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Vassar College Po'keepsie
June 10th. 1866
My Dear Parents,
You can hardly, I think imagine my delight yesterday morning on receiving my third letter for the week from you, and also for the book which I have found very interesting and is just what I want here. I think it was a grand idea to publish such a thing for Ithaca well deserves it. I am quite anxious to have Professor Tenney see it. He ought to be interested in the various allusions to rocks, flowers, etc. which come in his department. Although Mother said she wrote her last letter in such haste I found no difference in the interest. I was quite surprised to hear you have the parlors so much settled I hardly expected it before my return. I am quite impatient to hear the result of Mr. Wilgus search for my carpet. I am looking forward with
a great deal of pleasure to arranging my room. When will Auntie be with you? I expect every letter now to hear of her arrival. The money Father sent me was a great sufficiency and I am duly grateful for it. The properations for the closing exersises of the year are the all absorbing occupation now. Last evening we had a general meeting of the society which lasted from a few minutes after seven until after ten. Of course I cannot begin to tell you what we were talking about all that time except that It was in connection with the public exhibition which is to be given at the close of this College year. So you can imagine we intend to do all in our power to make it worthy of the society. I have been desired to write for the paper that is to be contributed by our Chapter and I promised yesterday that I would try but since then I have been thinking of it more and have decided that if possible X will get excused for I have so much to do in the way of studies that I can hardly see how it will be possible for me to write such a composition as I should wish to for such an occasion. I feel the honor that they have done me in appointing me one among so few as are needed but I think my abilities are overrated and I don't want to disappoint them. The literary exercises are to be Tuesday evening as now arranged, and immediately after a collation. I expect you will receive an invitation from the committee of arrangments as they will give all the invitations but you are to be my company and as a consequence ^ shall request a a good share of your attention. Do you think you will be prepared to submit to such a selfish request? The Concert is to be Monday evening. There will be no recitations on either Monday or Tuesday and Wednesday the President says
"all that want to may go home." Only about two more weeks & I do think I shall be about the happiest girl that ever lived. The College is looking
its best now and I am so anxious for Father to see it. I suppose he will
say I am very proud she receives one for I commenced letter to her yesterday and did not have time to finish it so I do not know when I shall have another chance. I have to
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of it but if so I will say it is the truth and I am willing to own it.
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June 10th. 1866
My Dear Parents,
You can hardly, I think imagine my delight yesterday morning on receiving my third letter for the week from you, and also for the book which I have found very interesting and is just what I want here. I think it was a grand idea to publish such a thing for Ithaca well deserves it. I am quite anxious to have Professor Tenney see it. He ought to be interested in the various allusions to rocks, flowers, etc. which come in his department. Although Mother said she wrote her last letter in such haste I found no difference in the interest. I was quite surprised to hear you have the parlors so much settled I hardly expected it before my return. I am quite impatient to hear the result of Mr. Wilgus search for my carpet. I am looking forward with
a great deal of pleasure to arranging my room. When will Auntie be with you? I expect every letter now to hear of her arrival. The money Father sent me was a great sufficiency and I am duly grateful for it. The properations for the closing exersises of the year are the all absorbing occupation now. Last evening we had a general meeting of the society which lasted from a few minutes after seven until after ten. Of course I cannot begin to tell you what we were talking about all that time except that It was in connection with the public exhibition which is to be given at the close of this College year. So you can imagine we intend to do all in our power to make it worthy of the society. I have been desired to write for the paper that is to be contributed by our Chapter and I promised yesterday that I would try but since then I have been thinking of it more and have decided that if possible X will get excused for I have so much to do in the way of studies that I can hardly see how it will be possible for me to write such a composition as I should wish to for such an occasion. I feel the honor that they have done me in appointing me one among so few as are needed but I think my abilities are overrated and I don't want to disappoint them. The literary exercises are to be Tuesday evening as now arranged, and immediately after a collation. I expect you will receive an invitation from the committee of arrangments as they will give all the invitations but you are to be my company and as a consequence ^ shall request a a good share of your attention. Do you think you will be prepared to submit to such a selfish request? The Concert is to be Monday evening. There will be no recitations on either Monday or Tuesday and Wednesday the President says
"all that want to may go home." Only about two more weeks & I do think I shall be about the happiest girl that ever lived. The College is looking
its best now and I am so anxious for Father to see it. I suppose he will
say I am very proud she receives one for I commenced letter to her yesterday and did not have time to finish it so I do not know when I shall have another chance. I have to
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of it but if so I will say it is the truth and I am willing to own it.
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