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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, March 8,1922
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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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, n.d. [postmarked October 18,1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-10-18]
Text: [postmarked 18 Oct 1920] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I had not intended writing today again, but when I received the third of your letters which arrived today, Pete, I could not refrain. Of course I realize that your saying you hoped inviting M. W. met with Father's and Mother's approval, I realized that you expected me to comment! I feel duty-bound to do so, at any rate, I am going to--whether you like it or lump it. My reasons for refusing were two. First of all, I thought I...
Show more[postmarked 18 Oct 1920] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I had not intended writing today again, but when I received the third of your letters which arrived today, Pete, I could not refrain. Of course I realize that your saying you hoped inviting M. W. met with Father's and Mother's approval, I realized that you expected me to comment! I feel duty-bound to do so, at any rate, I am going to--whether you like it or lump it. My reasons for refusing were two. First of all, I thought I would be just as well off if I did not go. Secondly, I thought if I refused, perhaps you would get up courage to invite somebody not Henrietta or me, inasmuch as I realized also that certain characteristics of yours which I will refrain from mentioning, would make you faint at the thought of importing a girl from the remote metropolis of Pittsburgh. I am very glad you got the nerve to go through with it. What did you take to revive after inviting her? P. S. --the most important part of the letter. I hope she comes. And Pete, buy her a chrysanthemum, even if it does cost a dollar. Speaking of money, please let me know how much I owe you for Mother's birthday, as I want to send you a check before the next birthday. Nothing exciting happened in classes today. We took Helen Jackson to supper last night and it took forever. It was an awful waste of time, but it was the thing to do, I guess. I then went to Dr. B. and had to wait almost a half hour for her. She said it was a very nice letter and she would answer it today.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 18,1923
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-05-18
Text: May 18, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Kro and I played tennis after dinner, but the game was interupted by the appearance of Helen and Richard, to whom we talked for a while. Am going to Sophomore Tree Ceremonies now. I enjoyed the lecture this afternoon very much. He talked for an hour and a half, on "The Poet of the Pearl". Since I knew absolutely nothing about the poem in question, it was very instructive. He walked out just behind us, and I was about to speak to him when...
Show moreMay 18, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Kro and I played tennis after dinner, but the game was interupted by the appearance of Helen and Richard, to whom we talked for a while. Am going to Sophomore Tree Ceremonies now. I enjoyed the lecture this afternoon very much. He talked for an hour and a half, on "The Poet of the Pearl". Since I knew absolutely nothing about the poem in question, it was very instructive. He walked out just behind us, and I was about to speak to him when three members of the English faculty came up, so I didn't wait. Dick F. said he and Mr. Hast were class-mates. I didn't know the latter went to college. I know nothing new, except that I spent too much time enjoying myself today to get much done on my topic. However, I have typed fifteen pages of it already. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 15,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-05-15
Text: May 15, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete; The only thing I can truly say of interest today is that I never was more qualified to write a Lester-Sunday-letter than i am today. I finished my Spanish novel this morning--sat out on the fire-escape and did it--and this afternoon went to the libe to work on a history topic, but was too sleepy to read intelligently, so came home and slept and just woke up. We had the honor to hear Madame Curie speak last night in chapel on her discovery of radium...
Show moreMay 15, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete; The only thing I can truly say of interest today is that I never was more qualified to write a Lester-Sunday-letter than i am today. I finished my Spanish novel this morning--sat out on the fire-escape and did it--and this afternoon went to the libe to work on a history topic, but was too sleepy to read intelligently, so came home and slept and just woke up. We had the honor to hear Madame Curie speak last night in chapel on her discovery of radium. We were told to rise when she came in, and our eager glances and doubts as to who the person was reminded me of your story about John Fiske at Prep School, Mother. Then when she did come, after fifteen minutes, we rose and then sat down, and the organ started with America, where upon the whole chapel rose again and most of the people started to laugh. The drawback was that she talks very few and few people could hear her. However, it was worth while to see her. Last night the Vassar players who have been touring the country with three-one-act plays writtenby Vassar alums gave the performance to the college to close the season, incidentally to let us see them. They travelled for the endowment fund, and sold tickets in the eight different cities at three and a half dollars a piece. The plays were splendid. Otherwise I know of nothing new. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 30,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-05-30
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Ambassador] May 30, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I finished the history topic, which means that I am entirely caught up, and what is more, practicaly through with the semester's work. I feel very much like a Junior now! I guess I will feel completely so tonight, when '22 gives over the stops of Strong to us tonight, and 21 gives up the steps of Rocky to '22. I studied for an Ec written this morning, but we didn't have one. Miss Newcomer gave a...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Ambassador] May 30, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I finished the history topic, which means that I am entirely caught up, and what is more, practicaly through with the semester's work. I feel very much like a Junior now! I guess I will feel completely so tonight, when '22 gives over the stops of Strong to us tonight, and 21 gives up the steps of Rocky to '22. I studied for an Ec written this morning, but we didn't have one. Miss Newcomer gave a very interesting lecture on Monopolies instead. If she were to replace Millsy as head of the Ec department, I think the department would profit by it. I feel as though I ought to study for exams, but somehow I haven't had "the call" yet. I guess when I start seeing engaged signs, I will catch the spirit, too. I haven't decided yet whether to come home Tuesday night or take a day trip Wednesday, I am strongly inclined to do the latter, but I have not made up my mind yet. Your speech was detected by my Freshman neighbor, Louise Hayford, who yelled at me in great excitement, asking me if "Marcus Aaron was any relation of mine". After getting the information, she asked me a million questions about Judaism, and digested the whole article from beginning to end. I am not so sure that she digested it, but she tried to. I am not so sure that she digested it, but she tried to. She didn't know what you were driving at in some places. I am not particularly surprised. When she saw the introductory notes on who the famous Marcus Aaron is, she said, "Gee, Fannie, he must be terribly bright, is he?" ----I wonder. How long are you going to be in Atlantic City? Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, October 12,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-10-12
Text: October 12, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Lester, I sent you a book from Lindmark's, the bookstore in Poughkeepsie, the early part of last week. Haven't you received it? You said nothing about it, so I imagine you have not gotten it. Does the family intend to come East for the footblal games? I have never heard that. There is no doubt of the fact that there is a good deal of chasing and excitement in connection with them, so perhaps it would be wise to let well enough alone...
Show moreOctober 12, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Lester, I sent you a book from Lindmark's, the bookstore in Poughkeepsie, the early part of last week. Haven't you received it? You said nothing about it, so I imagine you have not gotten it. Does the family intend to come East for the footblal games? I have never heard that. There is no doubt of the fact that there is a good deal of chasing and excitement in connection with them, so perhaps it would be wise to let well enough alone and be satisfied with the way I am getting along and not try anything very strenuous. What do you think? Besides which, for some reason I don't feel particularly enthusiastic about going this year. I don't know why. Pete, I thought you were going to take a young lady to one of them this year. I don't see why you dont, in fact, I think you should. All of which is your business, you will say. I was quite tired after lab yesterday. I certainly work slowly and feel more or less lost in the course. Prof. Moulton is not what I would call a good teacher. The notebooks that you sent will probably be useful, Mother, although neither is the one that I meant. Perhaps it is not around at home. After lab yesterday I went to hear Mr. Morgenthau make a political speech. He took only one phase of the democratic side, the league. He called Hays a Machiavelli and a Mephistopheles. He also said that somebody said in regard to Harding's head, there is nothing there, not even a cavity. I don't think I learned anything from his speech. I guess that is the trouble with most political speeches. I have to go over to the libe this afternoon and get some dope on the democratic and republican platforms. Tonight is the first meeting of Speakers' Bureau and that is the subject announced. It is a good joke for Earickeloo, isn't it, Father? At any rate I won't say that the Republican platform is made out of wood, the way I did to Marse in all seriousness eight years ago. Miss Salmon apologizes profusely this morning for having to give us two cuts this week, because she said to go to some celebration or other at Ann Arbor, her alma mater. We thought the apologies were entirely uncalled for, and showed as much. We get a cut in English tomorrow, but have to go to hear Miss Whylie lecture on "Definitions of Romance" instead. Lucy came home with me for dinner last night. You and she would make a good cox team, Pete.I was called from slumberland last night at eleven by that deadly fire alarm. When the drill was over, we discovered that Helen had not made her appearance. So the whole half of the corridor burst in on her to discover the reason and mercilessly woke her out of a sound sleep. She had not even heard that awful bell, and it rang without stopping for four minutes. We certainly kidded her about it. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, n.d. [postmarked May 16, 1922]
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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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, June 7,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-06-07
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Ec was a night - mare - it was fiendish. Spanish was easy. I came home after it + went to bed. I have [done] all of 2 hours' preparation for Romance, which is this morning. Love, Fannie June 7. 156 E. 79th St Mrs. AbrahausonMr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, October 24,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-10-24
Text: October 24, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I should certainly like to see you in New York, Mother. In fact, I wish I could go to Atlantic, but I don't know how my weekends stand. I shall have to inquire in the warden's office. I had a lengthy letter from Marian today, to my surprise. She told me she saw you, Mother. She also tells me that Estelle Rosenbloom was sick in bed for two months in Palestine--and that Charles claims to be engaged to a Parisian! The Hindu didn't...
Show moreOctober 24, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I should certainly like to see you in New York, Mother. In fact, I wish I could go to Atlantic, but I don't know how my weekends stand. I shall have to inquire in the warden's office. I had a lengthy letter from Marian today, to my surprise. She told me she saw you, Mother. She also tells me that Estelle Rosenbloom was sick in bed for two months in Palestine--and that Charles claims to be engaged to a Parisian! The Hindu didn't sail with the others because he came over for the purpose of stirring up interest in his "league of Youth" and of trying to start a similar institution in this xounry. Send the picture of them to Pete, then return to me, please. Elanor Wolfe told me she saw D. May in New York Sunday and that they sailed Monday. Marian wrote that she was much feted before she left home. Mother, I sent a small bath mat home in my laundry and never got it back. Is it still at home?I got a "Good" on my Aristotle topic for Tolerance, much to my surprise. Between that and acting the part of Socrates in his trial, I feel quite philosophic--except for the fact that I am bored to death in my philosophy course I think Teddy showed good sense in almost flunking it, Pete. How is Harold getting on these days? I am in a miserable humor--I wasted three hours this morning trying to work and being too sleepy to. One consolation is that I have comparatively little regular work to do--but one of these days soon I shall get started on my semester topics, and then i will be a little busier. Not debating certainly is a time saver, but it makes life a little monotonous. I intended to do just what you said about the dresses, Mother--except that there is no urgent need of getting another one soon. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mrs Marcus Aaron, n.d. [postmarked May 2, 1923]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1923-05-02]
Text: Wed. 2 PM Dear Mother + Father; Again I must be true to my promise to tell you every time I don't feel well. I'm off to the Infirm. I have a splitting head-ache, my back + legs ache like this summer, + I have faver of 100! (12 M). It came out of a clear sky. in the middle of the morning, I have no idea what brought this on. I haven't had treatment but once for almost two weeks, as I feel they were not helping me at all + I wrote to Dr. Z. for per-mission to discontinue them -...
Show moreWed. 2 PM Dear Mother + Father; Again I must be true to my promise to tell you every time I don't feel well. I'm off to the Infirm. I have a splitting head-ache, my back + legs ache like this summer, + I have faver of 100! (12 M). It came out of a clear sky. in the middle of the morning, I have no idea what brought this on. I haven't had treatment but once for almost two weeks, as I feel they were not helping me at all + I wrote to Dr. Z. for per-mission to discontinue them - so it can't be any infection. The only thing that [peeves] me is that I didn't get a chance eto take C. Oil before Dr. B. came - nowI guess all I can have is a dainty pink pill that wouldn't even do a fly any good. However, it can't be helped, Don't worry - I'm sorry I had to tell you. I suppose they'll tell me I have chicken-pox or measles! Received your telegram. Thank you for it. Love Fannie Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron (of Pittsburgh) c/o Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City, N.J. 142 Main Hall vassar college poughkeepsie, n. y.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [June 5, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-06-05]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: The heat this aft. was terrible - I could hardly study for Psych + couldn't - all eve. I am going to bed now - 9 o'clock + - and get up early. It seems foolish for you to come up alone in the car, Mother. Why not let me take the boat or train - I'll get a lot of [touring] with you, afterwards. Somehow, it seems awfully "perstrava-gant" for you to come up alone in a big car, by yourself! Also, if we can gain any time, I could make it all [right]...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: The heat this aft. was terrible - I could hardly study for Psych + couldn't - all eve. I am going to bed now - 9 o'clock + - and get up early. It seems foolish for you to come up alone in the car, Mother. Why not let me take the boat or train - I'll get a lot of [touring] with you, afterwards. Somehow, it seems awfully "perstrava-gant" for you to come up alone in a big car, by yourself! Also, if we can gain any time, I could make it all [right] if we left Wed. P.M. Let me know. I'll be home packing romorrow aft. if you want to call [me] up. Hope you enjoyed your trip. Your dead, Earickeloo Thursday [ni/t]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, October 31,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-10-31
Text: I don't expect to earn $700, personally!

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, n.d. [postmarked December 18, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-12-18]
Text: [postmarked 18 Dec 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I feel as though vacation as at hand--at present everything I own is either on the floor or on my bed, as the maid is going to scrub my closet this afternoon, and after that I shall pack. I have a final conference with Millsy today about getting in to Seminar, and on with Miss Smith on my drama topic which is not progressing at all well, dueto dearth of available material in the libe. I also expect to go to town, and tonight to a...
Show more[postmarked 18 Dec 1922] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I feel as though vacation as at hand--at present everything I own is either on the floor or on my bed, as the maid is going to scrub my closet this afternoon, and after that I shall pack. I have a final conference with Millsy today about getting in to Seminar, and on with Miss Smith on my drama topic which is not progressing at all well, dueto dearth of available material in the libe. I also expect to go to town, and tonight to a required philosophy lecture. The rest of the time I expect to work! I am glad vacation is coming. I am getting stale from too much work. Helen and I wrote for tickets for R. U. R. for Wednesday night. I think we'll go up to the Metropolitan in the afternoon. I am sending my trunk today, or tomorrow morning, special delivery. In case it does not come by Wed. evening, my check number is 486265. I don't want a dinner party. Why can't we have The Rauhs for dinner some night. No time to write more now. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, April 16,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-04-16
Text: Vassar Lodge, Poughkeepsie, New York, April 16, 1921. Dear Mother and Father: I didn't bring any regular typewriter paper with me; so I hope you will pardon this. I got in at 8:03 last evening. Fan met me. I had dinner at the station; then we came out here. The telegraph office at the station was closed; that is why you didn't hear from me last evening. I sent you a night message from out here. It was certainly wonderfully restful to strike a quiet place like this. The place makes...
Show moreVassar Lodge, Poughkeepsie, New York, April 16, 1921. Dear Mother and Father: I didn't bring any regular typewriter paper with me; so I hope you will pardon this. I got in at 8:03 last evening. Fan met me. I had dinner at the station; then we came out here. The telegraph office at the station was closed; that is why you didn't hear from me last evening. I sent you a night message from out here. It was certainly wonderfully restful to strike a quiet place like this. The place makes an infinitely better impression coming from Harvard than it did the time I came from Princeton--but on an absolute standard I should say that it was pretty fine. We walked over half Poughkeepsie this morning looking for the Temple. When we found it, it was closed. Otherwise there is nothing startling to report. I expect to leave at 5:31 tomorrow evening--Princeton at 9:34, if I make my connection duly. The telegraph office may be closed then; so I don't promise to get a wire off to you. Love, [Leter] I don't know what to add to this interesting letter of Pete's. A change of atmosphere does not seem to have made any difference in his literary style. Anyhow, I am enjoying his company tremendously. The team sent me flying to the station last night and insisted on dispensing with my valuable contribution to the practice debate--for which I was duly glad. Really, it is great to be together again, and I certainly am glad that it is two days instead of one. But if you could see me standing at his dresser trying to type on a machine somewhere near my feet, you wouldn't want me to write anymore. Wishing you otherwise, beg to remain, Your humble chickenroastedpotatoes
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, November 5,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-05
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 5, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Senior Parlor surely was a bore yesterday afternoon--we didn't have the entertainment of faculty clothes, I guess! Jane staid for dinner and then at ten o'clock I yielded to her coaxing to sleep in North with her. We talked till------, but it was great to be with her for a while again. We slept late this morning and then got some breakfast at Cary's, and came back to her room and worked till dinner...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 5, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Senior Parlor surely was a bore yesterday afternoon--we didn't have the entertainment of faculty clothes, I guess! Jane staid for dinner and then at ten o'clock I yielded to her coaxing to sleep in North with her. We talked till------, but it was great to be with her for a while again. We slept late this morning and then got some breakfast at Cary's, and came back to her room and worked till dinner time. Living at the farthest ends of the campus and having a roommate with whom I have nothing in common certainly prevents out seeing last year's worth of each other. She is thinking quite seriously of coming to Pittsburgh Christmas vacation. Did you know that Helen Klee's roommate flunked out of Wellesley in Jane? She says Helen has a safe margin. I was surprised at that, but I did not tell her so. Caroline Whitney, (Phi Bet refuser) is engaged to an Austrian student whom she met in Europe this summer. Miss Gilman, whom I took to Senior Parlor, is a cousin of hers. She says Carolinenever had any use for men till this summer, but she surely went in for them intensively in Europe. If you knew her, you would be surprise that she was satisfied with an Austrian, instead of a Russian Bolshevik! Love, Fannie[enc w/ 5 Nov 1922] Dear Mother: I shall proceed to answer questions. My fur-coat came some time ago. I am enclosing the check for it. I am through with my make-up work, but I have to get started on my semester topics now. I am due next Saturday, November 11, and I am hardly ever late. I am early, if anything. My pleasure, of course, is to have you go to the ame, too--if you want to. It would be great to all be together I understood that you had to go to New York for your shoes and would be there the week-end of the eighteenth, even if you did not go to the game. Isn't that your present plan? I was counting on having that week-end with you, anyhow. What I do Thanksgiving depends upon several things--for one thing, what you do. I was sort of taking it for granted that if you were away three or fourweeks now you would have gone home by that time. How about it! Is there still a chance of your being East then, in Atlantic or New York? If I don't see you the eighteenth, and you are still around the East Thanksgiving, I would rather be with you than go to Baltimore. I have not heard from Dorothy since the week of college, but I take for granted she still wants me. I know she is as poor a correspondent as I am--nevertheless I would not go there without hearing from her again. As she might be so swamped with work that she wouldn't [want] me--she doesn't get a vacation for TH. Another difficulty is that I can't get down to New York till Wednesday at six, so that I would probably have to wait till Thursday morning to go to B. I would look up train connections for there, before deciding. If I would leave there late Sunday morning or noon, so as to catch the six o'clocl (the latest we are allowed) I should say it would be worth doing. Let me know what you intend to do. My old troubles have started with a vengeance. Bran and fruit are no longer of any avail. It started in the Infirm and has grown daily worse. The food is no longer as helpful as it was at first. I felt quite miserable from it for several days, but finally last night dosed up vehemently on Cascara, and fee[l] a little better today. I am terrifically disappointed--that means I am doomed till June now, and I had been feeling so well in that respect until two weeks ago. It started all or a sudden. Have you that Cascara, Nux, and Bella Donna prescription? If so, please send it to me. I really don't know what to take. What would you advise? R. S. V. P. My other pain is largely dependent on this, so it is absolutely essential that I take something that is effective early in the morning. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Pete, May 23, 1923 [?]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-05-23 [?]
Text: 142 main hai_u vassar college poughkeepsie, n. y. Dear Mother and Father^ I v/ent up explain to lier she was very i thought I was stood perfect! sonally, "but I derful teacher about the way to Miss Thompson's office to about dropping the course, and ice about it. She said she doing the wise thing, and under-y. I like her very much per*" don't think she is such a won)^ so I ämnnot wasting any regrel things turned out. I worked quite a while on my Ec topic today. It is very...
Show more142 main hai_u vassar college poughkeepsie, n. y. Dear Mother and Father^ I v/ent up explain to lier she was very i thought I was stood perfect! sonally, "but I derful teacher about the way to Miss Thompson's office to about dropping the course, and ice about it. She said she doing the wise thing, and under-y. I like her very much per*" don't think she is such a won)^ so I ämnnot wasting any regrel things turned out. I worked quite a while on my Ec topic today. It is very interesting. I was working in Webb's "Industrial democracy'' on wage theories. I worked on debate two hours this afternoon. I am inclined to favor the affirmative, but I ?/ant to debate negative so as to go to Smith. Pap, as a Pittsburgher, have you any dope or could you suggest any points for or against gov't ownership and control (not administration) of the coal mines? Pete, Jim Armstrong's address is "America] University, Beirut, Syria . I was sorry to hear abcut Sam. Maybe they'll lay off that näise-machine now!142 main hai_u vassar college poughkeepsie, n. y. The million dollar shoes came this afternoon, but I have not had a chance to wear them yet, so I cannot report. I had anote from Svelyn Goldenson today. She certainly has taken her shhool instruction in letter-writing to heart. It was almost a take my pen in hand" form. Mr. and Mrs, Aarcn, once upon a time you suggested going to Pinehurst for vacation, Now that I dropped a course, I will be able to stay away the whole vacation, and even longer, without difficulty, so would you care to re-consider it? I think it would be most delightful? Fnat do you think? Of course, I am perfectly willing to coiae home! Love, FannieMiss Fannie Aaron announces that she has formally and finally ceased to be a member of the class in American History. Her schedule is thus changed that she can go away week-ends on the 1:09 train - if she ever goes away. Had dinner at the Lodge last night. I am still not terribly strong. Did you ever get the Cap + Gown snapshot I sent you to N.Y.? You never acknowledged it.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, November 2,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1920-11-02
Text: November 2, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I don't know how long my letters will be the next few days as I shall be very busy. I have to finish my history topic, write up the last four chem lectures in a very finished form, and get launched on an English topic before Friday. The worst part of the English work is that I cannot think of anything to take for my topic. Well, Mother, I had a new experience today. Heretofore I have always heard the old man's praises sung by...
Show moreNovember 2, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I don't know how long my letters will be the next few days as I shall be very busy. I have to finish my history topic, write up the last four chem lectures in a very finished form, and get launched on an English topic before Friday. The worst part of the English work is that I cannot think of anything to take for my topic. Well, Mother, I had a new experience today. Heretofore I have always heard the old man's praises sung by teachers, etc., but today I heard yours. I managed to get up the courage to introduce myself to the rambling genius, otherwise known as Miss Salmon, and I says to her, says I, "Miss Salmon, my mother has been writing to me to introduce myself to you------Do you remember S. H, '99?" And her face lit up immediately so that I knew she was not bluffing. She said, "Do I remember her? How could I forget her? And you are her daughter! Well, I am certainly glad you told me, and when you write to her give her my very best regards, and if she ever comes here to see you, be sure to bring her to see me. But what I find fault with is, 'why did you wait so long in introducing yourself to me?'" I said, "Well, I wondered how you could remember people after so long a time has past since you saw them". She said, "My dear little girl, don't you know that it is only the colorless poeple[sic], those that go along without taking any interest in anything and that contribute nothing, whom one forgets. But your mother was a very bright, interesting, lively, wide-awake young woman, who was distinctly worth knowing and remembering". !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope that will bring me a drag! I think I shall follow the crowd tonight to Students' and watch the election returns. It only happens once every four years. There is to be a French lecture of some sort eitheth hour. I am going and I'll know more about it after I have been there. We spent the hour in History this morning discussing the value of a protest vote. Miss Salmon is very strong for it, but I cannot see the great value of it. If it accomplished some positive good it might be worth something. She said among other things that the platform of each of the two big parties devoted about fifty per cent of its space to singing the praises of past administrations, forty-eight to knowing the other party, and two percent to a constructive program for the future; whereas the four small parties devote very little space to knocking and none to history of the past. I said then, that is these small parties had ever had any administrations before they would devote just as much space proportionately to telling about them. The whole class started to laugh, but I cannot see the joke in it. She said perhaps that was so. What's so funny in it?Millsy has another Ec sections now, so I guess that means that we gett someone else. I don't think I told you anything about Sophomore Party. The first act takes place in the garden of the hotel of a European summer-resort. Some Vassar Girlds, who have just seen the battlefields, are talking to some ladies who are guests at the hotel. They tell about college, etc., and that gives a chance for about six different choruses to appear and sing songs about college things. The second act is a party the ladies give the Vassar girls in return for the entertainment they had recieved. In this a lot of the talent of the class in fancing dancing was brought out. There was some wonderful interpretive dancing and some very fine exhibition dancing of modern dances. The choruses were all perfectly trained and very well costumed. It is too bad that you did not see it. After the party there was dancing. I danced off and on for about an hour and did not feel any worse for it. My job that night was to usher at the balcony door where all the faculty and people with guests come in. There were a whole lot of faculty who said good-evening to me, including Prexie--who never would on any other occasion! I was supposed to keep all juniors and seniors out. Some managed to get by the first door, and tried to get by me. Certain committees of juniors are allowed in though, also the Phil fire-captains, and their ranks surely swelled that night. I asked one young lady what class she was, and she said, "Miss Sprague, of the Physical Training Department". I felt like such a nut that I looked three times before asking people what class they were after that. I sent the night-letter, in accordance with your instructions. I am continuing to feel better. I recieved your special, Father, and "contents noted", as Grandpa says. Otherwise nothing new. Love, Fannie Hope your expedition to a little town seventeen miles from Boston is successful, Pete.Mr. Marcus Aaron, %Hotel Bellevue Stratford, Philadelphia, Pa.403 Davison House, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie N. Y. [F. H. Aaron]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, n.d. [postmarked May 26, 1922]
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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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to M and F, n.d. [postmarked November 10, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-11-10]
Text: Wed. Dear M + F. One grand rush. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 25,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 5/25/20
Text: May 25, 1920 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am still sleepy. In fact, it seems hard to remember when i haven't been. I voted for the thre big changes at the Studnet's[sic] meeting last night. They are:--student control of census ratings and all non-academic activity of students below grade, student control of regulations and decorum off-campus (practically all of field now covered by the wardens), and voluntary attendance at classes, involving some sort of a cut system. They all...
Show moreMay 25, 1920 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am still sleepy. In fact, it seems hard to remember when i haven't been. I voted for the thre big changes at the Studnet's[sic] meeting last night. They are:--student control of census ratings and all non-academic activity of students below grade, student control of regulations and decorum off-campus (practically all of field now covered by the wardens), and voluntary attendance at classes, involving some sort of a cut system. They all carried practically unanimously. They are to go before the faculty, and, if approved, be subject to a two year trial. I am for them in theory more than in practice. I think the chances are that with added responsibility on our own shoulders our own student rules would be be even as strict, if not stricter, than the wardens' rules. However, I think that what has kept Vassar standards higher than those of the other colleges has been the fact that girls under grade are not allowed to participate in any non-academic activities, limited week-ends, etc. I do believe in giving unrestricted student government a chance, but I hope that it will not mean a lowering of standards. Miss Kitchel made a good-bye speech to us this morning, in spit of the fact that she said she did not believe in them. It seems to be a pet trick for the faculty to tell their classes to think of them, not as teachers, but as friends. That is one thing here that has surprised me particulary. I thought all the instructors would be the old-maid, personality-less variety of my Latin teacher, and it certainly is not that way. They are all so human and full of fun; e. g. Miss Thallon! We had a cut in history today, in return for which we are required to go to Professor Roselli's lecture on Cavour this afternoon. It brings up in my mind recollections of the beds in a certain hotel in Milan. I got a complete list of the books read and work covered in French 7-8 in the office of the committee on admission. For additional information I am to see Miss White next Wednesday. The French department certainly does not give you anything without your working for it. It seems to me that they are over-doing it in this case, though. Taking an exam the equivalent of their course and then taking an advanced course and getting what would have been an A if it had not been the instructor's first year in America! Champy returned about a dozen compositions to us, all of which were [written] sometime in the last six months. I tried an experiment once, which I neglected to write to you. I wrote a very superficial essay on Quatre-Vingt-Treize and then I wrote a two hour one on the next book we read. The first took twenty minutes. I got a B on both. There is the value of marks. Incidentally, I got a B on every single paper she returned. She is a queer one, all right. I did Latin all yesterday afternoon. I finished the Ovid review. Love,Mother, I think Mullaly said she would have the room for you until Friday, June fourth (inclusive). I do not remember whether she said till Saturday morning or not. She is taken after that, I mean all her rooms are engaged. If you don't come, it would be best for you to write to her yourself, as I would not have the nerve to break a reservation a third time. The skirt materials look alll right to me. Evidently you did not approve of the idea of having one flannel one, or something different from the regulation. There look very pretty, though. My bowels are all right. They were not for a little while, but I have gotten them into pretty good shape again. That is, I still have to take the vegetable pills. I think I would like to have a cot in my room next year. I lost my chance on a good second-hand one. Would you rather have me have a new one? I will not try to get a second hand one until I hear from you on the subject. Love,
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Lester, January 3, 1919 [1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1919-01-13 [1920]
Text: January 13, I9l9. i Dear Mother, Father, and Lester; I shall be very busy tomorrow, so I shall write this before going to bed, incidentally waiting for my room to cool off enough to sleep! As you notice, it is the P that I have not had time to have fixed yet. I shall send my laundry off tomorrow. Will Jfou please have the two books returned to the library. Mother? They are due very soon, I think. Also, the gray woolen stockings are too short in the leg and the brown ones are much too long in...
Show moreJanuary 13, I9l9. i Dear Mother, Father, and Lester; I shall be very busy tomorrow, so I shall write this before going to bed, incidentally waiting for my room to cool off enough to sleep! As you notice, it is the P that I have not had time to have fixed yet. I shall send my laundry off tomorrow. Will Jfou please have the two books returned to the library. Mother? They are due very soon, I think. Also, the gray woolen stockings are too short in the leg and the brown ones are much too long in the foot, tion't chase all over trying to get some> I have three paprs a§ it is, and the buildings are so warm that luness things change the only way to use them is with low shoes anyhow. The package came from Welsh's tonight, wonderfully boxed and insured. They can collect their insurance on the Nox—it is conspicuous by its absence. The bottle is in little j)ieces. The Maltine is all right, though. Meanwhile I have the per-scrittion that you sent me, and I can leave it in town Saturday morning. I told Beatrice Bagg how it came, inasmuch as she had walked to the drug store in Arlington with me on Sunday. She said, Probably the medicine trickled out of the box onto the sidewalk and some ppor dog came along and lapped it upand was p oisoned and died", ^^o you suppose she was trying to be funny? Speaking of Beatrice, she is proctor now for the next three weeks. A little bit too much work, (I appreciate that that is poor construction), went to Helen Reid's and my heads last night-so at ten o'clock we went in and informed her that we had been making quite a little noise, and that it was her duty as proctor to call us down. She was terribly fussed and put out. It does not sound so.funny to say it or tell about It, but we surely had a circus with her. She took me by the arm and told me to go home and go to bed. Miss Sogers came out in the hall, and by the smile on her facr, fully appreciated the humor. Beatrice told me this morning I would be her undoing yet.. Please keep the old unionsuits that have not got my name in them at home—they were packed by mistake. I have plenty wife out them. I saw Carolyn Bailey for a few minutes today roommate now—her Mst name is Lester. She has a I left the bill of the stockings out by mistake, enclose them in this letter. I shall Mother, please have a few of my old red Peter Tom ties died black so that I can use them for gym. I shall be very busy tomorrow aft., so shall not write then
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, November 11,1922
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1922-11-11
Text: [Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 11, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just had a conference with Mill Ellery on my topic. She realized it is going to be hard--that is the main thing. Today is Elizabeth's twenty-first birthday. Haha, we are all growing up, apperently! I think we are going to walk down town after drama by way of celebration. The prunes and medicine arrived. Thank you. Perhaps it is too early to speak, but I may not need the medicine. Good for Mr. Manley. He&apos...
Show more[Addressed to Hotel Traymore] November 11, 1922 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Just had a conference with Mill Ellery on my topic. She realized it is going to be hard--that is the main thing. Today is Elizabeth's twenty-first birthday. Haha, we are all growing up, apperently! I think we are going to walk down town after drama by way of celebration. The prunes and medicine arrived. Thank you. Perhaps it is too early to speak, but I may not need the medicine. Good for Mr. Manley. He'll get there yet. Thanks for ordering the book, Pete. Does the enclosed letter shed any light on the week-end, Thanksgiving, etc. Do you think it necessary to comply with the suggestion? I can't see that it will do any good. R. S. V. P. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, [October 26, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: [1922-10-26]
Text: Thursday - 9 A.M. Dear Mother + Father: I hade a very miserable afternoon yesterday, but a pretty good night, + this morning I feel fairly well. The pain in my back is gone, + almost all gone in my legs. My head still hurts a little, but not much. I begged some Castor Oil out of Dr. [Bingham] [the young assistent] last night. She thought I was crazy to want it = she wanted to knwo if I had ever taken it before! When Dr. Baldwin sent me over at one o'clock I told her I thought I should...
Show moreThursday - 9 A.M. Dear Mother + Father: I hade a very miserable afternoon yesterday, but a pretty good night, + this morning I feel fairly well. The pain in my back is gone, + almost all gone in my legs. My head still hurts a little, but not much. I begged some Castor Oil out of Dr. [Bingham] [the young assistent] last night. She thought I was crazy to want it = she wanted to knwo if I had ever taken it before! When Dr. Baldwin sent me over at one o'clock I told her I thought I should have that or something else + she said she'd order something for the night. I coaxed her to give it to me sooner, so I was treated to a baby-doll dose of [Rochelle Sacts] which of course did not work. Consequently I felt just as sick when evening came as when I [landed] here. This morning I have at slight beginning ofa cold in my head. So I took some of Dr. Z's cold medicine on the [ ] T. I also bro't my thermometer along + took my temp. during the night when I was up. It was 100 then. This morning before the nurse came in it was 98 4/5. They gave me a full [blefast] without taking my temp! However, I ate only an orange, 1 egg on 1 piece toast, + tea. I suppose for lunch I'll be treated to cabbage + corn, for all the sense they seem to show. But I must give them credit for giving me only a cup of brother last night. They took my temp. yesterday aft. rt. after a class of cold H20, last night after a hot broth, and this A.M. after Tea!! I sure would like to write a book on common sense and present it to them! I heard Dorothy + [Helen] outside last night + [Then] Miss [Lunder] came up with some books + notes, so I judge I'm not allowed company. I imagine I'll be all right by tomorrow morning. I'm stumped when I try to imagine what on earth it came from. Hope the trip didn't tire you too much, Mother. And don't you get any more colds in draughty Atlantic. You may judge by the length of this letter that I have told you all there is to tell about myself, and the absolute truth, so don't worry. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 6,1922
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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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 15,2014
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 15-May
Text: May 14. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Life is not particularly interesting these days. Pretty soon it will be, when I get back to the "Younk lady" gentleman. I seem to stay more or less the same, which is something to be thankful for, but I do get sick of it every now and then. It is pouring this afternoon--because Field Day is scheduled for tomorrow and because Third Hall is scheduled for tomorrow night. I saw Miss White for a minute this morning. I am not exempt from the second...
Show moreMay 14. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Life is not particularly interesting these days. Pretty soon it will be, when I get back to the "Younk lady" gentleman. I seem to stay more or less the same, which is something to be thankful for, but I do get sick of it every now and then. It is pouring this afternoon--because Field Day is scheduled for tomorrow and because Third Hall is scheduled for tomorrow night. I saw Miss White for a minute this morning. I am not exempt from the second year modern language requirement. I am to see her further next week. The only thing, I guess, that will exempt me from it is an exam on French seven and eight. I handed in my elections this morning. I will have Miss Wells, because my chemisty comes the hour Pap White has that math. I went over to Miss Cowley's and camped outside her foor for three quarters of an hour until she should come. She said she would be there right after chapel. One of her advisees told me today that she would not sign her card until she elected math, and the girl did not want to take it. Is not that ridiculous? She is going to write to the dean's office this summer and ask to have her elections changed, telling them why she elected math! I met Mary Heckel in Miss Cowley's room last night. She said she had been intending all semester to look me up, that she had been told to do so. She may be all right, but she did not look particularly good to me. Of course my first judgments are generally wrong anyhow. I had to give a two minute speech in Expressional English this morning. The class had to write criticisms, and then give them to the objects of their attack. Mine were mostly favorable! I orated on Florence Nightingale, inasmuch as it was apropos at the time. Miss Bourne told us all the Latin that we had to do for the exam. We surely will be held responsible for just abot twice as much as last semester. I spoke to Miss Mullaly yesterday. She can take you from June third to June fifth (Friday). They are sold out for Commencemtn. I also got a Commencemtn program. It does not interest me particularly. If I stay it is so that you can come to your reunion. Do exactly as you please about it, but if you want to come, please do. The Vassarion is out. But I believe I said so yesterday. It gives last year's daisy chain, among many other things. Carolyn Bailey was in it. Excuse me for asking if you read the books, Pete. I thought
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, April 16, 1920:
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
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Date: 16-Apr
Text: April 16 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I think you ought to make & plus working on the railroads, Pete. A great job. I am sorry to say that I still feel quite badly, and that I had the same difficulty in goingto sleep last night that I had the night before• I dOj^H know what I have done or eaten th-t I should not have. It certainly is not encouraging» The English Speech class piay last night was very good» I like classical underworld stuff, and there was enough in it. There were only...
Show moreApril 16 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I think you ought to make & plus working on the railroads, Pete. A great job. I am sorry to say that I still feel quite badly, and that I had the same difficulty in goingto sleep last night that I had the night before• I dOj^H know what I have done or eaten th-t I should not have. It certainly is not encouraging» The English Speech class piay last night was very good» I like classical underworld stuff, and there was enough in it. There were only four actors in it, and they are the fäur best in the college. In case you should be talking to the doctor, you can tell him how I feel and see what he has to say about it- I saw Lucy for a few minutes last night- She seems to be quite worried about her father. Love,
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, February 7,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 2/7/20
Text: February 7, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Your letter from Philadelphia came this morning, also yours of the third, Mother. I have eight hypos left, and have not yet heard from Dr. X. Anne Halliday, one of the finest girls in our class, was flunked out. She was the only Freshman sent to Des Moines in Christmas vacation. She entered with two conditions. The freshman and some upperclassmen sent a petition to the dean asking to let her stay. Clifford Sellers went to see Mis McCaleb with...
Show moreFebruary 7, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Your letter from Philadelphia came this morning, also yours of the third, Mother. I have eight hypos left, and have not yet heard from Dr. X. Anne Halliday, one of the finest girls in our class, was flunked out. She was the only Freshman sent to Des Moines in Christmas vacation. She entered with two conditions. The freshman and some upperclassmen sent a petition to the dean asking to let her stay. Clifford Sellers went to see Mis McCaleb with the same idea. Miss McCaleb said she would not be playing fair either to the college or the girl to let her stay, and insasmuch as she had two conditions on entrance it was out of the question--that a girl is not flunked out on character, but on scholarship. She went to Madeira prep school four years, and is now twenty. She is going back there, and try to enter next year an an unconditioned freshman. The beans are spilled in Latin. Miss Bourne told me to stay after class yesterday. it was to inform me that my B was a very high B, and with just a little effort on my one fault I would undoubtedly get an A this semester, that she realized that my health had interfered with my work! The one fault is that I don't translate with enough grace, that my translation does not sound as good in English as the original Latin. Undoubtedly. I then told her about the change in schedule and the reason. She said that would never do, that as far as the classes were concerned she could take better care of me in the morning because there were fewer in the class, but her personal interest in me prompted her to make the following speech. There are some good pupils in the morning class, but many very, very, poor ones. The class I am in is very, very good. I may not be able to see it now, but she from experience assures me that I will regret it if I don't take prose. It helps in sight translation. She thinks it is a grave mistake, and she hates to see me do it. I should please reconsider. I don't know what I'll do. She knows about it more than I do, and she was so firmly convinced. I had looked forward to going to New York on Friday afternoons and coming back the same night. I hate to miss the Saturday evening things. It makes me so mad, once when I decided a thing and fixed it all up so quickly. Father, I am very sorry--I forgot the special yesterday. love, [Fannie]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, October 4,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-10-04
Text: October 4, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am enclosing my schedule, an enclosure which I received from Pete, my birthday check from Marse which you will please attend to, Father, and a letter which I received from Miss Schroder. Tell her that when i washed the combings, I did not intend taking them out to her to fix, that I have no more, and that she should do what she can with them, as I want the articule that they were to make. Marse announces himself in New York and askes me to...
Show moreOctober 4, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am enclosing my schedule, an enclosure which I received from Pete, my birthday check from Marse which you will please attend to, Father, and a letter which I received from Miss Schroder. Tell her that when i washed the combings, I did not intend taking them out to her to fix, that I have no more, and that she should do what she can with them, as I want the articule that they were to make. Marse announces himself in New York and askes me to spend Friday night and Saturday with him. It is impossible for Many reasons. "It never rains, but it pours". Jeanette Fellheimer, entirely univited, announced herself by mail today for Saturday night and Sunday. I wrote to her asking her if she could not come the following week instead. She and Mil Gutwillig are going to start out walking, and when they get tired take a train! I have a topic in French Rev due Monday and I have scarcely started it. Moreover, Mohonk is Saturday and I don't want to miss that. So it does not seem as though I will have much time for work as it is. I asked him to come up here Friday afternoon and play golf if he cares to, but I don't suppose he will, and it will suit me just as well, in the pressue of time, if he does not. I am forced to admit that Zo lab was very interesting this morning. I examined a star-fish egg, an amoeba, etc. under the microscope. Did you have difficulty in locating things, Pete, when you first started to use a microscope? Love, Fannie Mother, I cannot send my laundry this week, as Luckey's are all out of cases and so is the college book-store.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked November 21, 1919]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1919-11-21]
Text: Dear Mother + Father, I'm going now to see the first [hockey] game I'll [write] a letter later + try to remember to send it special. Love, Fannie[This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Papa, November 12,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 11/12/19
Text: Dear "Papa", I am awfully busy trying to do Monday's work, so goodbye Fannie Nov. 12[This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, October 23.
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: October 23.
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Nothing new today. Send me the article about Miss Hamilton, will you. Love, Fannie October 23. The bk. which I asked for once is Chafee's "Fredom of Speech" I know we have it <becaus> At least I'm pretty sure we have.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, [April 30, 1922]
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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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, n.d. [postmarked November 3, 1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-11-03]
Text: [postmarked 3 Nov 1921] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I wish I were not so terribly busy. I have been on the go every minute today. I cannot admire the speed with which your friend writes letters, Lester. So far I have had no word from her except her telegram. i wrote to Aunt Bessie as soon as I heard from you, Pete. I will wire you to Princeton. I have not head from her yet. I shall take the 4:13 and go as far as Jamaica, with Betty Cannon. She is going there for the week-end. I saw Polly...
Show more[postmarked 3 Nov 1921] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I wish I were not so terribly busy. I have been on the go every minute today. I cannot admire the speed with which your friend writes letters, Lester. So far I have had no word from her except her telegram. i wrote to Aunt Bessie as soon as I heard from you, Pete. I will wire you to Princeton. I have not head from her yet. I shall take the 4:13 and go as far as Jamaica, with Betty Cannon. She is going there for the week-end. I saw Polly Teel yesterday. She asked for you, Pete. She told me she has a cute picture of you, Pete, that she will show me. Today she told me that she was reading the "screamyiest letter" she had ever gotten and that I would die when i heard from whom it was--a cowboy that she met in Colorado this summer! I said that if they were anything like the Estes ones, I couldn't quite see how she would enjoy the correspondence. She said they were alike, quite alike! It was written in pencil and thorughly[sic] illiterate. I have a Socialism written tomorrow. These have been two terrificaly busy days. Monday night the committee gave a mock debate, taking off the debaters, and spoke on the subject, "Resolved that 'Devils' are injurious the system". We laughed till we were crying, after wich demonstation we adjourned off campus to a party given by the chairman. I wish I had time to write more. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, February 27,1923
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1923-02-27
Text: February 27, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I think I shall go crazy by inches. I have spent the better part of this day going through red tape about dropping my famous course. First I had to go to the dean's secretary, then make out a petition, then have Miss Ellery sign it, then take it to the dean, who said I had to take it to the doctor. Then this afternoon Maxine called my attention to a sequential study rule which I had forgotten, the net result of which was that I could not...
Show moreFebruary 27, 1923 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I think I shall go crazy by inches. I have spent the better part of this day going through red tape about dropping my famous course. First I had to go to the dean's secretary, then make out a petition, then have Miss Ellery sign it, then take it to the dean, who said I had to take it to the doctor. Then this afternoon Maxine called my attention to a sequential study rule which I had forgotten, the net result of which was that I could not drop Tolerance. So then I had to go to the Libe and hunt up Miss Ellery, and I didn't want to disturb her working. So I hung around for a half hour and caught her as she was leaving. She was most penitent that she had overlooked the rule, and so she re-signed it for American History, and told me not to feel at all backward about telling Miss Thompson that I was dropping it because of health, that it was most foolish to let work become a burden. When she says it, that settles it! So then I went on a hunt to see Dr. T. about it. Will try Dr. B. before dinner. It's almost more trouble than it's worth, but I surely will have a feeling of relief when it is over. I am still not the strongest person in the wo[rld]
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, n.d. [postmarked June 2, 1922]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1922-06-02]
Text: Dear Mother + Father: Did you deposit money? Please do so immediately - or at least let me know if you don't, as the lunches are so terrible I've been reduced to eating lunch off a [lot] to keep up my morale! I presume the call was from you last night, Father. I'm awfully sorry I missed it, but last night was a terrible night. I decided at 4 P. M. that I ought to write up my tolerance exam in essay form insteadof just notes, and I types steadily, except for 15 minutes for...
Show moreDear Mother + Father: Did you deposit money? Please do so immediately - or at least let me know if you don't, as the lunches are so terrible I've been reduced to eating lunch off a [lot] to keep up my morale! I presume the call was from you last night, Father. I'm awfully sorry I missed it, but last night was a terrible night. I decided at 4 P. M. that I ought to write up my tolerance exam in essay form insteadof just notes, and I types steadily, except for 15 minutes for dinner and the one hour and a quarter I saw in the messenger room waiting for your call, from 4P. M. tillmnidnight[sic], and this morning from 8:30 to 10:30. I could not wait any longer. Commencement announcements are out. Should I send them to the great-aunts, or is that a reminder for presents? R. S. V. P. Love, Fannie More Tomorrow.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, n.d. [postmarked May 26, 1921]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1921-05-26]
Text: Thursday. Dear Mother + Father: Am managing to [get] thru with my work all right, but it is keeping [megting]. I celebrated last night by getting an extra long sleep. Am going to lab today from lunch till 4. AM then going out to the Dobson state to see Edith Wynne Matthison in "Electra". It is a gorgeous day. Carolyn B. told me that she, her mother, and father called on [you Friday.] Otherwise nothing new. Love, Fannie Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, Hotel Ambassador, Atlantic City, N.J.

Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, n.d. [ca May 11, 1922]
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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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, October 10,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-10-10
Text: October 10, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I can't remember whether I said that Junior party was the twelfth of November of not. If I did, it was a mistake--it is the nineteenth. Today has been quite uninteresting. I went to lab sixth hour and had a great deal of difficulty in drawing what I saw in the microscope. Up to date, I have kept my left eye closed and have had no trouble. I can't see anything but the desk when I keep them both open. After lab I had my hari washed and...
Show moreOctober 10, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I can't remember whether I said that Junior party was the twelfth of November of not. If I did, it was a mistake--it is the nineteenth. Today has been quite uninteresting. I went to lab sixth hour and had a great deal of difficulty in drawing what I saw in the microscope. Up to date, I have kept my left eye closed and have had no trouble. I can't see anything but the desk when I keep them both open. After lab I had my hari washed and spent the rest of the afternoon on a shopping expedition, the quest being woolen stockings. It has been so cold lately that I thought I had better get them while the getting is good. I shall have to work all tomorrow afternoon on my history topic. Tomorrow night I am going to Temple. It starts at seven. Another chapel cut! I had better go it easy on cuts from now on. I hope tomorrow's letter will be more interesting. Thank you for the food. Was it in honor of Pete's birthday? Love, Fannie[enc w/ 10 Oct 1921] Dear Mother: I am sending the grey crepe de chine home to see what you can have done with it. I wore it Sunday, and worked in the libe. How I got ink on the skirt is beyond me. I don't know what can be done with it, but I thought probably you could do better at home than I can here. I am very sorry it happened. I have an appointment to see Miss Ballantine tomorrow afternoon. The letter was very satisfactory.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, n.d. [postmarked April 28, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-04-28]
Text: [postmarked 28 Apr 1920] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Old man, you take everything seriously, don't you? You knew perfectly well the advantage I saw in having some one in your family in the army. Miss Wells handed me the quiz this morning with a broad grin on her face. She things I'm a good joke. Miss Smith told me that she had a letter from you, Mother I am curious to know what she had to say to you--all this mystery makes "Curiosity kill a cat". Yes, helen Reid is...
Show more[postmarked 28 Apr 1920] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Old man, you take everything seriously, don't you? You knew perfectly well the advantage I saw in having some one in your family in the army. Miss Wells handed me the quiz this morning with a broad grin on her face. She things I'm a good joke. Miss Smith told me that she had a letter from you, Mother I am curious to know what she had to say to you--all this mystery makes "Curiosity kill a cat". Yes, helen Reid is staying in Davison. You know sophomores who have not excercised their privilege of drawing are entitled to first choice of the vacant rooms and can practically be places. Helen just wokr up to that fact yesterday, and missed her chance of getting a peach of a bay-window room on the floor below. It is reaining very hard today, and I feel pretty punk. I guess dampness does not agree with me. Mother, I wripped the waist-band of the white skirt and pinned it the way it should be fixed. I also put pins in the bands of the two gingham dresses to show where they should snap. The belts should have the snappers moved over as fas as possible to the edges. Dr. Baldwin told me last night again how becoming it was to me to be fatter, she meant my face. I told her I would just as soon not have it in the waist band and in the face instead. I did not realize Cousin Aaron was sixty. Good-night! The program for Founder's Day is:--inter-class song-contest in the morning, address by Prexy, afternoon-faculty-student baseball game (maybe it won't hurt to have to watch that), evening--representation of Founder's Day in the early days of the college. I am enclosing the letter I received yesterday from Marian. Sometimes I wonder if the girl is all there. It is a good thing for me to get a letter from her occasionally. When I get luke-warm about college occasionally, (don't get excited, due to feeling so punk at times) and wish i were at home, then when I see the intellectual, ----life the kids lead at home, I am more satisfied with that I have got instead. The letter from St. Moritz was good. I like Estes Park, but St. Moritz certainly has something that it has not got. Love, Wednesday, I am sorry, I have not the remotest idea of the date.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, n.d. [postmarked May 19, 1920]
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: n.d. [postmarked 1920-05-19]
Text: [postmarked 19 May 1920] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I fizzles the last of the six questions on the math quiz and I got up at six to study for it! I wish I had slept till seven. Miss Bourne told us all that we will have to review for the exam, and it certainly is a huge amount. I think I'll borrow some one's trot to do it. I don't know how else I will ever get it done. We have started our math review. Our history is certainly interesting now. We have spent the last few...
Show more[postmarked 19 May 1920] Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I fizzles the last of the six questions on the math quiz and I got up at six to study for it! I wish I had slept till seven. Miss Bourne told us all that we will have to review for the exam, and it certainly is a huge amount. I think I'll borrow some one's trot to do it. I don't know how else I will ever get it done. We have started our math review. Our history is certainly interesting now. We have spent the last few weeks on going beyond where our text-book stops, taking a country a day practically. Of course it is a lot of work, but it is interesting anyhow. We had the Balkan stated for today. Miss Thallon lived in Greece for a while. How can anyone with her liveliness and general pep spend so much time studying archaology? Pete, when you are so busy, how do you find the time to copy clippings? I wish I had the ingenuity to find time for things like that. It is quite warm now, but I hope it is not going to be so baking hot for exams. [Love, Fannie] I had a history out over chapel last night, and when i was on my way back from the libe to study math, I met Miss Cowley. She hooked her arm in mine, and started to talk, slowly walking over the campus. Before I knew it she had me over at Professor White's house. I told her I would see her some time again, I would rather not go in. So she asked me to wait across the street for her if I would not come in, but she was just going to stay a minute. I thought it would look rather childish to stand across the street waiting for her, so I went up with her. She marched me up there on the porch and presented to Pap White, head of the Math department and supposedly one of the best mathematicians of the country, "Miss Aaron, a future mathematician, a fellow-townsman of mine, and one of my charges". I smiled and looked sweet, (if possible), and Pap White, said, My, all of that?". It was a circus to listen to him kid her. He thinks he is very funny, and he is so stately and dignified looking, that it was quite ridiculous. His wife proceeded to engage herself in a very unanimated conversation with me, telling me about her grandchildren. Then his daughter and son-in-law came out, and I had to meet them. His daughter, by the way, either flunked out of college and came so near it that she had to quit. That sounds worse than the story about Dean Fine, Pete. Well, finally Bess decided to leave, and I told Pap and Mrs. Pap that I was very glad to have met the, (and told myself that I would have liked to defer said pelasure[sic]), and Mrs. Pap asked me to come again when I could stay longer, and I thanked her, and we walked home. I happened to mention to Miss Cowley that I was not looking forward to today's quiz with any degree of pleasure, so she stodd me on the Lathrop steps and proceded to quiz me. I was with her forty minutes. That is why I got p
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, January 13,1920:
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
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Date: 1/13/20
Text: January 13, I9l9. i Dear Mother, Father, and Lester; I shall be very busy tomorrow, so I shall write this before going to bed, incidentally waiting for my room to cool off enough to sleep! As you notice, it is the P that I have not had time to have fixed yet. I shall send my laundry off tomorrow. Will Jfou please have the two books returned to the library. Mother? They are due very soon, I think. Also, the gray woolen stockings are too short in the leg and the brown ones are much too long in...
Show moreJanuary 13, I9l9. i Dear Mother, Father, and Lester; I shall be very busy tomorrow, so I shall write this before going to bed, incidentally waiting for my room to cool off enough to sleep! As you notice, it is the P that I have not had time to have fixed yet. I shall send my laundry off tomorrow. Will Jfou please have the two books returned to the library. Mother? They are due very soon, I think. Also, the gray woolen stockings are too short in the leg and the brown ones are much too long in the foot, tion't chase all over trying to get some> I have three paprs a§ it is, and the buildings are so warm that luness things change the only way to use them is with low shoes anyhow. The package came from Welsh's tonight, wonderfully boxed and insured. They can collect their insurance on the Nox—it is conspicuous by its absence. The bottle is in little j)ieces. The Maltine is all right, though. Meanwhile I have the per-scrittion that you sent me, and I can leave it in town Saturday morning. I told Beatrice Bagg how it came, inasmuch as she had walked to the drug store in Arlington with me on Sunday. She said, Probably the medicine trickled out of the box onto the sidewalk and some ppor dog came along and lapped it upand was p oisoned and died", ^^o you suppose she was trying to be funny? Speaking of Beatrice, she is proctor now for the next three weeks. A little bit too much work, (I appreciate that that is poor construction), went to Helen Reid's and my heads last night-so at ten o'clock we went in and informed her that we had been making quite a little noise, and that it was her duty as proctor to call us down. She was terribly fussed and put out. It does not sound so.funny to say it or tell about It, but we surely had a circus with her. She took me by the arm and told me to go home and go to bed. Miss Sogers came out in the hall, and by the smile on her facr, fully appreciated the humor. Beatrice told me this morning I would be her undoing yet.. Please keep the old unionsuits that have not got my name in them at home—they were packed by mistake. I have plenty wife out them. I saw Carolyn Bailey for a few minutes today roommate now—her Mst name is Lester. She has a I left the bill of the stockings out by mistake, enclose them in this letter. I shall Mother, please have a few of my old red Peter Tom ties died black so that I can use them for gym. I shall be very busy tomorrow aft., so shall not write then
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, September 30,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 9/30/19
Text: Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: The tea set came today. I have not yet unpacked it. The books also came from Brentanno's. They are exactly what I wanted. Nothing much new to report today. I played hockey yesterday afternoon, but as there were more candidates than there was room for, I got a chance to play for only one-half hour. I shall play again today at one-fourty-five, and after that a bit of tennis. I have to play off my match of the Freshman tournament before Sunday, and since I...
Show moreDear Mother, Father, and Pete: The tea set came today. I have not yet unpacked it. The books also came from Brentanno's. They are exactly what I wanted. Nothing much new to report today. I played hockey yesterday afternoon, but as there were more candidates than there was room for, I got a chance to play for only one-half hour. I shall play again today at one-fourty-five, and after that a bit of tennis. I have to play off my match of the Freshman tournament before Sunday, and since I cannot play Saturday and you're not allowed to play Sunday, it will have to be very soon. I don't know the girl yet that I am to play. It was not nerve for me to sign up, because all you have to know is how to hold a racket, so the bulletin reads. The hockey went much better yesterday. It is loads of fun, and good exercise, too. I studied last night, and then about nine we had a sort of party, consisting of chocolate and crackers, in the English girls room. Our dinners are substantial enough, but if I don't get to be overly early, I am so hungry that I eat before I go to bed. Perhaps that is a bad habit. It does not make me mak speeches, though, the way Louis did. Miss Thallon sprained her ankle the other day. We had no classes today, therefore. Everybody was saying, "oh, I'm sorry she sprained her ankle, but I'm glad of it, too." I thought possibly I'd get some work done then, but I met a Freshman from strong that I like and she staid around here most of the hour. My room makes quite a hit with every-body. It does with me, too, for that matter. Did I tell you that I passed Miss Smith's door the other day when she and some one of the faculty were having tea, and she insisted on my coming in, too! Pete, don't be too fussy if my letters are undated and unsigned. They have to get off in time for the mail, you know. You always know who write them, and they are post-marked, so what more do you want? Mother, I am taking the medicine as near time as I can. I need it. My food supply has not run out yet, but I will replenish it as soon as it does. The trunks have not been taken from the fourth floor yet. I should like to have seen you when Nick Glick gave you the Glick welcome, Mother. You know he calls cousin Amelia Mother Cohen--he might have tried that on you, too.Mother, my clock keeps good time, but the alarm does not go off when it should. I hate to send it to you before I get another. I hate to be without one. Could you send me one, and then have me send this one back to you? I am gradually getting more used to the work--thank goodness. Otherwise nothing new. Are you coming Sunday, Pete? I hope so. Love, I Was over in North this morning. I should hate to live there. Sept. 30. 1919.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, May 6,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-05-06
Text: May 6, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am going to type this letter without a mistake in it--wait and see. I bought the hairnets and the book at Horne's during vacation, Mother. I thought I forgot to mention it--I am sorry. The book was for Hertz's birthday. Didn't I tell you that? I studied all yesterday afternoon and evening and one hour this morning for the chem written. I can't say that it helped much--but it didn't do any harm, either. I didn't do any...
Show moreMay 6, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I am going to type this letter without a mistake in it--wait and see. I bought the hairnets and the book at Horne's during vacation, Mother. I thought I forgot to mention it--I am sorry. The book was for Hertz's birthday. Didn't I tell you that? I studied all yesterday afternoon and evening and one hour this morning for the chem written. I can't say that it helped much--but it didn't do any harm, either. I didn't do any too well. Exam schedules are out, but I believe I mentioned that. The schedules of classes for next year are out also. Of the six possible courses that I had planned on, there are three conflicts! Isn't that fierce. You know the dean's office had us make trial elections about a month ago, so that they could rearrange the old programmes and have fewer conflicts, if possible. As far as I am concerned, they made it a lot worse. Psych and Ec--Socialism--conflict. Miss Ellory's French Revolution and Miss Thompson's Civil War and Reconstruction come the same hour. And then I had considered as a solution of the problem of taking Spanish or French taking German but that conflicts with Miss Wylie's course, so that is out of the question. It is a good think that I am quite firm in my conviction that I should have Miss Wylie while the having is good, or I wouldn't know where I stand. I don't know what to do about the Psych and Ec. That to me is an inexcusable mistak on the part of the dean's office, because almost everybody who takes Ec Sophomore Year starts Psych Junior Year, and there are lots of people who major in Ec, which means that they must take the course I was planning to take. There must be a lot of people in my boots. I just happened to think last night that I never told you that I got a note of congratulation from Albert Kabet two days after your visit in Princeton, Pete, informing me that he had heard of my great achievement and he wished to congratulate me on the great honor, bosh, bosh, bosh, etc. I never acknowledged it. I hope that wasn't terribly rude, but I didn't care to. It was quite uncalled for. How About the Peabody Subscription? R. S. V. P. Also, Father, if you were going to have the bank send me a statement, please do so. I telegrpahed[sic] Pauline the day the news reached V. C., Mother. I shall write to her by and by.I am going to the Spanish play, "El Chice de la Panuelas" this afternoon. I have to read my Spanish novel this week-end. I think that wil decide for me whether I want to go on with Spanish or not. If it is characteristically Spanish novel type, I don't think it is worth spending a course on. Otherwise I don't know anything new. Love, Fannie
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, January 27,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1/27/20
Text: [Addressed to mother @ Hotel Royal Poinciana] January 27, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: After I wrote to you yesterday afternoon I paid my customary call at the doctor's office, and asked Dr. B. if there was any chance of being allowed to go to N. Y. for my treatment, that Miss Smith had sent me to her to find out. She said, no, not unless I did not want to come back to college. Finally, she said she would give me permission to go and come back immediately, if it was absolutely...
Show more[Addressed to mother @ Hotel Royal Poinciana] January 27, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: After I wrote to you yesterday afternoon I paid my customary call at the doctor's office, and asked Dr. B. if there was any chance of being allowed to go to N. Y. for my treatment, that Miss Smith had sent me to her to find out. She said, no, not unless I did not want to come back to college. Finally, she said she would give me permission to go and come back immediately, if it was absolutely necessary, but she did not advise it al all. She seemed thouroughly convinced I would come back with flu. she then decided that I should communicate with Dr. F. and if he thought it was important enough, then after listening to Dr. T, expound in chapel, i should go to Dr. T for permission. So I proceeded to call Aunt Bessie by long distance. I told her to tell the doctor all the particulars, and telegraph me his answerso that I would have it before chapel. The answer came from Dr. F. himself, "Get permit to keep appointment with me on Thursday". I met Helen and Duffie on my way back from McGlynn's at five fourty-five and they induced me to go off campus with them. Considering that it was the first time since October and that I was hungry as a bear and the porspect of a good meal appealed to me, I went and enjoyed it immensely, but for some strange reason I just got back in time to have the chapel doors closed on me. I had the cut to spare, but I wanted to hear what Dr. T. had to say. Instead I got the information from several others. She urged and begged that we should not leave college, and after she urged a while, she said that permission would not be granted except in very urgent cases. As far as I have made out today, the wardens will absolutely not grant them without first sending the girls to the doctor. I went to Dr. T. last night, and she said my warden had full charge. The telegram from the doctor did the work with Miss Smith and I got permission to go for the day on Thursday. There was much excitement last night, and the messenger room was jammed. I sent you a night letter, and I expect an answer today. I wrote to Aunt Bessie. There will be plenty of doing to make life interesting. There will be a good lecture, and there will be the ice carnival that had to be postponed last week on account of bad weather. The French exam was what is known as comprehensive. The first question was, "What was the influence of the salons on the seventeenth century novel? and the second question was, "Outline the development of the novel in the eighteenth century, giving tendencies of the important works of each novelist". I could have worded it one better, "Write all you have learned this semester". I have to study hard for the history exam now. I shall try my best to have the station reserve a parlor car seat for me for Thursday morning. We are not allowed to town.Mrs. Marcus Aaron, Mr. Phillip Hamburger, Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Florida.P. 0. Box 882, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, January 22,1920
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1/22/20
Text: January 22, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: You should not make fun of me, Pete, because I make a fuss that Miss Thallon calls me by my first name. She did it last evening again! And I'll mention it even if you do object. I enjoyed that much more than Mr. Vanderlip's lecture, for instance. Incidentally, for the rest of my Freshman year I intend to swear off anything too deep for my childish brains. Pete, please don't be shocked. I saw last year's history exam today....
Show moreJanuary 22, 1920. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: You should not make fun of me, Pete, because I make a fuss that Miss Thallon calls me by my first name. She did it last evening again! And I'll mention it even if you do object. I enjoyed that much more than Mr. Vanderlip's lecture, for instance. Incidentally, for the rest of my Freshman year I intend to swear off anything too deep for my childish brains. Pete, please don't be shocked. I saw last year's history exam today. It is very general and consists of what is termed "thinking", not memory, questions. I forgot to tell you yesterday that I made A- on the math quiz, (spelled with one z). The careless mistakes counted for the minus. As I was chasing off last night to get a book that I had signed up for five-thirty until seven-thirty I passed Miss Thallon in the hall, and that is when she called me by my first name again, Fannie, that is, not Miss Aaron, but Fannie, she told me when she called me by my first name that she marked my paper the first thing Saturday morning, and it was very fine indeed. I asked her which she meant, the quiz of the topic, and she said both. She said the topic was rather full in places and could have been condensed, but it was good and showed intelligent reading and work. I asked her what I got on them, and she said, "I gave you an A on the written lesson and a B plus on the topic." My exclamation of delight made her ask me if I was pleased. The fourth floor will testify to that. One of them asked me if history was one of the subjects I was going to flunk out on. Considering the circumstances under which I did the topic, I am tickled with the mark, although B plus would satisfy me even under favorable working conditions. I belong to the ten o'clock club, an institution in Davison which binds every member to be in bed by ten o'clock until exams are over or pay the enormous fine of five cents an hour. They won't make any money on me. The fines will go to pay for a club feed or part of a sleigh-ride. I finished my math review and shall finish the Latin and most of the English today. I think it is quite disgusting that we should have to use our early morning energy on hygiene and then take the English exam immediately afterwards. There certainly is an abundance of snow around. It is beautiful. Love, [Fannie][enc w/ 22 Jan 1920] Mother, Your advice about exams is very good, although it told me nothing new. But this is the situation. I am not doing any conscious worrying about exams, nevertheless I am under the same strain that everyone else is, although not in the same degree of panic. But that or something else has put my bowels off again. The Maltine does not work properly and I don't know what else to try. I used Castor Oil last night. But the worst of it is that it has become quite painful. I do not know the physiology terms again, but I mean at the passage way, or what ever it is called. The only thing I knew to do was take the C. oil and goo myself up with vaseline. If there is anything else please let me know what to do, as it is most annoying for any occasion, particularly exam week, when I need all my pep and energy and power on my work. This note is stricktly for you, Mother.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, October 23,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-10-23
Text: October 23, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Hope you appreciate my new ribbon. My machine did not need oiling, Pete. It was suffering from a fall and was repaired for twenty-five cents. I am going to try hard to answer your questions right, Pete. I can leave Poughkeepsie Saturday morning as follows: 6:50 arrive N. Y. C. 9:01 7:05 " " 9:18 8:35 " " 10:30 10:05 " " 12:05 If I came Friday as I must if I motor over with Aunt Bessie and Uncle Ike I can try to...
Show moreOctober 23, 1921 Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: Hope you appreciate my new ribbon. My machine did not need oiling, Pete. It was suffering from a fall and was repaired for twenty-five cents. I am going to try hard to answer your questions right, Pete. I can leave Poughkeepsie Saturday morning as follows: 6:50 arrive N. Y. C. 9:01 7:05 " " 9:18 8:35 " " 10:30 10:05 " " 12:05 If I came Friday as I must if I motor over with Aunt Bessie and Uncle Ike I can try to make the 2:32 with a taxi. My class is over at 2:20. People sometimes make that train and sometimes miss it after a fifth hour class. Otherwise I take the 4:13. The 2:32 gets in at 5:13, the 4:13 at 6:15. If I come back with Aunt Bessie and Uncle Ike--and that depends upon your answer to yesterdays letter--I shall not have to worry about my coming back to New York. What do you mean by "coming through" with Margaret? If you mean going from New York to Princeton with her, that would suit me perfectly, if I don't go with Aunt Bessie and Uncle Ike. Whatever I do depends upon what you have to say in the matter. Since Aunt Bessie's invitation was extended to you and Harold in a very general manner, perhaps it might include her. She emphasized the fact that they have room for seven in their car. i know plenty of people who are going to the game, but do not know on what trains they are planning to leave. I can easily make arrangements with someone about going back to New York, I should imagine. Most of them go Friday--isn't there a prom Friday night? Don't worry about getting me back to New York--I can probably meet someone. I have read your questions over three times and tried hard to answer them. I have hopes that I did as I was requested. Please notice how neat my letter is. The second nine holes, the new part, were opened up yesterday, and the old nine closed off for the day, so we couldn't play tournament, and my oppenent has late afternoon classes tomorrow and the next day, so we have to defer our match till Thursday. I have a pupil in the art of typing at the Maids' Club-house again this year, and shall start with her next week.Our work in French Rev for the next days in on Voltaire, Diderot and Montesquieu. So far it has proved most interesting. The following week we shall take up the conditions prior to the Russian Revolution of 1905 and compare them with those prior to the French Revolution. I certainly think a lot of the course. I finished my J topic last night and have to type it now. Personally I think it is pretty good, and I hope Miss Wylie will think so, too. I am to be in the Fire-Drill chorus of Junior party, whatever that may mean. I don't believe I ever wrote you that they wanted to wish on me the job of typing the songs and speeches, the way they did last year. I decided last year after I had spent hour after hour on that boring stuff that I was not going to be class stenographer, merely because I had gotten typing down to a pretty good speed for my own convenience. So when they asked me to do it, I told them decently that I had done it all for Sophomore Party and would prefer something else, if they could find someone else to do the typing. I think i was right--my heart sank at the thought of those boring and incidentally nerve-racking hours. My fut coat is in the Express Office. I have to pay $1.04 on it. Thank you for attending to it. Love, Fannie As I said before, this letter is remarkably neat.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Father and Mother, October 30,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 10/30/19
Text: Oct. 30. Dear Father + Mother, I am sure I'll get time for a letter tomorrow. I played tennis after lunch - I must work on the English com-mittee now. I am getting tired of work. I am looking [forward] to seeing you, Mother. I got a commence-ment present from [Howe St.] today. Another note to write. I did not get time to see about your tie, Father. Love, [Fannie]This was evidently missent. I shall write more tomorrow. Love, [Fannie] I sent you the French Dictionary. [this side of card...
Show moreOct. 30. Dear Father + Mother, I am sure I'll get time for a letter tomorrow. I played tennis after lunch - I must work on the English com-mittee now. I am getting tired of work. I am looking [forward] to seeing you, Mother. I got a commence-ment present from [Howe St.] today. Another note to write. I did not get time to see about your tie, Father. Love, [Fannie]This was evidently missent. I shall write more tomorrow. Love, [Fannie] I sent you the French Dictionary. [this side of card is for adress] Mr. M. L. Aaron, 55 Campbell Hall, Princeton, N. J.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother, Father, and Pete, November 11,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 11/11/19
Text: November 11, 1919. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I got the new ribbon working? Isn't it wonderful? There was wild rumore of a half holiday for Reace Day, but Prexy (is that the way you spell it?) announced in chapel last night that the faculty at their meeting regretfully voted it impractical, so to make up for it we are to have some sort of intellectual movies and a bonfire tonight. Meanwhile it is raining. I got another letter from Emily today. She says she is glad she did not try to...
Show moreNovember 11, 1919. Dear Mother, Father, and Pete: I got the new ribbon working? Isn't it wonderful? There was wild rumore of a half holiday for Reace Day, but Prexy (is that the way you spell it?) announced in chapel last night that the faculty at their meeting regretfully voted it impractical, so to make up for it we are to have some sort of intellectual movies and a bonfire tonight. Meanwhile it is raining. I got another letter from Emily today. She says she is glad she did not try to get in here although she seems to have to work pretty hard. Last night there was a feed in Elizabeth Brock's room. It was her birthday, and her mother surely did send her a real Mary line of food. I know what most of our work for Monday is--the question is to find the time to do it. The laundry came yesterday, without stamps and without the big strap. Did you put it on, Mother? You see when the special stamp is not on, of course it is not delivered as special delivery. Also, if the big strap is not on, there is good chance of loosing something. Prexy also announced that the method of celebration would be that we would not have to prepare tomorrow's work, but that simply means double for the next time. Miss Wells told one of the kids she would not give the math quizz, but she would give it Thursday and a lesson to prepare besides. Lucy is thrilled at the idea of spending her Christmas vacation in Mt. Clements. She seems to think her father will have to stay there a long while. If I don't write any more letters this week, it will be because I am working ahead. By the way, all chances for quizzes for Monday have been eliminated in everything byt[sic] Latin. Carolyn B. wanted me to go off campus with her sometime, but we have to put it off till next week. Love, I was in an awful rush. The muffs were with the laundry. Thanks for the bread, but please don't send anything the next time. I can buy fruit here. If their line should get particularly bad, I will let you know.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mother and Father, February 22,1921
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 1921-02-22
Text: Feb. 22, 1921. Dear Mother + Father: I shall be awfully busy to-day, + I didn't know if I would have time to write or not, hence the telegram. besides which, I was very much excited. The [serial] ([sfeakers] + alternates, but not yet distinguished) were announced last night at an "Ellis Island immigrant party", but more of that again. Enough to say that it was loads of fun + very exciting. I could not go to sleep for ages. Now the [hard pull] starts. I hope I'll last...
Show moreFeb. 22, 1921. Dear Mother + Father: I shall be awfully busy to-day, + I didn't know if I would have time to write or not, hence the telegram. besides which, I was very much excited. The [serial] ([sfeakers] + alternates, but not yet distinguished) were announced last night at an "Ellis Island immigrant party", but more of that again. Enough to say that it was loads of fun + very exciting. I could not go to sleep for ages. Now the [hard pull] starts. I hope I'll last allright. One of these days soon you'll get a lengthy letter about it - about 7 pages, I guess. Love, Fannie Mr. + Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 S. Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Title: Aaron, Fannie -- to Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, November 10,1919
Creator: Aaron, Fannie
Date: 11/10/19
Text: As usual I must hurry to the library. Had a wonderful start on this week. My work won't be rushed this week - I only hope I can get [through] my work for Monday done before I leave. Math [quizz] Wednes-day. We got our sight translations back - I got a B+, highest mark in class + only one. Love, Fannie Nov. 10. No wonder I am happy.[This side of card is for address] Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Aaron, 402 Winebiddle Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

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