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May 18, 1902
VASSAR COLLEGE A.D. 1861
Dearest Mamie
I have just a few minutes before church time to write to my little sister. Yesterday morning there was an exciting match game in basket-ball between the freshmen and the sophomore teams, and we beat! It has
only happened twice before they say, that the sophomores have been defeated by the freshmen! The game took place in the athletic circle, and the spectators came in by classes, singing and yelling. The freshmen wore white, with white tissue paper caps and a plume of pine; the sophomores wore white with yellow hats and yellow bows on
their elbows, the juniors wore white with green decorations. The seniors alone were not in costume, but I suppose they are too busy now days as their exams come sooner than those of the other classes.
By the way, I am going to take my algebra exam the same week that my others come -- the week I come home. Before then I’ll have to have some tutor lessons, and I must have some money to pay for them. I think when papa sends the rest of my board money to pay from May 15 to June 6 he had better send five dollars extra. I may not need it all but I may and I don;t want to run the risk of not having enough. Then for my trip
home including ticket $18, sleeper $5 and meals $2, I’ll have to have $25.
VASSAR COLLEGE A.D. 1861
Yesterday afternoon the grand play came off and went off beautifully too. It was an ideal day and there was an immense audience. It really isn’t bad to feel that you have been in one of the “Four Hall Plays” of the year! I’ll show you the programs
and things with my name in them when I get home. The costumes (provided for us) were simply great! The chorus of birds all wore masks -- just like this.
We had on flesh colored stockings so we weren’t quite as bare as the picture looks. Keep it please as I want it for my memory book. All the girls had different colors and it was myself that had on orange and black. I was [a regular] advertisement for Princeton.
Well, ‘tis time to start for church so faretheewell with oceans of love for you and for my little daddy-kins from Peggy.
I do hope dad’s rose fever is better. I forgot to say that Polly had one of her girl friends up to stay over to day and I took her to the play on my guest ticket.
Yes, everyone likes my shirt waist suits ever and ever so much.
“Mr Dooley” is fine!
Basketball game
G. play
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. MAY 18 6P[M] 1902
Miss Shipp
1010 N. Delaware St
Indianapolis
Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. RECEIVED
MAY 19 1130[A]M ‘02
VASSAR COLLEGE A.D. 1861
Dearest Mamie
I have just a few minutes before church time to write to my little sister. Yesterday morning there was an exciting match game in basket-ball between the freshmen and the sophomore teams, and we beat! It has
only happened twice before they say, that the sophomores have been defeated by the freshmen! The game took place in the athletic circle, and the spectators came in by classes, singing and yelling. The freshmen wore white, with white tissue paper caps and a plume of pine; the sophomores wore white with yellow hats and yellow bows on
their elbows, the juniors wore white with green decorations. The seniors alone were not in costume, but I suppose they are too busy now days as their exams come sooner than those of the other classes.
By the way, I am going to take my algebra exam the same week that my others come -- the week I come home. Before then I’ll have to have some tutor lessons, and I must have some money to pay for them. I think when papa sends the rest of my board money to pay from May 15 to June 6 he had better send five dollars extra. I may not need it all but I may and I don;t want to run the risk of not having enough. Then for my trip
home including ticket $18, sleeper $5 and meals $2, I’ll have to have $25.
VASSAR COLLEGE A.D. 1861
Yesterday afternoon the grand play came off and went off beautifully too. It was an ideal day and there was an immense audience. It really isn’t bad to feel that you have been in one of the “Four Hall Plays” of the year! I’ll show you the programs
and things with my name in them when I get home. The costumes (provided for us) were simply great! The chorus of birds all wore masks -- just like this.
We had on flesh colored stockings so we weren’t quite as bare as the picture looks. Keep it please as I want it for my memory book. All the girls had different colors and it was myself that had on orange and black. I was [a regular] advertisement for Princeton.
Well, ‘tis time to start for church so faretheewell with oceans of love for you and for my little daddy-kins from Peggy.
I do hope dad’s rose fever is better. I forgot to say that Polly had one of her girl friends up to stay over to day and I took her to the play on my guest ticket.
Yes, everyone likes my shirt waist suits ever and ever so much.
“Mr Dooley” is fine!
Basketball game
G. play
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. MAY 18 6P[M] 1902
Miss Shipp
1010 N. Delaware St
Indianapolis
Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. RECEIVED
MAY 19 1130[A]M ‘02
