much taken with her, but it is no wonder. I hope I will see a lot of her--I missed a good chance to last year when I really could go to her with Freshman difficulties. Carolyn asked me whether I didn't have a brother in last year's class at Princeton. She said she had a very good friend who graduated last June, all of which was not news to me, and that she was looking through his Nassau Herald and say your picture with many honors strung after it. That's what it is to have a renowned brother. Wishing I resembled him, I remain, yours truly. How do you like our new song, a propos of the young Apollo of the chem faculty:-- In the chem lab, Experiemtning[sic], Sat a most ambitious girl, Trying compounds to discover What would give a Grecian curl. Oh Apollo, Oh Apollo, How I wish thy hair were mine, For the truth I cannot swallow, My Marcelle won't last like thine. Every part of him had been criticized previously--the only thing that remained uncriticized was his curly hair.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 12/8/19
Text: [Dec 8] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am enclosing the telegram from Miss Spilman that came in this morning's mail. I opened it, because I thought it was probably one of Father's telegrams that you had already received here. I am forwarding a letter from Dr. Furniss that I did not open. Since I promised not to bluff about myself--I feel as though I have gone back a few days. I was simply exausted when my classes were over this morning, and it is not plain tired the way it used...
Show more[Dec 8] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am enclosing the telegram from Miss Spilman that came in this morning's mail. I opened it, because I thought it was probably one of Father's telegrams that you had already received here. I am forwarding a letter from Dr. Furniss that I did not open. Since I promised not to bluff about myself--I feel as though I have gone back a few days. I was simply exausted when my classes were over this morning, and it is not plain tired the way it used to be, it was the way you have seen me about ten times last week. I feel to punk to do a think I don't have to do, and there is too much of that even. It is going to show in my work. I don't know how I will get my work done for Monday, and then get my trunk off in time when i come back. I got my election cards at the book-store just now. I shall elect Latin with Prose. It will vary the monotony of translating all the time, and it can do no harm. I think prose about five times a semester is a very good thing. There are two different Math courses open to Freshmen next semester. The one is Solid Geometry, and the other is Analytical Geometry with the fundamental parts of Calculus. I shall sign up for Solid Geometry. The idea of second course is to save time for those who want to specialize in science. I shall probably want to go on with Math, but I don't see the point in leaving out Solid Geometry. I shall also take English Speech. Just now I am wondering if I will every[sic] get there. I Went to bed after lunch. It is three thirty and I have no started to work yet. I shall do all my work and then go to bed again, which will be about nine oclock. How is Grandpa? Give him my love. [Fannie]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-04-26]
Text: [postmarked 26 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Sorry I couldn't write yesterday, Pete, but Marse's visit, enjoyable as it was, kept me on the go. I had lunch with him and spent most of the afternoon with him, except for academic interruptions. He left on the 5:31. I went to the station with him. I enjoyed having him very much. We had a great walk out to the Kenyon estate together. There is not much he and I agree on, otherwise all is well. He does not believe in college...
Show more[postmarked 26 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Sorry I couldn't write yesterday, Pete, but Marse's visit, enjoyable as it was, kept me on the go. I had lunch with him and spent most of the afternoon with him, except for academic interruptions. He left on the 5:31. I went to the station with him. I enjoyed having him very much. We had a great walk out to the Kenyon estate together. There is not much he and I agree on, otherwise all is well. He does not believe in college education for girls. Enough said. I have a Heredity written this afternoon, and I know about as much about the little bugs in question as I do about Greek. I also got a notice to come to see Miss Ballantine in office hours. I don't know why. Did I write before that K. Stein told me she had invited Bill Wasserman up for Third Hall? You might look in the Sunday papers for the pictures of the V. C. debaters. We have them taken for that purpose tomorrow. An impressive group! I got a very nice answer today from Schlichting, to whom I wrote for Sunday for their dopeon the judiciary and the Regalia law. It was all bluff, and she practically admitted it! A fine way to win! She ended up by saying, "My best wishes for you and my sympathy for Brown when you meet them with your torough knowledge of both sides. We are betting on you!" I feel confident we will win--I don't know why. And none of us are the least excited. We had a practice of speeches last night, and will do nothing until we practice Saturday morning. We debate at 4. P.M. in Assembly Hall. We then go off to dinner with them and take them to the exhibition dance after that. Nothing else of interest to report. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-10-19]
Text: [19 oct 1922] Thursday night Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I shall proceed to answer questions. The weather is very cold here, so cold that I think you might call up Paulson's and tell them tonsend my fur coat now instead of the end of the month. I can use it almost any evening, and it does more good here than at home. I have played no golf. I haven't had time. I have played some tennis, and gone walking a lot. We walked Lucy out to the cider mill Tuesday, Helen and I walked back...
Show more[19 oct 1922] Thursday night Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I shall proceed to answer questions. The weather is very cold here, so cold that I think you might call up Paulson's and tell them tonsend my fur coat now instead of the end of the month. I can use it almost any evening, and it does more good here than at home. I have played no golf. I haven't had time. I have played some tennis, and gone walking a lot. We walked Lucy out to the cider mill Tuesday, Helen and I walked back from the station yesterday after she left, and I went out to the cider mill this afternoon again with a class-mate, Grace McGuire, to be definite. I wear the arch-supports. my feet haven't hurt once since I am back. I hope you told Mrs. Jackson why I hadn't written to Helen. There has been one thing or another to keep me busy ever since the first week, but I think I'll get adjusted this week-end again, and have clear sailing from now on. The Yale lock is on. My room looks very cozy. I am thoroughly pleased with it. My shades were put up today. The window-seat came today. it is too long, but they will fix it for me. I wrote to Albert Kabet Monday and had an answer today. At present our chairman has it. I will mail it to you when i get it back. There is nothing doing. He personally wants it, and so do last year's team, but the faculty committee, Mr. Brown, chairman, are opposed to it because they "fear the wits of the campus". Oh, higher education!! I should like to go to the Yale, game, Pete--if there is noone else you want to take. Lucy and her Father plan to be in New York about a month, she is going to let me know when they decide on their date of leaving. Meanwhile she begged me to come down for a week-end, and I told her that if she is in New York the week-end of that game, that I would stay with them. I don't want to stay in Princeton Sunday--you go there to see your friends, and not to worry with me. I don't mind going back to N. Y. along if I am seen off on the train. Don't you think it is all right for me to do so? Now, as far as my wanting to go is concerned. My heart isn't set on it or anything like that. I simply mean that if you are going and don't want to take anyone else, I shall be pleased to go with you, but I don't want you under any consideration to go just so that I should get there. You know what I think of foot-ball. It is simply the gaity and air of celebration of the occasion that I enjoy seeing. You mentioned Helen and Thanksgiving, Mother. I should still like to go to Baltimore, if nothing interferes. I couldprobably stay in N. Y. over-night and go Thursday morning, and leave Sunday noon. But that is as yet very far off. I did not get my copy of "Upstream", Mother, and I certainly should have by this time. Could you call Miss Downy up about it? I exchanged "The memoirs of Marie Louise" for it. I enjoyed Lucy's visit, although it was quite a time-consumer. We say her off on the 4:13. She seems much better than when I left home. I entertained her by taking her to Tolerance class with me yesterday and letting her watch me be Socrates in a trial of said gentleman. Why those in charge considered me fit for him I don't know. We also had the trial of a Salem witch and the trial of a conscientious objector. I was asked to come to a reception tomorrow afternoon to meet the fourth Oxford man, the Hindu, who is going to speak informally in the Faculty parlor on conditions in India. I think it ought to be interesting. Well, the bell rang five minutes ago, and I have therefore cheated for five minutes, so good-night. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-04-20
Text: 403 Davison House, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 20, 1921. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: My letters won't be interesting until my need for sleep and gratification thereof is over, and until I can think of something to replace debate. I did my Spanish after lunch, slept till four o'clock, worked on history in the libe until five-thirty, and then went to Raymond to dinner with the girl who you think puts too much powder on her nose, Pete. I tried to do history tonight,...
Show more403 Davison House, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 20, 1921. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: My letters won't be interesting until my need for sleep and gratification thereof is over, and until I can think of something to replace debate. I did my Spanish after lunch, slept till four o'clock, worked on history in the libe until five-thirty, and then went to Raymond to dinner with the girl who you think puts too much powder on her nose, Pete. I tried to do history tonight, but discovered three different times that I was reading words and words only, so decided to come home and go to sleep at the late hour of eight-thirty. Hoping that you will sleep as well as I expect to, I beg toremain, with kindest regards, Fannie H. AaronI sent my blue [kimono] home in the laundry to have it mended. It was torn near the hem. It is not to be washed. Also, I left your scarf in the new chiffonies in the little room spring vacation. You might want it I forgot to tell you. Is the "enclosed letter right? If so, return it. I'll send it.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-11-15

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 2/21/20
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Royal Poinciana] February 21, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am somewhat sleepy, at least it looks that way, for I had to ask Helen Reid what month it was! I just returned from the libe hwere[sic] I did my English Speech. It gives promise of being most uninteresting. I am going snowshoeing seventh hour. I have never tried my luck at it, but it is time to start. Aunt Bessie wanted to know if I wanted a pair, but I thought I had better see if I would be able to...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Royal Poinciana] February 21, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am somewhat sleepy, at least it looks that way, for I had to ask Helen Reid what month it was! I just returned from the libe hwere[sic] I did my English Speech. It gives promise of being most uninteresting. I am going snowshoeing seventh hour. I have never tried my luck at it, but it is time to start. Aunt Bessie wanted to know if I wanted a pair, but I thought I had better see if I would be able to manipulate them first. Miss Thallon is still sick!!!! Miss Ellory took our class yesterday, and she is certainly a wonder. I want to take a course under her next year. Incidentally, our elections have to be in by Spring vacation. It is time for me to start studying the catalogue. You might do likewise, if there is an time hanging heavily on your hands! We have been reading Mme. De Stael's "Corinne" for the last two weeks, and I am getting rather sick of discussing it in class, so today, when we had read her impressions of Venice and Champy asked if any of us had been there, I broke the monotony a little by disagreeing with Mme. de Stael. It amused old Champy very much. Poor me in Math--Miss Wells sent me to the board again this morning. I am hopeless, but so is the rest of the class. She had to put the planes in in colored chalk, before I could see them. We have a quizz on Monday. I am certainly sorry I cannot have your visit, Pete, but your two "ifs" were quite conclusive. We had a sight translation test in Latin yesterday. I was none too potent, as you would say, Pete. We were reseated in chapel last night. I have the last seat in the corner [gallery] in chapel, ideal for sleeping. A Sunday morning preacher is all I need to perfect the atmosphere. We voted at our groupe meeting last night to accept Colgate's challenge to debate. I admit Princeton would sound better to me. Otherwise nothing new. Wishing you the same, [Fannie] Room-drawing is after Spring vacation. I think I'll keep mine, unless I change my mind. I can still have a draw after sophomore year, if I don't take one this year.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: Nov. 15
Text: [Nov 15] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I thought I made clear to you this last week why i was only writing post-cards, Pete. Anyhow, I trust yesterday's letter made up for the brevity before. At least I don't announce every day for a week that I am going to write a long letter by and bye. I tried hard to sleep yesterday but got tired trying so I got up about three and went to the libe, then went to bed right after supper and studied in bed. I do wish this place would quiet down...
Show more[Nov 15] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I thought I made clear to you this last week why i was only writing post-cards, Pete. Anyhow, I trust yesterday's letter made up for the brevity before. At least I don't announce every day for a week that I am going to write a long letter by and bye. I tried hard to sleep yesterday but got tired trying so I got up about three and went to the libe, then went to bed right after supper and studied in bed. I do wish this place would quiet down before midnight. If Thanksgiving weren't so near at hand, I would get to Metcalfe to get some real sleep. By the way, Mother. You never sent my straw suitcase. Uncle Ike gave me along sermon when I was in Woodmre and told me not to wait for it, but to buy two new ones, a satchel and a small suitcase, so that the weight should be divided. Should I buy them here--I think he is right--and you take mine for yourself, or will you send my straw one. If you don't use the medicine bag I could take it. R. S. V. P. immediately so that I can have it attended to by Thanksgiving. Which leads up to the question Thanksgiving. Do you know yet what you are going to do then? Also, Mother, please don't send my laundry special anymore. Henceforth specials are to be delivered in the regular mail. So there is no point in sending it special any more. Elsa Spiro came over last night to tell me how "perfectly marvelous" I was in debate. If there is any expression I hate, its that. Miss Thompson told Patty Faust yesterday that she and Miss Reed had been talking over the hash after deabte, and more they thought about it the more they couldn't realize that [???] Mr. Johnson's intelligence could have said the stupid things he did Saturday night! I am all caught up in French Rev. When I get caught up in lab and J, I will be through, and ready for four days of peace and rest. Jane Rothschild was up at Yale for the house party and game this night the Rosenbloom family came en mass to call. His brother is a very good friend of her brother's, and practically lives at their house. Why that digression--I mean what I wanted to say what thi[sic] Marjorie Falk was to motor up with some people and a chaperone from school and go with Gerald Harris. They had an automobile from school and go with Gerald Harris. They had an automobile accident--the chaperone and chauffeur just got away with their lives, and she got cut on the head. Mr. Falk and Ruth were up there, too. They both urged Jane to visit them spring vacation, and she said she would divide their time between Helen Klee and Falks. She must have made a hit! Helen Klee and Marjorie Klein were also there. Apparently Mr. Falk isn't objecting to the friendship with Marjoir Klein any more.Howard Baer was up there at the dance as Gerald Harris's guest. During the course of conversation he told her that he was related to me. These Jewish cousins are worse than Irish ones! I am returning the Philadelphia Doctor's letter, Mother. Hold on to it! I spent a half hour hunting through old letters to find it! I have Junior Party reharsal[sic] tonight. I'd like to go to sleep right now and now wake up for two days. The break in a strain is almost worse than the strain itself. We has a psych written this morning that I messed up pretty well. Millsy squelched my beautifully this morning. You know I have written all along that he thinks the present requirements for Freshmen is heaven itself. I saw him at the debate, grinning all over whenever the Sophs made a point. He called on me today with a question about the Fabian Socialists. I talked quite intelligently, and then he asked my why they were called Fabians. I said, they were named for Fabius. I knew that they believed in waiting until the time was ripe, and then striking hard, as Fabius had done to Hannibal, but I had not had time to look him up and recall him definitely to my mind. He said, "Who was Fabius". I said, "A Roman", and he started to smile. He said, "Ever had Roman History, Miss Aaron"? I said, "Yes, about seven years ago". He said, sarcastically, "A very important and fundamental subject, Miss Aaron, you must admit, even if it is required". The class of sixty all gave me the laugh. You'd think we stood for absolute freedom of selections, when in reality the plan was anything but that, merely a group system. I trust the length of this letter has restored you to good spirits, Pete. So Bill went back to New York after the game. He seems to be a young man or many and changable decisions. I thought everything was set for Boston. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-10-26
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I have four minutes before the first bell to write to you. I have four classes this morning and then I go to the Lodge for lunch, as Mrs. Kaufmann is here today. After that I must get a good start on my history topic for Friday. Lab was punk yesterday. I certainly am disgusted. After lab I went to hear Dr. Laibler, I have not yet found out who he is, except that he is a socialist. I knew Prof. Mills would ask tomorrow how many of...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I have four minutes before the first bell to write to you. I have four classes this morning and then I go to the Lodge for lunch, as Mrs. Kaufmann is here today. After that I must get a good start on my history topic for Friday. Lab was punk yesterday. I certainly am disgusted. After lab I went to hear Dr. Laibler, I have not yet found out who he is, except that he is a socialist. I knew Prof. Mills would ask tomorrow how many of us went. Besides which, he was very interesting. I have to prepare for Speakers' Bureau tonight, too. I went to Dr. B. last night again, and then came back in the hope of getting a good long sleep. Sure enough, we had a fire drill to wake me, and then about an hour later Lathrop had one to wake me again. That is luck. Well, my time is up. Love, Fannie October 26, 1920.Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, % Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N J.403 Davison House, Vassar College, Pougokeepsie, N.Y.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-04-25
Text: April 25, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Thanks for the telegram, Petez I had a night-letter from Henrietta today informing me that she was coming East with her Father Monday night and that she would come up here "the middle of the week for the week-end" if convenient. I wired her to come and let me know her plans more specifically. That will give me a good incentive to get my work done before then. There is no reason for letting it drag on the way I have lately. I had to go...
Show moreApril 25, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Thanks for the telegram, Petez I had a night-letter from Henrietta today informing me that she was coming East with her Father Monday night and that she would come up here "the middle of the week for the week-end" if convenient. I wired her to come and let me know her plans more specifically. That will give me a good incentive to get my work done before then. There is no reason for letting it drag on the way I have lately. I had to go off-campus for supper with Jeannette F. last night. She surely likes me. It is a joke. I had a card from Pauline L. this morning. Carolyn Bailey is coming over for dinner Thursday evening. That is all the exciting news I know. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-10-13
Text: d Octot^r 13, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am sorry that I could not get off a real letter either yesterday or today, but when I came back yesterday after fifth hour to get my racket, I: fourid a note on my-door ^from, Aurit', ' Hattie. ^ TheyVhad Just arrived at lunch time, and I found them in the parlor. The thrill of^eing surprised, instead of having their arrival announced, was quite enjoyable. The only difficulty was tkat I had both a Renaissance and a Drama topic due...
Show mored Octot^r 13, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am sorry that I could not get off a real letter either yesterday or today, but when I came back yesterday after fifth hour to get my racket, I: fourid a note on my-door ^from, Aurit', ' Hattie. ^ TheyVhad Just arrived at lunch time, and I found them in the parlor. The thrill of^eing surprised, instead of having their arrival announced, was quite enjoyable. The only difficulty was tkat I had both a Renaissance and a Drama topic due tod^ , and a great deal of work still to do on both of them» Had they written they were coming, I could easily have had them out of the road. I spent the rest of the afternoon shewing them around, talking to them, showing them my room, etc. We had dinner at the Lodge. Ihey insisted on my bpinging the kids along. Aunt Hattie made quite a hit with them, but I don't know about her bashful husband. They found out pretty quickly that he is basnfull I donH quite know what he made of having five girls at dinner when he was the lonesome gentleman of the party. I left them after chapel and worked till eleven, and finished the topics. Then I met them this morning after my last morning class at elven-thirty, and they left on the two o'clock train. I certainly didanjoy having them here, and the/ did not interfere with work to any harmful degree at all. Your point of view about college, college activities, etc., Mother, is at least eight years younger than Aunt Hattie's instead of eight years older. This afternoon we walked out to the cider mill, and got some delicious cider. It was a heavenly day. The fäiliage is gorgeous now. Mother, I wish after you are up that you would please send Hie Zangwill's "Chidlren of the Ghetto" and also 'Dreamers of TO the Q-hetto" . I am going to dornan Ec topic on ''The Family among the Jews"! Haha! That is a topic that is taken every year, and I thought I might contribute a personal element this year, o if it was done by a Jewish girl. Besides which, I thought it g would be infinitely more interesting than the family among the PQ Mormons, Turks, Japs, or any other people| and I am not origM- a to do any other kind, such as the high-brow one done last § year on the family in Greek tragedies. We are at present taking ^ up the patriarchal organization of the family, and Millsy called ^ onme to find out way we should be studying the Hebrew family, ^ rather than the Chinese, for instance! I felt highly honored by the comparison. (D \0 ^ There is nothing else of Interest to report. I have to u spend all tomorrow doing the Tolerance topic that was due last ^ week, and then I shall have caught up with my work. N Q> Si Si I dOy^'t know what you mean, iother, by all the parcels. I got everything from home that I ordered. I am going to write to Paulson's to send my fur coat pretty soon. It is getting awfully cold. Helen just appeared--she sends her best regards. Love, Fan-I am curious to see which proofs you will select. Kmarginiethink they are better than Breclcon's! M tJ^ Q 93 H- o ^ ^ H- GO O Ci-e: V 02 »Ö c+tl O CD Ö5 0 Q CD p^ CQ c c+ o CD cf M o CD CD »a CD CD Pj H p3 - o CQ H* o o M as o p. - ^ • CD H) H cf O O B ^ c^ m ty B o Pi CD c H3 CD P P CD o CD Ö P O ^ M«^ O m ^ P P^ P O C^q 03 o c+ p- CD H- CD p' CD 0 pr H- p- B cHB 0 O O 0 ^ p' 0 o -P' ; . 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I think that would brighten it up, and not look as patchy as a colisr* I do hope you will be able to be up soon. But don*t be too ippatient about it—as long as you are not very sick, it is a good rest for y^u, and I don't know but what that is the only way that you can be prevailed uponto rest!Mother Mother Mother Mother
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-03-07
Text: March 7, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Hope you appreciate the new carbon paper, Pete. I imagine you would appreciate a new ribbon, too. I did some work this morning and took life easy in addition. I do enjoy these Sunday morning loafs, although somehow I cannot accomplish much work even when I want to. I am going over to Lathrop tonight for supper with Peg Bliss, debate chairman. I don't know what she wants me for. I think I'll try to pump her, diplomatically, if possible,...
Show moreMarch 7, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Hope you appreciate the new carbon paper, Pete. I imagine you would appreciate a new ribbon, too. I did some work this morning and took life easy in addition. I do enjoy these Sunday morning loafs, although somehow I cannot accomplish much work even when I want to. I am going over to Lathrop tonight for supper with Peg Bliss, debate chairman. I don't know what she wants me for. I think I'll try to pump her, diplomatically, if possible, on this Wellesley question. Otherwise there is nothing new to report, except that I wish the weather would clear up. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-03-13
Text: March 13, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am sorry that I did not have time to write more yesterday, but I had such a splitting headache all afternoon that I was lying down and I did not realize the time until the last minutes. I must have inhaled some deadly gas or something crazy in lab yesterday morning, because I left the place without the slightest traces of a headache. That is where my good intentions of working all yesterday afternoon went. I enjoyed Second Hall very much last...
Show moreMarch 13, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am sorry that I did not have time to write more yesterday, but I had such a splitting headache all afternoon that I was lying down and I did not realize the time until the last minutes. I must have inhaled some deadly gas or something crazy in lab yesterday morning, because I left the place without the slightest traces of a headache. That is where my good intentions of working all yesterday afternoon went. I enjoyed Second Hall very much last night. Please return the program, Lester. Nan was wonderful. Edie Meiser certainly has more than amateur talent. I don't see how anyone with her remarkable talent could resist going on the stage. Ruth Bransten as Gaffer was rotten. It was impossible to understand a thing she said. She made nothing out of the part. It was a hard part, but still, she might have done a great deal more with it. This Second Hall celebration is lots more festive than last year. There are enough guests to make one think that it is prom time. I hope this gay and warm spring weather we are having does not forecast a correspondingly warm summer. I saw your friend Ray Purdy last night, Lester. I was standing on the steps of Students' after the play waiting for someone to come out, and I saw Carolyn Bailey come out with a man. Naturally I looked twice to see what sort of a looking guest she had, and I thought his face seemed familiar. They stopped about ten feet away from me, and started to talk to some lady. Then i heard another girl call him by his first name, and introduce "Mr. Purdy". He seems to be travelling about the country, all right. He was holding a regular reception. I cut chapel this morning to work. I have an awful lot to do before next week. i still have that awful chem paper to study for, and some debate reading to do. I have read so little for debate in the last two weeks, that I feel very guilty. I hope you are beginning to feel better, Mother. Do you expect to be out of the hospital soon? Love, Fannie Mother: Is Miss Alice coming Easter vacation? If so, should I try to get a gingham dress or anything in New York Friday afternoon instead of going out to Aunt Bessie!?
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-16
Text: February 16, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I had tryouts last night. I think I did pretty well. I I then came back and studied until eleven. I feel as though I had staid up all night, as my neighbor from across the hall did. I have tryouts again tomorrow night. I have a paper due for Romance tomorrow and a history topic due first hour Friday. I have as yet started neither one. I have four classes tomorrow morning, so that if you don't hear me in Philadelphia you know why. I cannot...
Show moreFebruary 16, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I had tryouts last night. I think I did pretty well. I I then came back and studied until eleven. I feel as though I had staid up all night, as my neighbor from across the hall did. I have tryouts again tomorrow night. I have a paper due for Romance tomorrow and a history topic due first hour Friday. I have as yet started neither one. I have four classes tomorrow morning, so that if you don't hear me in Philadelphia you know why. I cannot get a letter off before the afternoon mail unless I write before break fast. I'll tell you now what I would have to say then. "Worked on history topic all Wednesday afternoon and on English paper all evening. Will work all afternoon today." I spent three hours in lab this morning, and after analyzing an unknown solution for two hours and a half, dropped the solution. That means I have to start all over the next time. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 10/15/19
Text: October 15, 1919. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I think my letters are going to sound pretty soon like Lester's Sunday letters--"Not much to say today. Slept two hours in my chair". I monkeyed around yesterday a good deal and studied a good deal also, inasmuch as we had a short history test today. I don't know how I did on it. I know that I like Miss Thallon very much, but her assignments are so indefinite that I never know what to study for her and how much or how...
Show moreOctober 15, 1919. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I think my letters are going to sound pretty soon like Lester's Sunday letters--"Not much to say today. Slept two hours in my chair". I monkeyed around yesterday a good deal and studied a good deal also, inasmuch as we had a short history test today. I don't know how I did on it. I know that I like Miss Thallon very much, but her assignments are so indefinite that I never know what to study for her and how much or how little to do. Last night I decided to go to bed early. It did not do much good. Katheryn Gardner had a mandolin party in her room and they banged away till the ten o'clock bell. It never occurs to her to shut her transom until she goes to bed. I don't wish her any harm, but I hope she has to go home at Christmas this year again. All she can talk about is her mandolin and her Fred, and she is always singing, "I got the Blues". She dosn't realize that her neighbors may be susceptible to that malady too. Elaine Wolf's mother gradually began to realize that perhaps she should not go back to New York right away--so she staid here ad[sic] Slept in Elaine's room. She borrowed my hammer and nails. Altogether she is one of the biggest nuts that I have ever seen. Elaine has about ten times as much sense as she has. Father, you do right highly intelligent letters. Who would think to read them that you are the important person you are. I kept reading about Gradpa's "Paw" and kept wondering what on earth that might be. Finally it occured to me that it was his pew you were talking about. It is funny that the thing I was expecting trouble with is the only thing that is going decently. Math is easy and good fun. I got my first prose paper back today in Latin. It was decorated by much red ink. I did not have time to speak with her about it. I shall ask her for an interview. That means getting about ten minutes of her very valuable time. I shall tell her that I am used to doing good work in Latin, and should like to know what to do to do better here. I had fullly made up my mind to do that, when I saw Phyllis in Math class. We have different Latin teachers, but practically the same work. I asked her if she had gotten her prose back yet. I showed her my red ink. She said hers was worse, and she got an interview, too. The teacher told her her translation had all been B, and her prose C, that she realized P. was rusty, and that she expected her to improve, meanwhile she should not be discouraged. I am afraid mine is to crabby to tell me that, though. I had only three thinks on the page that MissBreene would call real mistakes. The rest were all substitutions of different words for those I had. We never had to have such fine shaded of meaning. My own opinion is that is bosh. I have been intending for the last week to write to you to ask if Mlle. Was home yet. If I ever get time, I'll write to her and Mme. Delaval and about a thousand other people. Mother, the laundry telescope is smaller than the one you sent last week, so I called up to find out if it was the size you ordered before sending my laundry. They said they had only two sizes, and the other is too large for parcel post. This one in none too big. I shall send the laundry when I mail this letter. If you expect a lot of white skirts and waists, remember that I play tennis in middles and bloomers. Phyllis is going to New York this week-end. She wrote to Miss Breene for some outlines and valuable stuff that she gave us during the last two years. I think I have mine at home, but I am not sure where, so I shall copy hers when they come. The cover for the food-chest fits perfectly. The cover for the tea-table fits the inside. You know there is a border an inch and a half deep, running around the table. Should I cover that? I don't need the other white skirt--I have plenty. They don't get dirty here. The history came yesterday. Thank you. Love, [Fannie] We have been assigned a special topic for history, due in two weeks. We can choose the topic, provided it meets with her approval. These are the calls we are supposed to make before Thanksgiving:--the Dean, Prexy, Miss Palmer (head warden), faculty advisors and all our instructors! I will be ready to give thanks then, I think. In case of necessity could I consider my call on Miss McCaleb with you to answer the purpose? I got a letter from Aunt Hattie yesterday. Tell her to consider it answered. She writes a good line of advice, so do you, too. I wish I had as much common sense as the rest of the family. Perhaps I'll aquire it here. Lester, don't you write any more to Father and Mother than you do to me.? You know I like quanitity, even if it is not quality. Try carbon paper, and then aad[sic] anything you want to.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: Feb. 1
Text: [Addessed to Mother @ Hotel Royal Poinciana] January 31, I mean February 1, and I have not got an eraser. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I went coasting yesterday afternoon for about three quarters of an hour. It was wonderful, all right. It was at least eleven below zero, if not more. When we came back we warmed up on some condensed milk cocoa. Somehow or other, it is the first time I have ever bothered making it, but it certainly went to the right place. I went to Main for dinner, and...
Show more[Addessed to Mother @ Hotel Royal Poinciana] January 31, I mean February 1, and I have not got an eraser. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I went coasting yesterday afternoon for about three quarters of an hour. It was wonderful, all right. It was at least eleven below zero, if not more. When we came back we warmed up on some condensed milk cocoa. Somehow or other, it is the first time I have ever bothered making it, but it certainly went to the right place. I went to Main for dinner, and after that we went to the great entertainment, the Douglas Fairbanks movie, in Students. We then came back, fooled around here a while, went to bed, and that is the end of the story. I am forwarding a letter from the Board of Education to the Nassau Inn for you, Father. Father, what should I do about the medicine from New York? The number of the prescription is 489277, Nauheim Pharmacy, 750 Lexington Ave. at 59th St., in case you can attend to it on your way back. Have it filled to twice the amound[sic] in the perscription. If you cannot do it, perhaps Aunt Bessie can some day. I will probably have enough to last until next Saturday. It surely was cold last night. I had all my covers and a flannel nightgown, and still I had to get up before sunrise and close two of my windows. This is some weather. My schedule came yesterday. It makes me mad. All my classes are left for the same hour except Latin, and I suppose that change was caused by the fact that some are taking prose and some are not. At any rate it was shifted from second hour on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to sixth hour, over at twenty-five minutes to four, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. That makes going to the doctor's on Fridays impossible under any circumstances. The 3N58 is catchable by means of a taxi. I don't care one bit whether I take prose or not, but I did figure that those taking prose would have Latin the same hour. So did the others, but it looks as though we figured wrong. The loaf is almost over--it certainly has been a restful one. I hope Grandpa is still improving. I got your first letter from Palm Beach yesterday. Pete, I hope you'll soon be better also. Love, [Fannie]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-04-18
Text: April 18, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I hope you appreciate the new ribbon. Don't send the shirtwaists that are hanging in my closet, Mother. I left the white silk one purposely because it was so badly mended. Also, I hope you had Sam take the book back to the library which i sent home in laundry. I neglected to say anything about it when I sent it. Well, I certainly had a great two days with Lester. To my pleasure and surprise Minerva insisted on taking my speech Friday night...
Show moreApril 18, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I hope you appreciate the new ribbon. Don't send the shirtwaists that are hanging in my closet, Mother. I left the white silk one purposely because it was so badly mended. Also, I hope you had Sam take the book back to the library which i sent home in laundry. I neglected to say anything about it when I sent it. Well, I certainly had a great two days with Lester. To my pleasure and surprise Minerva insisted on taking my speech Friday night so that I could go down to the station to meet Lester. I got there just as the train was getting in. He had had nothing to eat, so he ate at the station. The idea of any place in Poughkeepsie didn't appeal to him, and I realized immediately that he had not changed a bit since I last saw him. Then we came out here, he got his room, and we went over to Main and telegraphed you. He proceeded to follow out your instructions about not criticizing by criticizing everything in the place and comparing everything with Wellesley. In every case Vassar suffered by comparison. Finally, he stipped on the way over to Main, looked around, and said, "Gee, this is great." I thanked hime[sic] for those few kinds words, and he said, "Oh, I mean the quiet atmosphere of the place". But then, I don't mind foolishness like that. There is no accounting for--queer tastes. Saturday morning we had breakfast together, and then after our excursion into Poughkeepsie, we wandered all around campus and I tried my best to arouse favorable comment. We landed on top of Sunset, where we had a nice rest. After lunch, the ever-sleepy one yawned so sonstantly and so intelligently that I came home and left him to his dreams. At a quarter to three Kellogg came up to me in great distress and asked me to help entertain the Lafyayette debaters and show them the campus. I was very glad to do it, because that obviated the necessity of my going to the tea-dance. After one hour of them I was surer than I was before that I didn't want to dance with them. They were some lemons! The freshman was the most possible on of them all, and the only reason he looked at all good was by comparison. Get Lester to tell you the various stories about them and their manner of debating. I haven't time to and he has heard about it often enough to be able to tell it interestingly. If he doesn't, I will write about it again. I met Lester at four and then we walked around to the lake, intending to row, but there were no boats out yet. So we find a nice bench near the chapel and "bickered"there until it was time for me to dress for dinner. We went to Sunday chapel and to Saturday evening chapel, at Pete's insistence. That part of the visit I have no doubt, he will tell you about. After chapel we went to the debate, and M. L. had the honor of sitting up in the first row with me and meeting more girls than he could possibly enjoy meeting. Poor kid! he had to meet an awful lot of people for one of his "Eeeeee" manner of greeting. But he has lost that pleasant manner of approch. I'll tell you, studying law is a great thing, for that if for nothing else. Wellesley has accomplished wonders! We had Lucy off to dinner with us yesterday afternoon. I introduced Lester to Jeannette, for his amusement. He also talked to Helen Hertz for about ten minutes. I introduced him to Miss Salmon Saturday night. Get him to tell you what he said to me about her. After your train left, Pete, I got some supper at the station with Harriet Cox and some other girls who were at the station seeing people off. We had another storm just after you left. I got back here at seven thirty, studied till nine-thirty, and then went to bed. I am going to work hard until I get caught up with this semester's work, an then enjoy the rest of the semester in peace. I got my room on the second floor without having to draw. I think I will like it. Otherwise I have nothing to write, and if I did, I wouldn't have the time to write it. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-03-03]
Text: 3 March 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Please send me Mrs. Woodbridge's address as soon as you can. I got the dope in the office for the committee on admission about their daughter the other day, and want to write her. Pete, do you think a topic on the position of the Jews at the time of the Reformation would be interesting? I think I could do that for Renaissance if I want to. I picked the Universities as afffected by the Reformation, but the thought doesn't think me...
Show more3 March 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Please send me Mrs. Woodbridge's address as soon as you can. I got the dope in the office for the committee on admission about their daughter the other day, and want to write her. Pete, do you think a topic on the position of the Jews at the time of the Reformation would be interesting? I think I could do that for Renaissance if I want to. I picked the Universities as afffected by the Reformation, but the thought doesn't think me particularly. R. S. V. P. I happened to be passing Senior Parlor just after I wrote to you and saw a girl crossing off her name from the "pink" list for class day dresses and I hastily substituted my name. It is the only pretty color. I delivered you message to Dr. T. at the reception last night, Mother, and she said to tell you that "it was a pleasure to take care of me"! She certainly was awfully nice to me this time. I am going to town tomorrow to attend to some much needed things. I haven't been down for centuries.continued Saturday I heard the most thrilling lecture I have ever heard last night, by Mme. Ponafidine, an American woman who lived in Russia over twenty years. on "my Life in Societ Russia". She surely did give a terrible picture of conditions in Russia. Don't miss her it you ever get a chance to hear her. Helen tells me Jeannette Lesser eloped with a New Yorker. Good riddance! I got my Tolerance exam back this morning, with a comment, "Good" on it. It wouldn't have hurt her to give me an A in that case. Are you going to attend to the sweater, Mother, or should i[sic]? I must dress now, preparatory to going to the Political Association lecture, and luncheon. Inasmuch as I was asked to sit at the speakers' table, I think I had better look respectable. The shoes are wonderful, Mother, except that they are a little loose in the heels. But that can easily be remedied. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-10-03
Text: October 3, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The telescope came today. The scrap-book was here when I got here. You ask whom I have in English. I have Miss Peebles. I don't suppose you know her. She is considered very excellent. My rug is all right. I got a goose-neck, that is, it is in the electrician's being fixed, but I have not got it in my room yet. My rug is all right. Estelle got into Smith. I must write and congratulate her. I hope she stays after January as well. Helen...
Show moreOctober 3, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The telescope came today. The scrap-book was here when I got here. You ask whom I have in English. I have Miss Peebles. I don't suppose you know her. She is considered very excellent. My rug is all right. I got a goose-neck, that is, it is in the electrician's being fixed, but I have not got it in my room yet. My rug is all right. Estelle got into Smith. I must write and congratulate her. I hope she stays after January as well. Helen is all right. She has only had the dumps once so far, which is more than most Freshmen can say. I believe all the questions are answered now. Mother, do you remember what you did with my thermometer when we packed here last June. It occured to me today that I don't remember unpacking it, and it is well to know where it is in case I should ever want it. I went to town Friday afternoon and walked as far as where the two streets branch out from the Main Stree of Arlington. I walked in from there, too. The track is in good condition from that point in. I bought some fruit at Hicks', left two pictures to be framed, took the material in and ordered a seat from my desk chair, got some shoe polish, etc., got some stuff at the drug store, and did some more odds and ends. It took the better part of the afternoon. Friday evening Mary Heckel and I went to see Miss Cowley, but she was not in, so we left two sweet notes. Then we came up for Helen, and proceeded to get her into a more cheerful humore. That was accomplished by working on her stomach, that is, taking her off campus for some eats. Yesterday I slept most of the morning, and did some work. After lunch I went for a walk. We did not go very fast, so it ought not to have hurt me any. When we returned, we got dressed up and went to the Freshman reception. It was held in Students' this year. I guess it was too cold to have it out in the Circle the way we did last year. The stunts which followed were very good. Our class gave a representation of a girl from a one-horse town starting out for Vassar. Among other things that transpired, her grandmother gives her a boudoir cap to wear in bed on all those days that she sits up in bed to eat the breakfast which the maids bring up on a dainty tray. That brought a general howl. All the rest of the stunts were pantomime. Last night I did some work and had my treatment. I spent this morning reading for English. I finished "TheRescue". This afternoon I took a short walk around the edge of campus through the pine trees, and then i went to the libe and embarked upon my first of the weekly history topics. I am trying to take as my subject the readonds which led to French colonization in America and the reasons which let leter to French immigration. I spent three hours working, and just about half finished it. Those who have had the course say that a topic generally takes about six hours. And now it is time for supper. I expect to spend the evening doing a little Spanish, a little Ec, reading the paper, (I must get the Sunday habit) and typing for Sophmore party. Wishing you the same, Love, Fannie.[enc w/3 Oct 1920] Dear Mother, You have been asking for a report about how I am feeling. So far I must confess that the report is anything but encouraging. The throbs are very much worse than they were at home the last few weeks, decidedly uncomfortably so, in fact. I cannot see any difference in the treatment that might bring it about. She does not use any disinfectant at first, but merely wipes first with cotton that she wets in sterile water. She makes up the argyrol solution herself. Neither of these things could hurt, could they? I took it very easy over this week-end to see if it would help any. It certainly is not encouraging.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-09
Text: November 9, 1922 Dear Mother, Pather, and Pete: I spent a rather profitable day "topin^ng" yesterday, and had the pleasant diversion of Peggy Higgind' dämpany for dinner. I miss her this year. She is the kind that are rather rare around here--intellectual, without being an intellectual nut, like our present debate chairman. She thinks of transferring to Yale next year--she objects to studying with undergraduates. Incidentally, Pete, she wears around her wrifet both her Phi...
Show more November 9, 1922 Dear Mother, Pather, and Pete: I spent a rather profitable day "topin^ng" yesterday, and had the pleasant diversion of Peggy Higgind' dämpany for dinner. I miss her this year. She is the kind that are rather rare around here--intellectual, without being an intellectual nut, like our present debate chairman. She thinks of transferring to Yale next year--she objects to studying with undergraduates. Incidentally, Pete, she wears around her wrifet both her Phi Bet and D. S. R. keys- My dear intellectual brotner, there are certain things about your mental makeup that I have never been quite able to understand, and one of them is your ridiculous devotion to football. What ''new meaning to life^ado you get from it outside of submerging your own personality in that of the mob? You must be a devotee of mob spirit if it really exhilarates you—and I was never aware that enjoyment of losing oneself in the mob was a characteristic of a high type mind* But yell away--far be it from me to spoil your pleasure. And take a picture of yourself doing it! Football in Itself is indeed a representation of '^refined'' athletics--gentle play for physical development, and no manifestatioaof brute force, or anything like that. But I had better desist, or I will be invited to stay home on the eighteenth! I guess we enjoy games from a different an^le. I like my fur coat very much this way, Mother. I am feeling as strong as usual now, and backto normal as far as the grippe spell is concerned. I v/as going to write to you to send the prunes. You anticipated my thoughts. I'll let you know about theater in a day or so. Have not paid mucii attention to v^hat is worth seeing. I think i*d like to see "Loyalties'' but I'll let you know definitely soon. Pete, how about my giving you the book for your birthday that you suggested giving me. I would like it all right, but I know you ?/ould like it more yourself. And then you give me either waiter Lippman's "Public OpMion" or Oastiglionl's ''The Courtier". I have to read them both in the near future for nistories, and they are both worth owning. If you give me one, do it soon, or it won*t De nere in time- If you don't want to, give me what you first suggested. R. S. V. Lo ve, FannieMorning - 9 until M.A. goes to office, reading M.A's office hours (11:30 to 1:00) office, where I expect to be treated with the respect Lunch] due a V.C. alum. Afternoon a) 1st half - reading. Several days a week French with Mme. D. if possible in aft. b) 2nd half - outdoors A.B. - in golf season (a) gives place to (b). See about M. Morrison corking + sewing. Schedule subject to change to fit M. Morrison if I go. Also, schedule subject to tem-porary cancellation for allowingtrips to Atlantic City, Pinehurst, + other points of interest. This plan must be balanced against a History M.A. I think in view of my health, M. Cone notwithstanding, I shall have to stay home and follow this plan. I (over) think there have been those who have had harder lives. What say you to this product of my brain? Speaking of my brain I feel very intellectually inde-pendent today - having just delivered myself of a personal denunciation + condemnation of the philosophy of Descartes in a written today. "Day by day, in every way, I grow more + more conceited." Aren't I as good as Descartes? Sure mike! [Su], Father? You will recommend Cone, will you?
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 2/3/20
Text: [Addressed to Mother @ Hotel Royal Poinciana] February 3, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: My laundry case surely was busted--I am surprised my clothes were not lost. I think I'll get a canvas case if I can--they do not break, I believe. I am glad that you are well enough to go home, Pete. The ten o'clock club had its party down in Miss Smith's room last night. I was there when you called up. Inasmuch as I had caughed up for it I decided to go. Champy has started her usual...
Show more[Addressed to Mother @ Hotel Royal Poinciana] February 3, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: My laundry case surely was busted--I am surprised my clothes were not lost. I think I'll get a canvas case if I can--they do not break, I believe. I am glad that you are well enough to go home, Pete. The ten o'clock club had its party down in Miss Smith's room last night. I was there when you called up. Inasmuch as I had caughed up for it I decided to go. Champy has started her usual assignment with one book on reference in the library. I went for it this hour, but it was already in use, so I came back here to write to you instead. I waited in the stuffy doctor's office from one fifteen to two yesterday. I really do not think the iron hypos are worthing[sic] missing just that much time outdoors. The flue, grippe, cold, etc rush is so great that they have given the office over to Dr. Scott and she is not much on managing it. From there I went over to Students' to the reading of L'Aigon, the second Hall play. Tryouts are next week, and Helen Reid persuaded me to go to convince myself that I could make a minor part, but I doubt it very much. I don't know if I will try out or not. Yesterday was the fourth anniversary of President McCracken's presidency and Miss Palmer's head wardenship. Otherwise I know of nothing exciting. Love, [Fannie] Mother, it occurred to me the other day that it is about time for Luckey's to have sent the book-case base with a drawer. Did they not promise one. I don't suppose I can go in about it, though, with the quarantine on.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-07

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1919-12-19 [?]
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Commodore] December 19, 1919. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I have been over in my room an hour now attending to things that have to be done over here. My trunk is down now, and I shall pack it the first chance I get. I think I have gotten myself fairly well in hand now, although the minute I stop doing soemthing I realize that I feel far from calm and composed. I told you Dr. Thelberg that I wanted to go back to my room today, that I thought Metcalf had done me all the...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Commodore] December 19, 1919. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I have been over in my room an hour now attending to things that have to be done over here. My trunk is down now, and I shall pack it the first chance I get. I think I have gotten myself fairly well in hand now, although the minute I stop doing soemthing I realize that I feel far from calm and composed. I told you Dr. Thelberg that I wanted to go back to my room today, that I thought Metcalf had done me all the good it could do, that I had to do alot of things over here and I would be wasting so much time going back and forth. She said you told her to keep me there till Friday. It was news to me, as it was the first time you every bluffed me, and I am inclined to think you never said any think of the kind. However, I'll know more when I see you, and I shall not fight with her. I have too much else to do. At any rate, she told me I was very ungrateful. Swallow that. She says the reason I am feeling better today is on accound of the medicine she gave me. It makes me laugh--it has not helped me a bit. It is will-power that did it, in spite of the fact that she said I was not using it. Lucy told me in much excitement that Kyra Kann's father died. While I was working at my desk, I wrote her a note. I thought I knew her well enough that it was the proper thing to do. I have quite a little work today, also gym, if the doctor will let me take it. If not, I shall get a walk in. I got a note from Mrs. Hirsh putting herself and her apartment at my disposal for Friday afternoon. I shall not answer it until I know more. It was a very nice note. I also got a long letter from Miss Groff. I have not time to write more. I sent lots of wash clothes home with the laundry today, with instructions to Mary not to have the clean ones washed. See you soon. They have taken off the eleven-thirty-eight, the train I was going to take next Friday. Of course we won't have a special either, so that means we will have to wait for the one-nine. Love,Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, Hotel Commodore, New York, N. Y.9th FL CLERK Dec 12 @ 13 AM 1919
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [ca. 1923-02-04]
Text: [ca 4 Feb 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I got B on the philosophy exam and B in the course. Riley marked half the papers and Mrs. Baldwin, wife of the history prof, who, incidentally, never attends any of the lectures, marked the other half. She gave no A's, he gave them very freely. She marked my paper. And there are those who believe in marks and say they are just!! Between now and Wednesday I have to pick my seminar subject. Millsy suggests the Sherman Anti-Trust Law its opera...
Show more[ca 4 Feb 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I got B on the philosophy exam and B in the course. Riley marked half the papers and Mrs. Baldwin, wife of the history prof, who, incidentally, never attends any of the lectures, marked the other half. She gave no A's, he gave them very freely. She marked my paper. And there are those who believe in marks and say they are just!! Between now and Wednesday I have to pick my seminar subject. Millsy suggests the Sherman Anti-Trust Law its opera ions, since I want to combine that and American history. I am going to see Miss Thompson about it tomorrow, to see what she suggests. Helen did not go home. Prexie is back. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-17
Text: February 17, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am sorry that I could not write to you to Philadelphia, but I would have had nothing to say anyhow. I had to burn the midnight oil last night. I did not do it out of desire, but there was some work for today that simply had to be turned. So I worked till eleven-thirty. That sort of thing does not hurt particularly, unless you acquire the habit, and I don't expect it acquire the habit. I have debate tryouts tonight again. I shall have to...
Show moreFebruary 17, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am sorry that I could not write to you to Philadelphia, but I would have had nothing to say anyhow. I had to burn the midnight oil last night. I did not do it out of desire, but there was some work for today that simply had to be turned. So I worked till eleven-thirty. That sort of thing does not hurt particularly, unless you acquire the habit, and I don't expect it acquire the habit. I have debate tryouts tonight again. I shall have to work all afternoon on my speech, as I was given a new stand, and I don't happen to have much definite knowlege or statistics on it. Nothing particularly exciting happened in classes tonight. The package from Atlantic came in the same mail as your letter, Mother. Thank you very much for it. The enclosed snap-shot was taken, not to show off my new sweater, but because it was such a glorious day, because I was out with Helen, and because she happened to have her camera with her. It was the day after the big snow-storm, when the trees were so beautiful. Please send it to Pete. I will sned you another one, if you want it--if you think this one is any good. I think that it is very good for a snapshot. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: Oct. 28
Text: [addressed to Hotel Traymore] [Oct. 28] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: This letter reminds me that I am out of both typewriter paper and envelopes. Excuse the paper, Pete. Helen is in here waiting to be entertained. It is a dreary day and I think it has gotten her freshman spirits. Thanks for the political literature, Pete. I shall read it this afternoon. I went over to Students' last night to hear Sophomore Party rehearsal. It is going to be splendid. There are lots of people who are...
Show more[addressed to Hotel Traymore] [Oct. 28] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: This letter reminds me that I am out of both typewriter paper and envelopes. Excuse the paper, Pete. Helen is in here waiting to be entertained. It is a dreary day and I think it has gotten her freshman spirits. Thanks for the political literature, Pete. I shall read it this afternoon. I went over to Students' last night to hear Sophomore Party rehearsal. It is going to be splendid. There are lots of people who are fairly important in the class who are on committees, so I don't feel quite as disgusted with not being in it as I did before. I overslept this morning and consequently only got the three rolls for breakfast which Helen Reid brought up for me. And then of course we had to have a baked bean lunch. In history this morning Miss Salmon talked about our false idea of faculty authority. It was very elucidating in connection with American History. I have lab this afternoon. I certainly haven't hurt myself studying this week. I don't think I have done three hours actual studying. I got so far ahead in English and Ec last week without knowing it that I haven't had any work to do all week in those two subjects. And then I did two out of the three assignments for the week in Spanish last Friday before I left. There are never any assignments in Chem or history, and we have two weeks for this topic instead of one. Hence the vacation. That never happened last year. i went eight hour yesterday to hear four members of the Princeton Speakers' Bureau debate the republican and democratic campaigns. McCormick was one democrat and Rhodes and Warmer were the Republicans. I did not get the name of the other democrat. The Republicans were by far the better and they certainly were good. Do you know any of them, Pete? It is funny the way people turn out for the young Princetonians when they only come in about one fourth the numbers to hear politicians who probable have some knowledge that they have gathered from experience. Mary Magennis, president of our Speakers' Bureau, who had charge of them, told some of us that they have the reputation of being the four biggest "Lady-Killers" in P. So it was amusing when Rholdes started out by saying that as he looked over this fine audience he wondered how woman suffrage could have been delayed so long! Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-10-28
Text: October 28, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I had a long letter from Jeannette asking me to stay with her this week-end, (next week) or if that was impossible, to come in from Woodmere after dinner Sunday and spend the afternoon with her, and if that too was impossible, to spend Thanksgiving vacation or part of it with her. I won't answer until I get the invitation which I was told I would get--what is the big idea of the delay? Miss Whylie asked for a written announcement of our...
Show moreOctober 28, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I had a long letter from Jeannette asking me to stay with her this week-end, (next week) or if that was impossible, to come in from Woodmere after dinner Sunday and spend the afternoon with her, and if that too was impossible, to spend Thanksgiving vacation or part of it with her. I won't answer until I get the invitation which I was told I would get--what is the big idea of the delay? Miss Whylie asked for a written announcement of our decisions as to whether of not we wanted to do semester topics. I signified my intention not to do one. I am sure I will get a lot more out of the course if I don't do one. Nothing excited has happened today, except that Miss Wylie announced a J cut for Friday, because she wants us to attend some lectures this week. That means that the only class I have next Friday is Biology quiz fifth hour, and I have to stay over just for that. I had debate tryouts this afternoon. They pick the team tonight. I am not the least bit worried or excited about it. How different from last year! When I think how I worked and worked, and then worried and worried lest I should perhaps not make the team, I begin to think that either I have lost the power of enthusiasm, or else that things don't look as mighty to me as they did last year and the year before. What is the expression about "nearness to the throne"? Pete, in your letter of the 27th, you said you had had no answer from me. Presume by this time you have, as I answered all your questions the day I received your letter. All I await now is a letter from the Senior at Wellesley, and then I shall write to Aunt Bessie and Jeannete. I plan to work all morning tomorrow and then play golf in the afternoon. I am going to chapel on Sunday! I don't think I can afford any more cuts for a month or so. Love, Fannie[enc w/ 28 Oct 1921] Dear Mother, The roll from Miss Schroder came quite some time ago. I meant to tell you so. See also wrote a note saying to write to you whether or not it was satisfactory. It was not at all what I wanted, but since she wrote first saying she could not make it, I decided to let it go at that. I don't know why she could not have made something bigger out of all the combings I sent her. It is much smaller than what I wanted--but I don't bother about it. The skirt came from Irlbachers. I thought I wrote that. The fur-coat came also. It is in good condition. I hope you are trying to take care of yourself. I realize that chasing to the hospital is not the best thing on earth for one's health, but just the same, you should try to be careful of yourself--so saith the boss.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-05-08
Text: Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Went for a walk yesterday and then to see Miss Cowley and the studied for two hours. I am getting sick of work. Heard mr. Steiner last night. The man certainly can talk, but he is so thoroughly Jewish in every single thing he does that I cannot quite forgive him for being Professor of Applied Christianity! I could have beaned him, however, when he told of a gathering which included Prof. Spaeth and Roosevelt and himself, and after giving their race mixtures,...
Show moreDear Mother, Father, and Pete: Went for a walk yesterday and then to see Miss Cowley and the studied for two hours. I am getting sick of work. Heard mr. Steiner last night. The man certainly can talk, but he is so thoroughly Jewish in every single thing he does that I cannot quite forgive him for being Professor of Applied Christianity! I could have beaned him, however, when he told of a gathering which included Prof. Spaeth and Roosevelt and himself, and after giving their race mixtures, said that he was the only pure-blooded American. I never knew that a Bohemian Jew made a pure-blooded American before. He and the native Indians, I suppose! He might have made a good rabbi. Love, Fannie May 8, 1923
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-11-18
Text: November 18, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I surely have enough to keep me busy today:--the large meeting of Speakers' Bureau, French Club meeting, and class meeting all seventh hour. I haven't decided yet to which to go. And then at seven-thirty tonight I have my third attempt at debate tryouts. I am among the last twelve up, but that won't do me any good unless I am among the last three. We shall see--. I was on the affirmative last night and was also responsible for...
Show moreNovember 18, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I surely have enough to keep me busy today:--the large meeting of Speakers' Bureau, French Club meeting, and class meeting all seventh hour. I haven't decided yet to which to go. And then at seven-thirty tonight I have my third attempt at debate tryouts. I am among the last twelve up, but that won't do me any good unless I am among the last three. We shall see--. I was on the affirmative last night and was also responsible for organizing the material of our side. I am the unlucky one tonight again, on the negative, in addition to having the rebuttal this time. I would much prefer having the affirmative rebuttal. Thank goodness our history topics this week don't have to be in until Tuesday, of next week, I mean. I have an English Speech conference tomorrow morning. I am curious to see what will happen. I am told they put you on your back on some sort of the Red Cross stretcher and teach you how to breathe! I had a letter from Mlle. Douteau yesterday, and the day before I got into the worst mail rush I have ever been in, all to find nothing but a letter from Phil. I wish I had time and intelligence to write more, but I surely am one busy lady. I got off Scenery committee of First Hall, as I decided that it would be too strenuous--there is a great deal of lifting, etc., I think, and that would be just taking cahnces[sic] on a recurrence of the old discomfort. That was another great letter, Pete. I wish there were football games every week. However, I am afraid our honorable law-student would not learn very much of the honorable law if there were. I know what I have been missing in your letters this year--I thought it was sleeping lying across your desk for two hours every Sunday, but it was going to Renwick's and having a double shredded. Can't you write that once in a while from Cambridge--even if you don't do it--just for old times' sake? Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-03-25]
Text: [25 Apr 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I went on my third house-hunting expedition in quest of a house this afternoon. I think I can get a dandy one for you, just a blick from campus. I have to go back before supper, to make sure. Evan was beaten in elections, unfortunately. She could not compete with the charm and good looks of the highly attractive, but very much mentally inferior, English opponent again whom she ran. Anne Halliday, who flunked out of our class, got president of...
Show more[25 Apr 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I went on my third house-hunting expedition in quest of a house this afternoon. I think I can get a dandy one for you, just a blick from campus. I have to go back before supper, to make sure. Evan was beaten in elections, unfortunately. She could not compete with the charm and good looks of the highly attractive, but very much mentally inferior, English opponent again whom she ran. Anne Halliday, who flunked out of our class, got president of students.! Isn't that a strange state of affairs, when only a few flunk out every year? So they go, from Phi Bets to flunkees. Bish told me that I was placed next to Prexie at the dinner tonight. I am elated at the prospect. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-05-16
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Ambassador] May 16, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing new today, except that Peggy Bliss just got back last night from the spring intercollegiate debate conference, which was held this year at Radcliffe. We go to Barnard next year, and Mt. Holyoke comes here. A more uninteresting combination, both as to colleges and as to which ones visit which ones, I cannot imagine. As long as we meet those two, i'd a lot rather go to Holyoke. Madame Curie left this...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Ambassador] May 16, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing new today, except that Peggy Bliss just got back last night from the spring intercollegiate debate conference, which was held this year at Radcliffe. We go to Barnard next year, and Mt. Holyoke comes here. A more uninteresting combination, both as to colleges and as to which ones visit which ones, I cannot imagine. As long as we meet those two, i'd a lot rather go to Holyoke. Madame Curie left this morning, and most of the college turned out to sing her a farewell song. I planned to work last night, but heard that Lucy was sick so I went over to see her and staid for about an hour and a half. She doesn't know what was the matter with her, except that she got a reminder of what it is going to be like to be seasick this summer. She is all right again. I got B minus on Agostini's awful Spanish written. It was the highest mark in the class. There were two C's--all the rest were D's and E's. What was the matter with my letter about the visit, Pete? I don't see anything funny about it. I said I enjoyed it, and I did. Was that so funny? Love, Fannie Mother, please make Father take it easy in Atlantic. Father, please don't let Mother be on her feet too much Atlantic. Fannie, get enough sleep. Lester, get enough too, and don't hang suspended from the ceiling.
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