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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-10-30]
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore, 30 Oct 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am out for classes today. I think yesterday was humbug myself--they took my temperature right after breakfast and it was almost ninety-nine so Dr. T. sent up word that I was to stay in bed. It didn't do any harm, but it was unnecessary. I tried to read some plays for Drama, but I'm not very good on work in bed. So I read the first half of "Upstream" which was much more to my taste. One day is more...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore, 30 Oct 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am out for classes today. I think yesterday was humbug myself--they took my temperature right after breakfast and it was almost ninety-nine so Dr. T. sent up word that I was to stay in bed. It didn't do any harm, but it was unnecessary. I tried to read some plays for Drama, but I'm not very good on work in bed. So I read the first half of "Upstream" which was much more to my taste. One day is more beautiful than another. I hope I'll soon feel like enjoying it. My cold is in my nose, throat, and ears. My ears feel all cloggy, and my throat is rather sore, but not alarmingly so. I am glad I can at least get to my room and get some decent gargle. Mr. Krolik was here Saturday and Sunday. I missed a chance at theater Saturday night, a good Lodge dinner yesterday, and an auto ride to Milbrook in the afternoon. Fine luck!! Love, Fannie Monday Pete, when is Pertha R's birthday?
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-10-02]
Text: [2 oct 1922] Monday evening Dear Mother, Father, and pete: I came back on the three-thirty, inasmuch as there was no room for grown-ups at the children's service and the Memorial Service would have lasted too late for me to get back tonight. I am glad I went--more because I relieved my conscience by going than because I thoroughly enjoyed it. I had a feeling, which was more or less in my mind, that the Heller family were sore that I never go out there, and I think I was right. So i...
Show more[2 oct 1922] Monday evening Dear Mother, Father, and pete: I came back on the three-thirty, inasmuch as there was no room for grown-ups at the children's service and the Memorial Service would have lasted too late for me to get back tonight. I am glad I went--more because I relieved my conscience by going than because I thoroughly enjoyed it. I had a feeling, which was more or less in my mind, that the Heller family were sore that I never go out there, and I think I was right. So i thought I would go, besides which, Uncle Ike would play golf with me on Sunday and take us automobile riding. But I took my clubs for nothing--he went to Cleveland Thursday night and will be gone a week! So saturday night I talked to Aunt Bessie, and Sunday morning played with the kids. In the afternoon we went crabbing at the Woodmere dock, and caught no crabs. in the evening we went to Temple and this morning we went to Temple. I left there at two-twenty. The kids are not a bit well-behaved, otherwise they are very lovable and entertaining. They have great difficulty getting into their heads what college is. Among other things Frances wanted to know if all the "children" go to bed at the same time, and then she wanted to know if the teachers fo to bed when we do. Richard wanted to know if trains run on Yom Kippur. That's what it is to live in New Palestine! I can't say that I enjoy their house--it is one constant Schreierei, and Aunt Bessie does I enjoyed it somewhat. Rabbi Landman conducted services last night. He annoys me beyond measure in the smugness of his ecclesiastical gown. Aunt Bessie says she likes them, because most rabbis are of a very awkward build, and the robes concealmost of them. There is something to that--but I don't think that is why Mr. Landman wears his! He spoke rather well on the subject of Yom Kippur in general--he wailed and wept and rose and fell to a degree only adapted to high holidays. On the way home, Mr. Blumenthal a friend of Uncle Ike's who took us in his car, and who incidentally impresses me as a remarkably cheap N. Y. Jew, said, "He cries pretty that guy!" He read most of the service in Hebrew, which I thought was rather dumb. I have never seen such a homely collection of people in my life. I asked Aunt Bessie if there was something about the N. Y. climate that makes people's noses grow, but she said the only reason I noticed it was that I didn't know the people. Maybe! After Temple she introduced me to Mr. Fried, the ex-president of the congregation, with the little speech that "my niece says she never heard so much Hebrew in any one service before". I thought she was starting to tell him the other remark I just made. Heargued for a minute, and then he agreed that nobody understand it. This morning he read the service, and there were two Hebrew sentences, but I have a suspicion that the reason was ignorance on his part. This morning Rabbi Schwartz of the U. C. faculty conducted. I knew I had seen him somewhere, and I finally remembered him as the boob who was in Pittsburgh one year for the holidays. he has not put on any flesh since--he is as thin as a clothes-pole and in appearance is a cross between Gerald Goldsmith and Uriah Heep, if the latter calls forth the same mental picture to you that he does to me. He preached a very lugubrious sermon on Tears, but since I didn't feel abnormally weepy, I felt like a duck out of water. he spouted all the poetry he ever learned, whether it fit in or now. I think you would like him, Pete. He justifies the "Woe is me", attitude. On the whole I am glad I was there for the holiday. I certainly did not get anything out of Poughkeepsie last year, but there was something missing in this, too. There is something wrong with either me or the variety of religion that exists today--very likely it is with me. But as I said before, I am glad I went. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-10-11]
Text: Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I have your Princeton pictures framed and up--they look very well "indeed". I am very busy today--five classes and to town for my picture after the last one. We do not have chapel Sunday night. However, I very often go to dark music, which comes at the same time. Nothing new. Love, Fannie

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-10-09]
Text: [postmarked 9 oct 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The long-distance system is Main is to have the person ring back. That is what they did last night. They got me just after dinner--they never try to find anyone in the dining-room because it is too big--and i waited a half-hour trying to get Pgh. Then, as you know, I couldn't hear at all when finally we were connected. So long-distance apparently does not pay unless it is something very urgent--from the Mian Bldg, anyhow. Father,...
Show more[postmarked 9 oct 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The long-distance system is Main is to have the person ring back. That is what they did last night. They got me just after dinner--they never try to find anyone in the dining-room because it is too big--and i waited a half-hour trying to get Pgh. Then, as you know, I couldn't hear at all when finally we were connected. So long-distance apparently does not pay unless it is something very urgent--from the Mian Bldg, anyhow. Father, please send a check for $200 for my endowment fund pledge. They came around to collect the other night. Send it to me and I'll turn it in. I am enclosing a schedule. You always want one, Mother. I mailed my special last night just before I spoke to you. I did not write Friday and Saturday because you wrote you would probably be leaving Sunday. I would just as soon not have Lucy till by back history topics are made up, but I shall not tell her that. Elaine Wolfe has just announced her engagement to one Louis Rose of New York. I sent our New Haven hostess some flowers through Salfford's. I trust that was the proper thing to do. I had a letter from Aunt Hattie announcing their intended visit, when I don't know. I'm sorry that you cannot come, Pete. I hope there will be another inducement as strong as the Oxford debate one of these days. Perhaps it will be a Princeton debate. I have been entrusted with the delicate diplomatic mission of writing to A Kabet. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-10-19]
Text: [19 oct 1922] Thursday night Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I shall proceed to answer questions. The weather is very cold here, so cold that I think you might call up Paulson's and tell them tonsend my fur coat now instead of the end of the month. I can use it almost any evening, and it does more good here than at home. I have played no golf. I haven't had time. I have played some tennis, and gone walking a lot. We walked Lucy out to the cider mill Tuesday, Helen and I walked back...
Show more[19 oct 1922] Thursday night Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I shall proceed to answer questions. The weather is very cold here, so cold that I think you might call up Paulson's and tell them tonsend my fur coat now instead of the end of the month. I can use it almost any evening, and it does more good here than at home. I have played no golf. I haven't had time. I have played some tennis, and gone walking a lot. We walked Lucy out to the cider mill Tuesday, Helen and I walked back from the station yesterday after she left, and I went out to the cider mill this afternoon again with a class-mate, Grace McGuire, to be definite. I wear the arch-supports. my feet haven't hurt once since I am back. I hope you told Mrs. Jackson why I hadn't written to Helen. There has been one thing or another to keep me busy ever since the first week, but I think I'll get adjusted this week-end again, and have clear sailing from now on. The Yale lock is on. My room looks very cozy. I am thoroughly pleased with it. My shades were put up today. The window-seat came today. it is too long, but they will fix it for me. I wrote to Albert Kabet Monday and had an answer today. At present our chairman has it. I will mail it to you when i get it back. There is nothing doing. He personally wants it, and so do last year's team, but the faculty committee, Mr. Brown, chairman, are opposed to it because they "fear the wits of the campus". Oh, higher education!! I should like to go to the Yale, game, Pete--if there is noone else you want to take. Lucy and her Father plan to be in New York about a month, she is going to let me know when they decide on their date of leaving. Meanwhile she begged me to come down for a week-end, and I told her that if she is in New York the week-end of that game, that I would stay with them. I don't want to stay in Princeton Sunday--you go there to see your friends, and not to worry with me. I don't mind going back to N. Y. along if I am seen off on the train. Don't you think it is all right for me to do so? Now, as far as my wanting to go is concerned. My heart isn't set on it or anything like that. I simply mean that if you are going and don't want to take anyone else, I shall be pleased to go with you, but I don't want you under any consideration to go just so that I should get there. You know what I think of foot-ball. It is simply the gaity and air of celebration of the occasion that I enjoy seeing. You mentioned Helen and Thanksgiving, Mother. I should still like to go to Baltimore, if nothing interferes. I couldprobably stay in N. Y. over-night and go Thursday morning, and leave Sunday noon. But that is as yet very far off. I did not get my copy of "Upstream", Mother, and I certainly should have by this time. Could you call Miss Downy up about it? I exchanged "The memoirs of Marie Louise" for it. I enjoyed Lucy's visit, although it was quite a time-consumer. We say her off on the 4:13. She seems much better than when I left home. I entertained her by taking her to Tolerance class with me yesterday and letting her watch me be Socrates in a trial of said gentleman. Why those in charge considered me fit for him I don't know. We also had the trial of a Salem witch and the trial of a conscientious objector. I was asked to come to a reception tomorrow afternoon to meet the fourth Oxford man, the Hindu, who is going to speak informally in the Faculty parlor on conditions in India. I think it ought to be interesting. Well, the bell rang five minutes ago, and I have therefore cheated for five minutes, so good-night. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-10-05]
Text: [5 Oct 1922] Thursday night Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is nothing much to tell you--we are working our heads off on the general subject "Resolved that Trade Unionism is Essential to the Progress of Civilization". It is a ridiculous subject, one that allows of infinite speculation, philosophizing, and oratory. From what we can gather, that is their method of debating. The debate has been postponed to next Thursday afternoon--two of them and I will debate the affirmative...
Show more[5 Oct 1922] Thursday night Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is nothing much to tell you--we are working our heads off on the general subject "Resolved that Trade Unionism is Essential to the Progress of Civilization". It is a ridiculous subject, one that allows of infinite speculation, philosophizing, and oratory. From what we can gather, that is their method of debating. The debate has been postponed to next Thursday afternoon--two of them and I will debate the affirmative against their third man and our other two. The latest from them is a wire this afternoon saying that they sail Friday morning, and will not be able to make it unless they complete passport arrangements today. It remains to be seen tomorrow whether they have done so or not. Meanwhile we are working like dogs--academic work being entirely outside the question--and having many sessions with Millsy and other members of the Ec department, who have absolutely put their time and services at our disposal. The other two debaters and chairman are leaving tomorrow at one, arrive New Haven at six, and return Saturday morning, to hear them debate on the League. Considering the shortness of our time for preparation and the fatigue of the trip, I have concluded that it is ridiculous to go. They can tell me about it. Will not telephone tonight, as there is nothing to say, and hate to waste the time waiting for call. Please don't leave until you are all right. In haste, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-09-29
Text: September 29, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I actually managed to get some work done today. We went down town after sixth hour and attended to shades, window-seat, etc. It took a long time. The man who sold us my curtains and stuff Freshman year waited on us. He remembered what I had gotten and managed to match the hangings for the window-seat. We got back just in time for dinner. On the way home I decided to go down to Aunt Bessie's tomorrow on the two o'clock. I have...
Show moreSeptember 29, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I actually managed to get some work done today. We went down town after sixth hour and attended to shades, window-seat, etc. It took a long time. The man who sold us my curtains and stuff Freshman year waited on us. He remembered what I had gotten and managed to match the hangings for the window-seat. We got back just in time for dinner. On the way home I decided to go down to Aunt Bessie's tomorrow on the two o'clock. I have practically no work to do this week-end, and so I decided that since I really must go down there in te near future anyhow, this was the best week-end to go. I don't want to go next week, as you'll probably be here the week after. So I thought I might as well go while the going is god, and stay for Monday too. It worked last year, so it ought to work this year. I don't want the dress. Received the K. and B. suit. Stuff from Welsh's hasn't come yet. Pete, as I have said before--don't let Harry Levi walk all over you. Get the class you want, and let him go to----. Are there any particular books you want for your birthday, Pete? Let me know, as I don't intend to buy some again that you won't condescend to read, and I may have to, if you don't let me know. R. S. V. P. There is nothing new to tell you. Love, FannieMrs. Marcus Aaron 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, PA.Have [we] chafee's a Freedom of Speech? If so, Please send. [env for 29 Sep 1922
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-09-28
Text: September 28, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Helen said to be sure to tell you, Pete, that she sent the indorsed check to you at 14 Story Street instead of 4, and that you should be sure to go there for it immediately. I had a letter from Dorothy. They are suitably located, with plenty of room for me for Thanksgiving. Hope I can go. Also had a long and enthusiastic one from Helen Reid. She is to be in Edmonds Hall. Elizabeth and I walked some Freshmen out to the Cider Mill yesterday....
Show moreSeptember 28, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Helen said to be sure to tell you, Pete, that she sent the indorsed check to you at 14 Story Street instead of 4, and that you should be sure to go there for it immediately. I had a letter from Dorothy. They are suitably located, with plenty of room for me for Thanksgiving. Hope I can go. Also had a long and enthusiastic one from Helen Reid. She is to be in Edmonds Hall. Elizabeth and I walked some Freshmen out to the Cider Mill yesterday. The weather is glorious, the place has been all fixed up, and altogether it was delightful. In view of that, we repeated the walk today with Helen. I find loafing like that much easier and much more like my summer occupations than working. It takes terrifically long to get anything done, but I ought to be back in the way of work by next week, I should think. I was with Jane for a while yesterday. She was quite grown up in appearance since last year, and she is prettier than ever. But of one thing I am sure, and that is that I don't and won't like her roommate at all. She is thoroughly New York and stuck on herself in everyway. I think most of what we see of each other this year will take place in Main. According to your present plans, will you be here two week-ends from now or one? R. S. V. P. There is nothing at all that I want from home, except the stuff from the doctor which he forgot to bring and which you said you would send, but there is no rush for that. Dr. B. is giving me the treatments after chapel. I started yesterday. I left the underwear, handkerchiefs and everything else in that drawer home purposely. I have more than enough here. I like everything about Main except the noisy dining-room, but I guess I will get used to that. Our rooms are perfect. The only thing that I would like would be to have Mart down on this floor, but for many reasons, and all of them good, she thought she had better stay where she is. I think we'll go to town tomorrow in quest of a window-seat and blinds. It may interest you to know, Pete, that Miss Smith said in Drama yesterday that all those who could procure the use of a complete set of Shakeespeare from home or elsewhere, should please do so. Professor Nettleton made a very nice and also witty speech in chapel last night about his desire to know the student-body, etc. He said among other things that after next week he and his wife would have a house in which they could welcome us, that up till now he had slept, or rather tried to sleep, in the Founder's Bed in the Founder'sSuite, and that his admiration for the Founder--particularly for his endurance--had greatly increased! When he started to speak he took out his watch, and he said he did that instinctively, because at Yale there is a very strong feeling that speeches in chapel are unnecessary. He said that once a preacher asked how long he might speak, and pres. Hadley told him they have no time limit but there is a distinct feeling that after twenty minutes no souls are saved! Probably that is old for you, Pete, but I thought it was pretty good. Gossip--Helen tells me that all is off between Leon Falk and Marjorie Klein--that Ruth had succeeded with her mean tongue at last. For particulars inquire elsewhere. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-06-04]
Text: [postmarked 4 June 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am awfully sorry that in my great rush yesterday I forgot to drop you the card which I wrote the day before for the ocasion. I shall wire you tonight. Please bring the exams home with you, Pete. I want them back, absolutely. I thought both the exams in Zo were very fair, only very long. At least in the Zo 12 exam I did both the volution questions, and they took a long time. I stuided[sic] three hours in the aft for history, three in...
Show more[postmarked 4 June 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am awfully sorry that in my great rush yesterday I forgot to drop you the card which I wrote the day before for the ocasion. I shall wire you tonight. Please bring the exams home with you, Pete. I want them back, absolutely. I thought both the exams in Zo were very fair, only very long. At least in the Zo 12 exam I did both the volution questions, and they took a long time. I stuided[sic] three hours in the aft for history, three in the evening, and two this morning before the exam. It was most interesting--little did I ever think that I would say that, Pete! Only I mismanaged my time and had a terrible rush getting through. I had to top for a while today--and went off for lunch, then played tennis, took a back, and straightened up many essential things. I shall do J tonight, and J and Psych tomorrow. The worst of the rush is over. As I stuided[sic] for my exams this semester and realized what wonderful courses I have had, I cannot help feeling that my course cannot be as good next year! I do hope it will be. This semester has been great, in every way. The underwear fits better than what you sent last week. I hope you kept the other five sets at home. I'm terribly sorry I neglected to try it till today.Laundry came today. I sent mine home this week. I had intended to do with the trunks what you wrote. I had a long letter from Henrietta Butler from Paris today. She certainly is having a wonderful trip. I engaged a room for you at Miss Mullaly's for Wednesday night, Mother. You asked what my plans are, Pete. I finish exams at one o'clock Tuesday. I then pack till I finish. Mother arrives Wednesday. We leave e ther Thursday morning or afternoon for New York. Beyond that I have no definite plans, except that I would like to come back for the four days of Miss Hamilton's convention after Commencement, if at all convenient. I got an invite from Al Goorin for the Pi Tau Pi dance, June sixteenth. That poor dumb-bell must think a slap in the face is a pat! i shall write that I may not be home yet then. Love Fannie Thanks for the telegram, Mother.
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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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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-05-06
Text: April May 6, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete. I plead guilty of forgetting to write to you, yesterday, Pete. I went to town and didn't get home in time, and since I had written a special letter home I forgot to do likewise for you. I took my typewriter to town, attended to my glasses, etc., and got home in time for the French play, "Gringoire" in which B& Bishop starred. her French accent is perfect, which is more than her English one is. The Zo written was hard...
Show moreApril May 6, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete. I plead guilty of forgetting to write to you, yesterday, Pete. I went to town and didn't get home in time, and since I had written a special letter home I forgot to do likewise for you. I took my typewriter to town, attended to my glasses, etc., and got home in time for the French play, "Gringoire" in which B& Bishop starred. her French accent is perfect, which is more than her English one is. The Zo written was hard yesterday. I spent the morning on Browning and shall spend the rest of the day doing likewise. Tomorrow will go strong on Psych. Miss Washburn was very lovely, very charming, very sorry, but very firm--she would love to let me listen in Ab. Psych but she allows no listening in any of her lecture courses. So I shall see what I will do. I think that is more a measure of self.defense in her case than anything else. Do you remember Howard Rhineheimer from St & Moritz? He is up here for Senior Prom with one Eonw[sic] Elizabeth Morse. Otherwise I know nothing. The books came & Thank you very much, Mother. I shall use them tomorrow I shall also send the new laundry case home. Don't bother sending the receipt for the present, or whatever you asked about. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-05-02
Text: April, I mean May 2, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: over. I believe I explained yesterday, Pete, why I sent the telegram collect. It was a case of doing that or not sending any, and I supposed you would prefer it this way--knowing what a meagre allowance you don't exist on. Despite my intentions to break my rule and burn the midnight oil last night and stay up until I finished the psych topic, I went to bed at ten. And despite not doing any such foolish studnt, I woke up with a...
Show moreApril, I mean May 2, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: over. I believe I explained yesterday, Pete, why I sent the telegram collect. It was a case of doing that or not sending any, and I supposed you would prefer it this way--knowing what a meagre allowance you don't exist on. Despite my intentions to break my rule and burn the midnight oil last night and stay up until I finished the psych topic, I went to bed at ten. And despite not doing any such foolish studnt, I woke up with a cold this morning. Honestly, Mother, I don't know how I can go to New York and get my topics in on the twenty-fifth of May, when they are due. The penalty for lateness is lowered mark, or incomplete, or whatever they want to do. The only think I can do if I should have to go is to take Browning down with me and read the whole time I am there, and then put in time in the libe on psych when I get back. We have D. S. R. initiation tonight. As far as I could discover, Pete, the debate was not in Sunday papers. I hope you will be able to get the bks. all right, Mother. It will help me tremendously.Mother, I shall send home an extra laundry case today, which just came from L. PK. Helen Redd just received word that she is one of five students in the U. S.--men and women--to receive a fellowhip for one year's study of international law in any European university of Harvard. Isn't that wonderful?
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-05-28]
Text: [28 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing to report except that I studied for exams most of the day, except for the hour that I took a walk and the other three quarters that I played tennis. I wish I had about two days more before exams. Love, Fannie Excuse the wrong side of the paper, Pete. Sunday

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-26]
Text: [postmarked 26 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Do you want to leave Thursday morning or afternoon? R. S. VP. right away so that I can tell Helen. She does not finish her last exam until 12:50, so if we go in the aft, she can go with us, otherwise she can't. I just happened to come across the clipping you sent about Miss Yost today--I had read the wrong side of the paper. This is her first year as Dean of Stanford--she is V. C. '05. I mean Dean of Women. She was taught...
Show more[postmarked 26 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Do you want to leave Thursday morning or afternoon? R. S. VP. right away so that I can tell Helen. She does not finish her last exam until 12:50, so if we go in the aft, she can go with us, otherwise she can't. I just happened to come across the clipping you sent about Miss Yost today--I had read the wrong side of the paper. This is her first year as Dean of Stanford--she is V. C. '05. I mean Dean of Women. She was taught Freshman English, narrative writing, and arguemtnation[sic]. She thought I "had a lot of dope on myself" and quite approved of me--otherwise I couldn't hand her a terrible lot! In that, she showed good sense, however. I went to bed at four-thirty yesterday afternoon in a vain attempt to shake off being sleepy, but as yet feel just as sleepy. I think it is a disease of some sort! I am still buried in "The Ring and the Book". As soon as I finish that, I shall start studying for exams. I have a terrific am't to do for the two Friday Biology ones, and French Rev on Saturday, but very little for J on Monday and Social Psych on Tuesday. That is real luck!This marks the last of Peru, Indiana, with Davison address. I feel more "Seniorish than ever. I forgot to tell you yesterday that the night before Mrs. MacCracked join Peggy Higgins and me and told us that Maizrie was following our example, and had just particpated in her first debate, "Resolved that it is More Profitable to Live in the Country than in the City". Whereupon her grandmother said that she had won the debate, and felt infinitely more important than any of us did in our most glorious moments of victory! She is thirteen and in her first year of high school. I had a letter from Louise the other day Mother. She said she had seen you and you "did look so well". The letter was the heighth[sic] of illiteracy, otherwise very enjoyable. Love, Fannie[eve w/ pm 26 May 1922] Dear Mother: Helen and I got our heads together for an hour and a half yesterday afternoon and decided that we wanted to give a Vassar Endowment Fund dance at the country club the end of June. Now don't laught[sic] but listen to our plan. In the first place, Dot Krolick's older V. C. sister, Rutn Franklin, and another Vassar girl gave one at their club in Detroit Christmas vacation, charged five dollars a couple, and make four hundred and fifty dollars--and they paid for the club and music and everybody has, is doing, or will do something at home efore next fall in the way of earning something because nothing has ever been done like that at home among the elites Jews, at least for ages, and so some people would buy tickets even if they wouldn't come. We don't know officially, but we though we could get the country club and music and what food we would have to buy for $100, and programs--V. C. ones. Then we thought we could charge $5 a couple, and all our pleasure seeking youth at home would come--it wouldn't cost them any more than coming out there for a Saturday night dinner-dance--less, in fact. And then we thought a good many people of "your age" would buy a ticket out of the kindness of their hearts--like a "church benefit", you know! We could work like the dickens ourselves and make sandwiches--and perhaps some kind sould like--well, maybe you, Mrs. Hertz, Mrs. Kaufmann, Cousin Rachel, and a few others, would give us a cake or two. And Mr. Fishel might even give some ice-cream. Then after that, we wouldn't beg any more. We would not have any waiters--we would serve ourselves and get Lucy, Helen J.Class Insecta Order [Orthoptop] Locustetc., and some yo nger kids--fifteen and sixteen year olds who yould feel highly flattered and important, to help us serve. And we would give it a lot of publicity, and be very nice asking people to buy tickets, and we thought we could make somewhere between $200 and #300 above our expenses. We would do a lot of cheap rose and gray decorations and try to make it as Vassar-y as possible. We thought we could seel at tickets to seventy-five couples--counting the kids just younger than us, and kind grown-ups who wouldn't turn you down for five dollars. We think people would want to encourage our good intention, etc. and for the sake of the novelty of it buy tickets, and "think it just grand what college does for girls nowadays, and we do wish we could have had such a privilege, too". It will all depend, or course, upon what happens to me with the M.D.s, but I hardly think anything would interfere so late in June, or very early in July. What do you think of the idea? Throw cold water on it, if you think it is really impossible, but we think it is very hopeful. At any rate, or one thing we are certain--and that is that we are going to earn something somehow this summer for the Fund--and the more we make the merrier. We concluded by saying--that we certainly couldn't lose any money, and so no harm would be done.! P. S. do you think the club might let us have the dining-room floor "cheap" for the cause? I doubt it myself. R. S. V. P. immediately. We have the spirit!!!!!!!!!!!For Mother Planaria Showing alimentary canal anterior end eye spots posterior end redraw [showing] width in [drawing] of alimentary canal < > For Mother
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-05-27]
Text: Dear Mother, Father, and pete: There is nothing new to tell you, except that I wish I would wake up. I finished "The Ring and the Bk." last night, and I am trying to review Zo today. It is deadly studying when you are sleepy. The Bennett School is giving for presentations of "Alcestic" this week-end. I wish I had time to go, but I have to do this exam studying. The The hd[??]s. came--I wrote so the other day. Love, Fannie Saturday. I didn't get Kayser underwear last...
Show moreDear Mother, Father, and pete: There is nothing new to tell you, except that I wish I would wake up. I finished "The Ring and the Bk." last night, and I am trying to review Zo today. It is deadly studying when you are sleepy. The Bennett School is giving for presentations of "Alcestic" this week-end. I wish I had time to go, but I have to do this exam studying. The The hd[??]s. came--I wrote so the other day. Love, Fannie Saturday. I didn't get Kayser underwear last year when I bought my own, Mother. These suit me just as well, in fact I think I like them better because they are a little thinner.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-23]
Text: [postmarked 23 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I said "Amen" at my last topic last night at the stroke of ten and handed it in this morning. All three were very good topics! I am mentioning it, lest Miss Washburn should forget to! What in the world you you want a debate picture, for, Mother? I am going to town late this afternoon to get my watch. I am going to town late this afternoon to get my watch. The weather is marvelous. I tried studying under a tree this morning,...
Show more[postmarked 23 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I said "Amen" at my last topic last night at the stroke of ten and handed it in this morning. All three were very good topics! I am mentioning it, lest Miss Washburn should forget to! What in the world you you want a debate picture, for, Mother? I am going to town late this afternoon to get my watch. I am going to town late this afternoon to get my watch. The weather is marvelous. I tried studying under a tree this morning, but crawling ants on every part of one's system and digesting Browning don't work. J is worth taking, if only for this last month on Browning, I think. The written in it was not bad yesterday, although we were all quite scared of it, and I did some tall reading all day Sunday for it. She allowed us to go to the libe to write, and that always helps. I have not seen Miss H. again since Saturday, although she is still here. I went to chapel last night for the express purpose of hearing her, but she did not speak. I guess she will tonight. She told me Saturday night, when K. Keyes past us, she hardly knew whether to go to see her for a few minutes or not--she was afraid her mother would be hurt if she didn't, but she hated tobore the young lady, and she knew nothing would bore her more than to have to be civil to one of her mother's friends. So my opinion was not unwarranted. Just wrote to Laura. I suppose her father has been pretty sick for a long time, but it is tough luck just the same. Does his being buried in Cleveland mean that they will live there, do you think? Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-16]
Text: [postmarked 16 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing new, but I mustn't set the bad example of "sending postcards two days in succession". Such a thin is never done!! I got four hours on my last topic in last night, but won't have time for any more until the end of the week. I am going outdoors today to try to finish up my field-work in Zo lab. I sent a letter fo you to forward to Mlle. Mother. I thought you would have her address, and I have owed her a letter...
Show more[postmarked 16 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing new, but I mustn't set the bad example of "sending postcards two days in succession". Such a thin is never done!! I got four hours on my last topic in last night, but won't have time for any more until the end of the week. I am going outdoors today to try to finish up my field-work in Zo lab. I sent a letter fo you to forward to Mlle. Mother. I thought you would have her address, and I have owed her a letter for so many months that I no longer knew her street number. She lives with a Mrs. Pritchard, on Forbes, near the library. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-26]
Text: [postmarked 26 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Do you want to leave Thursday morning or afternoon? R. S. VP. right away so that I can tell Helen. She does not finish her last exam until 12:50, so if we go in the aft, she can go with us, otherwise she can't. I just happened to come across the clipping you sent about Miss Yost today--I had read the wrong side of the paper. This is her first year as Dean of Stanford--she is V. C. '05. I mean Dean of Women. She was taught...
Show more[postmarked 26 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Do you want to leave Thursday morning or afternoon? R. S. VP. right away so that I can tell Helen. She does not finish her last exam until 12:50, so if we go in the aft, she can go with us, otherwise she can't. I just happened to come across the clipping you sent about Miss Yost today--I had read the wrong side of the paper. This is her first year as Dean of Stanford--she is V. C. '05. I mean Dean of Women. She was taught Freshman English, narrative writing, and arguemtnation[sic]. She thought I "had a lot of dope on myself" and quite approved of me--otherwise I couldn't hand her a terrible lot! In that, she showed good sense, however. I went to bed at four-thirty yesterday afternoon in a vain attempt to shake off being sleepy, but as yet feel just as sleepy. I think it is a disease of some sort! I am still buried in "The Ring and the Book". As soon as I finish that, I shall start studying for exams. I have a terrific am't to do for the two Friday Biology ones, and French Rev on Saturday, but very little for J on Monday and Social Psych on Tuesday. That is real luck!This marks the last of Peru, Indiana, with Davison address. I feel more "Seniorish than ever. I forgot to tell you yesterday that the night before Mrs. MacCracked join Peggy Higgins and me and told us that Maizrie was following our example, and had just particpated in her first debate, "Resolved that it is More Profitable to Live in the Country than in the City". Whereupon her grandmother said that she had won the debate, and felt infinitely more important than any of us did in our most glorious moments of victory! She is thirteen and in her first year of high school. I had a letter from Louise the other day Mother. She said she had seen you and you "did look so well". The letter was the heighth[sic] of illiteracy, otherwise very enjoyable. Love, Fannie[eve w/ pm 26 May 1922] Dear Mother: Helen and I got our heads together for an hour and a half yesterday afternoon and decided that we wanted to give a Vassar Endowment Fund dance at the country club the end of June. Now don't laught[sic] but listen to our plan. In the first place, Dot Krolick's older V. C. sister, Rutn Franklin, and another Vassar girl gave one at their club in Detroit Christmas vacation, charged five dollars a couple, and make four hundred and fifty dollars--and they paid for the club and music and everybody has, is doing, or will do something at home efore next fall in the way of earning something because nothing has ever been done like that at home among the elites Jews, at least for ages, and so some people would buy tickets even if they wouldn't come. We don't know officially, but we though we could get the country club and music and what food we would have to buy for $100, and programs--V. C. ones. Then we thought we could charge $5 a couple, and all our pleasure seeking youth at home would come--it wouldn't cost them any more than coming out there for a Saturday night dinner-dance--less, in fact. And then we thought a good many people of "your age" would buy a ticket out of the kindness of their hearts--like a "church benefit", you know! We could work like the dickens ourselves and make sandwiches--and perhaps some kind sould like--well, maybe you, Mrs. Hertz, Mrs. Kaufmann, Cousin Rachel, and a few others, would give us a cake or two. And Mr. Fishel might even give some ice-cream. Then after that, we wouldn't beg any more. We would not have any waiters--we would serve ourselves and get Lucy, Helen J.Class Insecta Order [Orthoptop] Locustetc., and some yo nger kids--fifteen and sixteen year olds who yould feel highly flattered and important, to help us serve. And we would give it a lot of publicity, and be very nice asking people to buy tickets, and we thought we could make somewhere between $200 and #300 above our expenses. We would do a lot of cheap rose and gray decorations and try to make it as Vassar-y as possible. We thought we could seel at tickets to seventy-five couples--counting the kids just younger than us, and kind grown-ups who wouldn't turn you down for five dollars. We think people would want to encourage our good intention, etc. and for the sake of the novelty of it buy tickets, and "think it just grand what college does for girls nowadays, and we do wish we could have had such a privilege, too". It will all depend, or course, upon what happens to me with the M.D.s, but I hardly think anything would interfere so late in June, or very early in July. What do you think of the idea? Throw cold water on it, if you think it is really impossible, but we think it is very hopeful. At any rate, or one thing we are certain--and that is that we are going to earn something somehow this summer for the Fund--and the more we make the merrier. We concluded by saying--that we certainly couldn't lose any money, and so no harm would be done.! P. S. do you think the club might let us have the dining-room floor "cheap" for the cause? I doubt it myself. R. S. V. P. immediately. We have the spirit!!!!!!!!!!!For Mother Planaria Showing alimentary canal anterior end eye spots posterior end redraw [showing] width in [drawing] of alimentary canal < > For Mother
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [ca 1922-05-11]
Text: Dear Mother: I tried the Calss-day dress on again last night. The neck is quite a bit too big. I had tho't before that I'd wear it [the;] way + let her fix it when I get home, but I decided last night I could pin it and send it home to be fixed. Ask Miss S. + I'll do whichever you [deside] but RS.V.P. right away so I'll get it back in time. It merely needs taking in, + I could pin it just the rt. am't. Love, F. Please send in laundry some of my home washcloths. I am...
Show moreDear Mother: I tried the Calss-day dress on again last night. The neck is quite a bit too big. I had tho't before that I'd wear it [the;] way + let her fix it when I get home, but I decided last night I could pin it and send it home to be fixed. Ask Miss S. + I'll do whichever you [deside] but RS.V.P. right away so I'll get it back in time. It merely needs taking in, + I could pin it just the rt. am't. Love, F. Please send in laundry some of my home washcloths. I am very short + have been for a long time. [This side of card is for address] Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-08]
Text: [postmarked 8 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I sent the whole morning and half the afternoon reading for my second psych topic, walked for a half hour, and slept an hour. I wanted to do more work, but my pep gave out. Read friend Browning all yesterday afternoon in a steamer chair on the infirmary porch. It was a gorgeous day, so I asked them is I couldn't sit out there. Then got dressed and watched the grand march and first dance of Senior Prom. Worked all last night. And...
Show more[postmarked 8 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I sent the whole morning and half the afternoon reading for my second psych topic, walked for a half hour, and slept an hour. I wanted to do more work, but my pep gave out. Read friend Browning all yesterday afternoon in a steamer chair on the infirmary porch. It was a gorgeous day, so I asked them is I couldn't sit out there. Then got dressed and watched the grand march and first dance of Senior Prom. Worked all last night. And that is my life History. I'll send the names of the books for my third psych topic tomorrow, Mother. And then could you please go over and send them soon, or else send Sam for them, as I want to start it by Friday, if possible. After that I won't bother you. Pete, are you working terribly hard? Hard enough not to bat off for a week end or else a day and a half. What I am driving at is--how would you like to come down for Third Hall next week end? The country is so marvelous now, and plays in the Outdoor Theater are so wonderful that I think you would enjoy it if you have the time. It is always a big college occasion. Let me know if you can come. I imagine you are to busy, but it would be great if you could. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-26]
Text: IK /H^rdi.^. 142 main hai_u vassar college poughkeepsie, n. y. Dear Mother. Father, and Pete: I spent the morning on debate. We had an hour and a half session^'with Miss Blbson this " morning. She was very helpful However, our poor negative team has a tremendous amoujtt of Inforinatior to gather before next Gati^rday, or ri^lday, rather. I shall spend the afternoon on Deaate a.'d the evening on acadeniio work, strange to say! MarJorie Falk is up with Elsa S. for the week-end....
Show moreIK /H^rdi.^. 142 main hai_u vassar college poughkeepsie, n. y. Dear Mother. Father, and Pete: I spent the morning on debate. We had an hour and a half session^'with Miss Blbson this " morning. She was very helpful However, our poor negative team has a tremendous amoujtt of Inforinatior to gather before next Gati^rday, or ri^lday, rather. I shall spend the afternoon on Deaate a.'d the evening on acadeniio work, strange to say! MarJorie Falk is up with Elsa S. for the week-end. They paid me a lengthy call yester-day inorninK. I was dyin- to get the libe, rut I couldn't very well, I am havin,^; Ihe/a over for dinnsr this noon. Second Kali, '^Candida'' was quite ;^'ood la:-rt night. It i^ too bad that they didn't " pick a play with more - than two women's parts, hov/ever. harian Cahill is up for the week-end. She had dinner with me ano went to the play with me last night• Gee, she is brainy!"' Father, do you have storage facilities for coal at the pottery? For how long a period would it be possible to buy coal? Also, is spontaneous combustion a serious dB»wback for storing it? And don't you think that the diffi-142 main hai_u vassar college poughkeepsie, n. y. cultloB Of transportatiO:i, ^ross-haulln^, etc) can ue adequately -^.^ulat?:- o^ tne Iiitc^r ^tate Coa .iBnlü^i an* pL'.iuiv-.t '^^cfu' o.n;'-io- rliliily • "u; ^ Ii r tenpo^ai-,^ px-enent iilaoa:- com l lens ioo, rat v"it:n ^r-./'-'tui« man da t-O".^ povrer.sj TIiuf t; c- ineffIcieu-y cUid coPtli-- uf jov^nr-nment ow-^ei^Hhlp and opox-ation aO .1-1 dB avoid^u, : pi^es^-t (V fj^iC'.^ltieß ta;.e cano f? Tliat 1b lay present stand fcr the last speech. I trust to luck that those who know about Duslness and have practical experience willagree! The pottery information 1b for- me personally, P ease ■ answer immediately, if possible, as I Ü^-ttin^ my speech intooshape on that basis, I haven't done a stroke of academic work since last Sunday! We are planning to leave here Friday morning at ten, and get to Smith about four. The debate ie next Saturday night. Kindly note that I have supplied the desired information» The wldte sweater didn^t fit at all, Mother, BO- I am glad I got such a pretty one here ^t was pure Imck that I waB able' to. Tho other one is beautfful, I thiuk possibly I could wear a size smaller, so I may return142 main hai_u vassar college poughkeepsie, n. y. it and ^et tiie other one Bpring vacation 1*1]. see tonight. ■ It is heantifulT Thanks heaps. May he I can help win the debate on appearancerr/-my new white pleated flannel skl:rt and sweater certainly do look nice! Lkxst get ready for dinner now. It n- a lovely waria day, and very slushy. Will ^e glad to see y<Su at the debate, hut you k..ow best what your strength will allow• So far we aren't very good, but I trust we will be by Saturday! Aren't you just 'a wee bit foolish' to trave] all that distance to hear ■me debate?! Love, Fannie If you go, you had better get Pete to get you a room, as we are having a large delegation, I think, and most of them will have to be put up at Inns, etc., tiie Smith chairman wrote. Wellesley is in quarantine for Scarlet Fever and we dOr^ * t know if their team will come or not, I^d JUöt as soon come home for vacation, and get some good Bridget nourishment.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-05-12]
Text: <Descartes Hobbes Spinoza Leibuitz Berkeley Hume Kant? Locke Brand Bacon> Dear Mother + Father: I feel better today - my head stil feels a little "[Ruder]", but ought to be all right by tomorrow. Nothing new. Exam studying starts today. in earnest. Had another letter from Henri-etta. It's [fuial] - expecting me at 1:10 Wed. on the three-train from N.Y. If you're staying over, could you get my ticket + chair for me. R.S.V.P immediately. If you don't, I'll...
Show more<Descartes Hobbes Spinoza Leibuitz Berkeley Hume Kant? Locke Brand Bacon> Dear Mother + Father: I feel better today - my head stil feels a little "[Ruder]", but ought to be all right by tomorrow. Nothing new. Exam studying starts today. in earnest. Had another letter from Henri-etta. It's [fuial] - expecting me at 1:10 Wed. on the three-train from N.Y. If you're staying over, could you get my ticket + chair for me. R.S.V.P immediately. If you don't, I'll order it from here. Love, Fannie Wed. A.M. Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, Hotel Astor. New York. N.Y.142 Main Hall Vassar College Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-19]
Text: [postmarked 19 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Now for another morning topic-ing. there is nothing to tell you, but I dare not write a post-card again. The Cambridge post-office might object! Yes, there is some news. Bill Wasserman is having K. Stein down at Princeton this week-end and invited her to Prom at Commencement. She cannot go to the latter, but she is going down today. What do you mean when you say Uncle Simon is glad to hear of my progress? If he means health, I am not...
Show more[postmarked 19 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Now for another morning topic-ing. there is nothing to tell you, but I dare not write a post-card again. The Cambridge post-office might object! Yes, there is some news. Bill Wasserman is having K. Stein down at Princeton this week-end and invited her to Prom at Commencement. She cannot go to the latter, but she is going down today. What do you mean when you say Uncle Simon is glad to hear of my progress? If he means health, I am not aware of the fact that I have made any. I had a letter from Aunt Hattie, telling me in case I didn't know it, that I had used very good taste! Classes stop Thursday, June first. I wrote about the dates the other day, Mother. I will be able to make Wednesday afternoon--the only thing is that I would like to know ahead if possible. If the doctor isn't there Thursday, I certainly would like time to fool around up here a little longer. Love, FannieThe low-neck sweater came from Peck and Peck the other day, and fits much better than the large one, but the low-neck is so very low, that I do not like it that way. So Kro is taking them down to New York with her this week-end and will exchange it for me--I did not want to write and have one sent again--on a newly opened charge. Will let you know when she returns Sunday, and you can pay your bill then. Exam schedule:--Zo and Heredity Friday morning. French Rev Saturday morning - 10:50 to 12:50 J Monday morning--I think 8:30 to 10:30 Social Psych--Tuesday morning--10:50 to 12:50 I haven't got a printed schedule here, so I am not certain of the hours for French Rev and J, but I know they are on the mornings of those days--I just don't remember whether they are first or second periods. My Corona will have to go to the factory, so I think I'll let them send it and have it fixed right, so that it will last--and have it shipped straight home. I won't want it after I leave college and before I get home and it might just miss me coming back here.[Mother] Bibliography 1. Coe, George A. "The Spiritual Life Studies in the Science of Religion" Fleming H. Revell Co., Chicago, New York, Toronto, London, Edinburgh 2. James, William "The Varieties of Religious Experience A Study in Human Nature" Longmans, Green, & Co., London and Bombay, 1902 3. Leuba, James H.*
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-15]
Text: Dear Pop: You will no doubt be in-terested to know that your little Earicklioo feels much better today! I had a good sleep last night + my head only hurt a little toda. The oculist kept us 3 hrs. + had drops in my eyes, all to find nothing wrong. We are going to the Moscow Art Theatre Tonight - to show our Russian affili-ations! I was going toread the play today, but my eyes didn't recover from the drops till just a little while ago. I think the headaches must be due to indigestion., and...
Show moreDear Pop: You will no doubt be in-terested to know that your little Earicklioo feels much better today! I had a good sleep last night + my head only hurt a little toda. The oculist kept us 3 hrs. + had drops in my eyes, all to find nothing wrong. We are going to the Moscow Art Theatre Tonight - to show our Russian affili-ations! I was going toread the play today, but my eyes didn't recover from the drops till just a little while ago. I think the headaches must be due to indigestion., and I think careful eating + less rushing will get me over them, possibly with the assistance of some medicine from Dr. Z. Mother certainly seems much better to me than she has for a long time. She looks very well and is much more energetic. I have a hunch this treatment has helped her - I hope my hunch is right. We alked to the old man a few minutes ago. He and Iagreed that the elder mem-bers of the family, whose names I won't mention, have the long distance fever. How fast they make the 'pile' vanish '[thuswise]'! Yours Truly, F. Hamburger Aaron Did Marse get a book from me last week? I sent him one. Give him my love. Spoke to Aunt Bessie. None of them are going to Placid. Talk; talk.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-04]
Text: [postmarked 4 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I said "Amen" over my first psych topic last night. It is twenty-one pages long--I guess they will mark it without reading it, all right. Just when I need it most, my Corona has gone off, and I am using a borrowed one, with a different key-board. If I have time, I'll take it to town tomorrow. Heard Dr. T's first Junior Hygiene lecture last night. Hope the others prove more profitable. I shall have to stew over...
Show more[postmarked 4 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I said "Amen" over my first psych topic last night. It is twenty-one pages long--I guess they will mark it without reading it, all right. Just when I need it most, my Corona has gone off, and I am using a borrowed one, with a different key-board. If I have time, I'll take it to town tomorrow. Heard Dr. T's first Junior Hygiene lecture last night. Hope the others prove more profitable. I shall have to stew over elections over the week-end. They are due on the eleventh. I may not take any more English and double in history instead. I am sick of taking English because I think "I should" I hated Romance last year and I certainly haven't enjoyed J. much this year. And I have come to--the conclusion that it is not training my mind any, because I do very little thinking in class and spend most of the time being bored. We shall see. I should like to take Miss Thompson's "Civil War and Reconstruction" and Miss Brown's "History of Tolerance". But I'll have to work it out and see what is what. If I take English, I'll take the development course in drama..and probably be bored. Excuse the punctuation-- as you notice the period is in the wrong place. Had a letter from Dr. F. today confirming yourtelegram. It certainly seems much more sensible to me to put going to N.Y. off till June. I will be able to finish my work without killing myself this way. Bill W. is not coming, Pete. He wrote to her that he had another engagement. I sis not take up your suggestion, because I have no week-end to play away. The Miscellany had this heading:.."Judges give decision to Vassar". I thought that was very good and very telling. That certainly was exactly the way the matter stood. A friend of mine had a letter from the secretary to the president of Brown. He told her they dent their best-looking representatives and not their best debaters! I am glad we were spared from their best, if there were not the best! Miss Thompson initiated us into Delta Sigma Rho the other night on the steps of Rocky, to the infinite amusement of us and all curious passers-by. I'll tell you all about it sometime, even though it may be a secret!! We elected Betty Cannon president of the chapter for the year, and expect to put it in the Misc as a joke!! Otherwise I know nothing, except that I have to study for a big written in Zo tomorrow. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-05-01]
Text: [postmarked 1 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I forgot to say, Pete, that I sent you the debate telegram collect because I telephoned both yours and the one home from the Lodge before the debate dinner and had no money with me. Hope you don't mind. Evan told me that Gerstenlauer told her that he had been in 24 debates since he had been in college and that fourteen of them have been intercollegiate. Miss Ellery congratulated me today, and I asked her is she didn't think...
Show more[postmarked 1 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I forgot to say, Pete, that I sent you the debate telegram collect because I telephoned both yours and the one home from the Lodge before the debate dinner and had no money with me. Hope you don't mind. Evan told me that Gerstenlauer told her that he had been in 24 debates since he had been in college and that fourteen of them have been intercollegiate. Miss Ellery congratulated me today, and I asked her is she didn't think they had really won. She said, she did, very franky, that she thought they were greatly more convincing than we were. And then she went on to say that she thought it would do Vassar good to have a men's college beat us once. It is now 3 o'clock. I shall work till ten with a half-hour off for dinner, on writing a psych topic. Yesterday was a day gone, as far as work goes. What is your conclusion about monkeying with the doctor after my letter of yesterday, Mother? R. S. V. P. immediately. If I do come Saturday, I guess i had better take the 8:30, since we now have daylight-saving. Love, F.1. Starbuck, Edwin Dilles Psychology of Religion (with preface by Mr. James I London, [Wallet] Scott Std. 1900. 2. James, [Hm]. The Varieties of Religious Experience A Study in Human Nature Longmans, Green + Co., 1917 3. Seratton, George [Malshew] Psychology of the Religous Life London George Allen + Co., 1911 4. Pratt, James Bissett. Psychology of Religious Belief N.[J] [Marrillan Cn.], 1907 Coe, George Albert Psychology of Religion Univeristy of Chicago Press 1917
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-05-24]
Text: [24 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing much new today, except that Miss Hamilton stopped in for a while last night. She is going to J with me in about two minutes. She is going to speak in chapel tonight, and seems nervus at the prospect! I had a satisfactory expedition to town late yesterday afternoon. Got my wathc[sic] and my typewriter, which didn't have to be sent away after all. Played tennis yesterday for the first time, and felt better after it than I have for ages!...
Show more[24 May 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing much new today, except that Miss Hamilton stopped in for a while last night. She is going to J with me in about two minutes. She is going to speak in chapel tonight, and seems nervus at the prospect! I had a satisfactory expedition to town late yesterday afternoon. Got my wathc[sic] and my typewriter, which didn't have to be sent away after all. Played tennis yesterday for the first time, and felt better after it than I have for ages! I am going to play again today. I haven't time for golf. Love, Fannie Wednesday
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-28
Text: April 28, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Tomorrow is "Der Tag". I hope it will be a Vassar Tag. 1923 won the Song Contest for singing and the Seniors won for their song. The ball-game was pretty good, but I don't think i enjoyed it as much as Freshman year. We were out walking from twelve-thirty to three-thirty. This weather if demoralizing, for study, but it certainly heavenly for enjoyment. I came home from the ball-game a little early in order learn my speech for...
Show moreApril 28, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Tomorrow is "Der Tag". I hope it will be a Vassar Tag. 1923 won the Song Contest for singing and the Seniors won for their song. The ball-game was pretty good, but I don't think i enjoyed it as much as Freshman year. We were out walking from twelve-thirty to three-thirty. This weather if demoralizing, for study, but it certainly heavenly for enjoyment. I came home from the ball-game a little early in order learn my speech for tomorrow. I simply won't use notes, and two practices have hardly sufficed to instil the knowledge into me. We were told to read the last chapter of Russell's book on the Philippines, which is supposed to be very good. I shall do so tonight, and then take me over late to the entertainment in which some of the faculty are going to perform. One of the three debate team pictures turned out very well--the other two are terrible, particularly of me. I seem to take about as good a picture as you do, Mother. I had a letter from Dr. F. telling me to comedown again May 6, and if this is impossible, May will see me late some afternoon. The only possible week-day arrangement would be Thursday on the 4:13, due six o'clock, and return Friday morning. Mother, how would you like to come up for Third Hall, Friday night, the welfth, and go down Saturday morning with me? I'd love to have you see a play in the Outdoor Theater, as long as you are coming East. He also told me to write Sunday again to let him know how I am feeling. I have always forgotten to tell you that everybody told me your friend's daughter, K. Keyes, absolutely ruled Lathrop in Freshman room-drawing, saving it entirely for the athletic crowd and their immediate friends, so that she asked everybody whome they didn't want to please not to draw in, because they would be breaking up their crowd, etc. They all said she was very nice in the way she did it, neverthless, it made sort of a select club out of Lathrop. She is rooming with Broughten--they are the two big athletes of the Freshman class. She was up for Treasurer of Athletics with Broughten--the latter got it. Jane got into North with Frances Ward, her friend from Kansas City, and the latter's roommate, Helen Hines, and Mary Nettleton, the daughter of the Yale prof whom the papers announced today as Prexy's "replacer"during his leave of absence next year. Love, FannieDid you attend to my glasses?
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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]

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-23
Text: April 23, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing much to report in the way of news except that I spent three hours after lunch and two after dinner on a psych topic, and plan to spend the rest of today on it, except for two hours this afternoon when I got with Maxine Goldmark, as promised about five months ago, to call on miss Salmon. We certainly are having marvelous weather. The dearth of subject matter is evident from the fact that I mention the weather. But it really does annoy me...
Show moreApril 23, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Nothing much to report in the way of news except that I spent three hours after lunch and two after dinner on a psych topic, and plan to spend the rest of today on it, except for two hours this afternoon when I got with Maxine Goldmark, as promised about five months ago, to call on miss Salmon. We certainly are having marvelous weather. The dearth of subject matter is evident from the fact that I mention the weather. But it really does annoy me to have to work in this weather. I slept late this morning, much to my satisfaction. Had a thank-you letter from Henrietta yesterday. K. Stein informed me yesterday that she will probably ask Bill Wasserman up to Third Hall. She was working next to me in the libe, and when she went for her mail, she brought mine back along I had just finished reading your letter, Pete, when she asked me if I knew him. If that isn't funny, I'd like to know what is. Wishing you the same, I remain, Yours truly, F. H. Aaron
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-20
Text: April 20, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: All I can report is my first debate practice on the opposite side. It seemed to cause considerable amusement to the committee. I told them afterwards that I had told one deliberate lie, and they all said immediately, "One, did you say?" There is a concert of some sort tonight. I know that sounds intelligent, so don't comment Pete) I shall drift over by and by, although goodness' knows, i ought to work. Founder's Day is...
Show moreApril 20, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: All I can report is my first debate practice on the opposite side. It seemed to cause considerable amusement to the committee. I told them afterwards that I had told one deliberate lie, and they all said immediately, "One, did you say?" There is a concert of some sort tonight. I know that sounds intelligent, so don't comment Pete) I shall drift over by and by, although goodness' knows, i ought to work. Founder's Day is next week, so I get out of only one class, as it is Friday! Got a note from Cousin Amerlia today, enclosing a clipping about me and Brown. Look for our picture next week and you will proabably[sic] see it. Burges Johnson told Peggy that he wanted a team picture taken for the papers, and she told him to wait till Brown arrives and let them in on it too. Nothing much new today. I feel sick of the world tonight, but I fear I can do nothing about it, but go to bed. I think a lack of that is probably what causes my distemper. Wishing you otherwise, i beg to remain, Your humble [F.]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-17
Text: April 17, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Thanks very much for you letter, Mother. It came in the morning mail with the card mailed in New York. I do hope the new find will lead to something. I am certainly sick of my usual state of discomfort. You needn't worry about my over-exwercsising [sic]. I won't have time for any such thing. Let me know what Dr. Z. has to say. What does knowing where the spot is whence the trouble comes, prove--I bet it is next to impossible to do...
Show moreApril 17, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Thanks very much for you letter, Mother. It came in the morning mail with the card mailed in New York. I do hope the new find will lead to something. I am certainly sick of my usual state of discomfort. You needn't worry about my over-exwercsising [sic]. I won't have time for any such thing. Let me know what Dr. Z. has to say. What does knowing where the spot is whence the trouble comes, prove--I bet it is next to impossible to do anything for it. How about it? Helen does not want to spend more than $15 for H. Butler, and I think that is enough myself. $30 ought to get a pretty nice present if you think that is too little, then get something for me alone and put my card in. Her address is, 54 Kinsbury Place, St. Louis. I have no idea what is a nice present--I should think you could pick up something at Reizenstein's. Let me know what you do. Peggy Higgins and I came up together Sunday night, and needless to say, there was no studying done by either. She told me about Amherst from A. to Z. They had a marveloustime. They had an audience of 300. The debaters told them they aren't sed to speaking to more than ten or fifteen people. But most of the audience were town people and Smith girls. The debaters were very involved economists, says Peggy, and had they had Vassar's delivery, they would have won. They picked the judges and planned everything they had to say for their prejudices! They admitted it. But Wohlmann couldn't come and they got a Smith prof instead, so they lost! The manager said to her afterwards, "Well, if W. had come, we would have won the debate!" Nice stuff. I haven't time to write any more about it. We had a one hour meeting last night to decide about the time of the Brown debate. An exhibition of aesthetic dancing--someone from N. Y.--has been planned for the same night for the Endowment Fund. We held out last night, but I'm afraid we'll have to give in and have it at 4 P. M. Saturday. I shall have to do some work on it pretty soon. Helen is home again. Slept two hours yesterday afternoon. I'm still waking up at sunrsie. That's where Tennyson goes! Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-11
Text: April 11, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is nothing much to tell you today except that I have spent considerable time fooling with Lucy . Sheis leaving in the morning. It has been great to have her here. I have managed to finish "In Memoriam", but have not copied it yet. I have had no letter from M. W., Pete. Whenever I get one, I'll let you know, but I rather imagine it will be never. I am anxiously waiting to her what you have to say about my Main, room, Mother....
Show moreApril 11, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There is nothing much to tell you today except that I have spent considerable time fooling with Lucy . Sheis leaving in the morning. It has been great to have her here. I have managed to finish "In Memoriam", but have not copied it yet. I have had no letter from M. W., Pete. Whenever I get one, I'll let you know, but I rather imagine it will be never. I am anxiously waiting to her what you have to say about my Main, room, Mother. Your approval is all I need to make me perfectly satisfied. I have dropped in there several times in the last few days, and it certainly seems neither damp, noisy, nor dismal. And I will be able to use my own furniture and rug, which is more than I ever expected to do in a Main single. It has been terribly warm the last two days. The point of that is this--please send in my next laundry whatever respectable summer clothes I have at home. I must have left some at home, although I thought I had not. I don't seem to have very much around here. Now don't laught at this--it hurts my "I told you so" pride--but would it suit you if I came down Friday night on the 7 o'clock, (approximately) and got a few summer dresses that look decent before the Dr. Saturday--not at F. S. I'll come down Friday night unless you wire not to.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-10
Text: April 10, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Lucy came at 11 yesterday morning. I finished the history topic, but cannor get the English in until tomorrow. It is great to have her--but the work! She delivered the various messages. I do not know what madicine you mean, unless Dr. F's and I stopped that when I got the headache. Also, I have neither the time nor the pep to go to Amherst, much as I would like to. Also, she consideres me very lucky to get on south corridor first floor at...
Show moreApril 10, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Lucy came at 11 yesterday morning. I finished the history topic, but cannor get the English in until tomorrow. It is great to have her--but the work! She delivered the various messages. I do not know what madicine you mean, unless Dr. F's and I stopped that when I got the headache. Also, I have neither the time nor the pep to go to Amherst, much as I would like to. Also, she consideres me very lucky to get on south corridor first floor at the chapel end, so I do hope you are satisfied. She agreed that it was much the wisest thing to do, under the circumstances. She brought a cake for us. She is highly amused that I have drawn my room for senior year, and equally amused that I have a freshman "under my wing" just as she had me. Ha ha! Eleanor Wolf is taking us to lunch today. There isn't much time for work when one has a guest, so my letters will be brief. She leaves Wednesday morning. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-04-07

Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-04-10]
Text: [20 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just what is a letter from Pete written in Father's style and signed by Father with Lester's name? That is a little deep. Jeannette could hardly be called a friend of mine. she is highly eccentric. She has some good points. Whatever I saw of her last year, I saw for Lucy's sake, and whatever I do for her this year I do for Lucy's sake. When she comes up here, she invited and announces herself--I have never yet invited her. In...
Show more[20 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just what is a letter from Pete written in Father's style and signed by Father with Lester's name? That is a little deep. Jeannette could hardly be called a friend of mine. she is highly eccentric. She has some good points. Whatever I saw of her last year, I saw for Lucy's sake, and whatever I do for her this year I do for Lucy's sake. When she comes up here, she invited and announces herself--I have never yet invited her. In fact, twice when she has announced herself, I have written to her and told her I was too busy to see anything of her. What did Howard and Ted have to say about me? You arounse my curiosity. I have a debate lunch today, and our first practice seventh and eighth hours. Mother, Third Hall is May 2, Friday night, in the outdoor theater. If it rains, it is the next night, Saturday night. I should hate to miss it. I think the safe thing would be to count on going to New York Saturday, the thirteenth, and in case it has rained and I will not be able to see except by coming back that day, I will come back the same day instead of staying over night. I was in Main yesterday when the lists went up for guest seats, so i signed up and forty-fifth on the list. In cae you would like to, I think you would very much enjoy seeing it. The Brown debate is April 29, at 4 P. M. If we debate in as great harmony as we will look--in white, gray, and green crepe de chine, all will be well. And if they aren't awful lemons, we will get an audience. Otherwise we won't. I think a good plan will be to seclude them the entire day until the debate if they are too awful looking. Yesterday I got a letter from B. W. saying that they had expressed the other hate, Mother, and to return the one I was not pleased with. Meanwhile I and everyone else likes the one I have worn, so I shall keep it and return the other. Nothing new to tell you except that I am terribly, terribly busy. Miss Whylie asked me in Main yesterday how I was feeling these days. I felt better again yesterday, but not so well today. My back still hurts from the investigation tour. Love, Fannie Thursday--search me for the date. I guess it is April 23, Pete.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-04-30]
Text: [30 Apr 1922] Sunday Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: First of all, Mother, the glasses came in the afternoon mail yesterday and fit very well. I shall have to have them adjusted a little. I think the frame is a little short across the face, but it will do till I get home. My others still haven't turned up. As usual, I was quite excited yesterday, and sleepy--for a change- and got no work done all day. I counted on working all day today, but the debaters enjoyed Vassar and staid till the...
Show more[30 Apr 1922] Sunday Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: First of all, Mother, the glasses came in the afternoon mail yesterday and fit very well. I shall have to have them adjusted a little. I think the frame is a little short across the face, but it will do till I get home. My others still haven't turned up. As usual, I was quite excited yesterday, and sleepy--for a change- and got no work done all day. I counted on working all day today, but the debaters enjoyed Vassar and staid till the 4:13, so that is where my day went. But to begin as the beginning. The audience was quite small. No wonder--a gorgeous day, a busy week-end, Saturday, and an old subject. But it was a most responsive audience. They were laughing all the time, it seems to me. The Brown debates were absoluterly marvelous speakers. I never hope to be up against a stiffer set of opponents. They were finished speakers. Their last one, Gertsonlauer, is to be their class-day orator and Commencement Speaker. He certainly oought to be, on the basis of ability. They combined splendid oratory with facts. They pulled off only one oratorical figure that I really objected to. Their first speaker compared the F. with a child that cries for a postol, and of course the child shouldn't get the pistol. So when I got up, I merely turned the figure, and said that they should judge after the facts I gave them, whether it was the child, etc., or the full-grown man demanding his natural right of freedom. And all the audience ha-hahed, which fussed me considerably. And in rebuttal, thinking I was still at Barnard with a speaker still to follow, I asked them to answer three questions, yes or no, and completely forgot I had the last word. But of course that was not disastrous, merely amusing. The judges were Dr. Adams of Yale English dep't, debate coach and teacher of argumentation, Mrs. Whitney, a N. Y. lawyer nd[sic] member of Industrial Commission, supposed to be quite good, and Dr. Denby, President of Packer Institute. The latter voted for Brown. He marked on the stupid basis of points, and they had 26 to our 25. I left out one point accidentally. I wonder what he would have done had I made it! He said, however, that he considered Vassar had by at least 30% the harder side of the question. All agreed to that. Belive me, I did, too. And he congratulated Miss Waller and Mr. Getsonlauder, particularly, for the brilliant work they both did for their sides. You see I wasn't the shining long light I was at Barnard! But Dr. Adams congratulated me personally on "the brilliant rebuttal" I gave. After all, that is where the real shining is. I felt beforehand that my speech had no possibilities in it. In either side, the economic speech is the one that counts. But if I had taken that from Evan she would have had to work out a completey[sic] new speech, and the only purpose of puttng me in was because Cowles was weak and Peggy wanted me to do the best with that end of the subject that I could, since it was a boring part of a necessary division of the debate. The subject-matter was that there were capable of self-gov't, by ability and by what they are dong[sic], and that they maintain law and order in the islanders. And of course everything that I said was against my better judgment. My concluding sentences were respectively 51 and 55 seconds long, perfect grammar--so judged and timed by the time-keepers! I spent three of my four minutes of rebuttal rebutting their marvelouslystrong Japanese speech. It was in substance what I said at Barnard, and stronger and clearer and longer. They certainly made Japan out to be a real menace. Luckily, the night before I did the only new reading I did in this debate, some chapters in Russell's "Philippine Independence". One chapter is devoted entirely to an affirmative view of the Japanese situation. So I lit in to that, and they immediately after the debate all congratulated me on the way I did it. They suggested that we have rebuttals immediately after speeches without any intermissons. Of course we wanted to be dead-game sports, and did it. I think Betty Cannon suffered a little by it, but Evan and I didn't in the least. I think it is a very good idea. None of us used any notes, except in rebuttal, and I didn't use them in that either. I was not nearly as good as at Barnard. I know that, and several of the kids who were down there told me that, too. They said I shone down there, but I was just "very good" here. But they also said it was because of the limitations of my subject, because I was convinced on the other side, and because, my two colleagues were both very good and the difference did not set me off as it did down there. I was not satisfied with myself, neither with the decision of the judges. I felt strongly that they sould have won--in fact, I congratulated them in advance. Prexie thought they should have won, and so id Miss Thompson. I don't know what Miss Ellery thought. I shall ask her tomorrow. Prexie changed his mind after while though, and said perhaps we really did. he was not at all restrained about expressing his opinions! Dr. Adams said we won, on grasp of all points and use of them, debating form, manner, grace, dignity, and good English. He said they murdered the English language, and lowered themselves in doubting the sincerity of such men asa Wilson, etc. They did go too far in that--just because we knocked Wood. He said it wasn't prejudice on his part, either, because he had always voted against Wilson. Mrs. Whitney said we won on knowledge of the subject and use of it--they say big issued better than we did, but left out too many of the small things. The debate was taken down by a stenographer right up in front of the stage. It will be printed in the Debaters' Handbook as one of the six best intercollegiate debates of the year! Prexie presided. Again I was introduced at Miss Frances Aaron. We had a dinner party at the Lodge, at which he and Miss Thompson were guests, Dr. Adams, the debaters, and several committee. At the dinner Peggy handed over the Gavel to Camp for next year. I am delighted she got Chairmanship. The dinner-party was great. I was placed between Wilson adn[sic] Camp, with Miss Thompson and Prexie, one removed on either side. I have loads to tell you about Prexie when I have time. I was impresed by his marvelous facility to mix. I don't think the college in general appreciates that. After dinner we took them to the exhibtion[sic], which was splendid. This Ruth Page stuided under Pavlowa. They had taken their defeat quite hard, and Gertsonlauer was surely and snup up like a clam all evening. However he slept it off and was most interesting today. After the dance we went up to J and danced till 10. This morning we met them for breakfast at 9, then took a walk and took them to chapel. After that we took them to dinner in Main, and then they left. And here I am.I slept from 2 to 7 today. I shall work now from 5 to 10, and then believe me, I hope to sleep. The pictures will be in the papers next Sunday; I am told. Helen Reid is going to teach at the Dwight School next year, English and English history. She will get #50 a week, expenses paid, whatever she means by that. She has to teach only [?m] only [i?om] nine to one. Pretty soft, I should say. Tell Aunt Hattie. Her old principal is still there. I really must work, now that all the excitement is over. Oh yes, there is a little more. Maxine Goldmark, who was up at Amherst, said Brown was at least three times better than they were. Everybody raved about how marvelous they were. They have their Willaims, Brown, Dartmouth debates this Friday. It is on Cancellation of the European War Debt. I should hate to tackle that. Love, Fannie[Too] fond of esteem of world to do anything rash. 6. Goto - fact that 65 % of Japan's [sick] goes to us - is reason enuf that we hold Japan Ec. by throat - [Havocin] trade we could give them terrible. Chinese boycott of. Jap. goods a bitter enuf [ex perisuss] + with them, all depends [n] friendly trade relations M.B. Quote Marquis [Akinna] - h346343 - Russell Japan - 1920 Premier Hara pledged himself to jb. agreement between U.S. + Jab. to protect + [presirae] Phil. autonomy 2. Korea, China, etc. would rebel 3. [we] would protest 4. Raw materials needed ar in other countries, not in Pl. 5. In 1921 - 5 [luisicent] Jap. statesmen assured that japan had over no designs on Phil. Brown-Vassar Debate Assembly Hall April 29, 1922Resolved: That the United States grant immediate independence to the Philippines. Grant means to convey the title of and sovereignty in. Immediate means as soon after the present as the mechanical procedure of enacting the necessary measures permits. Independence means absolute sovereignty. President Henry Noble MacCracken Moderator Judges Mrs. Travis Whitney, Member of New York State Industrial Commission Professor John Adams, Yale University Dr. John H. Denbergh, Packer Collegiate InstituteDebaters Vassar-Affirmative Brown-Negative Elizabeth Cannon, '23 Marcus Milton Bates, '22 Frances Aaron, '23 John Andrew Wilson, '23 Evangelia Waller, '24 Robert E. Gerstenlauer, '22 Committee Rachel Higgins, '22, Chairman Miriam Hussey, '22 Frances Thorndike, '22 Helen Campbell, '23 Maxine Goldmark, '24 Mary A. Crews, '24 Charlotte Carpenter, '22, Secretary[enc w/ 30 Apr 1922]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-04-12]
Text: [postmarked 12 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Lucy left at 10;05 train. We had a terrific storm last night till about eleven. As a result she had a bad form of night mare and spent the whole night in screams. Needless to say, it was none too restful. But it was great to have her, in spite of such incidents. Miss Hamilton is here. I shall see her tonight. Helen is sick. We had quite a time getting her off to the infirm last night. It took several hours of persuasion. She is much...
Show more[postmarked 12 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Lucy left at 10;05 train. We had a terrific storm last night till about eleven. As a result she had a bad form of night mare and spent the whole night in screams. Needless to say, it was none too restful. But it was great to have her, in spite of such incidents. Miss Hamilton is here. I shall see her tonight. Helen is sick. We had quite a time getting her off to the infirm last night. It took several hours of persuasion. She is much better today. I have to call her Mother up tonight. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-04-26]
Text: [postmarked 26 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Sorry I couldn't write yesterday, Pete, but Marse's visit, enjoyable as it was, kept me on the go. I had lunch with him and spent most of the afternoon with him, except for academic interruptions. He left on the 5:31. I went to the station with him. I enjoyed having him very much. We had a great walk out to the Kenyon estate together. There is not much he and I agree on, otherwise all is well. He does not believe in college...
Show more[postmarked 26 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Sorry I couldn't write yesterday, Pete, but Marse's visit, enjoyable as it was, kept me on the go. I had lunch with him and spent most of the afternoon with him, except for academic interruptions. He left on the 5:31. I went to the station with him. I enjoyed having him very much. We had a great walk out to the Kenyon estate together. There is not much he and I agree on, otherwise all is well. He does not believe in college education for girls. Enough said. I have a Heredity written this afternoon, and I know about as much about the little bugs in question as I do about Greek. I also got a notice to come to see Miss Ballantine in office hours. I don't know why. Did I write before that K. Stein told me she had invited Bill Wasserman up for Third Hall? You might look in the Sunday papers for the pictures of the V. C. debaters. We have them taken for that purpose tomorrow. An impressive group! I got a very nice answer today from Schlichting, to whom I wrote for Sunday for their dopeon the judiciary and the Regalia law. It was all bluff, and she practically admitted it! A fine way to win! She ended up by saying, "My best wishes for you and my sympathy for Brown when you meet them with your torough knowledge of both sides. We are betting on you!" I feel confident we will win--I don't know why. And none of us are the least excited. We had a practice of speeches last night, and will do nothing until we practice Saturday morning. We debate at 4. P.M. in Assembly Hall. We then go off to dinner with them and take them to the exhibition dance after that. Nothing else of interest to report. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-04-30]
Text: [30 Apr 1922] Sunday Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: First of all, Mother, the glasses came in the afternoon mail yesterday and fit very well. I shall have to have them adjusted a little. I think the frame is a little short across the face, but it will do till I get home. My others still haven't turned up. As usual, I was quite excited yesterday, and sleepy--for a change- and got no work done all day. I counted on working all day today, but the debaters enjoyed Vassar and staid till the...
Show more[30 Apr 1922] Sunday Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: First of all, Mother, the glasses came in the afternoon mail yesterday and fit very well. I shall have to have them adjusted a little. I think the frame is a little short across the face, but it will do till I get home. My others still haven't turned up. As usual, I was quite excited yesterday, and sleepy--for a change- and got no work done all day. I counted on working all day today, but the debaters enjoyed Vassar and staid till the 4:13, so that is where my day went. But to begin as the beginning. The audience was quite small. No wonder--a gorgeous day, a busy week-end, Saturday, and an old subject. But it was a most responsive audience. They were laughing all the time, it seems to me. The Brown debates were absoluterly marvelous speakers. I never hope to be up against a stiffer set of opponents. They were finished speakers. Their last one, Gertsonlauer, is to be their class-day orator and Commencement Speaker. He certainly oought to be, on the basis of ability. They combined splendid oratory with facts. They pulled off only one oratorical figure that I really objected to. Their first speaker compared the F. with a child that cries for a postol, and of course the child shouldn't get the pistol. So when I got up, I merely turned the figure, and said that they should judge after the facts I gave them, whether it was the child, etc., or the full-grown man demanding his natural right of freedom. And all the audience ha-hahed, which fussed me considerably. And in rebuttal, thinking I was still at Barnard with a speaker still to follow, I asked them to answer three questions, yes or no, and completely forgot I had the last word. But of course that was not disastrous, merely amusing. The judges were Dr. Adams of Yale English dep't, debate coach and teacher of argumentation, Mrs. Whitney, a N. Y. lawyer nd[sic] member of Industrial Commission, supposed to be quite good, and Dr. Denby, President of Packer Institute. The latter voted for Brown. He marked on the stupid basis of points, and they had 26 to our 25. I left out one point accidentally. I wonder what he would have done had I made it! He said, however, that he considered Vassar had by at least 30% the harder side of the question. All agreed to that. Belive me, I did, too. And he congratulated Miss Waller and Mr. Getsonlauder, particularly, for the brilliant work they both did for their sides. You see I wasn't the shining long light I was at Barnard! But Dr. Adams congratulated me personally on "the brilliant rebuttal" I gave. After all, that is where the real shining is. I felt beforehand that my speech had no possibilities in it. In either side, the economic speech is the one that counts. But if I had taken that from Evan she would have had to work out a completey[sic] new speech, and the only purpose of puttng me in was because Cowles was weak and Peggy wanted me to do the best with that end of the subject that I could, since it was a boring part of a necessary division of the debate. The subject-matter was that there were capable of self-gov't, by ability and by what they are dong[sic], and that they maintain law and order in the islanders. And of course everything that I said was against my better judgment. My concluding sentences were respectively 51 and 55 seconds long, perfect grammar--so judged and timed by the time-keepers! I spent three of my four minutes of rebuttal rebutting their marvelouslystrong Japanese speech. It was in substance what I said at Barnard, and stronger and clearer and longer. They certainly made Japan out to be a real menace. Luckily, the night before I did the only new reading I did in this debate, some chapters in Russell's "Philippine Independence". One chapter is devoted entirely to an affirmative view of the Japanese situation. So I lit in to that, and they immediately after the debate all congratulated me on the way I did it. They suggested that we have rebuttals immediately after speeches without any intermissons. Of course we wanted to be dead-game sports, and did it. I think Betty Cannon suffered a little by it, but Evan and I didn't in the least. I think it is a very good idea. None of us used any notes, except in rebuttal, and I didn't use them in that either. I was not nearly as good as at Barnard. I know that, and several of the kids who were down there told me that, too. They said I shone down there, but I was just "very good" here. But they also said it was because of the limitations of my subject, because I was convinced on the other side, and because, my two colleagues were both very good and the difference did not set me off as it did down there. I was not satisfied with myself, neither with the decision of the judges. I felt strongly that they sould have won--in fact, I congratulated them in advance. Prexie thought they should have won, and so id Miss Thompson. I don't know what Miss Ellery thought. I shall ask her tomorrow. Prexie changed his mind after while though, and said perhaps we really did. he was not at all restrained about expressing his opinions! Dr. Adams said we won, on grasp of all points and use of them, debating form, manner, grace, dignity, and good English. He said they murdered the English language, and lowered themselves in doubting the sincerity of such men asa Wilson, etc. They did go too far in that--just because we knocked Wood. He said it wasn't prejudice on his part, either, because he had always voted against Wilson. Mrs. Whitney said we won on knowledge of the subject and use of it--they say big issued better than we did, but left out too many of the small things. The debate was taken down by a stenographer right up in front of the stage. It will be printed in the Debaters' Handbook as one of the six best intercollegiate debates of the year! Prexie presided. Again I was introduced at Miss Frances Aaron. We had a dinner party at the Lodge, at which he and Miss Thompson were guests, Dr. Adams, the debaters, and several committee. At the dinner Peggy handed over the Gavel to Camp for next year. I am delighted she got Chairmanship. The dinner-party was great. I was placed between Wilson adn[sic] Camp, with Miss Thompson and Prexie, one removed on either side. I have loads to tell you about Prexie when I have time. I was impresed by his marvelous facility to mix. I don't think the college in general appreciates that. After dinner we took them to the exhibtion[sic], which was splendid. This Ruth Page stuided under Pavlowa. They had taken their defeat quite hard, and Gertsonlauer was surely and snup up like a clam all evening. However he slept it off and was most interesting today. After the dance we went up to J and danced till 10. This morning we met them for breakfast at 9, then took a walk and took them to chapel. After that we took them to dinner in Main, and then they left. And here I am.I slept from 2 to 7 today. I shall work now from 5 to 10, and then believe me, I hope to sleep. The pictures will be in the papers next Sunday; I am told. Helen Reid is going to teach at the Dwight School next year, English and English history. She will get #50 a week, expenses paid, whatever she means by that. She has to teach only [?m] only [i?om] nine to one. Pretty soft, I should say. Tell Aunt Hattie. Her old principal is still there. I really must work, now that all the excitement is over. Oh yes, there is a little more. Maxine Goldmark, who was up at Amherst, said Brown was at least three times better than they were. Everybody raved about how marvelous they were. They have their Willaims, Brown, Dartmouth debates this Friday. It is on Cancellation of the European War Debt. I should hate to tackle that. Love, Fannie[Too] fond of esteem of world to do anything rash. 6. Goto - fact that 65 % of Japan's [sick] goes to us - is reason enuf that we hold Japan Ec. by throat - [Havocin] trade we could give them terrible. Chinese boycott of. Jap. goods a bitter enuf [ex perisuss] + with them, all depends [n] friendly trade relations M.B. Quote Marquis [Akinna] - h346343 - Russell Japan - 1920 Premier Hara pledged himself to jb. agreement between U.S. + Jab. to protect + [presirae] Phil. autonomy 2. Korea, China, etc. would rebel 3. [we] would protest 4. Raw materials needed ar in other countries, not in Pl. 5. In 1921 - 5 [luisicent] Jap. statesmen assured that japan had over no designs on Phil. Brown-Vassar Debate Assembly Hall April 29, 1922Resolved: That the United States grant immediate independence to the Philippines. Grant means to convey the title of and sovereignty in. Immediate means as soon after the present as the mechanical procedure of enacting the necessary measures permits. Independence means absolute sovereignty. President Henry Noble MacCracken Moderator Judges Mrs. Travis Whitney, Member of New York State Industrial Commission Professor John Adams, Yale University Dr. John H. Denbergh, Packer Collegiate InstituteDebaters Vassar-Affirmative Brown-Negative Elizabeth Cannon, '23 Marcus Milton Bates, '22 Frances Aaron, '23 John Andrew Wilson, '23 Evangelia Waller, '24 Robert E. Gerstenlauer, '22 Committee Rachel Higgins, '22, Chairman Miriam Hussey, '22 Frances Thorndike, '22 Helen Campbell, '23 Maxine Goldmark, '24 Mary A. Crews, '24 Charlotte Carpenter, '22, Secretary[enc w/ 30 Apr 1922]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-04-29]
Text: [postmarked 29 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Exam schedules just came out. I have both Zos the first Friday, French Rec Saturday, J Monday, and Social Psych Tuesday morning. That is some rushed--I shall have to study hard for both the Zo exams, inasmuch as they are lecture courses principally. We had debate practice this morning, so as to give me the opportunity of rebutting once on the affirmative. It went all right. They just came. I haven't seen them yet. Their coach ar...
Show more[postmarked 29 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Exam schedules just came out. I have both Zos the first Friday, French Rec Saturday, J Monday, and Social Psych Tuesday morning. That is some rushed--I shall have to study hard for both the Zo exams, inasmuch as they are lecture courses principally. We had debate practice this morning, so as to give me the opportunity of rebutting once on the affirmative. It went all right. They just came. I haven't seen them yet. Their coach ar manager or whatever you call him, didn't even come along. I am all excited, incidentally, dead tired. They sent a huge box of flowers to us--I don't know if they expect us to wear cut flowers or what. Off to lunch, and I hope to sleep after that. How about coming up for Third Hall, Mother? Let me know, I can get a room for you if you will come. Love, Fannie How about the glasses? Mine haven't been turned in anywhere.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-04-04]
Text: [4 Apr 1922] Tuesday Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: At least I know why Barnard won the debate. I quote from LeBon's "The Crowd":--'To Convince the crowd the speaker must affirm very emphatically, and he must repeat the affirmation of the fact continuously, as emphatically as possible, and as nearly in the same words as the original statement as possible without becoming monoronous. In no case must he attempt to reason, argue, or explain. As soon as he does this, his...
Show more[4 Apr 1922] Tuesday Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: At least I know why Barnard won the debate. I quote from LeBon's "The Crowd":--'To Convince the crowd the speaker must affirm very emphatically, and he must repeat the affirmation of the fact continuously, as emphatically as possible, and as nearly in the same words as the original statement as possible without becoming monoronous. In no case must he attempt to reason, argue, or explain. As soon as he does this, his power of conviction is lost". Me for a psuchological treatment of Brown! I am installed again in 203 D. I just spent an hour putting the room in order. It is too bad you are not here to see the result. I fear it will not long remain this way! Today was not as successful a study day as yesterday, but I got some work done. I also wrote some letters, for mental diversion. I could not keep up the brain speed of the last few days indefinitely. I shall have my back topics up to date before next Monday. I can then go full speed on psych without interruption until those three are well out of the way. Would that I had been here the whole vacation--I could then spend most of my spring on the golf links. What's the use of learning, anyhow? Just wrote to Henrietta Butler telling her I couldn't make St. Love, Fannie[enc w 4 Apr 1922] Dear Mother: Please don't forget to send my green crepe de chine summer dress in the next laundry. That will be plenty of time. You need not send it in a special box. Also, will you please look in the new chiffonier in the little room and send all the white and black silk stockings that I left at home. I think I must have left some home, as I think i have more than I can find here. I will be wearing them soon again. If there aren't any there let me know, and I will buy some. Also, you never told me the point of sending the new pin-cushion when I had one. R. S. V. P.--not that I don't appreciate it. I got sick this morning. I went to the libe to work--I thought it would be just as easy to sit in one place and there as sit in bed, but after two hours the pain came on good and h[ard], so I came back to my room and went to bed. I had the janitor send over to Main for my suitcase. It is eight o'clock now, and I feel fairly comfortable, but I had as close a repetition of Glenwood Springs as I car[e] tp have for quite some time. My bladder pain was much worse ever since Sunday noon--in fact, it was bad enough to keep me from going to sleep easily Sunday and Monday nights. It let up after I got sick--but the additional cramp pain was unusually bad. I think both are over now though, so don't worry. i wrote about it simply because I thought perhaps you should know in connection with the various doctors, etc. Needless to say, I was not good for much [over]studying, but I think I shall do some in bed now. It was maddening to have my well-mapped out day thus disturbed, but on the other hand I prefer that to missing classes. The chances are I would not be ready to see the doctor Saturday anyhow, having felt so badly this time, even if room-drawing did not take place. So make the appointment for Saturday a week, the sixteenth. You can tell him, if you want, that at no time since the treatment have I felt any better, but that Sunday and Monday I felt much worse. Perhaps one treatment wouldn't have much effect. We shall see. I haven't given up hope yet--although I did yesterday! I think it wiser to give up Amherst under the circumstances. If I had been able to go to the doctor this Saturday I would still want to go, but since I can't, I don't feel that I can afford to miss classes during the week--and I don't want to put the doctor off still another week after that, lest whatever good effect might be gotten should be lost through too long a delay between the two treatments. Don't you think I'm right? As I said, I just wrote about the bad pain because I thought you ought to know. Don't worry about it, please, because it is probably all over. It is probably due to the lateness, plus the plentiful poking around I have had lately. Love, Fannie Let me know what you do about N. Y. also what Dr. Z. has to say.288 Main St. Poughkeepsie N. Y. [Mother][Mother]
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-04-22]
Text: [postmarked 22 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just a line before lunch. I have to beat it over to the libe right after lunch. I worked from eight-thirty to ten-thirty and it is such a glorious day that we then proceeded to walk for two hours. Jane and I walked out to the cider-mill yesterday afternoon. The weather is marvelous. Heard an excellent lecture last night by Miss Drew of Girton College on "The Recaction from Tennyson". Mother, don't buy and launcry cases at...
Show more[postmarked 22 Apr 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just a line before lunch. I have to beat it over to the libe right after lunch. I worked from eight-thirty to ten-thirty and it is such a glorious day that we then proceeded to walk for two hours. Jane and I walked out to the cider-mill yesterday afternoon. The weather is marvelous. Heard an excellent lecture last night by Miss Drew of Girton College on "The Recaction from Tennyson". Mother, don't buy and launcry cases at home. I'll get one at Luckey's. The one you sent last week is too heavy. Jane and I almost died lugging it home yesterday. It would be terribly foolish, Father, to come for debate. It is the same subject--the debate is at 4 P.M. Saturday. That means no one will come. And I am spending very little time on it, so I won't be good. I'd rahter have you the week later for Third Hall. You wouldn't forget that in a hurry. Besides which, I am so terribly busy that I would not be able to spend any time with you at all. I shall have to work the whole day after it, On Sunday. Suit yourself, but it is most ridiculous. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-03-13
Text: March 13, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I hope the Barnard drug-store won't be robbed over the week-end. I don't think I would enjoy such excitement. I dropped Aunt Bessie a line today. It was not an urgent invitation, but I was afriad they would be sore if they didn't get a letter from me and should see it in the paper. They are pretty efficient at getting sore, and I don't want to give them a chance. Peggy got a fine letter from the Barnard chairman. They realize...
Show moreMarch 13, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I hope the Barnard drug-store won't be robbed over the week-end. I don't think I would enjoy such excitement. I dropped Aunt Bessie a line today. It was not an urgent invitation, but I was afriad they would be sore if they didn't get a letter from me and should see it in the paper. They are pretty efficient at getting sore, and I don't want to give them a chance. Peggy got a fine letter from the Barnard chairman. They realize that the other colleges have not appreciated their rotten spirit in the last few years, and they were given to understand that if they did not change their tactics they would be dropped from the league. She asked us to come down as early Friday afternoon as we could, and offered us the hall for practice Saturday morning. Bish got a wonderful letter from Line Ware '20, the Marian Cahill of the year before last and the year before that--a marvelous girl, the best athlete, debater, and highest Junior Phi Bet, of her day--exhorting us to do our best and uphold Vassar's dignity and "avenge the way we were treated there two years ago". She is teaching at the Baldwin school in Bryn Mawr. She is coming up for the debate. So is Marian Cahill. And we are going to have a fine delegation, too. I am so excited! I saw the official list of the Holyoke delegation today. Mary Armstrong is not listed, but the girl whom she had with her at New Haven, Nevin, is. Do you remember, Pete? Peggy got the bright idea today that the negative is inflexible and somewhat illogical. So we spent an hour straightening that out, and then I went over to Assembly and talked for a while, for practice. Debate aprees with my academic work. Miss Whylie read my Keats paper, which happened to be on Byron--The Prinsoner of Chillon, Critically Considered--to the class. She thought it was excellent! Haha! And last semester I wrote a superficial one-hour paper on a plan of study for Coleridge the week before inter-class debate, and she told me it was excellent. And I slaved ten hours over a Shelley paper and she said it was good, but not as good as the Coleridge paper. Helen and I got a letter from Henrietta Butler asking us to come out for her wedding, April 24. I'd love to do it, but I simply couldn't unless I got one of my psych topics out of my system during vacation. It is on a Wednesday. We shall see. I would love to go, but it is a long trip, although in point of time it is more convenient than going to Pittsburgh. I am going to do my topics on "Crowd Psychology", "The Religious Consciousness" and "The Psychology of the Race Problem". Don't you think that will be interesting. But ninety hours worth is not so "grand!" I will let you know, Pete, about coming to Boston as soon as I know what I am to do about doctors. I should love to come. Could I leave here Saturday night and get there in time Sunday. That would suit me perfectly, and I could then get a lot of work done, here.Helen returned from Atlantic last night. The Jews still flourish, she assures me. She met Mrs. Lewin there, who told her that Pauline said that I certainly am different from college than I am at home! She also met the famous Alma Davis, concerning whome Ms Lewin said to Helen: "She is making a coast to coast tour in search of a husband, and stopping long wherever advisable". An angelic remark, but I suppose not so far wrong at that. Well, I guess I cheated debate of enough time already. This is my Tuesday letter. I sent post-cards today. I am going to have my debate "marcel" Wednesday. Would that the judges were influenced by the quality of one's marcel! Take it easy while you can, Mother. This from the old lady, who thinks it the best thing on earth for her that she has been exceedingly busy. Love, Fannie Write to me Saturday to Aunt Bessie and she can bring the letter in is she comes to the debate.
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-03-09
Text: March 9, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: This is the last letter probably, that you will see until next Friday's, so appreciate it. Debate Council is writing to Taft today. They tought it a good. Alos, listen to our take of woe. Messieurs James McDonald, Irving Fisher, and James Harvery Robinson have all expressed their regret at not being able to judge at Vassar. So Peggy has taken to State Commissioners of education. She is going to invite Finley, and if he regrets as he probably...
Show moreMarch 9, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: This is the last letter probably, that you will see until next Friday's, so appreciate it. Debate Council is writing to Taft today. They tought it a good. Alos, listen to our take of woe. Messieurs James McDonald, Irving Fisher, and James Harvery Robinson have all expressed their regret at not being able to judge at Vassar. So Peggy has taken to State Commissioners of education. She is going to invite Finley, and if he regrets as he probably will, she will invite Dr. Finegan, Do you suppose he would possibly come? I wish you had a state Board meeting this week and could tell him to come--expenses paid! If he turns us down, i guess maybe I won't recommend anybody else. We had a two and a half hour hash meeting this morning, to which we had Miss Gibson of the Ec department come and answer questions on economic matters. I fired about twenty different questions at her, and certainly from the viewpoint of ec, the affirmative has it all over us. Apperently none of our economic arguments will hold water. What I wouldn't give to be affirmative, but of course nobody will switch with me. I am not allowed to talk to any of the affirmative team for five days, until whatever negative ideas I can get into my head take firm root there! I think the best negative appeals are Irene Mott's stories of her visit there, but unfortunately anecdotes don't prove much. My slave is working hard--and so am I. Jane came to get me at twelve-thirty to introduce me to the famous Howard Wasserman who expressed his desire to meet me. I doped it out thus, he knows I am Pete's brother and doesn't see how Jane could have as a good friend the sister of such a high-brow. I certainly was not impressed. He is homely as mud, but unusually agreeable. He told me the next time I came to Philly, to be sure to have Jane let him know. That's just why I go on expeditions to Philadelphia! I put in an eight, rather nine, hour day yesterday and finished my history make-up. I still have J on my hands, and shall do as much as possible of that today. Helen is going to Atlantic Wednesday to spend the week-end plus two days with her Mother. Hane's Mother is coming east for vacation, so I guess she won't come to Pittsburgh. I still think i shall have to put in a few days here, either at the beginning or at the end, but preferably at the beginning. Let me know whenever you come to any doctor conclusions. When are you going to Boston, Father? Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-03-08
Text: March 8, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I sent my letter special yesterday because I could not get it off in time for the afternoon mail. These are busy days. I have written my Keates paper but not coppied it yet--it will only be one day late getting in. That's not so bad. I have a Zo written Friday on the work of the semester so far. I shall have to study a good bit for that, but from Friday on for one solid week the amount academic work I do will consist entirely of going to...
Show moreMarch 8, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I sent my letter special yesterday because I could not get it off in time for the afternoon mail. These are busy days. I have written my Keates paper but not coppied it yet--it will only be one day late getting in. That's not so bad. I have a Zo written Friday on the work of the semester so far. I shall have to study a good bit for that, but from Friday on for one solid week the amount academic work I do will consist entirely of going to classes. I wish I had one more week to get some more dope on the Philippines. As to your coming to Barnard, Father. I think I expressed my views yesterday, although I did not know then that you would be travelling about that time. You are welcome to come, but you certainly "will not see me at my beat". What I mean is, I am comparatively uninformed on the subject and hence lacking in confidence. I have gotten dreadfully nevrous everytime I have been out for practice so far, and if having an audience will indrease that, I cannot promise you not to bungle the whole thing. However, your being there will not affect me one way of the other. I should certainly not mind your being there. if it will give you pleasure, come by all means. If you would be coming to please me, don't come, because I will no doubt disappoint you. And if you do come, remember that I have done my debate work under exceptionally hard circumstances this year, and therefore it is not up to par. In spite of that, however, I am as good as any except one of the affirmative team who stay here. Incidentally, she and I are going to go over to Students' every day from now until the debate and make speeches from the platform to see if we can't snap out of this nervousness. The point is, I didn't do it last year or in inter-class this year, don't ask you outright because I cannot promise a good debate. We had no answer from Taft--as yet. Herbert Adams Gibbons gives references, all for independence. And we counted on him for anti-Japanese stuff! We had practice this afternoon, to which I came late because of seventh hour class. I refused to cut it--a two hour course in which I have already missed four lectures. I think I am right. We have hash two hours tomorrow afternoon, and practice Friday night. Marian Cahill is coming up for the week-end. That ought to help some. Miss Ellery was great in conference last night. She was most interested in my work--asking if I had caught up yet, etc. and how debate was coming--then she asked me two simple questions about the period I missed and proceeded to give me a twenty-minute lecture. I wouldn't have had to do more than two hous or work--instead of which I did ten. After the conference the honorable Peggy Higgins herslef, who constituted herself my committee coach, went over arguments with me for an hour. Then I came home and went are coming to Barnard, as well as Maxine Goldmark's and Bish's, so with you too if you come, we will have a sympathetic if not a thoroughly interested audience.There is a Harold Bauer concert tonight. I am going for a half-hour and I haven't even business for do that. What date are you goin to Boston, Father? Whenever the doctors decide what I am to do, I will be able to plan my vacation accordingly. I shall have to put in two or three days here at one end or the other. Two ought to be enough. I would like to go to Boston if possible. Let me know as soon as you know. I shall go to town Friday in quest of a white skirt for debate. Luckey's have a skirt making dep't. Howard Wasserman is famous through being a friend of Jane's Pete, and Jane being a friend of mine, I have heard of him frequently. Don't give them a lot of dope about yourself for Detroit, Bump. Just tell them you are my own big Bump. Stevie next Sunday night. I think I shall have to go. Remind me to tell you sometime about prexie's discussion of religious groups on the campus, sometime. in some strange way I did not record two checks--that way my mistake. That is about all I know, I think. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-03-12]
Text: [12 March 1922] [Sunday night] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I promise to be a better correspondent after debate. And I told Jeannette the same thing about being a good hostess. I had debate practice Friday night and when I got back at ten fifteen found her here. At elven[sic] I told her I didn't care if she was going to bed or not--I was. I had her sleep in Helen's room. Saturday morning I had to waste time taking her off to breakfast. I then went to town, and finally and with a...
Show more[12 March 1922] [Sunday night] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I promise to be a better correspondent after debate. And I told Jeannette the same thing about being a good hostess. I had debate practice Friday night and when I got back at ten fifteen found her here. At elven[sic] I told her I didn't care if she was going to bed or not--I was. I had her sleep in Helen's room. Saturday morning I had to waste time taking her off to breakfast. I then went to town, and finally and with a lot of trouble, succeeded after wasting over an hour down town, finding a very pretty ready-made white homespun skirt at a little shop near here. I promptly invested and kicked myself for wasting the time down town. Then I took lunch with Edith Lowman and Jeannette at the Inn, and wasted some more of my crowded time. I then felt that I had discharged the duties of hostess, when the guest knew ahead of time that I had no extra time on my hands, and went to the libe and worked on debate. i certainly have done painfully little reading. Father, will you please tell me how if free tariff between us and the Ph. were removed, the tobacco exported to the US ($10. 500,000) would have a duty of $30,000,000, or three times its value? I never heard of such import duties--perhaps you can enlighten me. Gen. Wood said that in the report of the Wood--Forbes Commission, any-how. Second Hall, "A Kiss For Cinderella" came off wonderfully last night. It was splendidly done. It was not over till almost midnight. I slept till ten this morning, worked till dinner time--on academic work, strange to say--and after dinner Jane, Kro, Eliz. B. and I went for a long walk. it is a gorgeous spring day. i the secluded myself in the debate room and worked some more. Peggy Higgins came over after dinner to show me a telegram from the Barnard chairman inviting the team and delegation of fifteen to the matinee Saturday afternon. She asked us to wire the number coming and the play we want to see. She asked me which i would rather do, go to theater, go to the dean's reception, which is the customary method of entertainment, or do nothing. I said, go to theater by all means. i can't imagine anything worse than doing nothing the whole afternoon, and I think it would be equally nerve-wracking to stand and talk at a big reception for two hours, as the team had to two years ago. Peggy answered that we would be glad to go, and that we wanted something "new and light". She said she thoroughly objected (to me) [to] our going to see some deep tragedy. We are sending a deligation of about twenty down, some of the biggest girls in the Senior class are going. That ought to make it somewhat peppy. I head the hall we talk in as about the size of Taylor Hall, and that they don't often have much of an audience. I shall see. I am terribly excited about it, I know that. Would that my knowledge were wider and more in my head than my filing-box! Holyoke i sending its team, three alternates, a coach, a faculty member, and thirty delegates, among whom is listed Mary Armstrong. I guess I won't have a chance to see her.No mail from any of you yesterday. I should like to hear whether you are coming, Father. If you do, I do hope you won't be disappointed. Is Marse perchance coming? Marian Cahill is up for the week-end, but she didn't get in in time Friday night to hear anything but the rebutals. She is coming to the debate. I shall have to work all evening. Spring is here, and I have ninety hours of social psych to do between now and June! Ha ha! I plead guilty of forgetting to write yesterday, in the rush of going to town, working in the basement of the libe all afternoon, going to Second Hall and trying to show Jeannette at least a bit of attention. I shall therefore wire you tonight that I am still alive and kicking, and got quite rested over the week-end, in spite of working very heard[sic]. Would you, Mother and Father, feel at all like spending a week in Atlantic during vacation? Because then I would stay here long enough to do one of my three psych topics (30 hers) in addition to the history one. Otherwise, if I come home, I would not want such a short time at home and would leave here either Saturday or Sunday night--as soon as I finish the history topic. If you don't want to you will of course say so. The reason I thought of the possibility was because when we were in Atlantic, you asked me how I would like to spend vacation there. R. S. V. P., and soon. Perhaps you want to stay home for a while now, Mother. And I would not want to do it if you couldn't come, Father. R. S. V. P. Father, if you come to N. Y., I wish you could come up and hear our practice debate in the morning, and pass judgment on my economics. I know about as much about the effects of changes in tariff, imports and exports, etc., as the man in the moon, and I don't think the committee knows much more. Would you do that, if you come? Or at least see me, and let me talk to you, before the debate? We are probably going down Friday afternoon. We stay in a Barnard dorm--guest rooms. This is Sunday night--I probably won't write tomorrow because there will be nothing to say. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-03-01
Text: March 1, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just to show you that I still know how to write letters even though I have not the time to do so! I have a social psych written first hour tomorrow, debate practice tomorrow night, and an otherwise full day. I will be third negative speaker as well as negative manager. And I still have as the sume total of my knowledge the Wood-ForbesCommission report! We had a "hash" meeting this afternoon. We will have to eat Barnard alive. Two things...
Show moreMarch 1, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just to show you that I still know how to write letters even though I have not the time to do so! I have a social psych written first hour tomorrow, debate practice tomorrow night, and an otherwise full day. I will be third negative speaker as well as negative manager. And I still have as the sume total of my knowledge the Wood-ForbesCommission report! We had a "hash" meeting this afternoon. We will have to eat Barnard alive. Two things worry me--one is that I can't see the negative of the question by any manner of thinking--from my limisted evidence of conditions--I can't see the harm of giving the Philippines their independence right away if the want it, as they certainly do. Anybody who has any brilliant suggestions to offer may do so--they will be gratefully recieved. The other point that bothers me is that I certainly have the two worst of the six speakers on my side, and I think we have the harder case to argue. I have had a full day today, every hour busy. I just spent an hour catching up on the newspapers, and shall spend the evening reading a book on the Filippines by a Filippino for background.Munro's exam may be all right, Pete, but I'm glad I didn't have to take it. I think it is good in that educational tendencies certainly are drifting away from fact-knowledge more than is good for one's mental state--according to my way or thinking. Therefore stuff like that is good, every now and then. Nevertheless, I prefer V. C. exams. I object to having Ashinsky called "cheif rabbit of Pittsburgh", in the N. Y. Times or anywhere else. I guess you will miss him, Mother. I noticed that you forgot the books, Mother, and I in turn hurry, forgot to put them in the laundry which I sent today. i shall do so next week. Miss Smith took me into her room to show me your tulips. She seemed most pleased, etc. i wish I had time to write more, but I didn't even have this much time. in case you should be writing to Aunt Bessie, please don't mention that I am debating at Barnard, because Unle Ike once said that if I should go there, he would most certainly come in to hear me, and I don't want him there. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-03-03]
Text: [postmarked 3 March 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There isn't much to report in this grind's life of mine. I spent all yesterday afternoon and shall spend all of this afternoon and evening finishing my history make-up. I shall ten tell Miss Ellery that I am ready for my oral quiz. We had a debate practice last night--team vs. team. We were rotten. If only I had the time to do more reading, I would be ten times better. But I simply can't. Peggy certainly gave us the most...
Show more[postmarked 3 March 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: There isn't much to report in this grind's life of mine. I spent all yesterday afternoon and shall spend all of this afternoon and evening finishing my history make-up. I shall ten tell Miss Ellery that I am ready for my oral quiz. We had a debate practice last night--team vs. team. We were rotten. If only I had the time to do more reading, I would be ten times better. But I simply can't. Peggy certainly gave us the most complete blowing up I ever hope to listen to. I was on the point of giving up this morning, since debating means that I must stay over part of vacation and do topics, and that thought does not thrill me particularly. I can't even do justice to my debate work, keeping up with classes, much less atempting any topics. But they certainly do need me, good or bad, so I refrained. However, don't be surprised any day if I announce that I have dropped it. I hate to do a thing half-way, and wear myself out doing it. And those long history and J topics must be in before the middle of April, and three psych topics by the end of the semester. Bish had a letter from her parents saying that they would be at the debate in full force. At least there will be two people in the audience. Barnard is not famed for he numbers in which they turn out.I had to miss what was supposed to be a very fine lecture on Alaska last night for debate practice. They wanted a meeting this morning, but I said I absolutely had to go to lab. I did so, and in one more hour I shall catch up to the class. By tomorrow night I shall have finished all my makeup. The dress came, Mother, and it is great. The stuff from the drug-store was all right, too. The magazine has not come. I don't see how my account at the bank could have been overdrawn. The most startling thing I have to announce is that my friend the socialist Caroline Whitney lived true to her principles in saying that marks aren't "worth a damn" and refused to join the noble institution of Phi Beta Kappa when invited to do so. It takes backbone to do it, I think. She discussed her attitude with me quite at length, and ended up by calling to me, "I hope you will have good enough sense to turn it down next year", and I answered that I didn't think I would ever be worried by the possibility of getting the chance to do one thing or the other. Senorita Agostini got it, as did also three members of my class, two of the three being somewhat grindy as well as brainy, and the third, Margaret Cheney, being decidedly brainy, interesting, and a participater in practically all forms of non-academic activity. That is real ability, to my mind. Helen Reid did not get it. Love, Fannie
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Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-03-09]
Text: Thurs. P.M. Dear Mother: Do you suppose you could send me my brown straw hat (Aunt Hattie's) + I'll try to be spring'y for Barnard. Mr. Jordan could pro-bably pack it. Lucy has had them sent - I know - in hat-boxes with a frame of board strips to protect it. If it can't be done, don't bother. The blue winter will do then. Is Father coming? Also - if you haven't thrown away last Sunday's [Fimes], cut out the resume of the [Saceo-Veregette] trial history +...
Show moreThurs. P.M. Dear Mother: Do you suppose you could send me my brown straw hat (Aunt Hattie's) + I'll try to be spring'y for Barnard. Mr. Jordan could pro-bably pack it. Lucy has had them sent - I know - in hat-boxes with a frame of board strips to protect it. If it can't be done, don't bother. The blue winter will do then. Is Father coming? Also - if you haven't thrown away last Sunday's [Fimes], cut out the resume of the [Saceo-Veregette] trial history + send it in my next laundry. This between gym and debate. Love, Fannie< > Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh Pa.
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