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Title: Bates, Sarah -- to Isabel Treadwell, Jan. 26, 1867:
Creator: Bates (Glazier), Sarah
Description: VC 1868
Date: January 26, 1867
Text: Vassar College, Po'k N.Y. Saturday Evening Jan 26./67 Dear Auntie Belle Just imagine your niece Sarah, feeling so tired and stupid that she cannot study, making up her mind to impose some of her stupidity upon her Auntie Belle,—and then you'll not wonder at anything you may meet with. — But if I wait, I fear you will never hear from me, - not a very great catastrophe to you, but the lack of an answer would be a decided one to me. — Don...
Show moreVassar College, Po'k N.Y. Saturday Evening Jan 26./67 Dear Auntie Belle Just imagine your niece Sarah, feeling so tired and stupid that she cannot study, making up her mind to impose some of her stupidity upon her Auntie Belle,—and then you'll not wonder at anything you may meet with. — But if I wait, I fear you will never hear from me, - not a very great catastrophe to you, but the lack of an answer would be a decided one to me. — Don't worry now, for fear all this large sheet is to be filled with my sleepy musings for I shall leave a portion for Louise, who, at the present speaking is, with the other Juniors, taking tea, and spending the evening with Miss Lyman. — Dear me—It's such a long time since we've written to you, that I shudder at the task it would be to tell you of all that has happened,—and I feel sure you'd never survive last term to shudder, after worrying through it. — Affairs at Vassar jogged on very much in the old way you remember. The programme of the Anniversary Meeting I enclose, with moral reflections thereon. — Chapter Delta ended up before the Holidays with quite a grand theatrical performance. Two plays, "The School for Daughters," and "Perfection or the Maid of Minister' were really very nieely performed considering the circumstances. — Some of the girls did very well. & Miss Schuyler, one of the students of this year was superb as a rich widow. Laura Gay, as a romping school- girl Lizzie Williams as a sentimental reader of novels, Susie Wright, as an exquisite young man who must have perfection in a wife; Clara Spaulding as the "Maid of Munster", with whom he was captivated in spite of himself; and Miss Frothingham as a fusty old bachelor; — all did splendidly. Moreover Miss F. was the leader of a fine orchestra of combs, and with her gray wig, swallow-tailed coat & white beaver, was quite too much for the gravity of beholders. — And so we prepared to go home Christmas. We were told to be good girls, and everything should be arranged perfectly, and we should go hence, to the homes of our respective families, in peace and safety. Louise and I were to start at 6 1/2 A.M. from the Po'k depot. Owing to the "perfect arrangements", we, with about fifty others had the felicity of waiting three blessed hours in that depot. — We amused ourselves in various ways. Lizzie Arms fainted and kept half-a-dozen busy until the train started; one of the Curtis's had the hysterics; we wrote a note of thanks to Cyrus Swan Esq., "for the perfect arrangements (these were the great words which had been harped upon) which enabled us to reach the depot for the 6.30 train, at it 6.45," and sent it to that gentleman's mansion (signed by the most of the fifty) by Misses Talbot & Goodsell, - and finally Miss Pendleton wrote some "verses", - the only verse of which I remember, ran on this wise* "Perfect arrangement", O Cyrus Swan Is just the thing to rely upon 'Twill carry you safe, and carry you true On every stage - way even through - To - the depot - to the depot! -—Our morning's detention was only the beginning of all sorts of adventures for L. and me during the day - but we finally reached home, I, at 8 1/2 o'clock P.M., - just in time to attend a fair the ladies of our church were holding for the benefit of a mission school. - I enjoyed it much, as a change from school work, seeing the people &c. - Of course I enjoyed every minute of the vacation. I didn't indulge in any new garments except a "shirt gown and petticoat" which are now so much in vogue. How do you like them? I think they are exceedingly sensible for street and school wear, and like mine much. — Do you remember wishing one of the enclosed cards, when you were in H. - I send it, though you may have obtained one. — And, by the way, I have never thought to tell you, that several weeks after you left H., Sarah Wolcott told me she saw a letter advertised for you, the week after but did not think to speak of it at the time, - so I could not obtain it for you. I mention it, that if you ever missed a letter about that time you may know what it means. — You can imagine, it seemed odd enough to have Sarah W. gone from H. I hear from her in Chicago, which she doesn't seem to like amazingly, but perhaps she will like it better now that her mother and sister have gone to spend the winter, and she will be less homesick. — I think she told me your cousin Johnny had another scheme of going West, though I do not know exactly where. —— I presented the picture a - Du, but it was rather hard on the poor fellow - as the phraseology "the lady who looks like Anna Dickinson", was not his but mine. However, he accepted the picture, though rather disgusted at first, for the sake of the handwriting on the back. ---- We had a comical enough time getting back to Vassar. The "powers that be" undertook to commence recitations on Friday, -but only 104 were present in chapel that morning - and they didn't hurry themselves about getting back either. — I am even busier than last term and hardly get a moment to take a long breath. — I've been reading Livy in Latin and commence Horace Tuesday.P.S. 9 1/2 o'clock P.M. Louise doesn't yet get home from the levfte, and It strikes me that in spite of my promises of good behaviour in the beginning, I may as well fill up the remainder of the sheet, and L. will doubtless write to you just as soon as she can get time. — £ should have been at the Observatory this evening, if it had been pleasant, - and you would have escaped this. What with writing a composition every two weeks in addition to all our other cares, Saturdays are no longer the "peaceful days we once enjoyed", when we could engage in letter-writing for diversion. — To-day we had the regular meeting of a "missionary society", (don't you wonder what organi- sation will spring up next?) which is to meet once a month. — I'd tell you the "object", if the preamble wasn't nearly half a rod long which describes the "aims, ends, and motives", and if I commenced I shouldn't Sept. 5, 1869 - 3 like to be cut short. — The officers for the coming year were elected} Miss Goods ell Pres.j Miss Blatchly V.P.; Miss Pope (new student) Rec. Sec. Mrs. KOller Cor. Sec.! Miss Shattuck, Treas. — Mrs. Jvflller ought to have been Pres., for she has been very active in the matter, but some dispensation of Providence prevented, though I'm sure I^did my duty, and voted in the orthodox fashion of "early and often". — Chapter Delta elected officers two or three weeks ago. Pres. ditto last term. V.P. Whitney| Sec. Strong} Editor, Gayj Critics, Blatchley & Storke; Corrsp Sec. Glover & Hoyt. —— We've been trying to have lectures before the Soc. this winter. Louise is chairman of the committee for that purpose. We expected Rev. Manning of Boston on the 18th but he got snow-bound, - and may come next week. — Gough lectured in Po 'k last night. Muiy of the girls went in to hear him. He came to the college this morning (there goes the warning belli) - and spoke a few words to us in the chapel. Good night — not to say, "Adlos, Valete &c" - Yours S.—I expect you'll be enraged at me for taking up so much room, but I think of a hundred things I would like to say to you. So many times we wish we could see Belle and Ellie and have a good talk. We hear from Ellie occasionally, and she seems to want very much to hear more of you. — I hear from Miss Snyder now and then - you can imagine what Jan. 26, X 867 - 6 interesting letters they are too. - And 1 received a brief note from Lyra the other day * so sad, poor child! — Mater Rice sends her love to you and wishes so much to hear from you - and wants to know • when Lizzie Reynolds is coming?" — I know you must be busy with all you have to do, — but please try to write a little oftener to yours with very much love S.G.
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Title: Bates. Sarah. -- to Isabel Treadwell, Apr. 1867:
Creator: Bates (Glazier), Sarah
Description: VC 1868
Date: April 18, 1867
Text: 636 N. Clark St.. Chicago, His. March 17, 1870. My Dear Belle, I am not so forgetful as to imagine that our old "serene" compact was on "St. Patrick's day in the morning," instead of "Good Friday Eve," but having a little leisure now which I may not have then and furthermore desiring to make you sure of my address, so that you shall have no excuse for cutting me in your old fashions - I deem it prudent to "take time by the forelock," and wo.'...
Show more636 N. Clark St.. Chicago, His. March 17, 1870. My Dear Belle, I am not so forgetful as to imagine that our old "serene" compact was on "St. Patrick's day in the morning," instead of "Good Friday Eve," but having a little leisure now which I may not have then and furthermore desiring to make you sure of my address, so that you shall have no excuse for cutting me in your old fashions - I deem it prudent to "take time by the forelock," and wo.' unto you, if you don't let me hear from you in good season. In the first place, I ought to apologise to you, for not writing after I reached Hfd., but if you knew the whirl I was in, you would forgive me. And after that, 1 had no idea where in this broad land you were, until a short time since I heard from your sister. I was in H., only three weeks, and did so much in that time, that, on the principle of reaction, I did not accomplish much of anything for some time afterward. That is, in the line of work, though of visiting I did a great amount. Louise and Mary W. Joined me about the middle of July. I had a "farewell party," and introduced them to my Hfd. friendsj then we "wrapped our mantles (!.e. waterproofs) about us," and departed for Helen Storkes' in Auburn, N.Y. where the hexagon minus Clara Glover (now Mrs. Gixm) gathered itself together, and enjoyed all delights for two weeks. Then to Detroit, where under the Warner's roof, twelve V.C. bachelors made merry, and then eclipse-ward. In Burlington Louise and July 2, 1868 - 2 I were with Nellie Gay, lour with Hattie Forte, and the others with Miss Mitchell at the hotel. The "7th" came, bright and beautiful, everything passed off to our hearts' content (except that 1 individually had the Mfever and ague," but collectively I was all right) and the next week all had vanished like the veriest air-castle, and I was left with Nellie. After a visit of two weeks 1 returned to Chicago, for a season with my old Hfd. friend, Mrs. Has kins, whom you may remember as Sarah Wolcott, your "cousin "Johny's" friend. I had not seen her since her marriage three years ago. And so after visiting her and other friends, I decided to pitch my tent for a while, and obtained a situation in one of the public schools, where I taught two weeks. Then a combination of circumstances brought it about that I decided to go to Northern Iowa with Father and Mother who were "out West" on a summer's trip, to return in Nov. to a new school then to open, only a block from my friend Mrs. Rogers, with whom I wished to stay. So seven weeks of what was expected to be "Indian Summer," but which you may remember as unmistakably wintry," I spent in Iowa, taking, during that time a trip to St. Paul, Minnehaha and all the Minn, wonders, returning on the Upper Mississippi, whose glorious "bluffs" were my utter delight, and thence to Milwaukee and another married Hfd. High School friend. — Since Nov. I have been trying to "bring up" about sixty young Chicagoans, a task which has occupied six hours a day. For the remainder of Mar. 17, 1870 - 3 my time 1 have had various projects, the most serious of which have been studying Anatomy with a physician, having in mind an entire Medical Course, and a future M.D. (not now likely) and more latterly, studying Astronomy with Prof. Ssfford of the Chicago University. I am doing a little at both, and cannot tell you certainly which will become my life work, though I mean to make one or the other by another year. My heart is in the latter, and I think the way is growing a little clearer} but I am interested in the former, and the way is broad open pecuniarily by an offer from my father. He is now in business in Chicago, a circum- stance not at all to my taste, since it will necessitate, if long continued in, the removal of the family from Hfd. - by next Fall probably, hi view of which circumstances, as well as some others, I am going East early in the season. I now intend to leave school at the spring vacation, Apr. 22 — if X then start immediately, I may very likely be at V.C. Founder's Day, and perhaps stay for a short time of study with Miss M. — You perceive how much I am living in the "conditional mood" just at present. In fact all winter things have been occurring to increase this state of things; my only consolation in which is that "e pluribus" I shall hope to decide upon "unum" which will bring order out of chaos. - During it all, I have been having a real time with my friends here; have made pleasant acquaintances and trust I have accomplished something in several ways. — If my home is Mar. 7, 1868 - 3 to be In Chicago, I shall "leave no stone unturned" to bring some of the hexagon out here. We expect to meet in Delaware next summer, and then 1 shall do execution. I cannot tell you news of many people we know, for X have heard little from them. Louise taught in Cinn. a few months, as substitute for her sister Alice, who took a trip to Cal. — but is now at home again. I hope you will write me a good long letter, all about yourself and whatever is interesting of the people I know in Aubumdale. Is Mr. Bidwell still at the Seminary. Please give very much love to Mother Treadwell. U you are going to pass through Hfd. this summer, I must have a visit from you. Perhaps it will be my last chance there. X live No. 20 Chapel St. With much love, Yours, Sarah Glazier. If you must vary from our anniversary, please write before.
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Title: Bates, Sarah -- to Isabel Treadwell, Sep. 1867:
Creator: Bates (Glazier), Sarah
Description: VC 1868
Date: September 16, 1867
Text: Hartford Ct. Sep. 16. 1867. My Dear Belle. I was, indeed, very much pleased to receive your letter to-night. I had been thinking often of you, and hoping to hear from you. I did not receive the paper of which you spoke (it probably came sfter X left the college), but I heard, through Ella, of your father's death. - X am happy enough, in the prospect of seeing you so soon, for Louise and I return to Vassar this week, and shall be all ready next week to receive you. And you must not...
Show moreHartford Ct. Sep. 16. 1867. My Dear Belle. I was, indeed, very much pleased to receive your letter to-night. I had been thinking often of you, and hoping to hear from you. I did not receive the paper of which you spoke (it probably came sfter X left the college), but I heard, through Ella, of your father's death. - X am happy enough, in the prospect of seeing you so soon, for Louise and I return to Vassar this week, and shall be all ready next week to receive you. And you must not disappoint us. Our coming into town is doubtful — but you must come out to the college. You say that your train will reach Albany at 4.40 P.M. — Now my dear, you see, even if you make the connections, you will not get to P., until after 8'o'clock. If, under such conditions, you insist on starting in the morning boat, there will be no way for you to see us, but to come directly from the boat to the college, spend the night with us, - and give orders to the hackman to come for you in the morning. Of course, if you came with a party of friends, they could not be admitted at that time ofnight, - but If you come out, and they would not let the hack through the lodge-gate, why just get out and walk up the avenue, and come in at some door — even if it be the back one,and walk to the corner room, 2nd floor South corridor, room no. 27. where you will doubtless find us. We will see that your "inner" woman, does Sept. 2, 1869 - 3 not suffer lor supper. — But, if possible, you had better stay longer and come out in the morning — if we see nothing of you Thursday night, we shall expect you "bright and early" Friday. Or perhaps you will reach P. earlier than you think - in which case do not fail tp spend the night with us. Our bed will hold three without difficulty. - I am afraid you will think me indefinite in my advice, but I foresee that if L. and I undertake to meet you in town, we shall have difficulty. But we shall not like it at all, if we do not see you, and if you can "drop us a line", before you start, telling us of any alteration of plans which will make it possible for us to aid the desired meeting, we will try to be "on hand". Don't fear about getting in to the college if you come late - if you can get safely to_lt. Insist on proceeding, if any one objects- —but I think there will be no trouble. — W ith much love. In great haste, Sarah
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Title: Bates, Sarah -- to Isabel Treadwell, Dec. 1867:
Creator: Bates (Glazier), Sarah
Description: VC 1868
Date: December 12, 1867
Text: Vassar College. Poughkeepsie N.Y. Dec. 12, 1867. My Dear Belle. It is a shame — I can but acknowledge that, but yet it has not been without excuse, though I will not stop now to bring forward the hundred good reasons why we have neglected your welcome letter received in Oct., and your kind invitation of last week. As I have but a few moments to write, I will come directly to "the point" in answer to your last. It would be exceedingly pleasant to visit you at the vacation (in fact I...
Show moreVassar College. Poughkeepsie N.Y. Dec. 12, 1867. My Dear Belle. It is a shame — I can but acknowledge that, but yet it has not been without excuse, though I will not stop now to bring forward the hundred good reasons why we have neglected your welcome letter received in Oct., and your kind invitation of last week. As I have but a few moments to write, I will come directly to "the point" in answer to your last. It would be exceedingly pleasant to visit you at the vacation (in fact I think we have remarked a dozen times since receiving the invitation, "how nice it would be to see Belle") but I think it will be quite impossible for both of us to do so. It is even somewhat doubtful with respect to myself, as to going away from the college at all. I resolved to stay, in order to accomplish the extra work on hand, but am beginning to think I shall stay behind the others but a day or two. But Aubumdale must remain as a future happiness, Louise also will not find it practicable to make you a visit now, - so I'm afraid the "admiration society" will have to postpone its meeting. I shall surely write to you in vacation - a good long letter. Please excuse haste now, and receive many thanks, and very very* much love from Sarah Ik (Louise)
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Title: Bates, Sarah -- to Isabel Treadwell, Dec. 1867:
Creator: Bates (Glazier), Sarah
Description: VC 1868
Date: December 25, 1867
Text: Hartford Ct. Christmas /67. My Dear Bells. I think when I wrote the hasty scribble thanking you for your kind invitation I told you I thought it quite probable I should stay at college during vacation, and would then write to you. But I thought better, or at least differently of such a plan, and so, though X stayed two days after the others, 1 am "safe at home", and enjoying my "Holidays". I think Louise wrote to you also, and probably entered into particulars, but X was...
Show moreHartford Ct. Christmas /67. My Dear Bells. I think when I wrote the hasty scribble thanking you for your kind invitation I told you I thought it quite probable I should stay at college during vacation, and would then write to you. But I thought better, or at least differently of such a plan, and so, though X stayed two days after the others, 1 am "safe at home", and enjoying my "Holidays". I think Louise wrote to you also, and probably entered into particulars, but X was too busy to ask her what she said, so I may tell you stale news. We were very much pleased with your invitation, and X shall keep it for some future time, so look out for a visit from us. - Mary Whitney does not live far from Auburndale and states that your reports of its pleasant situation are "quite correct", and threatens you with a call. She is a lovely girl. X never saw one change more. You know how shy and reserved she used to be. Well the girls are nearly as old and certainly quite as smart as he. His wife is the sister of that Miss Glass that was at the college the first year, and they have a baby which the girls pet to death nearly, and denominate in classical language as the "infant Bacchus". Our new professor of languages, Mr. Robert, is a yet more amusing individual. With but ordinary talent, I think, he is the personification of obstinacy, so that he has his own way in everything. - He is personally repugnant to me - but yet I have a certain admiration for the way he sticks to a thing. You knew Prof. Knapp tried very hard to I Christmas 1867 -3 have Greek kept up even as special, with the greatest opposition. Now Prof. R. decrees that Greek shall be counted as regular, and it is so, even Dr. R. himself being made to think he has been in favor of it all the while. - As for Prof. Ritter, what I see of him I like much. He is a great contrast to Prof. W. in manners, that is sure. Louise comes home twice a week from singing-school enraptured with him and her own attempts at warbling", as she styles it. The concert last week Tuesday night was very fine - 'Very classical" as Prof. Robert would say (for he has two manias - "Greek" and "classical music") - nothing being admitted but sonatas and symphonies, or possibly a few songs composed by the "old masters". I enjoyed it much, but really I think they played over the heads (or is it the heart that understands music?) of most of the audience, and personshe has not yet become very talkative, but you would be surprised to see with what ease, and how little embarassment she presides as President of Delta. Xn the Dec. 3d. performance she was Katharine, in a "Scene from Henry VIII", and she did so well, acted the character so perfectly, that I actually cried, although I was entirely aware that I was being humbugged into believing that it wasthe unfortunate Katherine. - Louise of course, presided on the stage—I received the company in the parlor Mattie Warner and Mary Avery I Christmas 1867 -2 had essays, &.c. fcc - In fact matters went off about as usual on such occasions, and it was pronounced a "success", although, in one thing, the girls did not do as well as usual - the voice. Most of them could scarcely be heard in the middle of the house. Our new English Pro- fessor, Mr. Backus, was quite exercised in his mind the next day over it, and seriously proposed that the members of the Senior Class read essays every week before the rest of the college. I can assure you, there was a great outcry, and the matter is "in statu quo". I am very sure I shall not disgrace myself in any such way. Prof. B. is quite an amusing specimen of the genus professor. He is not more than twenty-five, the tallest man in the house, has a perfect mania for criticising, and is full of fun. I like him very well, but cannot manage to feel any profound reverence, particularly in the Logic class, where ally, I enjoy that style of music better with only two or three people about, so that I can get at the meaning of it. I think it as useless to attempt appreciating a dosen of Beethoven's or Mendelsohn's compositions in one evening, as to read a dozen of Shake- speare's plays. - Dr. R. read to us Thanksgiving night - it was as enjoy- able as ever. I suppose you were scarcely so anxious to hear Dickens as to go to Boston. I should like to jiee the man, although I have heard several express themselves as disappointed in his reading. Our committee on lectures are so modest as to think he may be induced to come to the I Christmas 1867 -4 college* Possibly he may, lor the sake ol seeing the college, as Newman Hall did, so that we had the pleasure ol hearing him preach. — Have I told you that we have a new society-room, in the gymnasium building? With my usual luck I'm on a committee, so that I've had a siege getting carpet lor It, a stage made, &c. Julia Bush and I went to N.Y. expecting to see the exact thing we wanted, in the lirst store we entered, but instead spent two days "tramp, tramp", in the midst ol a drizzling rain. — That expedition, and the subsequent tribulations in getting it down have given me an intense disgust lor carpets. I don't think i! anyone oHered me a damask to cover my Hoor, I could be induced to pick it out. — Our room isn't the most elegant affair imaginable, but it is much better than none at all* You may have heard that Miss Dickinson and Miss Miller are married. Nellie Gay is not back this year. I miss my "little girl". Lyra is teaching and doing linely - intends to come back lor the last hall ol the year. - "Our class" are getting quite attached to each other - they are most all very nice girls - We sit together at the two central tables next to MEUs Li's, and are given a great many privileges. — Our Astronomy class and Miss M. intend to go West In 1867 to see the total eclipse ol the sun - don't you think it will be nice? Do excuse such wretched writing - it has been done in great haste but I resolved II it were Christmas, I would not put oil longer writing to you.I return to college next week. I hope soon to hear from you, and if I cannot write before, I most certainly ahall not forget "the eve of Good Friday". Do you know, Louise and I never received a word from you last year, at that time? — Santa Claus very kindly remembered me last night, as X trust he did you. -- One of my former classmates is to be married to-day, and X am going to the wedding, so again I must ask you to excuse haste, with much love, S.
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Title: Bates, Sarah -- to Isabel Treadwell, Mar. 1868:
Creator: Bates (Glazier), Sarah
Description: VC 1868
Date: March 07, 1868
Text: Vassar 1868 March 7 P.M. My Dear Belle. I have just said "good-bye" to Louise, who is going down on the evening boat, to spend the week's vacation at home, and coming back to my room, I thought I would take occasion to do what I have long been meditating, but have post-poned from want of time; viz; write and ask you if you received our replies to your invitation to come and visit you at Christmas time. I think you must have done so, or you surely would have branded us as...
Show moreVassar 1868 March 7 P.M. My Dear Belle. I have just said "good-bye" to Louise, who is going down on the evening boat, to spend the week's vacation at home, and coming back to my room, I thought I would take occasion to do what I have long been meditating, but have post-poned from want of time; viz; write and ask you if you received our replies to your invitation to come and visit you at Christmas time. I think you must have done so, or you surely would have branded us as ungrateful, and written to us inform you wished to cut our acquaintance. - But if you did receive them, we thought we should have heard from you before this, and yet, as I reflect that you are in school as well as we, itdoes not seem so strange, for I know how time passes — Well, that is funny! It just this moment occurred to me that "Good Friday" is this week, and then a letter is due to you from me, and vice versa. Well perhaps two days before the "Eve" will be as good as keeping the contract literally, and I won't stop because of the thought. By the way, we did not hear a word from you last year at this time. — As you may have already inferred, our Spring recess commences to-morrow. I expect to spend it quietly here. I hope to get somewhat rested, for I have worked hard all the term, and had my annual lung attack and siege in the infirmary, about two weeks ago. —- But I have my essay for Commencement to write, and do not particularly relish the prospect, - yet though work, it will be a change. Appointments for Commencement were made about three weeks since. Louise has the valedictory, and Mary Rhodes the salutatory. They, with Nellie Storke (she came the second year, - a very fine girl) for a poem, were appointed by the class. The others for essays, Misses Avery, Beckwith, Ely, Glover, Leland, Whitney and myself were appointed by the faculty. The ten mentioned unfortunate beings will proceed Wednesday A.M. June 24to enlighten the enraptured audience who shall gather to listen, on topics which doubtless otherwise would never have had full justice done them. — The night before, there will be an address before the Philaletheus, and in the afternoon "Class Day" exercises. I think these will be interesting. L has the poem. You know they formed the "class organization" the second year. I did not join the class until just before I went home last summer so of course I do not take part on that day. And there will be a Junior Exhibition or Concert Monday night. - Cannot you come and spend Commencement week with us? Surely you ought to visit Vassar once before all those you know have gone. - "Founder's Day" is, of course, the present interest, being so near at hand. I fancy the literary part will not be quite up to the usual standard, but expect considerable from the "Cantata", of which Prof. R. has been composing the music, and Louise, Nellie Storke, Susie Wright and a Miss Taylor, the words. - I suppose I must have told you about the new professors in the Language and English departments. Mr Hart is to take Prof. Tenney's place. He is a dashing looking youth, unmarried, and said to be quite smart, and of considerable reputation among scientific men. He comes permanently in May, at which time Prof. T. will take his de--parture for Williams. I hope it will not harm the college, but it seems unfortunate about professors1 leaving. - Oh Belle, were you not, when you were here, in favor of "Suffrage for Women"? I think we did not discuss the matter much, but I have the impression you must have been on that side, as you are a Radical in most everything. And have you heard Tilton or Holland? We have had both of them, to lecture before the Philalethean this winter. We have most emphatically heard "both sides". I think the people who uphold Holland will scarcely find a more talented and powerful advocate of their opinions than he, but his endeavors show how poor a side it is. - Do you believe, Belle, that the only end of woman is "marriage" - that she who fails of that may be happy in another world, but never in this - that a woman who is earning her own living is wronging some man whom she is keeping from a situation which would enable him to be married, etc., etc.? — And to have a man stand up and tell a person of common sense that the only remedy of the great "social evil" (the evil which makes my blood curdle, and the existence of which would make me doubt God's goodness, if anything could) is marriage, is enough to make me feel that the world which will allow such a man to be tolerated hasn't advanced much since the time of my Biblical namesake. Is there no way for these wretched women -many of whom have been dragged to worse than death, - by sheer starvation - but "marriage". I believe the civilization of the 19th century has something better to offer than that - but Dr. H. doesn't. - Not but I think true marriage is noble and honorable, - but if I am to "accept the first offer I receive for fear I shall fail of my chief end in living" - I think we may as well come to the conclusion that human beings are mistaken in supposing that they have souls - and that they are in reality but animals. - I felt after hearing that man that if I believed him - which thank God I do not,- I would be tempted as "Marion Earle" to doubt if there "were a God in heaven"! Pardon my incoherency - if you have heard him you may understand what I mean by it,- if not, believe me it is but a slight expression of my disgust with Dr. H's views, which he is with great zeal promulgating this winter. Do write soon to yours lovingly S
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Title: Bates, Sarah -- to Isabelle Treadwell, Jun. 1868:
Creator: Bates (Glazier), Sarah
Description: VC 1868
Date: June 04, 1868
Text: Vassar '68. June 4. Dear Belle, Yours just received - I write in great haste, for the mail. - We do not think you had better bring Ella for two reasons — one that we want her to come Commencement, - the other that they are getting rather particular about many visitors at once. - Louise does not go this week, but will go down Monday with you. We think the best way will be for you to engage the hackman Saturday night to come for you for whatever train you will wish to take. There is one as...
Show moreVassar '68. June 4. Dear Belle, Yours just received - I write in great haste, for the mail. - We do not think you had better bring Ella for two reasons — one that we want her to come Commencement, - the other that they are getting rather particular about many visitors at once. - Louise does not go this week, but will go down Monday with you. We think the best way will be for you to engage the hackman Saturday night to come for you for whatever train you will wish to take. There is one as early as 6. A.M., - but do not go in that unless you must. - - It makes no difference to L. —— Come, Auntie Belle, without fail, Yours S.
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Title: Bates, Sarah -- to Isabel Treadwell, 1870:
Creator: Bates (Glazier), Sarah
Description: VC 1868
Date: March 17, 1870
Text: 636 N. Clark St.. Chicago, His. March 17, 1870. My Dear Belle, I am not so forgetful as to imagine that our old "serene" compact was on "St. Patrick's day in the morning," instead of "Good Friday Eve," but having a little leisure now which I may not have then and furthermore desiring to make you sure of my address, so that you shall have no excuse for cutting me in your old fashions - I deem it prudent to "take time by the forelock," and wo.'...
Show more636 N. Clark St.. Chicago, His. March 17, 1870. My Dear Belle, I am not so forgetful as to imagine that our old "serene" compact was on "St. Patrick's day in the morning," instead of "Good Friday Eve," but having a little leisure now which I may not have then and furthermore desiring to make you sure of my address, so that you shall have no excuse for cutting me in your old fashions - I deem it prudent to "take time by the forelock," and wo.' unto you, if you don't let me hear from you in good season. In the first place, I ought to apologise to you, for not writing after I reached Hfd., but if you knew the whirl I was in, you would forgive me. And after that, 1 had no idea where in this broad land you were, until a short time since I heard from your sister. I was in H., only three weeks, and did so much in that time, that, on the principle of reaction, I did not accomplish much of anything for some time afterward. That is, in the line of work, though of visiting I did a great amount. Louise and Mary W. Joined me about the middle of July. I had a "farewell party," and introduced them to my Hfd. friendsj then we "wrapped our mantles (!.e. waterproofs) about us," and departed for Helen Storkes' in Auburn, N.Y. where the hexagon minus Clara Glover (now Mrs. Gixm) gathered itself together, and enjoyed all delights for two weeks. Then to Detroit, where under the Warner's roof, twelve V.C. bachelors made merry, and then eclipse-ward. In Burlington Louise and July 2, 1868 - 2 I were with Nellie Gay, lour with Hattie Forte, and the others with Miss Mitchell at the hotel. The "7th" came, bright and beautiful, everything passed off to our hearts' content (except that 1 individually had the Mfever and ague," but collectively I was all right) and the next week all had vanished like the veriest air-castle, and I was left with Nellie. After a visit of two weeks 1 returned to Chicago, for a season with my old Hfd. friend, Mrs. Has kins, whom you may remember as Sarah Wolcott, your "cousin "Johny's" friend. I had not seen her since her marriage three years ago. And so after visiting her and other friends, I decided to pitch my tent for a while, and obtained a situation in one of the public schools, where I taught two weeks. Then a combination of circumstances brought it about that I decided to go to Northern Iowa with Father and Mother who were "out West" on a summer's trip, to return in Nov. to a new school then to open, only a block from my friend Mrs. Rogers, with whom I wished to stay. So seven weeks of what was expected to be "Indian Summer," but which you may remember as unmistakably wintry," I spent in Iowa, taking, during that time a trip to St. Paul, Minnehaha and all the Minn, wonders, returning on the Upper Mississippi, whose glorious "bluffs" were my utter delight, and thence to Milwaukee and another married Hfd. High School friend. — Since Nov. I have been trying to "bring up" about sixty young Chicagoans, a task which has occupied six hours a day. For the remainder of Mar. 17, 1870 - 3 my time 1 have had various projects, the most serious of which have been studying Anatomy with a physician, having in mind an entire Medical Course, and a future M.D. (not now likely) and more latterly, studying Astronomy with Prof. Ssfford of the Chicago University. I am doing a little at both, and cannot tell you certainly which will become my life work, though I mean to make one or the other by another year. My heart is in the latter, and I think the way is growing a little clearer} but I am interested in the former, and the way is broad open pecuniarily by an offer from my father. He is now in business in Chicago, a circum- stance not at all to my taste, since it will necessitate, if long continued in, the removal of the family from Hfd. - by next Fall probably, hi view of which circumstances, as well as some others, I am going East early in the season. I now intend to leave school at the spring vacation, Apr. 22 — if X then start immediately, I may very likely be at V.C. Founder's Day, and perhaps stay for a short time of study with Miss M. — You perceive how much I am living in the "conditional mood" just at present. In fact all winter things have been occurring to increase this state of things; my only consolation in which is that "e pluribus" I shall hope to decide upon "unum" which will bring order out of chaos. - During it all, I have been having a real time with my friends here; have made pleasant acquaintances and trust I have accomplished something in several ways. — If my home is Mar. 7, 1868 - 3 to be In Chicago, I shall "leave no stone unturned" to bring some of the hexagon out here. We expect to meet in Delaware next summer, and then 1 shall do execution. I cannot tell you news of many people we know, for X have heard little from them. Louise taught in Cinn. a few months, as substitute for her sister Alice, who took a trip to Cal. — but is now at home again. I hope you will write me a good long letter, all about yourself and whatever is interesting of the people I know in Aubumdale. Is Mr. Bidwell still at the Seminary. Please give very much love to Mother Treadwell. U you are going to pass through Hfd. this summer, I must have a visit from you. Perhaps it will be my last chance there. X live No. 20 Chapel St. With much love, Yours, Sarah Glazier. If you must vary from our anniversary, please write before.
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