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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, Apr. 10.
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: Apr. 10.
Text: Saturday, April 10 Dear Mother + Father: I slept till ten o'clock this morning and was to sleepy the rest of the time to do any work. Heard a splendid talk last night by Miss Elsa Butler, head of the Vassar Unit at Verdun, on their work there. After that we went to the French Club <play> reception for her saw her pictures, + had good refreshments. Then, after that we (Ruth [Bransten], Helen Herz, and I) talked [deep] stuff for three hours. "Deep stuff" might be summed up...
Show moreSaturday, April 10 Dear Mother + Father: I slept till ten o'clock this morning and was to sleepy the rest of the time to do any work. Heard a splendid talk last night by Miss Elsa Butler, head of the Vassar Unit at Verdun, on their work there. After that we went to the French Club <play> reception for her saw her pictures, + had good refreshments. Then, after that we (Ruth [Bransten], Helen Herz, and I) talked [deep] stuff for three hours. "Deep stuff" might be summed up in "The Position fo the Jews in V.C." I showed them the door at 12:30. Perhaps that's why I'm good for nothing today. At present I am at the infirm. visiting Jeanette [Fellheimer], who has a sprained ankle Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, April 11,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-04-11
Text: April 11, 1921. Dear Mother + Father: Devate tonight, lab 5th + 6th, + work 7th + 8th. Had an ugly written in Ec this morning. I planned to get ahead yesterday on this week's work, but I had to go to bed at 4:30 yesterday with a splitting old-time headache. I haven't the faintest idea [what] it came from. It is gone to-day but it was a nuisance. Midsemester in Spanish Thursday! Love, Fannie Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, April 14,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 4/14/20
Text: April 14, 1920 Dear Mother + Father, Cousin Abe, Edwin, + Bea's little brother got on the train at East Liberty. Other Jews on the train were: - Helen Klee, Mr. Klee, Frank Glick, Mr. Henry Kaufmann, + Mr. Morris Kings [locker] ([lliwch]). Had you known Cousin Abe had the [berth] almost across from me, you probably would have [been] easy about my leaving. Marse met me at the station. he went along with the Raubs to the Knickerbocker for breakfast. Bea's aunt. Ms. [Strauss], came in...
Show moreApril 14, 1920 Dear Mother + Father, Cousin Abe, Edwin, + Bea's little brother got on the train at East Liberty. Other Jews on the train were: - Helen Klee, Mr. Klee, Frank Glick, Mr. Henry Kaufmann, + Mr. Morris Kings [locker] ([lliwch]). Had you known Cousin Abe had the [berth] almost across from me, you probably would have [been] easy about my leaving. Marse met me at the station. he went along with the Raubs to the Knickerbocker for breakfast. Bea's aunt. Ms. [Strauss], came in after awhile. She looks pretty gay to me. Marse insisted that inasmuch as I could do nothing but sit around and [saburrrso](?), as he said, and knowing that time was precious to me I should leave on the 9:30 - "which I done", as [Patash] says. There was some [uncertainty about the 11:30's leaving. I met a girl at the Pough. station who came up on that train because neither the 7:00 nor 7:45 left Sunday night. I could not get a parlor car seat, but [had] one in the middle of the coach. There were people standing all the way up. I came out here in a taxi and just made lunch. I felt very badly, so I went to bed at 1:30 + staid till 5:30. I did my French in bed, and rested [2] hrs. I went to bed last night at 9. but could not sleep for age. Thanks for not letting me go Saturday night. I could have let my-self become discouraged if I had letmyself do so. Today I am not much better, but I shall take it ver easy. I do hope it is only from travel + the necessary walking yesterday. Lots of the girls are already wearing summer clothes, + baseball practice is in full swing. [D]-----------! This is a good training for not having what you want. Makeup so far as I know, is as follows: - History - none French - 1 composition Latin - 2 days translation in Virgil's [Buches] English - Read 1 essay. Write 1 very long theme. "2 days' assignment of Masefield's poetry Math - I don't know yet, but it will be the worst of all. Dr. Scott was in the office yesterday, [so] she said she would turn my excuses over to Dr. B. Mrs. Kaufmann wrote Lucy I was not coming back. [Dak] Dr. Z if those pills are the same as what I got at the [Peun]. They are not as effective. Love, Fannie My truck is here. Miss Smith just gave me my excuses, and she told me to be sure to lie down every day. What she knows about me I don't know, but I was surprised that she should start giving me advice. April 14.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, April 16,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-04-16
Text: Vassar Lodge, Poughkeepsie, New York, April 16, 1921. Dear Mother and Father: I didn't bring any regular typewriter paper with me; so I hope you will pardon this. I got in at 8:03 last evening. Fan met me. I had dinner at the station; then we came out here. The telegraph office at the station was closed; that is why you didn't hear from me last evening. I sent you a night message from out here. It was certainly wonderfully restful to strike a quiet place like this. The place makes...
Show moreVassar Lodge, Poughkeepsie, New York, April 16, 1921. Dear Mother and Father: I didn't bring any regular typewriter paper with me; so I hope you will pardon this. I got in at 8:03 last evening. Fan met me. I had dinner at the station; then we came out here. The telegraph office at the station was closed; that is why you didn't hear from me last evening. I sent you a night message from out here. It was certainly wonderfully restful to strike a quiet place like this. The place makes an infinitely better impression coming from Harvard than it did the time I came from Princeton--but on an absolute standard I should say that it was pretty fine. We walked over half Poughkeepsie this morning looking for the Temple. When we found it, it was closed. Otherwise there is nothing startling to report. I expect to leave at 5:31 tomorrow evening--Princeton at 9:34, if I make my connection duly. The telegraph office may be closed then; so I don't promise to get a wire off to you. Love, [Leter] I don't know what to add to this interesting letter of Pete's. A change of atmosphere does not seem to have made any difference in his literary style. Anyhow, I am enjoying his company tremendously. The team sent me flying to the station last night and insisted on dispensing with my valuable contribution to the practice debate--for which I was duly glad. Really, it is great to be together again, and I certainly am glad that it is two days instead of one. But if you could see me standing at his dresser trying to type on a machine somewhere near my feet, you wouldn't want me to write anymore. Wishing you otherwise, beg to remain, Your humble chickenroastedpotatoes
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [April 17, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1920-04-17]
Text: Dear Mother + Father, Speaking to you this morning was certainly anything but satisfactory. Miss Smith caught me as I was leaving the telephone booth, and made me come in and tell her my story. She was very nice to me, but [insisted] on communicating with the doctor. Dr. [T]. said I should come to Metcalfe for the week-end and stay in bed. They both insisted so here I am. I guess they were right. At any rate, I had to obey orders. I don't know what to do - I am waiting to hear from you....
Show moreDear Mother + Father, Speaking to you this morning was certainly anything but satisfactory. Miss Smith caught me as I was leaving the telephone booth, and made me come in and tell her my story. She was very nice to me, but [insisted] on communicating with the doctor. Dr. [T]. said I should come to Metcalfe for the week-end and stay in bed. They both insisted so here I am. I guess they were right. At any rate, I had to obey orders. I don't know what to do - I am waiting to hear from you. I hate to give up with only six weeks left, but I certainly do feel like the [dickens] You may think ti is worry and homesickness, but it is not. It is the pain, as I told you this morning. There is nothing to do now, but to work here in bed until I get your second telegram. I telegraphed you this morning because I did not know whether you could make head or tail of the telephone message. Dr. [D]. was just in. She was very nice, but the niceness of the whole [bunch] does not seem to help any. Love, Fannie Saturday. Lucy jstu gave me your telegram. I certainly don't need you up here. I'll give myself a few more days trial, and [let] you know further.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [April 19, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1920-04-19]
Text: Monday. Dear Mother + Father, I [desided] last night to stay in Metcalfe <for> today yet, but I might have saved myself the trouble of deciding, inasmuch as Dr. T. sent word up this morning that I could go to classes today. but had to come back tonight! I got into bed at two o'clock, and will stay there until morning. I have improved a great deal since Saturday morning, but still do not feel as well as I did when I left home. Let me know how long I have to continue telegraphing you...
Show moreMonday. Dear Mother + Father, I [desided] last night to stay in Metcalfe <for> today yet, but I might have saved myself the trouble of deciding, inasmuch as Dr. T. sent word up this morning that I could go to classes today. but had to come back tonight! I got into bed at two o'clock, and will stay there until morning. I have improved a great deal since Saturday morning, but still do not feel as well as I did when I left home. Let me know how long I have to continue telegraphing you. The medicine + your special have not come yet. (2:30 p.m.) Also, my specs were not in my cape, so they must be around home. The train + delegation came back from Colgate at ten-thirty last night + the whole college turned out in torch-light procession to cheer them. They marched around campus singing the Alma Mater, which is not, as you said, at Lake Tahoe last summer, father, "Bring in the kitchen [stove]!" Math quiz Wednesday. I have finished most of the math makeup. All I have aft is a long theme in English + a back quiz in math. Miss [Banrue] kept me after class to tell me that she would like me to take + would therefore give me the necessary recommendation, for a special 2 hr. Horace + 1 hr. prose class next yr!! I have not the slightest desire for it, but she seemed so disappointed I told her I'd come to see her about it. Love, Fannie It is a gorgeous warm day. I was sitting on the porch on a steamer chair for a while, but the sun was too hot.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [April 2, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-04-02]
Text: Sunday 6 PM Dear Mother and Father: I have just finished my seventh hour working on my typewriter. It certainly is a wonderful time-saver. I took full notes on a two hundred and fifty page psych book for my first topic. It would have taken at least fifteen hours by hand. I spent all yesterday afternoon in the libe doing history topic and worked three hours in bed last night on Tennyson. The room is very comfy for that--the bed is up against the wall and it makes a fine back-rest. The room...
Show moreSunday 6 PM Dear Mother and Father: I have just finished my seventh hour working on my typewriter. It certainly is a wonderful time-saver. I took full notes on a two hundred and fifty page psych book for my first topic. It would have taken at least fifteen hours by hand. I spent all yesterday afternoon in the libe doing history topic and worked three hours in bed last night on Tennyson. The room is very comfy for that--the bed is up against the wall and it makes a fine back-rest. The room happens to belong to Elaine Wolfe. It took them quite a while to assign a room to me but they finally did so. I had a good sleep last night and worked all morning and three hours this afternoon on psych. If I am not mentally too tired after supper I shall do some Tennyson. I wish I had come back one day sooner and then I could have finished all the work I wanted to do. But I am certainly not wasting any time this way. I can't see why I couldn't work in Boston and New York, when I had the books and typewriter right there. There certainly must be something in atmosphere. Everyone says definitely that room-drawing is this week, drawing for numbers on Thursday and drawing for rooms on Saturday. The Saturday performance is an all-day nightmare, so I could not possibly get away to come down to the doctor. I have not been able to get hold of Miscellany to look it up for certain, but every Junior says so definitely, so I see no reason on earth not [to] believe it. If you don't get a wire to the contrary by the time you get this letter, that means that the information is correct and you can break the appointment, but make one for the following Saturday, April sixteenth, for the same time. I cannot afford to cut classes to come down during the week. I don't care much about missing Amherst--I'd have to leave here Saturday morning and travel most of Saturday and Sunday anyhow. So that is definite--an appointment for Saturday and sixteenth--and cancel this week's. My coat came. It is great. Otherwise nothing new, except that Miss Barrett, the housekeeper, of whatever you call her, died during vacation. Love, Fannie Have decided not to go to Am. even if I don't go to N.Y., so don't worry about that.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [April 27, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-04-27]
Text: Thursday Dear Mother + Father: I succeeded in losing my glasses last night running to chapel. They have not been turned in yet, + I hunted all over the ground this A.M. It was very windy all night, so I fear there is not much chance of getting them - at least, whole. I am told all good town oculists send to N.Y. to have lenses made. that is why I wired as I did. Also, I am not sure if I have the last prescription. I thought perhaps he could <have> send a frame too; if it doesn't...
Show moreThursday Dear Mother + Father: I succeeded in losing my glasses last night running to chapel. They have not been turned in yet, + I hunted all over the ground this A.M. It was very windy all night, so I fear there is not much chance of getting them - at least, whole. I am told all good town oculists send to N.Y. to have lenses made. that is why I wired as I did. Also, I am not sure if I have the last prescription. I thought perhaps he could <have> send a frame too; if it doesn't fit I could send it back and get one in town. I loathe the plain specs I am using now. I spent the whole morning in lab. I ahve graduated from grasshopper to crab. At present I am havingmy hair dried - then debate picture, then conference with Peggy Higgins, + tonight Evan + I work out rebuttal material. I am to <debate> rebut 3rd. aff - + have never once rebutted on that side in practice! The twice we have had it we skipped rebuttals. Founder's Day tomorrow I shall have to work part of it tho. The sweater came from Peck's, Mother - high-neck. I shall return it + ask for a [low] one. Otherwise nothing now. I think I forgot to put the underwear in the laundry-cases Mother. Sorry. Love, Fannie [Try] the [othe] Sunday papers if you don't find my face in the Times.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [April 3, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-04-03]
Text: [3 Apr 1922] Dear Mother and Father: I just put in a morning in the libe and shall return now for another four hours. I certainly am not spooky, Father. The only regret I have is that I didn't come back several days sooner. The ideal thing would be to have my three psych topics out of the way, as well as J and French Rev--then i could enjoy the spring. Got a wedding invite from Henrietta Butler for the twenty-fourth, Monday night. I can't make it--but I certainly would love to....
Show more[3 Apr 1922] Dear Mother and Father: I just put in a morning in the libe and shall return now for another four hours. I certainly am not spooky, Father. The only regret I have is that I didn't come back several days sooner. The ideal thing would be to have my three psych topics out of the way, as well as J and French Rev--then i could enjoy the spring. Got a wedding invite from Henrietta Butler for the twenty-fourth, Monday night. I can't make it--but I certainly would love to. Otherwise nothing new, except that I got a voluminous letter from Lucy this morning. She has broken her record. Love, Fannie Monday noon.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, April 6,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-06
Text: Apr. 6. Dear Mother + Father: Feel better today. By tonight I will have finished the reading on my hist. topic. Hurrah! Humor - our Pgh. Freshman was at the play of the Temple players Sunday night. Says she - "Such a crowd of people as are around that Temple these days - it's terrible" Question - just what is the basis for snobbery? I suppose cleaning Folks' shoes!! Fannie Nothing new today Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, Feb 8.
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: Feb 8.
Text: Feb 8. Dear Mother + Father: The 100 odd in Heredity are beingseated, so here goes a letter. Had lunch with Helen + Mrs. Hertz at noon, then went to the station with them, + Helen + I walked home. It is a wonderful day. And here I am. I am going to see if the Dean's office will let me go back into Zo. I was a darn fool to drop a wonderful course like that, when I can learn about business, etc. from "I.P." Besides which, the new young Ec faculty didn't sound so wonderful to...
Show moreFeb 8. Dear Mother + Father: The 100 odd in Heredity are beingseated, so here goes a letter. Had lunch with Helen + Mrs. Hertz at noon, then went to the station with them, + Helen + I walked home. It is a wonderful day. And here I am. I am going to see if the Dean's office will let me go back into Zo. I was a darn fool to drop a wonderful course like that, when I can learn about business, etc. from "I.P." Besides which, the new young Ec faculty didn't sound so wonderful to me either yesterday or today. We shall see. I'll have to go thru a lot of red-tape. I ordered a seat for the 3 PM Friday. If I should miss it - the 11:37 has been late in its history - I'll take the 4 P.M. Shall we meet at Broad St.? I had a card from aunt Pauline. Otherwise nothing new. Love, Fannie Don't worry - Zo won't make my course any [harde]. The Dean's office changed my schedule in such a way that I'll be able to have my 4 lab hrs. in 2 periods.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, Feb 9
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: Feb 9
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I was glad to know that the call last night was nothing serious. sorry the line was bad. Debate tryouts 7th hour. I worked on it all morning - that is, 2 1/2 hor. It is quite a rush. I didn't think tryouts would be so soon. Must hurry to work up my speech. Just ate with the girl who was checked to arrange our side. She is an all A senior, debates of last year! Goodbye, F! Love, Fannie Feb. 9.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [February 12, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-02-12]
Text: Louise's note enclosed Dear Mother + Father: I am enclosing my semester bill. Please attend to it promptly. I have another rotten headache. Just when I made up my mind to drop Renaissance Miss Ellery stops me on campus to tell me I handed in a fine paper in Renaissance the other day! The fates are against me! I heard 2 splendid lectures this morning by Judge [Horeuce] Allen on -Women and law- and -Women and Politics.- Tonight I am going to hear Norman Thomas, contributing editor of the...
Show moreLouise's note enclosed Dear Mother + Father: I am enclosing my semester bill. Please attend to it promptly. I have another rotten headache. Just when I made up my mind to drop Renaissance Miss Ellery stops me on campus to tell me I handed in a fine paper in Renaissance the other day! The fates are against me! I heard 2 splendid lectures this morning by Judge [Horeuce] Allen on -Women and law- and -Women and Politics.- Tonight I am going to hear Norman Thomas, contributing editor of the Nation, if my head lets up. I am too discouraged for words about my head. Love, Fannie over)How is the enclosed note for gracious appreciation! I am going to send him my philosophy text-bk. for a joke - you can then return it in the laundry! My laundry came.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [February 15, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-02-15]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I am busy doing the work I didn't do last week. Thanks for the wonderful basket of fruit, we shall enjoy it. Medicine came from [McKennan's] - 2 kinds. Love, Fannie Thurs.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [February 17, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-02-17]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I'm just the same. My throat is still very sore + I still have fever. It was 101 when I woke up + it s 99 3/5 now (11 AM) I also have a pretty bad cough. + cold in my nose. I guess I'm booked for quite some time here. Don't worry about me. I'll tell you exactly how I am - + I'll also tell the whole truth which is more than some other people I know sometimes do! Love, Fannie Sat.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [February 18, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-02-18]
Text: Sunday noon. Dear Mother + Father: My temperature is normal today. My throat was much better last night, but is worse again this A.M. due to the fact that I breathed thru my mouth all night. My voice was back for a while yesterday, but is practically gone again this A.M. My cough is looser, otherwise there isn't much change. We were almost frozen out in the ward downstairs, so this morning we were moved up to the second floor. It is much warmer here. There are three in the room at...
Show moreSunday noon. Dear Mother + Father: My temperature is normal today. My throat was much better last night, but is worse again this A.M. due to the fact that I breathed thru my mouth all night. My voice was back for a while yesterday, but is practically gone again this A.M. My cough is looser, otherwise there isn't much change. We were almost frozen out in the ward downstairs, so this morning we were moved up to the second floor. It is much warmer here. There are three in the room at present. I am going to try to do a little work today. I didn't try as long as I had fever because I didn't feellike it because it hurt my eyes to read. I know nothing else to tell you. except that Dr. T. said last night she saw where my mother would be taking me to A.C. again. but <she said> I assured her you were going to be in Pgh. for a while now. I imagine I'll be out by Wed. or Thurs. I'm not in a hurry as long as my throat is so sore + my cold so bad. Did you send up to Helen's for my watch? Does the sale of 380 have any effect on your moving in-clinations? Love, Fannie 4.P.M. The only news since this morning is having slept 2 hrs. this PM + also having a [gain ] degree of fever.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [February 19, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-02-19]
Text: Monday morning Dear Mother + Father: This will be my 4th day in bed. I have 99� fever this AM so I'll certainly still be in bed tomorrow. My voice is still principally absent + my throat still quite sore, but I can breath thru my nostrils for the first time in two days. My disposition is at low tide + I'm terribly discouraged. 2 hrs. later - I'm not so discouraged anymore!) Debate starts this Wednesday. I'm sure they'll keep a place for me. I have nothing else to do...
Show moreMonday morning Dear Mother + Father: This will be my 4th day in bed. I have 99� fever this AM so I'll certainly still be in bed tomorrow. My voice is still principally absent + my throat still quite sore, but I can breath thru my nostrils for the first time in two days. My disposition is at low tide + I'm terribly discouraged. 2 hrs. later - I'm not so discouraged anymore!) Debate starts this Wednesday. I'm sure they'll keep a place for me. I have nothing else to do now than to wonder which course to drop - at present I'm all in favor of Ec. Sem. My topic isn't very thrilling + it's much the hardest of my courses. I wish I were home - unnecessary observation Love. Fannie (over)Noon. I feel much better + consequently in much more hilarious (excuse the hyperbole) spirits. The other 2 in the ward got up today. I think perhaps I will be by tomorrow. My throat is much better, but I"m still very hoarse. Will attend to the blood -count soon. I didn't before because I didn't want to go to the Dr's office + wait with all the colds! I got 2 prescriptions from [McKennon's] but no letter from Dr. Z. Did he write one? The shirt came.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [February 20, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-02-20]
Text: 203 Davison House Vassar College Poughkeepsue, N. Y. April 7 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: All I can report to you is a sick headache all yesterday starting with having to get up and walk out of J fourth hour. I thought Miss Wylie didn't even know I was going, but as soon as I reached the door she stopped in the middle of her sentence and said in deep concern, "Do You want somebody to go with you?" I suppose she though I would give them some diversion by fainting. I don't...
Show more203 Davison House Vassar College Poughkeepsue, N. Y. April 7 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: All I can report to you is a sick headache all yesterday starting with having to get up and walk out of J fourth hour. I thought Miss Wylie didn't even know I was going, but as soon as I reached the door she stopped in the middle of her sentence and said in deep concern, "Do You want somebody to go with you?" I suppose she though I would give them some diversion by fainting. I don't know the cause of the headache but I do know that I took a tablet of aspirin so that I could go back to room-drawing. It took my headache away, but I am off that stuff for life. It is the third time I have taken it, and each time it has depressed me uncannily. I'd rather keep the headache. Heard a wonderful concert by Thomas Wilfred, lute singer of folk songs, the other day. It was unusually interesting and enjoyable. I got notice from the Poughkeepsie post office please to see them about a package for me from Franklin-Simon. I have gotten everything from them but the dress. They tell me in the P. O. here that probably means the back arrived with the dress stolen. I shall see as soon as I can go to town. Hope Lucy doesn't stay too long. I am terrifically busy--I had counted on finishingI don't remember at all what we give Bertha, Mother. All I remember is the wedding present. I was amazed at Henrietta. I remember vaguely passing a man on my way from the elevator to her room, but of course I barely noticed him. She wrote me that I passed him in the hall. Somehow I have always booked for Gerald G. in the good course of time. I certainly hate the thought of her moving from Pittsburgh, and I also hate the thought of her being related to those awful penuchle-playing Royal Palace Hansteins, but I guess if one picks one's relatives-in-law in Jewish society, one would never marry! Has she known the gent long, and what do you know of him? I certainly was "thunder-struck". The scarf is great, Mother. Thanks heaps. Let me know as soon as you hear about the doctor's appointment. Right after I telegraphed you Rachel told me what a wonderful time is being planned for Amherst--twenty-five kids are going, and they are going to have a dance in the afternoon and evening for V. C. I was on the point of wiring yesterday morning that I changed my mind, but then the headache made me decide that I couldn't make it. I hope Lucy doesn't stay long, because topics are piled up thick and fast. I don't feel that I have any business to take the week-end for Amherst, not knowing whether i will have to go down to n. Y. to the DR. often or not. But I surely would love to! Peggy asked me yes--terday officially to speak to Brown debate. Why, oh why did I elect such a stiff course? I hope I am through with C's in the biology dept now. I got C on both writtens which covered the two weeks I missed and used other people's notes for, but I get A in the written just before vacation. And now I have what I consider good news, and so I left it for the last. Drawing for numbers took over an hour, and it was a deadly, nerve-wracking performance, in which one could hear an unbelievable number of catty remarks in so short a time. I had my mind stoically made up for 239, but surprised myself agreeably by drawing 47. But in view of the fact that we have the following system, it isn't worth much. Any number--and that of course means up to ten of fifteen, practically can reserve an unlimited number of rooms on her corridor, above, and below her. That means almost everything is reserved by the time 15 had drawn. But, if reservation is made by anyone for the room of the first choice of a person having a lower number then the one reserved for, the former can kick. However, big fights always ensue:--"You don't want to break up our gang, do you?", etc. But--the point of my story is this. Margaret Hay, Ted Burton, and I are trying to get three singles together--what is called a nest of singles. And the girl who has 9 promised us to reserve for us, as soon as she had taken care of her crowd of People.We ought to get pretty much what we want--we aren't very particular, except that we don't want first floor, and don't want north windows. I think it will work very well--it will practically like rooming with them, with the advantage of being alone when we want to be. I don't think I am making a mistake--I like them very much, particularly the one of the two that you met, Mother. What do you think of it? I won't write tomorrow because we will be cooped in Assembly all day long over this drawing performance. Jane told me that she met Dr. Goldenson in Kansas City at her aunt's house. She thought he would be very nice as one's rabbi! And now for some intensive studying. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [February 21, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-02-21]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I got up about 10:30 this <af>morning + came to spend the day in the sun - parlor in Metcalfe. Dr. T. said I could go back to my room this aft. but I am so weak I told her I thought I was too weak. So I guess I'll sleep in the [Infirm]. tonight + get out tomorrow. I surely am wobbly. Love, Fannie Wed. noon

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, February 21,1923
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-02-21
Text: Dear Mother: It certainly was great to have Father and Pete + Aunt B. at the debate. I wish ou might have been there, too, but I think under the circumstances, you were wise not to come. Of course, the decision of the judges - in our favor - would have been considerably more satisfactory, but we did not feel very low over the decision, because it was plainly a question of the judges personal preferences, as to the two types of debating. Ours was facts - theirs hot air. And I would rather lose...
Show moreDear Mother: It certainly was great to have Father and Pete + Aunt B. at the debate. I wish ou might have been there, too, but I think under the circumstances, you were wise not to come. Of course, the decision of the judges - in our favor - would have been considerably more satisfactory, but we did not feel very low over the decision, because it was plainly a question of the judges personal preferences, as to the two types of debating. Ours was facts - theirs hot air. And I would rather lose our way than win theirs. And Mother, I have never had so many wonderful compliments fly my way as after that debate. It made losing less disappointing. I'll tell you all about it when we meet. I'll leave on the 4:13 Thurs. + plan to return the following Sat. Hope I won't have to stay in Phila., so we can go to Boston. I had my first real sleep of 10 days last night - In bed at 10:30, and slept soundly till 8:20 bell. And I had an 8:30 psych lecture! I got there 1 minute late Thanks for the cake. I shall write short letters this wk., because I want to do as much of my history topic as possible. Love, Fannie In a boring [J] class, Miss [Wylie's] absence [reealy] felt. Dear Fannie, Heartbroken not to see you last night. Dying to hear all about it from you - everyone easy you were a marvel - I knew you would be. Can you stay in Main for lunch with me to day? Peggy (Higgins)
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, February 22,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-22
Text: Feb. 22, 1921. Dear Mother + Father: I shall be awfully busy to-day, + I didn't know if I would have time to write or not, hence the telegram. besides which, I was very much excited. The [serial] ([sfeakers] + alternates, but not yet distinguished) were announced last night at an "Ellis Island immigrant party", but more of that again. Enough to say that it was loads of fun + very exciting. I could not go to sleep for ages. Now the [hard pull] starts. I hope I'll last...
Show moreFeb. 22, 1921. Dear Mother + Father: I shall be awfully busy to-day, + I didn't know if I would have time to write or not, hence the telegram. besides which, I was very much excited. The [serial] ([sfeakers] + alternates, but not yet distinguished) were announced last night at an "Ellis Island immigrant party", but more of that again. Enough to say that it was loads of fun + very exciting. I could not go to sleep for ages. Now the [hard pull] starts. I hope I'll last allright. One of these days soon you'll get a lengthy letter about it - about 7 pages, I guess. Love, Fannie Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, February 23,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-23
Text: Feb. 23. Dear Mother + Father: Hope to write tonight. Have a Spanish conference now and then must go to libe. Don't want the fur, [just] wanted to know [where] it was. Love, FannieMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle St., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, February 24,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-24
Text: Dear Mother + Father: The unskilled laborer has nothing on me. Here is my schedule for today: Classes: 8:30-12:30 Lab: 1:35-3:45 or more Required lecture: - 4:45 - 5:45 Debate practice: 7:30 � 10:00 or thereabouts Love, Fannie A letter tomorrow for sure! Feb. 24Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, February 26,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-26
Text: Feb. 26, 1920. Dear Mother + Father: Nothing much to tell since yesterday, except that I could not go to Miss [Sabuon's] because [Dr]B. could not change her time for me and I didn't want to go down late + alone. The others all went on the first car after chapel. Besides which, I was greatly in need of sleep. I went to bed at 8:30 and slept till 8:4- this morning. I just came back from the libe (12:30.) I have been doing next week's history. I don't see how I can go down to...
Show moreFeb. 26, 1920. Dear Mother + Father: Nothing much to tell since yesterday, except that I could not go to Miss [Sabuon's] because [Dr]B. could not change her time for me and I didn't want to go down late + alone. The others all went on the first car after chapel. Besides which, I was greatly in need of sleep. I went to bed at 8:30 and slept till 8:4- this morning. I just came back from the libe (12:30.) I have been doing next week's history. I don't see how I can go down to New York next week-end with debate going at as full speed as it is. Why not come up here, Father? You would not have to stay the whole week-end if you didn't want to. You could spend a day or two here. R.S.V.P. It is only lack of time just now that keeps me from giving you a more cordial invitation Debate practice came [off]well yesterday aft. Dick [Foshel] is here with Helen for the week-end. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, February 28,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-28
Text: February 20, '21. Dear Mother + Father: The delayed letter was one I forgot to mail and found in my notebook. "Scuse" me! I am writing this in Ec lecture. Was that where you used to write letters, Mother? I have a full day today again, with lab. at 4:15 the squad and committee have their pictures taken for the Vassarion. I had a good sleep last night again. I think I'll manage not to [overtax] my strength, Mother, as long as I can rest up over the week-ends this way. Are...
Show moreFebruary 20, '21. Dear Mother + Father: The delayed letter was one I forgot to mail and found in my notebook. "Scuse" me! I am writing this in Ec lecture. Was that where you used to write letters, Mother? I have a full day today again, with lab. at 4:15 the squad and committee have their pictures taken for the Vassarion. I had a good sleep last night again. I think I'll manage not to [overtax] my strength, Mother, as long as I can rest up over the week-ends this way. Are you coming up here, Father? Love FannieMr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, February 28,1923
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-02-28
Text: 142 MAIN HALL VASSAR COLLEGE POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y. 4", K , yze/51-3/J’( )"‘3 Dear Mother and Father‘ I went up t, Eiss Th$mpson’s affice ta expiain ta ﬁe: aboui ﬁfcpgimg ﬁne CQU?§m, and She was verv gi e absut ‘t. She said she thought I was aoing the wise thing, and un£e;* steed pérfectiy I like her very much per“ sonally, but I uon't think ghe ia guch a won derfui ﬁeacher, so I amnnot wastixﬁ any regFe:I about the way things turieé out. JO I worked quite a while on my EC topic...
Show more142 MAIN HALL VASSAR COLLEGE POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y. 4", K , yze/51-3/J’( )"‘3 Dear Mother and Father‘ I went up t, Eiss Th$mpson’s affice ta expiain ta ﬁe: aboui ﬁfcpgimg ﬁne CQU?§m, and She was verv gi e absut ‘t. She said she thought I was aoing the wise thing, and un£e;* steed pérfectiy I like her very much per“ sonally, but I uon't think ghe ia guch a won derfui ﬁeacher, so I amnnot wastixﬁ any regFe:I about the way things turieé out. JO I worked quite a while on my EC topic today. It is Very interesging. I was werk— ing in Webb's "Industrial Eemosracy” on wage t1i:e;.erie:s. . I wurkeﬁ on debate two haurs this after- noon. I am incIine& to favor the affirmative, but I want to ﬁebate m&gative SO as to go to Smith. Pap, as a Pittsburguer, hava you any dope or could you suggest any §oint§ far or against gov'i ownership and control (not aﬁminisﬁratiom) gf the coal mines? Pete, Jim Armstrong's adﬁress is ”Ame?ica§ University, Beirut, Syria. I was sorrv ﬁg hear ab at Sam. Mavbe ‘ . -J J taey II lay off that nbise-machine now! 142 MAIN HALL VASSAR COLLEGE POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y. 4. ;he million Q ghogm aama this ‘*3 L10 0 M af eynoon, hut I have ;o; haﬁ a chance '73‘ ‘\'‘f-r' 1‘: .,‘.rv’r '2' ‘T. " * ' ‘L " “~" '- vﬁhﬁ tge; gap, so i ca 30% report. 3 had anote from Evelyn Goldegsan today. r.‘ -{xx /-\ £1, " Q ('1 ‘. r I 1 v; .;v,-- «u! ,¢- 1 .- rw K —'. Kw -. 4» and meltaiﬁlj nag taken 43? snhoui instruct- 4- 'in in 1etter—writin5 to heart. In was gt a "I taae my pen in xand" foﬁm. Er and Mrs. Aar n, once upon a time you suggested going to Pénehurst for vacationi Now that I drogped a cou?se, I will be able to Sta; awa¢ the whole Vacation, and even ionger, withaut difficulty, SQ would you care to re-sang ﬁe? it? I thiak it woulﬁ be mggt ﬁelightful? What do gen think? 0; '1 A 3. caurse, I am psrfectlg willing MO cage JGQGZ Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, February 3, 1923 [?]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-02-03 [?]
Text: [3 Feb 1923?] Dear Mother and Father, Henrietta made me stay in bed late even though I did not sleep, so we are just starting out now at eleven. We are having lunch with Aunt Laura at the Shelburne at her invitation, and tonight we are going to Mrs. Henastein's. We were there last night for a while, and then we walked for about an hour. It rained all afternoon, so we took a nap and then Lucy came down for the rest of the afternoon. Otherwise there is nothing new. I suppose you willcall...
Show more[3 Feb 1923?] Dear Mother and Father, Henrietta made me stay in bed late even though I did not sleep, so we are just starting out now at eleven. We are having lunch with Aunt Laura at the Shelburne at her invitation, and tonight we are going to Mrs. Henastein's. We were there last night for a while, and then we walked for about an hour. It rained all afternoon, so we took a nap and then Lucy came down for the rest of the afternoon. Otherwise there is nothing new. I suppose you willcall up tnight[sic]. How is the treatment coming,? Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 10,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1/10/20
Text: Dear Mother, Father and Some of the letters of this machine went out of place, and I cannot get them fixed until next Saturday. I telegraphed for the medicine because I could not get either at Wood's, where I stopped on my way back yesterday or in Arlington, where I walked this morning. I got back in time for dinner last night, cut chapel, went to bed, read French until ten, and went to sleep when the place quieted down at eleven. I have loads and loads of work to do today. Work stops...
Show moreDear Mother, Father and Some of the letters of this machine went out of place, and I cannot get them fixed until next Saturday. I telegraphed for the medicine because I could not get either at Wood's, where I stopped on my way back yesterday or in Arlington, where I walked this morning. I got back in time for dinner last night, cut chapel, went to bed, read French until ten, and went to sleep when the place quieted down at eleven. I have loads and loads of work to do today. Work stops Wednesday, the twenty-first. I still have to take those two writtens that I missed before vacation. Aunt Bessie and I took lunch at the Avignon restaurant, in the same building as the doctor. It was a very recommended to her, and they surely have good grub, but excuse me from the prices. She insisted on paying. You can settle with her. She said if you do not come down at Midyears, I am to come out to her. She will also meed me next week, and do whatever I want. As far as comfort goes, I got along very well yesterday, so I shall do the same next week. By the time I had treatment, lunch, and gotten my Pullman chair, it was almost train time. I am none to strong on energy, in fact quite the reverse. Otherwise nothing new. Love, I guess the plan for next week, then, is that Aunt Bessie should meet me and we will do as yesterday. Are You coming the time after that, after exams? Mother[ene w/ 11 Jan 1920] Dr, F. did not say whether it looked better to him or not. He hurts much more in the treatment then Dr. S. and it hurts much more for about an hour afterwards. He gets much more air in. I am not better today, that I can notice. I told him that yesterday. He told me to try the medicine again, so I started today. Gee, it is slow!
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 12,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-01-12
Text: Jan 12, 1922. Dear Mother + Father: Hope you got my letters - I wrote regularly. Had notes from Pauline + Ruth. Still working on my 2 topics - Shelley's almost finished. Love Fannie Mother: I think I left my black silke [qyne] tie (big 3 cornered one) at home last yr. Will you send it in the laundry, or else if you can't find it in my dresser drawers, <have 1 of the red ones died> send 1 of the red ones + I'll have have it died. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for...
Show moreJan 12, 1922. Dear Mother + Father: Hope you got my letters - I wrote regularly. Had notes from Pauline + Ruth. Still working on my 2 topics - Shelley's almost finished. Love Fannie Mother: I think I left my black silke [qyne] tie (big 3 cornered one) at home last yr. Will you send it in the laundry, or else if you can't find it in my dresser drawers, <have 1 of the red ones died> send 1 of the red ones + I'll have have it died. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for adress] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 13,1920:
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Description
Date: 1/13/20
Text: January 13, I9l9. i Dear Mother, Father, and Lester; I shall be very busy tomorrow, so I shall write this before going to bed, incidentally waiting for my room to cool off enough to sleep! As you notice, it is the P that I have not had time to have fixed yet. I shall send my laundry off tomorrow. Will Jfou please have the two books returned to the library. Mother? They are due very soon, I think. Also, the gray woolen stockings are too short in the leg and the brown ones are much too long in...
Show moreJanuary 13, I9l9. i Dear Mother, Father, and Lester; I shall be very busy tomorrow, so I shall write this before going to bed, incidentally waiting for my room to cool off enough to sleep! As you notice, it is the P that I have not had time to have fixed yet. I shall send my laundry off tomorrow. Will Jfou please have the two books returned to the library. Mother? They are due very soon, I think. Also, the gray woolen stockings are too short in the leg and the brown ones are much too long in the foot, tion't chase all over trying to get some> I have three paprs a§ it is, and the buildings are so warm that luness things change the only way to use them is with low shoes anyhow. The package came from Welsh's tonight, wonderfully boxed and insured. They can collect their insurance on the Nox—it is conspicuous by its absence. The bottle is in little j)ieces. The Maltine is all right, though. Meanwhile I have the per-scrittion that you sent me, and I can leave it in town Saturday morning. I told Beatrice Bagg how it came, inasmuch as she had walked to the drug store in Arlington with me on Sunday. She said, Probably the medicine trickled out of the box onto the sidewalk and some ppor dog came along and lapped it upand was p oisoned and died", ^^o you suppose she was trying to be funny? Speaking of Beatrice, she is proctor now for the next three weeks. A little bit too much work, (I appreciate that that is poor construction), went to Helen Reid's and my heads last night-so at ten o'clock we went in and informed her that we had been making quite a little noise, and that it was her duty as proctor to call us down. She was terribly fussed and put out. It does not sound so.funny to say it or tell about It, but we surely had a circus with her. She took me by the arm and told me to go home and go to bed. Miss Sogers came out in the hall, and by the smile on her facr, fully appreciated the humor. Beatrice told me this morning I would be her undoing yet.. Please keep the old unionsuits that have not got my name in them at home—they were packed by mistake. I have plenty wife out them. I saw Carolyn Bailey for a few minutes today roommate now—her Mst name is Lester. She has a I left the bill of the stockings out by mistake, enclose them in this letter. I shall Mother, please have a few of my old red Peter Tom ties died black so that I can use them for gym. I shall be very busy tomorrow aft., so shall not write then
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 14,1920:
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Description
Date: 1920-01-14
Text: Jan. 14, 1920. Dear Mother + Father: I am extremely busy today. I am going to lab for an extra two hours, as I don't want to have so much the last minute before exams. I still have a good deal to do on this week's history topic. Had a Spanish confer-ence this morning. Am sending my laundry today. Had a letter from Aunt Hattie today, in which she [adoised] me to take all the [snap] courses + no hard ones henceforth! I wonder what she thinks you come to college for. Your new picture...
Show moreJan. 14, 1920. Dear Mother + Father: I am extremely busy today. I am going to lab for an extra two hours, as I don't want to have so much the last minute before exams. I still have a good deal to do on this week's history topic. Had a Spanish confer-ence this morning. Am sending my laundry today. Had a letter from Aunt Hattie today, in which she [adoised] me to take all the [snap] courses + no hard ones henceforth! I wonder what she thinks you come to college for. Your new picture reposes on my desk, Father. It is growing on me - in fact I think it is quite good, now that I have gotten used to the fact that my Paps isn't as beautiful as I once imagined. Love. FannieMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron 402 S. Winebiddle St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 18,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-01-18
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I really pro-mise to write a letter tomorrow. I am going hard on Byron reading and psych topic copying. Just arranged in Dean's office to drop [necl]. semester Zo for heredity. That will ease up things considerably. Love, Fannie Jan. 18. [This Side of Card is For Address] Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 20, 1923 [?]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-20 [?]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I'm a wreck - I've been studying philosophy all A.M. - how Dr. G. can like that stuff is beyond me! After a wonderful hour of coasting I'm back at it again. Love, F Sat.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 22, 1923 [?]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-22 [?]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I'll try my new pen on you even though there is nothing to write.! Thanks for the wire. Spent all yesterday working on the Tolerance questions. Love, Fannie Monday

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 22,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1/22/20
Text: Dear Mother + Father, No more classes this semester. There are no classes tomorrow, the day before the exam. period starts. We finished our Math review today. [The] stupidity of the class showed their high degree of [panicyness]. I am glad to say I was not among their number in that subject. The atmosphere is certainly wild about this time. Girls are excitable under normal circum-stances, but now -----! I am really behaving all right, in so far as I can control things. The "[Ten] O&apos...
Show moreDear Mother + Father, No more classes this semester. There are no classes tomorrow, the day before the exam. period starts. We finished our Math review today. [The] stupidity of the class showed their high degree of [panicyness]. I am glad to say I was not among their number in that subject. The atmosphere is certainly wild about this time. Girls are excitable under normal circum-stances, but now -----! I am really behaving all right, in so far as I can control things. The "[Ten] O'clock Club" has been changed to the "Society for the Suppression of Midnight [Maniacs]" I was [wasting] on Sunset yesterday for the second time. I am glad I found a course that is not bumpy, or I would not be able to go. I went yesterday with Phyllis' room - mate, to get her in [trim] for finishing the Latin re-view. It is quite an experience to take a girl from [Mississippi] on her first coast in the deep snow. I can easily see how that [Maben] girl was drowned. Speaking of the lake, - the ice carnival is Saturday night, and I can-not skate! Talk about having to exert your power of self control. I have gym this after-noon. I plan to do some more reviewing this after-noon. I have not got the necessary thing for exams unfortunately - a [clear] head. Otherwise nothing new. Love, Fannie Jan. 22.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 23, 1923 [?]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-23 [?]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: I had thought of calling you up the other day at supper time to surprise you, but the pleasure of speaking is not worth the annoyance of getting or putting thru a call in Main. I have heard nothing from Mme. [Helaval] yet. Once again I am in bed with a sick head ache. I got it right after [lerenob]. I just have time for such performances now - but rather today than Fri. or Sat! I am going to take a dose of citrate which I just got from the Drug Store. Hope that fixes me...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: I had thought of calling you up the other day at supper time to surprise you, but the pleasure of speaking is not worth the annoyance of getting or putting thru a call in Main. I have heard nothing from Mme. [Helaval] yet. Once again I am in bed with a sick head ache. I got it right after [lerenob]. I just have time for such performances now - but rather today than Fri. or Sat! I am going to take a dose of citrate which I just got from the Drug Store. Hope that fixes me up. I am getting too many of these to suit me. Love. Fannie overEliz. brought my drama topic back. The criticism was: "an excellent piece of work on a difficult subject." [Cone + Cone = COUE]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 24, 1922 [?]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-01-24 [?]
Text: -1- October 27, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I feel like a child with a new toy--the address-stamps came today and delighted me. Somehow I always rebel when I have to take time off to address a bunch of envelopes--it seems such a waste of time. I hope you will still claim me as your daughter and sister respectively--I lost my match today. It was a very sad affair. We started out in this manner:--I wond[sic] the firs, lost the second, halved the third, lost the fourth, and then came the...
Show more-1- October 27, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I feel like a child with a new toy--the address-stamps came today and delighted me. Somehow I always rebel when I have to take time off to address a bunch of envelopes--it seems such a waste of time. I hope you will still claim me as your daughter and sister respectively--I lost my match today. It was a very sad affair. We started out in this manner:--I wond[sic] the firs, lost the second, halved the third, lost the fourth, and then came the fatal happening. The fifth is a short hole down hill, 130 yards. Right in front of the green is a nasty, deep ditch, and all around it on the dar side is an equally nasty sand trap. I hit in the ditch, bounced back on the slope of the ditch, while Lucille's ball went into the sand-trap. I took my niblick and went within a yard and a half of the cup. She got out of the trap on her second, but rolled way off the green into the rough. She played her third out, and was going at a very fast rate, so that she would have rolled to the far side of the green into the trap again, but the caddy, awkward creature, was in the road and ball hit the pin hard and literally went shooting up the pin for about two yards, came down, hit the green and stopped dead a foot from the cup. She said he was sorry, but she acted as though she had not even noticed it; I missed my putt and she holed i, that that we both had four. It didn't occur to me for a while that anyone in tournament would let a thing like that go by without at least an apology. I know that I would have done something about it if I had been in her place. She must have felt funny, because walking over to the tea she said, "We both had four, didn't we?" She knew perfectly well, it is not so hard to keep score on a hundred and thirty yard hole. Well, I never knew I had such a temper. It wasn't that she won the hole, because two down at the end of five, is not hopeless by any such mean, but it was the fact that anyone could be such a poor sport and be so petty about a thing like a college golf tournament. I was boiling within, but thank goodness I said nothing about it and acted as you would say, Mother, "like a lady" throughout the game, which is certainly more than she did. She walked on the green half the time while I was putting, and always walked ahead on the fairway. And she knew that she had no business to, because she is a much more experienced player than I am and has tournament rules down pat. It was my first experience with poor sportsmanship, and it got on my nerves terribly. I didn't play badly, in fact, I played rather well, but she played better. Only when she gets a rotten shot, she is anything but agreeable. I was driving my best, which as you know, if good, but she outdrove me slightly most of the time. But that experience on the fifth hole was my ruination for the afternoon.-2- She beat me five down and four to go. Such is life!--how very philosophical. But I am very disappointed. I feel tonight as though I had flunked ten exams. It is maddening, because I feel that I was defeated not on my golf, but on me "feelings". I never knew I could be so indignant--in fact, i never knew that I was at all an emotional crittur. The exasperating thing is that I know I could have beaten the winner of the other match, neither Jean May nor Miss Thallon plays much of a game. I wanted to win this tournament even more than make debate. I saw friend Phyllis in the libe yesterday and had a lengthy confab. She told me among other things that the trouble with both Fran Kellogg and me is that we are both good the day we come out to tryout for the first time, but neither one of us improves noticeably from that day on. I was strongly tempted to tell her that is she and the rest of the valuable committee would one in their lives give some constructive criticism, there might be some chance of our improving, but I exerted that self-control which has been tried a good deal of late, and refrained. But when she told me, that when she sits there and listens to how poorly people meet their opponents' arguments, she feels like getting up and debating herself, I did not use it. She is such a punk debater, but she doesn't know it! So I mentioned decently that sitting and listening is very different from getting up and speaking, and that I knew because I had done a lot of both in intercollegiate last year. She agreed that I was probably right. Then she told me that she had heard an interesting thing the other day. Miss Palmer told someone the other day, and this someone told her, that there are two hundred Jewish girls in the college, that is, girls who are born Jewish by religion. That refers to the cards filled out Freshman year, i guess. I told her that I would very much like to have the figures straight, because I knew there were a great many Jewish girls in college, but I could not believe that there were two hundred. Thereupon we had quite a discussion on the subject, which of course, as always, led to a re-hash of Peabody days. Her statement is a pretty sad statement of fact, I am afraid. I have to debate tomorrow afternoon. Phyll told me that I was sure of making the team--not that I was so good, but that there were none better. She surely has developed an amount of tact and happy mode of expression that is amazing! I have not heard from Margaret yet. Perhaps she changed her mind. A letter to Helen from Marian brought the interesting information from Marian that she is going to the Princeton-Harvard game with Junior Weil and Ruth Gallinger is going down with her to go with her Byron. The next sentence contained the information that she had just gotten some wonderful clothes, a beaver coat, and two new hats. Helen read me the letter, and-3- at this juncture told me to give my love to the two hats if I saw them at Princeton. When I remarked that she could hardly be wearing both, Helen said she would probably be carrying the other one! The letter just oozed with her catty worldliness! Really, i feel very cynical tonight--but I seem particularly impressed with the mean traits in some people's characters. In my "Jewtopia" people aren't going to be like that. Pete, a J topic is a topic for J, which is Nineteenth Century Poetry. The course got that name in prehistoric times when all courses were lettered instead of numbered and it has preserved that appellation in all but catalogue[sic] terminology. I am sorry you were distressed by receiving the books. It seems to me that a twenty-first birthday, even though you boo on a distinction between twenty-first and eighteenth, is worthy of some "lasting token". Of course Harold is guilty. I told him to pump you and let me know what books you considered worth owning, that I had been very stupid in not pumping you before we left home, and that unfortunately I had not followed closely enough the recent historical publications to know just what was worth buying. When I received the letter with the information and the willing offer to buy them, I first tried with no success at Lindmark's, then asked him to attend to it. Siehst du? However, I'm sorry I "distressed" you. Life is too short for that. As to your remark, "you hope I won't be foolish enough to do that again"--do you think I am cracked? One birthday present in one year is quite enough. I hadn't proposed making it a weekly affair--my funds don't reach indefinitely!--Enough of this foolishness. I must back to my J reading. I don't know why you had an intermission in my letters, Mother. I mail them every day in the eight o'clock morning mail. You know Sundays the letters don't go till seven P. M. Perhaps that was the difficulty. I had no letter from you today, Mother. I hope the railroad strike doesn't come to interfere with my week-end. I just had a blow tonight. I missed town Sunday when I went to Philadelphia with you, Mother, and I'll miss it in November again. The provoking thing is that when one goes on a week-end, chapel cuts don't count. It may be interest you to know that I was called upon by a Poughkeepsie-ite just after Yom Kippur and begged to teach Sunday school. i refused at first, because it takes too much time, but on considering the situation, decided that after seeing the pitiable behavior that night, that I could at least try to them manners and as to knowledge, i know that I haven't much, but still I have more then they have. I didn't write you this because I thought you would kid me and say I was just-4- doing it because Pete was. As a matter of fact, i felt a duty--this sounds strange coming from me--to do what I could to ameliorate that awful situation down there. She promised me the oldest kids and promised also to realease[sic] if it was too much of a tax on my time. The pay is two dollars a Sunday, and this was to go to the endowment fund. I must admit I felt very righteous but also unenthusiastic at the prospect. I would have preferred a guarantee of a bath for all of them before school meets! You see what a fine social worker I would make. Well, yesterday she informed me that school will have to meet Sunday mornings, and there I cannot do it, because I know I could not be excused from chapel. Every Christian girl could ask to be excused on the same grounds, and honorable boring ministers would yell at empty pews. So the "ungezonene Juden" know as much now as they would at the end of a year of my valuable instruction. I would like to write about ten more pages as Miss Salmon says, "on the state of the Union" but I haven't the time. Hope you are still improving so rapidly, Papsy. I was wondering today about Thanksgiving. Will you be about ready then for a Nach-Kur in Atlantic or will I be coming home to visit you? Love, Fannie We had a debate Council Meeting last night to vote on the three subjects which we send in to the central council as our suggestions. The three decided were "Federal Supervision of Education", "Freedom of the Philippines", and "The League of Nations". The first is the easiest, the last the right one to have. It is a subject that has been hashed and rehashed, but in reality, when it comes down to facts, people as a whole are very vague about concrete information. I was all for some Japanese and Chinese question myself, but the others were not. Among others suggested what "Federal Ownership of the Coal Mines" and it brought back memories of "years ago".
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 26,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-01-26
Text: Dear Mother + Father: The Commodore suits me perfectly. I started to study for exams yesterday + will be going strong until Saturday night. An afternoon's discussion of Byron cleared matters up somewhat + an evening in reading about his life helped more. That is the nearest to reading critic that we are supposed to go. Helen is having a dinner for Pauline at the Inn tonight. Love, Fannie Jan. 26 (Wed) Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 27,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-01-27
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Just came back from my English Speech exam. I wasted several perfectly good hours studying for it. It didn't do any good. The exam was tolerably queer. Now from some concentrated Ec study. Love, Fannie Jan. 27Mrs. Marcus Aaron, c/o Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 8,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1/8/20
Text: Jan. 9. Dear Mother + Father, I am writing this while my hair is being dried. The usual rush for time is on again. I had to get a week-end slip although I will be back the same night. I do hope it will not be too hard to come back the same after-noon. I have been going hard since yesterday. I got a letter from marian, corresponding secretary of the Sigma Sigma Sorority, writingme to join I'll send it to you. I see no point in not joining - it is simply our old crowd plus a few more...
Show moreJan. 9. Dear Mother + Father, I am writing this while my hair is being dried. The usual rush for time is on again. I had to get a week-end slip although I will be back the same night. I do hope it will not be too hard to come back the same after-noon. I have been going hard since yesterday. I got a letter from marian, corresponding secretary of the Sigma Sigma Sorority, writingme to join I'll send it to you. I see no point in not joining - it is simply our old crowd plus a few more organized instead of meeting as we used to. R.S.V.P. [+ relucos letter] I am dead tired to - day. C. [Fay] does not know what quiet hrs. are. Some of the kids were down in her room last night and they did not shut up till eleven. Me for a good night's sleep, and for the in-novation of a 26 hr. day. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [June 5, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-06-05]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: The heat this aft. was terrible - I could hardly study for Psych + couldn't - all eve. I am going to bed now - 9 o'clock + - and get up early. It seems foolish for you to come up alone in the car, Mother. Why not let me take the boat or train - I'll get a lot of [touring] with you, afterwards. Somehow, it seems awfully "perstrava-gant" for you to come up alone in a big car, by yourself! Also, if we can gain any time, I could make it all [right]...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: The heat this aft. was terrible - I could hardly study for Psych + couldn't - all eve. I am going to bed now - 9 o'clock + - and get up early. It seems foolish for you to come up alone in the car, Mother. Why not let me take the boat or train - I'll get a lot of [touring] with you, afterwards. Somehow, it seems awfully "perstrava-gant" for you to come up alone in a big car, by yourself! Also, if we can gain any time, I could make it all [right] if we left Wed. P.M. Let me know. I'll be home packing romorrow aft. if you want to call [me] up. Hope you enjoyed your trip. Your dead, Earickeloo Thursday [ni/t]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, June 7,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-06-07
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Ec was a night - mare - it was fiendish. Spanish was easy. I came home after it + went to bed. I have [done] all of 2 hours' preparation for Romance, which is this morning. Love, Fannie June 7. 156 E. 79th St Mrs. AbrahausonMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, March 7,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-03-07
Text: March 7, '21. Dear Mother + Father: Nothing new to report. Lab this aft. + debate practice tonight. Feel perfectly all right again. Mother - I don't want any more p. made - I like b's better, but have 6 silk pairs in good condition. Rec'd. telegram. Thanks. Will act accordingly. I read "Main Street" in the inform., Mother. The craze for reading it has been going like wild-fire. I don't think it's worth reading. It's much too long-drawn out, and...
Show moreMarch 7, '21. Dear Mother + Father: Nothing new to report. Lab this aft. + debate practice tonight. Feel perfectly all right again. Mother - I don't want any more p. made - I like b's better, but have 6 silk pairs in good condition. Rec'd. telegram. Thanks. Will act accordingly. I read "Main Street" in the inform., Mother. The craze for reading it has been going like wild-fire. I don't think it's worth reading. It's much too long-drawn out, and does not get you anywhere in particular. Love FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, May 12,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 5/12/20
Text: Dear Mother + Father: May 12. I am very busy today and do not feel particularly well so the [sooner] I get there with my work the better. The next to the last long theme of the year is due tomorrow (in [Aighsh]). I spoke to Miss Wells. My doubts probably seem willy, but so many people have volunteered the information that soph. math is a waste of time. I am going to take it on the theory that what you want benefits you. I saw Miss [Landon] over at the lab. yesterday. Professor [Draullan] was...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: May 12. I am very busy today and do not feel particularly well so the [sooner] I get there with my work the better. The next to the last long theme of the year is due tomorrow (in [Aighsh]). I spoke to Miss Wells. My doubts probably seem willy, but so many people have volunteered the information that soph. math is a waste of time. I am going to take it on the theory that what you want benefits you. I saw Miss [Landon] over at the lab. yesterday. Professor [Draullan] was away. She says it would be absolutely ridiculous for me to take baby chem again. I explained fully my position, as to understanding of the subj. etc., and she still said it would be absurd to repeat it. I don't even have to take an exam. She course reviews until Thanksgiving Vacation. [Are] you com-ing for your reunion? Love, FannieMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, May 22,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 5/22/20
Text: May 22, 1920. Dear Mother and Father: When I finished this long Masefield theme I will have written the last theme of the year. Hurrah! And then the math review and the history and the Latin review-------. I honestly don't know when I am going to do everything. The French exam is the one I don't care about. I am perfectly sure I could just as good a mark on the thing if I did not open a book for it. I finished my French for the year yesterday. Then I came home and slept. I would...
Show moreMay 22, 1920. Dear Mother and Father: When I finished this long Masefield theme I will have written the last theme of the year. Hurrah! And then the math review and the history and the Latin review-------. I honestly don't know when I am going to do everything. The French exam is the one I don't care about. I am perfectly sure I could just as good a mark on the thing if I did not open a book for it. I finished my French for the year yesterday. Then I came home and slept. I would win a first prize at that. I surely and pepless and constantly fagged out. I thought I was my last semester at high school, but that was mild compared with this. I was looking at the topics of a Junior on this floor who took American history. They look most interesting to me, and I am glad I am going to have the course. She says that in addition to giving you your subject, Miss Salmon gives more miscellaneous information than any other member of the faculty. It just dawned on me yesterday that the only subject I will have day to day preparation in will be math. I am beginning to feel very grown up. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [May 25, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-05-25]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Finished my sem. topic today - 108 pages. Mine is the 1st. done - much to the excitement of the [glass], + myself. We're having a sem + faculty picnic next wk. Your house is Mrs. Green's 12 Legrange Ave., You can used their garage. She will get a room for Sam nearby. Love, Fannie FN

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, May 27,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-05-27
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Ambassador] May 27, 1921 Dear Mother and Father: I enjoyed the production of "Electra" immenselfy yesterday. Helen called my attention to the fact that I saw Edith Wynne Matthison in "Henty the Eighth". I had forgotten all about it. The special trolleys left college at four and arrived at this wonderful old estate on South Road at five o'clock. It is a gorgeous place. From the back porch of the house you get a perfect view of the river and the...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Ambassador] May 27, 1921 Dear Mother and Father: I enjoyed the production of "Electra" immenselfy yesterday. Helen called my attention to the fact that I saw Edith Wynne Matthison in "Henty the Eighth". I had forgotten all about it. The special trolleys left college at four and arrived at this wonderful old estate on South Road at five o'clock. It is a gorgeous place. From the back porch of the house you get a perfect view of the river and the hills on the other side. I would be quite satisfied to live there! The house is very old, but the trees and flowers in that place are gorgeous. The play was given behind the house, in a perfect setting of trees. The choruses danced beautifully and were very effectively costumed. They came from the Bennett School of Applied Arts at Millbrook. I finished up in chem lab yesterday afternoon, checked up my appartus, and left it for good. Maybe that wasn't a joyful feeling! With all that I missed, I was the second to finish. The advanced English Speech class present "As You Like It" in the outdoor theater tonight. I intend to go. I don't believe I mentioned that the only thing I didn't like about the expedition was that we didn't get back till almost nine o'clock. At present I am working on the history topic that was due last Friday. When I finish that, I will be completely up to date. I am travelling along this week on schedule, just as I planned it--and not getting behind, either--which surprises me a great deal. The kimono has not arrived yet. I think I shall go to a funny little place across the river with Jeanette and Lucy after my last exam Thursday afternoon and come back Friday afternoon. They have been there before and like it a lot. Do you approve? I am glad to hear Judge Cohen thought Father's speech was so wonderful. Did you stand or sit give it, Father? I thought so, too, but I couldn't write a telegram like that to save my life. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, May 7,2014
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 7-May
Text: [May 7.] Dear Mother and Father: I thought that there was something the matter that we got my course arranged so easily. I was talking to Miss Kitchel yesterday and she urged me so strongly to take a writing course in addition to a literature course, this making English a twenty-four hour major, that I went to Miss Wylie's informal talk fourth hour this morning on the exact values of the different courses in English, their sequence, and the advisability of grouping certain ones together...
Show more[May 7.] Dear Mother and Father: I thought that there was something the matter that we got my course arranged so easily. I was talking to Miss Kitchel yesterday and she urged me so strongly to take a writing course in addition to a literature course, this making English a twenty-four hour major, that I went to Miss Wylie's informal talk fourth hour this morning on the exact values of the different courses in English, their sequence, and the advisability of grouping certain ones together. She talked and answered questions for one hour. I got a lot out of it, but my desire to change my course does not come from what she said. She did not crack up her own department--in fact, her answer to almost everyone was, "Take what you want to take, don't take something just because you think you ought to and if you expect not to like it". She very strongly advised that you should take one writing course if you expect to take literature all the way through, and vice versa, one literature course if you expect to take writing all the way through. She thinks it is too one-sided to take all courses in one phase of the subject. However, that is not what influenced me so much as what Miss Kitchel said yesterday, and what [Miss Wylie] corroborated all through the discussion this morning. I have improved very much in writing this year, but there is still room for more improvement, and I ought to continue not so much for the sake of reaching such a very high level as for the good t will do me in all other subjects, because, no matter what you major or specialize in later, you have to express it through English, and the more forceful your use of English is, the better you will do with your subject. At the end of the discussion I told Miss Wylie that I had not done as will in English as in all the other subjects this year, that I intended to take a literature course next year and wanted to know what her advice was about talking[sic] a writing course--whether they were intended just for those who were particularly good in English or also for those who felt that they had gotten a good deal out of there practice in writing Freshman Year, but still thought they ought to continue to improve some more. She very strongly advised taking critical writing next year in conjunction with a literature course, not only for the practice in writing, but for the training of your mind in developing ogical[sic] thinking, in appreciation of words, and in general intelligent brain-work. She thought it would be a splendid plan for me to take it, but she said, "If your life next year will be absolutely empty for lack of the subject you will have to drop in order to get in, by no means take it". On thinking the subject over, I decided I still want to take history, economics, a literature course, and I must take science, so the only think to drop is math. In doing so I would probably be sacrificing an A for a C, but I think that simply shows that I have gotten one thing out of this year anyhow, a realization of the insignificance of marks. The math department is supposed to be one of the easiest here anyhow, most of your thinking is done in the classroom and at the clack-board, by the obliging professor. Therefore, the mental training that I would get out of that would not be very great. It would be merely pleasure. I certainly ought to get enough training in exactness from science to offset the lack of another year of math. The question resolves itself, then, into this, (As I used to say in Peabody debate), Will it not be more valuable to me during my college course and after I am out of college, to be able to write and express my thoughts ably that it will be to take another year of math, for the pleasure to be gotten out of it? You can get all the necessary information out of the catalogue about the course in critical writing. It is the only on of the writing courses that appeals to me, and Miss Kitchel agrees that it is the one I am best suited for. I don't think I would be strong on narrative writing! I am glad I have my second year of language off my hands anyhow! I ordered a class picture yesterday. It is good, as a whole, but I am awful on it. Phyllis was up here for an hour last night. Her latest is that she is going to get four C's and a D. I think so, too! I just discovered that Third Hall is given again at Commencement, so if you come for your reunion, Mother, as you certainly should, you will see it then. There are chairs--I don't have to sit on the ground, but I'll wear my minter coat and take a blanket anyhow. I had an unusually good day yesterday, which was encouraging after walking to the Inn to meet you, Father. Today is not quite so good, but even so, better than the past. If I feel as well tomorrow and Sunday as yesterday and today, I shall go back to my room Monday. Dr. B. says I can use the porch here whenever I want. I feel quite sure I won't be making a mistake, but if I find that I have, I can always come back. Otherwise I don't think there is anything else to tell you. I cannot quite make myself out, voluntarily giving up a course that I know I will do well in, for one that I know I need more. R. S. V. P. immediately and in detail what you think on the subject as elections are due on May fourteenth, and also your advice is always right, I suppose due to your great experience!! I studied English Speech two hours this morning and Miss Rogers said there was a noticeable improvement. Wishing you the same, [Fannie.]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, May 9,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 5/9/20
Text: May 9, 1920. Dear Mother and Father: I suppose you have foretold already what the state of my mid would be just about this time. All I needed was a visit to Miss Cowley! Of course she pointed out the value of math merely from the point of view of living in modern times and being able to follow modern invention, etc. And then, she said she did not see what I should give up a course that I wanted to take merely for the sake of self-discipline, she thought I was entitled to a course that I...
Show moreMay 9, 1920. Dear Mother and Father: I suppose you have foretold already what the state of my mid would be just about this time. All I needed was a visit to Miss Cowley! Of course she pointed out the value of math merely from the point of view of living in modern times and being able to follow modern invention, etc. And then, she said she did not see what I should give up a course that I wanted to take merely for the sake of self-discipline, she thought I was entitled to a course that I wanted to take for pleasure! Hang----. Search me what I'll do. Ruth Frankline just told me argumentation is very stiff and requires a lot of work. I am not so keen about thay[sic] for next year under those circumstances. Miss Cowley was very nice, outside of that, I mean. Sometimes she is easy to talk to, and sometimes she is not. She said among other things that unless you are particularly brilliant in a subject it is a mistake to double the second year already. I am going back to my room tomorrow noon. I fooled around and was lazy most of the day. I finished the French book. Otherwise there is nothing new to tell you.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d
Text: Dear Mother + Father: This is during room-drawing. It is terrible. It started at 9:30, Number 1 has drawn + the discussions are on. it is 11:30 now! We were beaten on 3rd [transept north] - Our only hope now is 1st. South [transept] - chapel corner. The only time there is ever any noise there is chapel time - when we go anyhow. We shall see!!!! And this is only the trial draw! It will be an all-day affair. I was good for no work at all yes-terday. We were [tratting] thru Main the whole time....
Show moreDear Mother + Father: This is during room-drawing. It is terrible. It started at 9:30, Number 1 has drawn + the discussions are on. it is 11:30 now! We were beaten on 3rd [transept north] - Our only hope now is 1st. South [transept] - chapel corner. The only time there is ever any noise there is chapel time - when we go anyhow. We shall see!!!! And this is only the trial draw! It will be an all-day affair. I was good for no work at all yes-terday. We were [tratting] thru Main the whole time. Hope Lucy doesn't come too early tomorrow! Love Your half-dead Fannie I can't tell for a day or so. Mother - if I can stay over for Sunday. Depends upon when I get "in Memoriam" + Hist. topic out of the way. Will it do if I let you know in a day?
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