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Vassar.
Feb. 17. 1875.
Dear Carrie,
Your letter has not been received this week, but presume it
will come tomorrow and bring me joy. Pres. Hopkins finished his course
of lectures this afternoon- In certain respects they were good, but on the
whole they were not as Interesting or useful as those of last year. These
were on Mental Philosophy principally, being mere "review'1 to those who
had studied It previously, and being too brief to be of service to those who had not studied.
So tomorrow we begin work again, and not with feelings of joy.
These few days have been rest for us, but the less we have to do, the less
we wish to do, such is the constitution of us poor mortals.
They give me both music and drawing this semester, so I presume
I shall have a good time. German Is the only study I dread: that Is said
to be hard, but Miss Kapp promised not to give essays, and we can still
live when they are absent-
Clifford read her Cahpel essays not long since. The subject was a
splendid one, "The American epic," and she did pretty well with it. Much
better than the other Texan representative will when her turn comes.
Clifford Is pretty sure of an honor, In my opinion, and it is not because
e is a better student than twenty third, but because her man-
nor imposes upon the teachers, and especially because she is politic. If
she gets an honor, the Class will be raving, for she has not a friend in it, and hardly In the College, which is a pretty bad thing to say of a girl. She takes French this semester, as we all think, just to get that honor, but to defeat her purpose, as well as for other reasons, we have petitioned for a German essay instead of French, and there is some hope of its being accepted.^M
Will you ask Papa to write in some of his letters a general permission for me to see whoever may chance here to see me. I expect no^M
friends myself, but Miss Terry is sometimes so particular that she may not allow me to see my friend's friends and Fannie or Lillie expect someone on Founders day- Clifford has had sent from her Mother the Mardi
Gras cards. They seem very "swell". Did you have them? I notice Col.
Teller is not on the Committee this year.
Am getting sleepy, so no more at present from - Julie
Feb. 17. 1875.
Dear Carrie,
Your letter has not been received this week, but presume it
will come tomorrow and bring me joy. Pres. Hopkins finished his course
of lectures this afternoon- In certain respects they were good, but on the
whole they were not as Interesting or useful as those of last year. These
were on Mental Philosophy principally, being mere "review'1 to those who
had studied It previously, and being too brief to be of service to those who had not studied.
So tomorrow we begin work again, and not with feelings of joy.
These few days have been rest for us, but the less we have to do, the less
we wish to do, such is the constitution of us poor mortals.
They give me both music and drawing this semester, so I presume
I shall have a good time. German Is the only study I dread: that Is said
to be hard, but Miss Kapp promised not to give essays, and we can still
live when they are absent-
Clifford read her Cahpel essays not long since. The subject was a
splendid one, "The American epic," and she did pretty well with it. Much
better than the other Texan representative will when her turn comes.
Clifford Is pretty sure of an honor, In my opinion, and it is not because
e is a better student than twenty third, but because her man-
nor imposes upon the teachers, and especially because she is politic. If
she gets an honor, the Class will be raving, for she has not a friend in it, and hardly In the College, which is a pretty bad thing to say of a girl. She takes French this semester, as we all think, just to get that honor, but to defeat her purpose, as well as for other reasons, we have petitioned for a German essay instead of French, and there is some hope of its being accepted.^M
Will you ask Papa to write in some of his letters a general permission for me to see whoever may chance here to see me. I expect no^M
friends myself, but Miss Terry is sometimes so particular that she may not allow me to see my friend's friends and Fannie or Lillie expect someone on Founders day- Clifford has had sent from her Mother the Mardi
Gras cards. They seem very "swell". Did you have them? I notice Col.
Teller is not on the Committee this year.
Am getting sleepy, so no more at present from - Julie
