being Dear Mother, Father, and Fete: So Saul Makrauer and Albert Kabet made the Freshman debating team. We have no freshman team, and I have made nothing. Altogether I feel as though I have been more or less of a nobody this year Beliewe me, next year I am going to get into things or bust. Enclosed is the note I received from my nelghnor yesterday. Speaking of cordiality, grace, etc!!!! I am very much behind in English Speech, in addition to very stupid with it. I have to go to Miss Rogers for private instruction! I aiked her if she would rather have me drop It and take it next year when most of my class take it anyhow, inasmuch as most of it is gotten in class and I have missed most of the classes, but she said she thought with help I could make it up all right. I must confess it is not worrying me sick. Did you know my breath and speech are not coordinated? She tells me so, anyhow. I have no plans for leaving Metcalfe. I don't know why I always tag an E on it. I seem to be improving gradually, so I might as well stay there. The only thing that I miss there is the "college life", a much overworked expression, but I could not get it even if I were over in my room, and I do get the rest at Metcalf, so I might as well st^ there for a while. Also, I can sit out on a steamer chair without sitting on the ground, which I consider quite an advantage, and which can be done nowhere else. It is not a very interesting life that I have to write abcb, but as I said before, Either it will be next year or I will bust. Such being the case, love. 
Dear Fannie, 
Having seen you about on campus I thought you would be returning soon. Caroline [tell us me you] are spending most your life in bed. Let me know if I can get you anything. Gertrude 
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Dear Mother, I have almost finished the first "bottle of medicine ¥ That/ or some thing else, whether it is the rest or not, I do not know, has lielped me quite a little. I have been going to bed as early in the afternoon as possible, sometimes after lunch, sometimes about four. That does not conduce to getting strong, but I think it has been helping me. Perhaps the doctor does not warit me to spend so much time in bed, R^ S. Also, Br. T. €iid Dr* B. both informed me that they are opposed to using heat. Oonsequenljy, I discontinued it yesterday¥ I had been using it pretty steadily before that. Find out about that, too, please. You say you want to know all about my pain, etc. I do not think that it is quite as good as when I left home, but considering that this is my third day and the pain is not bad, I feel very hopelulÈ Are you coming for Third Hall? I think it would be wonderful if you would, tiBt is, if you want to^ You said when I left that you would%be coming In a few weeks to see how we were anyhow. Each student is entitled to one ticket. When I signed up, I was about five hundred and fiftieth. I would have to know so as to engage a room for you. Freshman room-drawing is today and tomorrow. I plan to do most of my English theme over this Y^reek-end. Then the math quizes will be left. Miss Wells said I co Id take the two in one if I wanted to, but I preferred not to have my fate depend on one when I had the chance of dividin up.