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January 15, 1920 [1921]
Dear Mother, Father, and Pete:
It may interest you to know that I wrote to Grandpa yesterday. I don't want to get another letter from Aunt Hattie telling me Grandpa would enjoy hearing from me. Incidentally, I got a letter from him this morning. he takes my debating very seriously.
It poured all yesterday afternoon, so the girl with whom I was planning to walk came over here and we fooled fro[sic] about a half hour, then decided to take our walk tomorrow afternoon. Then I read for about two hours--Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey". I had hoped to read all of it, but I did not manage to.
Last night I heard a very interesting lecture, but I shall not tell you about it until I find somebody who knows what the man's name is.
I got up for breakfast this morning, strange to relate. The reason was that I had to go to chem lab, and I could not see standing over there all morning on an empty stomach. I worked over there from nine until twelve thirty. It's a great life, this chemical life! Please don't correct my English because I did not mean it to be correct.
I think I will finish the book this afternoon and then take a walk later. The ice carnival is off. There isn't a speck of snow or ice left on the ground.
I had intended to cut chapel tomorrow morning. I have enough cuts left and I could use the time to good advantage-.besides which there is nothing that I do at college that gives me the same amount of satisfaction as cutting Sunday chapel. but the preacher tomorrow is said to be very good, the Reverend Cleland McAfee of Chicago. His daughter graduated last year. She was president of the Christian Association. What should I do about it, Pete. I have conscientious scruples against leaving cuts go by.
We are going to have a debate dinner next week-end at Mrs. Glenn's. She has good food, and it is a small private house. I expect it to be loads of fun.
Love,
Fannie
The last paragraph, i mean the one about chapel, is intended principally to shock Pete.
Lester, please return Grandpa's Letter, contents of which pease note".
Dear Mother, Father, and Pete:
It may interest you to know that I wrote to Grandpa yesterday. I don't want to get another letter from Aunt Hattie telling me Grandpa would enjoy hearing from me. Incidentally, I got a letter from him this morning. he takes my debating very seriously.
It poured all yesterday afternoon, so the girl with whom I was planning to walk came over here and we fooled fro[sic] about a half hour, then decided to take our walk tomorrow afternoon. Then I read for about two hours--Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey". I had hoped to read all of it, but I did not manage to.
Last night I heard a very interesting lecture, but I shall not tell you about it until I find somebody who knows what the man's name is.
I got up for breakfast this morning, strange to relate. The reason was that I had to go to chem lab, and I could not see standing over there all morning on an empty stomach. I worked over there from nine until twelve thirty. It's a great life, this chemical life! Please don't correct my English because I did not mean it to be correct.
I think I will finish the book this afternoon and then take a walk later. The ice carnival is off. There isn't a speck of snow or ice left on the ground.
I had intended to cut chapel tomorrow morning. I have enough cuts left and I could use the time to good advantage-.besides which there is nothing that I do at college that gives me the same amount of satisfaction as cutting Sunday chapel. but the preacher tomorrow is said to be very good, the Reverend Cleland McAfee of Chicago. His daughter graduated last year. She was president of the Christian Association. What should I do about it, Pete. I have conscientious scruples against leaving cuts go by.
We are going to have a debate dinner next week-end at Mrs. Glenn's. She has good food, and it is a small private house. I expect it to be loads of fun.
Love,
Fannie
The last paragraph, i mean the one about chapel, is intended principally to shock Pete.
Lester, please return Grandpa's Letter, contents of which pease note".
