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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, February 18,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-18
Text: February 18, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am sorry that I did not answer you about coming to New York, Mother. I thought that I had. There was nothing special that I wanted to see you about, and with this debate rush on, it would have been impossible to leave anyhow. I worked on debate yesterday afternoon from two to five thirty. There was Students' Meeting Last night, but I slept instead of going and went to my tryouts at eight-thirty. It was a miserable debate all the way...
Show moreFebruary 18, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am sorry that I did not answer you about coming to New York, Mother. I thought that I had. There was nothing special that I wanted to see you about, and with this debate rush on, it would have been impossible to leave anyhow. I worked on debate yesterday afternoon from two to five thirty. There was Students' Meeting Last night, but I slept instead of going and went to my tryouts at eight-thirty. It was a miserable debate all the way through. I was too sleepy to be intelligent or eloquent, and everybody was punk for some reason or other. I am up for nine o'clock tomorrow morning with Marian Cahill and Minerva Turnbull, both of last year's speaking team, against two alternates from last year, and Frances Kellogg, of our sophomore team. That gave me hopes, but Lucy told me this morning that she hated to disappoint me, but she didn't see how I expected to have a ghost of a chance to be a speaker. She said the speakers were practically picked before the tryouts started, and that it stands to reason that juniors and seniors have the preference over sophomores, but that I would most likely be an alternate. She is the big chief of materials sub-committee, so that she gets most of the inside dope. The advantages of being an alternate sophomore year is that you get the training which will undoubtedly make a speaker of your junior year. I will have to work on my affirmative stand for tomorrow morning most of this afternoon. It is a gorgeous day--I wonder if debating is worth it? Helen is going down to New York today to see her father. I wrote to Henrietta to Pittsburgh, but I guess she left before the letter got there. This is prom week-end and there is much excitement. You ought to see Gertrude Allen all decked out in a new evening dress, with her hair all crimped, ready to capture Chick Fay's brother! I am feeling just the same, Mother. There is nothing new to report. I still go to the infirm twice a week. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, November 20,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 11/20/19
Text: November 20, 1919. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: It is all very well to teach people to typewrite, but I think the next time I shall not use my machine. I took it out last night to copy and English theme, I could not get it to space. I did not have time to fuss with it, so I borrowed one which I am still using. I was very busy yesterday working on an English report. Miss Kitchel discovered that the little I knew about the French system of education was more than the rest of the class knew,...
Show moreNovember 20, 1919. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: It is all very well to teach people to typewrite, but I think the next time I shall not use my machine. I took it out last night to copy and English theme, I could not get it to space. I did not have time to fuss with it, so I borrowed one which I am still using. I was very busy yesterday working on an English report. Miss Kitchel discovered that the little I knew about the French system of education was more than the rest of the class knew, so I was assigned that as a special topic. The others all had themes to write, but they were allowed to choose their subjects. We were supposed to spend at least four hours on it. I spent more, because I could not find any condensed material. I worked later than I like to so i shall have to make up for it tonight. Mlle. Champy made us write the whole hour today. If I had known more about the stuff we were to write about, I would have been better out. I have arranged to call on Miss Kitchel today. I guess it must be done. Mlle. Champy comes tomorrow, Miss Thallon, Miss Wells, Miss Cowley come Sunday. I am not looking forward to it anxiously. Last night was Prexy's birthday, and we serenaded him. It was rather cold to make him come out of his house and make a speech. He was in a very good humor, so he gave a detailed picture of "his friend the Prince of Wales", as he saw him. He said he could not persuade him to come up here. We have a class meeting today. I intend to order a taxi with some others for Wednesday, as there will be such a car rush that I would run the chance of missing the train. Love, [Fannie]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, September 26,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-09-26
Text: September 26, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am glad to know, Pete, that you are comfortably settled in a private bath. Now you can use your vicrola to your heart's content. I did not write yesterday, inasmuch as I telegraphed and was very busy. I unpacked my big trunk and then took a bath and a nap yesterday afternoon. Last night we gave the Freshmen of Davison a reception. It certainly was a funny sensation. I saw Miss Thallon yesterday afternoon. She still knows my first name...
Show moreSeptember 26, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am glad to know, Pete, that you are comfortably settled in a private bath. Now you can use your vicrola to your heart's content. I did not write yesterday, inasmuch as I telegraphed and was very busy. I unpacked my big trunk and then took a bath and a nap yesterday afternoon. Last night we gave the Freshmen of Davison a reception. It certainly was a funny sensation. I saw Miss Thallon yesterday afternoon. She still knows my first name! Miss Smith came hurrying up to me yesterday after lunch and she gushed all over me. She was so glad that I was so much better and she said to be sure to take care of myself and not to run the steps unnecessarily, etc. She asked for you, Mother. So did Louise Hewson. When I got up to my room I found a note on my door from Helen. She is in 409 in this hall. She has Elaine Wolf's old room. Elaine is in North this year. I am sorry that she is so close to me, but I guess it will work out all right. Gertrude Allen is here and flourishing. She is more like Dickens' character than ever. I came up to college in a taxi. The road is being fixed. It is torn up all the way to Arlington. I got a little kid to carry my suitcase for me. My wardrobe trunk was delivered last night. The other one is reposing in Main, and will not be brought over until tomorrow. Everything is unpacked except that. I cannot hang my curtains until it comes. We have the new member of the Spanish faculty in Davison this year, also a Swedish and Czecho-Slovak student. The Freshmen look pretty good to me. Do you remember the girl Mrs. Klee told me to look up, Ruth Brandenstein from San Francisco? She has Dorothea's room, and she calls herself Ruth Bransten. My first impression is not good, but I may be mistaken. I would just as soon have the rest of the tribe a few more rooms removed from me. Irene Mott is not coming back this year. She is travelling, and intends to make up this year's work and come back as a Senior next year. I have to go scouting for a gooseneck. Mine was removed during the summer and I cannot get hold of one. I also told Mr. Reid that I would make him a donation (I did not say itthat way) if he would change my bed for an iron-affair instead. I'll get it all right. For one follar he will do whatever you want, and for two he will stand in the hall and call in to find out what you want next. I thought I would split this morning when I came out of the dining room from breakfast with two freshmen and they stood there to let me go out first! I am not used to being a Sophomore yet. I went to see the doctor last night. Dr. T. is in Europe and won't be back for several weeks. Dr. Baldwin will give me the treatments. I am to go this evening. She would have given it to me last night except that she wanted to get a fresh solution of argyrol. Convocation is at eight-forty-five tomorrow. After that come the assignment of classes, as usual. I saw Mr. and Mrs. Kaufmann for the few minutes yesterday afternoon. They had Ruth Lustig with them. I wish you could see how Lucy and Jeannette are rooming with those other two girls. You know the swinging doors in the transepts in Main as you enter, Mother. Well, Lucy and jeannete have two singles on one side of the rood, and these other two girls have two singles on the other side of the door, a little piece down! Mother, Father said I should write to A. Kaufman to congratulate her on her marriage. I disagreed. Should I? R. S. V. P. I have the same P. O. Box and am to share with G. Allen. D.----. Caroline Fay got her first, and got the box to herself that was to go to one of the three of us. It certainly is great to be back and see all the old people. I only hope I'll last this year all right. Everybody asks what sort of a summer you have had, and I have told about six million lies and said, fine. Helen is a very busy young lady. She certainly has more assurance than I had at first. Mother, the pin Father brought home for me is in the lower right hand dresser drawer in my room. Will you please take care of it. It is under the ribbons. Did you call up those three girls? I think I will go and pay some Freshman calls now. Ha Ha! Love, Fannie Please try to get rested and take it a little easy, Mother. Is it possible?
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked November 9, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-11-09]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: All well. Am in a hurry now. Love, FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron, Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N. J.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, January 15,1923
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-01-15
Text: January 15, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The Nettletons are having a formal reception in Saylor Hall tonight for Seniors, in honor of the president of Bryn Mawr. I don't know if it is worth getting into evening dress for or not. I studied five hours for a quiz on Hume this morning, and then a dozen souls who said they couldn't write on him got Riley to put it off till next Monday. I certainly was peeved. Otherwise I can report. Love, Fannie

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, March 11,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 3/11/20
Text: March 11, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I have assignments from everybody now, and I have enough reading to do to keep me plenty busy. I went to get my mail after second hour this morning and discovered my trunk peacefully reposing in the Soap Palace. It is not packed yet. I went to the janiotr's[sic] office to discover the reason, and found that the trasportation people at the station had telephoned to them to take it over to Main, as they could not get it over to Davison. They...
Show moreMarch 11, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I have assignments from everybody now, and I have enough reading to do to keep me plenty busy. I went to get my mail after second hour this morning and discovered my trunk peacefully reposing in the Soap Palace. It is not packed yet. I went to the janiotr's[sic] office to discover the reason, and found that the trasportation people at the station had telephoned to them to take it over to Main, as they could not get it over to Davison. They did so, without finding out whether or not it was packed. They have brought it back, and I must pack it now. I lost the whole evening last night. Our English class was expected to go hear the lecture of Ervine on the Irish question. We waited until nine o'clock, when Miss Wylie got up to announce that he could not reach Poughkeepsie till ten-thirty. I have to sign up by tomorrow whether I am going to keep my present room or not. Phyllis is coming up this afternoon, so i shall finish up the job then. See you the day after tomorrow. Love, [Fannie]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, October 23,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 10/23/19
Text: October 23, 1919. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: According to appointment, I met Lucy at a quarter to four and we proceeded to start on our journey to the cider mill. She was asked Eleanor Wildberg to go with us, and by the time the latter was ready to go, we had wasted three quarters of an hour. Nothing exciting happened, outside of the fac[sic] that I brought home some good apples. No wonder Louise likes E. W.--they are two of a kind. I worked in the library last night on another one of...
Show moreOctober 23, 1919. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: According to appointment, I met Lucy at a quarter to four and we proceeded to start on our journey to the cider mill. She was asked Eleanor Wildberg to go with us, and by the time the latter was ready to go, we had wasted three quarters of an hour. Nothing exciting happened, outside of the fac[sic] that I brought home some good apples. No wonder Louise likes E. W.--they are two of a kind. I worked in the library last night on another one of those indefinite English assignments. I am beginning to get all of them that I can swallow. We had our second English class this morning. I certainly do like the teacher better--she comes down to earth much more than Miss Buck. I think it is supposed to be a medium section. I had the insperation of sitting near Miss Wiley at lunch today at the Lodge. I met Carolyn Bailey according to appointment and we went to the Lodge for lunch. Of course we had a grand argument as to who should pay, and I won the argument. Don't laugh. The lunch cost sixty-five cents a person plus waiter's tip. -------- I am going to finish tomorrow's work and then work P. D. Q. (is that the way you spell it?) on my history topic. I forgot to tell you, Pete, that my advisor was in Princeton last Saturday. She was aslo at Commencement last year. Did you perchance see a girl intellectual enough to have hailed from Vassar? Love, [Fannie] I wish I knew if you were coming, Father.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, [April 26 ?]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [April 26 ?]
Text: [26 Apr?] April 27, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The debate dinner last night was loads of fun. Prexie was seated between Evan and me, and Miss Gibson, of the Ec department, our "right-hand man" was directly opposite me, so it was most enjoyable. Prexie told us some very amusing tales about himself. Ruth Hall and Bish entertained us with a debate on "Resolved that Evan Waller is a Perfect Chairman". Prexie moderated. It was quite funny. Today we had a very...
Show more[26 Apr?] April 27, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The debate dinner last night was loads of fun. Prexie was seated between Evan and me, and Miss Gibson, of the Ec department, our "right-hand man" was directly opposite me, so it was most enjoyable. Prexie told us some very amusing tales about himself. Ruth Hall and Bish entertained us with a debate on "Resolved that Evan Waller is a Perfect Chairman". Prexie moderated. It was quite funny. Today we had a very disagreeable and unpleasant meeting, trying to elect a chairman for next year. Some very unpleasant things have occurred. Saw Helen perform in the German play this afternoon. She was screamingly funny, particularly when she got the giggles while taling another man, in the from of Doris Marks who also got the giggles, what a wonderful wife the latter had. Your friend Professor Root is going to lecture tomorrow morning on something to do with satire. I am dead, so instead of working I shall go off to slumberland at the late hour of eight. Love
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 7,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-05-07
Text: May 7, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I spent several hours this morning working on a history topic--causes of the Civil War, and then i cam home and spent one hour working on elections. Sophomores have to hand in, in addition, a schedule of sequential study, showing the courses in their majors and minors, for the next two years. It is some mess. Everything conflicts with everything else. To make matters worse, I just found out that Miss Thompson, whose course in American History since...
Show moreMay 7, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I spent several hours this morning working on a history topic--causes of the Civil War, and then i cam home and spent one hour working on elections. Sophomores have to hand in, in addition, a schedule of sequential study, showing the courses in their majors and minors, for the next two years. It is some mess. Everything conflicts with everything else. To make matters worse, I just found out that Miss Thompson, whose course in American History since 1850 I was planning to take Senior year, will be away on leave that year. And next year her course comes the same hour as French Rev. It is some mess. Moreover, the history department has just made a new ruling which goes into force next year to the effect that no student taking only one semester of a one yar course can count that course toward her major. That makes matters worse. It is some mess. The Seniors are having their prom this week-end. I called on Miss Cowley last night. It was about time. She was out. Otherwise there is nothing new. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 8,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-05-08
Text: 403 DAVISON HOUSE VASSAR COLLEGE POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. May 8, 1922 Dear Mother, Father,and Pete: I managed to get in 8 hrs& on the second topic yesterday. and 2 this morning. I am glad it is under way. At last I see my way clear to finishing without rushing to death. It is in- tensely interesting, "Religious Consciousness". I am very much relieved to find that I am not abnormally heathenish in my views! Heard an excellent speech last night by Sherwood Eddy on "The Challenge...
Show more403 DAVISON HOUSE VASSAR COLLEGE POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. May 8, 1922 Dear Mother, Father,and Pete: I managed to get in 8 hrs& on the second topic yesterday. and 2 this morning. I am glad it is under way. At last I see my way clear to finishing without rushing to death. It is in- tensely interesting, "Religious Consciousness". I am very much relieved to find that I am not abnormally heathenish in my views! Heard an excellent speech last night by Sherwood Eddy on "The Challenge of the Present World Situation". He made among other significant remarks the one that he had just returned from .Europe and came away fearing French.Hilitarism greatly more than he had feared German Eilitarisn. in 1913, that it is just as alarming as that was then. He also said that_Europe is drifitng rapidly back to war--a pleasant prospect! He said that there was everywhere grod feeling toward the U. S. and growing good feeling to England, but a rapidly intensity of bitterness and hard feeling toward France. I certainly reaped a hafvest of information for my psych topics from him-"having just been working on crowd leadership, revivals, etc. I bet he could "revive" a crowd.of any size! Buy a copy the Vassar number of”Judge§-I think you will enjoy it. If you get it, send it to me when you are through with it. 403 DAVISON HOUSE VASSAR COLLEGE POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. Viola Wolfert showed me the debate picture her mother sent her from the St. Louis paper. Host of us are unreCognizable——in addition it was beau- .tifmlly inaccurate-—eight of he the team that beat Brown, having the leet word. I should think eight ggeinet three would Win any debate. I expect to eeolude myself on topic most of the week. Miss Washburn told me if I took a psych course at Pitt she would let me take Abnormal Psych without any other course with it next semester. Do you know anything about their summer echoold If we were home all July, and the thing lasted only a month, there certainly would be no difficulty in eo doing. I don't suppose you would let me, though. Love, Fanni 63 Another poeeibility, I may take hiss White's "Victor Hugo and his Times” next eemeeter instead of English. However, we ehall see. I am going to Work the thing out in good earnest tomorrow, / / , l l l A special meeting of the National Fed-‘ eration of Religious Liberals will be held A Special M"eet_ in Chicago, lll., May 17 to,18, following the Mid- ing -Of Relig- VVcsste1rn; Conference of . Universalist Ministers and i0u’3‘7L1beIa1S the annual meeting of the‘ ‘Western Unitarian Conference.» The hours and places of sessions will be: VVednesday, 10 A. M. and 2 13. M. (Chi- cago time), First Unitarian Church, ‘Wood- lawn avenue and East Fif'iy-S€V"g11th street; “Wednes(.lay, 7.30 P. M. and Thursday, 10 A. M., 2 and 7.30 P. M., St. Paul’s on the Midway (Universalist),_ 6010 Dorchester avenue. The address of welconie at the opening session will be given by Rev. L. “Ward Zlrigﬁh-ain, Chicago, followed by an address by the presiding otiicer, Rev. Marion D. Shutter, I'viinneapol.is. Tie other speakers of the morning will be Rev. Preston Brad- sley of the Peo:3le’s Church, Chicago, on “Liberalism in the Middle VV-est,” and Rev. Harry .5‘-.cla.1n.s Eiersey of St. John’s Uni- versalist Church, Muncie, In'd., on “The Call to the Liberal Ministry.” The addresses at the afternoon session will be as follows: ““§7’Vliat Is Liberalism?”, Robert B. Day, l\Iid—‘West secretary Uni~ tarian Layme-n’s. Leagrue, St. Louis,.Mo.;_., “From Old to New,” Rev. M. M- Mang;asa- rian, Chicago, and “Shall Vafe Have ‘War or Peace in Industry?’’. Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer, Moines, Io. A At the evening‘ session Rev. Albert C. Dieffenbach, l3ost.on, editer of the Christian Register, wi1l_speal: on “"l‘he Present Crisis in Prcte«stanism," to be fo-llomved by Rev. Charles F}. Snyder, Sioux City, Io., on “Our Opportunity in the Present Crisis,” and Rev. Fra.nl=:_.S. C. Vvielcs, In<~1ianapolis,» Ind, on “Our Constructive V»7orlI;.” 9 Thursday morning “A. League of Churches-—I<‘o>r VVl18.l:?"’ will be {discussed by Rev. Franl: Durward Adams, Elgjin, 111., Rev. Fred M. Eliot, St. Paul, Minn., Rev. James W. Vallentyne, Oak Park, 111., and ‘Rev. ‘W’. lYV2<._1dl€,l1’11|3.Z' W’. Angow, iC‘ed.‘a.r Rapi_ds, lo. The ~:lisc-;ussicn of the topic will be continued in the afternoon and Rev. Charles H. Lyttle of the Fii'st Uni- tarian Church, Omaha, Neb., Wiil speak on ~“The Prophetic 1~"unction of the Church and the l\»£[o_dern Demand for Efiiciency.” _ At the evening‘ session an historical ad-‘Q dress will be given by Plalhlbti Jac«ob~ I. Maya‘; ‘erovitz, St. Paul, Minn., on “Liberal Ju- daisin, and the Jewish Contribution tav- "“Liberal Religion.” and the closing address will be g‘iven’by' Rev. Augustus P. Rec» Cord, Detroit. Nlich. C F V H _ Rev. Ka.ufman Kohler, president of He“. " brevf Jnion College, Cincinnati, has been ;, invited to preside at the Thursday sessions J All sessions Will ‘be open"t0 the public. * rn is de‘ng it- lf‘ 0 a spiritual and Inedicaﬁ ministry : and to the operation of a hospital. There are ‘two church buildings, twelve miles apart. at which Sunday and Wednesday afternoon and evening .neetings are held every week, largely attended even “when the temperature fails to thirty degrees be- low zero. The hospital operated by the mission is the only one within a radius of a thousand miles and is doing wonderful work rescuing the natives from the ravages of tuberculosis and other dreadful diseases. "1‘we1ve_ publicity conferences will be held this year under the aurspi-ces of the «national department of pub‘licity of the Episcopal -Church. Last year three conferences were held, one in‘New York. one in St. Louis, and one in Salt Lake City. This year, in order that repres~en.tat'ives of the various dioceses and districts may more conven1- ently attend, the number was increased and will be held accordin-g to the IOlIO'W'lntg;l schedule: May 23, Richmond; May 24, Philadelphia; May 26, Boston; May 30, Utica; May 31, ‘Cincinnati; Junee2, Atlanta; June 6, Dallas; June 9, Denver; June 13, San Francisco; June 16, Portland; June 21, Minneapolis; June 23, «Chicago. The con- ferences will consist of diocesan represen- tatives appointed by the bishops, but other persons actively interested in church pub- licity are invited to attend and participate. At the conferences last year ﬁfty-three dioceses and districts were represented. It is hoped that this year every diocese and district will have at least one representa-= tive present. . The anniversary of the Newton Theologie cal Institution will occur June 4--6. Presi- dent George E. Horr will preach the bac- calaureate sermon Sunday morning, June 4, in the Baptist Church, Newton Centre. Monday i-at 10.30 A. M. the Society of the Ailuvmni will meet with the Bioisoton Baptist Ministers’ Conference as guests. Rev. Charles L. White, executive secretaryof the American Baptist Home ‘Mission ‘ So—- ciety, will deliver the address. This will be followed ‘by the alumni dinner, which also is open to members of the Ministers’ Conference, and will occupy the afternoon. Monday evening the Boston Baptist Social Union will entertain the faculty and senior class at “Newton Night” in Ford Hall. Rev. Harry E. Fosdick of Union Theologi- cal Seminary, New York, will deliver the address. Tuesdvay at 10.80 A. M. the Societv of the Alumni will hold its memorial serv- ice for alumni who have died during the year. At 11 A. M. the oration before the alumni will be given; at 2 P. M. the alumni business meeting will be held, and the Commencement exercises come at 4 P. M., to be followed by the trustees’ dinner at 6 o’clock. The 150th. anniversary of the ‘unding 0' the N'oI"f ""‘r C ‘A ' ‘I w '1 C n
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, January 23, 1920 [1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-01-23[1921]
Text: January 23, 1920 [1921] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I just finished writing a very enlightening paper on Jane Austen's satire of the Gothic novel. It took two hours and a half, and is quite a masterpiece! I got up for breakfast this morning, knowing that if I didn't, I wouldn't get to work till about eleven o'clock. I then came up, read the paper, took a bath, made my bed, and proceeded to work. This reminds me of a Mark Twain diary. Jo and I wrote what we considered a...
Show moreJanuary 23, 1920 [1921] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I just finished writing a very enlightening paper on Jane Austen's satire of the Gothic novel. It took two hours and a half, and is quite a masterpiece! I got up for breakfast this morning, knowing that if I didn't, I wouldn't get to work till about eleven o'clock. I then came up, read the paper, took a bath, made my bed, and proceeded to work. This reminds me of a Mark Twain diary. Jo and I wrote what we considered a very clever dialogue for Spanish tomorrow. It took us two of the other members of the honorable class, they told us that it was better Spanish than they could write but that the joke which we were developing was old as the hills. We had both heard it in French, but never in English. Apparently it is an American joke, too,--the story of a man who goes to consult a doctor because he is feeling sick. The doctor takes his temperature, pulse, etc., asks a million questions, gives him a prescription, and he tells him what he needs more than anything else is lots of exercise. He then gives a long speech on the lack of exercise in modern life. As soon as the patient can get a word edgewise, he says, "But doctor, I am a postman!" I suppose you have heard it, too. At any rate, it is not so easy, working that up cleverly in Spanish. I still have some Chem and American history to do for tomorrow, also plenty of boring, boring, boring English Speech for the written exam which comes Thursday. I am through with Ec for two weeks. I have done all my studying for the exam. It took exactly three hours. Love, Fannie I had a letter from Aunt Hattie yesterday. She didn't say much.[enc w/23 Jan 1921] O fprgpt to tell you about our debate dinner. Khaki came up late yesterday afternoon to remind about it. It is a good thing she did, or I should have forgotten about it completely. It was at Mrs. Glenn's, which is a small house two blocks from campus and which makes a specialty of serving dinner-parties. We had the dining-room, and in the room adjoining there was a party of all the Jews who were in Raymond last year. I hope their food was as good as ours! We had tomato bisque, wonderful chewable steak, mashed potatoes, peas, fruit salad, ice cream, delicious cocoanut cake, not to mention wonderful jelly rolls, olives, and celery. The funny part of the meal was that when Betty Cannon stopped for me, she said, "Oh, I forgot my pocket-book. How much do you suppose it will be? It's funny that Khaki never said anything about the price". Well, in the course of the meal, one of the girls said, to her, "Don't you wish your father could see us enjoying this food?" From which we gathered that her father was treating us, only she had neglected to tell us so. Anyhow, it was a pretty good treat that he gave and us so. Anyhow, it was a pretty good treat that he gave and a very good idea on his part it was! There were twelve at the table, including committee, team, alternates, and the senior ex-member of intercollegiate debate who helped coach us. We discussed everything from compulsory chapel to the movies, it seems to me. I was rather quiet on the latter subject, not knowing an awful lot about it. The chapel discussion arose from the fact that Shrimp Marshall, one of the members of the committee, is on Studens'[sic] Board, and apparently their meetings for the last month have discussed nothing but the poor decorum in chapel. Incidentally, not one of the twelve there approvedof compulsory chapel. Well, the interesting part of the discussion came when Betsy Strong came out with the firmly uttered conviction that she thought it was a chame on the part of the Trustees, who claim to be so broad-minded, to compel the Catholic and Jewish girls to go to chapel. Seh[sic] went on a great rate, in fact I tried to get in a word edgewise, but could not succeed. She said, among other things, that it was impossible to feel like prayingduring Prexie's prayer, when a lot of the people were gazing blankly at the ceiling, the Jewish girls, for instance. I did manage to say then that just because they did not bean forward did not indicate that that they were not praying. Incidentally, it was sort of a shallow argument, because it is pertty hard to know what other people are doing! Just then I heard Phyllis say in a very low tone, but not low enough, to her next door neighbor, "Well, I wonder what Betsy will say next, Fannie is Jewish. She must be dense" Then I started to feel amused, but before that, I was rather uncomfortable, for the simple reason that i did not know what was coming next. Soon after that, Phyllis started the conversation in another direction. Altogether, it was a very enjoyable evening and one which I will have a great deal of pleasure in remembering. I thought of Marse during the meal. Everybody was dressed up and looked nice. He always claims that there are so few pretty girls in existence. Well, I think of the twelve, eight were among the prettiest girls at college. It's too bad he didn't see the party. I wrote to him the other day.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, n.d. [postmarked May 9, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-09]
Text: Tuesday All well but most busy Love, FannieMr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, April 24,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-24
Text: Dear Mother: You have a sense of humor! I'll be lucky if I can keep up with my schedule - much less get ahead of it! I finished my Ren. topic yest. aft. + went to bed at 5, as a result of my [inability] to sleep the night before. Feel quite restored today. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for address]

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, [October 29, 1919]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1919-10-29]
Text: [29 oct 1919] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete; It will have to be a hurried letter again, although I have loads to tell you. The book I wanted Sunday in the library was in use, and I had to rush over immediately after lunch yesterday to get it. I worked in the library from one-fofteen to five-thirty. Then I cam[sic] home and did my work for today. I have all the material for the history topic now, and I have to arange it today. That ought to take one hour. I am one of a committee of four to...
Show more[29 oct 1919] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete; It will have to be a hurried letter again, although I have loads to tell you. The book I wanted Sunday in the library was in use, and I had to rush over immediately after lunch yesterday to get it. I worked in the library from one-fofteen to five-thirty. Then I cam[sic] home and did my work for today. I have all the material for the history topic now, and I have to arange it today. That ought to take one hour. I am one of a committee of four to arrange a course of study for our English class. The object in the classes is to do what they want to do, provided it meets with tge approval of the teacher, of course. We have been excused from two themes, but it means an awful lot of work in the library. Have you any suggestions, old man? The idea is to get plenty of essays, among other things, but they should be of first importance. I discovered today, Father, that the niece of Mrs. Keyes'friend is in my English class. I think she is the girl we passed going to chapel. I told her I met her aunt. The reason for rushing this letter so is that I want to get some exercise today. I missed it yesterday. I shall probably play basket-ball outdoors. It is very warm today. The glass things came. They are awfully pretty--aren't they too pretty and good for here, Mother. I don't want to have any valuable things parading around. Also, my room has all it can stand now, so don't you or anybody else get an idea that there is another thing that I need. Don't send any more silk stockings--I brought those old ones along because I knew they were wearing out and because I could not use them for good. I have enough. We measured North Tower in Math hour yesterday, using surveyors' instruments. It was loads of fun. As we were measuring some old lady came up and wanted to know if we were building a new dormitory. We told her it was just for math, and she said, "Oh, I can sympathize with you-fifty years ago I did the same thing." Only North Tower was not there then. That is all that I have time for. I hope Aunt Hattie has sent me a costume. If not, I can do the way most other people do, and get something up myself. Towels help a lot. Love,
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, March 19,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-03-19
Text: March 19, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Well, today is the big day. We had debate practice yesterday afternoon. I gave them a new stand all right--sob stuff until I could hardly keep a straight face. They were very glad I did, because they realized that they had never had any practice in answering it. They asked to have me give it this morning again. I have to hurry over there now. We had a meeting of alternates in my room from nine to ten-thirty last night. Peggy Bliss was here also,...
Show moreMarch 19, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Well, today is the big day. We had debate practice yesterday afternoon. I gave them a new stand all right--sob stuff until I could hardly keep a straight face. They were very glad I did, because they realized that they had never had any practice in answering it. They asked to have me give it this morning again. I have to hurry over there now. We had a meeting of alternates in my room from nine to ten-thirty last night. Peggy Bliss was here also, and lent her valuable assistance. I ate in Main with Lucy last night, principally to get a book at the Smith crowd. They had a table to themselves in Main. If unattractiveness and homeliness indicates brains, I guess they have won the debate already, without even going through with it. We have practice this morning, the tea for them later this afternoon, and debate dinner tonight. Did you know that the speakers get the intercollegiate Greek letter debating society keys, whatever they are called. We poor alternates don't. Wait till next year! I actually got some academic work done last night! Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, Apr. 12.
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: Apr. 12.
Text: [Apr 12] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: We had debate practice from seven-thirty to ten last night. Miss Yost was there to criticize. Lucy spoke to fill out for the sixth-person. Clara Cheney got back last night. I don't know if she will debate or not. She thinks it would be a good thing for her, to occupy her mind. I should think she would need something to occupy it, all right. Her father is dead, and she has no brothers or sisters. It must be an awful feeling to be as aone[sic] in...
Show more[Apr 12] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: We had debate practice from seven-thirty to ten last night. Miss Yost was there to criticize. Lucy spoke to fill out for the sixth-person. Clara Cheney got back last night. I don't know if she will debate or not. She thinks it would be a good thing for her, to occupy her mind. I should think she would need something to occupy it, all right. Her father is dead, and she has no brothers or sisters. It must be an awful feeling to be as aone[sic] in the world as she it! It might interest you to know the followeing. It is all strictly confidential, because it was told to me confidentially by two members of the committee who should not have cracked it. We had a meeting eighth hour yesterday to discuss chairmen for next year for debate. As each possibility is discussed she had to leave the room, and if ever frank judment is passed on people it is done there. There is nothing that is not said about them, it seems to me. Well, I left, and thought, what a waste of time it was to discuss me. Well, the long and short of it is, that they were unanimous in thinking that I would make by fare the best chairman, but they were almost ananimous in agreeing that I was needed for a speaker, that I was the best speaker for next year and that they couldn't sacrifice that for the sake of a good chairman who is not necessarily a good debater. Minerva, particularly, urged them to let me be a speaker. They thought the college needed it! When one of them said that they needed me to step into Marian Chaill's place, I thought I would drop on the spot. I don't know which I would rather be. Debating is more fun and more spectacular, but chairman is a wonderful honor and lots of fun, too. But it is a tremendous responsibility and takes even more time than debating, I think. At any rate, I will be whatever they make me. It really makes me very happy to think of it. Jewish girls don't have honors like that thrown at them around here every day of the year. According to what they said, if I am not made chairman, it is because they think me indispansable to debating. You see, all the fine debaters agree graduating. Pete, for goodness' sake, don't waste part of our precious day Sunday by not coming up till morning. If you come that night, you will get a good night's rest and we can enjoy Sunday together. Campus is perfectly beautiful again. Spring certainly is a wonderful time of the year around here. Bernice Rosenbaum, your acquaintance Fritz's cousin, cameback after vacation with a new nose. She had the kink taken out in Cincinnati! That is the first sample of it I have seen. She certainly had some kink to take out. Did Evelyn Goldenson thank anyone for the hdkfs? TR. S. V. P. Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Father and Mother, n.d. [postmarked November 8, 1919]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1919-11-08]
Text: Dear Father + Mother, Nothing new since yesterday's letter. I have to chase for a [trench] book again Love, FannieMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle St. Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, May 18,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 5/18/20
Text: May 18, 1920. Dear Mother, I would take a first prize at forgetting to write, and [mismanaging] time. I'll write a letter this evening. Love, FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Pete, November 29,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-11-29
Text: November 29, 1920 Dear Pete: The infreuqnency[sic] of my letters at home, Pete, was due to the lack of typewriter, and the misspelling which I just noticed is due to my great hurry. I forgot to tell you, Pete, that I made debate. Rah!! I got in on time yesterday morning, took a taxi to the Grand Central, had breakfast, sent you a telegram, made the eight-forty-five, felt sleepy the whole way up--too sleepy to work--came out to college in a street-car, arrived at eleven-thirty, straightened...
Show moreNovember 29, 1920 Dear Pete: The infreuqnency[sic] of my letters at home, Pete, was due to the lack of typewriter, and the misspelling which I just noticed is due to my great hurry. I forgot to tell you, Pete, that I made debate. Rah!! I got in on time yesterday morning, took a taxi to the Grand Central, had breakfast, sent you a telegram, made the eight-forty-five, felt sleepy the whole way up--too sleepy to work--came out to college in a street-car, arrived at eleven-thirty, straightened up my room, sent you a telgram, had dinner, slept an hour and a quarter, washed my hair, and worked on my Ec clipping book till six o'clock, went off for supper with Mary Baxter, the girl with whom I wnet[sic] down Tuesday, came back and worked on the Ec book again till nine, went to bed, but discovered that the frequent arrivals of inmates of the hall made sleeping impossible till eleven. That is the history of my life. Excuse mistakes, but it is belltime. I shall be exceedingly busy this week, to put it mildly. Tell me about the various dinners, Mother. Where did you sit Saturday night? The bag was in my suitcase. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, October 15,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-10-15
Text: October 15, 1920 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The Chamber of Commerce pamphlets came today. They are exactly what I want. Thank you very much. The Post Office has requested, Pete, and I have mentioned it several times before, that we have our room numbers and not our post-office boxes put on our mail, inasmuch as the numbers of the boxes are for our convenience, and the post-office side of the boxes are marked with the hall room numbers. However, for you convenience, in case you get mixes...
Show moreOctober 15, 1920 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The Chamber of Commerce pamphlets came today. They are exactly what I want. Thank you very much. The Post Office has requested, Pete, and I have mentioned it several times before, that we have our room numbers and not our post-office boxes put on our mail, inasmuch as the numbers of the boxes are for our convenience, and the post-office side of the boxes are marked with the hall room numbers. However, for you convenience, in case you get mixes and put 402 instead of 403 I will get the letter anyhow, inasmuch as those two numbers happen to chare boxes. Last night disappeared into nothing. I came home from chappel and had just startedto work when I was interuppted by the infant prodigy of the class who had had ten A's up to date. Just why that variety should be attracted to me is beyond my comprehension, but she came on a friendly visit. Then I went to the inform, and had to wait a half hour for Dr. B. That is the first time that is happened, but of course cannot be helped. I met Helen Jackson in the hall as I was coming back. She had just been up to see me. She will be here till Tuesday. I then proceeded to talk to her for a half hour. I ate with her and friend Jeanette in Main at noon today. I then proceeded to finish my history topic. That took a good hour. Then I went to bed and snoozed. I read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde this morning in connection with my English work. It is funny that I never read it before. I am going over to the libe this afternoon to do some more reading. It is a gorgeous day and the first hockey game is coming off, but I have a lot to fo and I don't want to leave it all till the last minute. Besides which, our stunt party comes off tonight, so that means no work. Lucy went to New York for the week-end. How about ours? When is it coming off? I am using the same ribbon that you put in my machine at home, Pete. I will need a new one pretty soon. Otherwise I don't know nothing, not a darn thing. Hoping I shocked the whole family, I remain, Respectfully yours, Fannie Hamburger Aaron
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, November 5,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 11/5/19
Text: No time for letter - worst library rush yet. Fannie Nov. 5. [This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 8,1923
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-05-08
Text: May 8, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The error is mine, Mother. Dr. Krebs changed my lenses Christmas time, and I had forgotten to take my specs along, so I was able to leave only my bone glasses, and I forgot ever to take the gold frames in. I apologize humbly. I don't see how I could have been so forgetful, but I suppose you do, Pete. i guess I'll let them go till June, supposing I won't lose these in the meantime. There is a pair os specs with old lenses in the top...
Show moreMay 8, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The error is mine, Mother. Dr. Krebs changed my lenses Christmas time, and I had forgotten to take my specs along, so I was able to leave only my bone glasses, and I forgot ever to take the gold frames in. I apologize humbly. I don't see how I could have been so forgetful, but I suppose you do, Pete. i guess I'll let them go till June, supposing I won't lose these in the meantime. There is a pair os specs with old lenses in the top right hand chiffonier drawer incase you think they ought to be fixed before June, however. Heard Dr. Shailer Matthews give a rotten lecture on "The Contribution of Evolution to Religion" tonight. Sorry I wasted the time But I put in six stiff hours on my Tolerance topic, so that is not so bad. Evan came back from the League Conference at Smith with the information that Radcliffe may drop out, in which case Bryn Mawr will join. Next year's league debates are to have only two speakers on each side--14 minute speech, 7 minute interval, and 7 minute rebuttal. I convinced next year's chairman to get off a challenge immediately to Oxford. They are
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, n.d.
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d.
Text: Dear Mother, There is nothing new today, except that I am not used to an afternoon class yet + did not count the time for a letter yet. Solid geometry - [some guce], stuff. I don't like not using a [text bork]. Is it hard? The history lecture was interesting yesterday. Medieval [manuscripts] by librarian of Univ. of Michigan [Dove] FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron, Hotel Royal Ponciana, Palm Beach, Florida.

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, Father, and Pete, October 20,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-10-20
Text: October 20, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Something has happened to my typewriter and I am innocent. All I know is that it was all right last night and today it won't work at all. I am not a bit anxious to take it to town or to give it up for any length of time either. I just came from hearing Miss Ellory talk for quite a while on the disarmament question. At least half the college was there. That woman has my thorough respect and admiration. She has a real mind. I intend to go to...
Show moreOctober 20, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Something has happened to my typewriter and I am innocent. All I know is that it was all right last night and today it won't work at all. I am not a bit anxious to take it to town or to give it up for any length of time either. I just came from hearing Miss Ellory talk for quite a while on the disarmament question. At least half the college was there. That woman has my thorough respect and admiration. She has a real mind. I intend to go to the conferences on Saturday at the Convention of the women's college to be held here. I have been invited by a member of the Board of the Political League to the luncheon which is to be tendered the delegates on Saturday. I have been reading in Voltaire's "Dictionnaire Philosophique' most of the afternoon. It is very interesting. Tonight I have to study for the Zo quiz and also read Words-worth, if my mind does not go to sleep in the menatime. Just why do you tell me to keep caught up in my work, Mother? Do you think that I am letting it slide for golf, or something like that? To my knowledge I am not behind and am accomlishing much more in less time than I ever did before. I am crazy about my schedule. Having the morning free till ten-thirty three times a week makes it easier to get a lot of work done when my mind is fresh, and I have not the difficulty that I expected of half going to sleep in my afternoon class. I had a letter from Marse today. He is what I would call an unproficient letter-writer. Mrs. Kaufmann must have written to all the college people she knew, because I got a note from her, too. She said in part. "We were delighted to hear that you were completely well again." Did you tell them about Philadelphia, Mother? R. S. V. P. I had a letter from Aunt Hattie today. It was full of advice about playing away my time at college, as usual. I am a Junior now, and I think I have enough intelligence of my own to know the most profitable way of spending my time. Did Kave think his letter was witty, Pete? I thought it was funny, but I should hardly call it witty. I am up for debate tryouts Saturday morning. I shall have to do some reading on the subject tomorrow. I was talking to Peggy Higgins, intercollegiate chairman this morning, and I said that there were so many good people trying out that I was not at allsure of coming through. She said, "I don't think you need to worry about that". I hope the committee will be of the same persuasion. Otherwise I know nothing, except that I have a very full week-end ahead of me. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, May 18.
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: May 18.
Text: [8] [May 18.] Dear Mother, I received the invitation and sent my regrets. Enclose my card with yours. Was Pete invited? I have no suggestion for the present. She has everything in the world already. Unless you need the rest very badly, i think it would be advisable for you to stay home long enough to go to the wedding. However, you know best. I know that Louise is extremely touchy--I don't know if she gets it from her parents or not. Our farewell dinner is Tuesday night, June twelfth. I...
Show more[8] [May 18.] Dear Mother, I received the invitation and sent my regrets. Enclose my card with yours. Was Pete invited? I have no suggestion for the present. She has everything in the world already. Unless you need the rest very badly, i think it would be advisable for you to stay home long enough to go to the wedding. However, you know best. I know that Louise is extremely touchy--I don't know if she gets it from her parents or not. Our farewell dinner is Tuesday night, June twelfth. I will be able to leave any time Wednesday. You see I have a whole week to pack in, so there is nothing to stay for I certainly do want to motor home with you. Will you go homeby way of N. Y.? Also, if Pete doesn't go home with us, would you like to take Helen, or would you object in the least? R. S. V. P. My May date is the 25th, so my June one should be the 21. I'll see the lady about the house, but I'm sure you can have it Friday. You see you are the sole occupants. It is really an exceptionally nice, white house for around here. I thought Sam could get himself a room and a place for the car in town, but I'll ask her. You see I hate to have him put anywhere where people's parents are. But I'll find out. If she can't get a room in Arlington, I think it foolish to have the car out here, and Sam in town, don't you? R. S. V. P. You can easily go to Mohonk and back in a half day. Kro says they have a wonderful golf links, but I thought there was only a putting green for the old decrepit. I think having books autographed is childish. I also think it will be just as satisfactory to hear the lecture, and not introduce myself. He has probably forgotten you and Father by this time, and it would mean very little to him to shake my hand. What ever happened about the lot you saw, which you wouldn't tell me about, because you said you didn't know if it was available or not? Where was it.? R. S. V. P. Don't forget the Corona ribbons. I need them badly. NEW KIND. My exams are May 31, June 1st, and 2nd. I wondred the other day if you would think it sensible to send my bed-box to keep stuff in. It could be kept under the cot in the third floor. You know we have so many college things that we want to keep and I think it would be nicer than having steamer trunks around[, like Pete's]. It is that nice yellow stuff, like the box in my room and the one in the third floor, and is as good as new. I think it would be a good idea if you do. R. S. V. P. right away. There is room for loads of thinks in it.The dress came and is all right now. The janitor's office will ship my book-cases, wicker chair, china and glasses for $10. I forgot to ask about the rug, but that will merely make it a little more. Are you sure you don't want the dresser for a maid's room in "the new house"? Last night was Senior Birthday Party (president's birthday) in Main at dinner. It was very nice. Did you use to have such an occasion, too? Have you heard from Aunt Bessie? Do they still plan to come for Commencement? I wrote to her about two weeks ago, and haven't heard. She wrote me a long letter after spring vacation, planning definitely to come, but I don't know if she has changed her mind or not. Am writing my Seminar topic now. Haven't time to write another letter. Give father the interesting parts of this. Give father the interesting parts of this. Kindly notice that I answered all the questions, so please hold on to them and the exam dates. It will save time if I don't have to write them again. Love, Fannie You know how pretty it is around here, so we wouldn't be at a loss for picnics and rides if you came early, but do whichever is best for you.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, November 2,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-02
Text: November 2, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I think I am really better this time. I went to bed at five yesterday afternoon, to be on the safe side. I missed an English required lecture in the evening by so doing, but I thought it best to be on the safe side. I still have a slight cold and am not strong yet, otherwise I am really better. I think I am finally discharged from the Infirm, although I haven't seen Dr. T. yet. Nothing new--I am busy catching up with my work. I have to...
Show moreNovember 2, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I think I am really better this time. I went to bed at five yesterday afternoon, to be on the safe side. I missed an English required lecture in the evening by so doing, but I thought it best to be on the safe side. I still have a slight cold and am not strong yet, otherwise I am really better. I think I am finally discharged from the Infirm, although I haven't seen Dr. T. yet. Nothing new--I am busy catching up with my work. I have to take a Faculty to Senior Parlor Opening for faculty tomorrow night. I swore a few weeks ago, I wouldn't go, because it seems such a dumb performance to me, but yesterday I got a note please to take someone as they must all be invited. The note was from our class president, so I thought I had better be obliging. I had to take a left-ver, though--Miss Gilman, whom I had in Zo quiz last year. She isn't half bad. Have to wear my red evening dress. I wish i had my white one here. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, October 6,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-10-06
Text: October 6, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Jeannette Fallheimer got my letter but nevertheless she called me up tonight to tell me that she was still coming up, that she wanted to see Miss Sandison and that all she wanted to do was to sleep in my room and have one meal with me. I told her that that was all I had time for, and gave her very clearly [to understand] that I was extemely busy and would much prefer for her to come next week. But she has this engagement with Miss Sandison which...
Show moreOctober 6, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Jeannette Fallheimer got my letter but nevertheless she called me up tonight to tell me that she was still coming up, that she wanted to see Miss Sandison and that all she wanted to do was to sleep in my room and have one meal with me. I told her that that was all I had time for, and gave her very clearly [to understand] that I was extemely busy and would much prefer for her to come next week. But she has this engagement with Miss Sandison which she does not seem to want to break, so it is her funeral and not mine. I will not be able to fool with her, there is no getting around that. Miss Ellory is the last person in the world that I would start out the semester with by handing in a topic late. I wrote to Marse my many reasons for not being able to come down to New York, and told him that I wished he could come up here to play golf with me. I don't imagine he will do it. I would loads rather have him than Jeannette at present. The dissecting instruments came today, I mean yesterday, by special delivery from Albert Cuff. I started out today on my device of combining work for French Rev and J, by reading half of Shailer Matthews' "The French Revolution" and part of the chapter on the ninteenth century in H. G. Wells' "History of the World". Both were exceedingly interesting, and took a long time to read. I think I wrote you that two kinds of introductory psych can be taken, two hours of lecture and two hours of lab or two hours of lecture, assigned reading, and a class hour meeting with Miss Washburn for informal discussion. I was sort of sorry this week that I signed up for the reading, for a very intelligent reason(!) that it is more work, but if all the informal meetings with her prove as intensely interesting as today's I shall not regret my choice. Incidentally, we have our first written quiz in Psych on Monday. We are going to study the Communist Manifesto in Ec now. The course will be interesting, I imagine, if I do a little more work in it than I have up to date. I took a long walk with Helen this afternoon. It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed it tremendously.I saw Miss Hamilton for a minute in the libe today and said goodbye to her. she had her assistant with her, a V. C. alum who goes by the name of Mrs. Van Amie, or some such thing. She is making arrangements for a thoursand delegates this year. George's card certainly is funny. One of these days we'll hear that Harold went to an orthodox service I guess! I meant to tell you, Mother, and forgot, that I left "Peer Gynt" beside my bed in my room. I was reading it the day before I left, and meant to tell you in Philadelphia to put it away. You needn't make a special trip downstairs, you know. And don't chase yourself tired all the time. Miss Smith inquired most solicitously about you. Please take care of yourself. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, December 13,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-12-13
Text: Dear Mother, I sent the tele-gram so you would not worry. Sorry I was so negligent, but I am not doing things normally these strained days. Tonight is the big night. Am terribly busy. I shall accept the invitation for the B. + W. Love, Fannie Dec. 13Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, February 16,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 2/16/20
Text: February 16, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The curtains do not need to be washed yet. The work I was doing for Ruth was acting as her secretary for debate. She is chairman of the committe on materials. I got a note yesterday from the chairman of the seenery committee of Third Hall, asking me to be on it. I have a notion Ruth gave her my name. I had not signed up for it. I did not make a part in Second. I had not expected to, as far as that went. Thank you for having the various things...
Show moreFebruary 16, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The curtains do not need to be washed yet. The work I was doing for Ruth was acting as her secretary for debate. She is chairman of the committe on materials. I got a note yesterday from the chairman of the seenery committee of Third Hall, asking me to be on it. I have a notion Ruth gave her my name. I had not signed up for it. I did not make a part in Second. I had not expected to, as far as that went. Thank you for having the various things in my laundry attended to. I shall feed the gang tonight, although that cake won't go very far. Evidently Mary does not know the sizes of their appetites. I worked three hours on my history topic yesterday, and have about six ahead of me yet. Prexy lectures for Freshman English tomorrow. How I hate our English. I wonder whether you are coming back this week, Mother. I sent the telegram last evening, because I understood you question about the treatment to be for the past week. As far as I can make out, I seem to be getting consistently worse. It is not very encouraging. I forgot to write that Miss Landon called and left her card, yesterday a week ago. I shall have to call on her the first Sunday I get a chance. I enjoyed watching the prom very much, principally because had never seen so many pretty girls in pretty clothes and dancin decently, besides. It was quite a contrast with our dances at home. Whether they were so particular about their dancing because they know that the wordens won't stand for anything else of not I do not know. Perhaps they indulge in the other stuff in their own communities. At any rate, even a homely girl can look fairly decently in evening dress, and with so many pretty ones, it was certainly a pretty sight. I might start raving about Carolyn. Howard Spellman came out with the remark yesterday, "Your advisor is surely a beauty." This sounds almost like Marse, raving about looks, but you should have seen it. I watched it from five to six, and that included the grand march. Carolyn and her partner led it. I am sure I saw him at the Yale game, and that you told me he is a classmate of yours whose name is Irv. Harris. She knew how to run the thing, but I'll quit. My famous dance was the second, which I had the pleasure of dancing behind the chairs in the balcony. It was fun, but I don't see now just what pleasure that was. Otherwise nothing of interest to write about. Love, [F]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, March 6,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 3/6/19
Text: Mar. 6, 1919 Dear Mother, I had 111 this morn-ing + 109 this afternoon I should have had an easy 100, but the rain interfered with my grip, and glasses. That made me take them off, and misjudge distances. We were moved to the third floor tonight. Some fun packing. I had 1/2 hour lesson with Mr. Alec Ross this morning. He surely is a wonder, but youshould hear some of his expressions. I couldn't keep a straight face when he told me my swing was "slick" and "select." A...
Show moreMar. 6, 1919 Dear Mother, I had 111 this morn-ing + 109 this afternoon I should have had an easy 100, but the rain interfered with my grip, and glasses. That made me take them off, and misjudge distances. We were moved to the third floor tonight. Some fun packing. I had 1/2 hour lesson with Mr. Alec Ross this morning. He surely is a wonder, but youshould hear some of his expressions. I couldn't keep a straight face when he told me my swing was "slick" and "select." A friend of Father's, Mr. [Gage], played with us (Father, Mr. Lawrence and me) this aft. He wasn't much He carried a silk umbrella when it started to drizzle. The great big overgrown caddies were laughing their sides off. When he got a bad shot, he would say "By George". He is a perfect siss. I guess he was afraid the rain would take the curl out of his moustache. I suppose he is from New York. Mr. Wells was well supplied tonight, judging by his fool remarks to the waitress, also by the fact that he told me he liked my dress. Mr. Hall agreed, repeating it several times. When I wear it, it makes me feel like commencing again I do wish I knew somebody that danced.I am sick of writing letters to the [tune] of a one-step. When Mr. R. Harker was here he waltzed, but that is all. Have you ever seen Gov. Brumbaugh? I can't swallow him. He's too nice. He introduced me to someone with the state-ment "She's Mr. A's daughter, and she plays darn good golf." I haven't slept before dinner the last few days, and I have slept almost one hundred times better at night. I got a letter from Phyllis today. She leavesfor Winter Haven, [Fla.] Saturday night. Her parents bought a bungalow, and expeect to spend their winters there. Inasmuch as she can't come for four years, they want her now. She won't be back till May! Love Fannie She sent me one of the pictures she had taken at Jarrett's.I just [repuched] + am now dead [tired]. Dr Becht wrote that the legislation is dead set against taxing corporations. + I am mad [all through]. [but how] is to you. Love kisses Marcus
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, March 5,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 3/5/20
Text: March 5, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and pete: I set my calendar for March this morning, instead of November, as it has been the last few months. I hope the date is right, Pete. As you will notice from the enclosed clippings, I have been throwing away old Micellanies this morning. I have to do as you do, Pete, once in a while--send a lot of clippings. I'll forgive you if you are not interested enough to read them. The snow is melting rapidly, but it is still packed high. Walking is...
Show moreMarch 5, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and pete: I set my calendar for March this morning, instead of November, as it has been the last few months. I hope the date is right, Pete. As you will notice from the enclosed clippings, I have been throwing away old Micellanies this morning. I have to do as you do, Pete, once in a while--send a lot of clippings. I'll forgive you if you are not interested enough to read them. The snow is melting rapidly, but it is still packed high. Walking is almost impossible. It is raining today. I spent about an hour and a half with Phyllis yesterday afternoon. She is moving on campus today. I hauled some of her clothes on my way back. I had almost to swim to campus. Her frost-bitten feet are so bad again that she cannot put shoes on. She is going to Columbia to her army sister for vacation. She thinks they are going to sell their house at home, as her brother has been married recently and her sister is to be married in June. I spent one hour last night writting an elegaic couplet in Latin. I am quite proud of it--I hope you can understand it-- Dic, Ovidi, mihi subveni, cum carmina scribam, Non aliquis te imitari versusque potest. We start Horace next week. I went to bed early last night, and had a good long sleep. Otherwise there is nothing new or exciting. Love, [Fannie] It just occured to me now that it is customary to sign one's letters.[enc w/ 5 March 1920] Dear Mother, I was on time to the day this time--last night. I did not go to the classes this morning. We were to have a history written for half the hour, and that would have meant getting up at five-thirty for six to study for it, so I concluded to make it up next week and take it easy today. The only other things I missed were English Speech and Latin. Besides which, it is rainy and horribly slushy out. So I took it easy this mrning[sic]--fixed breakfast in my room, straightened everything up, and shall stay in bed all afternoon. I will be able to come home whenever the doctor wants me. I could not get the conversation with Phyllis yesterday to turn to the room subject. All I could get was that she did not know where she would be--she wanted to get with the Conclin crowd and they will probably try for Raymond. She makes the tenth, so I doubt if they will every be able to get together. She said, without my asking, that she would never in the world give up my room if she had it, unless for a double. She started to say that there would be a nice bunch here next year. Several of the first floor girls that are here now are going to stay, and some more of the New England girls to move in. I do not happen to know them well, but I know they have nothing against me and I have nothing against them. So I don't knowmuch more than I did before. I shall talk to her agin[sic] before I go home. Love, Mother Mother Mother Mother Mother Mother Mother
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, October 5,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-10-05
Text: Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Yesterday was a very full day. Tuesday night Br[??] Lee came up to me and asked me if I knew that there was to be a college golf tournament and that yesterday was the last day to qualify. So after fifth hour she and I made a mad rush for the car, just made connections at Market Street, got out there at a quarter to three, practiced for about three quarters of an hour, played nine holes and had to play quite slowly because the course was crowded, got a lift back...
Show moreDear Mother, Father, and Pete: Yesterday was a very full day. Tuesday night Br[??] Lee came up to me and asked me if I knew that there was to be a college golf tournament and that yesterday was the last day to qualify. So after fifth hour she and I made a mad rush for the car, just made connections at Market Street, got out there at a quarter to three, practiced for about three quarters of an hour, played nine holes and had to play quite slowly because the course was crowded, got a lift back to Market Street with Professor Riley, and just made dinner. It was most enjoyable. I worked last night and got back at ten. I found a note on my dest from Miss Hamilton, saying that she would be up here today, but that she was so busy she was afraid that she would not be able to see me. She is coming up again in November. I got special permission and went over to Miss Ann's to see, but staid only twenty minutes. I could have staid till midnight, but I guess incidentally, she was very busy, too. I got a real thrill out of seeing her. I always do, dor that matter. I certainly am fond of her. She looks better than she has for ages. She promised to write to me before coming up in November and save some time to be with me. The convention like the Bryn Mawr one is to be held here in June and she and her assistant were up to make the preliminary arrangements. She said she would like me to stay over for it--they want some of the college girls to stay. Miss Whylie called me after class yesterday to get my name straight. She seems to have great difficulty with it, so I thought I would follow your suggestion and tell her that you had the distinction of being my mother. (I didn't say that, though) She said she thought she had met me my freshman year, and I said I didn't believe so. She said, "Well, then, that's because [you were] too 'nippy'". I said probably it was because I was too bashful. She then said, "Well, you aren't any more, and you ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourself for waiting until your Junior year to introduce yourself to me, but I'll forgive you if you come to see me very soon". She went on to say that I handed in a very excellent paper on the characteristics of the nineteenth century, and that she hoped the rest of our acquaintance would be as thoroughly pleasnat[sic] as out first acquaintance, which was through the paper". I was quite tickled, because I was beginning to think that course as beyond my depth. Phyllis wanted me to make a speech in the dining-roomlast night out I told her I might not get back in time and she should get someone else. It was to start out the campaign for the Christian association. I am going to Mohonk Saturday. I am taking Jane Rothschild. I will see that Eleanor Wolf gets there. I may have to take her also, but I am not at all keen about it. I shall see. I wrote to Jeannette Fellheimer if it was at all possible to come next week instead of this week, that my week-end was full and could not be changed. I hope she does so. I consider that too much of a good thing bouncing in on me like that. As you notice, I need a new ribbon. Love, Fannie October 5, 1921Hello Fan! Bet you never expected a visit from me tonight! [I'm] here till Friday [Alll] - at "Miss [Aui's] tea - room" (there are bedsbeside tea!) [but so in this run I may not see you]. Up again in November - Love to you [Jean Haieeelton]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mr. and Mrs. Aaron, April 22 [21]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: Apr. 22 [21]
Text: Dear Mr. and Mrs. Aaron, I had my conference with Miss Wells yesterday afternoon. She did not seem to think I needed to tutor. I made up the three weeks work in one stretch, or rather, two. I asked her what she did to people who flunk [quizes]. She said she could not imagine me flunking one, but if I did, she would give me another one, because she would know that there was something the matter. Whereupon she asked me perectly seriously if I got an A in everything last semester! I told her I...
Show moreDear Mr. and Mrs. Aaron, I had my conference with Miss Wells yesterday afternoon. She did not seem to think I needed to tutor. I made up the three weeks work in one stretch, or rather, two. I asked her what she did to people who flunk [quizes]. She said she could not imagine me flunking one, but if I did, she would give me another one, because she would know that there was something the matter. Whereupon she asked me perectly seriously if I got an A in everything last semester! I told her I pleased my family very much by not doing so. She was very much amused. She surely is great. I wish she were not such high and mighty faculty, so that I could get to know her better. I always thought she was young, but I discovered that she graduated from Mt. Holyoke in 1904. Miss Wylie's Freshman English lecture yesterday afternoon on "Reading" was very fine. It's too bad that ou have to wait to be a senior to have her. My medicine tastes exactly like Dr. [Furness's]. Is it the same? I still have some of that left. Dr. B is ordering some Poland water for me. She says this water is all [right] only that it is hard, - but I might as well try the other. The debate victory must have been a great one. The only one of the judges who voted against us wrote on the ballot. "I vote for Colgate, because of its splendid [or atory], but Vassar has the facts." Love, FannieDear Mother, I guess I am starting something new. This is the third time I am ahead of time, three weeks to the day. I am getting [sense] in my old age, and staying in bed today, in spite of the fact that I missed a math quiz. That means two of them to make up! But it is pouring out, and I was afraid to risk it! I will stay in bed till tomorrow morning and at Metcalfe until next Monday. Telegraphing is no longer necessary. You know it did not dawn on me till yesterday that one of the things that may have hurt me was walking the stairs all the time. [We] did not have an elevator boy until Saturday. I wrote to [Gdpa.] last night but I'm afraid he won't get it in time, so I'll telegraph him tomorrow. FrancescaMother Mother
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Father and Pete, n.d. [postmarked February 24, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-02-24]
Text: Dear Father and Pete: I am glad Irene Mott approves of me, Pete--I surely do approve of her. Also, I do not know Mr. Morton Meyer well enough to know whether that is a compliment or a slam. Which is it? The reading list is very interesting. I shall probably profit by it next summer. At present it is almost impossible to do the work which directly helps my assigned work. I am going next hour to the discussion of Miss Haight, head of the Latin department, on the historical background of...
Show moreDear Father and Pete: I am glad Irene Mott approves of me, Pete--I surely do approve of her. Also, I do not know Mr. Morton Meyer well enough to know whether that is a compliment or a slam. Which is it? The reading list is very interesting. I shall probably profit by it next summer. At present it is almost impossible to do the work which directly helps my assigned work. I am going next hour to the discussion of Miss Haight, head of the Latin department, on the historical background of Electra, which is to be read by Edith Wynne Matthison. I just came back from the Library, where I read "Celui Qui Epousa Une Femme Muette", the French Club Paly. I signed up for the tryouts. I ought to be able to do something with that, it seems to me. Miss Thallon is back on the job today. I handed in my topic today. I certainly am not feeling decent. Last night I could not make myself go down to dinner, but after resting and half-sleeping for two hours, I felt somewhat better. Otherwise nothing new. The bell has rung for the next hour, so I must beat it. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, September 28,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-09-28
Text: Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is othing much to write after my exhaustive letter of yesterday. Speaking of writing reminds me of the fac[sic] that it would be interesting to get that exhaustive letter which you have threatened to write twice, Pete. I hope it is not going to be like the one which you never wrote about your visit to Princeton last year. I met Caroline Ayer today, Pete. You asked me last year if I knew her. Miss Whylie and Miss Ellory give every promise of beoing[sic]...
Show moreDear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is othing much to write after my exhaustive letter of yesterday. Speaking of writing reminds me of the fac[sic] that it would be interesting to get that exhaustive letter which you have threatened to write twice, Pete. I hope it is not going to be like the one which you never wrote about your visit to Princeton last year. I met Caroline Ayer today, Pete. You asked me last year if I knew her. Miss Whylie and Miss Ellory give every promise of beoing[sic] most interesting and of working us like cats and dogs, principally dogs--I believe they work the harder of the two. I don't think I am going to go into raptures over Zoology. How about those dissecting instruments of yours, Pete? Should I buy some? Let me know immediately, as I cannot wait around about it. By the present aspect of things I should say that Ec is going to be the one class that I can let up in, and I am glad that I will have that, because I am not going to have an easy course by any means. I am going to town this afternoon. I shall leave college Friday on the 4:13, arrive New York 6:15, leave Penn. Station at 7, arrive Broad Street 9:18. I believe that is right. I'll stay over Monday with you. Received your letter, Father. Love, Fannie September 28, 1921
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father and Pete, November 2,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-11-02
Text: November 2, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I don't know how long my letters will be the next few days as I shall be very busy. I have to finish my history topic, write up the last four chem lectures in a very finished form, and get launched on an English topic before Friday. The worst part of the English work is that I cannot think of anything to take for my topic. Well, Mother, I had a new experience today. Heretofore I have always heard the old man's praises sung by...
Show moreNovember 2, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I don't know how long my letters will be the next few days as I shall be very busy. I have to finish my history topic, write up the last four chem lectures in a very finished form, and get launched on an English topic before Friday. The worst part of the English work is that I cannot think of anything to take for my topic. Well, Mother, I had a new experience today. Heretofore I have always heard the old man's praises sung by teachers, etc., but today I heard yours. I managed to get up the courage to introduce myself to the rambling genius, otherwise known as Miss Salmon, and I says to her, says I, "Miss Salmon, my mother has been writing to me to introduce myself to you------Do you remember S. H, '99?" And her face lit up immediately so that I knew she was not bluffing. She said, "Do I remember her? How could I forget her? And you are her daughter! Well, I am certainly glad you told me, and when you write to her give her my very best regards, and if she ever comes here to see you, be sure to bring her to see me. But what I find fault with is, 'why did you wait so long in introducing yourself to me?'" I said, "Well, I wondered how you could remember people after so long a time has past since you saw them". She said, "My dear little girl, don't you know that it is only the colorless poeple[sic], those that go along without taking any interest in anything and that contribute nothing, whom one forgets. But your mother was a very bright, interesting, lively, wide-awake young woman, who was distinctly worth knowing and remembering". !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope that will bring me a drag! I think I shall follow the crowd tonight to Students' and watch the election returns. It only happens once every four years. There is to be a French lecture of some sort eitheth hour. I am going and I'll know more about it after I have been there. We spent the hour in History this morning discussing the value of a protest vote. Miss Salmon is very strong for it, but I cannot see the great value of it. If it accomplished some positive good it might be worth something. She said among other things that the platform of each of the two big parties devoted about fifty per cent of its space to singing the praises of past administrations, forty-eight to knowing the other party, and two percent to a constructive program for the future; whereas the four small parties devote very little space to knocking and none to history of the past. I said then, that is these small parties had ever had any administrations before they would devote just as much space proportionately to telling about them. The whole class started to laugh, but I cannot see the joke in it. She said perhaps that was so. What's so funny in it?Millsy has another Ec sections now, so I guess that means that we gett someone else. I don't think I told you anything about Sophomore Party. The first act takes place in the garden of the hotel of a European summer-resort. Some Vassar Girlds, who have just seen the battlefields, are talking to some ladies who are guests at the hotel. They tell about college, etc., and that gives a chance for about six different choruses to appear and sing songs about college things. The second act is a party the ladies give the Vassar girls in return for the entertainment they had recieved. In this a lot of the talent of the class in fancing dancing was brought out. There was some wonderful interpretive dancing and some very fine exhibition dancing of modern dances. The choruses were all perfectly trained and very well costumed. It is too bad that you did not see it. After the party there was dancing. I danced off and on for about an hour and did not feel any worse for it. My job that night was to usher at the balcony door where all the faculty and people with guests come in. There were a whole lot of faculty who said good-evening to me, including Prexie--who never would on any other occasion! I was supposed to keep all juniors and seniors out. Some managed to get by the first door, and tried to get by me. Certain committees of juniors are allowed in though, also the Phil fire-captains, and their ranks surely swelled that night. I asked one young lady what class she was, and she said, "Miss Sprague, of the Physical Training Department". I felt like such a nut that I looked three times before asking people what class they were after that. I sent the night-letter, in accordance with your instructions. I am continuing to feel better. I recieved your special, Father, and "contents noted", as Grandpa says. Otherwise nothing new. Love, Fannie Hope your expedition to a little town seventeen miles from Boston is successful, Pete.
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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, Father, and Pete, November 11,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-11-11
Text: November 11, 1920 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I just came back from the dedication of the tank. The whole college marched from Taylor Hall to Josselyn Field, singing the Alma Mater, and then stopped in front of the grandstand and sang the Marseillaise. Clifford Sellers welcomed the Frenchman who dedicated the tank, Mireille Hollard, one of our French students, welcomed him in French; and then came the big speech. The man who represented the French government was M. de Sanchez of the...
Show moreNovember 11, 1920 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I just came back from the dedication of the tank. The whole college marched from Taylor Hall to Josselyn Field, singing the Alma Mater, and then stopped in front of the grandstand and sang the Marseillaise. Clifford Sellers welcomed the Frenchman who dedicated the tank, Mireille Hollard, one of our French students, welcomed him in French; and then came the big speech. The man who represented the French government was M. de Sanchez of the economic service of France in the United States. He gave an account of the war history of the tank and of the work of the Vassar Unit at Verdun. It could have been a peppier speech, as well as a more enthusiastic one. Then Miss Margaret Lambie, who was head of the Vassar Unit, spoke. Excuse me from this borrowed Corona!! mine is better than this one, so I think I shall change. I haven't had time to tell you that our petition to the faculty for voluntary attendance at classes went through at the last faculty meeting. They added a provision of their own, however, that if we want responsibility they will give us responsibility, and they have therefore abolished the system of warning, for all except Freshmen. Any instructor, may, moreover, use his discretion about permitting a girl to take her exams who has missed to many classes or may lower her mark for so doing. The faculty, notably Prexie, are of the opinion that it will raise our standard rather than lower it. I am not, but I seem to be of a decided minority. The only way of seeing if a new method will be successful is by trying it, so i guess it does not hurt if we try. I hope it goes all right. I finished my lab work today for all the required work before starting qualitative analysis. I feel as though I am on my feet again in chem. The French club drive is coming along very well. I sat outside the dining-room door before and after lunch and shall do so at dinner tonight, looking sweet and getting subscriptions. Our tags are in the form of shoes. Miss Thallon gave us a five dollar bill! I have a lot to do on my history topic tonight. Well, excuse me from writing anymore on this d_____ typewriter. I am in a rotten humor. Every time it sticks I get a little madder. I am going to take it to town tomorrow afternoon. While it is being repaired you may expect short letters. I didn't tell Lucy you were taking Grace, Pete. I have scarecely seen her to talk to for ages. Speaking of Lucy, Jeanette came over yesterday evening to make me write out a formal statement in her defense in a fight between herself and roommate. Lucy got the impression that Jeannette told me that Lucy is staying up every night until twelve, so Lucy came upon Jeannette in the libe and informed her in great wrath that unlessshe got a written statement from me that Jeannette had not said that she would never speak to her again. She was mad as the dickens. So I wrote out a fool statemtn[sic], which really was funny, even if I do say it myself and Jeannette told me today that that brought Lucy to her senses. I wrote on the envelope, "Testimony of F. H. Aaron for the Accused on the Case of Fellheimer versus Kaufmann". I suppose that is wrong but it was as good legal form as I was capable of. My speech in North dinning-room night before last came off all right, although I was fool enough to be scared silly. What there is to make one lose breath about is beyond me. Perhaps it is because it was the first time that I did it. I am going to sign up for tryouts for Junior-Sophomore debate. I haven't a ghost of a chance, but I might as well try out. The subject is "Intercollegiate Athletics in Women's Colleges". Well, enough for tonight on this typewriter. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, n.d. [postmarked April 19, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-04-19]
Text: no extra laundry cases ,[an] 1 is broken too badly to use again. Sent laundry today. Feel better again today, [sho] far from oK. Wired you yesterday as requested. Hope the wedding present was not too hard to et. Have started to woek on debate again. It will be <april> 29, 4P.M. Love, Fannie Write to me, Pete. that's not the way I treat you in vacations!!!! Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Father and Mother, [February 16, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-02-16]
Text: Friday Dear Father + Mother: I woke up in the middle of the night with a terrific sore throat, and this A.M. reveals in addition to the throat a bad cough and 100� fever. I have sent for the doctor but she hasn't come yet. The infirm. is over-flowing, so I shall have to stay in my room. I am staying in bed + will take good care of myself. 4 P.M. The [nurs] from the office came + took me to the Infirm at 9:30. I'm in the grippe ward with 3 other afflicted ones. Dr. T. was in +...
Show moreFriday Dear Father + Mother: I woke up in the middle of the night with a terrific sore throat, and this A.M. reveals in addition to the throat a bad cough and 100� fever. I have sent for the doctor but she hasn't come yet. The infirm. is over-flowing, so I shall have to stay in my room. I am staying in bed + will take good care of myself. 4 P.M. The [nurs] from the office came + took me to the Infirm at 9:30. I'm in the grippe ward with 3 other afflicted ones. Dr. T. was in + remarked that "Stella Hamburger will be discouraged - She's a nice girl, but she thinks the sun rises + sets in F." All of which lack of medication hasn't improved my throat any. I still have almost 100 fever. My throatis very sore. but my head is better + I have no bodily grippe pains. I slept several hrs. this aft. I am terribly disgusted with myself, but I can't do anything about it. Don't worry - I'll stay here till I"m better + take care of myself. Half the college has either grippe or terrible colds. Helen took my watch home for me. I received [a] 4 or 5 days ago + it still [gains] a lot. Please send [Sam] for it + return it to [Grogan's] + tell them to keep it till it is fixed, or to say if they can't fix it. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, November 21,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-11-21
Text: November 21, 1920 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I did not telegraph and about the arrival of the coat because I had already announced it in your Sunday special before I got your letter. I wore it to chapel this morning and it felt great. It is a bleak, cold, and icy day. In accordance with my new custom, I slept till nine o'clock this morning, took my time dressing, made breakfast in my room, and then went to chapel. I had intended cutting, but one of my freshmen neighbors has been...
Show moreNovember 21, 1920 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I did not telegraph and about the arrival of the coat because I had already announced it in your Sunday special before I got your letter. I wore it to chapel this morning and it felt great. It is a bleak, cold, and icy day. In accordance with my new custom, I slept till nine o'clock this morning, took my time dressing, made breakfast in my room, and then went to chapel. I had intended cutting, but one of my freshmen neighbors has been making such a fuss about the preacher of this morning that I decided to go. It was the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nothern Ohio--I think his name is De Moulins, of some such thing. They had a real Episcopal service, the first that I have ever seen or heard. It was very interesting and very impressive, certainly the most impressive service that I have attended for a regular service--I mean, not a holiday one. He is a very dramatic speaker, and amused me quite a lot, inasmuch as his text was, "Not by power, nor by might, but by my spirit, sayweth the Lord". Only his Lord was honorable Jesus, and then he proceeded to give an enumeration of said gentleman's miracles. It was very interesting, only how those poor dubs can believe all that bunk is beyond me. I just finished my topic on "Survivals of the Frontier". It is a masterpiece--in stupidity. I am now going to study for my midsemester in Ec. Everybody is cramming for it, but I don't think that I will follow the general example. I like to be individual. He always asks thinking questions anyhow, so I don't see much sense in reviewing a lot of stuff in the book. I went to the first Marston New York Philharmonic Concert of the year last night. I enjoyed it very much--don't laugh, Father,--but I had the most helpless feeling when I left the hall, because I knew perfectly well that if they were to start over the play the whole programme through again, I would not recognize any of it. There are only to be two this year, as well as Kreisler, I could not go to any of them. I expect to go off for supper tonight, inasmuch as it is goo-salad night. Mother, I don't think I'll get a dress in New York for several reasons. In the first pleace[sic], I would rather see the doctor first and see what he says about my vacation programme. I have had too much experience not to see the wisdom of doing what I should in vacation, and I want to see what he says first. In the second place, I plan to take the three fifty-eight Tuesday, because it will not be such a rush getting away from here and because I don't want to spend any more time alone in New York than necessary. It is not so much fun. 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Story & Clark Piano Co., Pittsburgh, Pa« Without obligation oa my part sond mo furtiior Laiorin&tloa about your club player-piano offer. Name Address • ^to-iH-l^^^ec/MiPA Mmfi 801 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa. Marcus Aaron Urges Scrapping ÖiAIMn^^ For Benefit of Public Schools Continued From Page One BIG'AMOUNT RAISED FOR DUQUESNE made yesterday thrpugftioiit the diocese, indicate total collections of approximately $350,000.\ One report, ty|pical of what is being done in many paHshes, was made by D. N. Hamill, captain of the teams in St. Oanice's parish, Knoxville. He reported pledges for more than $5,000 to enroll in the! Canfivin club, the three priests of the parish, the Lyceum and the fifth as a memorial to deceased members of the congregation. Other Cane-Tin club members enrolle'd yesterday were the Rt. Rev. Mgr. John Gerzyn-sld, the Rev. Charles M. Keane, the Rev. Frank S. Clifford, deceased priests and parishioners of St. Canice church, St. Canice Lyceum, the Catholic Women's legue, Charles A. Fagan, M. A. Hanlon, Knights of St. George, Thomas McCaffrey, John Francis Regis Burke, the Rev. James Wrobel, Duquesne university class of '16, F. E. McGillick, Mrs. F. E. McGillick, and Mrs. James Reilly. In most of the 290 parishes in the diocese, special collections will be made today to boost the fund. Sermons on the worthiness of Duquesne's appeal will be preached, and the team workers will direct their efforts to having donors double their contributions and to raising special funds to enroll the parish priests and war dead of the parishes in the Canevin club. With only two days remaining to complete the million dollar fund, all of the 5,000 workers^ were on their toes yesterday to finif^h their canvass by Monday night when the campaign ends with a banquet for team captains and other workers in Kaufmann's. In some of the outlying parishes, where dif- have been made to F. W. Ries, Jr., state deputy of the Knights of Columbus, to send one of his "üying squadrons" to help the canvassers. These j^uadrpns are composed of officers of the K. of C. councils and other picked workers, all experienced in conducting mc-<ey-raising drives. They are being insisted in this "clean-up" work by the I^aughters of Isabella. In conection with the donation of $8,000 made Friday by the executors of the W. W. Vilsack estate, tils statement was issued yesterday: "At tlie Duquesne theater for the purpose of securing a fund of $1,000,-000 held yesterday, a statement of not only special interest to the workers present but also of general interest throughout tiie county was made, announcing a subscription of $8f#0O made by Joseph H. Bialas and Terrence J. Sweeney, executors of the estate of W. W. Vilsack, deceased, late of Pittsburg and Braddock, Pa. "It was stated the sum so contributed was to be used as,a fund or endowment which will support four permanent scholarships at said institution, distributive one each to the following boroughs in Allegheny county: Brad-dock, North Braddock, East-Pittsburg and Rankin, said districts N'ng dally named in the will of iht äaid W. W. Vilsack, .deceased, as the benen-ciaries of his large estate, tshich was Harrisburg, Nov. 13.—Making the broad charge that "the wealth of the different school districts in Pennsylvania is divided about as unequally as among individuals," Marcus Aaron, of Pittsburg, member of the state and Pittsburg boards of education, addressing the second annual education congress of the state department of public instruction here today, urged a "50-50" I plan whereby the poorer school districts would be helped by the wealthier school districts through a system of increased state appropriations to education. Urging that our present "antiquated taxing laws" be "scrapped," Mr. Aaron said of the "50-50" plan: "The schools must have just so much money as will enable them to give full educational opportunity to every child in the commonwealth—just so much as will enable them to train, develop and retain for the teaching of all the children, able, contented enthusiastic and zealous teachers with minds and hearts free and independent. "This means that at least in the matter of education no child in Pennsylvania shall be handicapped for life because of the accident of birth or Communal environment, or because of a shortage of properly equipped teachers ^ in such a district. "It means an annual expenditure of at least double what was paid in prewar days, even assuming that the cost ^ of living will rapidly approach the cost i of those days. I "We have learned through the war, I and particularly through the selective draft, that by saving money in public education, 'we are debasing the cur-I rency of the republic.' I "The high cost of ignorance is greater than any possible cost of education. "We have seen the results of the absence of education in Russia with its illiteracy and its ignorance, and the results of the absence of the right kind of education in Germany, where education was perfected to materialistic and militaristic ends. j "When in our own country 10 per cent, of our men betwen the ages of 18 and 25 years cannot sign their own names; when 25 per cent, cannot read a newspaper or write a letter; when a still greater proportion are physically unfit, we may well tremble for the safety of our institutions. At least 2,000,000 children in the United States leave school every year at about the age or 14, or under, to enter industry. More than three out of every four have not reached ; the eighth grade; hardly more than one in two reached the seventh grade.. Al-= most half have not finished the fifth grade. "These children have been in the hands of women teachers almost exclusively, a dangerously large proportion of whom had nothing above a grade school preparation for teaching, and practically all of whom taught for less than laborers' wages. "What are the future prospects for a high human product with this quality of raw materials? "In the past, and very recently, the American people as a whole have shown a gratifiJDg ability to think straif?ht^ through complicated situation "and to register their conclusions by a referendum which was as great and solemn as the occasion demanded. "But we are facing an unknown future. While it seems probable that our nation may retain the power to think straight, to shoot straight, if and when absolutely necessary, and to vote straight, the dangers from an opposite course are by no means past. "It is easy for a free people to forget how its liberties were Won and the difficulties through which it labored to survive. An ignorant electorate is ever the prey of a Lenine or a usurper on horseback. ' "Nothing is more difficult to preserve than the true love of freedom in a free country. I "Being habituated to it men cease to consider by what sacrifices it was obtained and by what precautions and safeguards it must be defended. Liberty itself is the greatest lesson and, in learning it, and encompassing it, we need teachers—the learned, the wise, the just, the free in mind and in spirit. "Thanks to the sincerity, the vision and earnestness of Governor Sproul, who has gone from one end of the state to the other preaching educational preparedness, the controversy over teachers' salaries is over. "Public opinion has crystallized upon the suggestions of Dr. Finegan and all that remains is to write into the statutes of the commonwealth a salary schedule for its teachers that will no i longer bring the blush of shame to the I cheeks of a Pennsylvanian. i "While the people are unanimously in,favor of the immediate correction of the long-standing injustice to its teachers, and the consequent outrage to the most elementary rights of its children, there is only a negative unanimity behind the method of providing the means. "Every group agrees that some other group should pay thf bill; some urge that they are already over-taxed; some that they are sufficiently taxed, while others who have long been peculiarly exempted from forms of taxation commonly employed, have, come to believe that the exemption is by 'Gottes Gnaden,' or, by the grace of ^od. "The average citizen unfortunately is usually too busy with his own affairs to pay much attention to the public's, or even to the affairs of the public's children. Certain legislative and executive machinery has been created, and to it has been delegated the management of the common interests of all the people: At rare intervals the public conscience has been aroused, and thought of the individual diverted from self to the good of all; the occasion over, it generally relapses into a statei of indifference best expressed—'Why »ot let well enough alone?' "The public conscience now awakened must not be allowed to go to sleep. "It is hardly within our province to suggest to the legislature the ways and means of providing the funds. That is for the accredited representatives of the people to work out. "Whether they will scrap our antiquated laws as we do with a piece of :nachinery out of date, and in their given to charity. It was f#iher an- place give us a sample of modern think- ® -. . J;—M___oxrofom nf tflYfitif»« that Will SCl- nounced that the successful jipplicants for these scholarships would selected by the executors of said esHtfe. regardless of creed, from the poor of sa^id boroughs, thus assisting in the general cause of higher education. "This is the first public utterance given by the executors of tht estate as to their intentions and plans df administering the fund of said estate for charitable purposes, the desire of ?aid executors being to create su«fe<eharities ing—a system of taxation that will scL entifically, equitably and automatically provide all the revenue a wealthy and populous state requires—or whether they will patch the old boiler in the hope that it will last yet, awhile, is for them to consider and decide. "It is hardly likey that in this day and generation, and with the people in their present temper, that the schools of the commonwealth shall again be told: 'You can have what is left We ficuu/ ha^bern foundTn covering the as^le^^s^irieVdent^advoVa^^^^^ during ' are sorry it is no more, but we cannot ground within the time limit, appeals his life time.- iee our way dear to levy new taxes/ "Education is the primary business of the state—every child is entitled to a fair and an equal chance. The taxing machinery as at present devised is so framed as to make it impossible for many children to get that 'fair and equal chance.' 'The wealth of school districts is divided about as unequally as among individuals. The result is that there are very material disparities in educational opportunities for the different sections of our state. The great seriousness of these inequalities can only be realized when we stop to think of the fact that in the districts where the people are the poorest we generally find the most children and frequently the greatest poverty of opportunity. We have then the circi^stances that the section of the population where there are the greatest number of children and where these children are in need of the most careful and the most intensive teaching, since they cannot remain as long in school as the children in the richer districts— that these very children are the most nearly neglected by our school system. "The units of assessments for taxation are too small; the assessments are inequitable; the state has no control over assessments upon which local school taxes are levied. "The school districts should be so enlarged and so organized as to equalize the burden as well as the opportunities. Wealthy neighborhoods should bear a portion of the burden of the more needy neighborhoods. "All districts should be compelled to collect locally a substantial amount-say as a minimum of its requirements, one-half—and, above all, the state should contribute the other half. "The state has reserved to itself practically every source of revenue but ■•^one.'. . . "It has the means at hand to collect, if it but devises the method. "It can place its charge where it will be least felt and supplement the revenue of the local district—narrowed in its source to real estate. "Until the federal government becomes the third contributing member of the partnership, as it is already the profit-sharing member, the state can do nothing better than share 50-50 with the school district, the latter being so organized as to enable it more readily to meet the charge upon it. "Education in America has been too long considered a purely local problem. There is an obligation upon both the state and upon the nation. At present 1 per cent, of our national expenditure is for education, while 68 per cent, is for expenses arising from recent and previous wars, and 25 per cent, is for the maintenance of the war and navy liepartments. "England has learned to her cost that education is a national as well as a local responsibility. "In the very midst of the war s passed the Fisher bill, providing millions of ponunds for education, half of which is paid by the nation as a whole and half by the local community. "Ours is the wealthiest nation npoh the face of the earth and bur state is at least second in population and in wealth of all the «tates of the Union. ' "The "statistics of mine, farm and factory of Pennsylvania make a fascinating story. "The earnings of our citizens would have seemed fabulous a few short years ago. Our fortunes have accumulated by leaps and bounds and our balance sheet runs into many billions. "Pennsylvania is properly proud of her history, of her traditions, of her wealth and of her industrial supremacy. "But sometimes pride goes before a fall. " '111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, where wealth accumulates and men decay.' "The state's educational record is a blot upon her otherwise great record of achievement. ^ "The latest official reports show the following: In 1890 Pennsylvania ranked as the tenth state in education ; in 1900 Pennsylvania ranked as the fifteenth state; in 1910 Pennsylvania ranked as the sixteenth state; in 1918, Pennsylvania ranked as the twenty-first state. She was-passed by 11 states during that period. "The question is. How long can Pennsylvania hold her industrial record level with an educational record running constantly and rpaidly down hill? How long will it take the better-trained competitors to pass her? "It is well to be reminded that much of the industrial supremacy of Pennsyl vania is, after all, the result of the material treasure found in the soil of our state. "It is very important for the happiness of our people that ^e hold our po sition industrially; that we grow from strength to strength. It is more important that we do not lose our souls. "The final wealth of Pennsylvania is not its coal, its iron, its gas, its oil, nor any material thing—but its children. "Industry can never hope to triumph while education dies. "The industries of Pennsylvania successfully convert practically all (sf its , material into gold. But thus far Pennsylvania has not been so successful in re-converting that gold into the only thing that gives it real value—human welfare. And just as the real wealth of Pennsylvania, the final asset, consists of the character of the children and the quality.of the youth, so the real conservation must concern itself not with the forest and the mine, but with the resources of intelligence and of moral worth. It is only through these that our people will become socially responsible, loyal and contented. "Real wisdom as well as the soundest and most far-sighted business policy would be to make Pennsylvania and the nation safe by saving for future service every latent ability in every child in Pennsylvania. \ "Col. Roosevelt once said: 'The most expensive crop is ignorance. And the best of all the crops is the children.' "He might have added that the greatest of industries is that which develops from the raw material of ,-cluldhoQd an approved American citizen, sound in body, free in mind and generous in spirit. "For the conservation of that asset, to get the things done that are necessary to be done so that the 2,000,000 children now in the public schools of the commonwealth^ and those that will fc'llow them, are given their chance; for the sake of our state and the permanency of our beloved country and its institutions, we must all of us get behind Dr. Finegan in the constructive work about to be inaugurated. We must, as I know Dr. Finegan intends to do, enlist the interest and support of our captains of industry. We must make them give us a few hours from out of their busy lives to help us in our un- On Thurßday we advertised $0 new Piano^ Player^Piano (xnd Grand Outfits at special prices^ We were besieged by buyers on Friday and Saturday, The response was greater than %oe expected. 20 oi^ these splendid outfits were sold in two days. Only 30 left at these prices, it will pay yon to come early Monday to seem re yomr type of instrument at these reduced prices and terms^ 30 New Complete Piano, Player-Piano and Grand Outfits at Special Prices Used Pianos At Reduced Prices First Come, First Served MASON & HAMLIN, CßAfl walnut casi> . . ^ O U U I/UDWIG, fltlun ebony case ^ I DU STEINWAT, C'^fJE: malio^any case ..,. iP O Ä O S. HAMILTON CX>., maiiogany CAse ö KNABE, mahogany case ., ® f nJ DEOKER, C19C ebony case .. L £äO A. B. CHASE, ^ e 9 C malio^ny case »^ . ^ O Ä O HARDMAN, C 1 ß C ebony case «»t^tP 1 OO McCAMMON, C Q K ebony case • KIJRT5CBIANN, walnut case ..$155 A $2S down payment will be accepted on some of these used Uprights. Xmas delivery if de" sired. Main Store^ New Upright, $295 $25 Cash Payment Convenient Monthly Terms, New Player-Piano, $425 $35 Cash Payment Convenient Monthly Terms, New Small Grand, $875 $50 Cash Payment Convenient Monthly Terms. To get any one of these special priced instruments yon 11 have to come quickly—^before t^ese 30 new outfits are sold, They^re here —on sale at once. But only sale-priced now—to avoid tfie rush of Christmas shopping. So come now to secure yours. Delivered at Xmas if requested. All These Used Player - Pianos Are wnderpriced tor tills »«!«• OnlT « limited »wmber available« Don't delay» he ^«re early tomorrow morning. Main Store. S. HAMIL.TOPr FlxAYMH-PlAWO $595 AMERICAN P I- A Y ER- CQQ^ PIANO, malftoi?. case.....-»pifCF^f $600 KENSINGTON PI.ATER- CJAft PIANO, makds. case,. .. KURTZMANN PI.AYER-PIANO, maiiosrany case. <Only Used a Short Time) MCHNER A SCHOENBERGER PI.AYER-PIANO. ma- CJCI^iL Itoicany emme ............. ^MkU^ß .......$650 A SS6 »aym^ent will' be »lafflcient for Immediate delivery »ome of these Player». Or we wiU deUver it Xmas if yon say so. SPECIAL—A Few Used Grand Pianos Also in This Sale CnBridCERING. mahosaiay ease, at .................. $460 $450 TERMS IF DESIRED Other Stores MHlvale and Wilkinsburg a m ilton s MAIN STORE: 815 and 817 LIBERTY AVE. East Liberty Store 6006-8 Peim Ave, dertaking. From their efforts greater dividends, financial, and of the spirit, will come to them than on any investment they have ever made. ''I believe in the'American business man, and particularly in the business man of our commonwealth. Nowhere else in the world, unless it be in England, can his equal be found in integrity, in vision, and in idealism. His greaest fault lies in failure to .express himself more forcibly in the public's business. "To have him think deeply for an hour upon our problem is to settle it for all time. knows that the^only practical protection of human life and of real property is by the careful, laborious [lucation pf that majority which will i whether right or wrong, in any well managed industry, in-surence is included in regular operating expenses. The cost of this insurance is Äff'ivays proportioned to the risk and the danger. "There are three imminent risks to industry at present: (1) The risk from ignorant Bolshevism; (2) the constant risk and loss from incompetency; (3) th^ risk and loss from dissatisfied em- is has been abundantly shown re-^iy a social e:!Cplosion is far more ;erous and costly than any other. „ 'i' industry to neglect this insurance would be to invite destruction. "A good American public school is the cheapest and best social insurance iu the world. all, because our captains of indufitry have a sense of social justice we may depend upon their co-operation. "Industry has been singularly shortsighted in allowing the radicals, the U^^orant, the discontented to put out itii t^e propaganda. "Again, the only practical and per-majient remedy for error is truth. Truth co^ifs sometimes by inspiration, but for the most part it is the result of earnest inquiry and disinterested study. It may always be spread by education and .training. "IndustrJ^ is justly proud of its part in the preparation for war. But war involves protection and necessarily destruction. » Peace, on the other hand^ is concerned with prevention and construction. "The most profitable thing for industry is to prepare for peace. A nation will always more profitably and wisely spend money for its schools than for shot and shell. . "So, let us have our drive for education. Let us harness the same elements that during the war rose to the occasion to put across the Red Cross, Liberty bonds, the war chests, etc. Let us utilize these same forces and instru-mentaliti-es to create a sentiment throughout the state in behalf of our children that will place the Pennsylvania schools where its wealth and the spirit of its citizens would have them— at th^ very top of the list. "If the public schools are our second line of defense, and I believe they are the first line, we may well conclude that in proportion as we succeed or fail in giving to all the children of all the people their full chance, will we 'nobly save or meanly lose' our last best hope on earth." Today's was the cloMng session of the educational congress, in session three day% With Dr. J. George Becht, deputy sup.öl'intendent of public instruction presiding, the speakers,. besides Mr. Aaron, were: Auditor General Charles A. Snyder, Representative John G. Marshall, Beaver, chairman of the state tax revision commission; Dr^ M. S. Beatus superintendent of schools, Gam- Local Man Possesses Full List Of Electors Who Voted in City When lt Was Classed asBorough Containing the names of some of the oldest families in Pittsburg, a list of the voters in the "Borough of Pittsburg" was recently found by William Robinson, 306 Brushton avenue, among the effects of his father, the late William Robinson, for many years employed at the court house and one of 1 the best known men in the city. The list contains many familiar names, among them Smith and Jones, and subscribed to the bottom oi the document, torn and yellow with age, is this statement: "We do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct list of those persons who voted at the general election held at Pittsburg, in and for the borough of Pittsburg on the eighth day of October, 1805.»' Signed: L. Stewart and Alex Johnston, clerks. The list of names follows: John Wilkins, John Scull, George Cochran, Daniel Kellar, William Eich-baum, John Reed, George Stevenson, John Whelan, James Gibson, George Steward, Joseph McClung, John Os-bom, Henry Haslet, Steel Semple, Alex Johnson, James Ritchey, Tarleton Bates, Hugh Kelly, Samuel McCord, Jacob Haffery, George Shinas, James Dodds, Joseph Gold, Michael Farner, Abraham Watkins, William Boggs, John Spear, Jeremiah Barker, William Lane, Joseph Davis, Thomas Maloney, Alexander McKeever, William Gazzam, Henry Weidner, Alexander Spear, Thomas Lewis, John Sweetman, Abner Updegraff, William Armstrong, James Hardy, James Harrison, Henry Baldwin, Henry By er s, Peter Declary, John Harrison, Thomas Enochs, Robert Campbell, Alex McNickle, David Harlin, Nathaniel Campbell, Thomas Morgan, John MeGreegory, James Riddle, Lewis Reed, Ralph Culbertson, Andrew Richardson, James Stevenson, Arthur Brown, Andrew Robertson, Samuel McG«e, William Irwin, Edward Bnsell, Jesse Cornelius, Robert McGee, William Barrett, Ebenzer Denny, Thomas Baird, Thomas Ferree, Joseph Harper, Robert Henderson, James Kerwin, William Earle, Abner Barker, Thomas Greenough, Thomas Bracken, Joseph Harris, John Wrenshall, John Johnston, John Wilkins, Jr., Samuel Roberts, Isaac Craig, Pressley Nevill, Walter Tannehill, John Neely, Aleic Morrow, William Davis, David McGonigle, Aaron Good- bria county; Dr. Tracy T. Allen, superintendent of schools, DuBois; Maj. Fred Engelhardt, director administration bureau,state department of public instruction, and Dr. Harlan Updegraff, pro^ fessor educational administration, University of Pennsylvania. The congress was called" by. ? Dr. Thomas E. Finegan, state superintendent of public instruction, te find why Pennsylvania was placed twenty-first among states of the union in education, and for suggestion of members. Among the speakers was Col. Leonard P. Ayres, director department of education of the Russell Sage Foundation, whose report placed .Pennsylvania as the twenty-first state in education. win, Robert Semple, David Evans, Nathanial Bedford, Fergus Johnson, Robert D. Taylor, Vallintine Kinzer, James^ O'Hara, Jeffery Scaiff, William Scott/ Isaac Gregg, George Robinson, Peter Mo wry, George McGonigle, Robert Steele, William Herd, James Young, Neal Darrah, William Graham, Charles Campbell, William Martin, George Turner, William Morrow, James Arthurs, Samuel Mercer, John Simms, Lazarus Stewart, James Briseland, William Woods, Boyle Irwin, John Ferree, Robert Simpson, John Irwin Merch, John Darrah, William Roberts, Michael Miller, James Tucker, Robert Smith William Cunningham, John Johnson, Henry Bolinger, Morgan Neville, Thomas Roe, Lewis Warner, John McClintock, David Pride, Nathaniel Irish, Joseph White, Joseph Simnall, 'Benjamin Herr, A. Kirkpatrick, John Simnall, William Nixon, Paul Anderson, Andrew Herty, James Falkner, James Lake, Benjamin Wilson, Moses Foster, William Ralston, Alexander Wills, William Anderson, David McKeeham, William Bleakley, David Pratt, Joseph McCUillough, William Cecil, Jr., Oliver Ormsby, John Patterson, Alexander Fowler, Moses Price, Jonathan Swisher, Francis Logan, Charles Cecil, Thomas Morrow, Nathanial McEwen, John Wills, Peter Wagnier, Joseph McCullpugh, William McCune, John Riggs, Loughlin Campbell, William Bennett, Benjamin B, Hopkins, J^mes Russell, James Copper, John Cooper, Robert Huston, Anthony Drevon, Joshua McCroskey, Timothy Ward, Aaron Ward, James Wills, Jeremiah Sturgeon, James Wills, Jr., James Ross, Archibald Darragh, David McKee, William Hays, Charles Magee, John McLeod, James Rosa, Robert? Knox, James Grant, L. A. Tannehill, Abraham Reichard, David Davis, William Torrence, James Douglafs, William Porter, Robert Knox, John Smith, Samuel Hubbey, John McDowell, Stephen Wiley, Joseph Barker, Lewis Peters, Andrew Robertson, Jr., Thomas Kelly, Robert Peebles, William Dunning, John Heineberger, Robert Spencer, . John Ward, Philip Bradley, Charles Craig, Alexander McLaughlin, Levi Taylor, William Anderson, William Shinas, Peter Kintner, Adam Craig, John Herd, Philip O'Hara, John Hannon, Robert McKee, John Liggit, Samuel Gordin, John Harmin, Lewis Ilger, Samuel Deal, Robert Auld, John Ridenhour, John Roseburgh, James B. Clow, Robert Giffin; James McGonigle, Thomas Wilson, John Fei'is, Daniel McHenry, Samuel Bennett, Eneas McDonald, James Clingan. William Governor, Richard Hancock, James Willock, James Rattle, Noble Willock, John Irwin, Patrick Brannon, Henry Wolf, William B. Irish, Joseph Harbison, John Wise, James Miller, Isaac Boon, Samuel Miller, John Mcllwaine, Elections Tudor, James Irwin, • William Sample George Sutton, Andrew Willoby, John Carson, Walter Lisgoe, Robert Patterson, John Hancock, David Stewart, George Cochran, Paul Vandavert, Thomas Liggit, William Porter, William Fox, William Wusthoff, Samuel Jones, .John Ryan, John Marshall, Robert Peebles-j Alexander Willock, John Thaw, Isaiah Hulton, William Magee, Robert Watson, John Taylor, William Welsh, Jacob Miller, Ladock Cramer, John Fosbrook, Abraham Barclay, Alexander Miller, Woplman Gibson, Matthias Evans, William Mason, Robert Adams, Robert Whitaker, Mathew Barnwell,J John Abright, Peter Vandevert, Simor Small, Henry Perry, John Alford, RoU ert I. Clow, Nathaniel Snowden, Man J field Banton, Riohard Robinson, Andrev» Jamison, Walter Forward, James CaJ, hoon, Joseph Oliver, Daniel Dawson, Philip Qilland, James Robitfsoh, John D. Littleford, Abraham Armstrong, James Morrison, John Barclay, James Mountain, Philip Charker, William Watson, Patrick Newman, Owen Newman, Thomas Magee, William Deal, Richard Cavit, John McCombs, John Little, Benjamin Richards, Edward Bradfield, William Cowan, Isaac Gil-more, James Whelan, John Roseburgh, Jr., John Robinson, John Hains, John Sanderson, John Miller, James Smith, Timothy Murphey, Alexander Shaw, Edward Gowdy, John Gormley, Moses Reed, David Matthews, Anthony Beelen Daniel Craig, John Hastings, John Niniss and William Watson. Well-Known Pastor Is Taken by Death At Allentown, Pa. By Associated Press Allentown, Pa., Nov. 13.—Rev. Milton Ü. Reinhard, a Lutheran minister, who, until his retirement several yeara ago, served a number of congregations in this state, died suddenly of heart failure this ^orning, aged 54 years. 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All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. MONDAY MORNING, NOV. 15, 1920. News Is Colorless. A BLOT ON PENNSYLVANIA. Pennsylvania lias done so much for the Nation and '^o much for the world that it^ importance from the standpoints of patriotism and altruism can never 1)0 minimized. It pays one-tenth of the internal revenue of the United States, this amounting, for the year ended June 30, 1920, to $555,"725,086. It has furnished its share of geniuses in the realm of invention. Its industrial leadership is unquestioned. But, while Pennsylvania hae been so patriotic and so generous in meeting world calls for help, what has it been doing for its own people in the way of education and progressive legislation? What of statesmanship .does it show in dealing with its own social pro'b-lems? Plow does its standing in culture compare with its industrial record? While it is prompt, as it should (be in view of its wealth, |n subscribing millions to aid the needy of other lands, how is its wealth being distributed at home toward the end of providing equal educational opportunities for its own children? .. While demanding, as we must, full recognition o! the great things in patriotism and industry Pennsylvania has accomplished, patriotism and social justice also demand that attention be given to matters in v/hich the Keystone state has been falling behind. Marcus Aaron of Pittsburgh, a member of the state "board of education and also of the board of public education of this city, has given the citizens of the commonwealth something- that should startle them into heroic action to place their state in a fitting educational rank. Among other things, in an address to an assemblage of school men in Harrisburg, he said: ''The state's educational record is a blot upon her otherwise great record of achievement." One of the ^;xplanafions is found in the fact that in Pennsylvania today there are 4,500 teachers who have only an elementary grade education. Overcrowded buildings are another cause. Children in some districts are on l]aif-day sessions. I.ack of teachers has threatened even to closo some of the schools. Kelatlvc to the s-iiUz's educational rank, Mr, Aaron 5ay?;: In J 890, Pennsylvania rank<->d as tenth state in rciucation; in j900, l-flG<-nth; in 1910. sixteenth;'in twenty-first. She lias taetn passed by H state-s , during this period. The question ir^: "How long-can PennsJyU'^ania hold her indus':rial record'With an educational rccord running—-and rapidly—down inll? How long-will it t:Ake better trained ■petitors to. pass her?" It is well to be reminded that much of the industrial supremacy of Pennsylvania is, after tJI. the result of the tnaterial ireasure.s found in the soil of our state. .It is rery importtant for the happiue'ss of our people that we hold our iioi^dtion industri-ally; tha.t we 14row from, streng-th to strength. It is more important that we do not lose our souhs. The final N^'^ealtii of Pennsylvania is not its coai, its iron. Us gas. its oil, nor any material thing—but its chiloren. . That is putting it plainly, but the time has come for plain talk. We must not forget that much of the vs^ealth of the state, its natural resources, was stumbled upon rather than produced by extraordinary skill and mentality. It now remains to apply a just share of this wealth to intellectual advancement. The outlay for education should be in keeping with the financial capacity of the commonwealth. In calling for increased state ap.propriations for the schools, Mr. Aaron emphasizes that "the wealth of the different school districts in Pennsylvania is divided about as unequally as among Individuals.'' He %vould have a system of tax distribution devised so that the wealthier -districts would help equalize con-/lltions in the poorer. Is not that merely in keeping with the functions of a government aiming to provide equal opportunities? Is not it in keeping with the ftpirit of civilization? In view of ^%at is provided by Americans to aid the cause of education in foreign lands, there should be no drawing of the line by wealthy districts against aiding the weaker at home. Particuiafiy when we recollect that Allegheny county, after ifreeing its toll roads and bridges, has had to contribute to freeing those of other counties, some of them also noted for their wealth. It all sums up to this: That Pennsylvania has fallen seriously behind in education and that only the broadest-minded views, backed by corresponding action, will enable it to catch up. The situation is one that will show us and the world just what our com-ro on wealth has in statesmanship or its lack of it. A legislature devoted to small politics at a time like this would worse than humiliating. Forbid that the children of the poorer districts of the state 'be cheated further. Ill fares the land, to hastening* ills a prey. Where wealth accumulates, and men decay.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, December 4,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-12-04
Text: December 4, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is nothing new to tell you today. I copied my paper for English yesterday afternoon and then took a walk with Helen Reid. We landed in an old cemetery, so you see how peppy I was feeling! Then I came back and did some Ec, and last night I wasted the whole evening in the libe trying to get started on my history topic for this week. I just did not seem able to find the right books. I have a full day ahead of me today again. There are two...
Show moreDecember 4, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is nothing new to tell you today. I copied my paper for English yesterday afternoon and then took a walk with Helen Reid. We landed in an old cemetery, so you see how peppy I was feeling! Then I came back and did some Ec, and last night I wasted the whole evening in the libe trying to get started on my history topic for this week. I just did not seem able to find the right books. I have a full day ahead of me today again. There are two sides to making debate! Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, January 16,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-01-16
Text: January 16, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: "A kingdom of priests and a holy people". Yeah, forsooth, verily, nay, moreover. You may not know what this means. It means that I am very busy. "I am very busy" is the clause most frequently used my me in these days, and "A kingdom of priests and a holy people" is you favorite expression, Pete, therefore they must mean each other. I spent three hours more on my psych topic last night, and just about finished it-...
Show moreJanuary 16, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: "A kingdom of priests and a holy people". Yeah, forsooth, verily, nay, moreover. You may not know what this means. It means that I am very busy. "I am very busy" is the clause most frequently used my me in these days, and "A kingdom of priests and a holy people" is you favorite expression, Pete, therefore they must mean each other. I spent three hours more on my psych topic last night, and just about finished it--that is about three more hours. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, January 28,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1/28/20
Text: [Jan. 18] Dear Mother, Your postcard from Charleston [rec'd]. I promised Helen P. to go coasting now, so I'll [worth] letter later in the afternoon. The history exame was very unusual + very surprising. Eight quotations from contemporary sources were given, + we were told to expound (a). the forces making for unity in church, state, + society as shown in them (b) forces making for [disregtion] as [.. .. .] Ex-citing. The strain is over + I feel done up a good afternoon's...
Show more[Jan. 18] Dear Mother, Your postcard from Charleston [rec'd]. I promised Helen P. to go coasting now, so I'll [worth] letter later in the afternoon. The history exame was very unusual + very surprising. Eight quotations from contemporary sources were given, + we were told to expound (a). the forces making for unity in church, state, + society as shown in them (b) forces making for [disregtion] as [.. .. .] Ex-citing. The strain is over + I feel done up a good afternoon's exercise + night's sleep will fix me up. Father is coming back with me tomorrow night. I reserved a room at [Inn] Sons to [Sups salt]. FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron, c/o Mr. Phillip Hamburger Hotel Royal [Poinciarca] Palm Beach, Florida
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 5,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-05-05
Text: May 5, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: We had regular wintery weather last night and it has been pouring all day. The result of our elections of next year's officers was announced last night. The president, Louise Zabriskie, hails from North; the vice-president from Lathrop; the secretary, Sylvia Woodbridge whom you probably remember, Mother--you told me her mother taught in the biology department while you were here--from North; and the treasurer, Betty Cannon, who was one of our...
Show moreMay 5, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: We had regular wintery weather last night and it has been pouring all day. The result of our elections of next year's officers was announced last night. The president, Louise Zabriskie, hails from North; the vice-president from Lathrop; the secretary, Sylvia Woodbridge whom you probably remember, Mother--you told me her mother taught in the biology department while you were here--from North; and the treasurer, Betty Cannon, who was one of our class debaters, from Davison. Betty was also elected head of Speakers' Bureau by the college. She asked me to be on Speakers' Bureau committee for next year. Exciting! I shall have to spend the whole afternoon and evening studying chem for the written tomorrow. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, November 8,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-11-08
Text: November 8, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Debate practice was terrible last night. I came home right after it and went to bed instead of working, but I actually feel rested today. I have another very full day today. The long deferred letter from Wellesley arrived. I can't hand it too much. Spelling seems to be a minor part of her life. Wishing you the same, I remain, Yours truly, Fannie

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, [January 9, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1923-01-09]
Text: [9 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: It is still snowing, and is also quite cold. Hope we won't have another winter like Freshman year. I slept from five to six yesterday, and then from eight to seven, so i feel restored today. I forgot to mention that I had a lower, Helen and I drew lots for the upper and she was the unluck one. I start to write my drama topic today, my last topic of this semester. I spent the morning going over my notes, and I think it will work up better than...
Show more[9 Jan 1923] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: It is still snowing, and is also quite cold. Hope we won't have another winter like Freshman year. I slept from five to six yesterday, and then from eight to seven, so i feel restored today. I forgot to mention that I had a lower, Helen and I drew lots for the upper and she was the unluck one. I start to write my drama topic today, my last topic of this semester. I spent the morning going over my notes, and I think it will work up better than I expected, but it will be hard to write. I went up to the dean's office this morning to see how many hours I have to elect next semester. I only have to take twelve, but I think I shall elect the fifteen I said I would, so as not to drop anything, and then i can always drop a couse if necessary. Love, Fannie Jan. 9 Just had a wire from Louise announcing her engagement to Cass!
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Marcus and Stella Aaron, April 1,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-01
Text: Fly Leaf. English Opinion of the French Revolution - by F. H. Aaron (who doesn't give a d- who thought what). Dedicated in the solitude of the library basement on this first of April of 1922 to Marcus and Stella Aaron at 2P.M.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, February 23,1923
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-02-23
Text: Friday evening Feb. 23, 1923 Dear Mother: Thanks ever so much for sending specials. I'm glad you didn't write or wire Dr. T. She certainly would have resented it - and I wouldn't have been able to blame her! She doesn't court pneumonia any more than we do. She had expected me to leave this P.M. but I asked her if I couldn't stay till morning. She said I could, but would have to leave in the morning as she promised the room to someone. I've been here a day longer...
Show moreFriday evening Feb. 23, 1923 Dear Mother: Thanks ever so much for sending specials. I'm glad you didn't write or wire Dr. T. She certainly would have resented it - and I wouldn't have been able to blame her! She doesn't court pneumonia any more than we do. She had expected me to leave this P.M. but I asked her if I couldn't stay till morning. She said I could, but would have to leave in the morning as she promised the room to someone. I've been here a day longer than anybody else. Most people want to leave - I envy them their energy!I have practically no cold + only a slight cough left, but, Mother, I feel as though I had been in bed for months. My legs feel almost too heavy to move and I have to force the food down. It is so discouraging. I went to my four classes today. I rested an hour after lunch and came back + went to bed at 6. I just sat through them - I feel as if I were in another world. I have been wondering a lot about coming home, but I'm inclined to think that it is foolish to spend a night on the sleeper while I still have any cold at all and am so weak, And by the time I am better there is no point in coming. As for Atlantic, ordinarily I would think it a fine idea butI feel it is very important for you to stay home now and give your treatment the best possible chance. Besides, I don't want to take you away from Father so soon again. The New York girls practically all go home the day they get out of the [Infirm], but that is the disadvantage of being farther away! The debate squad is to be picked tomorrow. Evan told <th> me today she had intended putting me on without any tryouts even if I hadn't gotten sick. I am the only one thus honored!! I think I shall [debate] in both the league and the Williams debate because it will [fmake] me forget my weary self. And when I am feeling punk my normal lack of self-confidence gets to be almost a disease, and debate is the best way for me to get over it. I mustn't give in to it. I went to Ec Sem. this A.M. + while the girls were giving their reports I simply trembled at the thought of reporting 15 minutes - once a week. Isn't it an affliction to be like that? I don't see why I should. Sometimes I can laugh it off and sometimes it just oppresses me - like tonight, as you have probably guessed. I'm going to the dean's office Monday or Tues. about dropping a course. I wish I could see my way clear to dropping Ec. Sem. butI fear it would be a low trick. It will have to be Tolerance - for wich, incidentally, I have done no work at all up to date. Even so that will save from 5 to 6 hours a week - which is a lot. And I'll just buck up about Ec Sem, + give myself a whipping! I'll stay here at college and do what work I can and get started on debate pretty soon, and try to be patient and not get so discouraged again. I'm getting a tonic. I don't know what it is though. Please stop worrying. I'm sure the illness is all out of me. It's merely great weakness now. Love, Fannie [Way] I [ask] who the pneumonia gentlemen were?
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