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Dearest Mother -
If you please, ma’am, what have I did now? Do you realize that since two weeks ago today when you all came up, that I haven’t heard a single blessed word from a soul? Rollin was up last Sunday and said you were still alive, so I know you arrived home safely. The only thing I can think of is that you’re cross with because I stated college-rules to you Is
Sophomore Tree Ceremonies came off last night - they were wonderful! A number of the old-timers in the faculty said they were the most beautiful that Vassar has ever seen! You must get Mrs. Watt, Ted Corey’s sister, to tell you about them - she came up for them - please do ask her about them, for she can tell it, much better than I can write it though I’ll do my best.
The idea was this; the class dressed in long white robes, grecian style- silver hand trimming as per diagram in front -
I missed the Senior dancing this year, too, as I was hustling around
Grace Horney wants me to come and visit her - she lives in Dover, N.J. - from June 18 -23; it’s the time of their High School Commencement - much celebration, etc. What do you think, may I? “Any further particulars you want will be supplied upon request”.
And, please - is Evelyn coming up Friday? Do let her. Little Martha Murdock is coming out to play with her Saturday, if you’ll let her. I’ll take the best kind of care of her. Please, let her. Saturday is Field Day and she would just love it, I know.
I can’t decide what to do about mine teeth - I think there’s another filling out now, by the feel-
I’m going up to Miss McCaleb tomorrow and find out how much work I’ll have to cover this summer and about exams. Etc. Ted Corey, in speaking of camp tonight said she didn’t think Evelyn and I could room together. Will you ask Mr. Bryant, please? I do hope we can.
We had more fun than a goat
Glad. Lyall and I took a long walk this afternoon - first, Ted, Mabel Watt, Muriel Carbetrry, and I walked down to the Glen and gathered big bunches of bloodroot but I didn’t like to [chint] around as I had on my best bib and tucker - (meaning my white batiste-dress) so I came home and put on a middy and then went for a tramp with Glad. I got a lot more blood-root.
May 25th about twenty of us are going to hire a barge and drive to Millbrook where Glad. lives, have lunch (probably picnic-fashion)
A freshman has just come flying down to my room, scared green because there’s a mouse in her room, so I’ve put her into my bed and she’s scared to sleep alone in a room - so I see where it’s “two in a single bed” for me. Well, I’m very weary and it’s late. The Eagle will probably have an acc’t of Tree Ceremonies in it. Pile of love to all.
Muriel.
The College Laws
Social Laws
The students are not at liberty to receive men, even members of their own family, in their rooms.
If sophomores or freshmen Wish to drive, a junior or senior must be added to the party.
Students are not at liberty to remain down town later than seven o’clock nor to leave the campus without permission after nightfall.
No student is allowed to leave College on Sunday unless under exceptional circumstances.
Visits of young men on Sunday are not allowed.
No driving or automobiling on Sunday is permitted.
Students accompanied by men may visit the Vassar Inn without a chaperone, but not with a party numbering altogether more than four. They may not remain later than in time to reach Chapel for evening prayers.
Students are not permitted to take meals outside the College with men and without a chaperone except at the Inn.
They are not permitted to spend the night in any of the cottages in Arlington except in student houses, or with their family, or by special permission.
Laws Regarding Guests
Only graduates and nongraduates are permitted to stay over night in the rooms of students. The College invites graduates to spend two days and nights a year as guests of the College, and non--graduates one day and night. If they remain longer it must be as guests of the students whose rooms they occupy.
Non-resident students are not at liberty to take meals in the College dining-rooms except by invitations and at the charge of whoever invites them.
Laws Regarding Rooms
The authorities hold the students accountable for the unneces-sary defacement of their rooms. They are not at liberty to paint the floors, walls or woodwork nor to drive nails in the walls.
They are forbidden the use of gasoline, benzine and candles.
They are not at liberty to keep trunks in their rooms nor to take food from the dining-room tables.
Tull
POUGHKEEPSIE
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29 11 00 AM
1912
N.Y.
Mrs. B.O. Tilden
291 Westminster Road
Brooklyn, N.Y.
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